Macintosh OS / Apple Computer Applications
The following is a list of applications I ( Wesley Fryer) am currently running on my Apple laptop. A February 2010 archive version of this page is also available. I have listed this applications in the order in which I re-installed them / installed them after doing a clean install of my operating system in late February 2010, using Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard. I reinstalled these, more or less, in "priority order" in terms of the applications I use the most / need the most. I do love and use both iLife and iWork, but they were installed first because I was offline / without Internet access when I started my "clean installation" process. I'M CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS PROCESS, SO THIS LIST IS FAR FROM COMPLETE - YET! (updated 6 July 2010)The following codes apply: C = Commercial, F = Free or Open Source, N= No longer available as far as I know.
- iLife '09 (C) - Multimedia creation and sharing
- iWork '08 (C) - Productivity software: I love Keynote's smooth video embedding for presentations
- Sierra Watcher (F) - cell phone data card connection software, for 881 with AT&T
- Chome (F) - fastest web browser on the Mac
- MarsEdit (C) - offline blog post editor
- Skitch (F) - screenshot annotation tool which can post directly to Flickr
- TextWrangler (F) - text editor with powerful GREP search and replace capabilities
- Cyberduck (F) - ftp client
- FireFox (F) - extensible web browser
- Growl (F) - background notification service
- Diigo Toolbar (F) - FireFox extension
- Diigo Web Highlighter and Bookmark (F) - Chrome extension
- Flickr Desktop Uploader (F) - bulk image upload to Flickr
- Audacity (F) - multi-track audio editor
- Office 2008 (C) - productivity software: I opt for a custom install with Word, PPT and Excel - English versions only.
- Evernote (F) - cloud-based, synchronized note application for desktops and mobiles
- CombinePDFs (C) - utility for combining multiple PDF
files (shareware: 1st 1000 pages are free)
- MPEG Streamclip (F) - video format converter, handles FLVs too
- Perian (F) - video codec support for QuickTime
- Seashore (F) - Mac port of open source image editor, The Gimp
- VLC Player (F) - media player which includes codecs required for Handbrake
- Handbrake (F) - DVD ripper / encoder (convert DVDs to iPhone/iPod compatible MP4 format)
- RipIt (C) - DVD ripper, gives fewer options than Handbrake, but has simpler interface and can rip some challenging-to-rip DVDs
- Tales of Monkey Island (C) - game, part of a MacHeist bundle I bought
- DemoGod (F) - allows iPhone / iPod Touch screensharing
- FeedForAll (C) - creates and publishes XML podcast feeds
- Evom (F) - download YouTube videos for offline viewing and convert to multiple formats (extra codecs are installed when you install the app)
- Screenflow (C) - create screencasts with excellent zooms and PIP effects (Screenr is my fav site/tool for Screencasting, but Screenflow is #2)
- Stanza Desktop (F) - convert documents to eBook format readable by Stanza for iPhone
- Soundflower (F) - re-route audio channels for recording and webcasting / broadcasting
- Audio Hijack Pro (C) - record any audio
- TubeTV (F) - download flash-based videos and convert to QuickTime
- Flip4Mac (F) - video codec for playing WMV files
- Backoff (F) - disables iTunes sync for iPhone
- Skype (F) - audio and video conferencing
- CamTwist (F) - permits video source changing, useful for Ustream webcasts
- Acorn (F) - basic image editor (similar to Seashore)
- Google Earth (F) -
client-based geo application
- Picassa (F) - basic image editor for cropping and resizing, as well as organizing and sharing photos - from Google, an alternative to iPhoto
- Stanza for Mac (F) - convert files to ePub and other formats to read as eBooks on the free Stanza eBook reader for iOS devices
- Kompozer (F) - basic webpage editor / HTML editor
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This comment was emailed by Tom Fullerton.
Good morning,
I thought I'd add to your list of must-have Mac apps a few that I have found useful. Made me realize that I've got way too much installed on this machine and I may re-image as you've done yours.
Utility
TechTools - saved my bacon more than once!
Production
Seashore for quick drawings
Inkscape for vector graphics
GIMP for professional image editing
Mindmapping
Freemind
CMap
Emulation
Fusion - running Windows XP & Ubuntu
Players and converters:
VLC
Real PLayer with Real downloader
Handbrake
Macthe Ripper - although I may get iRip
Flip4Mac
Silverlight
Flash / Shockwave
Browsers
I use different browsers for different accounts:
Firefox
Safari
Chrome
Opera
Readers
RSS Owl
Screen capture
Jing
Skitch
I was using combine pdf but I can combine pdf's with preview. Drag and drop the pages into a new document, move them around and save. Works great!
Hope there's something here useful to you.