What Mac Apps Do You Use On A Daily Basis?

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I have an array of application which I use on a regular daily basis for fun, work, and to get specific things done. They range from office application right through to games, what exactly do I use?

Information And Organization

OmniFocus is employed as my universal to-do list. All tasks which enter my world are entered into OmniFocus so I can take care of them later. I like having a dedicated to-do application which allows me to clear my head and get things out of the way.

NewsFire is still my RSS reader of choice. I read over 100 feeds on a daily basis and NewsFire allows me to sort through them quickly and efficiently. I thoroughly enjoy the interface of the application and the way it manages my feeds intelligently.

Mail/Safari are two applications which I’m constantly browsing through to read and gather information, get things done, and waste time… Most of my digital tasks and to-do’s are generated through Mail, and most of them are completed using my web browser of choice, Safari.

Twitterrific is an application I use more than once daily..50 times would be more accurate. I’m constantly receiving updates from friends on Twitter via Twitterrific, along with using it to post updates. Twitterrific is by far one of my most active applications.

The Entertainment Bunch

yFlicks fills in as my “video manager.” Every video I download gets stored within my yFlicks library which is Spotlight searchable making watching and collecting videos enjoyable.

Delicious Library is used to keep a catalog of all my purchased movies, video games, and books. I have shelves setup for Xbox games, Playstation 2 games, and shelves for DVDs stores in different rooms. I really enjoy been able to see all my media virtually in front of me on call.

iTunes is one application I believe all Mac users (and most PC users) have open all day. I’m no exception. iTunes is open 24/7 serving, downloading, and playing media. I couldn’t live without this application, and that will become more-so once Apple release the iPhone which relies on iTunes to sync contacts and media.

Skype. No day would be the same without a rush of constant calls coming through, my days wouldn’t be the same without this application. I rely on Skype to keep in contact with friends, clients, and family around the globe.

How about you, what applications are you using on a daily basis on your Macintosh?

Comments

  1. #1

    Chris24 → chris24.tv

    Let’s see…

    iTunes
    Mail.app
    Safari
    Skype
    Colloquy
    Twitterrific
    Skitch
    Adium
    Transmit
    SubEthaEdit

    That’s about it :)

  2. #2

    DeathAxe → justincomparable.com

    -Camino
    -Vienna
    -Twitterrific
    -iTunes
    -Adium
    -Mail
    -SubEthaEdit
    -Transmission

  3. #3

    Gedeon → gedmaheux.wordpress.com

    In order of most usage throughout the day:
    • Entourage
    • Safari
    • iChat (BUH BYE Adium!)
    • Twitterrific
    • Photoshop
    • Illustrator
    • Pixadex
    • iTunes
    • MYOB
    • Stickies
    • Terminal

  4. #4

    Kiro → kirosblog.com

    OmniFocus, iTunes, Mail, NewsFire, and Skype are already taken but I still use iChat for some Video Conferencing. Another app I use a lot is Coda from Panic. This is an awesome web designing app which takes place of the 2 other apps I used to have open “Transmit and TextMate”. I’m only starting to use iCal as my calendar. That paired with OmniFocus makes my life quite a bit more productive.

    PS: I think you mean that you “rely” on skype not to “reply” on it. =P

  5. #5

    Michael Mistretta → definetheline.grotonma.net

    Some apps that I always have open:

    • Twitterrific (can’t stop tweeting)
    • Skype / iChat / Colloquy
    • Mail / Safari
    • Coda / Textmate
    • NetNewsWire (had a bad experience with the NF dev)
    • iTunes / CoverSutra
    • Preview / Quicktime

  6. #6

    jos

    itunes
    iphoto
    adium
    dashboard(stickies, calculator, weather, calender)

    wow thats a sad pathetic list :(

    i use firefox daily 2 but thats not a mac app or is it?

  7. #7

    Conner Downey → connerdowney.com

    I would say not most PC users, but many.

