![]() ![]() Notes apps are another major category of applications. Social media apps are a growing presence on the Mac, including Discord, Signal, Tweetdeck, and WhatsApp. New are apps that either didn’t exist then or were not on my radar, including Day One - a journaling/note-taking app Grammarly Ludwig - a handy writing utility that checks your choice of words against a database of written snippets Vellum for Amazon Kindle publishers and Whisk - a cool realtime HTML editing tool. This has only increased since 2014 when we published the original list. The Mac is already known as the platform of choice for creators. “To better spy on you with,” said the Big Bad Wolf.Īnother application trend, which may just reflect what we do, is the growing share of authoring applications. “Why do you have such an optimized tool, Big Bad Wolf?” asked Little Red Riding Hood. It’s also notable that Zoom, which has been accused of sharing user data with the Chinese government and sends some of its traffic through servers located in China, is the only “Apple Silicon” app. The new list pays tribute to our new work-from-home (WFH) trend, with such apps as HandMirror - to check your appearance before video conferencing and, of course, Zoom. It’s fascinating to compare how software applications have changed over time. And in just seven years, the list grew by 50 apps. ![]() To give you an idea of how much things have changed, 75 applications from 2014 are no longer part of the list. □ The list below contains just 86 applications. When we first published the “100 Mac Applications We Can’t Live Without” list in 2014, it was 111 apps long. ![]() Getting rid of unnecessary clutter and bloat fits with our strategy of simplification. The immediate result is that our list of recommended apps has shrunk by 23%. There is one other compatible category of M1 software, “iOS” apps, which includes Notion and VLC in the list below. In Apple lingo, that means the app is either “Universal” - it runs on both M1 and Intel-based Macs, or “Apple Silicon” only. For our loaded M1 MacBook, equipped with 16GB RAM and a 2TB SSD, we decided that good enough was no longer acceptable and initially only sought out apps that were M1 compatible. Underpromising and overdelivering is rare in the technology industry. Whether reviewing a MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or Mac Mini, the consensus is that Apple lived up to the June Worldwide Developers Conference’s claims when it unveiled Apple Silicon. The press unanimously raves about the M1 experience. Photoshop, in particular, opens in blistering fashion, noticeable because the Intel version was so pig-in-a-poke slow. They’re much faster and more responsive than ever before and rock-solid, most of the time. ![]() Apple’s emphasis on a seamless experience shines here.īut it’s the apps that have been optimized for M1 that truly stand out. When you start an Intel application, Rosetta 2 will convert the app in realtime and seamlessly make it M1 compatible, resulting in just a slight delay the first time the app is launched. A software conversion utility, called Rosetta 2, lets a Mac with Apple Silicon use apps designed for a Mac with an Intel processor. What is most remarkable about this radical architectural change is Apple’s smooth application transition. The M1 is based on the microprocessor developed for the iPhone, the “A” series. In November, the company launched a 13-inch MacBook Pro, a MacBook Air and a Mini, all using an “M1” chip that runs cool and boasts long (laptop) battery life. In 2020, Apple took the world by surprise, launching a new RISC-based technology, dubbed “Apple Silicon,” which set a new standard for microchip performance and compatibility. ![]()
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