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"
12 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "This is one of the features of OS X that I miss the most whenever I use a Windows computer."
11 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Any recommendations on how to reduce battery drain on Macbook M3 Pro while the computer is asleep?"
5 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I created a tool to seamlessly migrate your entire dev environment from old Mac to new"
2 posts
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
: "Designing on a Mac"
142 posts
#3
Osx
: "Osx Ventura Wi-Fi not working"
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
: "Vintage Os: Does anyone know of an online image file converter to turn a PNG or JPG file into a PNTG file (MacPaint)?"
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)
: "OS X Leyosemitepard (OS X Yosemite with a partial leopard/mavericks theme)"
5 posts
#5
Snow Leopard (10.6)
: "Help with Server Preferences"
5 posts
#6
El Capitan (10.11)
: "How to get rid of this login pop-up, wife hasn’t been with DOE for 6 years."
4 posts
#7
Lion (10.7)
: "Remember when this was a thing? 🫠"
2 posts
#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
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Yearly
+4k members(5.4%)
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Last updated: June 29, 2026