The most-used apps from our Windows, Mac and Android essentials lists in one place, ordered by what to install first.
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Google Chrome for Windows, the free Chromium-based web browser from Google.
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The official WeChat desktop client for Windows, for chatting, sending files and making voice and video calls from your PC.
- 3
7-Zip.
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Everything by voidtools is a free Windows utility that finds files and folders by name instantly.
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PotPlayer is a free, feature-rich Windows media player from Kakao with built-in codecs, hardware acceleration and extensive subtitle support.
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Snipaste for Windows, a snipping tool that also pins screenshots back onto the screen as floating windows, free for personal use.
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Microsoft PowerToys is a collection of utilities that supercharge productivity and customization on Windows
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Google Chrome for Mac, Google's free Chromium-based browser for Apple silicon and Intel Macs.
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The official WeChat client for macOS, available from the website or the Mac App Store, for chatting and file sharing on a Mac.
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Raycast is an extendable Mac launcher bundling app search, clipboard history, window management, snippets and AI.
- 11
Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas
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Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS.
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The Unarchiver is a free macOS app from MacPaw that extracts RAR, 7z, Zip and many other archive formats.
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The modern video player for macOS.
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WeChat for Android, Tencent's super-app for messaging, Moments, payments and Mini Programs.
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Alipay for Android, Ant Group's mobile payment and lifestyle services super-app in China.
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Amap (Gaode Maps) for Android, Alibaba's map and navigation app with ride-hailing aggregation and local discovery.
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Railway 12306 for Android, the official China Railway app for buying, changing and refunding train tickets.
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WPS Office for Android: a mobile office suite for viewing and editing Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files.
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Sogou Input for Android, with smart pinyin input, rich lexicons and skins, and cross-device copy and paste with Windows.
