


The best part? It's free, open-source, and available across multiple platforms, including iOS. It's one of the best media players on the market because it supports so many different types of multimedia, including DVDs, audio/video CDs, and file formats like Xvid, DivX, Real Video, and more - including Ogg Vorbis, a personal favorite. With Quick Note, you can easily start a note from anywhere on your Mac, without leaving the app you’re currently using. When you absolutely, positively must play a video file and you're not sure Apple's QuickTime player will support it, VLC is the first media player you should download. Plus, you can connect a compatible Bluetooth controller for some old-fashioned gamepad gaming on your new Mac. There are lots of amazing options too, including everything from Sid Meier's Civilization VI and Stardew Valley to Cuphead, Hades, Disco Elysium and more. Not every game on Steam is compatible with macOS, but Steam makes it easy to filter through its 50,000+ games to see which ones run on Macs. Launched by Valve nearly two decades ago, Steam has grown to become one of the biggest PC game platforms in the world. The software maker confirmed to The Verge last week that it’s “experimenting with a small set of users” for the integration.If you want to play games on your Mac, it's a good idea to download Steam.

Microsoft is also experimenting with bringing Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar support to.

You can simply “install” from the address bar, and it will be treated as if it’s a native app in Windows or macOS. True to Apple’s other apps and services, the default Podcast app on Mac is basic but serves the purpose for those trying out podcasts for the first time. If you’re using a Chromium browser like Chrome or Brave, then the support is live right now. Apple finally gave in and broke down the bloated iTunes app on Mac into separate apps Music, TV, and Podcasts. Microsoft has been slowly adopting PWAs for Windows apps since last year, and Outlook is a sign that we may see similar apps for the company’s other Office products like Word and Excel. PWAs, by their nature, are essentially still websites, but they include better caching, notification features, and background functionality to make them appear more like traditional apps. It’s a useful alternative to the cluttered Outlook Windows desktop app or the Windows Mail client that ships as part of Windows 10. For that, you’ll need the Terminal app to access the command-line on macOS. This allows any Outlook user to install the web app into Windows, macOS, Chrome OS, and other platforms that natively support PWAs. While using a Mac, sometimes you need to dig deep into settings or perhaps pull off some developer-grade command-line tasks. Microsoft is turning its and Outlook for the Web mail services into Progressive Web Apps (PWA).
