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The follow-up to our previous winner had a lot to live up to, and by and large Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire delivers. Picking up after the events of the original, one of the of all time, Deadfire takes what’s great about the original and puts it to sea.

In Pillars of Eternity 2, you’re pursuing a rogue god over land and sea through the Deadfire Archipelago, using your ship to travel from place to place. With the same focus on exploration, story, and character as the original, Deadfire is just as engaging and fun to explore. Setting it at sea and adding naval battles (or piracy, if you will) is the icing on the cake. Upgraded graphics, game mechanics and already announced DLC round out the experience. Pillars of Eternity was designed as a modern take on the classic RPG and it delivered beautifully. The original is a hard act to follow, but PoE 2: Deadfire lives up to it and is our pick for Best RPG for Mac.

Another game going for the classic style with a modern look and play, Divinity: Original Sin, is an open-world RPG that can be best experienced in cooperative multiplayer with friends. The game features turn-based combat and the ability to interact with and manipulate the world as you desire. A multiple award winner and one of the top reviewed computer games of 2015, Divinity: Original Sin also wins points for its voiceovers, controller support (if you’re into that sort of thing), and, it bears repeating, the ability to do just about anything you can think of in the game, things that maybe even the developers didn’t anticipate. While the game can be challenging at first, it rewards those who stick with it and are willing to explore, experiment and take control of the world they have been given.

A multiplayer alternative to our winner, Divinity: Original Sin is our runner-up for best role-playing games for Mac. At this point, the only question is, when do we get Divinity: Original Sin 2?

Update: Divinity: is coming Early 2019. Undertale is our first example of RPGs using throwback 8/16 bit graphics. And while the look is classic, the tone is modern. Undertale takes place in a world where monsters were locked Underground long ago after losing a war with humans. Your character stumbles through the magic barrier that leads to the monster-filled Underground and must find her way back up top. And while you can fight your way to victory, you can also win this game by being kind and sparing your enemies, and the way you play will affect how the game unfolds. Undertale quickly became a fan favorite for its old-fashioned look and unique story and gameplay.

And with your interactions having a major effect on how the game plays out, Undertale has excellent replay value. This all explains why Undertale was a multiple award winner, including Best Game Ever in a. Able to run on just about any Mac thanks to its old-school graphics, Undertale is AAA gameplay at a budget. So, if you enjoy retro looking RPGs but with a modern sensibility, Undertale is for you. If you like your RPGs set a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, boy have we got you covered.

The sequel to what many consider one of the top computer games of all time, Knights of the Old Republic 2 (KOTOR 2) takes place 4,000 years before the events of Episode I in the movie series. Also like the original, the sequel was very late coming to the Mac, following the Windows release by a cool ten years. That said, the game was remastered and brought to modern times by in 2015. You can now enjoy it with better graphics, sounds and an increased resolution. And despite all those years, it remains, like the original, one of the best sci-fi RPG games you can find. Featuring a great story, interesting characters and pausable real-time combat, KOTOR 2 allows you to join the dark or the light side as you work to rebuild your connection to the Force and find the remaining Jedi after they have been mostly wiped out by the Sith.

Possibly the finest Star Wars experience that can be had on MacOS, KOTOR 2’s age means it’s playable on a wide variety of MacBooks, easily making it our Macbook Pick. A sci-fi action RPG from, the makers of Bastion, Transistor is an award-winning blend of action and story. You play as Red, a lounge singer who has had her voice stolen. But you do have a mysterious talking sword that can be outfitted, and re-outfitted, with various abilities as you battle your way through a futuristic city in search of answers. Featuring the same gorgeous hand-drawn style as Bastion and a superior soundtrack that adjusts to the action, Transistor is as much fun to look at and listen to as it is to play. But play you will, and here again, Transistor offers a unique blend of turn-based tactics and strategy (planning) and fast-paced action (execution).

Figuring out the best ways to use and combine your combat skills is one of the keys to Transistor, and while it can be difficult it’s also very rewarding when you get it right. Beautiful graphics, fantastic soundtrack, complex and rewarding gameplay and a great story, what else do you need?

Great Games For Macbook

How about system requirements modest enough so that just about anyone with a Mac can play it? With all that, Transistor was a cinch to make this list.

