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For a more complete collection of terminal applications, be sure to check the [[Recommended software (Linux)]] page.
 
For a more complete collection of terminal applications, be sure to check the [[Recommended software (Linux)]] page.
  
== Package Managers ==
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=== Package Managers ===
 
*[http://brew.sh/ HomeBrew]
 
*[http://brew.sh/ HomeBrew]
 
*[http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts]
 
*[http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts]
  
== Terminal Applications ==
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=== Terminal Applications ===
 
*[http://www.iterm2.com/#/section/home iTerm 2]
 
*[http://www.iterm2.com/#/section/home iTerm 2]
 
*[http://totalterminal.binaryage.com/ TotalTerminal]
 
*[http://totalterminal.binaryage.com/ TotalTerminal]
  
== File Management ==
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=== File Management ===
 
*[http://totalfinder.binaryage.com/ TotalFinder]
 
*[http://totalfinder.binaryage.com/ TotalFinder]
  
== FTP Clients ==
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=== FTP Clients ===
 
*[https://www.panic.com/transmit/ Transmit]
 
*[https://www.panic.com/transmit/ Transmit]
 
*[http://cyberduck.io/ Cyberduck]
 
*[http://cyberduck.io/ Cyberduck]
  
== Online Storage ==
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=== Online Storage ===
 
*[https://www.dropbox.com/ Dropbox]
 
*[https://www.dropbox.com/ Dropbox]
  
== Network Monitoring ==
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=== Network Monitoring ===
 
*[http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html Little Snitch]
 
*[http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html Little Snitch]
 
*[https://www.wireshark.org/ Wireshark]
 
*[https://www.wireshark.org/ Wireshark]
  
== System Monitoring ==
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=== System Monitoring ===
 
*[http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters]
 
*[http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters]
 
*[http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/ iStat Menus]
 
*[http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/ iStat Menus]
  
== Productivity ==
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=== Productivity ===
 
*[http://aptonic.com/ Dropzone]
 
*[http://aptonic.com/ Dropzone]
 
*[http://www.getcloudapp.com/ CloudApp]
 
*[http://www.getcloudapp.com/ CloudApp]
 
*[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]
  
== Audio Players ==
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=== Audio Players ===
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*[http://ncmpcpp.rybczak.net/ ncmpcpp] + [http://www.musicpd.org/ mpd]
 
*[https://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes]
 
*[https://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes]
*[http://www.audiofile-engineering.com/fidelia/ Fidelia]
 
*[http://getsonora.com/ Sonora]
 
*[http://www.pixiapps.com/home/ Ecoute]
 
*[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vox/id461369673?mt=12 Vox]
 
 
 
*[http://moc.daper.net/ moc]
 
*[http://moc.daper.net/ moc]
 
*[http://cmus.sourceforge.net/ cmus]
 
*[http://cmus.sourceforge.net/ cmus]
*[http://ncmpcpp.rybczak.net/ ncmpcpp] + [http://www.musicpd.org/ mpd]
 
  
== Audio Tools ==
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=== Audio Tools ===
 
*[http://tmkk.undo.jp/xld/index_e.html XLD]
 
*[http://tmkk.undo.jp/xld/index_e.html XLD]
  
== Video Players ==
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=== Video Players ===
 
*[http://mplayerx.org/ MPlayerX]
 
*[http://mplayerx.org/ MPlayerX]
 
*[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VlC]
 
*[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VlC]
 
*[https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv-build mpv]
 
*[https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv-build mpv]
  
== Browsers ==
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=== Browsers ===
 
See [http://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php?title=Browsers Browsers]
 
See [http://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php?title=Browsers Browsers]
  
 
*[http://nightly.webkit.org/ Webkit Nightly]
 
*[http://nightly.webkit.org/ Webkit Nightly]
 
*[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ Firefox]
 
*[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ Firefox]
*[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/beta/ Firefox Beta]
 
