The Top MacOS X Software. Period.

Only one program can be number one...

A no-holds-barred software smackdown!

There's plenty of sites which give you lists of software, recent updates, and reviews. But here, only the very best programs make it to the top.

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Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger"

It's the OS, stupid. Without it, there's no Mac!24 points

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iTunes

What program better displays Apple's unique ability to blend hardware and software?16 points

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Photoshop

The apotheosis of pixel-pushing. It's a noun, it's a verb, it's the ultimate photo editing application. Would the Mac exist without it?15 points

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Quicksilver

A whole new way to launch programs, control your system, and interact with the Mac via your keyboard. A revolution in the making.15 points

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TextMate

TextMate is a whole new take on text editing. It's the poster child for the Mac + Unix power that is MacOS X.12 points

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AdiumX

Multi-protocol instant messaging with inimitable Mac style.11 points

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Final Cut Studio

The ultimate film editing and production application. Another stunning example of Apple's attention to detail and the underlying power of the Macintos...10 points

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DiskWarrior

Sometime disaster strikes, and DiskWarrior is the best way to fix your computer when it does.10 points

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OmniGraffle Professional

Diagramming with that OmniGroup attention to detail!9 points

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Mozilla Firefox

Maybe it's not a "Mac" application exclusively, but it's still something amazing. The best web browser out there, bar none.9 points

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Parallels Desktop for Mac

Run Windows and MacOS X side-by-side on any Intel Mac. This is what makes the Mac indisputably superior to all other platforms!9 points

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1Passwd

Mac OS X Password Manager with AutoFill that leverages the OS X Keychain and provides built-in support for most browsers.9 points

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VLC

The little media player that could.9 points

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iPhoto

Take, store, and share photos with ease. A great application for novices and more demanding users alike.7 points

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Adobe Indesign

Adobe's powerful page layout application has all but unseated Quark and is the life-blood of millions of Mac-toting designers!7 points

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CSSEdit

Web geeks just LOVE this program. Easy CSS editing, lots of power, preview CSS changes in dynamically programmed systems, and an interface to die for!7 points

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OmniWeb

The most Mac-like and feature-packed web browser for the Mac. Sure, Firefox has all the plug ins, but it isn't nearly as pretty.6 points

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Keynote

Make every presentation look professional, polished, and beautiful. Business with Mac style.5 points

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NewsFire

Mac RSS with Style. Lots and lots and lots of style.5 points

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SuperDuper!

Some call it the best backup utility ever! Some call it super easy and a pleasure to use! Can a backup program really be a PLEASURE? Apparently so!5 points

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OmniOutliner Professional

The ultimate outliner, note keeper, and personal productivity app. Omnitastic!4 points

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HandBrake

Put any video on your iPod quickly and easily. What could better represent Mac software?4 points

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iCal

Calendaring made simple. Subscribe, share, sync. Awesome.4 points

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AppZapper - The uninstaller Apple forgot.

Forget the trash can. If you need to completely uninstall an application, this is the best way to do it.4 points

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GarageBand

The best way to record music on a Mac.3 points

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LaunchBar

The smartest, quickest and best designed launcher for the Mac.2 points

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Safari

Don't discount it just because it's the default web browser and you got it for free. Safari is fast, powerful and easy to use. A great web browser.2 points

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Yummy FTP

The ultimate Mac OS X FTP client and SFTP client software - Yummy FTP tops the Mac FTP client class for speed, reliability, features, and ease of use.2 points

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NewsGator

Powerful RSS reading, web/Mac syncing, what else holds a candle to this mack-daddy of all newsreaders?!2 points

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DragThing

If you like docks, you already love DragThing! Launch anything, keep track of your stuff, make custom docks for any purpose you can imagine. A must-ha...2 points

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Nisus Writer Express

The speedy offspring of a venerable Mac word processing powerhouse. Offers multilingual word processing, an intuitive interface and many features not...2 points

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Acquisition

With its seamless iTunes integration, Acquisition works great with the iPod. No P2P works better for the Mac.2 points

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Microsoft Office 2004

The mothership of professional office applications. Love it or hate it, nothing does more. And, hey, the Mac version makes Windows users green with en...1 point

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Disco

All sizzle and no steak? How about smoke? This programs has its lovers and its detractors, but you can't deny that it's a beauty.1 point

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TextExpander

Having a system-wide glossary is great. Having one as powerful and easy to use as TextExpander is a dream come true. TextExpander leaves the competiti...1 point

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Flash Professional

Without Flash, we wouldn't have YouTube, Homestar Runner, and thousands of annoying websites.1 point

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WebNoteHappy

Standalone bookmark manager with brilliant del.icio.us integration.1 point

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iChat AV

A pretty good IM client with an amazing video conferencing component. Nothing comes close to it on Windows.1 point

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Taco HTML Edit

This surprisingly powerful little HTML editor is freeware!1 point

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Ambrosia Software, Inc. -- utilities/WireTap Pro

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Spell Catcher - Spell Checking for Mac and Windows

spell checker, spell check, spell checking, spelling check, writing tool, auto-correct, thesaurus, dictionaries, free download, Mac and Windows1 point

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http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/

The fastest and most reliable burning software for the Mac OS.1 point

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Spell Catcher - Spell Checking for Mac and Windows

