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Pixelmator and Things are hardly new. I've been off Mac for maybe four years, and I had been using those apps for at least a couple of years before I switched b

Pixelmator and Things are hardly new. I've been off Mac for maybe four years, and I had been using those apps for at least a couple of years before I switched back to Windows. As for Bear, Highland and Drafts, Bear is the only one worthy of mention. Highland and Drafts on the surface seem a lot like remixes of iAWriter to me. Keep in mind that Mac users seem to be more likely (yeah, yeah, citation required) to evangelize apps than Windows users do. As for cool Windows apps... off the top of my head: I just bought a license of Groupy (https://www.stardock.com/products/groupy/ https://www.stardock.com/products/groupy/), and it was money well spent for me. I get that a future version of Windows will probably make it a feature, but I get a lot of value out of it now. DisplayFusion (https://www.displayfusion.com/ https://www.displayfusion.com/) is another utility I can't live without. It's great whether you use one or multiple monitors. If you are thinking of buying it, Steam is the cheapest way to get it on multiple computers. People switching from Mac might like Quicklook (https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NV4BS3L1H4S https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NV4BS3L1H4S). If you've got a lot of sound sources and want to manage playback volumes, EarTrumpet is pretty great (https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NBLGGH516XP https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NBLGGH516XP). Mailplane users on Mac would probably like Easymail on Windows (https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NBLGGH626NC https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NBLGGH626NC). The first thing I always install on Windows is CMDer (http://cmder.net/ http://cmder.net/), which is also great for switchers who think they're going to miss the Mac terminal. Codesector (http://www.codesector.com/ http://www.codesector.com/) makes a couple of great utilities worth paying for in Teracopy and DirectFolders.

criddell 8y ago
> Mac users seem to be more likely [...] to evangelize apps than Windows users do I 100% agree and I think it's a shame. There's not enough joy in Windows world. Thank you for the list of applications. I'm going to check them out. Groupy looks immediately interesting to me because I prefer to work on a single monitor (I do use virtual desktops though).
- slantyyz 8y ago
  Groupy is great. You can create your own "Coda" (the Panic app for Mac) by grouping Sublime, a shell and a browser in the same group. Makes development and testing much less painful on a single screen. I usually throw in a db query tool and source control app into the group as well.
  - nailer 8y ago
    Ah I was just missing Sets (which was in recent fast ring Windows builds, and does the same thing, but was pulled due to bugs and slowness). Giving Groupy a try as a replacement!

criddell 8y ago

> Mac users seem to be more likely [...] to evangelize apps than Windows users do I 100% agree and I think it's a shame. There's not enough joy in Windows world. Thank you for the list of applications. I'm going to check them out. Groupy looks immediately interesting to me because I prefer to work on a single monitor (I do use virtual desktops though).

slantyyz 8y ago
Groupy is great. You can create your own "Coda" (the Panic app for Mac) by grouping Sublime, a shell and a browser in the same group. Makes development and testing much less painful on a single screen. I usually throw in a db query tool and source control app into the group as well.
- nailer 8y ago
  Ah I was just missing Sets (which was in recent fast ring Windows builds, and does the same thing, but was pulled due to bugs and slowness). Giving Groupy a try as a replacement!