Darkest Dungeon is a roguelike (think permadeath) game with turn-based combat. But Darkest Dungeon is unique thanks to its Affliction System, where the characters in your party, in addition to suffering damage from enemies, will also suffer increasing levels of stress, paranoia and more as your quest continues, which will impact their ability to assist you in combat.

This leads to another fun and different feature, the need to rest and relax in between your battles; go into town, relax and level back up, then head back underground for more battles. Featuring a unique 2D hand-drawn style and a gothic atmosphere, Darkest Dungeon is one of the most unique games on this list. It’s also one of the more difficult games, so if you don’t like having your characters die and need replacing (remember, I did say permadeath) you might want to look elsewhere.

But if you can take it, you’ll be rewarded with hours of gameplay and the satisfaction of defeating a truly difficult game. And thanks to the 2D graphics, you can put yourself through this almost literal torture on just about any machine from the past several years. Diablo practically defined the classic combat RPG genre.

Around since the last millennium (1996 specifically), there still are no more fun ways to hack and slash your way to victory. Continuing the story told in the first two installments, Diablo 3 is a classic hack n’ slash RPG with all the elements you expect: dungeons, monsters, fierce bosses and a richer story than found in many RPGs. And it’s from, which means you can get your RPG fix the same day as Windows users. And though we waited 12 years for the third installment, when it came out there was a unanimous agreement that the wait was worth it. Last year’s Rise of the Necromancer expansion is keeping the game fresh, and the franchise shows no signs of slowing down. Plus, thanks to Blizzard’s “Starter Game” concept, it’s one of the few RPGs for Mac that you can try before you buy.

If you’re looking to dip your toes into the waters, Diablo 3 is as good a place to start as any. Perhaps you’re a fan of sci-fi RPG games but not of the Star Wars universe. If that’s the case, Wasteland 2 may just be for you. Yet another Kickstarter-funded RPG, it followed the original Wasteland by a mere 26 years. An isometric game featuring turn-based combat and set in a post-apocalyptic western United States, Wasteland 2’s strong points include customizability, large parties, decisions that really make a difference, good dialog and obviously improved graphics over the original. Set 15 years after the events of the original game, you again lead a party of Rangers in a post-nuclear world, attempting to provide some law and order to a world gone monster crazy.

Now available as a “Director’s Cut” featuring improved graphics, more dialog and gameplay improvements including more character customizability and precision strikes, Wasteland 2 is post-apocalyptic RPG heaven. Wasteland 2 also features plenty of violence, a Mature rating, and requires a moderately powerful Mac to run.

If you prefer your RPGs futuristic instead of fantasy, Wasteland 2 is, without doubt, one of the best Mac RPG games you can find (and is coming to MacOS too). A unique take on either the dungeon crawler and the rhythm game, Crypt of the NecroDancer somehow manages to meld those two genres into a game that is hard but fair, and undeniably fun.

Think Dance Dance Revolution, but instead of just matching your moves to a beat, you have to match your moves to the beat to attack enemies, explore dungeons, and otherwise make your way through each level. Featuring procedurally generated dungeons, permadeath, and hordes of dancing skeletons, zombies, and dragons (that’s right, your enemies have to follow the beat too), Crypt of the NecroDancer has all your classic RPG elements. But it’s Crypt of the NecroDancer’s soundtrack that steals the show. With several remixes and the ability to add your own MP3s, the music doesn’t get old. Which is good because you’re going to die, a lot, as you progress deeper into the crypt.

If you’re up for a game that’s challenging but fair and ultimately rewarding, Crypt of the NecroDancer is for you. And it should run, or dance, on just about any machine. A modern update to the classic 1999 game, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition remains one of the best RPGs of all time. While modern technology can’t cover up all the signs of age, the game’s characters, setting, and story remain top notch.

Set roughly in the Dungeons & Dragons universe (2nd edition), you play as the Nameless One, who has lived several lifetimes but can’t remember any of them, until now. You are sent on a mission where you’ll explore not just the city of Sigil but the other Planes, in search of answers to your existence. And while Planescape often looks, sounds and even plays like a combat RPG, success also comes from what you’ve done up to the point of combat in solving mysteries, making good decisions and interacting with the people around you. To be clear, there will be combat and you’ll have a party with bizarre powers to help you out. Great story and locations, interesting characters and updated graphics land Planescape Torment: Enhanced Edition firmly on our list. As a bonus, just about anybody with a Mac can enjoy the game with its extremely modest system requirements. There are so many great Mac RPG games, we couldn’t list just ten.

