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This is completely the opposite of the case, in my experience. People complain about some things like Mail and iTunes, but overall software for OSX is typically

by stouset 11y ago

This is completely the opposite of the case, in my experience. People complain about some things like Mail and iTunes, but overall software for OSX is typically head and shoulders above its Windows and/or Linux counterparts. For a recent example, having gotten used to Transmission (BitTorrent client on Mac), I was absolutely floored at how absurdly complicated and ad-ridden Windows alternatives are.

pmalynin 11y ago
Yeah, the BitTorrent thing on Windows blows. I switched to qBittorrent which seems to be pretty reasonable -- and its GPL.
karlshea 11y ago
I have to echo this. I really wonder where you got that impression because it's the opposite of both the reputation I hear and my own experience. There are very few applications that I miss from Windows. Most big cross-platform applications like Photoshop (or even SourceTree) are almost identical, but the majority of Mac-only apps that I try are fantastic. Reeder (RSS client), Fantastical 2 (calendar), Tower (git client), iTerm 2, 1Password, Transmit (FTP/SCP client) and TextWrangler/BBEdit are just a couple of examples of apps I use every day that I think really show off what Mac developers can do.
dschep 11y ago
Can't you just use Transmission on windows? It's a GTK app and they're better on Windows than MacOS. Or you can always use it's web interface on Windows.
- morgante 11y ago
  Having used Transmission on both Windows and OS X, I vastly prefer the OS X version. It never crashes, gives nice notifications, and is generally very pleasant to use.
- mrsteveman1 11y ago
  Transmission on OS X uses native UI components[1] rather than GTK. In fact they seem to have 3 sets of UI code (AppKit, GTK+, Qt), plus the web interface, plus whatever they're using on Windows (might be GTK+ or Qt there?). [1] https://www.transmissionbt.com/images/screenshots/Mac-Large.png https://www.transmissionbt.com/images/screenshots/Mac-Large....
jqm 11y ago
I've been using Transmission on Linux for years. Need another example of an app that's better on Mac (I have no doubt there are plenty:)
- danieldk 11y ago
  It uses a different UI on Mac, since the Mac UI was written in Cocoa. Unlike many cross-platform applications, Transmission integrates seamlessly with your operating system. The Mac OS X interface is written in Objective-C and uses Growl notifications and dock badging to keep you informed. https://www.transmissionbt.com/about/ https://www.transmissionbt.com/about/ There are many apps that are miles ahead of Linux or Windows equivalents: OmniGraffle, OmniFocus, Acorn, Pixelmator, 1Password, iTerm, Alfred, (Git) Tower, etc.
  - jqm 11y ago
    I thought the UI was a command prompt. At least it has been for me. Shows you what I know:)
desdiv 11y ago
I thought Transmission was cross-platform and thus has a Windows version?
- mappu 11y ago
  It does. https://download.transmissionbt.com/files/transmission-2.92-x64.msi https://download.transmissionbt.com/files/transmission-2.92-...

by stouset 11y ago

pmalynin 11y ago

Yeah, the BitTorrent thing on Windows blows. I switched to qBittorrent which seems to be pretty reasonable -- and its GPL.

karlshea 11y ago

I have to echo this. I really wonder where you got that impression because it's the opposite of both the reputation I hear and my own experience. There are very few applications that I miss from Windows. Most big cross-platform applications like Photoshop (or even SourceTree) are almost identical, but the majority of Mac-only apps that I try are fantastic. Reeder (RSS client), Fantastical 2 (calendar), Tower (git client), iTerm 2, 1Password, Transmit (FTP/SCP client) and TextWrangler/BBEdit are just a couple of examples of apps I use every day that I think really show off what Mac developers can do.

dschep 11y ago

Can't you just use Transmission on windows? It's a GTK app and they're better on Windows than MacOS. Or you can always use it's web interface on Windows.

morgante 11y ago
Having used Transmission on both Windows and OS X, I vastly prefer the OS X version. It never crashes, gives nice notifications, and is generally very pleasant to use.
mrsteveman1 11y ago
Transmission on OS X uses native UI components[1] rather than GTK. In fact they seem to have 3 sets of UI code (AppKit, GTK+, Qt), plus the web interface, plus whatever they're using on Windows (might be GTK+ or Qt there?). [1] https://www.transmissionbt.com/images/screenshots/Mac-Large.png https://www.transmissionbt.com/images/screenshots/Mac-Large....

jqm 11y ago

I've been using Transmission on Linux for years. Need another example of an app that's better on Mac (I have no doubt there are plenty:)

danieldk 11y ago
It uses a different UI on Mac, since the Mac UI was written in Cocoa. Unlike many cross-platform applications, Transmission integrates seamlessly with your operating system. The Mac OS X interface is written in Objective-C and uses Growl notifications and dock badging to keep you informed. https://www.transmissionbt.com/about/ https://www.transmissionbt.com/about/ There are many apps that are miles ahead of Linux or Windows equivalents: OmniGraffle, OmniFocus, Acorn, Pixelmator, 1Password, iTerm, Alfred, (Git) Tower, etc.
- jqm 11y ago
  I thought the UI was a command prompt. At least it has been for me. Shows you what I know:)

desdiv 11y ago

I thought Transmission was cross-platform and thus has a Windows version?

mappu 11y ago
It does. https://download.transmissionbt.com/files/transmission-2.92-x64.msi https://download.transmissionbt.com/files/transmission-2.92-...