List Of Macintosh Software - Apple Computer Software

The following is a list of Macintosh softwareâ€"notable computer applications for current macOS systems. For software designed for the classic Mac OS, see List of old Macintosh software.>

Audio

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• Ableton Live â€" music production
• Adobe Soundbooth â€" music and soundtrack editing
• Ardour â€" hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation program
• Audacity â€" digital audio editor
• Audion â€" (development ceased)
• Audio Hijack â€" audio recorder
• baudline â€" signal analyzer
• BIAS Peak â€" mastering
• Cog â€" open source audio player, supports multiple formats
• Cubase â€" professional music production program
• djay â€" digital music mixing software
• Digital Performer â€" MIDI sequencer with audio tracking
• Final Cut Express/Pro â€" movie editor
• Finale â€" scorewriter program
• GarageBand â€" music/podcast production
• HyperNext â€" freeware software development
• Impro-Visor â€" educational notation and playback for music improvisation
• iTunes â€" audio/video Jukebox
• iVolume â€" volume normalization
• ixi software â€" free improvisation and sketching tools
• Jaikoz â€" mass tagger
• LilyPond â€" scorewriter program
• Logic Express â€" prosumer music production
• Logic Studio â€" music writing studio package by Apple Inc.
  • Apple Loops Utility â€" production and organisation of Apple Loops
  • Apple Qmaster and Qadministrator
  • Logic Pro â€" digital audio workstation
  • Mainstage â€" program to play software synthesizers live
  • QuickTime Pro â€" pro version of QuickTime
  • Soundtrack Pro â€" post production audio editor
  • WaveBurner â€" CD mastering and production software
• Mixxx â€" DJ mix software available for the mac in the App Store
• Max â€" Cycling 74's visual programming language for MIDI, audio, video; with MSP, Jitter
• Nuendo â€" audio and post production editor
• Overture â€" scorewriter program
• ReBirth â€" virtual synth program simulates Roland TR-808, TB-303
• REAPER â€" digital audio workstation
• Reason â€" digital audio workstation
• Recycle â€" sample editor
• Renoise â€" contemporary digital audio workstation, based upon the heritage and development of tracker software.
• RiffWorks â€" guitar recording and online song collaboration software
• Senuti â€" transfers music from iPod to computer
• Sibelius â€" scorewriter program
• Sound Studio â€" digital audio analyzer and editor
• virtualDJ - most popular DJ software for Windows and OS X
• Xcode â€" software development tool for iDevice programming

CD and DVD authoring

source : www.macpractice.com

• Disco
• DVD Studio Pro â€" professional DVD authoring application
• Adobe Encore
• iDVD â€" a basic DVD-authoring application
• Roxio Toast â€" DVD authoring application

Chat (text, voice, video)

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• Adium â€" multi-protocol IM client
• aMSN
• AOL Instant Messenger
• ChitChat
• Colloquy â€" freeware advanced IRC and SILC client
• Fire â€" open source, multiprotocol IM client
• FaceTime - videoconferencing between Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
• iChat â€" instant messaging and videoconferencing (discontinued since OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion)
• iMessage - instant messaging between Mac, and iDevices
• Ircle
• Irssi â€" IrssiX and MacIrssi
• Kopete
• Microsoft Messenger for Mac
• Palringo
• Psi (instant messenger)
• Skype
• Snak
• Ventrilo â€" audio chatroom application
• X-Chat Aqua
• Yahoo! Messenger
• Photo Booth

Children's software

source : www.macpractice.com

• Kid Pix Deluxe 3X â€" bitmap drawing program
• Stagecast Creator â€" programming and internet authoring for kids

