r/MacOS is a subreddit with 646k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses mac, macos, screenshot tools, download, and pdf editor, and they frequently recommend/review browser, ad blocker, and macos.
A community to talk about macOS, the operating system powering Apple's Macintosh computers.
Popular Themes in r/MacOS
#1
Pain & Anger
: "The UI is running terribly after updating to macOS 27.0.1"
10 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help me access my Mac from two rooms"
3 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "How do I clear up space on my mac?"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "I’m building a macOS app for solo developers — would you actually use something like this?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/MacOS
#1
Mac
7 posts
#2
Macos
6 posts
#3
Screenshot Tools
2 posts
#4
Download
2 posts
#5
Pdf Editor
2 posts
#6
2 posts
#7
Beginner's Guide
1 post
#8
Ext4 Formatting
1 post
#9
Dock Recommendations
1 post
#10
Pixelate Video
1 post
Products Discussed in r/MacOS
Browser
149 reviews
#1
Apple
4.5★ from 52 reviews
#2
Mozilla
4.5★ from 36 reviews
#3
Brave
4.2★ from 21 reviews
Ad Blocker
99 reviews
#1
AdGuard
4.5★ from 18 reviews
#2
uBlock Origin
4.9★ from 15 reviews
#3
Wipr
4.6★ from 15 reviews
Macos
74 reviews
#1
Transmission
4.3★ from 19 reviews
#2
qBittorrent
4.1★ from 15 reviews
#3
Apple
4.2★ from 13 reviews
Flair Used in r/MacOS
#1
Help
: "Why does my MacBook keep saying “your system has run out of application memory”"
41 posts
#2
Bug
: "The UI is running terribly after updating to macOS 27.0.1"
17 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Do you all agree that OS X Snow Leopard was just another level?"
12 posts
#4
News
: "macOS 27.2 beta 3 (26B5101f)"
4 posts
#5
Developer Saturday
: "I made a small Mac app for naming screenshots as soon as you take them"
3 posts
#6
Tips & Guides
: "Changing the screenshot location programmatically"
2 posts
#7
Apps
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
1 post
#8
Creative
: "a screensaver to show everyone at work how much you like your job"
1 post
#9
Nostalgia
: "Maybe this is just me, but macOS and the whole ecosystem don’t feel as reliable as they used to"
1 post
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Yearly
+174k members(36.8%)
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Last updated: October 5, 2026