software for mac you will love

 

Essential software to make your Mac more awesome. Not having some of these tools is like having half a Mac. Others are just plain fun. You have a very cool computer… enjoy

 

IM – Instant Messaging

Adium

Why install three separate instant messengers when you can connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo and GoogleTalk in a single, beautiful app? Plus it’s 100% free and open source. Everybody needs Adium.
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Video Player, BitTorrent, Podcasting

Miro

Miro can play any video format (much more than quicktime), download torrents, permanently save videos from YouTube, and watch video podcasts. Beautiful interface, 100% free and open source.
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Video

VLC

Plays more video files than most players: Quicktime, AVI, DIVX, OGG, and more. Great for playing DVDs too.
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Application Launching

Quicksilver

Quicksilver lets you start applications (and do just about everything) with a few quick taps of your fingers. Warning: start using Quicksilver and you won’t be able to imagine using a Mac without it.
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Auto Update

AppFresh

Keeps all of your Mac applications up-to-date, automatically. Still in beta, but so necessary.
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Email

SpamSieve

Anybody who uses "Mail" for Mac needs this. After a few days of training, SpamSieve will obliterate junk mail and leave good emails unscathed. Free for 30 days, then worth every penny.
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Writing and Office

xPad

For most writing a word processor is overkill. xPad is the perfect simple alternative. Your notes sit in a sidebar and save automatically when you quit. Way better than stickies or TextEdit.
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Writeroom

A full-screen writing space that eliminates distractions. If you use your Mac for writing, you have to try this.
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OpenOffice

OpenOffice is a full-featured, office suite compatible with Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Excel. Plus it’s 100% free and open source. Friends don’t let friends pay for Microsoft Office.
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Reading (e.g. books)

Tofu

Makes reading on your computer much more like reading a book. Drag or paste text into Tofu and it arranges everything in crisp, classy columns that scroll side to side (not up and down). Ergonomic reading for Mac.
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Web Browser

Mozilla Firefox

The premier free, open-source browser, considered by many to be the world’s best. Clutch for sites that don’t support Safari. What sets it apart from Safari is the huge universe of plugins and extensions.
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Camino

Based on the same Mozilla foundation as Firefox, Camino is a more native OS X app. Fast and simple.
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Privacy

Vidalia

Rock-solid anonymous web browsing for everyone. This TOR frontend keeps you anonymous on the web using open source software and military-grade techniques. To use with Firefox see: TorButton.
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Todo Lists

Basecamp

This is web software, but it will become as central to your work experience as any desktop app. Seriously, Basecamp will make you more productive and change the way your organization works. Try it!
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Running Windows Software on Macs

Parallels

Run Windows programs on your computer in their own window at full speed. You have a top of the line Intel chip; you deserve it.
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Q Emulator

Not as polished as Parallels, but 100% free and open source. Lets you run Windows on G4 and G5 Macs too (though this will be slow).
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Video Ripping / Burning

Burn

Burns to DVD, VCD, and SVCD. Take your downloaded videos and burn them to disks you can watch on regular DVD players. For VCD and SVCD you don’t even need a DVD burner. Free and open source!
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Handbrake

DVD ripper with MPEG-4 / H.264 encoding. The simplest way to save DVDs on your computer.
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Peer-to-Peer Filesharing

Transmission

A rock solid torrent downloader. 100% free and open source (no annoying nags).
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xTorrent

Integrated search makes this an awesome Bittorrent client, and makes you very happy to have a Mac.
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SolarSeek

Soulseek filesharing for Mac. Never be without music. 100% free and open source.
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Graphics and Photo Editing

Seashore

"Photoshop" your photos without buying Photoshop. 100% free and open source, based on the open source image editor "Gimp".
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Xee

Fast image viewer and image browser.
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iPod Ripping

Senuti

Get music off of your iPod onto any computer.
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iPodDisk

Copy music off your iPod in the finder, like a regular disk drive.
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Telephone

Skype

Talk with any Skype user for free. Buy some credits and you can call any number in the world, cheap. Perfect for when your cellphone is out of batteries… or on the other side of the room, lazy.
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Alarm Clock

Aurora

Use your Mac as an alarm clock and wake up to your favorite music. Wakes from sleep, so no need to leave your computer on all night.
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Nintendo Emulator

Sixty Force

Trouble finding good games for you Mac? Then turn it into a Nintendo64! MarioKart works great, even on a Powerbook G4.
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Nestopia

Kick it old school with this NES emulator for Mac.
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Music

Ableton Live

For anyone who ever wanted to make a remix, DJ a party, or play with beats. A great manual, good tutorials and a super slick interface make Live so easy to learn. Free demo (hint: use AudioHijack for saving).
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iEatBrainz

iEatBrainz automatically adds the right song, artist, and album info to your iTunes music. No more messy iTunes Library.
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Maps

Google Earth

The 3D map of the world that just gets better and better…and creepier. Total must-have.
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Wifi Scanning

KisMac

The best wireless scanner for Mac. Find wireless access when you’re on the go. 100% free and open source.
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RSS Readers

NetNewsWire

The slick integration of tabbed browsing makes this RSS reader our top pick.
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Vienna

Very nice, native RSS client. 100% free and open source.
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FTP / SFTP

Transmit

The best FTP program for Mac.
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Cyberduck

Very good all-around ftp program. 100% free and open source.
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Utilities

The Unarchiver

Uncompress RAR, 7zip, tar, and bz2 files on your Mac. Many new Mac users will be puzzled the first time they download a RAR file. Do them a favor and download UnRarX for them!
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IRC

Colloquy

Great IRC client. 100% free and open source.
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