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  Adobe Photoshop

  The essential software for perfecting your images, Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 offers productivity and workflow enhancements, powerful new editing tools, and breakthrough compositing capabilities.

  
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  Coda

  So, we code web sites by hand. And one day, it hit us: our web workflow was wonky. We’d have our text editor open, with Transmit open to save files to the server. We’d be previewing in Safari, running queries in Terminal, using a CSS editor, and reading references on the web. “This could be easier,” we realized. “And much cooler.”

  
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  CSSEdit

  Quite simply put, CSSEdit will save your sanity when editing style sheets. Its intuitive approach to style sheets and powerful editing features will make you deliver beautiful standards-based sites in no time!

  
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  Cyberduck

  Cyberduck is a open source FTP and SFTP (SSH Secure File Transfer) browser licenced under the GPL with an easy to use interface, integration with external editors and support for many Mac OS X system technologies such as Spotlight, Bonjour, the Keychain and AppleScript.

  
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  Fluid

  Are you a Gmail, Facebook, Campfire or (Insert Your Favorite Webapp Here) fanatic? Do you have 20 or more browser tabs open at all times? Are you tired of some random site or Flash ad crashing your browser and causing you to lose your (say) Google Spreadsheets data in another tab?

  If so, Site Specific Browsers (SSBs) provide a great solution for your webapp woes. Using Fluid, you can create SSBs to run each of your favorite webapps as a separate desktop application. Fluid gives any webapp a home on your Mac OS X desktop complete with Dock icon, standard menu bar, and logical separation from your other web browsing activity.

  How does it work?

  Fluid itself is a very small application. When launched, Fluid displays a small window where you specify the URL of a webapp you'd like to run in a Site Specific Browser. Provide an application name, click 'Create' and you'll be prompted to launch the new native Mac app you've just created.

  Use Fluid to run YouTube, GTalk, Flickr, Basecamp, Delicious, .Mac webmail, or any other webapp as a separate Mac desktop application.

  Anytime you click a link to another site in an SSB, the link is opened in your system default web browser, keeping your SSB dedicated to the original site you've specified.

  
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  GarageBand

  (Comes with iLife bundle on new Mac purchases, no demo avaliable. $79.00 is price of iLife bundle.)

  GarageBand is a software application that allows users to create a piece of music. It is developed by Apple Computer for Mac OS X.
  The application is not aimed at professional musicians, but it is intended to help amateurs produce music easily. The application comes with 1,000 pre-recorded sampled loops, and 50 sampled or synthesized instruments which can be played using a MIDI keyboard connected to the computer, or using an on-screen keyboard.

  
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  Growl

  Growl is a notification system for Mac OS X: it allows applications that support Growl to send you notifications.

  
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  Handbrake

  HandBrake is a GPL'd multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter. HandBrake was originally available on the BeOS, but now has been ported over to MacOS X and to GNU/Linux. A Windows port is being worked on.

  
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  Hazel

  Hazel is your personal housekeeper, organizing and cleaning folders based on rules you define. Hazel can also manage your trash.

  Organize your files using a familiar rule interface. Filter on the file's name, type, date, the site or email address it came from and more. And do more than just file. You can set color labels, Spotlight keywords and comments and even archive files. In addition, Hazel can manage your Trash for you, relieving you of having to empty it yourself.

  All this is done automatically in the background allowing you to focus on your real work.

  
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  Keynote

  Apple's presentation program. Easy to use, generating drop-dead beautiful presentations of all sorts, from photography portfolios, kiosks, to scientific or business job interviews.

  
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  LaunchBar

  LaunchBar is an award winning productivity utility that provides instant access to your applications, documents, contacts and bookmarks, to your iTunes library, to search engines and more, just by entering short abbreviations of the searched item's name.

  
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  MacFusion

  MacFusion is an open source Mac application that allows you to work with files on servers across the internet, as if they were sitting on your computer. Macfusion presents a Volume in Finder, letting you use your favorite Mac applications to work with them. Macfusion works with SSH/SFTP and FTP servers.

  More generally, Macfusion is a front-end to Gogole's MacFUSE software. Macfusion provides a plugin API to enable the creation of plugins for other FUSE filesystems.

  
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  Parallels Desktop for Mac

  Parallels Desktop for Mac is the first solution for Intel-Macs that give you the flexibility of running Windows on a Mac seamlessly without rebooting. The upgraded 3.0 version delivers 3D Graphics Support to play the hottest games and run the most popular applications, cross OS application & file integration with SmartSelect, control the levels of integration and isolation with Security Manager and bulletproofing your VMs with SnapShots.

