When using a Mac, you get not only an operating system other than Windows, but also some very functional integrated apps, well designed and useful for different operations and functions. Whoever envies these Mac applications, who uses both a Mac and a Windows PC or who returns to buy a PC after using the Mac, can still find programs for Windows PC, completely free, which allow you to do exactly the same things or almost. We can therefore find several alternative programs for Windows PC to Mac apps, which we can also consider, in a certain way, ways to have the best Mac functions on Windows .
1) Seer as an alternative to Preview on Windows
Preview is one of the best features of MacOS, a multifunction tool that allows, among other things, to select a file and open it in preview by pressing the Space key on the keyboard, without actually opening the program associated with that file.
This is very useful for images, videos, documents.
Although previewing can be used in Windows, it takes up visual space in windows and adversely affects system performance.
Thanks to the small Seer program, therefore, it is possible to obtain the same function and, therefore, to open each image or video in preview mode by selecting the file and pressing the space bar.
2) Sumatra PDF as a PDF reader
Sumatra PDF is an application that should have every Windows user on his PC, which allows you to open PDFs quickly and also read every ebook and comic book file such as CBZ, EPUB, MOBI, XPS, CBR.
3) Wox as an alternative on Windows to MacOS Spotlight
Windows 10 contains many improvements in the search functionality, but is still lacking, especially compared to a Mac where thanks to Spotlight you can find everything quickly.
You can then install Wox, an open source launcher that allows you to search for programs and files on Windows quickly.
If you don't like it, you can always install a program to improve the file search in Windows.
4) RocketDock to have a taskbar similar to the Mac Dock
Especially those who switch from Mac to Windows might appreciate the fact that there are programs to have dock bars to replace the standard PC taskbar with a similar or identical one to the Mac dock, provided by Rocketdock.
The program is free and allows you to fully customize and does not even require installation.
5) SharpKeys to remap the keys (alternative for Mac Karabiner).
On Windows, this program allows you to change the function of the keyboard keys, in a personalized way, as you can do with Karabiner on Mac.
6) Greenshot as a program for taking screenshots
Greenshot, an open source and free program, simplifies the capture of screenshots on Windows by making it work as on MacOS.
You can choose shortcuts for capturing images from the screen by selecting an area or window and have it automatically saved.
7) Nylas as an email app
There are numerous programs to send and receive emails on Windows, including Nylas which is almost identical to the Mac Mail app, elegant and very modern.
8) MediaMonkey as a replacement for iTunes
iTunes also exists on Windows PC but it is really an uncomfortable and confusing program, not good for listening to music and not even for syncing iPhone or iPad.
Mediamonkey is the best program for transferring music to iPhone and it is also one of the best programs for listening to music on the PC.
9) Geek Uninstaller alternative to App Cleaner
The default program for uninstalling programs in Windows is not perfect and always leaves residues lying around, that's why "uninstaller" programs, such as Geek Uninstaller, were born to remove apps and programs in a clean way, as happens on Macs when you use the App Cleaner program.
10) Duplicate as an alternative to Time Machine
Although there is an integrated backup function more effective on Windows 10 than the other versions, it is still not the same as the Time Machine on Mac, which allows you to go back and restore a previous situation in an integral way.
Among the best backup programs on Windows PC we can here report a new app like Duplicati, free, open source and also excellent for uploading backups to cloud services such as Google Drive, Microsoft Onedrive and Amazon Cloud Drive.
