Astronomy Mac Software

This list of Macintosh software reveals Mac OS computer programs. Since the library of Mac OS programs is unmanageable, this list is confined to those programs for which a Wikipedia article exists.

For old software, see List of old Macintosh software.

Audio

  • Ableton Live - music production
  • Adobe Soundbooth - music and soundtrack editing
  • Ardour - a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application
  • Audacity - Digital audio editor
  • Audion - (development ceased)
  • Audio Hijack - Audio recorder
  • BIAS Peak Mastering
  • Cog - open source audio player that supports multiple formats
  • Cubase - A professional music production program
  • djay - a digital music mixing software
  • Digital Performer - MIDI sequencer with audio tracking
  • Final Cut Express/Pro - Movie editor
  • Finale - A scorewriter program
  • GarageBand - Music/Podcast Production
  • HandBrake - DVD to MPEG-4 and other formats converter
  • HyperNext - Freeware software development
  • iTunes - Audio/Video Jukebox
  • Kontakt - Sampler, sample editor
  • Lilypond - A scorewriter program
  • Logic Express - Prosumer music production
  • Logic Studio - A music writing studio package by Apple Inc..
    • Apple Loops Utility - Production and organisation of Apple Loops
    • Apple Qmaster and Qadministrator
    • Logic Pro - Digital audio workstation
    • QuickTime Pro - The pro version of QuickTime
    • Soundtrack Pro - Post production audio editor
    • WaveBurner - CD Mastering and production software
  • Max - free software CD ripper and audio transcoder
  • Nuendo - Audio Editing
  • Pro Tools - Audio Editor and Multitrack recorder
  • ReBirth - Virtual Synth program simulates Roland TR-808, and TB-303
  • Reason - Digital audio workstation
  • Recycle - Sample editor
  • RiffWorks - Guitar recording and online song collaboration software
  • Senuti Transfers music from iPod to Computer
  • Sibelius - A scorewriter program
  • Sound Studio - Digital audio analyzer and editor
  • Wiretap - Digital audio recorder

More at Digital audio workstation products

CAD

CD and DVD authoring

  • Disco
  • DVD Studio Pro, for professionals
  • iDVD, a basic DVD-authoring application
  • Toast

Chat (text, voice, video)

  • Adium - multi-protocol IM client
  • aMSN
  • AOL Instant Messenger
  • ChitChat
  • Colloquy - freeware Advanced IRC and SILC client
  • Fire - open source, multi-protocol IM client
  • iChat AV - instant messaging and video conferencing
  • Ircle
  • Irssi - IrssiX and MacIrssi
  • Kopete
  • Microsoft Messenger for Mac
  • Proteus
  • Psi
  • Skype
  • Snak
  • Ventrilo - Audio Chatroom Application
  • VoiceChatter - free voice chat application
  • X-Chat Aqua
  • Yahoo! Messenger

Children's software

  • Kid Pix Deluxe 3X - bitmap drawing program
  • Cocoa - internet authoring for kids
  • PowerPoint Video Converter

Developer tools and IDEs

  • Apache Web Server
  • Aptana - an open source integrated development environment (IDE) for building Ajax web applications
  • CodeWarrior - development environment & framework
  • Coldstone game engine
  • Dylan programming language
  • Eclipse - an open source Java-based IDE for developing rich-client applications. Includes SWT library (replacing Swing by using underlying OS' native windowing capabilities)
  • Fink - Debian package manager for ported Unix software.
  • Free Pascal - An Object Pascal compiler. XCode plugin available.
  • GNU Compiler Collection
  • Glasgow Haskell Compiler
  • HotSpot - Sun's Java Virtual Machine
  • Komodo - A commercial multi-language IDE from ActiveState
  • Lazarus - A cross-platform IDE dedicated to develop software together with Free Pascal and specialized in graphical software
  • MacApp - application development framework Pascal and C++
  • Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW)
  • Macromedia Authorware - 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 - C++ application framework
  • Mono - An open source implementation of Microsoft's .NET Framework featuring a C# compiler.
  • NetBeans - modular, open source, multi-language platform and IDE for Java written 100% in Java.
  • Omnis Studio - cross-platform development environment for creating enterprise and web applications for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and Solaris.
  • Panorama (database engine)
  • Perl
  • PHP
  • Python
  • Qt Creator - an IDE for C++ GUI applications, by Trolltech
  • REALbasic - Cross-platform BASIC programming language IDE
  • ResEdit - resource editor
  • Revolution - High-level cross-platform IDE
  • Script Debugger - an AppleScript and Open Scripting Architecture IDE
  • SuperCard - High-level IDE
  • TextMate - Very type-efficient multi-propose text editor supporting ruby, php, python and many more
  • WebKit - Open-source application framework for the Safari web browser
  • WebObjects
  • wxPython - IDE merging Python and wxWidgets
  • Xcode - An IDE made by Apple, which comes as a part of Mac OS X and is also available as a download. It is previously known as Project Builder.

