A simple list of Must-Have Apps for Mac OS X.
Let every new Mac user know what the best Mac applications.
Let every new Mac user know what the best Mac applications.
Web Browsing
Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.Download Page
IM - Instant Messaging
Adium
Connect to multiple IM accounts simultaneously in a single app, including: AOL IM, MSN, and Jabber. Beautiful, themable interface.Download Page
Video Player
MPlayerX
MPlayerX is a open-source project under GPLv2, which aims to be the most powerful, beautiful, easy to use multimedia player on Mac OS X.Download Page| Mac App Store (free)
Backup, Sync, and Share Files
Dropbox
Automatically backup your files and folders via the internet. Share them across your own computers or with others. 2GB free online storage, with more available.Download Page
Application Launching
Alfred
Alfred is a productivity application for Mac OS X, which aims to save you time in searching your local computer and the web.Download Page | Mac App Store
Calendar
Fantastical
Fantastical is a very easy to use application that provides status bar access to your calendar and makes creating an event quick, easy, and fun.Download Page($19.99)
Sparrow
Sparrow is designed to make mail pleasurable again. Lightweight, it lets you compose, send and read messages in the most simple and elegant manner.Download Page($9.99)
Twitter client
Twitter for Mac
Twitter (was Tweetie) is a Twitter client with a variety of features.Mac App Store(Free)
Password Manager
Rss
Reader
Reeder is a Google RSS reader, originally for iPhone, now available for the Mac.Mac App Store($9.99)
Notes
Evernote
Evernote for Mac OS X. Capture all of your thoughts, ideas, and inspirations, into a single place. Access everything whenever you need it from your Mac, even when offline.Download Page
To-Do
Things
Things is task management solution that helps to organize your tasks in an elegant and intuitive way.Download Page($49.99)
Image Editor
Pixelmator
Pixelmator is a beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editor for Mac OS X has everything you need to create, edit and enhance your images.Download Page | Mac App Store($29.99)
System Monitoring
iStat Menus 4
iStat Menus lets you monitor your system right from the menubar. Included are 8 menu extras that let you monitor every aspect of your system.Download Page($16)
FTP / SFTP
Address Book
Cobook
Bring all your contact information together and up-to-date.Cobook is the unified address book for your Mac.
Mac App Store
Download Manager
Speed Download
Speed Download is an award winning download manager for Mac OS X. With over 20 million downloads, Speed Download sets the standard for unsurpassed performance and reliability.Download Page($25)
BitTorrent Client
Virtual Machine
Parallels Desktop
Parallels Desktop is simply the world's bestselling, top-rated, and most trusted solution for running Windows applications on your Mac.Download Page($79.99)
Uninstall Tool
AppZapper
AppZapper allows you to confidently uninstall virtually any application as easily as it was installed -- just drag and drop.Download Page($12.95)
Music Player
Maps
Google Earth
Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean.Download Page
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!Download Page
Share Files
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.Download Page
Web Development
Coda 2
Coda is a one-window web development application featuring all the tools a developer needs to build the future of the web.Download Page
A project of Gewire, Made on a Mac. Update:2013.01.31