OSX: The Missing Manual, Mountain Lion Edition
by David Pogue
The "must have" guide for all Mac OS X users, Aug 2012
Learning the bash Shell (O'Reilly 3rd edition)
by Cameron Newham
Bash shell programming, flow control structures, job control.
Mac OS X for Unix Geeks
by Brian Jepson, Ernest E. Rothman
The book to buy if you already know UNIX, Sept 2008
Learning Unix for OS X Mountain Lion: Going Deep With the Terminal and Shell
By Dave Taylor
Take a friendly tour of the Unix command line and 50 of the most useful utilities, Oct 2012
Apple Pro Training Series: OS X Support Essentials
by Kevin M. White
Apple-certified book on OS X Mountain Lion.
AppleScript : The Definitive Guide by Matt Neuburg
An in-depth guide to AppleScript, 2nd Edition 2006
OSX Server Admin tools and Workgroup Manager - Remote administration tools, documentation, and utilities. There are separate downloads for each version of OS X.
To use the Server Admin Workgroup Manager with a local computer instead of a server, enter the loopback address "127.0.0.1" in the Server address field and authenticate with your local Administrator username/password.
Apple Remote Desktop - Screen sharing plus remote install (Software Distribution).
AbiWord - Word Processor
AcquisitionX - BitTorrent client
Amadeus Pro - Audio editor
Angry IP scanner - network scanner for network administrators
AppCleaner- Delete application/preference pane files
ApcUPSd - UPS control software
AppleJack - Troubleshooting assistant for OS X (single user mode)
ArtRage - Paint tool for kids
Ardour.org - Record Multi-track digital audio
Audacity 2.0 -
Audio editor and Recorder
AudioHijack - Capture streaming audio
Batch RenameEm - Rename files
BBEdit - Text Editor
BitCom FreeSee - Browse & preview pics and graphics
Blender - 3D graphics
Brightness -
Brightness control
Burn - Burn CDs & DVD's
SimpleBurns -
Burn CDs & DVD's
CarbonCopyCloner - Clone/backup hard drive
Caffeine - Prevent your Mac from automatically going to sleep
Chmox - Read CHM Help documents (sourceforge)
ClickToFlash -
Flash block for Safari
CocoaDialog - GUI controls from the command-line
CocoViewX - Image browser
Cyberduck - FTP
Deeper -
Modify hidden functions of Finder, Dock and more
DigiDNA - Copy files without using iTunes
Disk Inventory X - Graphical disk usage utility
DiskWarrior - Disk Repair
DoubleCommand - Remap keys to change the way the keyboard works
MyDVDedit - modify the content of a DVD
Fink - Open Source Games, Audio, Crypto and more
Flip4Mac - Play Windows Media ( + Silverlight, choose install | customize to deselect)
Fluke - Play FLACs in iTunes
Gallery -
Photo Album website (php)
Gimp - GNU Image Manipulation Program
Google command line - Script Youtube, Calendar, docs, picasa etc
Graphic Converter -
File format conversion and basic editing
Handbrake - DVD Ripper
iExplorer - use an iPhone or iPad in disk mode, like a flash drive.
imageOptim - Compress images for the web.
Inkscape - Vector Graphics (Illustrator)
iPhone Enterprise support - Apple
iOS configurator - Mass configure and deploy iPhones and iPads
iPhoto Buddy - Use more than one Library with iPhoto
iPod Reset Utility - for Shuffle
iStat Menus -
System Monitor
iTerm2 -
Terminal with Search and Replay
iTunes LAME encoder
iTunes Alarm - Alarm clock
iWork - Wordprocessor and Spreadsheet from Apple
jitouch - Add extra magic mouse & trackpad gestures
KeyCodes - Display code for each keyboard key.
LiteIcon - Change OS X finder icons
Little snitch - prevent applications 'dialling home'
Klieme - Time Machine Scheduler, eyesight
Mac the Ripper - DVD Ripper
Mailbox - Redesigned email client
Max - Rip CD's in Maximum quality & convert audio file formats
Menu Meters - CPU, memory, disk & Network activity
muCommander - File manager with a dual-pane interface
NeoOffice -
MS Office compatible productivity suite (cheap)
NoMoreiTunes - Safari extension that preventing iTunes Preview and App Store pages from launching iTunes
Open Office/Libre Office - MS Office compatible productivity suite (Free)
OpenProj - Free, open source project management, (replacement for MS Project)
OmniGroup - Drawing/Diagrams, Dictionary, Outliner (note taking), Project Management
OnyX - Maintain and optimize OS X
Paintbrush for OSX - Bitmap graphics
Pacifist - Open pkg /dmg files e.g. OS X install disks and extract files
Panic Transmit FTP (also see Cyberduck, Fugu, PureFTPd)
Parallels.com - Run win 32 programs in parallel with OS X apps
Pashua - Aqua dialog windows for your scripts
PermissionsReset - Fix OSX folder permissions
PhotoShop
PictureCode - Noise Reduction
Pixelmator - Image editor (alternative to PhotoShop )
Platypus - Convert a script into a full MacOS X application
PGP for Mac -
Mac GNU Privacy Guard
Quicksilver - App/document launcher
Reggy - Regular Expression tester/viewer
Renamer.com - Shareware file renamer
RipIt - DVD Ripping,
even movies that trip up HandBrake or MacTheRipper
rsyncX - File copy & Synchronize
RCDefaultApp - Set file associations
Sequel Pro - Web development (MySQL)
ScreenGrabber - Convert movie to stills
ScriptGUI - Run shell scripts from the finder
Scrivener - Writers studio (Outliner)
ShellHere - Open a terminal window in the current Finder window
ShinyWhiteBox - Video capture (record Window/Desktop)
SMARTReporter - HD monitor
Smultron - Text editor with code highlighting
SoundStream - Screensaver
SplashTop - Remote access - cross platform
Squared5 - MPEG Streamclip video converter
Startly - QuickKeys Macros
StartupSound - Adjust volume of the boot chime
SuperDuper - Disk cloner, create a bootable recovery disk
TeamViewer - Screen sharing/Remote control (Mac/PC/Linux)
TextWrangler - Text Editor
TenderApp - Helpdesk
TimeMachineEditor - change the default one-hour backup interval of Time Machine.
TinkerTool - User interface tinkering
Trance - Change CR/LF, TextForge Text Editor
Transmit - The best FTP client
TweaksApp - Customise OS X (donation ware)
Ukelele - Keyboard Layout Editor
UnArchiver - A more capable replacement for "Archive Utility.app" (BOMArchiveHelper)
Unpkg - Tailor installation packages to allow manual install
UnSanity - Custom mouse cursors
Vienna - RSS reader
Vim for Mac - Classic text editor
VNC - vine viewer or Chicken - Screen sharing/Remote control (Mac/PC)
VLC Audio/Video Player - MP3, wma, DVD, Flac etc
Video Codecs - Handy list from the University of Berlin
VMWare Fusion - Run Wintel & Mac apps side-by-side (Amazon link )
Windows Media Player & QuickTime components
World Clock - Screensaver
WriteRoom - Shareware text editor
Xee - Image viewer (Preview replacement)
X Lossless Decoder (XLD) -
MP3 and FLAC audio decoder
Xcode Developer Tools package - Apple programming tools and utilities for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
YASU - Yet Another System Utility
youtube-dl - Downloading script
Many of the commercial apps above are also available in the Apple App Store. Apple requires all App Store users to accept legal restrictions in the iTunes EULA and DRM (copy protection) buying software direct you will be subject to different terms of use.
Find more apps at MacUpdate.com or iusethis
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