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 .
Audio software
Digital audio workstations
Audio editing
DJing djay – digital music mixing software Mixxx – DJ mix software
Notation software
Misc audio tools Audio Hijack – audio recorderbaudline – signal analyzerBeaTunes - BPM analyzer and iTunes companion toolCog – open source audio player, supports multiple formats fre:ac – open source audio converter and CD ripper ixi software – free improvisation and sketching toolsJaikoz – music file mass taggerMax – Cycling 74's visual programming language for MIDI, audio, video; with MSP, Jitter Music MiniPlayer - miniplayer for Apple Music ReBirth – virtual synth program simulates Roland TR-808, TB-303Recycle – music loop editor
Discontinued audio apps
Chat (text, voice, image, video)
Active Adium on Mac OS X
Discontinued
Children's software
Developer tools and IDEs Apache Web Server – free and open-source web server softwareAppCode – an Objective-C IDE by JetBrains for macOS and iOS developmentAptana – an open source integrated development environment (IDE) for building Ajax web applicationsClozure CL – an open source integrated development environment (IDE) for building Common Lisp applicationsCode::Blocks – open source IDE for C++CodeWarrior – development environment, frameworkColdstone game engine – game engine specializing in role-playing and adventure-style gamesDylan – programming languageEclipse – open source Java-based IDE for developing rich-client applications, includes SWT library, replaces Swing by using underlying OS native windowing abilitiesFink – Debian package manager for ported Unix software Free Pascal – Object Pascal compiler, XCode plugin availableGNU Compiler Collection – collection of compilers for different programming languages, hardware architectures and operating systemsGlasgow Haskell Compiler Helix – relational database IDEHomebrew - Package manager for installing many open source, mostly terminal based, utilities. Includes Apache, PHP, Python and many more.HotSpot – Sun's Java Virtual MachineIntelliJ 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 softwareLiveCode – high-level cross-platform IDEMacApp – 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 playbackMono – 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 JavaOmnis Studio – cross-platform development environment for creating enterprise and web applications for macOS, Windows, Linux, SolarisPanorama – database enginePerl – programming language PHP – programming language Python – programming languageQt Creator – an IDE for C++ GUI applications, by Trolltech Real Studio – cross-platform compiled REALbasic BASIC programming language IDEResEdit – resource editorScript Debugger – an AppleScript and Open Scripting Architecture IDESuperCard – high-level IDETcl/tk – scripting shell & GUI utility that allows cross platform development. Included with macOS.TextMate – multipurpose text editor that supports Ruby, PHP, and PythonTorque (game engine) – game creation softwareVisual Studio Code – code editor and IDE with debugging featuresWebKit – open source application framework for Safari (web browser) WebObjects – Java web application server and a server-based web application frameworkwxPython – 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 tech
Email
Email clients
Other email software
FTP clients
Games Steam – digital distribution software for video games and related media
Graphics, layout, desktop publishing
CAD, 3D graphics
Distributed document authoring
Icon editors, viewers
File conversion and management
Active Adobe Bridge – digital asset management appBibDesk – free bibliographic database app that organizes linked filesFont Book – font management toolGraphicConverter – graphics editor, open/converts a wide range of file formatsPhotos – photo management application
Discontinued iPhoto – discontinued photo management application
Layout and desktop publishing
Active
Discontinued
Raster and vector graphics This section lists bitmap graphics editors and vector graphics editors .
Active
Discontinued Aperture – Apple's pro photo management, editing, publishing applicationGIMPShop – free open source cross-platform bitmap graphics editorMacPaint – painting software by Apple (discontinued)
Integrated software technologies
Language and reference tools
Mathematics software
Media center
Multimedia authoring
Networking and telecommunications
News aggregators Feedly – news aggregator, and news aggregator reading applicationNetNewsWire – news aggregator reading applicationNewsFire – news aggregator reading applicationRSSOwl – news aggregator reading applicationSafari (web browser) - news aggregation via built-in RSS supportApple Mail – news aggregation via (discontinued) built-in RSS support
Office and productivity
Operating systems Darwin – the BSD-licensed core of macOSmacOS – originally named "Mac OS X" until 2012 and then "OS X" until 2016macOS Server – the server computing variant of macOS
Outliners and mind-mapping
Peer-to-peer file sharing
Science
Text editors
Utilities Activity Monitor – default system monitor for hardware and softwareAppZapper – uninstaller (shareware)Automator – built-in, utility to automate repetitive tasksButler – free, launcher and utility to automate repetitive tasksCandyBar – system customization software (commercial)CDFinder – disk cataloging software (commercial)DaisyDisk – disk visualization toolDashboard – built-in macOS widgetsGrab – built-in macOS screenshot utility Growl – global notifications system, freeiSync – syncing software, bundled with Mac OS X up to 10.6LaunchBar – provides instant access to local data, search engines and more by entering abbreviations of search item names, commercialMavis Beacon Teaches Typing – proprietary, typing tutorOnyX – a freeware system maintenance and optimization tool for macOS Path Finder – replacement for Apple's FinderQuicksilver – a framework for accessing and manipulating many forms of dataSheepShaver – PowerPC emulator, allows, among other things, running Mac OS 9 on Intel MacsSherlock – file searching (version 2), web services (version 3)Stickies – put Post-It Note -like notes on the desktopSystem Settings – default Mac system option applicationUUTool – uuencoded/uudecode and other transcodingXsan – storage network utility Yahoo! Widget Engine – JavaScript -based widget system
Anti-malware software 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 This section lists software for file archiving , backup and restore , data compression and data recovery .
Discontinued archiving apps
Disc burning apps
Discontinued disc burning apps
Video
Virtualization, emulation, dual-booting
Web browsers Amaya – freeBrave – free and open-source, Chromium -basedCamino – open sourceFlock – free, Mozilla Firefox basedGoogle Chrome – free, proprietary, Chromium-basediCab – free Konqueror – open sourceLynx – free Mozilla – open source, combines browser, email client, WYSIWYG editorMozilla Firefox – open sourceMicrosoft Edge – free, proprietary, Chromium-basedNetscape Navigator – free, proprietaryOmniWeb – free, proprietaryOpera – free, proprietary, Chromium-basedSafari (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 suiteShiira – open sourceSleipnir – free, by Fenrir Inc Tor (anonymity network) – free, open sourceTorch (web browser) – free, by Torch Media Inc.Vivaldi – free, proprietary, Chromium-basedInternet Explorer for Mac – free, by MicrosoftWebKit – Safari application framework, also in the form of an application
Web design and content management
Weblog clients
See also
References ^ "AIM has been discontinued as of December 15, 2017". help.aol.com/ . Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-17 . ^ "2.16.2, The Final Release – HexChat". hexchat.github.io . Archived from the original on 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-06-11 . ^ "MacDraft Professional | Powerful 2D CAD, drafting, technical illustration and more for Mac | Microspot Ltd".