30+ Amazing Mac Apps for Developers

30+ Amazing Mac Apps for Developers

on Mar 27th 2009 with 141 comments

One of the most important aspects of being a web developer is having the correct tools and applications at your disposal to get the job done. These applications can range from text editors with helpful features, to screen capturing software to display video and/or audio to a client or your users. Today, we will have a look at 30+ amazing Mac applications for web developers.

Panic’s Coda

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Anyone who knows me had to imagine this would be the first on the list. I use Coda everyday and couldn’t imagine development without it. If you are looking for a super powerful and functional text editor, I highly recommend Coda.

Price: Free trial, $99 for regular license.

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TextMate

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Another popular text editor for Mac is TextMate created by MacroMates. Another nice feature is the price is a bit lower than that of Codas.

Price: Free Trial, $55 per license.

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Eclipse

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Eclipse is a very popular IDE that has become the tool many programmers prefer to use. There are many Eclipse Plugins as well that support different web and computer languages. No matter what language you program in, Eclipse can most likely accommodate you.

Price: Free!

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QuickSilver

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A favorite of many Mac owners, QuickSilver is a very extendable interface that allows you to quick launch programs, manage shortcuts, contacts, music, and many other applications.

Price: Free!

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Komodo Edit

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If you are looking for a powerful free and open source text editor that runs on any platform, then Komodo Edit might be the one for you. Primarily focused on dynamic web languages, Komodo Edit comes with many features and customizable plugins to help you get the job done.

Price: Free and Open Source!

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Billings 3

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Billings 3 is a wonderful time billing and invoicing tool, perfect for anyone who does any freelance work. Billings 3 integrates with the Mac interface brilliantly and its features save a lot of manual labor.

Price: $39.99 per license, $25.00 to upgrade.

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BB Edit

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BBEdit is a text editor for Mac that claims ‘It Doesn’t Suck’, and you know what? It most certainly does not. Packed full of helpful features, including project management, BBEdit is the text editor of choice for many web developers.

Price: Free Trial, $125 per license, $49 for educational license.

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MAMP

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Most recent Macs come with everything that MAMP does, but by downloading and installing MAMP you can get your own local server up and running in under 5 minutes. In case you were wondering, MAMP stands for Mac, Apache, MySQL, and php/perl/python, whatever your server side language of choice. If you need help installing check out this quick screencast on getting MAMP setup on your Mac.

Price: Free, additionally a paid version ‘MAMP Pro’ is available for $55.00.

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Panic Transmit

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Saying that Transmit is a superb FTP program for Mac would be an extreme understatement. Just look at all the features of the program on their homepage, there are far too many to list here. If you are looking for a high quality FTP program for Mac, Transmit is a great choice.

Price: Free Trial, $29.95 per license.

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Paparazzi

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If you do a lot of writing or use screenshots often, you may consider downloading paparazzi. Paparazzi is a small but powerful (and free) screenshot program that makes taking snapshots of websites a breeze.

Price: Free!

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Magnifique

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While not necessarily a development tool, Magnifique heps you customize the look and feel of your Mac workspace by quickly changing in between themes of your choice. Great for those who need a little inspiration, or who need a change of ‘scenery’.

Price: Free!

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Flow

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Flow is a visual workflow manager, built to give you full control and understanding over your current project. The concept of flow is slightly difficult to describe, so I recommend checking the screenshots or giving the trial a go. While it is a bit on the pricy side, it is extremely helpful if you work at a company where you often work with a large group of people and need to stay organized.

Price: Free Trial, $249 per license.

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Man Hour

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Man Hour is a simple and flexible time tracking program. It’s strength lies in it’s flexibility of letting you change what you charge per hour depending upon the project at hand. The price tag is also very easy on the eyes.

Price: Free Trial, $19.99 per license.

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CyberDuck

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Cyberduck is a popular and free ftp program requiring Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. It also supports FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Mosso Cloud Files and Amazon S3.

Price: Free and Open Source!

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FileZilla

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FileZilla is a very well known open source FTP program that runs on most operating systems. Simple, easy to use, and works as it should.

Price: Free and Open Source!