Developer tools and IDEs

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• Apache Web Server
• AppCode - an Objective-C IDE by JetBrains for OS X and iOS development
• Aptana â€" an open source integrated development environment (IDE) for building Ajax web applications
• Clozure CL - an open source integrated development environment (IDE) for building Common Lisp applications
• Code::Blocks â€" open source IDE for C++
• CodeWarrior â€" development environment, framework
• Coldstone game engine
• Dylan
• Eclipse â€" open source Java-based IDE for developing rich-client applications, includes SWT library, replaces Swing by using underlying OS native windowing abilities
• Fink â€" Debian package manager for ported Unix software
• Free Pascal â€" Object Pascal compiler, XCode plugin available
• GNU Compiler Collection
• Glasgow Haskell Compiler
• Helix â€" relational database IDE
• HotSpot â€" Sun's Java Virtual Machine
• IntelliJ IDEA - a JAVA IDE by JetBrains (free limited community edition)
• Komodo â€" commercial multi-language IDE from ActiveState
• Lazarus â€" cross-platform IDE to develop software with Free Pascal, specialized in graphical software
• LiveCode â€" high-level cross-platform IDE
• MacApp â€" application development framework Pascal and C++
• Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW)
• Macports â€" a package management system that simplifies the installation of free/open source software on the Mac OS X.
• Macromedia Authorware â€" 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 â€" C++ application framework
• Mono â€" open source implementation of Microsoft .NET Framework with a C# compiler
• NetBeans â€" modular, open source, multi-language platform and IDE for Java written in pure Java
• Omnis Studio â€" cross-platform development environment for creating enterprise and web applications for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, Solaris
• Panorama
• Perl
• Peppermint - multi-purpose editor supporting a wide range of languages and comes with a CoffeeScript/JavaScript API
• PHP
• Python
• Qt Creator â€" an IDE for C++ GUI applications, by Trolltech
• Real Studio â€" cross-platform compiled REALbasic BASIC programming language IDE
• ResEdit â€" resource editor
• Script Debugger â€" an AppleScript and Open Scripting Architecture IDE
• SuperCard â€" high-level IDE
• Tcl/tk â€" scripting shell & GUI utility that allows cross platform development. Included With Mac OS X.
• TextMate â€" very type-efficient multipurpose text editor supports Ruby, PHP, Python, many more
• Torque (game engine) â€" powerful professional game creation software
• WebKit â€" open source application framework for Safari (web browser)
• WebObjects
• wxPython â€" API merging Python and wxWidgets
• Xcode â€" IDE made by Apple, which comes as a part of OS X and is available as a download, was called Project Builder

Email

source : en.wikipedia.org

Email clients

• Apple Mail â€" the bundled email client
• Claris Emailer â€" classic Mac OS only, no longer available
• Entourage â€" email client by Microsoft; analogous to Microsoft Outlook
• Eudora
• Foxmail
• Lotus Notes
• Mailbird
• Mailplane â€" a WebKit-based client for Gmail
• Microsoft Outlook
• Mozilla Thunderbird
• Mulberry â€" open-source software for e-mail, calendars and contacts
• Opera Mail
• Outlook Express
• Postbox
• Sparrow â€" as well as Sparrow Lite

Other email software

• SPAMfighter - Anti-Spam software
• Gmail Notifier

FTP clients

source : support.apple.com

• Classic FTP
• Cyberduck
• Fetch
• Fugu
• FileZilla
• Interarchy
• Transmit

Games

source : osxdaily.com

• Steam â€" digital distribution software for video games and related media

Graphics, layout, and desktop publishing

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CAD, 3D graphics

• 3D-Coat
• Autodesk Alias
• Ashlar-Vellum â€" organic 2D/3D drafting, 3D modeling
• ArchiCAD
• AutoCAD
• Blender
• BricsCAD
• Cheetah3D
• Cinema 4D
• SketchUp â€" 3D modeling software
• Houdini
• Lightwave
• Maya
• Modo
• PowerCADD
• VectorWorks
• ZBrush

Distributed document authoring

• Adobe Acrobat
• Preview

Icon editors, viewers

• Icon Composer â€" part of Apple Developer Tools
• IconBuilder
• Microsoft Office

File conversion and management

• Adobe Bridge â€" digital asset management app
• BibDesk â€" free bibliographic database app that organizes linked files
• Font Book â€" font management tool
• GraphicConverter â€" graphics editor, open/converts a wide range of file formats
• iPhoto â€" photo management application

Layout and desktop publishing

• Adobe InDesign â€" page layout
• iBooks Author â€" create content for iBooks
• iCalamus â€" page layout
• iStudio Publisher â€" page layout
• Pages â€" part of iWork
• QuarkXPress â€" page layout
• Ready,Set,Go!
• Scribus â€" page layout
• TeX â€" publishing
  • MacTeX â€" TeX redistribution of TeX Live for Mac
  • Comparison of TeX Editors
• The Print Shop â€" page layout

Raster and vector graphics

• Adobe Fireworks â€" supports GIF animation.
• Adobe Illustrator â€" vector graphics editor
• Adobe Photoshop â€" also offers some vector graphics features
• Affinity Designer - vector graphics editor for Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows
• Anime Studio â€" 2D based vector animation
• Aperture â€" Apple's pro photo management, editing, publishing application
• Corel Painter
• Eazydraw
• Fontographer
• GIMP â€" free bitmap graphics editor
• GIMPShop â€" free open source cross-platform bitmap graphics editor
• Inkscape â€" free vector graphics editor
• MacPaint â€" painting software by Apple (discontinued)
• Macromedia FreeHand â€" vector graphics editor
• Paintbrush â€" free simple bitmap graphics program
• Photo Booth â€" photo camera, video recorder
• Pixelmator â€" hardware-accelerated integrated photo editor
• Seashore â€" open source, based around the GIMP's technology, but with native OS X (Cocoa) UI

