Best features of macOS in Windows
As Windows users, sometimes we miss some basic native macOS features. Here are some alternatives to improve your OS with those features that makes you jealous!
One of the things that I still don't like at all about Windows is definitely the poor and small amount of supported thumbnail formats, compared to macOS. It's not a secret to anyone that macOS has an incredible advantage when it comes to a friendly environment for designers. And as one, FastPictureViewer Codec Pack is an essential tool in my work, and I don't know how I could live without it before. It extend the compatibility of the thumbnails to other new formats such as PSD, Ai, PDF and many more.
Just to keep in mind, this is an extra feature of
FastPictureViewer, which is full image viewer for Windows, but I personally only use this codec.License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Image Resizer for Windows is a utility that lets you resize one or more selected image files directly from Windows Explorer by right-clicking.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Windows Explorer
One of my favorite features in Mac OS is Expose, a built-in app that makes it easy to navigate through open windows and programs. In Windows Vista, the built-in Aero application switcher tries to approximate this function but doesnt do a good job.
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For screenshots, windows has the
Snipping Tool by default, and although many people are fine with this, for me it doesn't compare with the macOS feature, not even with the windows 10 improvements. There are many popular options of screenshots apps for windows like 
Lightshot or 
Greenshot, but my chosen one is undoubtedly 
Screenpresso. Apart from the captures, it allows you to record videos, upload directly to Imgur (or other cloud services), panoramic captures, dropper, and much more. Just give it a try and the macOS screenshots feature will look like a children's game.License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
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License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
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An open-source Windows scripting language enabling task automation through hotkeys, macros, and keystrokes, useful for creating custom forms and automating data entry.
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And here's the thing I like least about Windows: Where the hell are the tabs for the
File Explorer ? 2017 and still nothing. 
Clover adds this essencial feature, changing the way you interact with your pc, for real. At the moment, I would say it's the best option we have, with its developer updating it from time to time.
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RocketDock is a Mac OS X dock clone. It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access and organization. With each item completely customizable there is no end to what you can add and launch from the dock.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
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Seer is just magnificent. To be honest it's probably my favorite application from the list. It gives you the opportunity to have of "QuickLook" from macOS on Windows. Visualize your files with the space bar without even opening it, and best of all: It supports lots of unsupported formats in windows preview thumbnails by default, like .PSD, .Ai, .GIF and so on (Visualize photos and files, folders, play videos and open word, excel and powerpoint documents, etc). Its clean interface and speed will make it impossible to leave it! There's other alternatives quite recommended too such as
QuickLook, Give it a try!
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Better than Screenpresso is ShareX, it's FOSS and maybe the most complete Screenshot/cast tool for Windows