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TextExpander

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Recently Jeffrey posted a screencast titled ‘How I can code twice as fast as you.’ While the title was sort of a joke, Jeffrey showed how valuable a good text expander program can be and how much time it can save. My personal favorite is TextExpander for Mac OS X. Text Expander will save you all kinds of time by allowing you to setup shortcut names for anything you type over and over again.

Price: Free Trial, $29.95 per license.

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DropBox

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Dropbox is a very easy to use program that allows you to share, sync, and backup files on your hard drive. Even better is that you get a 2GB account for free, which should be plenty to backup those files you can’t afford to lose.

Price: 2 GB free, $19.99/month for more space.

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Growl

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Growl is another one of those applications that is a little hard to explain, but extremely helpful to have. Basically, Growl lets you know when certain things happen, in a very unobtrusive way. For instance, Growl integrates perfectly with Coda and lets you know when a file or folder has been successfully uploaded or downloaded, or if there was an error that occurred. Check out the about page for more screenshots and information.

Price: Free.

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LaunchBar

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LaunchBar is a lot like QuickSilver, with a very powerful search tool. LaunchBar also allows you to setup and use simple text commands to run programs, edit files, and manipulate data. It is free to use until April 1, 2009.

Price: Free until Apr 1, $32 per license after that.

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Money3

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Money3 is the latest version of the Money accounting program built specifically for Mac OS X. Version 3 offers a completely new user interface and the ability to manage all different types of accounts. In addition, Money can also help you plan and track your budget. Furthermore, it was cool to get to use the ‘sup’ tag.

Price: Free Trial, $39.00 per license.

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On The Job

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On The Job is a fully packed software program built to track time and expenses, and provide you with super simple client invoicing. The multiple billing currency option is particularly helpful.

Price: Free Trial, $39.95 per license.

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Versions

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Version control is very important for anyone involved in development, and Versions makes it super simple to maintain. Even if you have never worked with subversion, Versions is a breeze.

Price: Free Trial, $53 per license.

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Snipply

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Snipply is an Adobe AIR application used to organize chunks and snippets of code into separate categories. If you have used Code, it is similar to Coda Clips. I prefer to keep my larger code libraries in Snippley as it is very easy to use and doesn’t clutter my clips. Best of all it is absolutely free!

Price: Free and Open Source!

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Espresso

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There has been a lot of talk about Espresso and how it will rival many of the current popular text editors. It is currently in public beta and requires Leopard. Check out all of the features offered on the homepage.

Price: Free to try, pre order for $80.00. Discount for CSSEdit users.

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CSSEdit

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From the same people that built Espresso, CSSEdit is a text editor focused mainly on, well, CSS. Packed with all kinds of helpful features and references, CSSEdit is great for those who frequently design websites or templates.

Price: Free Trial, $40.00 per license

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Capture Me

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Looking for a simple and free screen capturing program? Then you might enjoy Capture Me, which contains features resizing on the fly, custom file types for images, and an easy to use interface.

Price: Free and Open Source!

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BackDrop

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Backdrop is a great program for those of us who constantly have multiple windows and panles open and need to clear up some space. If you need to focus on some code, or just do some writing, just activate BackDrop and watch your clutter disappear, allowing you to get back to work.

Price: Free!

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ServerSkine

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If you are constantly searching and trying to keep track of different clients domain and server information, ServerSkine can be a lifesaver. ServerSkine allows you to organize all of your different server and domain accounts of your clients in one easy to use program.

Price: Free!

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Snapz Pro X

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Snapz Pro X is a very powerful and versatile video and screen capturing software program for Mac. If you have checked out the WordPress for Designers series, this is the software I use to create the screencasts.

Price: Free Trial, $69 per license.

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Skype

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While not limited to Mac OS only, Skype is a must have application for those who freelance or do any kind of work from home. Use it to make free calls to your boss or company, catch up with a client, or sit it on a video chat for a meeting.

Price: Free, discount for calls to certain areas of the world.

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SpanningSync

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SpanningSync allows you to synchronize iCal and Address Book with Google Calendar and Gmail Contacts. For those power gmail users, SpanningSync can be a huge help when it comes to organizing your events.

Price: Free, discount for calls to certain areas of the world.

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Your Favorites?

For the sake of time and this article, there is no way we could include every excellent Mac application, so what are some of your favorites? What applications do you find to be most helpful when it comes to development?

