This series of blogs “The MAC Ways” is an attempt to make it easy for new MAC users who have Windows experience. In the coming weeks, I’ll post the most sought after Mac queries for the new Mac Users. If you want to read other blogs in the series, here are the links:
Let’s get on with this brand new topic for the blog – Installation of Applications.
Again, unlike Windows it’s a bit different. But don’t worry this blog will show you in detail 2 common methods of installation.
Method 1 – Installation from the App Store
Open the App Store from your Launch Pad. It’s the little Rocket icon in the Applications Folder or on your Dock(Taskbar in Windows).
Launchpad Icon 
App Store Icon
Search for the desired Application in the App Store, I was looking for an image editor
Image Editor in App Store
Once you’ve shortlisted the app, Click on the Blue GET button. The button will change to a Green INSTALL button.
Blue Get button changes to a Green Install button
Click on the Install Button and it’ll change to a circular progress bar.
Installation in progress
Once the installation is complete the circular progress bar will change to Open Button. Click it to open the newly installed Application.
Click on Open Button to launch Application
Method 2 – Installing Application from other sources
Now this is the home turf for Windows Users. Installing applications from other sources, viz., Product websites. Let’s check out how this pans out.
The Image editor that I downloaded from the App Store was not quite what I wanted. Hence after some research I found GIMP that’ll suite my requirements.
So I went to their website and downloaded the Package to my disk.
Download application directly to my computer
I saved the GIMP Package to my local drive
Download the package
Double click on the Package. You’ll notice that the downloaded file will have a .DMG extension.
DMG files are macOS disk image files. When opened, an MAC Disk Image is mounted as a volume within the Macintosh Finder.
System popup – Opening Application 
System popup
In order to successfully complete the installation we have to drag the New Application icon to the “Applications” folder.
Drag the app to the Applications folder 
Copying the new application to the Applications folder
Let the copying process complete. Once done, your new application will be available in the Applications folder.
Launch it using the Launchpad!
With that today we’ve learnt how to Install applications on your MAC using 2 very common and simple methods.
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