List of Macintosh Software - Developer Tools and IDEs

Developer Tools and IDEs

• Apache Web Server
• Aptana – an open source integrated development environment (IDE) for building Ajax web applications
• Code::Blocks – open source IDE for C++
• CodeWarrior – development environment, framework
• Coldstone game engine
• Dylan (programming language)
• Eclipse – open source Java-based IDE for developing rich-client applications, includes SWT library, replaces Swing by using underlying OS native windowing abilities
• Fink – Debian package manager for ported Unix software
• Free Pascal – Object Pascal compiler, XCode plugin available
• GNU Compiler Collection
• Glasgow Haskell Compiler
• HotSpot – Sun's Java Virtual Machine
• Komodo – commercial multi-language IDE from ActiveState
• Lazarus – cross-platform IDE to develop software with Free Pascal, specialized in graphical software
• MacApp – application development framework Pascal and C++
• Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW)
• Macromedia Authorware – application (CBT, eLearning) development, no Mac development environment since version 4, though can still package applications with the 'Mac Packager' for OS 8 through 10 playback
• MacZoop – C++ application framework
• Mono – open source implementation of Microsoft .NET Framework with a C# compiler
• NetBeans – modular, open source, multi-language platform and IDE for Java written in pure Java
• Omnis Studio – cross-platform development environment for creating enterprise and web applications for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, Solaris
• Panorama (database engine)
• Perl
• PHP
• Python
• Qt Creator – an IDE for C++ GUI applications, by Trolltech
• Real Studio – cross-platform compiled REALbasic BASIC programming language IDE
• ResEdit – resource editor
• Revolution – high-level cross-platform IDE
• Script Debugger – an AppleScript and Open Scripting Architecture IDE
• SuperCard – high-level IDE
• Tcl/tk - A scripting shell & GUI utility that allows cross platform development. Included With Mac OS X.
• TextMate – very type-efficient multipurpose text editor supports Ruby, PHP, Python, many more
• Torque (game engine) – powerful professional game creation software
• WebKit – open source application framework for Safari (web browser)
• WebObjects
• wxPython – API merging Python and wxWidgets
• Xcode – IDE made by Apple, which comes as a part of Mac OS X and is available as a download, was called Project Builder