To avoid leaving off too many great choices, we give you the following entries, which didn’t quite make the list but still deserve to be mentioned. Normally, we also include all the good free alternatives, but after much research, we couldn’t find a single free RPG for Mac that’s worth it That said, there are several that are free and can be enjoyed solo. Lord of the Rings Online is a good example. Now onto more awesome RPGs for MacOS, and if we miss any, we hope you’ll let us know in the comments. Games Games About Demand Level ✅ Not demanding Pyre From the creative geniuses behind Bastion and Transistor, Pyre is a party-based RPG which has you leading a band of exiles in their quest to win their freedom. To do this you participate in a series of battles, or Rites, 3v3 style; that ressemble more a sporting match than a battle. In fact, some call it the succesor NBA Jam needed.

Supergiant is known for gorgeous artwork, excellent stories and top notch audio and voice acting, and Pyre doesn’t disappoint. With a unique battle system and beautiful new world to explore, Pyre is also lightweight enough to run on just about any recent Mac.

82 Metascore Not demanding ✅ Not demanding Banner Saga 2 The second installment in the Banner Saga series, The Banner Saga is a classic RPG, with some unique features. The Banner Saga takes place in a Viking-inspired setting. It uses beautiful, hand-drawn 2D graphics and animations and, as with many of the games on this list, focuses as much on story and character as on combat. And while we’re showcasing Banner Saga 2 here, you should know that your choices and their effects carry over from one game to the next, so it’s probably worth starting at the beginning. The Banner Saga 2 is one of the most satisfying turn-based RPGs to be found on the Mac and can run on just about any Mac. 82 Metascore Not demanding ✅ Not demanding Torchlight 2 Another classic-style action RPG Mac gamers can enjoy, Torchlight 2 was a near miss on our last list and has stood the test of time well enough to make it this time. Featuring cooperative multiplayer and a large developer community filling the Steam Workshop with mods, Torchlight 2 also makes a contender for best value at $20.

With a focus on exploration and combat, Torchlight 2 builds on the original with new classes, more and better loot and the return of randomly generated levels for maximum replayability. A sequel to the original story, Torchlight 2 isn’t the most original game on this list but it is one of the most fun to play. 88 Metascore Not demanding ⚠️ Fairly Demanding Pillars of Eternity Our winner in the traditional RPG category in the previous version of this article, the original Pillars of Eternity is still a great RPG. While a little late to release after its successful Kickstarter, PoE delivered on its promise of a return to old-fashioned RPG gaming. Pillars features extreme character customization, a large world to explore, an engaging story, and a real-time with pause combat system, all executed beautifully. You’ll have multiple options for companions in your party, a deep main quest and eventually your own home/manor/castle to build and furnish.

That said, this modern classic still requires a moderately powerful Mac. 89 Metascore Fairly Demanding ⚠️ Fairly Demanding Tyranny Between Pillars of Eternity 1 & 2, Obsidian Entertainment brought us Tyranny. Seriously, where do they find the time? The twist in Tyranny is that you start off in a world already conquered by evil; you’re an arbiter of justice in this world, and will literally help shape this world and the story. While keeping a familiar look and style from PoE, Tyranny’s story leaves some players daunted while others find the combat system clunky. Nonetheless, if you’re looking for a classic RPG with a unique twist, Tyranny is for you. 80 Metascore Fairly Demanding ⚠️ Fairly Demanding Torment: Tides of Numenera Set in the Torment universe, Tides of Numenera is a “spiritual successor” to the original while maintaining that game’s story-driven focus in a world affected by your words and action.

In fact this game is so story-driven you can actually avoid much of the combat through your words and actions. Much like Tyranny, complaints center around the amount of reading involved, with people comparing it to a book or choose-your-own-adventure game. But if you’re looking to return to the Planescape universe, this provides another chapter in that story. 81 Metascore Fairly Demanding ✅ Not demanding Shadowrun: Dragonfall Director’s Cut Shadowrun: Dragonfall was originally released as an expansion campaign for Shadowrun Returns but was so darned good the developers decided it deserved its own game release as Shadowrun: Dragonfall Director’s Cut.

With loads of new content, new music and a revamped interface and combat system, Dragonfall certainly feels like its own game. The combination of magic and technology has always been a hallmark of the Shadowrun series, and this entry is no exception.

