Ask YC: What great mac-only software do you recommend?

#1

Post by BenS » Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 2:10 PM UTC

Hi, I just got my first mac. I was wondering from long-time mac users, what software have you come to depend on and love that is unique to macs?

Re: Ask YC: What great mac-only software do you recommend?

#2

Post by pstinnett » Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 2:27 PM UTC

Here's a quick list off the top of my head: Quicksilver, TextMate, Coda, Transmit, VisualHub, AppZapper.

#3

Post by st3fan » Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 2:31 PM UTC

LaunchBar,Adium, CoverSutra, Linkinius, NetNewsWire, Things, Versions, Yojimbo

#4

Post by jon_dahl » Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 2:40 PM UTC

Omnigraffle!

#5

Post by randrews » Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 2:48 PM UTC

The Dashboard, Dashcode. I think it's a pretty awesome environment.

Also Versions (the best SVN client ever), Transmit (the best FTP client ever) and Coda (a pretty awesome website editor).

#6

Post by BenS » Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 3:00 PM UTC

Ah, thanks for all the great suggestions. I'm quite excited about omnigraffle :)

#7

Post by lowkey » Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 3:08 PM UTC

Skitch is a small simple and free desktop/web application that makes it easy to capture screenshots, mark up mock ups, and share them via the web.

It's brilliant. If you haven't already, check it out now: http://www.skitch.com

#8

Post by ryanmahoski » Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 4:34 PM UTC

Check out http://osx.iusethis.com. Filter on genre, sort by popularity, read comments and download apps.

#9

Post by antigravity » Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 4:57 PM UTC

TextMate, DTerm, MacFusion, Quicksilver, Jumpcut

Life without DTerm... why, it seems absurd!

#10

Post by ropiku » Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 5:42 PM UTC

TextMate!