Your Mac comes with a lot of fun and useful apps already installed. You can open some of these apps by clicking their icons in the Dock. Or you can click the Launchpad icon in the Dock to use Launchpad to see and open all of these apps.

Popular apps

These apps are also available in the Applications folder in the Finder.

$\"Safari$	Safari Everything you expect in a web browser, plus an offline Reading List, Pinned Sites, Apple Pay, Picture in Picture, and more. Open Safari for me Open Safari Help for me
$\"Mail$	Mail Send, receive, and manage email using your favorite Internet accounts, such as iCloud, Google, Yahoo!, and Exchange, directly in Mail. Open Mail for me Open Mail Help for me
$\"Contacts$	Contacts Store information—phone numbers, addresses, birthdays, and more—for your friends, family, and coworkers. Open Contacts for me Open Contacts Help for me
$\"Calendar$	Calendar Keep track of all your meetings, events, and appointments in one place. Open Calendar for me Open Calendar Help for me
$\"Reminders$	Reminders Create separate lists for to-dos, projects, groceries, and anything else you want to keep track of. Open Reminders for me Open Reminders Help for me
$\"Notes$	Notes Jot down a quick thought—add a photo, video, or URL—to keep track of for later. Open Notes for me Open Notes Help for me
$\"Maps$	Maps Get directions to or from a location—including current traffic conditions and built-in public transportation maps and schedules—and send it to your iOS device to use on the go. Open Maps for me Open Maps Help for me
$\"Messages$	Messages Stay in touch with your friends by sending messages with text, images, and other files. Open Messages for me Open Messages Help for me
$\"FaceTime$	FaceTime Make video and audio calls to your family and friends, whether they’re using iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or a Mac. Open FaceTime for me Open FaceTime Help for me
$\"Photo$	Photo Booth Take fun photos or record videos using your computer’s built-in camera or an external video camera connected to your Mac. Open Photo Booth for me Open Photo Booth Help for me
$\"Safari$	Photos Import, view, and organize your photos and videos, and create projects and prints from them. With iCloud Photo Library, photos and video in the photo library on your Mac are stored in iCloud, so you can access them from your other devices. Open Photos for me Open Photos Help for me
$\"iTunes$	iTunes Organize and play your music and videos; find music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and more; listen to iTunes Radio; stream or download songs from Apple Music; and set up your iPad, iPhone, or iPod. Open iTunes for me Open iTunes Help for me
$\"iBooks$	iBooks Read a classic, keep up with the latest bestsellers, and study textbooks with iBooks for Mac. Open iBooks for me Open iBooks Help for me
$\"App$	App Store Find, buy, install, update, and review Mac apps. Open App Store for me Open App Store Help for me
$\"Preview$	Preview View and edit PDFs and images, import images from a camera, and take pictures of your screen. Open Preview for me Open Preview Help for me
$\"Dictionary$	Dictionary Quickly look up words in dictionaries, thesauruses, and other sources while working in apps or while browsing webpages. Open Dictionary for me Open Dictionary Help for me
$\"Calculator$	Calculator Perform basic, advanced, or programmer calculations. Open Calculator for me Open Calculator Help for me
$\"iMovie$	iMovie Browse your video clips, share your favorite moments, and create stunning trailers and movies. You can even start editing on iPhone or iPad, and finish on your Mac. iMovie comes on every new Mac. Open iMovie for me (if installed) Open iMovie Help for me iMovie website
$\"GarageBand$	GarageBand A complete music studio on your Mac—a sound library with software instruments, presets for guitar and voice, and virtual session drummers—so you can create and share your hits worldwide. GarageBand comes on every new Mac. Open GarageBand for me (if installed) Open GarageBand Help for me GarageBand website
$\"Keynote$	Keynote Create stunning presentations with images, media, charts, animations, and more. Work seamlessly between your Mac and iOS devices, and effortlessly with people who use Microsoft PowerPoint. Open Keynote for me (if installed) Open Keynote Help for me Keynote website
$\"Numbers$	Numbers Create compelling spreadsheets with formulas, functions, interactive charts, and more. Work seamlessly between your Mac and iOS devices, and effortlessly with people who use Microsoft Excel. Open Numbers for me (if installed) Open Numbers Help for me Numbers website
$\"Pages$	Pages Create beautiful documents with formatted text, images, media, tables, and more. Work seamlessly between your Mac and iOS devices, and effortlessly with people who use Microsoft Word. Open Pages for me (if installed) Open Pages Help for me Pages website

Other apps

By default, these apps appear in the Other folder in Launchpad. You can also find and open them in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder in the Finder.