You’ll lead your small team, each with their own unique abilities, on a mission to try and prevent chaos and devastation from destroying your world. 87 Metascore Not demanding ✅ Not demanding Battle Chasers: Nightwar Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a classic-style JRPG featuring turn-based combat, lots of dungeon crawling, and a beautiful comic-book art style based on the original Battle Chasers comic book series. Clearly, this is an homage to classic 1990s JRPGs. Known for its character customization options and complex but learnable battle system, Nightwar also features a lot of grind at certain parts of the game. Randomized dungeons, the excellent battle system and the beautiful surroundings do help alleviate some of the tedium. Able to run on most any Mac, Battle Chasers: Nightwar is perfect for some single-player, retro-RPG fun. 90 Metascore Not demanding ✅ Not demanding Bastion An action RPG that features hand-painted graphics and a narrator who reacts to everything you do, Bastion has you attempting to discover the secrets of the Calamity, which shattered the world to pieces.

Unique in that ground only appears as you move around, making movement tricky, Bastion also feels less like an RPG than many on this list. With excellent combat weapons and controls, Bastion flips from many of the games on this list in being known for its combat more than its story; so if that’s what you’re looking for, it could be your ticket. 86 Metascore Not demanding ⚠️ Fairly Demanding The Witcher 2 While we’d rather be telling how fantastic Witcher 3 is, unfortunately, that title hasn’t made it to the Mac (yet?).

But the Witcher 2 is still considered one of the best RPGs of modern times and so maintains a place on this list if a bit lower than before. While earning its Mature rating for various reasons including nudity, The Witcher 2 also manages to play like a classic fantasy RPG. The game features a solid story continuing from the events of the original, interesting characters, and notably good voice acting and graphics. Plus, it features combat mechanics far better than the original. The Witcher 2 will keep you as gripped as the original, and might even make you forget that the third entry is still not on the Mac.

88 Metascore Fairly Demanding ✅ Not demanding West of Loathing Described by its developers as “a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game,” West of Loathing is definitely a different take on the adventure RPG. While you’ll find the traditional RPG elements, they’re presented in a comedic western setting. Looking like an RPG out of the 80s, West of Loathing is worth it for the dialog and comedy alone, but there’s a fun game in there waiting to be explored as well. With a focus on story and dialog, the combat can pale in comparison, but West of Loathing is worth it as a breath of fresh RPG air. 86 Metascore Not demanding ✅ Not demanding Legend of Grimrock 2 A class dungeon crawler RPG, Legend of Grimrock 2 focuses as much on exploration and puzzle solving as combat. Shipwrecked on the Isle of Nex, your party of four will explore the island and the dungeons beneath it as you attempt to survive and escape.

Along the way you will uncover magical statues, secret chambers and buried treasure to help you in your battles against a wide variety of monsters. Known for challenging puzzles and great replay value thanks to the Dungeon Editor and Steam Workshop, Legend of Grimrock 2 is just the thing for puzzle-solving, dungeon-crawling fun.

85 Metascore Not demanding ✅ Not demanding Hyper Light Drifter Hyper Light Drifter pays homage to the 16-bit graphic RPG days with beautiful, hand-drawn graphics and animation. Another Kickstarter-funded RPG, you play as a Drifter with access to long-forgotten technology but you're also suffering from an unspecified disease for which you are seeking a cure. Another twist in the game is that instead of going around finding ammo to resupply your weapons, you gain ammo by hitting opponents with your energy sword. With beautiful graphics and sound, and a focus on tactical combat against the increasingly more powerful monsters, Hyper Light Drifter has quickly become a favorite RPG game for those looking for a good looking, retro, combat-focused 2D RPG. 84 Metascore Not demanding. While everyone’s top ten might look differently, we strive to ensure that ours are at least a legitimate list for Mac gamers.

To do that, we have a set of criteria we use for all of our games and lists: Native These are Mac games. No Wine, Parallels or Bootcamp will ever be needed. They all install natively on your Mac without the need of Windows or other. Performance One of the main things we aim to provide that no one else does is a look at how these games perform on Macs. If you want to see how the run on consoles or Windows, go ahead, but we’re pretty sure that’s not why you’re here. Our games are all tested on a variety of different Macs under the exact same conditions, to make sure we can provide a decent idea of how well your Mac may run them. We’ve had a lot of questions about this, but we test our games on Medium settings because we know Mac users hang onto their computers for a long time, because we can. And for your reference, this is how we interpret the results: Below 20 FPS Unplayable Laggy gameplay, full of stutters and slowdowns.

