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How does this compare to List of Macintosh software? Is this only a list of apps written _by_ Apple? Peter S. 20:29, 18 December 2005 (UTC)Reply

List of Apple software seems to be arranged by name while List of Macintosh software is arranged by category. Both could be useful in finding software so maybe in the intro to each they should mention something like “if you want it arranged by type/name view List of Macintosh software/List of Apple software”. If you wanted to merge the two Macintosh has more links to it then Apple does.--E-Bod 05:45, 7 March 2006 (UTC)Reply

It looks really superfluous to me to have two lists. Let's merge them into List of Macintosh software, sorted by category, do you agree? What do we do with all those small icons? I kinda like them, but they also add clutter... Peter S. 10:11, 7 March 2006 (UTC)Reply

I’m Not sure if the articles should be merged but it’s worth a discussion. I already added the Merge template to spark discussion and so people viewing ether page know there is a similar page. This tag should also mark the article out and bring in people to discuss it. I am new to Wikpidia so don’t let me talk you into it. I don’t object to Merging them. As far as the Icons go I Like them and maybe we should find ones for the rest. I am moving the Discussion to Talk:List of Macintosh software because that is were the merge tag links the discussion to.--E-Bod 21:40, 7 March 2006 (UTC)Reply

List of Apple software has {{macproj}} So the other page has some advantages over this one

I added a link to List of Apple software on IAPP that makes more sense linking to List of Apple software than List of Macintosh software because all the "iApps" are together. If we merge them into Macintosh then we could fix the link I made.--E-Bod 21:56, 7 March 2006 (UTC)Reply

Also List of Apple software contains lots of un written article links while this list only allows links to written articles--E-Bod 22:14, 7 March 2006 (UTC)Reply

That is actually a very good point for a non-merge. I haven't made up my mind yet. Peter S. 22:19, 7 March 2006 (UTC)Reply

I oppose a merge. While the 2 lists will have some overlap, the scope of this list is to list all software by Apple, whether it has an article or not at this point. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 12:09, 9 March 2006 (UTC)Reply

Ok. I think we all agree that the articles should not merge. Should I Remove the Merge tags now or wait a while first (or somebody else can remove them if they feel so compelled). Also any recommendations about having the articles reference each other so somebody can choose the article they want to read. I don't know the best way to phrase it. maybe something like

"For an alphabetic unabridged list see List of Apple software" "for a categorized main list see List of Macintosh software"

--E-Bod 22:25, 9 March 2006 (UTC)Reply

I think we should wait a few more days. When we remove the merge notes, we should clarify the "List of Apple software" article and say what it's rules are and why it can stand on its own. Peter S. 00:58, 10 March 2006 (UTC)Reply

There is a big catalogue of windows software that runs on Mac OS inside Parallels Workstation, and a whole lot of X11 apps run on Mac OS with the help of X11. But are they "Macintosh software"? I'd like to suggest that we require listed applications to run directly on Mac OS, i.e. not needing emulators, other OS or other compatibility layer enhancers like X11. We might create another list for those special cases, if anyone is interested. I suggest we make this an official policy here. Anybody disagree? Peter S. 13:03, 17 April 2006 (UTC)Reply

Siuch a policy seems resonable to keep the artricle length managable. Mac applications like the Mac version of OpenOffice.org or Mac version of Gimp which require X11 to run, should be listed in a seperate article on X11 Mac Apps. --Cab88 11:46, 21 April 2006 (UTC)Reply

Also, I think there should be a differentiation between OS X applications and "classic" applications. Theshibboleth 06:10, 23 November 2006 (UTC)Reply

It's important to distinguish between classic applications, which don't run on Mac Intel (imo they shouldn't appear in this article), PPC-only applications, which run emulated on Mac Intel, and Intel/universal which run at full speed on current hardware. Windows applications don't belong to the list of Macintosh software much more than Apple II or PDP-8 applications (to make this clearer, we could rename the article "list of Mac OS software"). Distinction between Cocoa/Carbon, X11, and Java/Swing is less clear, because they can abide by Mac guidelines to some extent. MATLAB (Java/X11) is a good example: not very well integrated, but the Mathworks have tried... Engelec 11:52, 23 November 2006 (UTC)Reply

There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of additional applications available for the Macintosh. A whole category (i.e., Business and Finance) is missing. Among these are multiple products from Trendsetter Software: http://www.trendsoft.com You'll find additional products here: http://www.software4mac.com

Thousands, of course, but this list is limited to applications which have a WP article. Engelec 11:59, 23 November 2006 (UTC)Reply

I'm also wondering why there is no link to Apple's own database at Macintosh Products Guide. Also, can I move the applications called defunct to List of old Macintosh software? Any objections? Connectionfailure 07:56, 15 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Hi, I started List of old Macintosh software and you're welcome to move any application there that can no longer run on the latest intel Macs. If it is no longer produced, but can still run fine, please leave it on this page here. Thanks! Peter S. 15:26, 11 March 2007 (UTC)Reply

Removed PROD. If you think this should be deleted, I suggest you start an AfD discussion.Klausness (talk) 00:50, 14 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

For this article to be useful at all, it should be split between the distinctly different OSes Mac OS X and Mac OS -Halo (talk) 08:51, 20 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

The way I understand it, this page contains all apps that still run today on Macs (so, in effect, Mac OS X apps). Anything that doesn't run in the latest OS may be listed at List of old Macintosh software. Enobeno (talk) 23:42, 20 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

