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Safari

free

521,136

Apple Inc.

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

will pop-up the text and images

Mac Informer

free

418,590

Informer Technologies, Inc.

Mac Informer shows updates for all of your installed applications. It works both for apps provided from App...

new apps with a powerful search engine

Google Chrome

free

339,264

Google

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make...

get suggestions for both search and Web pages

Terminal

317,981

Apple Inc.

OS X is built on an industry-standard UNIX foundation. The Terminal application...

can copy and paste text commands

Console

316,300

Apple Inc.

OS X records a wealth of diagnostic information about virtually every application on the system, from routine status messages...

scenes. You can quickly search through thousands of messages

Activity Monitor

307,730

Apple Inc.

Activity Monitor displays information about all the processes running on your Mac...

in different groupings, quickly search for processes, and quit

TextEdit

304,668

Apple Inc.

TextEdit is an easy-to-use word processor built into OS X. It’s great for creating simple...

plain and rich text, Microsoft Word, OpenDocument Text

Stickies

302,788

Apple Inc.

Stickies - multiple color notes on your desktop. Notes help you organize your workflow...

on. You can edit texts and fonts. Overall

Preview

293,341

Apple Inc.

Preview is a simple, elegant application for viewing and working with PDF documents. With a single click...

viewing experience. Quickly select text or images and copy

Font Book

291,085

Apple Inc.

Manage your fonts quickly and easily with the Font Book application in OS X...

OS X. Easily install, preview, search, activate and deactivate

FaceTime

232,427

Apple Inc.

FaceTime for Mac makes it easy to talk, smile and laugh with friends and family on their iPhone 4...

720p on supported, Intel-based Macs.* • A Mac...calls requires a supported Intel-based Mac

App Store

230,730

Apple Inc.

The Mac App Store is just like the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch...

more. Or do a quick search for something specific

Pages

free

214,437

Apple Inc.

Pages is a document editor for formatted text that provides a Mac alternative to Word. It features iOS integration...

a document editor for formatted text that provides a Mac

Keynote

free

208,268

Apple Inc.

Incredible presentations, incredibly easy. Keynote’s powerful yet easy-to-use tools and dazzling...

replace the placeholder text and graphics...with simple transitions • Text transitions • Object

Numbers

201,142

Apple Inc.

Plan a wedding. Save for retirement. Track your workouts. Keep a baby journal. Anyone can be good...

graphics, and text...CSV) and tab-delimited text • Import AppleWorks spreadsheets

Notes by Apple Inc.

189,960

Apple Inc.

Notes is an application designed to make quick records. It's interface is very simple and highly...

Even though the default text font resembles a handwriting...importing of images, text style and color

Microsoft OneNote

free

175,780

Microsoft

Capture your thoughts, discoveries, and ideas in your very own digital notebook...

and circles. Organize, Search and Secure • Organize...• Create, rename, search, sort, and copy pages

Contacts

173,977

Apple Inc.

Contacts is a flexible and convenient place to store information for everyone you know. It’s easy to import...

Contacts is a flexible and convenient place to store information for everyone you know. It’s

VLC media player

free

167,002

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...

with the integrated search...option for automatically searching and updating

Maps

165,568

Apple Inc.

The Maps app lets you use every pixel of your display to explore new destinations...

incredibly smooth and responsive. Text and details are crisp

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