Software for Science

Mac OS X is ready for research. Because it’s UNIX-based, it runs a wide range of commercial and open source scientific applications. Mac OS X also provides a powerful and feature-rich developer environment that makes it easy to create custom applications and scripts.

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Life Science

World-class tools for DNA and protein sequence analysis, pathway/expression analysis and structural biology are all available on Mac OS X.

Image made on Pymol by Delano Scientific

Physical Science

Mac OS X provides a solid foundation for running the tools and applications researchers need to explore the realms of physical sciences, including chemistry, physics, geology and astronomy.

Image made on Mathematica by Michael Trott

Cross-Discipline

Numerous tools for research and clinical workflows — including applications for laboratory management, data acquisition, visualization and imaging and mathematics and statistics — are available for Mac OS X.

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Productivity Tools

In addition to research tools, all of your favorite productivity applications for browsing, email, word processing, spreadsheet reports and more are available for Mac OS X.