r/osx
80k members
r/osx is a subreddit with 80k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses macos, mac, osx, looking for, and app, and they frequently recommend/review virtualization software, pdf viewer, and external ssd.
Reddit's home of all things OSX.
Popular Themes in r/osx
#1
Solution Requests
: "Trying to fix app store and iCloud on 10.8.5"
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Anything i can do? Messages, Music & Photos taking up the majority of my space"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Screen sharing stopping randomly"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/osx
#1
Macos
: "Turn any live stream into your Macos screensaver - wildlife cams, Times Square, news feeds, etc. [Open Source]"
160 posts
#2
Mac
: "Copilot app on Mac hijacks Command-Control-F shortcut"
142 posts
#3
Osx
99 posts
#4
Looking For
: "Trying to fix app store and iCloud on 10.8.5"
56 posts
#5
App
: "Trying to fix App store and iCloud on 10.8.5"
53 posts
#6
Looking
: "Trying to fix app store and iCloud on 10.8.5"
45 posts
#7
Looking For A
: "Trying to fix app store and iCloud on 10.8.5"
45 posts
#8
Os
: "Wine for Os X 10.9(.5)?"
33 posts
#9
Annoying
28 posts
#10
Update
26 posts
Products Discussed in r/osx
Virtualization Software
15 reviews
#1
Parallels
3.8★ from 5 reviews
#2
VMware Fusion
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#3
Oracle
3.7★ from 3 reviews
Pdf Viewer
2 reviews
#1
PDF Expert
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
PDFPen
5.0★ from 1 review
External Ssd
1 review
#1
Samsung
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/osx
#1
Mountain Lion (10.8)
: "The calculator app from Mac OS X Mountain Lion works on macOS Big Sur"
5 posts
#2
Mavericks (10.9)
: "Mountain Lion notes app on Mavericks!"
5 posts
#3
Lion (10.7)
: "Made a macOS Big Sur handheld"
4 posts
#4
El Capitan (10.11)
: "How to get rid of this login pop-up, wife hasn’t been with DOE for 6 years."
3 posts
#5
Sierra (10.12)
: "Does an early 2011 MacBook Pro only have intergrated graphics?"
2 posts
#6
Snow Leopard (10.6)
: "Snow leopard apps and other stuff"
2 posts
#7
Yosemite (10.10)
: "Photos issues. @700 photos can’t be uploaded. Can’t export. What are my options?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/osx
Yearly
+4k members(5.8%)
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Last updated: September 1, 2026