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Microsoft Word is the #1 free app in the Mac App Store. LibreOffice is the most installed everyday app.

State of Mac, issue 2026-44 · published Oct 28, 2026

Mac App Store

The top 10 free Mac apps in Apple's US chart on Oct 28, 2026. Daily snapshots started this week, so chart movement starts with the next issue.

Top Free Mac Apps

  1. 1
    Microsoft WordProductivityMicrosoft Corporation
    Get
  2. 2
    WhatsApp MessengerSocial NetworkingWhatsApp Inc.
    Get
  3. 3
    Microsoft ExcelProductivityMicrosoft Corporation
    Get
  4. 4
    Microsoft PowerPointProductivityMicrosoft Corporation
    Get
  5. 5
    Microsoft OutlookProductivityMicrosoft Corporation
    Get
  6. 6
    CapCut: Photo & Video EditorPhoto & VideoBytedance Pte. Ltd
    Get
  7. 7
    Amazon Prime VideoEntertainmentAMZN Mobile LLC
    Get
  8. 8Get
  9. 9
    XcodeDeveloper ToolsApple
    Get
  10. 10
    HP: Print and SupportProductivityHP Inc.
    Get

The full chart

Most installed

56,736

LibreOffice had 56,736 installs in the last 30 days. Blender climbed fastest: its share of installs went from 0.74% to 1.5%. AI assistants took 6.7% of everyday app installs.

  1. LibreOffice56,736
  2. Blender31,449
  3. Google Chrome25,221
  4. Obsidian20,417
  5. Claude20,158
  6. Vorssaint14,963
  7. Mozilla Firefox13,945
  8. ChatGPT13,444
  9. Stats12,307
  10. VLC media player11,425

This is the first issue. Week-over-week comparisons start with the next one; until then, trends compare the last 30 days with the two months before, using each app's share of all installs. How we count

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Apps with no installs on record in the 11 months before the last 30 days.

Category: Design, photo and 3D

Design, photo and 3D took 4.8% of app installs in the last 30 days, up from 3.6% in the two months before (+34%), the largest change of any everyday category with 10,000+ installs.

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Developer tools

Codex led developer tools with 171,958 installs in the last 30 days, followed by Android SDK Platform-Tools and Claude Code. Developer tools

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