  
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  Preview

  Apple's built in application that views many photo formats.

  
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  Skitch

  Public Beta! Create an account and use it right away:
  http://skitch.com/signup

  Everyday we all share images, ideas and have fun with friends online - this should be easy... right!?

  With an innovation packed user interface and the mySkitch webservice to instantly upload your images, Skitch cuts out all those tedious and tricky middle steps. Get your images where you want them to be, on the web with a single click or drag and drop to any application.

  
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  Skype

  What we've got is a simple bit of software we want to give you. It'll let you make free calls to your friends all over the world. And we don't want any money for it. It's free.

  You could think of us as the big, free Internet telephony company. We prefer to think of ourselves as a big group hug, even a present. Yes! that's it; we're a present; but without the ribbon.

  
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  Speed Download

  Developed exclusively for Mac OS X Tiger and later, Speed Download 4 marks the next generation of powerful and reliable, time-saving download managers. Faster and more secure, more features, easier to use and sporting a new look, this latest Speed Download release sets a new standard for download manager innovation, and is designed to be your central, unified hub for almost all the downloading and file transfer activities you do online.

  Some of the new features include the following:
  - a gorgeous new interface, thanks to the great job done by IconDrawer.
  - a re-engineered 'universal' download engine optimized for maximum performance,
  - a powerful database to manage all your downloads, uploads, and file transfers,
  - a FTP client (with SSL) that satisfies the basic FTP needs of most users,
  - a secure, high performance P2P file sharing utility (with encryption),
  - a high performance utility for downloading web content for offline viewing,
  - .Mac iDisk integration,
  - auto-resuming file transfers all the time,
  - unlimited UNDOs throughout the entire application,
  - smart folder technology,
  - and much more!

  
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  TextWrangler

  TextWrangler is BBEdits little brother. You can code HTML or PHP with it. It has multiple file search, syntax coloring, etc.

  
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  Comic Life

  Create your own comics, from your iLife :)

  
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  Quicksilver

  Quicksilver is a tool that lets you open programs, documents, contacts, bookmarks, etc.

  Unlike other launchers it also supports other actions, not just opening, like composing a mail to a person, or browsing the iTunes library directly, etc.

  
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  Address Book

  Address Book provides a flexible and convenient way to store your contact information online. Because Address Book is integrated with Mail, iChat, and other applications, you have to enter information only once to have your contacts available from all these applications.

  
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  Adium

  Adium is a fast and free instant messaging client which supports AIM, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo!, Google Talk, Yahoo! Japan, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, and Lotus Sametime. Adium supports beautiful WebKit message display, tabbed messaging, encrypted chat, file transfer, and more. Give it a try; you won't look back.

  Adium is currently translated into Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, and Traditional Chinese.

  
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  Afloat

  Afloat is a Cocoa plug-in that adds "Keep Floating" (always-on-top) and "Make Transparent" commands for all windows in all Cocoa applications.

  
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  AppFresh

  AppFresh helps you to keep all applications (third-party and Apple), widgets, preference panes and application plugins on your Mac up to date, from one place. It works by checking the excellent iusethis.com for new versions and lets you download and install available updates easily.

  AppFresh not only gets update information from iusethis.com. If you have an user profile at iusethis.com you can manage it from within AppFresh and control which applications appear in your profile, even automatically. We can only recommend you sign up, it's free and lets you see how many users use a certain application. In AppFresh, the full iusethis.com application page with comments and links to similar apps is always just a click away.

  AppFresh can capture the installed version of an application along with your preferences and application data and store it in a safe place. This way, you're covered in case you decide you liked the last version of an application better. Create as many snapshots as you want to make sure you don't lose anything.

  AppFresh is currently work in progress, and we're not even calling it a beta. Make sure to check our development blog regularly. You are welcome to leave your feedback or suggestions for improvements there.

  
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  Basecamp Widget

  This is an Apple Dashboard Widget that connects to Basecamp - a web-based project management application produced by 37signals. If you use Basecamp and OS X this widget will allow you to conveniently access your Basecamp projects from your desktop.

  
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  Billings

  Send stunning invoices in minutes. Time and expense tracking has never been so easy.

  The simple design and speed-tuned performance of Billings 2 gives you the power to create professional looking invoices from eye-catching templates, which can be fully customised to match your image. Use template slips to streamline regular item invoicing. Billings 2 is designed to save you time and help you prosper straight away.

  
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  Camino

  The Camino Project has worked to create a browser that is as functional and elegant as the computers it runs on. The Camino web browser is powerful, secure, and ready to meet the needs of all users while remaining simple and elegant in its design.

