Updated list of my top 10 favorite Mac apps at the moment.

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Introduction

More than a year ago I published a article with my list of the top 10 Mac apps which I use at the moment. This here is a refreshed list after another year of using OS X..

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1. Google Chrome

Still my favorite webbrowser and at the top of my list because I use it all the time when my computer is on.

https://www.google.de/chrome/browser/desktop/

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2. PhpStorm

My editor and weapon of choice to write code. It’s auto-completion, code generation and integration with all of my favorite services makes it a complete package.

https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/

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3. iTerm 2

A far better terminal emulator than the by default installed one. It has support for themes and can be activated with a hotkey.

https://www.iterm2.com/

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4. Git Tower 2

The best graphical Git client which helps you reverting, committing and merging.

http://www.git-tower.com/

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5. Alfred

A replacement for the spotlight app in which you can add your own workflows. This can be used to ssh into remote servers.

https://www.alfredapp.com/

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6. Mou

A markdown editor with support for live preview and custom themes.

http://25.io/mou/

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7. Parallels Desktop

A better and more performant alternative for Virtualbox.

http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/

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8. Mamp Pro

A XAMPP alternative with a GUI for adding virtual hosts and even setting a custom PHP version for each host.

https://www.mamp.info/de/

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9. Sequel Pro

A app for MySQL Database managment.

http://www.sequelpro.com/download

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10. Transmit

The best file transfer client with support for ftp, sftp, nfs and even Amazon AWS.

http://panic.com/transmit/

Other apps you like but aren’t on this list? Leave a comment and tell me which app I should try.

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