Thanks Twitter!

A special thanks to those that replied to me on twitter when I asked what were some of your favorite Mac apps. I did my best to take all of your replies into thought before I finalized the list. Thanks Twitter!

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  • http://helloimchris.com/ Chris Gwynne

    First comment yay… excellent round up, thank you!

    • http://www.eraxa.com Sirwan

      yay!

    • http://laranzjoe.blogspot.com lawrence77

      but I’m not a MAC user! :(

      I except 30+ Amazing Windows Apps for Developers……. :o

      • http://www.eraxa.com Sirwan

        just act cool and follow the crowd… “yay for macs” …. ¬_¬

      • http://laranzjoe.blogspot.com lawrence77

        Yeah I too love MAC…
        But MAC is best but Windows is Better! :)

  • http://blog.cogitu.com Adam Byram

    Cornerstone is also a great tool for SVN – comparable to Versions. They each have pros/cons, but if you’re checking out Versions, Cornerstone is worth a look as well: http://www.zennaware.com/cornerstone/

    • http://8trk.com Mark

      I would go Cornerstone over Versions, even though it is a bit more expensive.

  • http://evolv.cc jason

    netbeans! a good choice similar to eclipse and

  • http://www.nichebloggertoday.com Niche Blogger Today – Jonathan Thomas

    Great post! I love Coda – I couldn’t live without it. Also, I love Evernote, it’s changed the way I work.

  • Mike

    Great List, though I’m sure Espresso 1.0 has just recently been released.

    Nothing for MySQL? Have been using SequelPro, however Querious (http://www.araelium.com/querious/) seems pretty nice too!

    • http://www.wittistribune.com Witti

      The Querious website seems to be down, you can also download an try this tool via http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/29981/querious

    • Wade

      I use Oracle SQL Developer. It’s free, multi platform and very useful for development work, not as much for dba work

  • http://apartmentonesix.com Peter

    I don’t know what I’d do without Coda and CSSEdit.

    Go get a real job, I suppose..

  • http://www.flashforum.de marc

    Hi,

    I myself like Invoice3 very much for my invoices (http://www.kedisoft.com/invoice/) Great control of your invoice designs and all I need in functionallity.

    Cheers,
    marc

  • http://www.designreverb.com Todd Austin

    Great list, but I couldn’t work without Expandrive.

  • http://twitter.com/jakeprzespo Jake

    Since there are screenshot programs in the list, how about Little Snapper?

    I agree with Mike, where are the programs for DB management? SequelPro is an awesome tool.

  • http://nathanledet.com Nathan Ledet

    If you need to jump to a terminal window real quick – Visor is the tool I use.
    http://blacktree.com

    Aside from that – i think I have a majority of those tools in your list…great list for sure!!

  • Nina Morena

    Great post. I have Growl, Coda, Filezilla and MMAP…going to peep the new Expresso & CSSEdit.

    Good post.

  • http://www.belzebob.de Belzebob

    My favorites:
    - Netbeans 6.5 instead of eclipse -> nicer interface and some additional features
    - TimeLog and GrandTotal
    - Typinator as alternative to TextExpander
    - Cornerstone instead of Versions

  • http://www.belzebob.de Belzebob

    Errr, i forgot XAMPP

  • Woz

    That’s an extremely useful list. Here’s a few more useful apps to add.

    Araxis Merge or Changes – excellent diff tools.
    Cornerstone – SVN client (although I use Versions)
    Hex Fiend – simple, but useful hex editor
    HTTP Client – handy for debugging http requests / responses
    Komodo Pro – fantastic editor, with awesome Perl debugger plus loads more
    LittleSnapper – great screen/web capture tool from RapidWeaver team.
    MesaSQLite – great SQLite database designer/editor/query tool
    Navicat – excellent, but pricey MySQL tool.
    OmniGraffle Pro – handy for UI experimentation and loads more

    That’s a trawl through my Applications folder anyway!

    Woz

  • http://www.cryptonet.be Junni

    I use Eclipse, Transmit and Growl at the moment. Coda seems nice, so I’ll try it out!