    Mine:
    iChat
    Mail
    Safari
    iTunes
    Newsfire
    Dashboard
    Quicksilver
    Twitterrific
    (All Open All Day)

    Occasionally
    Colloquy
    Photoshop
    Picturesque
    Adium
    Skype
    Coda

    Anyway, good post. I want OmniFocus, now. It may make me switch back from Analog to digital for GTD. And, have you tried GTD Glenn? I’m sure you would like it, seems very “you”.

  8. #8

    shadownight → thomasgvl.50webs.com

    The usual four are Safari, NetNewsWire, Mail and iTunes. I write in Journler. I sometimes pop open Adium (not too often, though). Preview gets kind of heavily used, as does ImageWell when I’m creating graphics for blog posts. As for small apps that are open 24/7, that’d be CoverSutra, Twitterrific, AntiRSI, and Quicksilver.

  9. #9

    Frank Cantu → macrecon.com

    -Mail
    -Safari (beta)
    -Newsfire
    -TextMate
    -ForkLift
    -iTunes
    -Adium
    -Skitch (beta)
    -Twitterrific
    -Quicksilver

  10. #10

    Spencer → www.bridgestolife.org

    I’m new to web design… and to Macs for that matter. But here’s what I’ve been using the last couple of weeks as a new Mac user.

    * Adium for chat
    * Firefox to browse the Internet
    * Itunes for listening pleasure
    * Dashboard for Tickspot time tracking tool
    * Linotype Font Explorer for Mac for font viewing
    * StickyWindows for placing windows like tabs on the side of the screen

    Here’s some of the ones I’ve been wanting to use…

    * Quicksilver
    * Skitch

    Got any other recommendations for “must-have” Mac apps?

  11. #11

    Nick Danforth → nickdanforth.blogspot.com

    Twitterific
    Mail
    Safari 3 Beta
    Vienna
    iTunes
    Flickr Uploadr
    iPhoto
    Adium
    iChat
    Skype
    Skitch Beta
    Quicksilver
    Parallels 3.0
    Finder

    That’s all I can think of right now . . .

  12. #12

    Jenn → forever-digital.net

    -mail.app
    -newsfire
    -ical
    -safari
    -itunes
    -adium or ichat (depends on whether or not I’m at work)
    -twitteriffic
    -quicksilver
    -GrowlTunes
    -Stickies
    -Photoshop

    That’s all I can remember! :)

  13. #13

    LOR3N → www.r3fresh.com

    -Safari
    -Overflow
    -iTunes
    -Twitterrific
    -Adium
    -Picturesque
    -Textmate
    -Transmit
    -Grab
    -Gimp

  14. #14

    Aikyu

    In the dock order:

    - iTunes / CoverSutra
    - Scrivener
    - Adium
    - Newsfire
    - Safari
    - TextMate
    - CocoaMySQL
    - Transmit
    - Xtorrent
    + Mail (two times a day only!)
    + World of Warcraft (one time a day!)

    And Quicksilver to rule them all :)

  15. #15

    Chris Marshall → chrismarshall.ws

    Very similar stuff which is interesting:

    - Mail
    - Firefox/Camino
    - NetNewsWire
    - iChat/MSN/Skype
    - Airfoil
    - iTunes
    - iPhoto
    - Lightoom/Picturesque/Photoshop
    - OmniFocus
    - VodooPad Pro
    - MarsEdit
    - Yummy FTP
    - Text Mate
    - Scrivener

  16. #16

    Bartosh

    - Firefox with Google Reader as home page
    - Adium
    - iTunes
    - TextMate
    - recently also Mail

  17. #17

    Claudio → www.claudiome.ch

    - Mail
    - Firefox
    - Microsoft Word
    - Vienna
    - Adobe Reader
    - iTunes

  18. #18

    Mary-Ann Horley → www.kartlink.com

    - Firefox
    - NetNewsWire Lite
    - skEdit
    - Cyberduck
    - Imageready

    Everything else is online

  19. #19

    Keenan → keendog.blogspot.com

    I used to despise iPhoto because of how long it took to load and how clunky-seeming it was, but as my photography archive grew, it was the only tool I could use to keep track of it all, so now I use that daily (at least until I fork over the money for Aperture).

