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Bought a MacBook and about to work on the 'dark side' half the time. Are here any hybrid users doung the same and have You customized Your macs? Is it a thing in Macos or impossible? Some links would come handy. Thank You. :-) Yes, there is always Google, but why not make use of the customizers bubble here. ;-)

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Just discovered Setapp. 

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'm not a Mac user...never have been...though I do have an Apple 2C I bought complete for $5.  It turns on but doesn't apparently have an OS so if I had a second one I'd have matching bookends...;)

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 2

I'm not a Mac user...never have been...though I do have an Apple 2C I bought complete for $5.  It turns on but doesn't apparently have an OS so if I had a second one I'd have matching bookends...;)
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Are here any hybrid users doung the same and have You customized Your macs? Is it a thing in Macos or impossible?
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Not sure this is what you want...sounded a bit fishy to me. 😉

https://www.pocket-lint.com/laptops/news/apple/131818-turn-an-old-apple-imac-into-an-aquarium-yourself-or-buy-one-ready-to-go/

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

It is, also, possible to install Windows 11 on a MacBook 😁

Although it looks like you are wanting to learn Mac OS which is something I haven't tried in quite a while.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

You can customize the Mac dock, change icons, about it.  I have dabbled in customizing  Mac.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Came a bit further right now. :-D Just testing, what is possible.

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
Quoting c242,

Bought a MacBook and about to work on the 'dark side' half the time. Are here any hybrid users doung the same and have You customized Your macs? Is it a thing in Macos or impossible? Some links would come handy. Thank You. Yes, there is always Google, but why not make use of the customizers bubble here.

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Yes, definitely. macOS is actually pretty customizable once you stop expecting Windows-style “theme packs” to be the main approach. Apple gives you quite a bit natively now: Dark/Light mode, accent colors, icon and widget styles, folder colors, Dock behavior, wallpapers and desktop widgets.

For a hybrid Windows/Mac setup, the first thing I'd install is Rectangle. It gives you proper window snapping and keyboard shortcuts, so you can get much closer to the Windows workflow without fighting macOS every time you arrange windows. It's free, open source, and works on both Intel and Apple Silicon.

For the menu bar, Ice is a good free option if you're on macOS 14 or newer. It lets you hide, group and rearrange menu-bar items and even customize their appearance. If you don't mind paying, Bartender is another established option with much deeper menu-bar organization and presets.

I wouldn't go crazy with system-modification tools at first. I'd spend a week using the Mac mostly stock, then fix the specific Windows habits that annoy you. That tends to produce a much cleaner setup than trying to make macOS look exactly like Windows.