About r/mac
In its own words:
The community for everything related to Apple's Mac computers!
Community guide
r/mac (#351, about 3.1 million) covers everything related to Apple’s Mac computers. Rules: be civil, Reddiquette, no unrelated posts, flair required, no self-promo/ads, and Mac photo posts only on Fridays. Text/Link (~69.3 ppd).
Mac computers only
Mac-related discussion; unrelated posts and ads are removed.
Friday Mac photos
Pictures of your Macs are Friday-only; flair all posts.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,450 subscribers (+0.05%). It sits just behind r/lotrmemes (#350) and ahead of r/breakingbad (#352) in our ranking.
What sets r/mac apart
Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (16:00 UTC) sees about 3.5× as many posts as the quietest (04:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/mac grew from 3,058,236 to 3,067,166 subscribers (+8.9K, +0.29%). That is about 203 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/mac talks about
We read the titles of 544 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “macbook”, “pro”, “air”, “apple” and “macos”. Other frequent themes are screen, mini, touchscreen, imac, help and windows. Recurring phrases include “macbook pro”, “macbook air”, “golden gate” and “macbook neo”. By format, 41% are text posts, 23% are links and 22% are images.
Popular post flairs: Question (215), My Mac (137), Discussion (106), Old Macs (27), Image (27), News/Article (16).
Activity and best time to post
r/mac gets about 69 new posts a day. The public archive holds 357,065 posts and 3,326,535 comments in total, about 9.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (118 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (64). Posting peaks around 16:00 UTC and is lowest around 04:00 UTC.
Rules of r/mac
The moderators of r/mac list 6 rules. In short:
- Be civil
- Follow Reddiquette
- No unrelated posts
- Flair your posts
- No self promotion or advertising
- Only post pictures of your Macs on Fridays
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/mac and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/mac?
r/mac has 3,067,166 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #351 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 8,930 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/mac?
r/mac was created on Jan 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
How active is r/mac?
Very active: r/mac gets about 69 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 357,065 posts and 3,326,535 comments. In a sample of 544 recent posts we counted 486 different authors.
When is r/mac most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 16:00 UTC, with the fewest around 04:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/mac about?
The community describes itself as: “The community for everything related to Apple's Mac computers!” Recent post titles often mention macbook, pro, air, apple and macos. Most posts are text posts (41%).
Is r/mac safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/mac as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/mac?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/mac accepts both text and link posts, with images, galleries and polls enabled. It has 6 posted rules, starting with: “Be civil”; “Follow Reddiquette”; “No unrelated posts”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/mac?
Communities with similar topics include r/apple (6.5M), r/buildapc (8.5M), r/hardware (4.4M), r/compsci (4M) and r/programming (6.9M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/mac.