The following is a list of Mac software – notable computer applications for current macOS operating systems .
For software designed for the Classic Mac OS , see List of old Macintosh software .
Digital audio workstations [ edit ] djay – digital music mixing software
Mixxx – DJ mix softwareDiscontinued audio apps [ edit ] Chat (text, voice, image, video)[ edit ] Adium on Mac OS X This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (September 2022)
Children's software[ edit ] Apache Web Server – free and open-source web server software
AppCode – an Objective-C IDE by JetBrains for macOS and iOS development
Aptana – 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 – open source IDE for C++
CodeWarrior – development environment, framework
Coldstone game engine – game engine specializing in role-playing and adventure-style games
Dylan
Eclipse – open source Java-based IDE for developing rich-client applications, includes SWT library, replaces Swing by using underlying OS native windowing abilities
Fink – Debian package manager for ported Unix software
Free Pascal – Object Pascal compiler, XCode plugin available
GNU Compiler Collection – collection of compilers for different programming languages, hardware architectures and operating systems
Glasgow Haskell Compiler
Helix – relational database IDE
Homebrew - Package manager for installing many open source, mostly terminal based, utilities. Includes Apache, PHP, Python and many more.
HotSpot – Sun's Java Virtual Machine
IntelliJ IDEA – a JAVA IDE by JetBrains (free limited community edition)
Komodo – commercial multi-language IDE from ActiveState
Lazarus – cross-platform IDE to develop software with Free Pascal , specialized in graphical software
LiveCode – high-level cross-platform IDE
MacApp – application development framework Pascal
C++ (high-level programming langlauge)
Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW)
Macports – a package management system that simplifies the installation of free /open source software on the macOS.
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
Mono – open source implementation of Microsoft .NET Framework with a C# compiler
NetBeans – modular, open source, multi-language platform and IDE for Java written in pure Java
Omnis Studio – cross-platform development environment for creating enterprise and web applications for macOS, Windows, Linux, Solaris
Panorama – database engine
Perl
PHP
Python
Qt Creator – an IDE for C++ GUI applications, by Trolltech
Real Studio – cross-platform compiled REALbasic BASIC programming language IDE
ResEdit – resource editor
Script Debugger – an AppleScript and Open Scripting Architecture IDE
SuperCard – high-level IDE
Tcl/tk – scripting shell & GUI utility that allows cross platform development. Included with macOS.
TextMate – multipurpose text editor that supports Ruby, PHP, and Python
Torque (game engine) – game creation software
WebKit – open source application framework for Safari (web browser)
WebObjects – Java web application server and a server-based web application framework
wxPython – API merging Python and wxWidgets
Xcode – IDE made by Apple , which comes as a part of macOS and is available as a downloadon, was called Project Builders of Florida techOther email software [ edit ] Steam – digital distribution software for video games and related media Graphics, layout, desktop publishing[ edit ] Distributed document authoring [ edit ] Icon editors, viewers[ edit ] File conversion and management [ edit ] Adobe Bridge – digital asset management app
BibDesk – free bibliographic database app that organizes linked files
Font Book – font management tool
GraphicConverter – graphics editor, open/converts a wide range of file formats
Photos – photo management applicationiPhoto – discontinued photo management applicationLayout and desktop publishing [ edit ] Raster and vector graphics [ edit ] This section lists bitmap graphics editors and vector graphics editors .
Aperture – Apple's pro photo management, editing, publishing application
MacPaint – painting software by Apple (discontinued)Integrated software technologies [ edit ] Mathematics software [ edit ] Networking and telecommunications [ edit ] Feedly – news aggregator, and news aggregator reading application
NetNewsWire – news aggregator reading application
NewsFire – news aggregator reading application
RSSOwl – news aggregator reading application
Safari (web browser) - news aggregation via built-in RSS support
Apple Mail – news aggregation via (discontinued) built-in RSS supportOffice and productivity [ edit ] Darwin – the BSD-licensed core of macOS
macOS – originally named "Mac OS X" until 2012 and then "OS X" until 2016
macOS Server – the server computing variant of macOSOutliners and mind-mapping [ edit ] Peer-to-peer file sharing [ edit ] Activity Monitor – default system monitor for hardware and software
AppZapper – uninstaller (shareware)
Automator – built-in, utility to automate repetitive tasks
Butler – free, launcher and utility to automate repetitive tasks
CandyBar – system customization software (commercial)
CDFinder – disk cataloging software (commercial)
DaisyDisk – disk visualization tool
Dashboard – built-in macOS widgets
Grab – built-in macOS screenshot utility
Growl – global notifications system, free
iSync – syncing software, bundled with Mac OS X up to 10.6
LaunchBar – provides instant access to local data, search engines and more by entering abbreviations of search item names, commercial
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing – proprietary, typing tutor
OnyX – a freeware system maintenance and optimization tool for macOS
Path Finder – replacement for Apple's Finder
Quicksilver – a framework for accessing and manipulating many forms of data
SheepShaver – PowerPC emulator, allows, among other things, running Mac OS 9 on Intel Macs
Sherlock – file searching (version 2), web services (version 3)
Stickies – put Post-It Note -like notes on the desktop
System Settings – default Mac system option application
UUTool – uuencoded/uudecode and other transcoding
Xsan – storage network utility
Yahoo! Widget Engine – JavaScript -based widget systemAnti-malware software [ edit ] macOS includes the built-in XProtect antimalware as part of GateKeeper .
The software listed in this section is antivirus software and malware removal software.
Archiving, backup, restore, recovery[ edit ] This section lists software for file archiving , backup and restore , data compression and data recovery .
Discontinued archiving apps [ edit ] Discontinued disc burning apps [ edit ] Virtualization, emulation, dual-booting[ edit ] Amaya – free
Brave – free and open-source, Chromium -based
Camino – open source
Flock – free, Mozilla Firefox based
Google Chrome – free, proprietary, Chromium-based
iCab – free
Konqueror – open source
Lynx – free
Mozilla – open source, combines browser, email client, WYSIWYG editor
Mozilla Firefox – open source
Microsoft Edge – free, proprietary, Chromium-based
Netscape Navigator – free, proprietary
OmniWeb – free, proprietary
Opera – free, proprietary, Chromium-based
Safari (web browser) – built-in from Mac OS X 10.3 , available as a separate download for Mac OS X 10.2
SeaMonkey – open source Internet application suite
Shiira – open source
Sleipnir – free, by Fenrir Inc
Tor (anonymity network) – free, open source
Torch (web browser) – free, by Torch Media Inc.
Vivaldi – free, proprietary, Chromium-based
Internet Explorer for Mac – free, by Microsoft
WebKit – Safari application framework, also in the form of an applicationWeb design and content management [ edit ]
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