    For svn I use the terminal, but I’m willing to try out graphicals applications :)

    • Rik Girbes

      i have coda, but depending on how good you are with scripting, i would go for textmate….
      coda looks nicer but isnt better at all..
      (btw, thats just my opinion)

      ooh and GREAT list!!!! amazing thanks!!

      • http://benpad.blogspot.com Benedict Aluan

        Agreed.

      • http://apartmentonesix.com Peter

        What advantages to you see with textmate Rik? I’ve never used it, but I use Coda all the time, and I love it.

        If textmate is better though, I’d definitely be willing to give it a try.

    • http://www.quizzpot.com crysfel

      i use Eclipse too, some time ago i used BBEdit on mac. on windows i like notepad++

  • http://www.nick-brewer.com Nick

    Great post! Unfortunately Corporate has not upgraded our computers to Leopard :( which most of these apps only work on. Also, what is with the shortage of open source great looking apps for the Mac?

    You forgot the screenshot and screencast program, Jing. http://www.jingproject.com

    @brewern

  • Butch Page

    The most used apps on my Mac are Coda, MAMP, Quicksilver and Growl.

  • http://benpad.blogspot.com Benedict Aluan

    The only thing I hate about Coda is that, it does not have “reformat code” feature.

  • http://www.jeff-way.com Jeffrey Way

    My favorites are Coda, Espreso, QuickSilver, MAMP, Growl, and DropBox (not really Mac specific).

    • http://laranzjoe.blogspot.com lawrence77

      Jeffrey way I see you use Windows in all screecasts……
      But here you gave fav’s in MAC??? :(

  • Mike

    TextMate, Skitch for awesome screengrabs, Transmit and SmartSVN. Would also be lost without Things!

  • http://andrew8088.blogspot.com Andrew

    Great list! Looking forward to “30 Amazing Windows Apps for Developers” :)

    • http://andrew8088.blogspot.com Andrew

      . . . Although I realize that quite a few of these have Windows versions.

    • http://johnathan-barrett.me.uk Johnathan Barrett

      There’s already a shit load of stuff for Windows. I found it hard finding something I felt comfortable coding in on Mac until I found Coda.

  • Stephen

    Little Snapper is a great program to store all your inspirational bits you find all over the web.
    http://www.realmacsoftware.com/littlesnapper/

  • http://www.venuepath.com Sam

    Great list. I prefer TextMate over Coda. MAMP, FileZilla and Skype are great tools to have. I’ll definitely try out some more from the list.

  • http://www.dsaportfolio.com.br Diego SA

    Just downloaded some of these Apps.

  • http://matt-radel.com Matt Radel

    Nice list. Personally I think Aptana (it’s basically uber-Eclipse though) & skEdit are worthy of mention in the html editor realm.

    I would LOVE to see an in-depth tutorial on using versions with a local machine as a subversion server. Been banging my head against the wall trying to get that to work.

    • Jason Palmer

      Dude what’s with the douchebag haircut and kissy lips?

      Weird.

  • http://khaz.fr Antoine “Khaz” Lenoir

    I must admit that some of those appz are very useful !
    I use Textmate and CyberDuck with a high rate, but Aptana Studio is very useful too (because of the PHP debugger)

  • http://samedis.com Richard Powell

    I was an obsessive Paparazzi use for a long, but have happily replaced it now with LittleSnapper (http://www.realmacsoftware.com/littlesnapper/) which adds a lot of iPhoto-like features to managing screencaps.

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  • David

    Great post.. would love to see a tutorial on how to really benefit from CSSEdit.

  • Sk1ppeR

    Do you know any alternative of ManHour for Windows ? Or a program with similar functions ?

  • Cody

    Something to note about MAMP, mysql is out of date 5.0 to 5.1 has a lot of bug fixes.

  • http://www.philohermans.nl Philo

    Great Article, useful apps! :)

  • http://www.danharper.me Dan Harper

    I love TextMate and Espresso as editors (prefer them both over Coda, tbh). I use XAMPP instead of MAMP for local server area. Transmit or CyberDuck are both awesome for FTP.

    Other recommendations:
    - Things: To-do list manager for Mac & iPhone
    - Fluid: Run websites as their own application (great for Gmail! – see AppStorm’s review)

  • http://bohea.co.uk dixhuit

    Spanning Sync isn’t free. Not unless you’re only planning to use it for 15 days.