  
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  CoRD

  CoRD is a Mac OS X remote desktop client for Windows servers running Microsoft Remote Desktop or Terminal Services. Features: saved servers, full screen, clipboard syncing, session resizing, international keyboards and more in a clean, easy to use interface.

  
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  Disk Utility

  Manage disks easily. Use Disk Utility to repair disks, erase them, create disk images, and much more.

  
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  Evernote

  Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at anytime, from anywhere.

  • Create notes containing text and audio
  • Find printed and handwritten text within images
  • Clip application and web content directly into Evernote
  • Synchronize with the Evernote Service and access all notes, even ones taken using other clients

  
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  Finder

  Your home on the Mac, Finder gives you lots of options for locating, displaying and organizing all your files and folders. From the power of Spotlight search technology to the flexibility of customizable item views, Mac OS X Finder truly shows your Mac at a glance.

  
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  Google Earth

  Google Earth puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. View exotic locales like Maui and Paris as well as points of interest such as local restaurants, hospitals, schools, and more

  Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your

  
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  Google Notifier

  The Google Notifier is an application that shows you alerts in your menu bar, so you can see when you have new Gmail messages or upcoming Google Calendar events without having to open a web browser.

  
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  Grab

  Comes with OS X

  Taking pictures of your screen with Grab

  You can use the Grab application to take a picture of all or part of your computer screen. These pictures are often called "screen shots" or "screen captures."

  Open Grab (located in /Applications/Utilities) and choose a command from the Capture menu.
  Selection takes a picture of a part of the screen that you select.

  Window takes a picture of a window you select.

  Screen takes a picture of the entire screen.

  Timed Screen lets you start a timer and activate part of the screen (such as a menu), and then takes a picture of the screen.

  Follow the instructions in the dialog for the command you chose.
  To see information about a screen shot you've taken, such as the size and depth, choose Edit > Inspector.

  To save a screen shot, choose File > Save. Grab saves screen shots as files in TIFF format. You can use the Preview application to view these files and export them to other formats, such as JPEG.

  
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  HamachiX

  HamachiX is the frontend for Mac OS X to hamachi, a secure mediated VPN client. This allows to create virtual private networks between many clients through firewalls in most cases.

  
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  iCal

  iCal allows you to choose between viewing your schedule by day, week or month. And it's easy to find things on your calendar using iCal's powerful search feature.
  iCal helps you organize your schedule by letting you create as many separate calendars as you need.
  At the click of a mouse, you can easily subscribe to any number of public calendars available on the Internet.

  
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  iDVD

  Takes your movies from iMovie and burns them to a DVD.

  
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  ImageWell

  Finally, an easier way to quickly edit your images and send them off to the
  web. ImageWell is clean, simple, and xtralean! CNET's Download.com
  publishers voted ImageWell one of their Top 5 Favorites. We think you'll
  like it too!

  
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  iMovie HD

  Riveting performances. Major effects. Inspired directing. Amazing how iMovie has changed the way people look at home movies. Now, with more cinematic tools to offer, iMovie makes you even more comfortable in the director's chair. And the editor's chair. And the special effects guy's chair. And, well, you get the idea. iMovie is the fastest and easiest way to turn home movies into dazzling Hollywood-style hits.

  
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  Inkscape

  Great Open Source SVG editor!

  
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  iShowU

  iShowU allows you to capture and record anything you can see on your screen, along with audio from any compatible source. Ever been in the situation where you wanted to show someone what was going on, but couldn't? Either the person is not right next to you, not around, in another country (the list goes on). Now just record what you're doing and what you want to say, and stick it in an email!

  
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  iStat

  iStat is a system monitoring application for Mac OS X. iStat lets you monitor every aspect of your system and features a simple yet beautiful interface.

  
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  iStumbler

  iStumbler is the leading wireless discovery tool for Mac OS X, providing plugins for finding AirPort networks, Bluetooth devices and Bonjour services with your Mac.

  
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  iSync

  Apple utility to keep your contacts an calendars in sync between your mac and cellphone/pda

  
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  iTerm

  iTerm is a full featured terminal emulation program written for OS X using Cocoa. We are aiming at providing users with best command line experience under OS X. The letter i represents a native Apple look and feel of the program interface, and an emphasis on complete international support.

  
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  JungleDiskMonitor

  Jungle Disk makes it easy to store files securely online using Amazons S3™ storage.
  It's available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

  ou can copy files to it using Explorer (or Finder on Mac). When you copy a file to your Jungle Disk it is encrypted and uploaded in the background to Amazon.com's servers.