20-30 FPS Borderline Can be Ok in slow paced games. Still, not optimal.

30-45 FPS Playable Acceptable for most (most gaming consoles do this). 45-60 FPS Smooth Fluid gameplay, with no perceivable stutters. 60+ FPS Very Smooth For hardcore and professional players, a luxury for most. We usually aim for 30 FPS, because 30 FPS is enough to guarantee a smooth and fluid experience. Critical acclaim We all know how subjective reviews can be, and how games can be review-bombed by the public for reasons sometimes having nothing to do with the game itself. But we make sure we pick only games that have been positively received by both professional reviewers and average gamers. Pricing We all want quality, but just like we hold onto our Macs as long as we can, we don’t have unlimited budgets for games.

We always keep in mind price tags and production levels to give indies and AAA games equal chances. After all, we’re after games that are fun to play. Looks are important, but fun gameplay is even more so. If you’re an RPG fan and a Mac user, you’ve always been able to play the latest and greatest. While we might not get every single AAA RPG, we get more than our share compared to other genres.

And as this list shows, RPGs are more than just sword and sorcery. There’s something on this list for everyone, even if you don’t like dragons. Modern to fantasy, hi-res graphics to stick figures, whatever type of RPG is your style, we’ve got you covered here. And we had to leave lots of good ones off. So, which one is your favorite? Did we miss any you think belong on this list? Let us know in the comments section.

I’m curiouswhy do you include Knights of the Old Republic 2, and even praise the original KOTOR in it’s description, yet snub the original KOTOR on your list? The sequel is good, and I certainly respect the darker aspects that it gained over the original, but even with Aspyr’s recent release of it for the Mac which improved over the earlier Windows release in many ways, KOTOR2 is still compromised, and doesn’t reach the heights of the original Knights of the Old Republic. As you said in KOTOR2’s description, the original may be the best computer game of all time.

Guild Wars 2. Game client still in Beta mode, but been running it while bugging along with the rest of the gameworld population for four years now. It is beautiful to say the least, and is free to play for starters (till you are tired of not being able to use more than say chat and messaging, but if you have your own people on voice comms it is fine). You can max out your character till level 80, but not use the trading post on a free account. Look out for Christmas or pre-expansion sales.

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Now that has graced our Macs, we finally have access to some key iOS apps on the Mac, like News and Stocks. However, that’s not even the tip of the iceberg of software available to macOS. Your Mac can do everything – at the end of the day, the software, more than anything else, is what keeps people coming back to the Jony Ive designed hardware every year. You can do so many different things with the best Mac apps, so some might not appeal to you.

However, there are some Mac apps like Evernote, the best note-taking app around, that anyone can find a use for. You won’t find every Mac app on this list on the App Store, but they’re still all worth your time.

So, read on to find the best Mac apps that you can download right now. From free apps and utilities to programs for creatives and professionals, these Mac apps will make the even better.

Bill Thomas and Gabe Carey have also contributed to this article Check out our Linux vs Windows vs Mac - OS comparison video below. Get it from:. Price: Free No brand of computer is without its annoyances. For so long now, it’s been impossible to use our MacBooks – unbound by the chains of a power adapter – while video outputs to an external monitor. As we all know here at TechRadar, Apple’s laptops automatically enter sleep mode whenever the lid is closed.

For the lot of us, this can be a huge inconvenience should you prefer the sheer magnitude of a monitor as opposed to a 12- or 13- or 15-inch laptop screen. Fortunately, Amphetamine allows you to continue using your MacBook while closed. Before, you could do this by using a similar app called Caffeine, but we prefer the UI features you get with this freebie. Not only does it fit in naturally with the rest of your Menu Bar items, but Amphetamine also supports hotkey commands as well as deactivation reminders – not to mention there are no annoying ads in sight. Prev Page 2 of 20 Next Prev Page 2 of 20 Next 2. Get it from:. Price: $9.99 (£7.99 or around AUS$14) While you’ve been able to snap programs to the edge of the screen in Windows since Windows 7, Apple didn’t have a solution until OS X El Capitan.

