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For old software, see List of old Macintosh software.
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Audio
- Ableton Live - music production
- Adobe Soundbooth - music and soundtrack editing
- Ardour - a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application
- Audacity - Digital audio editor
- Audion - (development ceased)
- Audio Hijack - Audio captor (also comes in Pro)
- BIAS Peak Mastering
- Cog - open source audio player that supports multiple formats
- Cubase - A professional music production program
- djay - a digital music mixing software
- Digital Performer - MIDI sequencer with audio tracking
- Finale - A scorewriter program
- GarageBand - Music/Podcast Production
- HandBrake - DVD to MPEG-4 and other formats converter
- iTunes - Audio/Video Jukebox
- Kontakt - Sampler, sample editor
- Lilypond - A scorewriter program
- Logic Express - Prosumer music production
- Logic Studio - A music writing studio package produced and sold by Apple Inc..
- Apple Loops Utility - Production and organisation of Apple Loops
- Apple Qmaster and Qadministrator
- Logic Pro - Digital audio workstation
- QuickTime Pro - The pro version of QuickTime
- Soundtrack Pro - Post production audio editor
- WaveBurner - CD Mastering and production software
- Max - free software CD ripper and audio transcoder
- Nuendo - Audio Editing
- Pro Tools - Audio Editor and Multitrack recorder
- ReBirth - Virtual Synth program simulates Roland TR-808, and TB-303
- Reason - Digital audio workstation
- Recycle - Sample editor
- RiffWorks - Guitar recording and online song collaboration software
- Senuti Transfers music from iPod to Computer
- Sibelius - A scorewriter program
More at Digital audio workstation products
CAD
- See CAD, 3D graphics
CD and DVD authoring
- Disco
- DVD Studio Pro, for professionals
- iDVD, a basic DVD-authoring application
- Toast
Chat (text, voice, video)
- Adium - multi-protocol IM client
- aMSN - Alternative MSN Client with built in iSight support
- AOL Instant Messenger
- ChitChat
- Coccinella - instant messaging, whiteboard and voice chat
- Colloquy - freeware Advanced IRC and SILC client
- Fire - open source, multi-protocol IM client
- Pidgin - open source, multi-protocol IM client (formerly Gaim)
- iChat AV - instant messaging and video conferencing
- Ircle
- Irssi
- Kopete
- Microsoft Messenger for Mac
- Proteus
- Psi
- Skype
- Snak
- Ventrilo - Audio Chatroom Application
- X-Chat Aqua
- Yahoo! Messenger
Children's software
- Kid Pix Deluxe 3X - bitmap drawing program
- PowerSchool
- Cocoa - internet authoring for kids
Developer tools and IDEs
- Apache Web Server
- Aptana - an open source integrated development environment (IDE) for building Ajax web applications
- CodeWarrior - development environment & framework
- Coldstone game engine
- Dylan programming language
- Eclipse - an open source Java-based IDE for developing rich-client applications. Includes SWT library (replacing Swing by using underlying OS' native windowing capabilities)
- Fink - Debian package manager for ported Unix software.
- Free Pascal - A Borland Pascal and Delphi compatible development system. XCode plugin available.
- GNU Compiler Collection
- Glasgow Haskell Compiler
- HotSpot - Sun's Java Virtual Machine
- MacApp - application development framework Pascal and C++
- Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW)
- Macromedia Authorware - Application (CBT, eLearning) development. No Mac development environment since version 4, though can still package applications with the 'Mac Packager' for OS 8 through 10 playback.
- MacZoop - C++ application framework
- Mono - An open source implementation of Microsoft's .NET Framework featuring a C# compiler.
- NetBeans - modular, open source, multi-language platform and IDE for Java written 100% in Java.
- Omnis Studio - cross-platform development environment for creating enterprise and web applications for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and Solaris.
- Panorama (database engine)
- Perl
- PHP
- Python
- Qt Designer - an IDE for C++ GUI applications, by Trolltech
- REALbasic - Cross-platform BASIC programming language IDE
- ResEdit - resource editor
- Revolution - High-level cross-platform IDE
- Script Debugger - an AppleScript and Open Scripting Architecture IDE
- SuperCard - High-level IDE
- TextMate - Very type-efficient multi-propose text editor supporting ruby, php, python and many more
- WebKit - Open-source application framework for the Safari web browser
- WebObjects
- wxPython - IDE merging Python and wxWidgets
- Xcode - An IDE made by Apple, which comes as a part of Mac OS X and is also available as a download. It is previously known as Project Builder.
Download managers
E-mail clients
- Apple Mail
- Claris Emailer
- Correo - Open source, based on Mozilla and Firebird
- Entourage - e-mail client by Microsoft; analogous to Microsoft Outlook
- Eudora
- Lotus Notes
- Mailplane for Gmail
- Microsoft Outlook (released only to allow users of OS 8.5-9.2 to access Exchange servers)
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Mulberry
- Outlook Express
- Spamfire
- Opera Mail
- Gmail Notifier
FTP clients
Games
Graphics, layout, and desktop publishing
CAD, 3D graphics
- ArchiCAD
- Blender
- Boujou
- Cinema 4D
- HighDesign
- Lightwave
- Maya
- Modo
- PowerCADD
- SketchUp
- VectorWorks
- ZBrush
Distributed document authoring
File conversion and management
- Adobe Bridge
- Font Book - font management tool
- GraphicConverter
- iPhoto, a photo management application
Layout and desktop publishing
- Adobe InDesign - page layout
- Pages - part of iWork
- QuarkXPress - page layout
- Scribus - page layout
- TeX - publishing
- The Print Shop - page layout
Raster and vector graphics
- Adobe Fireworks - supports GIF animation et al.
