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== Package Managers == | == Package Managers == | ||
| − | *[http://brew.sh/ HomeBrew] | + | *[http://brew.sh/ HomeBrew] - Free |
| − | *[http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts] | + | *[http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts] - Free |
| − | *[http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/gentoo-alt/prefix/ Portage] | + | *[http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/gentoo-alt/prefix/ Portage] - Free |
== Terminal Applications == | == Terminal Applications == | ||
| − | *[http://www.iterm2.com/#/section/home iTerm 2] | + | *[http://www.iterm2.com/#/section/home iTerm 2] - Free |
| − | *[http://totalterminal.binaryage.com/ TotalTerminal] | + | *[http://totalterminal.binaryage.com/ TotalTerminal] - Free |
== File Management == | == File Management == | ||
| − | *[http://totalfinder.binaryage.com/ TotalFinder] | + | *[http://totalfinder.binaryage.com/ TotalFinder] - $18 |
== FTP Clients == | == FTP Clients == | ||
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== Network Monitoring == | == Network Monitoring == | ||
| − | *[http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html Little Snitch] | + | *[http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html Little Snitch] - $35 |
| − | *[https://www.wireshark.org/ Wireshark] | + | *[https://www.wireshark.org/ Wireshark] - Free |
== System Monitoring == | == System Monitoring == | ||
| − | *[http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters] | + | *[http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters] - Free |
| − | *[http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/ iStat Menus] | + | *[http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/ iStat Menus] - $16 |
== Productivity == | == Productivity == | ||
| − | *[http://aptonic.com/ Dropzone] | + | *[http://aptonic.com/ Dropzone] - $10 |
| − | *[http://www.getcloudapp.com/ CloudApp] | + | *[http://www.getcloudapp.com/ CloudApp] - Free |
| − | *[https://github.com/FigBug/imguru imguru] and [https://github.com/zbuc/imgurBar imgurBar] | + | *[https://github.com/FigBug/imguru imguru] and [https://github.com/zbuc/imgurBar imgurBar] - Free |
== Audio Players == | == Audio Players == | ||
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== Video Players == | == Video Players == | ||
*[http://mplayerx.org/ MPlayerX] | *[http://mplayerx.org/ MPlayerX] | ||
| − | *[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ | + | *[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC] |
*[https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv-build mpv] | *[https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv-build mpv] | ||
Revision as of 08:57, 22 March 2014
For a more complete collection of terminal applications, be sure to check the GNU/Linux applications page.
Contents
- 1 Package Managers
- 2 Terminal Applications
- 3 File Management
- 4 FTP Clients
- 5 Online Storage
- 6 Network Monitoring
- 7 System Monitoring
- 8 Productivity
- 9 Audio Players
- 10 Audio Tools
- 11 Video Players
- 12 Browsers
- 13 Chat clients
- 14 Mail
- 15 Utilities
- 16 System Maintenance
- 17 Coding
- 18 Images & Graphics
- 19 Gaming
- 20 Other Platforms
Package Managers
Terminal Applications
- iTerm 2 - Free
- TotalTerminal - Free
File Management
- TotalFinder - $18
FTP Clients
Online Storage
Network Monitoring
- Little Snitch - $35
- Wireshark - Free
System Monitoring
- MenuMeters - Free
- iStat Menus - $16
Productivity
Audio Players
- iTunes - The default audio player. While not very customizable, it features good sorting options and integration. Can't play FLAC files.
- Fidelia - At $20, it's a pretty harsh price for a music player. Unless you really need those advanced features, stick to a cheaper player.
- Swinsian - Also $20, but made by a /g/ user.
- Sonora - Original devs have abandoned it. Seemingly no github activity.
- Ecoute
- Enqueue - $10
- Vox - Minimalistic alternative to iTunes that also has the ability to play FLAC.
Command line players
Audio Tools
Video Players
Browsers
See Browsers
- Webkit Nightly
- Firefox
- Firefox Beta
- Firefox Aurora
- Firefox Nightly
- Chromium
- Google Chrome
- Google Chrome Canary
- Opera
- Opera Next
Chat clients
- Thunderbird
- Airmail - $2
- Opera Mail
Utilities
Application Launchers
- Alfred - Simple but efficient application launcher. Best in combination with the Powerpack.
- Launchbar - A little more complicated than Alfred, has a few convenient features that Alfred lacks.
- Quicksilver
Ricing
- Obsidian Menu Bar - Changes the color of the menu bar to black.
- Bartender - Utility to clean up and manage your menu bar.
- Geektool - Add shell scripts and images to your desktop.
- Bowtie - Customizable display for the music you're listening to.
Other
- BetterTouchTool
- BetterSnapTool - Adds window snapping to OS X.
- PCKeyboardHack - Change the functionality of the "Caps Lock" key.
- KeyRemap4MacBook - Remap the keys on your keyboard and change the key repeat settings.
- jitouch 2
- Moom
- Handbrake - Utility for ripping movies.
- 1Password - Safely store all your passwords.
- Growl - Alternative notification system with good customization features. Best in combination with HardwareGrowler. $4 or build from source.
- f.lux - Utility for changing the color tone of your display.
- Automator
System Maintenance
Misc.
- coconutBattery - Utility for checking battery health.
- Appcleaner - A free and good way to uninstall software.
- Onyx
Disk tools
- DaisyDisk - Gives you a graphical overview over your file system.
- Disk Inventory X - Free alternative to DaisyDisk.
- Gemini - Intelligent duplicate remover.
Torrent Clients
- Transmission - Simple and lightweight open source torrent client.
- rtorrent - Terminal torrent client.
Coding
Images & Graphics
Utility
- ImageAlpha - Program for reducing the file size of PNG files.
- ImageOptim - Software for reducing the size of JPG and PNG files.
Editing
- Preview - The default image viewing and editing app. Lightweight and functional alternative for simple edits.
- Skitch - Simple editing program for adding anotations to images.
- Pixelmator - A good and affordable ($30) alternative to photoshop.
- Acorn - Similar to Pixelmator.
- Sketch - Another alternative to Pixelmator.
- GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program. Free open source image editing program.
Viewing
- Preview
