Software List (-- please add more)

August 31st, 2006, 7:15 pm

I think that making a list of recommended software in different categories would be a good idea. Here is an unorganized starting list. Please add more, because I'm not a Mac guru.

- Carbon Emacs - a great text editor (and development environment (with a learning curve)), and all Mac text fields feature Emacs keybindings like ^A, ^E, etc.
- X-Chat Aqua - an IRC client
- Thunderbird - an Email client with a spam filter that seems to work better than Mail.app's
- Adium X - instant messaging
- MPlayer - media player
- VLC - more media player
- Fink - for ports of Unix software
- md5app - for checking md5 sums of software you've downloaded. (Remind me to put up my Intel build on the web.)
- Cyberduck - FTP, SFTP client

September 2nd, 2006, 7:49 am

Any particular criteria? (Freeware/shareware only, whatever...)

.g

September 2nd, 2006, 7:43 pm

No. Usefulness is the only criteria I think there should be.

September 3rd, 2006, 6:32 pm

Appzapper - For uninstalling those few apps for mac that puts files in other locations. at least i found it useful. (not free)
http://appzapper.com/

Pixen 3.0 - If you're into pixel art this is the program for you. kind of like MS paint only with a lot more features sush as layers etc. (free) http://www.opensword.org/Pixen/

i know more its just im not using my mac at the moment would need to check. il post back as soon as i remember some.

September 3rd, 2006, 8:13 pm

the disk utility, literally called disk utility, lol that comes with mac osx a rather nice tool..

September 5th, 2006, 6:08 am

cant believe firefox hasnt been named
http://www.firefox.com

and if we are gonna name things that already come with macs how about garage band. very usefull if your into recording.

[Belk Media Group]

September 24th, 2006, 11:10 am

Well besides all Adobe & Macromedia, and Final Cut Pro HD, you must get:
LiveType

October 5th, 2006, 8:08 am

is there a keyboard shortcut to open either A)the terminal or B)a run prompt
?

or a downloadable terminal that will work with OS 9.2?

October 15th, 2006, 12:11 pm

Okay, well, over the past month (that I've had my new Mac), I've spent a whole lot of time over at the Apple software download site, VersionTracker, and a couple other places. I've installed a whole bunch of applications and uninstalled probably three times as many. =) Aaah, evaluation is fun.

This is what I've got cluttering up my hard drive at the moment (that hasn't already been mentioned):

ArtRage - Sketching, painting. (free, $)

Alienbrain - Source/Version control. (free, $)

Camino - Web browser, a little less crappy than the others (just a little). (free)

CandyBar - Interfacelift. Because Tiger, while light years purtier than XP (or Vista, for that matter), is incredibly boring. ($)

Chmox - Lightweight, fast CHM viewer. (free)

Colloquy - IRC client. (free)

Google Earth - 3D mapping thingy. Well cool to watch a plane travel across the globe before you leave for the airport to pick up the passenger(s). (free, $)

iBank 2 - Personal finances. Not as robust as Quicken, but not hideous like Quicken either. Active development and frequent updates, well worth a look. I've tried them all, hoping to find something as featureful and intuitive as (dare I say it?) MS Money on the PC, to no avail. This one's very easy on the eyes, simple but not retarded, and has loads of potential. ($)

modo - 3D modeler. C'mon, you know you wanna say it: mmmmmoh-doh.($)

NetNewsWire - Feed reader. Nothing comes close to FeedDemon on the PC, but this is very good. ($)

Songbird Media Player - What it says. Skinnable. Really nice integration of not just podcasts but also MP3 blogs and the like. Very stable for v0.2, and the cutest mascot I've seen in a while. (free)

Speed Download - Slick download manager. ($)

TextMate - There is no other editor. If you think there is, you are delusional. ($)

TigerLaunch - Lightweight, small application launcher that sits in one's menu, preventing Dock clutter. (free)

Toast - CD/DVD burner. I can't believe I like a Roxio (*gag*) application but man, Toast? It's like buttah, dahling. ($)

Transmission - BitTorrent client. (free)

Xyle Scope - It's like Firebug for Firefox? But, like, an application? And, like, way better... like. ($)

My "install these and check 'em out" folder is still pretty full, so I shall likely add to this list. =)

I love threads like this one (especially since I'm new to the platform). Hope you see something new to you!

.g

October 18th, 2006, 3:41 pm

Gimp- Image editing software... A free substitute for Photoshop. I have a Macbook and using Gimp is an absolute treat...Photoshop was just far too slugish!

January 18th, 2007, 2:10 pm

the list would depend on the need on each of us...

http://www.versiontracker.com/

January 22nd, 2007, 5:10 am

@isip: Er.. ya. The idea is to share what's invaluable to you, not to link to a portal. Thanks, though.

@all: Well, I've had the computer about 4 months now, and have more applications that I use on a daily (or very frequent) basis.

1Passwd - Password manager and autofill. ($)

CSSEdit - Style sheet editor. ($)

dead.licious - Finds dead links in your del.icio.us library. (Free)

iTerm - A better Terminal. (Free)

Licensed - A place to store the registration information for all this new software I'm acquiring. (Free)

MAMP Pro - A web developer's friend. (Free while in public beta)

OmniWeb - A web browser worth paying for. ($)

Parallels Desktop - Client virtualisation done correctly. ($)

Pixadex - Icon library manager. ($)

Quicksilver - I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet. A file/folder/app launcher at its most basic, QS is so very much more. Check the site and the quick reference guide for details, because there is very little that this software can't do. One of the first things that should be installed on every new Mac. (Free)

Sidenote - A wee notepad that sticks to the side of the screen and slides out of view when not needed. Very handy. (Free)

skEdit - skEdit + CSSEdit = :happydance:. For those who don't want to deal with TextMate's learning curve. Syntax highlighting and code completion done well. ($)

SOHO Notes - Stuff collector. I'm currently evaluating DEVONthink, SOHO Notes, MacJournal, and Journler. (I tried, disliked, and uninstalled Mori, Caboodle, Yojimbo, KIT, and a few others.) I'm having a really hard time eliminating any one of them from the running, because they're all actively developed and have a lot to offer. If I had to select one to buy right at this moment, though, it would probably be SOHO Notes. Probably. I think. ($)

VirtueDesktops - Because there's never enough screen real estate, this'll tide us over until we get Spaces. (Free)

WebnoteHappy - Bookmark manager with--this is key--excellent del.icio.us integration. ($)

Yummy FTP - Sure, it's not the crowd favourite, but it's mine. I tried all the big ones, and liked this better than both Transmit and Cyberduck. ($)

March 12th, 2007, 7:27 pm

Aperture - Photographers
Lightroom Adobe - Photographers

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cheers

March 28th, 2007, 11:03 am

Thunderbird is great, I use it all the time and it handles spam so much better than anything else.

candy bar is good too, they have some great matrix icons

March 29th, 2007, 10:06 am

justG, can you think of a "plain text," (not "rich text,") editor?

Also does anyone know of an incarnation of mc (Midnight Commander) that will EASILY install? (If it needs "X," it installs "X.")

I thank you all, for input on this thread. I will surely put your efforts to work.