How to transfer apps from old pc to new mac

I now have a brand new MacBook Pro laptop and have transferred everything except my apps from my old iTunes on PC to my new one using the home share function because there seems to be no option for the apps. I've made sure the box is ticked in the General Tab of my Preferences on both computers but the apps still don't show up. Am I missing something? I have both firewire and USB cables for both computers. Thanks for any input.

Your answer would be useful is you could help this novice just a little bit more. I'm only able to view the iTunes sidebar when I've selected Music under Library and there is no Quick Link option. It seems that every option I find pertains to music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, etc, but never the apps where I paid for them or they were free downlods! How might I do what you offered? Thanks for your patience!

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