UsingMac.com has created this list of lists. It starts off with the logical choice of going to “Most Popular Apple Download” list on Apple.com.
Then it lists “First 100 Apps” of a site that lists 7400+ free applications for OSX. The readers vote on popularity of these apps.
Then Chris Pirillo’s and MacTricksAndTips each with a list of 100 apps.
Then MacSpecialist with 72 “Essential Mac OS X Applications.”
Freelance Switch with “35 Absolutely Essential Mac Apps.”
Cool Mac Apps with “Top 20 Mac Applications”
There are more, but you get the idea. If you are really searching for a particular app, it is best to see what these folks think of them.
Then UsingMac ranks the Most Favorite Mac Apps based on how frequently they each appear in the various lists.
For example:
1. Adium (Chat Client) [15/22]
2. VLC (Video Player) [14/22]
3. Cyberduck (FTP Client) and Quicksilver (Application Launcher) [13/22]
4. Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser) [12/22]
5. Skype (Internet Call) [10/22]
Another interesting statisc is that 66% of all the applications from these 22 sources are only mentioned once.
See the article complete with links to the various lists here.