  License includes:
  • Lifetime purchase with free upgrades
  • Includes all three platforms
  • Install on as many machines as you want

  
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  Keychain Access

  The Keychain stores all your information to use encrypted disk images and to log onto file servers, FTP servers and Web servers. Mac OS X automatically adds your .Mac account information to your Keychain. When you log in to Mac OS X, the system opens your Keychain. You don't have to enter your user name and passwords to access this data. You can set Mac OS X to lock your Keychain when the system sleeps or is inactive for a time. The system will ask you for your password the next time you try to access secure data. Other users on the system cannot access your Keychain or its data.

  
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  Mail

  Take control of your correspondence with Mac OS X Tiger Mail 2, now featuring Spotlight search technology. Find email instantly and accurately, organize messages using Smart Folders and share, save or view emailed images easily.

  
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  Mozy

  Mozy is a secure, automatic remote backup service for any PC in any home. It's simple to install and configure. No external hard drive, expensive subscription services, CD's or DVD's to burn. All you need is a broadband connection and you are ready to go!

  
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  Nessus

  Nessus is the world's most popular vulnerability scanner used in over 75,000 organizations world-wide. Many of the world's largest organizations are realizing significant cost savings by using Nessus to audit business-critical enterprise devices and applications.

  
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  Neverball

  Tilt the floor to roll a ball through an obstacle course before time runs out. Neverball is part puzzle game, part action game, and entirely a test of skill.

  Also included is Neverputt, a hot-seat multiplayer miniature golf game using the physics and graphics of Neverball.

  
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  Opera

  Opera makes it quick and simple to find the information you want. With features like tabs, popup blocking, an integrated search field, and the ability to remember the sites your visited in a previous session, you control your browsing experience. Opera blocks viruses, spyware, and phishing web sites, too. All while being shockingly fast!

  
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  Pages

  Apple's word processing/page layout software. Easy to use and relatively inexpensive (includes the excellent "Keynote" program in the price). Might not replace Word or InDesign but is terrific for making academic posters for conferences.

  
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  Perian

  Perian is a free plugin that enables QuickTime to play almost every popular video format.

  With Perian installed, any OS X application that uses QuickTime can now use these additional media types:

  • AVI, FLV, and MKV file formats
  • MS-MPEG4 v1 & v2, DivX, 3ivX, H.264, FLV1, FSV1, VP6, H263I, VP3, HuffYUV, FFVHuff, MPEG1 & MPEG2 Video, Fraps, Windows Media Audio v1 & v2, Flash ADPCM, Xiph Vorbis (in Matroska), MPEG Layer II Audio
  • AVI support for: AAC, AC3 Audio, H.264, MPEG4, and VBR MP3
  • Subtitle support for SSA and SRT

  
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  Terminal

  Mac OS X's Terminal application.

  
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  Tidy Up!

  With Tidy Up! you can search for duplicate files and packages; by the owner application, content, type, creator, extension, time modified, time created, name, label, visibility and delays. You can also search by the tag, duration and bit installments of MP3 and AAC sound files, search the contents of the iPhoto, iTunes, iPod databases and Mail mailboxes, and synchronize deletions with iPhoto, Mail and iTunes.

  
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  Transmission

  Transmission is a free, lightweight BitTorrent client. It features a simple, intuitive interface on top on an efficient, cross-platform back-end.

  
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  VLC

  VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.

  It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.

  It doesn't need any external codec or program to work.

  
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  VMware Fusion

  VMware Fusion is the most seamless way to run Window on your Intel-based Mac. VMware Fusion allows you to run more than 60 ×86 operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, NetWare and Solaris, in virtual machines at the same time as Mac OS X, without rebooting.

  VMware Fusion is built on VMware's rock-solid and advanced desktop virtualization platform that is used by over four million users today.

  It's mature virtualization platform makes it the only virtualization product for Mac OS X that allows for SMP virtual machines (up to 2 cores assigned to a virtual machine), up to 8 GB of memory in a virtual machine, and allows you to use the full 16 GB available in a Mac Pro.

  You can see a demo on YouTube, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIApJMzGzDQ

  
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  X11

  An implementation of the X Window System that makes it possible to run X11-based applications in Mac OS X. Based on the open source XFree86 project — the most common implementation of X11 — X11 for Mac OS X is compatible, fast, and fully integrated with Mac OS X. It includes the full X11R6.6 technology including an X11 window server, Quartz window manager, libraries, and basic utilities such as xterm.