What’s more, even then it lacked some of the comprehensiveness of Microsoft’s alternative. Luckily, HyperDock gives us that full-fledged functionality we so desperately crave, allowing anyone with a Mac to apply it to both the app Dock and windows. In Windows, you can drag an app to the left or right edges of the screen (or the corners) and it’ll automatically fill that space. This makes it much easier to be productive on the desktop without wasting time dragging windows from the corners. For the Dock, hovering over apps activates something close to Windows 7’s thumbnail previews, giving an overview of the window that can be accessed by a click or closed directly from the preview. Prev Page 3 of 20 Next Prev Page 3 of 20 Next 3. Parallels Desktop 13.

Get it from:. Price: $79.99/year (Home & Student) Around £60 or AUS$100) If you have recently picked up a Mac and miss some of your old Windows applications, don’t fret – Parallels Desktop 13 can bring them back. Instead of having to dual-boot your Mac into a Windows partition, Parallels Desktop 13 allows Windows and macOS Sierra to co-exist side by side, and you can even run Microsoft-only programs such as Visual Studio 2015, or the Windows versions of the company’s apps, alongside your native macOS ones. All you need is a license – so prepare to buy one if you haven't already. Or, alternatively, you can use Parallels to try a handful of free operating systems including Chromium (a free distribution of ) or Debian.

The latest version of Parallels in particular has seen improvements such as Touch Bar support, better resolution scaling for Retina displays and picture-in-picture for using other operating systems in conjunction with macOS. Prev Page 4 of 20 Next Prev Page 4 of 20 Next 4.

Get it from:. Price: £14.99 (around $20 or AUS$25) If you’re anything like us, working on just one monitor or screen is just painful. Portable monitors are still fairly expensive (and bulky), luckily, though, you can use an iPad instead using a nifty app called Duet. Developed by ex-Apple engineers, it works by tethering your iPad to your Mac using one of Apple’s Lightning cables and firing up the app on both devices. You can then drag apps and windows onto your iPad’s screen just like you would with a second monitor, and if you have a more recent iPad with a Retina display, you’ll get the full benefit of all those beautiful pixels.

Just realize that the bandwidth isn’t quite what you would get with one of the, so it can be a bit laggy when you bump the quality up. But it’s still better for watching videos, reading websites and typing up documents. Prev Page 5 of 20 Next Prev Page 5 of 20 Next 5.

Get it from:. Price: Free Atom is a text editor that's primarily designed for coders, but its flexibility and customization options make it a viable option for many different types of users. That's because of two reasons: first, you can download a number of different Packages - effectively plug-ins - to make it bend to your will. It can be transformed into a Markdown editor for writing blog posts, for example, or you can hook it up to Evernote for storing notes in the cloud.

There's at least 10 different word counters out there, and you can even add typewriter sound effects as you hammer out your delicious prose. Atom is also infinitely customizable on the visual side thanks to an editable back-end, allowing you to do anything from changing the font size, line height and colors to giving the caret Word 2016-like elasticity. Prev Page 6 of 20 Next Prev Page 6 of 20 Next 6. Get it from:.

Price: £149.99 (around $195 or AUS$255) Whether you’re a world-famous producer or you just like creating some music in your downtime, Logic Pro X is one of the best music creation suites on the Mac. Developed by Apple itself, its accessible interface hides a ton of advanced functionality.

The latest version also comes with a svelte design, 64-bit architecture and a new session drummer that will save you from having to drop more cash on a drum machine. It also works in natural harmony with iPads, providing a touch-based alternative method of creating song structures to dragging and dropping blocks in the main visual editor.

Whether you're a seasoned producer already (Sia used the app to record her hit song 'Chandelier') or are looking to upgrade from Garageband, Logic Pro X likely has what you need. Prev Page 7 of 20 Next Prev Page 7 of 20 Next 7. Get it from:. Price: Free An uncomplicated app, but a great one, to do app Wunderlist’s selling point is its cross device functionality. It’s available on Mac, PC, Android and iOS, allowing you to sync your to do list wherever you’re using macOS’ Handoff feature. Once you've started a list, you can schedule reminders, add notes and embed it into the macOS Notification Center using a widget. Team-based features are unlocked by signing up for Wunderlists’s pro subscription, and you can add files of any size without running into limits.

