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.
Find Your Science Applications
The Macintosh Products Guide is your source for finding the scientific applications made for Mac.
Cross-platform Tools on Mac OS X
Using virtualization solutions such as Parallels Desktop for Mac and VMWare you can easily run heterogenous operating systems at the same time on Mac OS X.
Innovative Developers
Read about the winners of the 2006 Apple Design Awards for Best Mac OS X Scientific Solution and their approach to innovation.
Pick Your Discipline
Life Science
World-class tools for DNA and protein sequence analysis, pathway/expression analysis and structural biology are all available on Mac OS X.
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.
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.
Productivity Tools
In addition to research tools, all of your favourite productivity applications for browsing, email, word processing, spreadsheet reports and more are available for Mac OS X.
