On occasion, I reinstall macOS on various Apple Macintosh computers. As such, remembering to install all of my apps and settings can become a pain. This post covers all of the steps I follow after I’ve formatted my Mac and reinstalled macOS. A hat tip to Casey Liss, whose blog post inspired this one. These are the apps that I install after I have reinstalled macOS.
- Install Aerial screensaver
- Install Adobe Creative Suite
- Install Airfoil
- Install Alfred (set up powerpack)
- Install Amazon Drive
- Install Amazon Music
- Install Amazon Photos
- Install Annotate
- Install Apollo One
- Install App Cleaner
- Install Atom
- Install Audacity
- Install Audio Hijack
- Install Bartender
- Install Bear
- Install Brave
- Install Call Recorder
- Install Canary Mail
- Install Chromium Dev Build
- Install Coconut Battery
- Install Craft
- Install Deeper
- Install Deliveries
- Install Discord
- Install Downie
- Install Drafts
- Install Dropbox
- Install Elmedia Player
- Install Etcher
- Install Evernote
- Install Firefox
- Install Forecast
- Install Forklift
- Install Google Drive
- Install Google Photos Uploader
- Install Homebrew
- Install IPVanish
- Install iStat Menus
- Install Magnet
- Install MakeMKV
- Install Meta
- Install Microsoft Edge
- Install Microsoft Office
- Install Mosaic
- Install Music Harbor
- Install MKVTools
- Install NetNewsWire
- Install NordVPN
- Install Notepad
- Install Notion
- Install Piezo
- Install Quitter
- Install Reeder
- Install Screenflick
- Install Screens 4
- Install Simplenote
- Install Skype
- Install Slack beta
- Install Sonos controller
- Install Soundsource
- Install Spaces
- Install Spark
- Install Spotify
- Install Subler
- Install Sync
- Install Transmit
- Install Tweetdeck
- Install Unarchiver
- Install Unite
- Install Vivaldi
- Install VLC player
- Install XLD
- Install Zoom
macOS Settings
- Change the computer’s name in System Preferences > Sharing
- Enable FileVault
- Make sure messages originate from my mobile phone number
If you are selling your Apple Macintosh computer.
- Follow Apple’s guide on what to do before you sell or give away your Mac
