10 essential programs for OS X

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

There are applications that almost all users should have. Usually a special term is used for them - “Must Have” applications, that is, those that are practically irreplaceable, extremely useful and have a huge base of loyal users. If you've just recently gotten your first Mac, take a look at our list of the top 10 Mac software you should have installed.

Evernote

An excellent application that allows you to synchronize your notes on any device, whether it be computers running popular systems or mobile gadgets. Cross-platform, intuitive interface and high speed of work did their job, and Evernote quickly gained immense popularity. It is truly one of the best solutions for keeping tasks, to-do lists and syncing your data across any device.

TextWrangler

Popular and powerful text editor. By highlighting the code, this application can be used in a wide range of tasks, from writing simple TXT notes to working with SQL. TextWrangler is suitable for everyone, both simple users and programmers, and its freeness is another plus in favor of the program.

F.lux

A wonderful utility that will hang in your tray and change the color of the picture on the computer display to warmer tones when it gets dark. This is necessary in order not to spoil your eyesight from the bright monitor screen in the evening and at night. You yourself can set the desired time interval for the effect to start - this will be useful when switching from summer to winter cycle and vice versa.

Twitter

The official client of the popular network also exists as a desktop application. Even if you do not run your microblogging, then, most likely, at least read about what others write - after all, this is a very simple way to obtain information. For example, in order to receive all the latest news about Apple, its products and other key events in the IT industry, we recommend subscribing to the channel of our website - and at the same time to mine, if you wish:

The Unarchiver

A simple yet powerful utility for unpacking archives. Can unpack the most popular formats: ZIP, RAR, GZIP, TAR, bz2, EXE, SIT and 7zip. Fast and completely free. The only limitation that follows from the name: The Unarchiver cannot create archives. There are two options for this: either use a third-party archiver, if, for example, you decide to create a password under the archive, or use the standard OS X function and create a zip archive from the context menu.

MPlayerX

An excellent player that plays a huge variety of formats. Plays video, audio or any kind of streaming. Not whimsical to system resources and not burdened with unnecessary settings. If you need a simple player, not a media combine (which is the default on any Mac - iTunes), then MPlayerX is a great solution.

Caffeine

The principle of this tiny utility is based on keeping your computer awake. There are times when information should be at hand and in plain sight, and the constantly turning on screensaver or hibernation mode only confuses and distracts from work. With the help of Caffeine, you can manually set the interval (or remove it altogether) before the screensaver turns on, without having to go into the settings each time to do this.

Cyberduck

Excellent FTP client for OS X. Can connect to FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Google Drive or Amazon servers. Of course, OS X already has its own client, but it is very limited. Cyberduck has a download manager, tabs and some other distinctive features. The cost in the AppStore is 779 rubles, but on the official website of the developers, the application can be downloaded absolutely free.

Skype

The king is dead, long live the king! This is if we talk about ICQ and Skype, of course. Yes, many people still use the good old ICQ, but nevertheless, the messenger for text messages and audio-video communication bought by Microsoft is now used by almost everyone, even those who cannot refuse ICQ. Indeed, this is a good solution for correspondence and video calls with relatives or business partners. Not without flaws, of course (especially after purchase), but nevertheless Skype remains the most popular means of communication on the Internet.

OmniDiskSweeper

An extremely simple, and most importantly, a free utility that allows you to quickly find files and / or folders in the system that take up too much space. On computers with small hard drives, this is an extremely useful utility. Sooner or later everyone realizes that it's time to clean up the system from unnecessary garbage and free up a couple (ten?) Gigabytes. This is where OmniDiskSweeper comes to our aid, which will clearly demonstrate to you what, and most importantly, where it takes up space on your disk.

Here are a dozen almost necessary for every owner of a computer from Apple (and to be honest, not only Apple) programs that should be installed on your Mac. If you own a new computer, take a closer look at this list.

And if you are already an experienced user, then perhaps you can add your own applications to this list? Then write about them in the comments!