When I first set up a new Mac, there are a number of applications I download and install right away. Here are the applications by category.
Internet
| Adium |
Mac native chat client. Talks to AIM, Yahoo, Google, pretty much everything |
| Cyberduck |
FTP, SFTP native Mac client. |
| Firefox |
The best web browser in the world. |
| Thunderbird |
Best mail client in the world. |
Development
| Komodo Editor |
The free version of Active State's full featured Komodo IDE. |
| NetBeans |
Programmer's IDE for Java, PHP, Ruby or Python. Written in Java. |
| Smultron |
Mac native programmer's editor. The only free and open source one out there. |
Office