E-mail clients

  • Apple Mail
  • Claris Emailer
  • Entourage - e-mail client by Microsoft; analogous to Microsoft Outlook
  • Eudora
  • Lotus Notes
  • Mailplane for Gmail
  • Microsoft Outlook (released only to allow users of OS 8.5-9.2 to access Exchange servers)
  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Mulberry
  • Outlook Express
  • Spamfire
  • Opera Mail
  • Gmail Notifier

FTP clients

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

Games

Graphics, layout, and desktop publishing

CAD, 3D graphics
  • ArchiCAD - architectural modeling software
  • Ashlar-Vellum#Argon - History-free modeling
  • Blender
  • Cinema 4D
  • Ashlar-Vellum#Cobalt - product design and development
  • Ashlar-Vellum#Graphite - computer-aided drafting
  • HighDesign
  • Lightwave
  • Maya
  • Modo
  • PowerCADD
  • SketchUp - 3D modeling software
  • VectorWorks
  • Ashlar-Vellum#Vellum - Drafting software
  • Ashlar-Vellum#Xenon - 3D modeling software
  • ZBrush
Distributed document authoring
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Version Cue
  • Preview
File conversion and management
  • Adobe Bridge
  • Font Book - font management tool
  • GraphicConverter
  • iPhoto, a photo management application
Layout and desktop publishing
  • Adobe InDesign - page layout
  • Pages - part of iWork
  • QuarkXPress - page layout
  • Scribus - page layout
  • TeX - publishing
  • The Print Shop - page layout
Raster and vector graphics
  • Adobe Fireworks - supports GIF animation.
  • Adobe Illustrator - vector graphics editor
  • Adobe Photoshop - also offers some vector graphics features
  • Adobe Photoshop Elements
  • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
  • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2
  • Alias SketchBook Pro
  • Aperture
  • Corel Painter
  • Fontographer
  • GIMP - free bitmap graphics editor
  • GIMPShop - a free, open source, cross-platform bitmap graphics editor
  • Inkscape - a free vector graphics editor
  • Macromedia FreeHand - vector graphics editor
  • Photo Booth - Photo Camera & Video Recorder
  • Pixelmator - Hardware-accelerated integrated photo editor

Integrated software technologies

  • Macintosh Finder
  • MultiFinder
  • Path Finder
  • QuickTime
  • Terminal (software)
  • X11.app

Internet software suites

  • SeaMonkey
  • Opera
  • Mozilla Firefox

Language software

  • Rosetta Stone (software) - a language learning software
  • Ultralingua - electronic dictionaries and language tools.

Mathematics software

  • Maple (software)
  • Mathematica
  • MATLAB
  • Sysquake
  • Octave (software) - Open Source, no license needed
  • SciLab - Open Source, no license needed

Media Center

  • Front Row
  • iTheater
  • XBMC now Plex
  • Centerstage
  • MythTV
  • SageTV
  • Mira

Multimedia authoring

  • Adobe Flash - vector animation
  • iLife, a creative media suite by Apple
  • Adobe Director - animation/application development
  • Unity - 3D authoring

Networking and telecommunications

  • Apple Remote Desktop
  • Google Earth
  • iStumbler - find wire

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