Anxiety
Quite possibly the coolest to-do list ever. A translucent window floats above your work, allowing you to add to-do items. The items automatically sync with your lists in Mail and iCal. Leopard only.
BirthdayBook
Get a customizable popup message to remind you of birthdays and anniversaries. Lots of features.
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Books
Book cataloguing system lets you store and search your personal library. Books can be sorted by title, author and other attributes. Quickfill feature allows you to get information from Amazon or the U.S. Library of Congress.
Cashbox
Have you got a hole in your pocket where the money runs out? Cashbox might not plug the hole, but at least you’ll be able to keep better track of your finances.
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Chandler
Organize your life with a powerful task manager that lets you create calendars, share them online and exchange notes by e-mail.
ClipMenu
Menu bar app keeps a history of text and graphics you’ve copied, plus has a section for snippets you can create in categories for use when needed. Completely accessible via the keyboard, using a floating palette.
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Clyppan
Clyppan keeps a list of text you have copied to the clipboard and allows you to paste it again by selecting it from a list. Can be used from the keyboard only — or with a mouse. Preview lets you see entire text.
DateLine
Display the month’s dates in an attractive, minimalist line across your desktop. Preferences allow you to tweak the colours and transparency, and decide whether you want it to float above other windows. You can also decide whether you want an icon in the dock.
Do It
Manage categorized to-do lists with the option of linking each item to a file on your computer, a URL or a contact from your address book, which can be opened directly from the Do It window. Items can be set as reminders in iCal.
iGTD
Sort tasks by project, priority, due date and, in the getting-things-done spirit, by context. No longer being developed, but still beloved by many.
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iProcrastinate
Organize your university and college courses and assignments in a way that makes so much sense, you’ll breeze right through post-secondary education.
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Jumpcut
Save up multiple snippets of text and paste them at will from the menu bar or from a translucent display invoked by a keyboard shortcut. KoopClip works in a similar manner.
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ClipMenu
MacJournal
MacJournal is a great way to file away snippets of information or organize or thoughts. You could even use it as a journal, and publish your thoughts to a blog. This program recently went commercial, but there is still a freeware version available — it’s just not being developed any more.
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Measuring Cup
Organize your recipes the same way you do with iTunes or iPhoto. Create your own categories and sub-categories, and carry out searches.
MindNode
A simple and intuitive interface for creating visually appealing mindmaps. Multiple maps can be made on one canvas.
mini$
Money manager with simplicity and power in a small package. Features include checkbook-style transactions, purchase itemization, spending management, reporting tools, and support for importing and exporting data
Minuteur
Keep track of the passage of time with this combination egg timer and stop watch. Very nice design.
MyMind
I don’t know much about outliners, but at first glance MyMind seems to be pretty good. And if that’s not what you had in mind, there’s always FreeMind. Another one that may be more to your liking is Idea Knot.
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Namely
Activate Namely with a shortcut, then start typing part of an application’s name to see a list of matches. Pick the one you want and launch it. Over time, Namely learns your most-used apps.
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Notational Velocity
Nodeless note-taking with instantaneous incremental searches and full access from the keyboard.
Palm Desktop
Keep track of contacts, appointments, to-do lists and memos in a single, integrated application. Palm Desktop synchronizes with a Palm handheld, but you can use it without.
PandoCalendar
PandoCalendar is frequently recommended and I can see why — it’s quite well done. But I still prefer iCal.
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Pastor
Pastor is a password-protected spot to stash serial numbers, passwords and the like. Once you get started, you’ll be amazed at how many you have. Keep them all in one, easy-to-find place instead of all over the place. Try KeePassX for a cross-platform alternative.
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PTHPasteboard
Keeps track of the last 20 (changeable in preferences) items that you copied or cut and allows you to paste them at any time.
Punakea
Use tags to organize your files, relate them to one another and set priorities for getting things done.
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Remember
From the makers of Caffeine, a simple list of tasks that allows you to add folders. Focus feature shows items in one folder at a time. Can be a standalone window or a menu bar item.
Schoolhouse
Sort and organize your assignments, exams, and projects quickly and easily. Publish assignments to the web automatically for anyone to subscribe to. Chart scores over the course of the term.
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Sidenote
Here’s an amazing little program that allows you to organize all those miscellaneous notes that don’t seem to have anywhere else to go. Sidenote has lots of features and a spiffy interface.
SimpleTask
To-do list lives in menu bar, dock or both. Tasks are either pending or complete, in order of when they were created — or move them where you like. Searches can be filtered by colour labels. Optionally use the keyboard for all functions.
SketchBox
A version of Sticky Notes with tabs revealing layers for text, drawings and alarm clock reminders. Arrange all your notes in thumbnail view or store them as searchable text.
SpendThrift
Rob Colonna built this simple, personal finance app for himself, and he’s making it available for everyone. Just be careful. If you find a bug, he’ll likely be able to fix it. But maybe not.
TinyAlarm
Set your Mac to make the sound-alert of your choice at whatever time you want — just like an alarm clock — with this menu item.
Voodoo Pad Lite
Create your own little world wide web with hyperlinks to every bit of information you can imagine. Voodoo Pad Lite works the way you think. If you like the idea of own little WikiWikiWeb, look at WikiNotes.
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xPad
Keep snippets, notes, pictures and other random items organized by category.