  • http://satedproductions.com Michael Thompson

    SKITCH. How the hell did you leave Skitch off? LifeHacker and most of the Gawker network use it, as well as just about every developer I know.

    Want to share a screenshot? Click “Upload” and it’s ready to share. Crop, resize, draw, type — hands-down the best. ADD IT TO THE LIST. SERIOUSLY. :)

    • http://fullofdesign.ca Corey M

      Agreed! Skitch trumps all the other screengrab utilities on this list in an order of magnitude.

      • Dave

        Absolutely! I’ve been using Skitch for a long time now and it’s free to boot. I picked up Little Snapper in the MacHeist bundle (which I strongly encourage you all to get) and I an anxious to try it out to see how it compares to Skitch. I’m sure it will do some things better and others not as well…

      • The Devil

        LittleSnapper buys Skitch a drink in a bar, only to take it to a filthy hotel and perform degrading sexual acts to it and never call it again.

    • http://juarezpaf.com Juarez P. A. Filho

      Totally agreed. I use Sktich for some months and it’s just work. I upload some clients sketches with password and on boy it’s really AWESOME.

      • http://www.jstorimer.com Jesse Storimer

        So Right, Skitch is a must-have on any Mac that I use.

        I also find HTTPClient to be invaluable when doing development. It shows raw HTTP requests/responses.

  • etc

    Great list…

    Could be possible to have a similar list for Windows environment ?

  • Ryan

    For anyone interested in espresso, you can get it in the macheist bundle along with 11 other programs for $39. I am no way affiliated with them but this is a good deal for anyone looking to pick up espresso.

    http://www.macheist.com/

    • The Devil

      Not quite, it’s in the list of applications but is still locked. BoinxTV is locked until $400k is raised for charity and $250k is raised so far, but no idea how much will need to be raised in order for them to unlock Espresso yet.

      The MacHeist bundle is a great deal though, and a good way to donate.

  • http://8trk.com Mark

    Mamp kinda sucks. Just set up Apache yourself, it isnt too difficult to do. And the default install of PHP doesnt have GD

    http://docs.moodle.org/en/Step_by_Step_Installation_on_a_Mac_OS_X_10.5_Server

    Very simple.

    And it is easier to add virtual named hosts and modify the /etc/hosts file

    • http://www.wittistribune.com Witti

      OMG, thank’s for that link, now gdlib is working with my Leo installation.

    • http://www.visual-blade.com Daquan Wright

      Setting up a local web server (apache, php, perl, mysql, etc…) yourself can generally be a pain in the ass, this website agrees: http://techwhimsy.com/local-development-installing-xampp

      I prefer xampp, I hear it is updated more often and the more popular choice. Though I heard wamp/mamp use up less resources.

      For those coda/mamp lovers who love web development, the windows alternative is definitely Notepad++ (absolutely amazing editor) and xampp/wamp.

      Great list, I know little about macs but I’ve learned much when it comes to using a better tool to get a job done.

  • Brian

    Very cool list. I really like the idea of Snippely! Does anybody use this app?

    • http://www.dr-leech.com/ Leandro Ardissone

      It’s a nice idea, but I don’t like Adobe AIR apps, so I use Snipplr.com which integrates perfectly with TextMate.

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  • http://tallshorts.com Matt

    Oh Man. VMWare Fusion should be the #1 item. This is a MUST have for any developer.

  • lowell

    give me a Bash shell, TextMate, git and i’m straight.

  • Rob

    I know everyone is down on Adobe, but I got Dreamweaver with an educational discount, and haven’t found anything better to switch to. I do like Coda’s interface, though.

    ++VMWare Fusion

    • Kevin

      I would love to know what makes TextMate and Coda so much better than Dreamweaver also. It seems that I’m in a great minority here. I’m definitely willing to switch if there’s seems to be good reason to…

      • http://www.fish-graphics.com THE FiSH

        Dreamweaver is absolute crap. It’s fine for an individual who thinks creating websites is an easy hobby like scrapbooking, but when you look at the code of any website, you can tell the people that know what they’re doing from those who don’t. Dreamweaver inserts bad code everywhere it can, and it takes the creativity away from you as well. But hey, if you’re not creative nor a developer, then Dreamweaver is the perfect program… of course if that’s the fact, then shouldn’t you find something else to do rather than web?