- Adobe Illustrator - vector graphics editor
- Adobe Photoshop - also offers some vector graphics features
- Adobe Photoshop Elements
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2
- Alias SketchBook Pro
- Aperture
- Corel Painter
- Fontographer
- GIMP - free bitmap graphics editor
- GIMPShop - a free, open source, cross-platform bitmap graphics editor
- Inkscape - a free vector graphics editor
- Macromedia FreeHand - vector graphics editor
- Photo Booth - Photo Camera & Video Recorder
- Pixelmator - Hardware-accelerated integrated photo editor
Integrated software technologies
Internet software suites
Language software
- Rosetta Stone (software) - a language learning software
Learning Aids
- Mental Case - Flash card creation and study
Mathematics software
Media Center
Multimedia authoring
- Adobe Flash - vector animation
- iLife, a creative media suite by Apple
- Adobe Director - animation/application development
- Unity - 3D authoring
Networking and telecommunications
- Apple Remote Desktop
- Google Earth
- iStumbler - find wireless networks and devices
- Karelia Watson (defunct)
- KisMAC
- Timbuktu - Remote control
News aggregators
- AmphetaDesk
- NetNewsWire
- NewsFire
- RSSOwl
- Vienna
- Safari_(web_browser), which features built-in RSS support.
Office and productivity
- AbiWord
- Adobe Acrobat
- Address Book- bundled with OS X
- ConceptDraw
- Contactizer - a Personal Information Manager previously called "OD4Contact".
- Delicious Library
- FileMaker
- iCal - calendar management - bundled with OS X
- iWork, consisting of
- iSync- bundled with OS X
- KOffice
- MarinerPak for Mac, consisting of
- Mellel
- Microsoft Office for Mac, consisting of
- Montage - Screenwriting software
- NeoOffice
- Nisus Writer
- OpenOffice.org
- SyncMate
- Taste - word processor (defunct)
Operating systems
- Darwin, the BSD-licensed core of Mac OS X
- Mac OS X
- Mac OS X Server
Peer-to-peer file sharing
- Acquisition
- aMule
- BitTorrent client
- BitTyrant
- Blog Torrent
- Cabos
- FrostWire
- LimeWire
- Poisoned
- rTorrent
- Tomato Torrent
- Transmission (BitTorrent)
- Vuze - Bittorrent client, formerly Azureus
- Xfactor
- XNap
Reference Tools
- Dictionary (software)
- World Book - Multimedia Encyclopedia
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Text editors
- ACE
- Aquamacs
- BBEdit
- BBEdit Lite
- Coda
- Emacs
- jEdit
- Nano
- SimpleText
- Smultron
- SubEthaEdit
- TeachText
- TextEdit
- TextMate
- TextWrangler
- vim
- XEmacs
Outliners and MindMapping
Typing Tutors
Utilities
- Activity Monitor - monitor system hardware and software
- AppZapper - uninstaller
- Automator
- Backup
- BitDefender Antivirus 2009 for Mac OS - antivirus program
- Boot Camp
- Buhdumtsh
- Butler
- CandyBar
- CDFinder - disk cataloging software
- CrossOver- commercial implementation of Wine
- Dashboard
- DOSBox
- Grab (software)
- Growl - global notifications system
- iArchiver - handles archives
- LaunchBar - provides instant access to your data, search engines and more by entering abbreviations of the searched item's name.
- MarcoPolo - context-aware computing
- Norton Antivirus for Mac - an antivirus program specially made for Mac
- pcAnywhere - VNC-style Remote control
- Parallels Workstation - virtualization software letting you run other operating systems, including Windows and GNU/Linux on your Intel Mac.
- Q - emulates an IBM-compatible PC on a Mac, letting you run PC operating systems
- Quicksilver - A framework for accessing and manipulating many forms of data
- Screen Sharing
- SheepShaver - PowerPC emulator, allows, among other things, running Mac OS 9 on Intel Macs
- Sherlock - file searching (version 2), web services (version 3)
- Stuffit - data compression
- Stickies - put Post-It Note-like notes on the desktop
- System Preferences
- Time Machine (Apple software)
- VMware - virtualisation software
- VirusScan for Mac
- Wget
- Wine - Windows API reimplementation
- Virtual PC, virtualization software letting you run other operating systems, including Windows and GNU/Linux on your Intel Mac.
- Xsan
- Yahoo! Widget Engine - JavaScript-based widget system
Video
- Adobe After Effects
- Avid
- DivX
- DivX Player
- DVD Player (Apple) - a DVD player software built into Mac OS X
- ffmpegX - Heavy-Duty Video and Audio Converter
- Final Cut Express
- Final Cut Studio, a professional audio-video editing suite, consisting of
- iMovie, a basic video editing application
- Miro Media Player
- MPlayer
- Perian
- QuickTime, including its Player and QuickTime Pro
- Real Player
- Shake
- SWF & FLV Player
- Windows media player
- VLC media player
Web browsers
- Amaya
- Camino
- Flock - Mozilla Firefox based
- iCab
- Konqueror
- Lynx
- Mozilla
- Mozilla Firefox
- Netscape Navigator
- OmniWeb
- Opera
- Safari
- WebKit - Safari application framework, also in the form of an application
- SeaMonkey
- Shiira
- Sunrise
Web design and content management
Weblog clients
Misc applications
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