Wondering if the programs profiled in our “Software Jackpot” feature will run natively on your Intel-based Mac? Check out the table below for a quick rundown of their status.
The Universal status and version numbers of the programs listed below were current as our August 2006 issue went to press; it’s possible—indeed, very likely, given the nature of software development—that the programs have been updated since our feature article was published. We encourage you to check out the developers’ Web sites for the latest data on all these applications; just click on the links in the chart below.
One final note about Universal compatibility: Just because a program is not Universal doesn’t mean it won’t run on an Intel-based Mac. Non-Universal binaries should run under Apple’s Rosetta emulation technology.
(To check the Universal status of most Mac programs, including many of the Gems listed below, visit Apple’s complete list of Universal apps. Macworld also has information about updated programs at our Universal software page.)
Universal Mac Gems
| Program | Vendor | Universal as of press time? |
|---|---|---|
| AirFoil 2.0.3 | Rogue Amoeba | Yes |
| Amadeus II 3.8.7 | HairerSoft | No |
| AppleJack 1.4.2 | The Apotek | No |
| Bookdog 3.6 | Sheep Systems | Yes |
| Bookit 3.7.1 | Everday Software | No |
| BuddyPop 2.5.1 | Tynsoe | Yes |
| Business Card Composer 3.2 | BeLight Software | Yes |
| Butler 4.1.2 | Peter Maurer | Yes |
| Carbon Copy Cloner 2.3 | Mike Bombich | No |
| ColorTagGen .01 | R.A.D. Productions | Yes |
| Comic Life 1.2.5 | Plasq | Yes |
| Conference Recorder 2.0.1 | Ecamm Network | Yes |
| Default Folder X 3.0 | St. Clair Software | Yes |
| Document Palette 1.0 | Vertical Eye | No |
| DropCopy 1.2 | 10base-t interactive | Yes |
| EasyFind 3.9 | Devon Technologies | Yes |
| FastScripts 2.2.9 | Red Sweater Software | Yes |
| FileXaminer 2.5.6 | Gideon Softworks | Yes |
| GeekTool 2.1.2 | Tynsoe | Yes |
| GrandPerspective 0.94 | Eriban | No |
| GraphicConverter X 5.9 | Lemke Software | Yes |
| iFlash 2.7.2 | Loopware | Yes |
| iPodDisk 1.3 | Isaac Huang | No |
| iSeek 1.1.0 | Ambrosia Software | No |
| iStopMotion 1.10.1 | Boinx | Yes |
| iWatermark 3.0.7 | Script Software | No |
| KeyCue 2.0.1 | Ergonis | Yes |
| KeyViewer 1.4 | MacParc | No |
| LaunchBar 4.1 | Objective Development | Yes |
| LiteSwitch X 2.5 | Proteron | No |
| Logorrhea 1.3.1 | Spiny | Yes |
| MacTheRipper 2.6.6 | Geezerbuttz | No |
| Mactracker 4.0.5 | Ian Page | No |
| MailTags 1.2.1 | Indev | Yes |
| Media Rage 2.4 | Chaotic Software | Yes |
| MemoryStick 1.5 | Matt Neuburg | No |
| Memtest 4.13 | Tony Scaminaci | Yes |
| MenuPrefs 2.6 | iThink Software | Yes |
| MoRU 1.3 | Windstorm Software | Yes |
| Mouseposé 1.3 | Boinx | Yes |
| Netflix Freak 2.4.1 | The Little App Factory | Yes |
| NetNewsWire Lite 2.1 | NewsGator | Yes |
| NuFile 1.8 | Piti Ongmongkolkul | Yes |
| Pacifist 2.0 | CharlesSoft | Yes |
| Path Finder 4.1.1 | Cocoatech | Yes |
| PCalc 3.0.3 | James Thomson | Yes |
| PDF Browser Plugin 2.2.3 | Schubert-it | No |
| Peripheral Vision 1.6.3 | Granted Software | No |
| Physics 101 SE 5.1.1 | Praeter Software | No |
| Podcast Maker 1.2.4 | Potion Factory | Yes |
| PrintWindow 3.1.5 | Searchware Solutions | No |
| Pseudo 1.2.3 | Brian Hill | No |
| QuickImageCM 2.4 | Pixture Studio | No |
| Quicksilver 1.0b48 | Blacktree | Yes |
| RCDefaultApp | Rubicode | Yes |
| Salling Clicker 3.0.1 | Salling Software | Yes |
| Senuti 0.33 | Whitney Young | Yes |
| Service Scrubber 1.1.3 | Peter Maurer | Yes |
| SharePoints 3.5.4 | HornWare | Yes |
| ShowMacster 1.8.1 | Eberhard Rensch | Yes |
| SideTrack 1.4.1 | Raging Menace | Yes |
| Slick Volumes 1-10 | Gee Three | No |
| SMARTReporter 2.1.5 | Julian Mayer | Yes |
| Snapz Pro X 2.0.2 | Ambrosia Software | No |
| Solitaire Till Dawn X 1.5 | Semicolon Software | No |
| Spark 2.1.1 | Shadow Lab | No |
| SubEthaEdit 2.5 | TheCodingMonkeys | Yes |
| SuperDuper 2.1.2 | Shirt Pocket | Yes |
| Synergy 2.8 | Wincent Colaiuta | Yes |
| TextExpander 1.3.1 | SmileOnMyMac | Yes |
| TextSoap 5 | unmarked software | Yes |
| TinkerTool 3.61 | Marcel Bresink | No |
| TinkerTool System 1.51 | Marcel Bresink | Yes |
| TransparentDock 2.3.7 | Free Range Mac | No |
| VLC media player 0.8.5 | VideoLAN | Yes |
| WhatSize 10.3.9 | ID-Design | Yes |
| WindowShade X 4.0.2 | Unsanity | No |
| WinShortcutter 2.1 | Lobotomo Software | Yes |
| WinSwitch 3.2.1 | Wincent Colaiuta | Yes |
| Witch 1.0.2 | Peter Maurer | Yes |
| X-Assist 0.7 | Peter Li | No |