I prefer brave over Safari. It blocks ads and trackers by default. I just disable the optional cryptocrap !
Worth mentioning :
Mozilla Firefox (with
uBlock Origin)
LibreWolf Firefox but more private by default
Orion Browser In closed-beta but promising browser.
If like my you use multiple browsers daily this one will be useful. Set it as your browser by default and when clicking on a link it will prompt which browser you want to open.
I prefer it over QuickTime Player and even the king
VLC Media Player (still a great media player for macOS). It has beautiful modern design, Touch Bar support, System Media Control, Customizable UI, Online Subtitles, Music Mode, Mouse & Trackpad Gestures, Thumbnail Preview, Plugin System.
Based on the worth mentioning MPV
If you read ePUB on your Mac I would recommend you this one.
For manga lovers check : HakuNeko
Worth mentioning :
Thorium Reader AudioBooks also supported !
YACReader Comics focused
calibre
If you need advanced PDF features for free ! (mention as bundleware on AlternativeTo) Preview works great if you just need to open and read them.
Worth mentioning : PDFsam Basic features on free tier
For casual gaming on my MacBook !
GOG GALAXY DRM-free games so you own them for real.
Epic Games Store They gives free games every week, and 88% goes to the game editor/dev
Origin For the sims
Battle.net App Why not
itch.io BE CAREFUL TO DOWNLOAD TRUSTED GAMES BECAUSE SOME UNKNOWN SHITS ARE VIRUSES!!! ( more a thing on
Windows 10 , but still)
If you want to play some PC games on your Mac !
It's a cloud gaming service so you need a good internet connection.
A lot of steam and Epic Store games (that you have to own) are available, but not all.
They have a free tier which is reasonable.
The best user friendly all in one emulator on macOS
Worth mentioning : RetroArch
If you want standalone emulators :
GBA : VisualBoyAdvance
NDS : melonDS
Gamecube and Wii : Dolphin Emulator
3DS : Citra
PlayStation : DuckStation
PS2 : PCSX2
PSP : PPSSPP
PSVita : Vita3K
Xbox (OG) : xemu
Master System : Mame
Saturn : Mednafen (MAME can also emulate saturn)
DreamCast : Redream
For more check : https://alternativeto.net/list/29770/the-ultimate-emulator-list/
If your friends game on PC, they probably use this one to communicate !
If I have to do some image manipulation or photo editing ! (it's a WebApp)
Worth mentioning : GIMP with
PhotoGIMP
If you need to draw or modify vector images !
Worth mentioning :
Inkscape
Gravit Designer
Vectr WebApp
If you want to do pixel art this one is gold !
Worth mentioning :
Piskel also in WebApp
LibreSprite BETA
Free lightweight 8-bit voxel art editor and interactive path tracing renderer.
Worth mentioning : Goxel
For 3D render and 3D animation. Nice UI, powerful tool and awesome community !
Worth mentioning : Blockbench Widely used for Minecraft modeling but it's easy, fast and fun to use but still gives impressive results !
You're doing God's work with your lists!
Thanks. :-)
Thanks for this list, wanted to suggest an alternative to Photopea which is Pixlr, I like it a lot.