{"id":35374,"date":"2023-04-19T16:10:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T14:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/setapp-lots-of-paid-mac-applications-for-a-fraction-of-the-price\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T15:04:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T13:04:54","slug":"setapp-lots-of-paid-mac-applications-for-a-fraction-of-the-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/setapp-lots-of-paid-mac-applications-for-a-fraction-of-the-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Setapp \u2013 lots of paid Mac applications for a fraction of the price"},"content":{"rendered":" \n

As one of the biggest advantages of Macs, I always mention Setapp<\/a> \u2013 a set of hundreds of paid applications that instead of buying individually for a high price, you can have them all in one cheap subscription. There is nothing similar on Windows.<\/p> \n

When I first wrote Setapp many years ago, it had 100 applications for $10 and I used 9 of them. Already back then it paid off for me, even if the alternative was using outdated programs for several years and only upgrading every few years. Today, Setapp still costs the same amount, but it includes 240 programs, out of which I use almost 40. The vast majority of my Mac software comes from Setapp, and below I describe the programs that are most important to me. Many of them are so universal that almost everyone will want to use them. I would like to add that this software is fully legal and does not exploit developers or vulnerabilities in their licenses in any way. The programs are in Setapp because their creators wanted them to be there (just like in Game Pass \u2013 it benefits everyone). If free application is in a bundle, then it’s because it’s a version with paid add-ons.<\/p> \n

In the article, I focus on Mac applications, but some of them also have versions for iPhone and iPad. You can get it for an additional 2.5 USD. Setapp also offers a free one-week trial option: Try for Free<\/a> (if the link doesn’t work, it may be due to blocking plugin).<\/p> \n

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Attention: Setapp does not have rotation like Netflix, Game Pass, etc. If a new program appears, it stays forever and doesn’t disappear after a few months\/years. Applications are only removed in extreme situations, such as abandonment by the developer, or when they are in a state that prevents normal use (I remember one situation with an Instagram program where after a while another application was introduced that did the same thing).<\/p> \n

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