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What is the purpose of this, other than just to see if it can be done? I can't think of any software that would be worthwhile emulating that doesn't already ha

What is the purpose of this, other than just to see if it can be done? I can't think of any software that would be worthwhile emulating that doesn't already have a Linux or Windows version (which is covered by Wine), other than xcode.

daeken 14y ago
Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Garageband, Voodoopad, etc.
- zerd 14y ago
  Notational Velocity, Adium, Textmate, Omnifocus, Bubble trouble, ...
  - JEVLON 14y ago
    Codekit, Creative Suite, Evernote, Finder, Fontbook, iTunes, Reeder, Soulver, Sparrow, Quicktime. You could run photoshop.exe in Wine but there are bugs. There are alternatives to the other apps though, but they are not as polished.
    - UntitledNo4 14y ago
      Finder? Really? I would never imagine anyone would miss using Finder. That's the bit of MacOS I found hardest to get used to. Looks good, but it's completely basic and featureless, and missed the versatility of KDE's Dolphin for quite a while until I found out about TotalFinder. Despite TotalFinder being a great improvement over vanilla Finder, I still miss some of Dolphin's features such as: the ability to browse remote locations (FTP, SSH) and the ability to run a terminal window within dolphin for the folder you are viewing.
      - pschastain 14y ago
        While I'd agree that overall it is lacking, Finder does support ftp/ftps.
        ttflee 14y ago
        And afp is sweet, too, if what you need is sharing between Macs.
dbecker 14y ago
Does Linux have something like Alfred? I run a Linux desktop and a Mac laptop. Alfred is the biggest reason I enjoy my OS X computer more. Huge thanks to anyone who can suggest a Linux alternative.
- lucian1900 14y ago
  Gnome Do, Unity dash, KDE launcher, ...
- depa 14y ago
  Yes we do. It's called Synapse and it's actually pretty similar. https://launchpad.net/~synapse-core/+archive/ppa https://launchpad.net/~synapse-core/+archive/ppa
  - pschastain 14y ago
    And synapse-core adds what functionality, exactly? I gave up trying to figure that out from the ppa site and Googled it instead: https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&tbo=d&tbs=qdr:y&q=synapse+linux&oq=synapse+linux https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&tbo=d&...
- abhinand 14y ago
  I've been using kupfer for a while now. You should try it out.
  - primitur 14y ago
    Another vote for kupfer here, I'm a huge fan of it, and install it instantly on receipt of a new linux workstation .. terrific tool, lots of nice plugins and very usable.
pooriaazimi 14y ago
From my /Application folder (the italic ones are vital to my workflow): AirServer/AirParrot, Charles, Coda, CodeBox, Day One, Kaleidoscope, Keynote, Messages/FaceTime, MindNode Pro, Mou, Numbers, OmniFocus, OmniPlan, OmniGraffle Professional, Opacity, QuickSilver, SourceTree, TextMate, Transmit, VoodooPad, Xcode (and InterfaceBuilder and Instruments) Most of them have Windows/Linux equivalents, but for me aren't nearly as good as Mac versions (your mileage certainly varies).
- anandpdoshi 14y ago
  pixelmator!
sneak 14y ago
Final Cut Pro
pretoriusB 14y ago
>What is the purpose of this, other than just to see if it can be done? I can't think of any software that would be worthwhile emulating that doesn't already have a Linux or Windows version (which is covered by Wine), other than xcode. It's not about having a "Linux or Windows version", it's about how good OS X's version is. For some people, there are NO alternatives.
- delinka 14y ago
  "For some people, there are NO alternatives." I would suggest to these people: get a Mac. If you're seriously fretting over having no alternatives, then you should be getting the Real Thing. Is it really worth trying to "stick to the man" or waste time trying to deal with all the inevitable bugs when running on a non-native platform? If you seriously want to spend a couple hundred bucks for a netbook to run Linux and this OS X emulation layer, you're not going to get any serious work done for A) slowness and B) bugs. You'll have a cool toy, you can stick your tongue out at Apple, but you're not going to be designing, developing and compiling that Next Big Multimillion Dollar iOS Game. Hell, even Mr. Linux himself (you know, that Torvalds dude) uses a MacBook Air. If he wants to run OS X, he can just dual boot.
  - rednukleus 14y ago
    This is a particularly weak false dichotomy, coupled with a particularly weak strawman.
  - pretoriusB 14y ago
    >Hell, even Mr. Linux himself (you know, that Torvalds dude) uses a MacBook Air. If he wants to run OS X, he can just dual boot. Well, he even used OS X for a spell. As he said in an interview, when writing his "biography" book, he used an iBook with OS X and MS Word (!!!).