Integrated software technologies

• Finder
• Path Finder
• QuickTime
• Terminal
• X11.app

Language and reference tools

• Cram (software)
• Dictionary (software)
• Encyclopædia Britannica
• Rosetta Stone (software) â€" proprietary language learning software
• Ultralingua â€" proprietary electronic dictionaries and language tools
• World Book Encyclopedia â€" multimedia

Mathematics software

• Fityk
• Grapher
• Maple (software)
• Mathematica
• MATLAB
• MathMagic
• Octave (software) â€" open source
• R (programming language)
• Sysquake
• SciLab â€" open source

Media center

• Boxee â€" Mac and Apple TV
• Front Row
• Mira
• MythTV
• SageTV
• Plex
• Kodi

Multimedia authoring

• Adobe Director â€" animation/application development
• Adobe Flash â€" vector animation
• Adobe LiveMotion â€" a discontinued competitor to Macromedia Flash, until Adobe bought Macromedia
• iBooks Author â€" creates content for iBooks
• iLife â€" creative media suite by Apple
• Unity â€" 3D authoring

Networking and telecommunications

• Apple Remote Desktop
• Google Earth
• iStumbler â€" find wireless networks and devices
• Karelia Watson (defunct)
• KisMAC
• Timbuktu â€" remote control

News aggregators

• Feedly â€" news aggregator, and news aggregator reading application
• NetNewsWire â€" news aggregator reading application
• NewsFire â€" news aggregator reading application
• RSSOwl â€" news aggregator reading application
• Safari (web browser) - news aggregation via built-in RSS support
• Apple Mail â€" news aggregation via (discontinued) built-in RSS support

Office and productivity

• AbiWord
• Adobe Acrobat
• Address Book â€" bundled with OS X
• AppleWorks â€" word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation applications (discontinued)
• Bean (word processor) â€" free TXT/RTF/DOC word processor
• Celtx
• Circus Ponies NoteBook
• Contactizer â€" personal information manager, formerly called OD4Contact
• Delicious Library
• FileMaker
• FlowVella
• Fortora Fresh Finance
• Helix (database)
• iBank â€" personal finance application
• iCal â€" calendar management, bundled with OS X
• iWork â€" suite:
  • Pages â€" word processor application
  • Numbers â€" spreadsheet application
  • Keynote â€" presentation application
• Journler â€" diary and personal information manager with personal wiki features
• KOffice
• LibreOffice
• MarinerPak â€" suite:
  • Mariner Write
  • Mariner Calc
• Mellel
• Microsoft Office â€" office suite:
  • Microsoft Word â€" word processor application
  • Microsoft Excel â€" spreadsheet application
  • Microsoft PowerPoint â€" presentation application
  • Microsoft Entourage â€" email application
  • Microsoft Outlook â€" email application
• MoneyWiz â€" personal finance application
• Montage â€" screenwriting software
• NeoOffice
• Nisus Writer
• OmniFocus
• OpenOffice.org
• WriteNow
• Taste â€" word processor (discontinued)

Operating systems

• Darwin â€" the BSD-licensed core of macOS
• macOS â€" originally named "Mac OS X" until 2012 and then "OS X" until 2016
• macOS Server â€" the server computing variant of macOS

Outliners and mind-mapping

• 2-plan Desktop â€" free project management software with integrated mind maps
• FreeMind
• Mindjet
• NovaMind
• OmniOutliner
• OmniGraffle
• XMind
• Merlin (software)

Peer-to-peer file sharing

• Acquisition
• aMule
• BitTorrent client
• BitTyrant
• Blog Torrent
• Cabos
• Folx
• FrostWire
• LimeWire
• Poisoned
• rTorrent
• Tomato Torrent
• Transmission (BitTorrent)
• μTorrent
• Vuze â€" Bittorrent client, was Azureus
• XNap

Science

• Breve â€" artificial life simulator
• Celestia â€" 3D astronomy program
• Stellarium â€" 3D astronomy program

Text editors

• ACE
• Aquamacs
• BBEdit
• BBEdit Lite
• Coda
• Emacs
• jEdit
• Komodo Edit
• Nano
• SimpleText
• Smultron
• SubEthaEdit
• Sublime Text 2
• TeachText
• TextEdit
• TextMate
• TextWrangler
• vim
• XEmacs

