on Windows，All software appears on the desktop，Not so on Mac。How to move downloaded applications on Mac to the desktop? Let’s take a look at how to add applications to the desktop on Mac with the editor.。
Method one：Use alias files
1.Open the Finder in the Dock，Then open the Applications folder。
2.Select the icon you want to put on the desktop in the application list，right click on it，Select "Make avatar"。at this time，You will see an avatar icon with a black arrow appear next to the software。
3.Drag the alias file to the desktop。Then，You can delete the alias files in the application folder。
Move all applications to desktop
1. in application folder，Press on the keyboard Command+A Select all apps，Then right click and select "Make avatar"。
2.Right click on an empty space of the application folder，Select "Sort by" ->"Add date"。The avatar created will be automatically moved to the top。
3.Scroll down to select all alias files，Then drag it to the desktop。so，All application shortcuts are added to the desktop，Click to launch app。
Method two：Create a soft link using the command line
1.Click the magnifying glass button in the upper right corner of the desktop (Spotlight search)，Type "terminal" and press enter。
2. After opening the terminal，enter ls List all directories，and then find a file called desktop directory。enter cd desktop Enter the desktop directory，and enter the command pwd Get the path to the desktop。
3.Enter the following command to create a soft link：
ln -s /Applications/YourApp.app /Users/YourUsername/Desktop/YourAppLink
in /Applications/YourApp.app is the path of the application you want to move to the desktop，/Users/YourUsername/Desktop/YourAppLink is the path to the desktop。
4.After pressing the Enter key，You will generate a soft link file on the desktop。so，The application appears on the desktop。
Through the above two methods，You can easily add software applications to your Mac's desktop。Hope these steps help you。
