r/osx
80k members
r/osx is a subreddit with 80k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, 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"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Malware on MacBook Air"
4 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Any recommendations on how to reduce battery drain on Macbook M3 Pro while the computer is asleep?"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "We build a nice mac os dock switcher to convert our dock to a productivity tool 😄"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/osx
#1
Macos
: "The calculator app from Mac OS X Mountain Lion works on Macos Big Sur"
160 posts
#2
Mac
: "Outlook for Mac doesn't allow you to alter the subject line"
142 posts
#3
Osx
: "Why is Osx's fstab implementation the most dysfunctional over all unix-like OSes?"
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
: "Trying to fix app store and iCloud on 10.8.5"
33 posts
#9
Annoying
28 posts
#10
Update
: "Mac Updates Where You Cant Tell If Its Fixing Bugs or Creating New Ones"
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"
10 posts
#2
Mavericks (10.9)
: "MSN working on legacy Macs using Wine 🍷"
6 posts
#3
Sierra (10.12)
: "Anyone actually seen benefits from using a mac memory cleaner?"
5 posts
#4
Yosemite (10.10)
: "403 forbidden"
4 posts
#5
Snow Leopard (10.6)
: "Snow leopard apps and other stuff"
3 posts
#6
El Capitan (10.11)
: "How to get rid of this login pop-up, wife hasn’t been with DOE for 6 years."
2 posts
#7
Lion (10.7)
: "Installing Mac OS X Lion in 2025"
1 post
#8
Sequoia (15.5)
: "Any recommendations on how to reduce battery drain on Macbook M3 Pro while the computer is asleep?"
1 post
#9
Jaguar (10.2)
: "unboxing a 23 YEAR OLD iBOOK G3 SNOW!"
1 post
Member Growth in r/osx
Yearly
+4k members(5.6%)
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Last updated: July 26, 2026