 
*[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/#aurora Firefox Aurora]
 
*[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/#aurora Firefox Aurora]
 
*[http://nightly.mozilla.org/ Firefox Nightly]
 
*[http://nightly.mozilla.org/ Firefox Nightly]
 
*[http://www.chromium.org/ Chromium]
 
*[http://www.chromium.org/ Chromium]
*[https://www.google.com/intl/no/chrome/browser/ Google Chrome]
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*[https://www.google.com/intl/no/chrome/browser/ Jewgle "botnet" Chrome]
*[http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/canary.html Google Chrome Canary]
 
*[http://www.opera.com/ Opera]
 
*[http://www.opera.com/computer/next Opera Next]
 
  
== Mail ==
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=== Mail ===
 
*[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Thunderbird]
 
*[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird Thunderbird]
 
*[http://airmailapp.com/ Airmail]
 
*[http://airmailapp.com/ Airmail]
 
*[http://www.opera.com/computer/mail Opera Mail]
 
*[http://www.opera.com/computer/mail Opera Mail]
  
== Utilities ==
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=== Utilities ===
  
=== Application Launchers ===
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==== Application Launchers ====
  
 
*[http://www.alfredapp.com/ Alfred] - Simple but efficient application launcher. Best in combination with the [http://www.alfredapp.com/powerpack/ Powerpack].
 
*[http://www.alfredapp.com/ Alfred] - Simple but efficient application launcher. Best in combination with the [http://www.alfredapp.com/powerpack/ Powerpack].
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*[http://qsapp.com/ Quicksilver]
 
*[http://qsapp.com/ Quicksilver]
  
=== Ricing ===
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==== Ricing ====
  
 
*[http://www.obsidianmenubar.com/ Obsidian Menu Bar] - Changes the color of the menu bar to black.
 
*[http://www.obsidianmenubar.com/ Obsidian Menu Bar] - Changes the color of the menu bar to black.
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*[http://projects.tynsoe.org/en/geektool/ Geektool] - Add shell scripts and images to your desktop.
 
*[http://projects.tynsoe.org/en/geektool/ Geektool] - Add shell scripts and images to your desktop.
  
=== Other ===
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==== Other ====
 
 
[[File:Growl.png|300px|thumb|right|Growl allows for many different types of notifications.]]
 
  
 
*[http://www.bettertouchtool.net/ BetterTouchTool]
 
*[http://www.bettertouchtool.net/ BetterTouchTool]
*[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?mt=12 BetterSnapTool] - Adds window snapping to OS X.
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*[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?mt=12 BetterSnapTool]
*[https://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/pckeyboardhack.html PCKeyboardHack] - Change the functionality of the "Caps Lock" key.
 
*[https://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/ KeyRemap4MacBook] - Remap the keys on your keyboard and change the key repeat settings.
 
 
*[http://www.jitouch.com/index.php?page=jitouch jitouch 2]
 
*[http://www.jitouch.com/index.php?page=jitouch jitouch 2]
 
*[http://manytricks.com/moom/ Moom]
 
*[http://manytricks.com/moom/ Moom]
*[http://handbrake.fr/ Handbrake] - Utility for ripping movies.
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*[http://handbrake.fr/ Handbrake]
 
*[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/1password/id443987910?mt=12 1Password]
 
*[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/1password/id443987910?mt=12 1Password]
*[http://growl.info/ Growl] - Alternative notification system with good customization features. Best in combination with [http://growl.info/documentation/hardwaregrowler.php HardwareGrowler].
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*[http://growl.info/ Growl] - Alternative notification system with good customization features. Best in combination with [http://growl.info/documentation/hardwaregrowler.php HardwareGrowler]
 
*[http://justgetflux.com/ f.lux] - Utility for changing the color tone of your display.
 
*[http://justgetflux.com/ f.lux] - Utility for changing the color tone of your display.
 
