5 Mac apps that prevent me from going to Windows

This year will be remembered for a long time as Windows PC manufacturers fought back. Qualcomm first shut down the AI ​​PC era with Snapdragon X Elite, and then Intel responded with Lunar Lake platform.

For the first time for almost a decade, I have wooed myself to return to Windows. But there is still a problem: the app gap.

While Windows now offers many of my favorite apps, some of the best Mac apps left that I use every day that protects me from embracing completely.

Pdf expert

One of my favorite app manufacturers is Reidal, which creates a popular spark melbox desktop app. I used spark in the past – I did not start paying until I started paying divineBut I still use a Reidal app every day: Pdf expertAs the name suggests, it provides specialist equipment to manipulate PDF.

It sinks on your iPad, iPhone and Mac so that you can use the signature saved on any device. This means that it is easy to add a signature using Apple Pencil on an iPad and then use the same signature on your iPhone or MAC. It is also comfortable to edit the content of a PDF, anotate it or fill a form.

I fill a lot of PDF and sign in, and for most parts, I do fast on a PC on my iPhone. However, many times I need a large display, and when I can use acrobat on a PC, it does not save all my signatures and settings, or is a cloud library for me to access later. As far as utility is there, it is one of the first apps installed on my Mac, and this is what I am missing the most on PC.

parcel

It is closely the following parcel, another apple-only app-although it is also a web interface. Simply put, it is the best way to track any parcel anywhere in the world. I have tracked thousands of parcels since buying the app a decade ago, and this is one of the reasons that I also use an iPhone every day.

For a PC user, the web interface provides many similar features but misses major parts. Instead of the need to navigate on a website, the native app for Mac brings all the information for you, allows you to receive information with updates, and provides a desktop widget. This is a very simple app, but it works closely, making it an ideal background resource.

While I understand why some Mac apps have not been launched as the Windows app, I think there is a strong opportunity for the developer to expand its user base.

There is also automatic tracking of your Amazon delivery, which immediately increases its appeal to hundreds of crores of potential customers. Unlike most apps, this does not require many resources.

Alphrade

One of another first things i do on a new mac AlphradeI have been using Alfred for almost a decade, and it is an integral part of my workflow. It is an ideal way to sleep quick actions, view information, open an app, or even to sleep my Mac, with a couple on all keyboards.

Alfred can be described as a feature-rich version of Windows search on a PC or Spotlight on Mac. It introduces a simple UI with a ton option to customize results or functions, and learns your use to ensure that it provides shortcut recommendations that you use the most.

Unlike many apps, I think there is no recurring fee. This is a cost of $ 10 as a single-hand fee, and it is the best app you can buy. Imagine having a shortcut to do almost everything on a Mac, and you have alphade. It will probably never come on windows, which is a matter of shame.

Mandatory

I like to build spider diagrams to help imagine complex relationships, especially when I am evaluating a business and can take different paths. I have tested many different apps, but what I always come back is Mindnode.

There are a lot of options for Windows, but given that I also use a Mac, an iPhone and an iPad, I will do a lot that Mindnode was a cross-platform. This is especially true for iPad and Mac integration, as I often build a mind map on Mac and then edit it when going to the iPad.

Mandatory Not the easiest app to use, and there are many options. Many of these may be better in some ways, especially Mindnode switching to an annual membership model. He said, it is still a platform of my choice for building these complex diagrams.

Final cut pro

I saved the best for last; I am investing so much in Mac Ecosystem that I use the final cut Pro X to edit the video. Importantly, while the options exist for Windows – such as Dewini Sankalp or Adobe Premier Pro – My Final Cut Pro Library contains thousands of motion graphics, templates and fonts that will require me to rebuild for Windows.

Both the programs are also available on Mac, but as I have never switched to switch, the final cut Pro has stopped using Mac, at least to edit the video docked in my Mac. Integration of iCloud drive is also better on a Mac – although it is very good on a PC – and features such as the aircraft make it difficult to leave Mac for at least my use.