How To List All Installed Programs

📋 List All Installed Programs

Want to see all the apps and software installed on your system? Follow these simple steps based on your operating system.

🔵 On Windows:

1. Click the Start menu (Windows icon on the bottom-left).

2. Type PowerShell.

3. Right-click on Windows PowerShell and select Run as administrator.

4. In the PowerShell window that opens, copy and paste this command:

   Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher | Format-Table –AutoSize

5. Press Enter to run the command.

6. You’ll see a list of all installed programs with names, versions, and publishers.

🟣 On macOS:

1. Click the Launchpad (rocket icon in the Dock), then type Terminal in the search bar.

2. Click on the Terminal app to open it.

3. In the Terminal window, type this command to view system-wide installed apps:

   ls /Applications

4. To view apps installed for your user only, type:

   ls ~/Applications

5. Press Return (Enter) and a list of installed applications will appear.

Now you’ve got a full list of what’s installed on your machine — helpful for decluttering, troubleshooting, or just keeping track!