*Automator
 
*Automator
  
== System Maintenance ==
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=== System Maintenance ===
  
=== Misc. ===
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==== Misc. ====
 
*[http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ coconutBattery] - Utility for checking battery health.
 
*[http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ coconutBattery] - Utility for checking battery health.
 
*[http://www.freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/ Appcleaner] - A free and good way to uninstall software.
 
*[http://www.freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/ Appcleaner] - A free and good way to uninstall software.
 
*[http://www.titanium.free.fr/downloadonyx.php Onyx]
 
*[http://www.titanium.free.fr/downloadonyx.php Onyx]
  
=== Disk tools ===
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==== Disk tools ====
[[File:DaisyDisk.jpg|300px|thumb|right|DaisyDisk gives you a graphical overview over used disk space.]]
 
 
 
 
*[http://www.daisydiskapp.com/ DaisyDisk] - Gives you a graphical overview over your file system.
 
*[http://www.daisydiskapp.com/ DaisyDisk] - Gives you a graphical overview over your file system.
 
*[http://www.derlien.com/downloads/index.html Disk Inventory X] - Free alternative to DaisyDisk.
 
*[http://www.derlien.com/downloads/index.html Disk Inventory X] - Free alternative to DaisyDisk.
 
*[http://macpaw.com/gemini Gemini] - Intelligent duplicate remover.
 
*[http://macpaw.com/gemini Gemini] - Intelligent duplicate remover.
  
=== Torrent Clients ===
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==== Torrent Clients ====
 
*[http://www.transmissionbt.com/ Transmission] - Simple and lightweight open source torrent client.
 
*[http://www.transmissionbt.com/ Transmission] - Simple and lightweight open source torrent client.
 
*[http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/ rtorrent] - Terminal torrent client.
 
*[http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/ rtorrent] - Terminal torrent client.
  
== Coding ==
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=== Coding ===
 
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/ BBEdit]
 
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/ BBEdit]
 
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler]
 
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler]
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*[http://www.sublimetext.com/ Sublime Text]
 
*[http://www.sublimetext.com/ Sublime Text]
  
== Images & Graphics ==
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=== Images & Graphics ===
  
=== Utility ===
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==== Utility ====
  
 
*[http://pngmini.com/ ImageAlpha] - Program for reducing the file size of PNG files.
 
*[http://pngmini.com/ ImageAlpha] - Program for reducing the file size of PNG files.
 
*[http://imageoptim.com/ ImageOptim] -  Software for reducing the size of JPG and PNG files.
 
*[http://imageoptim.com/ ImageOptim] -  Software for reducing the size of JPG and PNG files.
  
=== Editing ===
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==== Editing ====
 
 
[[File:Pixelmator 3.1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Pixelmator in action.]]
 
  
 
*Preview - The default image viewing and editing app. Lightweight and functional alternative for simple edits.
 
*Preview - The default image viewing and editing app. Lightweight and functional alternative for simple edits.
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*[https://duckduckgo.com/?q=gimp+site:www.gimp.org GIMP] - The GNU Image Manipulation Program. Free open source image editing program.
 
*[https://duckduckgo.com/?q=gimp+site:www.gimp.org GIMP] - The GNU Image Manipulation Program. Free open source image editing program.
  
=== Viewing ===
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==== Viewing ====
 
*Preview
 
*Preview
 
== Gaming ==
 
*[http://openemu.org/ OpenEmu] - Free video game emulation program.
 
*[http://store.steampowered.com/ Steam]
 
  
 
== Other Platforms ==
 
== Other Platforms ==

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For a more complete collection of terminal applications, be sure to check the Recommended software (Linux) page.

Package Managers

Terminal Applications

File Management

FTP Clients

Online Storage

Network Monitoring

System Monitoring

Productivity

Audio Players

Audio Tools

Video Players

Browsers

See Browsers

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.

Other

System Maintenance

Misc.

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 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

Other Platforms