{"id":4408,"date":"2008-02-12T17:51:16","date_gmt":"2008-02-12T16:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/software-apps-to-turn-windows-into-mac\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:34:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:34:50","slug":"software-apps-to-turn-windows-into-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/software-apps-to-turn-windows-into-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Software apps to turn Windows into Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2008\/02\/macwindows.jpg\" alt=\"Windows apps that emulate Mac functions\" align=\"right\" \/>Many people drool over Mac computers but not all of them can afford one \u2013 and that includes me. Beautiful as they are, Macs are still too expensive for a tight budget like mine, so while I&#8217;m saving to buy one some day in the future, I&#8217;ve decided to give my Windows a more <em>Appleish<\/em> look.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever noticed the amount of Windows apps that have been developed to emulate Mac&#8217;s apps and functions? You can start by having your own Windows dock with <a href=\"http:\/\/objectdock.en.softonic.com\/\">ObjectDock<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/rocketdock.en.softonic.com\/\">RocketDock<\/a>, two toolbars that replace the Windows standard toolbar with a more Mac-themed one. Or you install <a href=\"http:\/\/switcher.en.softonic.com\/\">Switcher<\/a>, the Windows version of the cool Expos\u00e9 effect, which enables you to change between running programs in a really stylish way. But if you&#8217;re taking the hardcore way then you should probably grab hold of <a href=\"http:\/\/flyakiteosx.en.softonic.com\/\">FlyakiteOSX<\/a>, a full featured visual theme that will completely transform your Windows into something more similar to a Mac.<\/p>\n<p>There are also some Windows tools that have been developed with some well-known Mac programs in mind. One of them is <a href=\"http:\/\/mightybox.en.softonic.com\/\">MightyBox<\/a>, a Windows clone of the popular Mac application launcher QuickSilver. Another one is <a href=\"http:\/\/snap.en.softonic.com\/\">Snap<\/a>, a webcam tool that resembles the famous Mac app Photobooth. Likewise, some Mac developers have also created specific versions of their applications for the Windows system, like <a href=\"http:\/\/safari.en.softonic.com\/\">Safari<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/comic-life.en.softonic.com\/\">Comic Life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Funnily enough, I don&#8217;t think there are that many Mac programs that emulate Windows functions. I wonder why!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people drool over Mac computers but not all of them can afford one \u2013 and that includes me. Beautiful as they are, Macs are still too expensive for a tight budget like mine, so while I&#8217;m saving to buy one some day in the future, I&#8217;ve decided to give my Windows a more Appleish &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/software-apps-to-turn-windows-into-mac\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Software apps to turn Windows into Mac&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2011,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-4408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4408"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":336387,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4408\/revisions\/336387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4408"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=4408"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=4408"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=4408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}