I switched from a PC to Mac one year ago and although it was a learning experience I am now in love with the way everything is setup. To be honest I hate having to fire my PC and every time I just cringe with the thought. So to celebrate my one year anniversary I though I would share my list of the best development software for the mac.

Here is a list of the best applications in no particular order.

1. Eclipse

Eclipse is a great application and I used it from my PC days so it will work on both systems. I use it almost daily with the SVN plugin.

2. Coda

Coda is on my list just for the coolness of the app. I like the way it integrates live preview, ftp, and terminal all into one nice little application.

3. TextMate

TextMate is just plain awesome. At first I gave it a try and wasn’t to impressed but for Christmas I decided to purchase it anyway after reading some more reviews on it. I can honestly say I have been using this app more than any others.

4. Transmit

Transmit is an FTP application and before using it I used Cyberduck. In my opinion Transmit is a must have if you work with FTP a lot.

5. Xampp

XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. It saved me tons of time and kept me from having to install each one individually.

6. CaptureMe

CaptureMe is a screen shot utility that lets you define the portion of the screen that you want. I use this a lot for helping explain certain actions or for just showing a portion of the page that isn’t an image.

7. TaskPaper

Taskpaper is a GTD application that is just a simple to do list. I am horrible at keep up with things need to be done and this has really been a life saver.

8. SCPlugin

SCPlugin is a subversion application that allows access to Subversion commands from the Finder. I use this all the time.

9. CSS Edit

This is an excellent css editor. Complete with live preview and live editing. I just purchased it but I really enjoy it.

10. iShowU

iShowU is an audio and video screen shot application. A must for creating tutorials.

11. 1Password

1Password is just great. I have so many logins and always want to make sure they are different. This app remembers your passwords no matter which browser you are using. (Except Opera. ;))

12. Firebug

FireBug is not really an application but a Firefox plugin. This is a must have and I use it daily.

13. Quicksilver

Last but certainly not least is Quicksilver. At first glance Quicksilver is a launcher but oh so much more.