Installing popular software and games on your MacBook

All new MacBook owners in the very first days of working with a new computer are faced with the fact that a lot of things here do not work as they did on the familiar Windows. For example, the installation of most programs differs quite noticeably. Let's figure out how to install on MacBook what you want. In this article we will tell you about installing Adobe Flash Player, Steam, Viber, Skype and all sorts of popular games, as well as about what buttons you can quickly get out of Skype.

For beginners, installing applications and games on a MacBook may seem complicated. But not our readers.

Install Adobe Flash Player

As soon as you log in from your Macbook to the site with Flash elements, a warning will appear that Adobe Flash Player is not installed. We put it, it's easy.

  • Download Flash Player from the official Adobe site, click "Install Now".
  • Go to the "Downloads", find the program file with the extension .dmg. Run it by double clicking.
  • In the window that appears, double click on Install Adobe Flash Player.
  • In the new window click "Open".
  • Then we drive in the user's password and confirm - “OK”.
  • Choose the type of update to your liking, click "Next."
  • We see the process of downloading and installing components.
  • A warning "Close the program" will appear in Safari browser. Correctly complete Safari (Cmd + Q) and click "Continue."
  • At the end click "Finish".
  • Launch Safari and check sites with flash elements - now everything should work.

Specify the parameters of your system - and forward to download!

Install Steam

Steam is a huge portal for computer games and applications suitable for Windows, Mac and Linux. So if you plan not only to work for your MacBook Pro, but also to play, you just need to install this service.

  • We go to the main page of the official Steam website and click "Install".
  • On the Mac, the image is downloaded, which we send to the program folder.
  • Starts downloading and installing Steam.
  • The next step is to create an account. We drive in username, password, email and security question. We keep them for ourselves, so as not to lose.
  • We restart the application.
  • Steam asks to confirm registration via mail. We go there and click on the received link.
  • Steam is installed and ready to go.

After installation, do not forget to register an account.

Download and install games

Installing an application on MacBook is as easy as installing it on a computer with another OS. This is especially easy for those who took advantage of our previous instructions and downloaded Steam for themselves. Find in this client an interesting game and put it on a MacBook Pro.

  • Open Steam, go to the tab "Store".
  • Click on the "Games" button, select there, for example, the "Free" option.
  • In the right part of the display, we find the menu column and at the very bottom of it mark the required OS - Mac OS X.
  • Now choose the game to your liking and click on it.
  • We find there the button "Play", click it, then "Next." Installation has begun.
  • We accept the terms of the agreement and look forward to the completion of the process.
  • The last step is to choose "Play." All is ready!

Install Viber

We put Viber on a MacBook Pro so that it is synchronized with Viber on a smartphone.

  • First of all, we will check which version of Viber is on the smartphone. Everything will work correctly with version 6.0 and higher.

    Download Viber for Mac OSX.

  • Double click on the Viber.dmg label.
  • We drag Viber to the folder with applications, go there and double-click Viber.
  • In the window there will be a question whether this application is on the smartphone. We answer "Yes."
  • Do you have Viber installed on your mobile phone? Click Yes.
  • We drive in a phone number in accordance with the prompts.
  • Open the QR-scanner and scan the QR-code or send yourself a secret identification key.
  • Done - the application is installed!

Skype installation

  • Go to the official website of Skype, select "Download".
  • Select Mac OS from the list.
  • Click "Download". Attention: check that the file extension is .dmg.
  • Double-click on the shortcut that appears and move it to the "Programs" folder.
  • Skype is ready to go. We add contacts and communicate with pleasure.

How to get out of Skype?

Another question that is plaguing the owners of MacBooks is how to get out of Skype. The knowledge gained in Windows will not help with this, since it will be necessary to use the proprietary Apple keys. So, to exit, click on the application window and click Cmd + Q.

Installations are completed, you can use the programs, play for fun, chat and watch videos. If our instructions helped you, leave comments - we will be very happy!