Prev Page 8 of 20 Next Prev Page 8 of 20 Next 8. Get it from:. Price: Free Evernote has morphed into a mighty note-taking app over the years. While some people will say that it's too bloated, the sheer number of things that you can do with it still makes it best-in-class. You can type up notes, obviously, organizing them using a combination of folders and tags.

You can even embed Google Drive documents, which are accessible in a click. There's also the ability to set reminders, share notes with friends, find information related to notes using Evernote's 'Context' feature, create lists, and favorite notes that you frequently return to. Better yet, all of your notes are synchronized using the company's servers, making them accessible on nearly any PC (through a browser or the native Evernote app) or mobile device in the world.

The paid version lets you use Evernote with more than two devices while upping the amount of data you can sync each month. Prev Page 9 of 20 Next Prev Page 9 of 20 Next 9. Get it from:. Price: Free GIMP or GNU Image Manipulation, is one of the best free image editing apps out there. It’s a great alternative to Adobe Photoshop and comes with a wide array of pro-level functions that let you tweak existing images in a range of formats or create fresh ones from scratch.

Features include layers, highly customizable brushes, automatic image enhancing tools and filters. You can do even more with plugins, which are available to download from the GIMP Plugin Registry. Prev Page 10 of 20 Next Prev Page 10 of 20 Next 10. Get it from:. Price: £34.99 (around $45/AUS$60) These days, balancing features with simplicity and good design in the best Mac apps is critically important.

However, unlike Word 2016, or even Apple’s own Pages, Ulysses has an extremely minimalistic interface. This allows you to get on with writing without being distracted by so many buttons and menus. The app uses its own version of Markdown – a type of text formatting engine – that allows users to focus on their writing in a way that not only makes organization easier but also makes exporting easier – Ulysses will format it in an attractive way, using one of many export styles, when you’re done writing. There's a handy attachments bar on the right-hand side that features an attractive word counter and lets you write notes to assist you in your writing. Notes can be accessed anywhere thanks to iCloud support, so you can pick up your iPad and carry on where you left off using macOS's Handoff feature. Prev Page 11 of 20 Next Prev Page 11 of 20 Next 11.

Get it from:. Price: $20 Sometimes you want to play your Xbox One, but you can’t because your roommate has decided to use the living room TV for watching the whole run of Ugly Delicious in one sitting. Now, you could technically stream Halo 5 or Sea of Thieves if you had a Windows PC. However, you just have a Mac. That’s where OneCast comes in, a third-party work of reverse engineering performed by an independent developer to bring Xbox One game streaming to macOS.

It works as easily as connecting both your Mac and Xbox One to the same network and subsequently logging in to Xbox Live. It works pretty well in our experience, though you should have both systems connected to your modem via ethernet if possible. Prev Page 12 of 20 Next Prev Page 12 of 20 Next 12. Microsoft Remote Desktop 10.

Get it from:. Price: Free Nobody can deny that the best Macs are great for network admin uses, and if you need to manage a bunch of Windows devices, being able to remote into a PC to diagnose problems is critically important. Luckily, Microsoft has provided an app just for that. With Microsoft Remote Desktop 10, you get an officially-supported app that gives you remote access to any PCs on your network – as long as you’re a network admin or an authorized user.

It can be a bit of a pain to set up, and the PC you’re trying to access will need to be running Windows 10 Pro. But once you get going, you can access files, copy/paste across desktops and even run games – though, we don’t recommend that last bit.

Microsoft Remote Desktop 10 is a godsend for network admins and IT professionals, and is easily one of the best Mac apps you can download right now. Prev Page 13 of 20 Next Prev Page 13 of 20 Next 13. Get it from:. Price: Free It’s simple and not at all essential in the grand scheme of things, but DeskCover is a free and easy way to stay focused when you need to. For anyone working on larger monitors, full screen apps can strain your peripheral vision, and so you’ll have no other choice but to resort to smaller windows.

Of course, this can lead to you getting distracted by your desktop background – this is where DeskCover comes in handy. Allowing you to easily blur your desktop and lower the opacity, DeskCover puts the task at hand front and center so that nothing else can get in the way of getting your work done. In other words, DeskCover is basically a free version of Hazeover, which we’re not complaining about. What’s more, your options aren’t limited to manipulation of your existing wallpaper alone.