    I also use the obvious ones: Firefox, Adium, and iTunes

  20. #20

    mike franklin → cheekygrin.wordpress.com

    alphabetically…

    adium (or ichat/skype for video), aperture, aqua data studio, camino, cssedit, (dashboard), itunes, mail, netnewswire, oxygen, parallels, quicksilver, retrospect or superduper!, skitch, textmate, twitterific

    on more photographically inclined days (which is not *every* day), I use aperture, doubletake, lightzone, photomatix

  21. #21

    Dumitru Tira → www.static-13.deviantart.com

    I’m an windows guy:

    Firefox and Gmail for web/email
    iTunes
    Live Messenger(before this one I was using miranda messenger with the adiumX skin)
    Photoshop CS3

  22. #22

    Sven → www.utoronto.ca

    What about MATLAB, Mathematica, RT/Investor and VTK?

    Seriously, how do you do any work with running Mail, Safari/Firefox/Camino, NetNewsWire, and iChat/MSN/Skype all the time?

  23. #23

    Caitlyn Imburgo → www.alwaysg5.com

    Good post idea, Glenn. :)

    Mail/Safari
    Adium
    OverFlow
    iTunes
    MarsEdit
    Think
    Twitterrific
    Quinn & Frenzic
    Skitch
    Skype
    TextMate
    iPhoto
    iSale
    NewsFire

    Those are what I use on a daily basis. iMovie, Photoshop and Delicious Library could be added to a regular basis list.

  24. #24

    Peter Norris → peternorris.net

    - iTunes
    - Safari
    - Adium
    - Twitterific
    - Mail
    Sometimes VLC, Quick Time, Firefox.

  25. #25

    Brendan → www.appleforme.net

    I ask this in every interview I send out for my soon to be blog!

  26. #26

    Shawn Blanc → thefightspot.com

    1. Quicksilver
    2. Mail.app
    3. iGTD
    4. NetNewsWire Light
    5. ChaChing
    6. Transmit
    7. SuperDuper!
    8. Safari
    9. iTunes

  27. #27

    Tom → tff4.com

    Photoshop
    InDesign
    Dreamweaver
    Transmit
    Mail
    Entourage
    Word
    Excel
    Firefox
    Safari
    Font Agent Pro
    Overflow
    iClip
    iTunes
    Menuet
    Adium
    Bridge
    Paralells
    iPhoto
    FlickrExport

  28. #28

    Andreas → xgrape.net

     Mail
     Firefox
     NetNewsWire
     Unison
     ecto
     Adium
     Colloquy
     iTunes
     ImageWell

    Those I use probably almost every day. And then there are a few more that I almost almost use every day, but that’s another story.

  29. #29

    Glenn Wolsey → www.glennwolsey.com

    PS: I think you mean that you “rely” on skype not to “reply” on it. =P

    Woops, thanks for the heads up Kiro.

    itunes
    iphoto
    adium
    dashboard(stickies, calculator, weather, calender)

    wow thats a sad pathetic list :(

    i use firefox daily 2 but thats not a mac app or is it?

    FireFox counts as a Mac app ;-)

    I used to despise iPhoto because of how long it took to load and how clunky-seeming it was, but as my photography archive grew, it was the only tool I could use to keep track of it all, so now I use that daily (at least until I fork over the money for Aperture).

    I also use the obvious ones: Firefox, Adium, and iTunes

    I used to use iPhoto as my main image storage/editing application before I moved to Aperture. You’ll be much happier when you move away from iPhoto, Aperture is amazing.

