7 Useful macOS Apps You Should Launch As soon as You Login

Open these apps every time you turn on your Mac

The Useful Tech
Mac O’Clock
Published in
8 min readSep 11, 2022

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Alt Tab

If you have experience using Windows, then you probably noticed that the same shortcut combination used for quickly switching between open apps on Mac exists in Windows as well.

However, things are different and better on the Windows side. While the app switcher on macOS only shows the app icons in Windows, it displays a thumbnail preview of all the open apps and even multiple windows of an app.

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If you would rather have that layout on your Mac, install the Alt Tab app. Apart from the updated app previews, it also adds more cool features to the app switcher like an option to minimise or quit apps, customising the window previews and trigger shortcuts, blacklisting apps from the preview and more.

Why should you install Alt Tab? (Tldr)

If you like the app switcher interface in Windows OS and want to get the same experience on your Mac along with some additional functionality like previews for every window of an app, app window control buttons and customisable shortcuts then install the Alt Tab app.

Little Snitch

Apple devices, including the Macs, are known for having a lot of privacy-focused features that give their users peace of mind that their devices and their data are safe and secure.

There are a ton of built-in privacy features like the privacy dots, private relay, hidden IP address, etc. But, if you are looking for more ways to ensure your online activity will be secure, there are some great third-party apps like Little Snitch that will help you with that.

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