Install recent macOS versions on old mac hardware to benefits longer lifespan

I prefer brave over Safari. It blocks ads and trackers by default. I just disable the optional cryptocrap ans sponsored wallpapers !

Orion Browser In beta but a promising browser. Based on WebKit (Safari)

Another great private browser that is based on firefox freeing you from Google monopoly on web technologies.

Worth mentioning : Mozilla Firefox (with uBlock Origin) LibreWolf Similar to Mullvad Browser but community run

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 : Bookshelf: Reading & TBR Tracker macOS only 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

Way better and faster than the built-in Archive tool

Worth mentioning : The Unarchiver

If you use Apple Music this is an open source client that you might want to give a shot !

If you are a Spotify person (premium account only) look at this !

For the soundcloud people

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 EA App For the sims Battle.net 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 : mGBA NDS : melonDS Gamecube and Wii : Dolphin Emulator 3DS : Azahar

PlayStation : DuckStation PS2 : PCSX2 PSP : PPSSPP PSVita : Vita3K

Xbox (OG) : xemu

Master System : Mame Saturn : Mednafen (MAME can also emulate saturn) DreamCast : Flycast

For more check :

For iOS games

Backup your saves

If you want to play a game with a controller that don't support it you can map keyboard/mouse input to your favorite gamepad thanks to this software. Isn't required with Steam games.

This is a GUI for wine and it let you easily install Windows application (.exe) and games on your mac. You can install the Windows version of Steam to expand your librairy on your apple device.

If your friends game on PC, they probably use this one to communicate !

To play android game on your Mac

Debloating guide : https://gist.github.com/TameemS/72c4b92131977aced56e727d51599a48 RECOMMANDED

Worth mentioning : BlueStacks

If I have to do some image manipulation or photo editing ! (it's a WebApp)

Worth mentioning : GIMP with PhotoGIMP

If you do photography this is useful for photo editing !

Worth mentioning : RapidRAW Polarr

If you need to draw or modify vector images !

Worth mentioning : Inkscape Vectr WebApp

If you want to create font and make typography !

Worth mentioning : FontForge 100% free

If you want a ColorPicker on your system

If you want to draw !

Worth mentioning : FireAlpaca

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 !

For making video games or 3D environment ! For a fullyfeatured UE you will need to run on Windows.

Worth mentioning : Godot Engine

For story writing, plot making etc...

Worth mentioning : Highland bibisco Manuskript

To quickly makes storyboard on Mac !

A simple free video editor for mac users

For more advanced users : Shotcut (Still quite simple) VN Video Editor (Still quite simple) DaVinci Resolve Kdenlive

For making visual FX for movie production or videos.

Worth mentioning : Hitfilm Express

An awesome easy to learn free DAW for music production that will lock you in the Apple ecosystem !

Worth mentioning : Waveform LMMS

If you want to do 2D animation !

If you need to quickly transform or manipulate a sound file audacity is the way to go !

Worth mentioning : Sneedacity Tenacity Ocenaudio

If you want to compose / write music partition this open source app is awesome !

If you want to play music like a DJ this free and open source tool supports tons of decks from different brands !

Worth mentioning : Blueberry - DJ Mixing Software If you don't have any turntables.

3D CAD for free :)

Worth mentioning : Sweet Home 3D SketchUp

To have your Apple Reminders in your Menu Bar

Open source ToDo List and kanban fused together

A place to temporarily drop files to drag them somewhere else after.

Open source alternative to Microsoft 365 Copilot

Worth mentioning : LibreOffice

Not as good as Microsoft Outlook but if you care about privacy this is a nice e-mail client !

Worth mentionning : DejaLu IN BETA