10 Alternatives For The Default Mac Apps

Clark
Mac O’Clock
Published in
10 min readMay 26, 2021

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The default apps that come with your Mac are great. In fact, if you want to be a minimalist, perhaps you’d be better to use them, but, due to different use cases, one might feel better to increases their productivity with other apps.

This story is for those who want to improve their workflow and alter how they use their Macs. If you are questioning why you can’t do more on certain default apps then this story is for you.

Most of the new apps might not be apparent on your Mac. So, I suggest either clearing your dock and placing them there, or reorganizing the Launchpad, so you can have easier access to most of the apps mentioned here.

#1. Contacts →Cardhop

The benefit of NLP (Natural Language Processing) shows itself once you are used to doing certain tasks on an app for more than once. The Cardhop is a contact manager which can completely replace your default Contacts app.

Here are some of the great features the Cardhop offers:

  • Powerful search
  • Menu bar icon for easy access with a custom shortcut
  • A dashboard to see…

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