    I’m an windows guy:

    Firefox and Gmail for web/email
    iTunes
    Live Messenger(before this one I was using miranda messenger with the adiumX skin)
    Photoshop CS3

    We need to rip you away from that windows machine Dumitru, you’d be much happier on the Mac ;-)

    What about MATLAB, Mathematica, RT/Investor and VTK?

    Seriously, how do you do any work with running Mail, Safari/Firefox/Camino, NetNewsWire, and iChat/MSN/Skype all the time?

    Because all my work relies on these applications. I do most of my blogging and writing inside Safari, and use the others apps as information organizers/receivers.

    Those I use probably almost every day. And then there are a few more that I almost almost use every day, but that’s another story.

    Sounds interesting! Care to elaborate?

  30. #30

    Greg

    Menu Bar:
    Adium
    Skitch
    Twitteriffic
    iClip Quicksilver
    CoverSutra

    Applications:
    Mail
    NewsFire
    Safari/Camino
    iTunes
    RapidWeaver
    AntiRSI
    NoteBook

    Sometimes:
    Colloquy
    TextMate
    Skype
    YummyFTP

  31. #31

    Nathan → www.nathan-adams.net

    At Work:
    Safari
    Thunderbird (I’ve been banned from using Mail.app, due to some silly hangups my boss has)
    Skype
    Freehand MX
    Photoshop CS3
    Dreamweaver CS3
    InDesign CS3
    TextEdit
    Hamachi X
    Linotype FontExplorer X

    At Home:
    Safari 3 beta
    Mail
    iTunes
    Coversutra
    Freehand MX
    Photoshop CS3
    Coda
    Transmit
    Linotype FontExplorer X

  32. #32

    Teddy → www.teddyhwang.com/blog

    I’ve been recently using the trial version of Daylite 3 and I must say that I’m quite impressed. Though the price is very steep, I think I’ve found my ultimate solution for time management. Don’t take my word for it, watch what Leo Laporte had to say on the video demo found on their front page.

    Edit: Glenn, I noticed you’re still using the edit comments plugin. The author of the plugin warns that there are secuirty issues and is not recommended until further development is made.

  33. #33

    Glenn Wolsey → www.glennwolsey.com

    I’ve been recently using the trial version of Daylite 3 and I must say that I’m quite impressed. Though the price is very steep, I think I’ve found my ultimate solution for time management. Don’t take my word for it, watch what Leo Laporte had to say on the video demo found on their front page.

    Edit: Glenn, I noticed you’re still using the edit comments plugin. The author of the plugin warns that there are secuirty issues and is not recommended until further development is made.

    Hey Teddy. Thanks for the note regarding the plugin, I’ll go and disable it now so avoid any problems :-) Daylite 3 looks pretty cool, I’m going to have to download it and see it it fits into the way I work. Thanks again for the link & heads-up.

  34. #34

    Ramiro → www.mundochango.net/blog

    ALL MIGHTY Quicksilver :D
    Safari
    Mail
    NewsFire
    Transmit
    Poisoned
    iCal
    AppZapper (great app)
    iTunes
    Transmission

  35. #35

    Ramiro → www.mundochango.net/blog

    OH MY i forgot:
    Adium
    Skype
    (^_^*)

  36. #36

    Jeremy → jeremyfriedland.com

    Vienna (RSS)
    Adium
    Mail
    WebKit
    Dreamweaver
    iTunes
    Synergy

  37. #37

    Kristiano → www.kristianoang.com

    Hmm. Safari, Azureus, Vienna, Adium, iTunes, Twitterific, Google Notifier, Preview, VLC

  38. #38

    alej744

    I’m downloading Plasma Pong right now :D

  39. #39

    Jordan Payne → www.project24.com.au

    Hey mate, nice site (first post but I’ve had it bookmarked for a little while). Thanks for the post, I found some of the applications you recommended very useful, if not, very cool indeed :)

    The only applications I can think of that people may find useful aside from the norm is iSquint: a quick and easy way to squeeze your video onto your iPod (also see VisualHub for more video formats). I’ve purchased CS3 web premium also and I have to say that I am amazed by the array of new features and tools not to mention the slicker UI.

