Essential Mac OS X Applications...
- Acquisition - Gnutella file sharing client
- Adium - Multi-protocol instant messenger client
- Address-o-sync - Sync multiple Macs without .Mac
- Amadeus - Great tool for audio enthusiast
- Audio Hijack Pro - Custom audio output filtering
- Backlight - Menu extra toggles screensaver as your desktop
- BurnX Free - Burn multiple sessions on CD
- Butler - Get more out of Finder
- CandyBar - Change your application and system icons
- Carbon Copy Cloner - Easy-to-use backup/cloning utility
- Chmox - An OS X native CHM file (Compiled HTML/eBook) reader
- Cocktail - Simplifies use of UNIX functions in OS X, and more
- Colloquy - IRC client
- CSSEdit - Visual CSS style editor
- DeepVacuum - Download entire websites
- Default Folder - Expanded functionality in "Save As.." dialogue boxes
- Deja Vu - Schedule regular file backups
- Delicious Library - Catalogue your books, cd's, games, dvd's
- Dimensionizer - Contextual Menu to display an image’s dimensions
- DeskShade - Hide desktop icons, terminal lock, and more
- Desktastic - Doodle on your desktop
- Dock-It - Add multiple multi-fucntion docks
- DragThing - An alternative to the dock
- DV Backup - Use your DV camera as a backup medium
- Evocam - Webcam application with built in web server, FTP, etc.
- FileJuicer - Extract images from Powerpoint, PDF, HTML, and CAB files
- Fink - Unix Ports for X
- Firefox - Open source web browser
- Fugu - An SFTP, SCP and SSH frontend
- Huevos - Customisable search engine helper
- HyperEdit - live previews of HTML and PHP pages
- iBank - Intuitive personal finance manager
- iBiz - Self-employed time billing manager
- iConquer - 1-to-6 player world conquest game
- iPodDisk - Utilize your iPod as an iDisk
- iRooster - Great free alarm clock
- iWipe - Secure disk and file deletion
- iZoom - Crop and resize your photos
- LiteSwitch X - Keyboard application switcher
- Little Snitch - Alerts you of outgoing network connections
- MacJanitor - Great tool for running & rescheduling OS X maintenance tasks
- MacMame - Multi arcade machine emulator
- MacSniffer - View all traffic on a network connection
- MacTheRipper - Go Ahead, Back that DVD up
- MacTracker - Database of all Mac models
- Mac Vim - The aqua version of Vim
- Mail.appetizer - Enhance Mail with this small but handy notification plugin
- Mplayer for OS X - Another great video player
- Net Monitor - Network throughput monitor
- Net Tool Box - Handy tool for the toolkit - for network issues
- NetNewsWire - RSS aggregator (If you're gonna use one, use NetNewsWire)
- Onyx - System tweaks and configuration
- OSXvnc - VNC remote control protocol
- PDF Browser Plugin - Allows web browsers to display PDF files
- Pixen - Pixel graphics editor
- Quicksilver - Application launcher and much more
- RCDefaultApp - Preference pane to set default applications
- Renamer4Mac - Rename files en masse. Useful for digital cameras
- SideTrack trackpad driver - Enhanced trackpad driver for Apple Laptops
- Simon Extreme - Classic Milton Bradley Simon game
- Skype - Uses P2P for phone-over-internet talking
- SubEthaEdit - Use Rendezvous for collaborative editing
- Synergy - Adds iTunes controls to your menu bar
- Transmit - FTP client
- Unison - Usenet newsreader handles messages, files, & media
- Virtue - Virtual desktop manager
- VLC - Play DivX encoded movies (and more).
- VoodooPad - Notepad with many advanced features
- Word Browser Plugin - Allows web browsers to display Word files
- xPad - Notebook/scrapbook supports drag & drop
- XRay - Expanded version of the Finder's "Get Info" window
- xScope - Suite of screen tools for UI designers
What would you add to this list?
I am not still convinced using MAC OS as my Operating System. I still love using Windows XP.
the ones i use and run all the time are.
iClock - replace apples menubar clock with something more versatile and useful
http://www.scriptsoftware.com/iclock
1Password- best of the the password tools for logging in. worth the price.
http://agilewebsolutions.com/products/1Password
AppTrap - excellent free uninstaller
http://konstochvanligasaker.se/apptrap/
CopyPaste - the original multiple clipboard tool. ridiculously useful.
http://www.scriptsoftware.com/copypaste
Transmit - ftp
http://www.panic.com
Growl for notifications from various apps which support it (i.e. Adium) (free):
http://www.growl.info
Ok list. Some additions totally needed…
Cyberduck - ftp, sftp, s3 goodness
Vuse - bt action
XSVN - for all the geeks out there
Ya for lists!!!
I would like to see SpiderOak on this app list. SpiderOak provides an easy, secure and consolidated free online backup, sync, sharing, access & storage solution for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (Ubuntu, Debian & Fedora)
Any user can get 2GB free storage for life and 100GB storage for under $10/month.
Download the client for mac/win/linux at https://spideroak.com/download
Hi everyone,
One more Mac application : Funbooth,interesting to download and have Fun with photos and videos.
Download now : http://www.spoonjuice.com/funbooth
Spoonjuice
focus booster - a free mac pomodoro timer is available for download at http://www.focusboosterapp.com - a very simple yet effective timer to help you implement the pomodoro technique.
Don’t forget about Stellar MAC DATA RECOVERY
http://www.macinsoftware.com/mac-data-recovery.php
A great collection on Essential Mac OS X Applications. A worthy initiative indeed!!
Handbrake is missing as well - Its available from http://handbrake.fr/
I need date stamps to keep things in prospective. Too bad the site designer didn’t think that was important.
Some of these apps are pretty handy. I never much got into quicksilver though.
http://www.factopo.com
Some of these apps are pretty cool. I never got into quicksilver though.
I’d definitely add BetterTouchTool, even if it is a early beta. With BetterTouchTool you can add new gestures and set custom shortcuts for the magic mouse and the macbook touchpad.
Also it adds several new things e.g. 3 three finger tap and click two finger swipes, three finger swipes….
You can get it here: http://blog.boastr.net
This list is pretty lacking, everyone tries to do this and misses the best apps, and adds alot of misc stuff. to create a blog. Cyberduck (FTP), ClamXAV (Anti Virus), Smultron (HTML Editor), Name Mangler (Batch Renaming) and most importantly Handbrake (Video Encoding/Compression). Besides those that are missing, VLC, Firefox, and Adium rock!
THINGS
Wheres stuffit expander or speed download. Both of which I cant imagine life without.
USBOverdrive is an essential power user tool. Even if you’re not a power user, it’s almost guaranteed to boost your productivity. Superior app, excellent support, very highly recommended.
This is a good list. What I’m missing most for Mac is a good tool for file management i.e. folder syncing, folder merge, file comparisons, there’s no one in the list and it seems to me there’s nothing really reliable and with appropriate options out there.
Thanks for sharing!
Realy usefull for me.
for ftp, after testing most of them, I settle with FileZilla… free, open source…
http://filezilla-project.org/