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Your "File" Menu Isn't About Files
What is up with calling the first app menu item "File" even though the items do nothing related to actual files?
Let's dive into a couple of apps on my MacBook and have a look at the actual things you can do in those "File" menus, and probably settle on a better alternative name for it.
Sit back, as I have a total of 35 apps to go through.
At the very end, there are some honorable mentions which either use "File" correctly or break this pattern and name the first menu what the items actually imply.
Here's an (unfortunately short) list of apps that either use "File" correctly or opted for a better alternative!