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Safari

free

517,068

Apple Inc.

Safari 5 is a web browser made by Apple for the Mac. It is a lightweight...

supports several features for development and playback of HTML5

FileMaker Pro Advanced

468,910

MacMedia

FileMaker Pro Advanced is intended to design database applications...

tool lets you develop custom apps...find more on the developer’s site. Another possibility

iTunes

free

296,829

Apple Inc.

Ah, I remember the quaint old days when iTunes was solely a music player...

Ah, I remember the quaint old days when iTunes was solely a music player, as its name still suggests

X11

free

197,221

XOrg Foundation

The X.Org project provides an open source implementation of the X...

the X Window System. The development work is being

VLC media player

free

166,058

VideoLan

VLC media player is one of the most popular video players on the market. This open source utility is packed with a wide range...

VLC media player is one of the most popular video players on the market. This open source

Adobe AIR

free

100,352

Adobe Systems Inc.

Adobe AIR is a cross-operating system runtime that allows Web application developers...

allows Web application developers...their existing Web development skills (HTML, Javascript

Microsoft Office 2011

89,253

Microsoft

Microsoft Office is a commercial office suite, consisting of a number of interrelated applications...

designed for the Mac platform. The current...suite for the Mac platform

TeamViewer

free

70,738

TeamViewer GmbH

TeamViewer is one of the best multi-platform tools designed for remote computing. This program might prove...

the most popular multi-platform tools designed

Google Drive

free

68,943

Google

Google Drive is a place where you can create, share, collaborate...

devices. And regardless of platform, blind users can access

Xcode

free

55,083

Apple Inc.

Xcode is the complete toolset for building Mac OS X and iOS applications — and with Xcode 4...

Watch. Xcode provides developers a unified workflow...language make developing apps

Adobe Photoshop CS5

37,391

Adobe Systems Inc.

Adobe Photoshop CS5 software redefines digital imaging with powerful...

intelligent retouching. Enjoy cross-platform 64-bit support

HP Uninstaller

36,627

Hewlett-Packard Development Company

Transmission

free

34,658

Transmission Project

Transmission is a fast, easy...

and free multi-platform BitTorrent client...License. The development team welcomes

HP Setup Assistant

29,723

Hewlett-Packard Development Company

Flash Player

free

28,446

Macromedia

Flash Player 10.1 is Adobe's last version of the popular Flash player. It allows Mac OS X...

is the new web development standard that "should" replace

Gimp

free

24,322

The GIMP Team

The primary download link for this listing is the native build...

link. GIMP is a multi-platform photo manipulation tool. GIMP

LibreOffice

free

22,995

The Document Foundation

LibreOffice is an office suite (word processor, spreadsheet...

Document Foundation is coordinating development and maintenance

Cyberduck

free

22,433

Cyberduck

Cyberduck is a robust FTP/FTP-TLS/SFTP browser for the Mac whose lack...

welcome to help advance development in the future. Thanks

VMware Fusion

20,662

VMware, Inc.

VMware Fusion 8 and Fusion 8 Pro--the latest versions of its virtualization software for running...

DPIs. The virtual machine platform also delivers full 64

Thunderbird

free

19,069

Mozilla

As of July 2012, Thunderbird has transitioned to a new governance model, with new features being...

new features being developed...cross-platform e-mail and news client developed

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