

When you find an app that you want to download, select Get to start the download process. When you get the results back, look again at the top of the list and select iPhone & iPad Apps to make sure you’re browsing in the right category. Go to the Search Box in the upper-left corner of the App Store window and search for the app that you have in mind, or select the Discover or Categories menus to see what popular apps are waiting. But if you want to download new mobile apps specifically for MacOS, you’ll have to search for them. So far, these steps work for iOS apps you already have. This process also works for any apps that are labeled for iPadOS. If you are on a Family Sharing plan with Apple and multiple accounts have downloaded various apps, then you may have to click through the names of the accounts to find the person who downloaded the app that you have in mind for your desktop. If you do not see the iPhone & iPad Apps category, double-check that you have a 2020 Mac with an M1 chip and that you are updated to the latest MacOS. Download as many mobile apps as you want to use on your Mac computer. Select the iCloud Download icon to begin the process of downloading an iOS app onto your Mac.

Step 3: Search your iOS apps and download Select this, and you will see all the apps that you have already downloaded on iOS. Look immediately below the Account header, and you should see a category option for iPhone & iPad Apps. Select this icon (sign in if necessary) to head to your account, which shows all the apps that you have downloaded. In the App Store window, take a look at the bottom-left corner of the window, and you’ll see your Account icon with your name on it. Just select the Apple icon in the upper-left corner of the screen, and then select App Store from the drop-down menu to begin.

You can usually find the App Store in your Dock (with an A-like icon), but if you don’t see the icon there, it’s still easy to access.
Log onto your MacOS computer and head to the Mac App Store.