daeken 14y ago

Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Garageband, Voodoopad, etc.

zerd 14y ago
Notational Velocity, Adium, Textmate, Omnifocus, Bubble trouble, ...
- JEVLON 14y ago
  Codekit, Creative Suite, Evernote, Finder, Fontbook, iTunes, Reeder, Soulver, Sparrow, Quicktime. You could run photoshop.exe in Wine but there are bugs. There are alternatives to the other apps though, but they are not as polished.
  - UntitledNo4 14y ago
    Finder? Really? I would never imagine anyone would miss using Finder. That's the bit of MacOS I found hardest to get used to. Looks good, but it's completely basic and featureless, and missed the versatility of KDE's Dolphin for quite a while until I found out about TotalFinder. Despite TotalFinder being a great improvement over vanilla Finder, I still miss some of Dolphin's features such as: the ability to browse remote locations (FTP, SSH) and the ability to run a terminal window within dolphin for the folder you are viewing.
    - pschastain 14y ago
      While I'd agree that overall it is lacking, Finder does support ftp/ftps.
      - ttflee 14y ago
        And afp is sweet, too, if what you need is sharing between Macs.

dbecker 14y ago

Does Linux have something like Alfred? I run a Linux desktop and a Mac laptop. Alfred is the biggest reason I enjoy my OS X computer more. Huge thanks to anyone who can suggest a Linux alternative.

lucian1900 14y ago
Gnome Do, Unity dash, KDE launcher, ...
depa 14y ago
Yes we do. It's called Synapse and it's actually pretty similar. https://launchpad.net/~synapse-core/+archive/ppa https://launchpad.net/~synapse-core/+archive/ppa
- pschastain 14y ago
  And synapse-core adds what functionality, exactly? I gave up trying to figure that out from the ppa site and Googled it instead: https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&tbo=d&tbs=qdr:y&q=synapse+linux&oq=synapse+linux https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&tbo=d&...
abhinand 14y ago
I've been using kupfer for a while now. You should try it out.
- primitur 14y ago
  Another vote for kupfer here, I'm a huge fan of it, and install it instantly on receipt of a new linux workstation .. terrific tool, lots of nice plugins and very usable.

pooriaazimi 14y ago

From my /Application folder (the italic ones are vital to my workflow): AirServer/AirParrot, Charles, Coda, CodeBox, Day One, Kaleidoscope, Keynote, Messages/FaceTime, MindNode Pro, Mou, Numbers, OmniFocus, OmniPlan, OmniGraffle Professional, Opacity, QuickSilver, SourceTree, TextMate, Transmit, VoodooPad, Xcode (and InterfaceBuilder and Instruments) Most of them have Windows/Linux equivalents, but for me aren't nearly as good as Mac versions (your mileage certainly varies).

anandpdoshi 14y ago
pixelmator!

sneak 14y ago

Final Cut Pro

pretoriusB 14y ago

>What is the purpose of this, other than just to see if it can be done? I can't think of any software that would be worthwhile emulating that doesn't already have a Linux or Windows version (which is covered by Wine), other than xcode. It's not about having a "Linux or Windows version", it's about how good OS X's version is. For some people, there are NO alternatives.

delinka 14y ago
"For some people, there are NO alternatives." I would suggest to these people: get a Mac. If you're seriously fretting over having no alternatives, then you should be getting the Real Thing. Is it really worth trying to "stick to the man" or waste time trying to deal with all the inevitable bugs when running on a non-native platform? If you seriously want to spend a couple hundred bucks for a netbook to run Linux and this OS X emulation layer, you're not going to get any serious work done for A) slowness and B) bugs. You'll have a cool toy, you can stick your tongue out at Apple, but you're not going to be designing, developing and compiling that Next Big Multimillion Dollar iOS Game. Hell, even Mr. Linux himself (you know, that Torvalds dude) uses a MacBook Air. If he wants to run OS X, he can just dual boot.
- rednukleus 14y ago
  This is a particularly weak false dichotomy, coupled with a particularly weak strawman.
- pretoriusB 14y ago
  >Hell, even Mr. Linux himself (you know, that Torvalds dude) uses a MacBook Air. If he wants to run OS X, he can just dual boot. Well, he even used OS X for a spell. As he said in an interview, when writing his "biography" book, he used an iBook with OS X and MS Word (!!!).