Every so often I’ll be reading a Mac blog somewhere and I’ll stumble across a post about some must-have apps. Without hesitation, I’ll click to see their list in the hope of finding some app I’ve yet to discover that will improve my workflow or benefit me in some way. I know that chances are I’ve already tried or at least heard of the app, but then again, I wouldn’t know about the apps that I love and use everyday if I hadn’t read about them somewhere.
I even hear it around the office here. “You’ve got to try [__________]. It’s the best app ever!” Most of us here at Paramore have been using Macs for the better part of our computing lives, and yet we all use them in different ways and for different purposes. So we decided to come up with a collaborative list of apps that we love and use nearly every day. Did we miss your favorite app? Be sure to let us know in the comments!
Music Apps
Spotify (Free/$4.99 mo/$9.99 mo)
Used by: Hannah, Jesse, Jake, Joey, Ben, Rachael, Stephanie, Lindey, Whitney
CoverSutra ($4.99)
Used by: Tom
BowTie (Free)
Used by: Ben
Social Apps
Twitter for Mac (Free)
Used by: Hannah, Ben, Tom, Leanna, Rachael, Blake, Jesse, Whitney
Adium (Free)
Used by: Tom, Jesse, Joey
Productivity Apps
Evernote (Free)
Used by: Ben, Jake, Joey, Jesse, Leanna, Whitney
Things ($49.99)
Used by: Jake, Jesse
Wunderlist (Free)
Used by: Rachael, Ben
Sparrow (Free/$9.99)
Used by: Ben, Tom
Mindnode (Free/$19.99)
Used by: Joey, Jake, Jesse
RescueTime (Free)
Used by: Ben, Jesse
Utility Apps
Dropbox (Free)
Used by: Ben, Tom, Jake, Leanna, Joey, Stephanie, Christa, Blake, Jesse
1Password ($24.99)
Used by: Ben, Jesse, Tom
Alfred (Free/~$19)
Used by: Ben
Skitch (Free)
Used by: Joey
Cloud (Free)
Used by: Ben, Jesse
Caffeine (Free)
Used by: Tom
SuperDuper! (Free/$27.95)
Used by: Tom
Developer Apps
Versions (~$53)
Used by: Tom, Ben, Jesse, Blake, Josh, Leanna
Transmit ($33.99)
Used by: Tom, Ben, Jesse, Blake, Leanna
TextMate (~$56)
Used by: Tom, Ben, Leanna, Blake, Josh
MAMP (Free/$59)
Used by: Jesse, Ben, Tom, Josh
Designer Apps
Adobe CS5 Web Premium ($1,799)
Used by: Josh, Blake, Tom, Leanna, Ben, Jesse
LittleSnapper ($39.99)
Used by: Tom
Kaleidoscope (~$39.00)
Used by: Tom, Jesse
Random and Weird Apps
GeekTool (Free)
Used by: Ben, Jesse
Scrabble for Mac ($9.99)
Used by: Hannah
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