Mac: If you’re getting ready to set up a new computer or you need to format an old one, it’s useful to get a quick glimpse at everything you have installed so you can easily reinstall those apps later. OS X Daily shows how to do it with a Terminal command.
Open up Terminal (Applications > Utilities) and type in:
sudo find / -iname *.app
This will display all the apps you have on your computer. From there, you can copy and paste the results into a text file to make it easy to start anew. You can always just make your own custom bulk app installer too.
How to List All Applications on a Mac [OS X Daily]
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so from your home directory, that would be:
sudo find / – iname *.app > installed_list.txt
What about this on the command line?
system_profiler SPApplicationsDataType
You’ll get a result like below for each app.
GarageBand:
Version: 6.0.5
Obtained from: Mac App Store
Last Modified: 6/09/2012 7:44 pm
Kind: Intel
64-Bit (Intel): No
Signed by: Apple Mac OS Application Signing, Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority, Apple Root CA
Location: /Applications/GarageBand.app
Get Info String: GarageBand 6.0.5 (428.5), Copyright © 2012 by Apple Inc.