I’m planning to blog occasionally about Mac software that I use in the course of my work. To get started, though, I’ll simply list the main software programs that I use professionally, divided by whether I use them for research purposes or only for general purposes. Within each category, they are organized from greatest use to least use.

Research

• Safari (Apple)
• TeXShop (open source)
• TeXLive (open source)
• Preview (Apple)
• Keynote (Apple)
• BibDesk (open source)
• Mathematica (Wolfram)
• OmniGraffle Pro (Omni Group)
• Illustrator (Adobe)

General

• Mail (Apple)
• iCal (Apple)
• Things (Cultured Code)
• Address Book (Apple)
• RapidWeaver (Realmac)
• CSSEdit (MacRabbit)
• Transmit (Panic)
• Acrobat Pro (Adobe)
• Numbers (Apple)
• OmniOutliner Pro (Omni Group)
• Pages (Apple)