Stop typing out everything. Spell Catcher allows you to create 100s of shortcuts to boilerplate text responses, long URLs, entire signatures, street a...1 point

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BBEDIT from Bare Bones Software

The best text editor around! BBEdit is a high-performance HTML and text editor for the Macintosh.1 point

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Path Finder

Cocoatech: Path Finder is a robust, fully featured file browser that will whip your files into shape in no time.1 point

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Power Manager

Power Manager creates and implements an energy saving power schedule. Power Manager is a Mac software solution for automated energy saving.1 point

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Memeo LifeAgent, A Digital Life Assistant

Best file-based backup software for the Mac OS X. Real easy to set up and use. Automatic, continuous backup. Fantastic!1 point

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Flash Player Mac - SWF & FLV Player for Mac OS - Free SWF Player - Free Flash Player for Mac

Eltima SWF Movie Player is a free Flash player for Mac OS with extended functionality to play Flash movies, manage playlists and a lot more for free.1 point

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Flash Decompiler Trillix MAC - SWF to FLA - SWF decompiler MAC - Flash extractor

The supreme tool to convert SWF to FLA and decompile Flash1 point

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SyncMate - Sync Mac OS X with Windows Mobile: iTunes, contacts, folders etc.

Eltima Software gives you a convenient and reliable synchronizer, which allows you to synchronize devices based on Windows mobile platform with Mac OS...1 point

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Mac SWF Compressor, Flash SWF Compressor, Eltima SWF Software for Mac

Flash Optimizer for Mac OS lets you reduce the size of SWF files up to 70%.1 point

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Delicious Library

Keep track of books, DVDs, CDs and video games with incredible style. Perhaps the best designed Mac application ever.0 points

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Escape Velocity Nova

Ambrosia is the ultimate independent Mac game developer, and Escape Velocity Nova is Ambrosia's masterpiece. Challenging, endlessly expandable, and te...0 points

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Transmit

Powerful and beautifully designed FTP/file transfers. Panic's baby is all grown up.0 points

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Interarchy

From its roots as Anarchie, Interarchy is the most powerful and extensible file transfer/FTP client on the Mac. A must have for any power-user with a...0 points

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VirtueDesktops

For those of us with limited screen real estate (that would be just about everyone, no?), an excellent virtual desktop manager.0 points

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Camino

The Camino browser. Mozilla power, Mac style.0 points

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Tangerine!

Create playlists by analyzing the BPM and beat intensity of your iTunes library0 points

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HoudahSpot

Find files you didn't know you had!0 points

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Vienna

Vienna is a freeware, open source RSS/Atom newsreader for the Mac OS X operating system.0 points

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Scrivener

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Energy Schedule Widget

Keep an eye on your energy saver schedule. Download a Mac OS X Dashboard widget.0 points

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David

Great list. Personally I like to use Final Cut Pro as my film editing software It's simply beautiful!

Posted May 11, 2008

jmck

launchbar all the way.

Posted December 07, 2007

yash

oh man, I can't imagine life without quicksilver

Posted October 12, 2007

John

Posted September 05, 2007

Dan

Posted August 13, 2007

Brian Foley

Excellent selection. Thanks for the "shopping list."
Also, does "VersionTracker" count? It's an indispensible resource for mac apps and shareware.

Posted August 04, 2007

noah

Posted August 03, 2007

blogjunkie

Posted July 29, 2007

SARASOTASWEETIE

Great lens. 5 stars!

Posted July 27, 2007

Caseyfern

Solid Six Color Bleeding, friend - faved and fived, applause - and an invitation to join and grab an IMAD badge from I Make A Difference

Posted July 11, 2007

Srinivas

Posted July 10, 2007

mcochs

I really like Camouflage. It hides all those icons on your desk top and you can see them again at the click of a mouse . I didn't see it in the list.

Posted June 22, 2007

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Posted June 19, 2007

MikeMandy

i like it But instead of tiger how about leopard? Up and coming mac OS. It looks NICE

Posted June 18, 2007

nst

Posted May 31, 2007

Pat

Another monogamous Mac person--check out Life Balance as a project manager and CMap Tools for mind webbing.

Posted May 19, 2007

flatrockdam

Posted May 18, 2007

flatrockdam

Posted May 18, 2007

Birdiejaworski

Great lens! As a mac person (who has never touched a PC, I might add.. I am monogamous, LOL!), I have learned about a couple of software packages, thanks! : )

Posted April 17, 2007

lmbiskup

Great lens. And if you're lucky, maybe you can pick up 13 of the best Mac apps for only $13 at www.maczot.com on Friday 13th.

Posted April 13, 2007

groovyoldlady

I hate Pages. Appleworks was WAY better. Pages is so clunky and..."fancy". Just give me a plain WP for a good price.

Posted March 27, 2007

knightsublime

Soooo, that's the Plexo module. Got to get me one of those. WhoWhatWhereWhenHow? That's my question.

Posted January 09, 2007

iNik

If you think there's an application that's under-represented, just add it yourself. But don't worry, I threw it in there. Go vote it up!

Posted December 23, 2006

sethgodin

great lens! but your forgot to list Nisus...

Posted December 22, 2006

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