You can also temporarily replace your background with something a little more plain, blocking it out with a solid color of your choosing. Best of all, DeskCover is compatible with hotkeys, thereby minimizing the distraction possibilities of the app itself. Prev Page 14 of 20 Next Prev Page 14 of 20 Next 14. Get it from:. Price: Free The market for disk optimization apps is neither desolate nor particularly interesting, particularly on the Mac – where Apple usually does a good job of cleaning up its drives on its own.

However, for a program that’s far more intuitive and user friendly than, say, the built-in Macintosh HD storage management software, your best bet is to turn your attention to Dr. This app splits up all your data into easily digestible chunks that would otherwise be obtuse. Cleaner groups up all the trash on your Mac and labels them in groups like ‘Junk Files’ and ‘Big Files’ – rather than listing off 30GB of documents and 10GB of iOS files you can’t comprehend. Then, you can look at the file names themselves and decide whether or not you want to keep them on your PC. You can also use Dr. Cleaner to monitor CPU, network and RAM usage as well, for the sake of putting some pep in your aging Mac’s step.

Prev Page 15 of 20 Next Prev Page 15 of 20 Next 15. SoftMaker Office 2018. Get it from:. Price: Free It might be kind of like three apps than just one, but SoftMaker Office 2018 takes all the key features of Microsoft Office and puts them into an interface that tailors to your needs.

It comes with a group of programs called TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations 2018 that are similar enough to Office 365 without the rolling subscription. Regardless of whether you need an easy-to-use word processor or a spreadsheet or slideshow creator of equal accessibility, SoftMaker Office has what you’re looking for.

And, because it’s still in beta, you can get a complimentary, albeit temporary, license over email if you want to give it a spin. Otherwise, there’s a permanent free version called SoftMaker FreeOffice, but it’s only available on Windows, Android and Linux. Prev Page 16 of 20 Next Prev Page 16 of 20 Next 16.

Get it from:. Price: $9.99 (about £7.19, AU$12.82) Since you’re obviously going to install all of the other apps we’ve mentioned, you’re going to need at least a utility that, well, declutters your desktop. Unclutter is the solution you’re looking for whether you’re a frivolous notetaker or a temporary file hoarder like we are. It’s designed to keep your memos, documents and pasteboard clips in one place rather than scattered across several folders. It’s a brilliant idea made even better by the fact that it can be configured for use with gesture controls. At any given point, you can swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers on the trackpad (or one on the mouse) to reveal a trio of windows that can be concealed and re-summoned whenever you please.

Prev Page 17 of 20 Next Prev Page 17 of 20 Next 17. Get it from: Website. Price: When you’re out there hustling every day, it’s easy to lose track of messages.

With so many social media companies, SMS platforms and instant messaging services to choose from, most of us also have a number of different accounts used to administer to all of those messages. But what if you only had to log into one? That’s the central idea in Franz, a messaging app that allows you to view and send messages in WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Slack, HipChat and more. It lets you seamlessly switch between any of these apps as easily as you can toggle between Slack workspaces. Best of all, there’s no limit to the amount of services you can use at once. That way, even if you have 10 Facebook accounts for whatever reason, all of your messages will be visible in the same place. Prev Page 18 of 20 Next Prev Page 18 of 20 Next 18.

Get it from:. Price: $4.99 (£4.99, AU$7.99) If you’re anything like us, you have tons of packages coming in all the time – and it can get hard to keep track of everything. Luckily, there’s an app for that. With Deliveries, you can keep track of all your incoming deliveries in one place in an easy-to-read interface. It will notify you whenever there’s a change in your delivery, syncing the information between macOS and iOS so you are on top of things, even on the go.

All you have to do to track a package is hit Command + New and paste in the tracking number – that’s it. It really is one of the best Mac apps for anyone with a busy mailbox. Prev Page 19 of 20 Next Prev Page 19 of 20 Next 19. Pasta dies for mac. Paprika Recipe Manager 3. Get it from:. Price: $29.99 (£28.99, AU$46.99) If you do a lot of cooking, and you have a hard time keeping your recipes organized – especially on a digital platform – you’re going to love Paprika.

With this app, you can download any recipe you find online, and it will automatically format it in a way that’s extremely easy to read. What’s more, if you download the iOS app, you’ll be able to sync your recipes between all of your devices, so that you can keep tabs on the ingredients you need when you run to the store in a panic. Prev Page 20 of 20 Next Prev Page 20 of 20 Next.