        I use TextMate. I love being able to set the background to be transparent allowing me to see the sites that I’m working on while I’m coding. I love all the colors of the code and how you know what code is what, and where errors are based on the many colors.

        I used coda for a bit, but found that TextMate was just a better piece of software.

        I use TextMate, Transmit, all the Adobe products shouldn’t have to be mentioned, firefox with it’s addons that makes like happy, fluid… like the guy above said is amazing, and now SequelPro after reading this…

      • http://www.jeff-way.com Jeffrey Way

        Dreamweaver isn’t “crap”, as you suggest. You don’t have to build your sites in design view.

      • Daniel Balfour

        I’m swimming with THE FISH on this one babe, and how!? This guy/girl seriously took the words right out of my mouth.

        Mention “Dreamweaver” ?? Hah! Maybe if we were talking about overpriced spam ware then sure! In fact, anyone that even suggest DW is worse off then an amateur/novice because they actually ‘think’ they’re onto something.

        You want to learn to code? Do it the right way. I must say, I was on the fence between Coda & TextMate for a while. The fact that TextMate is less intuitive then I’d like and that it doesn’t have ANY remote file (ftp, etc) support is a serious drawback. But once you get used to coding it this beautiful binary masterpiece you can hardly look back. The autocomplete, transparent background, fully customized code bundles, I mean the only contender against this baby is Coda, with BBEdit at a VERY distant third. Needless to say, DW isn’t even in the race! It’s just not happening for Adobe.

        Again, I’m with THE FISH on that FF plugs should’ve been mentioned, specifically webdev toolbar and Firebug. Other then that everything’s a coin toss, save for one application – CSSEdit 2.6. There’s one app that can’t be overpraised. CSS 2.6 allows you to ‘edit’ LIVE websites on the fly. Want to see what CNN.com would look like in Blue? Fire up CSSEdit, point it to CNN.com and you’re there baby! I seriously think this app should’ve gotten a LOT more attention.

        Anyone designing bare-bones up (WordPress frameworks, Joomla, etc) simply can’t beat this application for styling. It’s like Photoshop for your Browser! Seriously people, try it out. It’s well worth the $. I’ve got nothing but praise for this company!

        My $0.02

  • Craig

    MacVim

  • http://www.marksanborn.net Mark Sanborn

    The fact that people are willing to pay for Texmate/Coda instead of using Vim amazes me.

    Nice list of apps though!

  • http://www.webstockbox.com Tom

    great list, I just check out Espresso, good software.

    • http://www.jashsayani.com Jash Sayani

      Espresso is the best! But 80 bucks is a bomb!! Smultron could replace it…

      • Daniel Balfour

        Espresso’s a toy. It’s a first-gen, candy-ass program with nothing more then a few bells and whistles.

        If you’re serious about coding then Textmate’s the way to go.

  • http://www.digitalskraps.com David Sparks

    Spanning Sync isnt free.
    $25 a year. $65 unlimited.

    • http://www.digitalskraps.com David Sparks

      the Snaps Pro image and link also link to Silverskine

    • http://www.jashsayani.com Jash Sayani

      Google Sync does it for free now!

  • http://www.kevinquillen.com Kevin Quillen

    Where is Aptana for PHP/CVS/JS development? Sequel Pro for SQL database editing? Both totally free and killer. Our office uses all Dreamweaver + Subversion for CVS and I had no issue connecting and using Aptana on my Macbook.

    • http://laranzjoe.blogspot.com lawrence77

      Maybe Aptana is also for Windows!
      So it may not be listed here!
      I’m not sure its my own thinking!

  • http://www.blog-rockin-bits.com/ nico

    Perfect!

    make my switch 3 days ago, but i bought yummy ftp instead of transmit.

    • http://www.jashsayani.com Jash Sayani

      Why pay for an FTP client?? Cyberduck (OpenSource) is amazing !

  • http://twitter.com/ryanmathis Ryan

    I use Skype a lot with a guy I work with. The screen share feature is very useful. I just wish Skype didn’t take up so much memory.

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