That's my understanding, too. Since it's been at least a year or two since any new Macintoshes have been able to run pre-OS X software, it would make sense to move all such software to the list of old macintosh software. Klausness (talk) 14:07, 21 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Then I'm going to boldly move this article to List of Mac OS X software, and move the other to List of Mac OS software -Halo (talk) 12:22, 23 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Try this again. "List of Macintosh software" is an inaccurate title, since the Macintosh is a line of computers, and a modern Macintosh computer can run other OSes including Windows or Linux. This page lists Mac OS X software, so should be renamed List of Mac OS X software. The current name does not reflect what the list actually contains, and as such should be renamed. -Halo (talk) 17:59, 22 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

Agree, I propose List of Mac OS X Applications to not inclued CLI software. 'Software' is too vaste, 'Application' generally refers to software with a GUI. I say this because I just removed Wget, if we start listing those the page will become 100k long. Added List of Unix utilities under See Also instead. － Cy21(talk)

I have been here a couple of times and have been disappointed. My father used a MAC and created some very interesting charts between 1984-1999 and I (a PC user) cannot open these files. Nor can anyone including the experts and the "repair stores" including one that has a copy of both claris works and apple works. I have done extensive research trying to find a program that he might have used - way back when. And I note this list does not include (or I am not being observant) Reunion, Ancesterial Quest etc...I had hoped to find some information on the older mac programs..

But thanks and keep up your work.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.157.146.52 (talk) 02:16, 9 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

Check the List of products discontinued by Apple Inc. － Cy21(talk)

Just did some cleaning: Removed dups, red links and the Font Editor section as it had only one bleu entry (and placed Fontographer under Raster and Vector section). Also, some entries have liecense, some not. Whatever I think it's a good idea too add them as it discourages promotional vandalisme. We just need to get the input homogenized. According to what there is already it would go:

* NAME - LIECENSE (free/commercial, open source/proprietary ?), EXPLICATION

PS: Please [Ctrl]+[F] before adding a new entry. There were and still are many duplicate entries. I didn't remove all because some do fit under several categories. eg. QuickTime is listed 3 times (did a diff: there are 7 lines of dups now). － Cy21(talk) 16:37, 11 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

I am looking for software that will take an audio file as input and transcribe the contents into text. I have been googling unsuccessfully. What might be available in this category? I am using both a PP Mac and an Intel Mac.

Thanks, 99.166.121.198 (talk) 00:41, 23 February 2012 (UTC)Reply

This deserves major cleanup; it should be roughly equivalent to these "Recommended apps for Windows switchers to Mac" articles we see in Mac magazines (though obviously keeping in mind we're an encyclopedia, not a magazine). Inclusion criteria should be determined by lists of "most popular" or "best" Mac apps, as published in reliable sources (avoid sponsored content like the plague). A comprehensive list of all Mac apps would be neither realistic, nor useful, nor very readable. I'll start by cleaning out abandoned and discontinued apps. DFlhb (talk) 11:02, 4 February 2023 (UTC)Reply

This list is significantly outdated; there's no clear consensus on inclusion criteria; and I have no idea how to best present this information, or even whether it's useful (compared to a simple Google search, which seems far more useful for any Mac newbie). Given that it only received 2500 views in the past 30 days, and given the amount of effort needed to make it a featured list, I'm leaving it as-is, after just touching the Audio section. These kinds of pages are for people with more free time than me. DFlhb (talk) 12:16, 4 February 2023 (UTC)Reply

Should this page list all macOS/Mac OS X apps, including discontinued ones, or just list current apps? It's slightly unclear, since "current macOS operating systems" implies discontinued early-Mac OS X apps are out. DFlhb (talk) 00:02, 5 February 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hey! There is a software missed. It is MuseScore. Like i have MuseScore in my mac, why would you don't include this?TheRedsAreMarching1223 13:39, 18 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

Because Wikipedia is "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit", so "you" in "why would you not include this" doesn't refer to some particular group of people responsible for this page, it refers to all the people who might edit a Wikipedia page. If you think it belongs there, you can add it yourself. Guy Harris (talk) 21:32, 20 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Disclosure: I work as an SEO professional for Canary Mail (Cartasec Pte. Ltd.) and I have a conflict of interest with respect to this entry. I am following Wikipedia COI guidelines and raising this on the Talk page rather than editing directly.

Canary Mail is currently missing from the Email clients subsection of this list.

Proposed addition:

• Canary Mail – cross-platform email client for macOS with PGP encryption and optional AI assistance.

Reasons this qualifies for inclusion:

• Canary Mail has its own Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Mail
• It is a native macOS email client confirmed by ToolFinder: https://toolfinder.com/best/email-apps-mac
• It is already listed in the Comparison of email clients Wikipedia page

I welcome guidance from independent editors before any edit is made. Ishitasitapara (talk) 11:36, 25 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Afterall, Mac is just slang, macos is more official. ~2026-36336-79 (talk) 22:32, 22 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

"Mac" isn't even slang for the OS, it's slang for the line of computers; a lot of this software wouldn't run on a Mac running Asahi Linux, for example.

The page for software for the Classic Mac OS is List of Classic Mac OS software, so making this "List of macOS software" would match that. Guy Harris (talk) 09:57, 19 July 2026 (UTC)Reply