Utilities

• Activity Monitor â€" default system monitor for hardware and software
• AppZapper â€" uninstaller (shareware)
• Automator â€" built-in, utility to automate repetitive tasks
• Backup â€" built-in
• BitDefender Antivirus 2009 for Mac OS â€" antivirus software
• Butler â€" free, launcher and utility to automate repetitive tasks
• CleanGenius â€" free system optimization tool for Mac OS X, disk cleaner, uninstaller, device ejector, disk monitor. (freeware)
• CandyBar â€" system customization software (commercial)
• CDFinder â€" disk cataloging software (commercial)
• Compact Pro â€" data compression
• Dashboard â€" built-in Mac OS X widgets
• Disk Drill Basic â€" data recovery software for Mac OS X
• Endpoint Protector â€" Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Device Control for Mac
• Get Backup Pro â€" backup, disk cloning, and folder sync application
• Grab (software) â€" built-in Mac OS X screenshot utility
• Growl â€" global notifications system, free
• iArchiver â€" handles archives, commercial
• Intego VirusBarrier â€" antivirus software
• iSync â€" syncing software, bundled with OS X
• LaunchBar â€" provides instant access to local data, search engines and more by entering abbreviations of search item names, commercial
• Little Snitch â€" network monitor and outgoing connection firewall
• MacScan â€" malware removal program
• Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing â€" proprietary, typing tutor
• Norton Antivirus for Mac â€" an antivirus program specially made for Mac
• OnyX â€" a freeware system maintenance and optimization tool for Mac OS X
• Quicksilver â€" a framework for accessing and manipulating many forms of data
• Screen Sharing
• SheepShaver â€" PowerPC emulator, allows, among other things, running Mac OS 9 on Intel Macs
• Sherlock â€" file searching (version 2), web services (version 3)
• Sophos - antivirus software
• Stuffit â€" data compression
• Stickies â€" put Post-It Note-like notes on the desktop
• System Preferences â€" default Mac system option application
• Time Machine (Apple software) â€" built-in backup software
• UUTool â€" uuencoded/uudecode and other transcoding
• VirusScan â€" antivirus software
• WinZip â€" file archiver and compressor utility
• Xsan â€" storage network utility
• Yahoo! Widget Engine â€" JavaScript-based widget system

Support for non-Macintosh software

• Bochs
• Boot Camp â€" a multi-boot utility built into OS X from 10.5
• CrossOver â€" commercial implementation of Wine
• DaisyDisk â€" disk visualization tool
• DOSBox â€" DOS emulator
• Hercules emulator
• pcAnywhere â€" VNC-style remote control
• Parallels Workstation â€" commercial full virtualization software for desktop and server
• Q â€" emulates an IBM-compatible PC on a Mac, allows running PC operating systems
• VSD Viewer â€" desktop tool allows opening MS Visio drawings on Mac
• VMware â€" virtualization software
• Wine â€" Windows API reimplementation
• Virtual PC â€" full virtualization software allows running other operating systems, such as Windows and GNU/Linux, on PowerPC Macs (discontinued in 2007)
• VirtualBox
• vMac â€" emulates a Macintosh Plus and can run Apple Macintosh System versions 1.1 to 7.5.5.

Video

• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe Presenter Video Express
• Avid
• DivX
• DivX Player
• DVD Player (Apple) â€" DVD player software built into Mac OS X
• FFmpeg â€" heavy-duty audio/video converter
• Final Cut Express
• Final Cut Studio â€" professional audio-video editing suite:
  • Apple Qmaster
  • Cinema Tools
  • Compressor
  • DVD Studio Pro
  • Final Cut Pro
  • LiveType
  • Motion 2
  • Soundtrack Pro
• HandBrake â€" DVD to MPEG-4 and other formats converter
• iMovie â€" basic video editing application
• Miro Media Player
• MPlayer
• Perian
• QuickTime â€" including its Player and QuickTime Pro
• RealPlayer
• Shake
• Windows Media Player
• VLC media player
• 4K Video Downloader - free video downloader

Web browsers

• Amaya â€" free
• Camino â€" open source
• Flock â€" free, Mozilla Firefox based
• Google Chrome â€" free, proprietary
• iCab â€" free
• Konqueror â€" open source
• Lynx â€" free
• Mozilla â€" open source, combines browser, email client, WYSIWYG editor
• Mozilla Firefox â€" open source
• Netscape Navigator â€" free, proprietary
• OmniWeb â€" free, proprietary
• Opera â€" free
• Safari (web browser) â€" built-in from Mac OS X 10.3, available as a separate download for Mac OS X 10.2
• SeaMonkey â€" open source Internet application suite
• Shiira â€" open source
• Sleipnir â€" free, by Fenrir Inc
• Torch (web browser) - free, by Torch Media Inc.
• Internet Explorer for Mac â€" free, by Microsoft
• WebKit â€" Safari application framework, also in the form of an application

Web design and content management

• Adobe Contribute
• Adobe Dreamweaver
• Adobe GoLive
• Claris Homepage
• Coda
• Freeway
• iWeb
• NVu

Weblog clients

• ecto
• MarsEdit

See also

• List of Macintosh software published by Microsoft
• List of Unix utilities
• List of old Macintosh software