    I’ll write back with anything else of interest :)

  40. #40

    Glenn Wolsey → www.glennwolsey.com

    Hey mate, nice site (first post but I’ve had it bookmarked for a little while). Thanks for the post, I found some of the applications you recommended very useful, if not, very cool indeed :)

    Glad you found some of the recommendations useful Jordan - if you ever have any questions feel free to leave a comment and I’ll do my best to help you out.

  41. #41

    David Clifford → unlabeled.wordpress.com

    pathfider (finder browsing)
    itunes
    firefox
    mail
    netnewswire (rss)
    ecto (blogging)
    twiterriffic (tweeting)
    iviewmediapro (media browser)
    bridge (photo browser)
    photoshop
    aperture
    speed download (download manager)
    pukka (ma.gnolia posting)
    transmit (ftp app)
    yojimbo (note manager)
    yep (pdf manager)
    skitch (screenshots)

  42. #42

    Luis B

    Starting with Apple apps:
    TextEdit (lots)
    Safari
    Mail
    Quicktime (lots too)
    iTunes

    Other apps:
    Quicksilver (great app)
    M$ Office
    Adobe CS2 (the whole bunch)
    CorelDraw Suite 11 (LOTS!!!)
    Art Directors Toolkit
    OmniGraffle

  43. #43

    Jon Moss → www.theappleofmyi.com/blog

    Lightroom
    Firefox
    iTunes
    Mail.app
    iChat
    Skype
    Pownce
    Twitterific
    iGTD
    Spamsieve
    Cyberduck
    Photoshop
    Bluephone Elite
    EyeTV
    Wallet
    Skitch

  44. #44

    Christian

    Mail
    Firefox
    Azureus
    iTunes
    Transmit
    Photoshop CS2
    smcFanControl
    Parallels Desktop
    Remote Desktop Connection
    Rapidweaver

  45. #45

    Barron → www.takoyaki.org

    Adium
    iTunes
    Skype
    Camino
    Mail
    Twitterrific
    Juhu
    Journlr

  46. #46

    Ramy → virb.com/ramy

    Safari
    Dashboard
    Mail
    iChat
    Adress Book
    Pages
    iTunes
    iPhoto
    iWeb
    iCal
    QuickTime
    aMSN
    Preview
    Photo Booth

  47. #47

    Henning

    iTunes
    Smultron
    PhotoShop
    Adium

  48. #48

    filochard

    when working:
    ————-
    apple mail
    apple safari
    apple ical
    bbedit -> coding
    apple textedit -> notes
    adobe photoshop cs3
    adobe dreamweaver cs3
    yojimbo to keep snippets, links, serials, …
    panic transmit -> ftp
    apple preview
    parallels desktop with microsoft windozs xp sp2
    msie 6 (through parallels to test compatibility of websites)
    msie 7 (ditto)

  49. #49

    Blair Beckwith

    I pretty much use:

    Mail
    Adium
    iChat
    iTunes
    Garageband

  50. #50

    Dustin → www.dustincook.ca

    You don’t surf the web?

  51. #51

    Jehad → jchandab.wordpress.com

    Safari
    iTunes
    Mail
    Newsfire
    Twitterific
    MSN
    Pages
    Quicktime
    Acquisition

  52. #52

    Garrett Doyle → hs.facebook.com/profile.php?id=584433852

    Well let’s see:

    *Safari
    *iTunes
    *iChat
    *Finder
    *Logic
    *Aperture

  53. #53

    Wes G → www.wesg.ca

    Definitely:
    - Safari
    - Mail
    - Adium
    - Butler
    - Transmit
    - Taco HTML Edit
    - Microsoft Word
    - Transmission

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