Mac OS X Tiger builds on an already robust foundation, delivering innovative technologies such as Spotlight and Dashboard, powerful tools like Automator and useful functions such as a built-in dictionary and thesaurus. There’s really no comparison, but here’s how Tiger stacks up against previous versions.
| Finder | Mac OS X Tiger | Mac OS X Panther | Mac OS X Jaguar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exposé | √ | √ | |
| Dashboard | √ | ||
| Fast User Switching | √ | √ | |
| User Interface Sound Effects | new effects | √ | limited |
| Font Smoothing | automatic | manual | manual |
| Smooth Scrolling | √ | ||
| Image Slideshow (Finder, Preview, Mail and Spotlight) | √ | ||
| System Applications | Mac OS X Tiger | Mac OS X Panther | Mac OS X Jaguar |
| Dictionary & Thesaurus | √ | ||
| Grapher | √ | ||
| Automator | √ | ||
Address Book Printing
| √ | partial | |
| Unit Conversions (widget) | √ | ||
| Weather Forecast (widget) | √ | ||
| iCal | version 2.0 | version 1.5 | |
| Search | Mac OS X Tiger | Mac OS X Panther | Mac OS X Jaguar |
| Spotlight | √ | ||
| Find by Content | automatic | limited | limited |
| Find by Metadata | √ | ||
| Smart Folder (Finder) | √ | ||
| Smart Groups (Address Book) | √ | ||
| Smart Mailboxes (Mail) | √ | ||
| Operating System | Mac OS X Tiger | Mac OS X Panther | Mac OS X Jaguar |
| 64-Bit | √ | limited | limited |
| Xgrid | √ | beta only | |
| Firewall Stealth Mode | √ | ||
| Firewall Logging | √ | command line only | |
| VPN on Demand | √ | ||
| NTLMv2 Authentication | √ | v1 only | |
| Access Control Lists (ACL) | √ | ||
| Network Diagnostics | √ | ||
| Graphics and Media | Mac OS X Tiger | Mac OS X Panther | Mac OS X Jaguar |
| PDF Encryption | View & create | view only | |
| Font Validation | √ | limited | |
| RAW, DNG Camera Support | √ | ||
| PDF Forms in Preview | √ | ||
| PDF Annotations in Preview | √ | ||
| Image Correction in Preview | √ | ||
| Buy Printer Supplies | √ | ||
| 64-bit Audio Format | √ | ||
| .Mac Sync | Mac OS X Tiger | Mac OS X Panther | Mac OS X Jaguar |
| Address Book Contacts | √ | √ | √ |
| iCal Calendar | √ | √ | √ |
| Safari Bookmarks | √ | √ | √ |
| Keychains | √ | ||
| Mail Accounts | √ | ||
| Mail Rules, Signatures | √ | ||
| Available for 3rd Party Apps | √ | ||
| Internet | Mac OS X Tiger | Mac OS X Panther | Mac OS X Jaguar |
| Multi-person Audio Chat | up to 10 | 2 way only | |
| Multi-person Video Chat | up to 4 | 2 way only | |
| Jabber Support in iChat | √ | ||
| Email Web Page Contents | √ | ||
| RSS Browsing | √ | ||
| Inline PDF in Safari | √ | requires 3rd party | |
| Mail HTML Message Composition | √ | ||
| UNIX | Mac OS X Tiger | Mac OS X Panther | Mac OS X Jaguar |
| Korn Shell | √ | ||
| HFS+ Tools | √ | ||
| Remappable Modifier Keys | √ | ||
| Spotlight Tools | √ | ||
| GCC | v4.0 | v3.3 | v3.1 |
| Misc | Mac OS X Tiger | Mac OS X Panther | Mac OS X Jaguar |
| VoiceOver Spoken Interface | √ | ||
Parental Controls for:
| √ | Finder/System only |