Software Equivalents

[Fraghappy]

Yes, so I'm switching to a Mac, but, like many PC users, I have a long list of favorite applications that I'll miss without good equivalents on the Mac. So, humble users of MacOSX, would you please help me come up with rough "equivalents" of the rest of my favorite Windows applications.

Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06r1 - not needed?
Adobe Acrobat 7.0.2 - MacOS version
Adobe Audition 1.5 - Garage Band
Adobe Encore - iDVD
Adobe GoLive CS2 - Is there a MacOS version? iWeb does NOT cut it.
Adobe Illustrator CS2 - MacOS Version
Adobe Photoshop CS2 - MacOS Version
Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5.1 - Final Cut Pro
Alcohol 120%
Ashampoo WinOptimizer Platinum 3 - not needed?
Avast! Antivirus
Azureus 2.3.0.6 - MacOS Version
Capilio Software (Digital Camera Drivers) - MacOS Version
CursorXP Plus 1.31
Dev-C++ 4.9.9.2
DivX Create Bundle 6.0.3
ePSXe 1.6.0
Final Draft 7 - Mac OS Version
FireDaemon - Not needed
Folding@Home Console - Mac OS version
Google Earth - Mac OS Version coming soon
IconPackager - Not needed
IconX - Features built-in
iPod for Windows 2005-10-12 - Mac OS Version
iTunes 6.0.2 - Mac OS Version
J2SE Standard Edition 5.0_5 - Mac OS Version
JCreator LE 3.5.0
jEdit 4.2 - Mac OS Version
JiWire Spotlock
Konfabulator 3.0 - Dashboard built-in
LogonStudio 1.0
Macromedia Flash 8 Professional - MacOS version
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 - MacOS Version
Mozilla Sunbird 0.2 - iCal
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 RC1 - Mail/Mac OS Version
Nineteen54 0.9.9
ObjectDock - Feature built-in
OpenOffice.org 2.0 - MacOS Version
PowerDVD - I assume there's an equivalent?
PuTTY 0.58
Quicktime - MacOS Version
Skype 1.4 - MacOS Version
SmartFTP Client
TI-Connect 1.6 - MacOS Version
Trillian Pro 3.1 - Adium
VideoLan VLC Player 0.8.4 - MacOS version
VisualBoy Advance 1.7.2
WindowBlinds 5.0 - Not needed (Aqua looks good, unlike the WinXP ugliness)
ZipGenius 6.0.2

[jh2112]

For:
Alcohol 120% try Toast
WinOptimizer : try Onyx (free)
AntiVirus: Not needed. no virus yet for osx!
PowerDVD : Dvd player comes with osx.
Adaware: not needed.
That's about all I can remember

[mw84]

FTP you can use Fetch or numerous others. Fetch is already available for the new intel range if you have one.

For compressed files such as .zip you can use Stuffit which is freeware.

Google Earth mac is out now.

If you go to resexcellence.com you can find info on changing boot screens, mouse pointers and all the other aesthetic stuff.

[kainjow]

Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06r1 - not needed?

Not needed. No spyware exists for Mac OS X.

Adobe GoLive CS2 - Is there a MacOS version? iWeb does NOT cut it.

Yes there's a Mac version. Did you even consider going to Adobe's website?

Ashampoo WinOptimizer Platinum 3 - not needed?

Hm, for defragging, try iDefrag. For all the others, you can get free utilities on MacUpdate

Avast! Antivirus

Not needed. No viruses exist for Mac OS X

CursorXP Plus 1.31

Does this software have any purpose besides making your cursor look purdy? Seems like your typical spammed-software

Dev-C++ 4.9.9.2

Xcode

DivX Create Bundle 6.0.3

DivX 6 for Mac

ePSXe 1.6.0

I went to their website but I have no idea what this app does.

JCreator LE 3.5.0

Again Xcode, or Eclipse

JiWire Spotlock

Not sure about this. I saw Elektron but it's $300. You could also just use normal, safe practice when using Wi-Fi

LogonStudio 1.0

Try Visage

Nineteen54 0.9.9

Not sure what this is...

PowerDVD - I assume there's an equivalent?

DVD Player (Apple's DVD player.. not sure what you use PowerDVD for)

PuTTY 0.58

Terminal (built-in)

SmartFTP Client

Transmit or Fetch or Captain FTP or RBrowser

VisualBoy Advance 1.7.2

See MacUpdate's list of gameboy emulators

ZipGenius 6.0.2

Built-in. You can compress files in the Finder by right-clicking a file and selecting Create Archive

[MisterMe]

DivX Create Bundle --> DivX 6 codec + QuickTime Pro
Dev-C++ --> Xcode
JCreator LE --> Xcode
PowerDVD --> DVD Player - included with MacOS X

You will do well to search Versiontracker.com and MacUpdate.com by category for your MacOS X applications and utilities. Between the two web sites, you will find virtually every available software title. Also, allow yourself to think beyond Mac ports of Windows apps. Mac-only apps--be they commercial, shareware, or freeware--deserve your consideration. You will be blown away by their quality.

[Ifrit]

ePSXe 1.6.0

There was an psx emulator called Firestorm for Mac OSX. But I don't know if it is still in development.

For other emulators visit: www.bannister.org

Not needed. No viruses exist for Mac OS X

I can't agree 100% with this statement. It might be that viri don't exist for OSX but you can still pass viri created for the Windows OS to other Windows users (forwarding attachements, sending/sharing infected files without knowlege etc.) In this case a anti virus app might be helpfull. Ecspecially if your mac is conneted to a Windows network.

There is a Antivirus program available for free: Try ClamAV: http://www.markallan.co.uk/clamXav/index.php

PowerDVD - I assume there's an equivalent?

Media Player Classic or VLC are also good choises.
VLC has the advantage to play any DVD from any region without the need to change your CD/DVD drive's region setting.

[ora]

Media Player Classic or VLC are also good choises.
VLC has the advantage to play any DVD from any region without the need to change your CD/DVD drive's region setting.

I would say Windows media player and equivs --> VLC (with Quicktime and WMP for mac as backups)

[Giaguara]

Defragging Mac hard drive is not really needed; HFS+ does not get fragged in use. Just use Disk Utility (included in OS X) every now and then to check permissions.

Cocktail and MacJanitor are two generic cleaners / fixer programs.

If you don't use M$ Office, you are even macro virus free.