State of Mac

The Mac apps everyone is getting this week

Every circle is a Mac app. The bigger it is, the more people installed it in the last 30 days. Tap one to see what it does and how it is trending.

Apps for a new MacApp Store top charts
LibreOfficeBlenderGoogle Chro…ObsidianClaudeVorssaintMozilla Fi…ChatGPTStatsVLC mediaplayerBetterD…draw.ioDesktopZoomGoogleDriveMicr…TeamsIceFree…AppC…Free…GIMPMHTPGCS
LibreOffi…BlenderGoogle Chro…ObsidianClaudeVorssai…ChatGPTStatsVLCmedia…Better…draw…Desk…ZoomG
  • Office & PDF
  • Browsers
  • Design & 3D
  • System & hardware
  • AI assistants
  • Chat & meetings
  • Music & video
  • Notes
The most installed everyday Mac apps, Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026. Developer tools are ranked separately.

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The most installed app for each everyday job this month, with the next two.

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Browse the web

Google ChromeWeb browser#1 · 25K installs
  1. Mozilla Firefox14K
  2. Brave7.8K

Chat and calls

SlackTeam communication and collaboration software#1 · 7.3K installs
  1. Discord7K
  2. Zoom6.3K

Music and video

VLC media playerMultimedia player#1 · 11K installs
  1. Spotify8K
  2. IINA7.1K

Docs, sheets and PDFs

LibreOfficeFree cross-platform office suite, fresh version#1 · 57K installs
  1. Microsoft Word2.3K
  2. Microsoft Excel2K

Take notes

ObsidianKnowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files#1 · 20K installs
  1. Notion5.1K
  2. calibre3.6K

AI assistant

ClaudeAnthropic's official Claude AI desktop app#1 · 20K installs
  1. ChatGPT13K
  2. Gemini2.8K

Passwords and security

1PasswordPassword manager that keeps all passwords secure behind one password#1 · 6.7K installs
  1. Bitwarden5K
  2. KeePassXC3.1K

Cloud storage and transfers

LocalSendOpen-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop#1 · 7K installs
  1. OpenMTP5.7K
  2. Google Drive5.2K

Arrange windows

RectangleMove and resize windows using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas#1 · 9.8K installs
  1. AltTab3.7K
  2. DockDoor2.5K

Free up space

MacPackerArchive manager#1 · 5.4K installs
  1. Keka4.8K
  2. FreeMacSoft AppCleaner3.9K

Screenshots and recording

OBSOpen-source software for live streaming and screen recording#1 · 6.8K installs
  1. Shottr2.6K
  2. KeyCastr1.5K

Tidy the menu bar

VorssaintMenu bar toolkit with keep-awake, system monitor and volume mixer#1 · 15K installs
  1. Ice4.1K
  2. Thaw3.4K

Top free in the App Store today

Apple's US Mac chart on Oct 28, 2026.

All 98
  1. 1Microsoft WordProductivityGet
  2. 2WhatsApp MessengerSocial NetworkingGet
  3. 3Microsoft ExcelProductivityGet
  1. 4
    Microsoft PowerPointProductivityMicrosoft Corporation
    Get
  2. 5
    Microsoft OutlookProductivityMicrosoft Corporation
    Get
  3. 6
    CapCut: Photo & Video EditorPhoto & VideoBytedance Pte. Ltd
    Get
  4. 7
    Amazon Prime VideoEntertainmentAMZN Mobile LLC
    Get
  5. 8
    Canva AI Photo & Video EditorPhoto & VideoCanva
    Get
  6. 9
    XcodeDeveloper ToolsApple
    Get
  7. 10
    HP: Print and SupportProductivityHP Inc.
    Get
  8. 11
    Chatbot: Ask Chat AI AssistantEducationAsif Munir
    Get

Most installed this month

LibreOffice leads with 56,736 installs. Bars are installs in the last 30 days; trend compares each app's share with the two months before.

