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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
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- djay – digital music mixing software
- Mixxx – DJ mix software
Discontinued audio apps
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Chat (text, voice, image, video)
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Children's software
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- 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 tech
Other email software
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- Steam – digital distribution software for video games and related media
Graphics, layout, desktop publishing
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Distributed document authoring
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Icon editors, viewers
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File conversion and management
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- 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 application
- iPhoto – discontinued photo management application
Layout and desktop publishing
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Raster and vector graphics
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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
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Mathematics software
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Networking and telecommunications
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- 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 support
Office and productivity
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- 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 macOS
Outliners and mind-mapping
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Peer-to-peer file sharing
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- 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 system
Anti-malware software
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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
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This section lists software for file archiving, backup and restore, data compression and data recovery.
Discontinued archiving apps
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Discontinued disc burning apps
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Virtualization, emulation, dual-booting
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- 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 application
Web design and content management
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