Mac Software Clones for Windows

Aqua User Interface

• Automator ————————————Unknown (Post suggestion here)
• Dashboard ————————————Yahoo Widget Engine
• Exposé ————————————– Topdesk( the best clone available)./For Free Clones Please here
• Fast User Switching —————————- XP default but not like OSX (cube animation) I’m working on it at the moment)
• Finder ————————————— Nexplorer 1.9 et al
• Inkwell ————————————— Office 2003 has built in digital pen configuration and support
• Speech ————————————– Windows voice Recognition but not for the entire OS
• Spotlight ———————————— i-Find/Searchspy for the interface and Google desktop for the engine
• System Preferences ————————— Control Panel modded by Flyakite OSX or Tiger System Pref 2
• VoiceOver ———————————– Narrator Open Run and type Narrator to enable (pointed out by WALA)

Compatibility

• Family ———————————– User Accounts
• International —————————– Regional Options (Mod by Fly)
• Mobility ———————————- Wireless Network/Modem/Ethernet
• Networking ——————————- Network neighborhood
• Security ———————————- Windows Security Center/Antivirus
• Setup ———————————— Windows File Transfer Wizard/Setup Wizard
• Universal Access ————————– Windows Accessibility

Internet and Organization

• Address Book —————————– Address Book 1 beta 3 by Jib
• Faxing ———————————– Snappy Fax for Windows
• iCal ————————————– Calendar Download @ osx-e.com
• iChat AV ———————————- Trillian Pro 3.1 (I use a pro u can download basic for free with iChat Skin by~Danimator
• iSync ————————————- I use Sync Function of my SE P910
• .Mac Sync ——————————— The only option is paid Hosting service and sync stuff to that e.g. DAP Drive/Personal Homepage.
• Mail ————————————– Outlook Express/Thunderbird with OSX mod by Flyakite OSX/Thunderbird Skin
• Safari RSS ——————————– IE 7 beta3/Firefox 2 beta with OSX mod
• Websharing ——————————- Windows Explorer Web publish wizard+ Apache Webserver for Windows (Provided by Wala)

Graphics and Media

• Core Audio ——————————-Windows DirectX+ Sound Card
• Core Image ——————————- Your System GPU properties
• ColorSync ———————————-ICC Profiles are supported by XP as Well
• DVD Player ———————————-Media Player Classic (free)NvdiaTheatertek/PowerDVD7/
• Font Book ———————————– Download one from osx-e.com
• H.264 ————————————— Media Player Classic (Free)/built in Power DVD 7/ Quicktime
• Image Capture ——————————- Photo transfer Wizard of XP
• OpenGL ————————————–Works on XP as well (pointed out by Wala - thanks)
• PDF —————————————— Adobe Acrobat/Free Reader
• Printing ————————————— XP default
• Quartz Extreme ——————————–Your GPU+Graphics card builtin attributes+XP Ability for Graphics Rendering, DirectX
• QuickTime 7 ————————————Quick Time for Windows
• iTunes——————————————iTunes for Windows

Advanced Technology

• 64-bit ——————————————- Windows XP has a special 64-bit Edition
• AppleScript ————————————– Windows Script Host
• Bonjour —————————————— Windows Wireless Wizard
• FileVault ——————————————- Windows File Encryption technology /EFS -right click a folder properties-click Advanced select Encrypt file and folder option-Neat!
• Java — ——————————————— Sun Java for Windows
• UNIX ———————————————– Cygwin pointed out by Wala
• Xcode ———————————————-Windows MSDN Visual C/sharp/VB+ et al
• Xgrid ———————————————– Boinc (pointed out by Wala
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• —————————–Microsoft has chosen to integrate photo management directly into Windows, eliminating the need for a separate application. But there are a few software which comes close if you dont like Windows default picture manager- Google Picassa(free)/Adobe Photoshop CS image ready/ Nero Photoshow ?? Any other suggestions, post them here.
• —————————– MS XP MovieMaker 2. A comparison between iMovie and MovieMaker 2 is available @ this post here /Pinnacle Soft Hollywood FX is a third part application if interested.
• —————————- Nero Vision/WinDVD Creator/Adobe Systems-Encore DVD 2-Very Expensive / DVDit 6 (But again where is a Free App??)
• i WEB—————————– Nvu -Free (Pointed out by Wala/Microsoft Frontpage/Macromedia Dreamweaver et al
• GARAGE BAND ————————— Sony Acid Pro Adobe Audition, Propellerhead Reason, Steinberg Cubase and Cakewalk Project 5 Steinberg offers the Cubase SE entry level product for $99. Cakewalk Kinetic is priced around $70.Free App Availability if any?? That would help everyone here. Also Read this article Microsoft Monaco: a new competitor for Apple’s GarageBand?
• FRONT ROW ——————————————- There is a clone available @ osx-e.com its called Sarah Media