Top 500
Top 10 everyday Mac apps by installs
#AppCategoryInstalls, 30 daysShareTrend
1
LibreOfficeFree cross-platform office suite, fresh version
Office & PDF56,7362.7%+1%
2
Blender3D creation suite
Design & 3D31,4491.5%+100%
3
Google ChromeWeb browser
Browsers25,2211.2%−24%
4
ObsidianKnowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files
Notes20,4170.97%−6%
5
ClaudeAnthropic's official Claude AI desktop app
AI assistants20,1580.95%+14%
6
VorssaintMenu bar toolkit with keep-awake, system monitor and volume mixer
Menu bar14,9630.71%−11%
7
Mozilla FirefoxWeb browser
Browsers13,9450.66%−3%
8
ChatGPTOpenAI's official ChatGPT desktop app
AI assistants13,4440.64%−4%
9
StatsSystem monitor for the menu bar
System & hardware12,3070.58%−6%
10
VLC media playerMultimedia player
Music & video11,4250.54%−20%

On the rise

Apps taking a bigger share of installs than in the two months before.

Blender3D creation suite

+100%share of installs, from 0.74% to 1.5%. The biggest rise among apps with over 10,000 installs.

4,728Days 91–365avg per 30 days 11,111Days 31–90avg per 30 days 31,449Last 30 daysSep 28 – Oct 28, 2026
4,728Days 91–365avg per 30 days 11,111Days 31–90avg per 30 days 31,449Last 30 daysSep 28 – Oct 28, 2026

New this month

Where the installs go

Each tile is a category, sized by its installs in the last 30 days.

All categories
Design, photo and 3D4.8%Office and documents3.8%Web browsers3.7%AI assistants3.6%CGMusic & video3.6%System & hardware3.2%SDisk & clea…2.9%FVPN & netw…2.7%Chat & meeti…2.4%Security2.4%Notes2.3%MMenu bar2.0%Cloud & tra…1.8%Launchers1.4%Windows0.98%Games0.88%
Design & 3D4.8%Office & PDF3.8%Web browsers3.7%AI assistants3.6%CGMusic & video3.6%System & hardware3.2%SDisk & c…2.9%VPN & ne…2.7%Chat & meetings2.4%Passwords and security2.4%

Each dot is 1% of everyday app installs.

6.7% of installs were AI assistants

Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini lead: 52,284 installs of AI assistants in 30 days.

  1. Claude20,158
  2. ChatGPT13,444
  3. Gemini2,798
  4. Grok Bot2,335
  5. Upscayl2,214
  6. Draw Things1,186
All AI assistants

How tastes shift

The seven largest everyday categories at every 30-day window on record. Thicker means more installs.

Design, photo and 3DOffice and documentsWeb browsersAI assistantsMusic, video and audioSystem monitors and hardwareDisk, cleanup and archives No captures in this span No captures in this spanNov 26, 2025Jun 16, 2026Oct 28, 2026Design & 3DOffice & PDFBrowsersAI assistantsMusic & videoSystem & hardwareDisk & cleanup
Design, photo and 3DOffice and documentsWeb browsersAI assistantsMusic, video and audioSystem monitors and hardwareDisk, cleanup and archives Nov 26, 2025Jun 16, 2026Oct 28, 2026Design & 3DOffice & PDFBrowsersAI assistantsMusic & videoSystem & hardwareDisk & cleanup
  • Design & 3D
  • Office & PDF
  • Browsers
  • AI assistants
  • Music & video
  • System & hardware
  • Disk & cleanup
The hatched span had no archived data. How history works
Show as a table
CategoryNov 26, 2025Dec 8, 2025Jun 16, 2026Jun 27, 2026Oct 28, 2026
Design, photo and 3D36,57335,15754,50360,182102,604
Office and documents34,19832,41568,05370,71280,789
Web browsers82,28881,683107,386117,72377,977
AI assistants31,25228,80869,22866,88476,963
Music, video and audio63,79265,47182,34084,62076,957
System monitors and hardware50,89052,68567,85770,20567,663
Disk, cleanup and archives50,37551,02257,68856,68760,534

Guides

Lists built from this week's numbers.

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Developer tools are ranked separately. Command-line tools, coding agents, editors, terminals and SDKs: 1,164 of them, led by Codex.

Developer tools

Install counts come from Homebrew, a free tool many Mac users install apps with, so they describe those people, not every Mac owner. How we count