$\"Activity$	Activity Monitor Get information about the processor, apps, disks, memory, and network activity on your Mac. Open Activity Monitor for me Open Activity Monitor Help for me
$\"AirPort$	AirPort Utility Set up and manage a Wi-Fi network and AirPort Base Station. Open AirPort Utility for me Open AirPort Utility Help for me
$\"Audio$	Audio MIDI Setup Set up audio and MIDI devices connected to your Mac, select audio channel input and output devices, configure output speakers, and more. Open Audio MIDI Setup for me Open Audio MIDI Setup Help for me
$\"Automator$	Automator Create powerful automations without the need of complicated programming or scripting languages. Open Automator for me Open Automator Help for me
$\"Boot$	Boot Camp Assistant Use Windows on your Mac. Open Boot Camp Assistant for me Open Boot Camp Assistant Help for me
$\"Bluetooth$	Bluetooth File Exchange Make short-range wireless connections between devices, eliminating the need for many cables. Open Bluetooth File Exchange for me Open Bluetooth Help for me
$\"Chess$	Chess Play chess with your Mac. Open Chess for me Open Chess Help for me
$\"ColorSync$	ColorSync Utility Adjust your computer’s color profiles. Open ColorSync Utility for me Open ColorSync Utility Help for me
$\"Console$	Console View log messages in Console, where you may find details about a problem that occurs with your Mac. Open Console for me Open Console Help for me
$\"Digital$	Digital Color Meter Find the color value of any color on your display. Open Digital Color Meter for me Open Digital Color Meter Help for me
$\"Disk$	Disk Utility Manage disks, disk images, and RAID sets. Open Disk Utility for me Open Disk Utility Help for me
$\"DVD$	DVD Player Play DVDs or DVD movie files on your Mac. Open DVD Player for me Open DVD Player Help for me
$\"Font$	Font Book Install, manage, and preview fonts. Open Font Book for me Open Font Book Help for me
$\"Grab$	Grab Take pictures, or screenshots, of all or part of your screen. Open Grab for me Open Grab Help for me
$\"Grapher$	Grapher Visualize and analyze implicit and explicit equations. Open Grapher for me Open Grapher Help for me
$\"Image$	Image Capture Transfer and scan images, or take a picture. Open Image Capture for me Open Image Capture Help for me
$\"Ink$	Ink Add sketches and handwritten text wherever you can enter text, such as in a document. When you connect a graphics tablet to your Mac, Ink preferences appear in System Preferences.
$\"Keychain$	Keychain Access Store your passwords and account information and reduce the number of passwords you have to remember and manage. Open Keychain Access for me Open Keychain Access Help for me
$\"Migration$	Migration Assistant Transfer your information from a Mac, PC, or disk. Open Migration Assistant for me Open Migration Assistant Help for me
$\"QuickTime$	QuickTime Player Play video or audio files. Open QuickTime Player for me Open QuickTime Player Help for me
$\"Script$	Script Editor Create powerful scripts, tools, and even apps. Open Script Editor for me Open Script Editor Help for me
$\"Stickies$	Stickies Keep notes, lists, and pictures in sticky notes on your desktop. Open Stickies for me Open Stickies Help for me
$\"System$	System Information Get details about the hardware, network, and software specifications for your Mac. Open System Information for me Open System Information Help for me
$\"Terminal$	Terminal Access the complete UNIX operating system in macOS. Open Terminal for me Open Terminal Help for me
$\"TextEdit$	TextEdit Create and edit plain text, rich text, HTML, and other kinds of documents. Open TextEdit for me Open TextEdit Help for me
$\"VoiceOver$	VoiceOver Utility Customize VoiceOver, the full-featured screen reader built into macOS. Open VoiceOver Utility for me Open VoiceOver Help for me

If you previously had iPhoto on your Mac, it’s still on your Mac. However, it’s strongly recommended that you use Photos instead of iPhoto to work with your photos. For more information, see Switch to Photos from iPhoto.

If you use apps at night, you may be able to use Night Shift to make the colors on the screen warmer.

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