A colleague of mine recently got a MacBook Pro and asked me what some of my favorite Mac applications are. Having made the transition from a Windows PC to a Mac a few years back, I distinctly remember all the trial and error I went through in learning about the Mac and finding apps on a new platform. This question also brought a perfect opportunity for a new blog post!
So without further ado, these are some of my most used applications for Mac OS X 10.6, ignoring built in Apple apps:
- 1Password – password manager
- Adium – universal im client
- AppCleaner – mac app uninstaller
- BetterTouchTool – better customization for multitouch input devices
- BetterZip – zip utility
- Chrome – net browser
- FaceTime – webcam chat
- gfxCardStatus – graphics status
- Growl – notifications, must have!
- iStatMenus – system stats
- LittleSnapper – screenshots
- Notational Velocity – note taker
- OmniDiskSweeper – check disk space usage
- PathFinder – file browser replacement
- Perian – video codecs
- PhoneView – download/archive iphone files
- Pixelmator – photoshop replacement
- Pomodoro – productivity timer
- Secrets – configure secret options
- Skype – voip/chat
- Steam – pc/mac gaming
- svnX – mac client for subversion
- Tagr – id3 editor for media files
- TextWrangler – text editor
- Things – task management
- Transmission – torrent
- TrueCrypt – encrypt files
- VirtualBox – virtual machine
- VLC – media player
- Xcode – mac development
Apple apps that I use most often are:
- iCal
- iPhoto
- iTunes
- Remote Desktop
- Terminal
- Time Machine
And applications that I use every once in a while depending on the task at hand.
- Boxee – media front end
- Carbon Copy Cloner – disk imaging backup
- Cyberduck – ftp client
- ExifTool – photo metadata editor
- Firefox – browser for net development
- GeekTool – display stats on the desktop
- Hugin – panorama maker
- iStumbler – wifi browser
- kdiff3 – diff
- Office for Mac – word proecessing
- Remote Desktop – microsoft rdp viewer