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List of Retina Ready Apps (3rd Party)

wiznet said:
adobe cs6 programs would fall excellently under the last category you have there. UI is a bit blurry, but much of the text is excellent.

I'll go into more detail (what programs look best) if you want.
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I disagree! Text is fuzzy and not sharp at all!
Not only UI-Items even the text in the documents is not sharp...
I hope they will update it as soon as possible!

Here's the proof:
text.png


top: InDesign CS6
bottom: Pages
 
All of the Adobe apps (current version) look horrible on the Retina display, none have been updated. Lightroom and Photoshop both use pixel-doubling for photos, InDesign does too, and text in Dreamweaver looks just as bad, as well.

I think Adobe will update the whole lineup across the board at some point, but we may have to wait until September or October before we see anything.

I am really looking forward to Photoshop and Lightroom being updated, it will be nice to edit high resolution photos at their native resolution, taking advantage of the full 2880x1800 pixel field, and working 1:1 at the Retina's native res.
 
WardC said:
All of the Adobe apps (current version) look horrible on the Retina display, none have been updated. Lightroom and Photoshop both use pixel-doubling for photos, InDesign does too, and text in Dreamweaver looks just as bad, as well.

I think Adobe will update the whole lineup across the board at some point, but we may have to wait until September or October before we see anything.

I am really looking forward to Photoshop and Lightroom being updated, it will be nice to edit high resolution photos at their native resolution, taking advantage of the full 2880x1800 pixel field, and working 1:1 at the Retina's native res.
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4rtemidis said:
I disagree! Text is fuzzy and not sharp at all!
Not only UI-Items even the text in the documents is not sharp...
I hope they will update it as soon as possible!

Here's the proof:
text.png


top: InDesign CS6
bottom: Pages
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Not all of them, mate.

I'll go into more detail as I said. Edit: since I'm waiting for Diablo III to download, I'll post screenshots of the below programs (the ones I have) for you to see.

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Adobe After Effects CS6: Text rendering is crisp. Screenshot: http://puu.sh/Mco7

Adobe Audition CS6: Not crisp. Screenshot: http://puu.sh/Mced

Adobe Bridge CS6: Not crisp. Screenshot: http://puu.sh/Mcbg

Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 (don't have it, but taken from above post): Not crisp.

Adobe Encore CS6: Text rendering is crisp. Screenshot: http://puu.sh/MccI

Adobe Flash CS6: Not crisp. Screenshot: http://puu.sh/McjO

Adobe Illustrator CS6: Text rendering is crisp [with the strange exception of pt. size selector]. Screenshot: http://puu.sh/MciC

Adobe InDesign CS6 (don't have it, but looked at yours): Not crisp.

Adobe Photoshop CS6: Not crisp. Screenshot: http://puu.sh/Mcs3

Adobe Prelude CS6: Text rendering is crisp. Screenshot: http://puu.sh/Mc77

Adobe Premiere Pro CS6: Half-and-Half. Screenshot: http://puu.sh/MaIu [as you can see, some text is, but the ones inside the bottom-right-most panel are not crisp]

Adobe Speedgrade CS6: Not crisp. Screenshot: http://puu.sh/Mc9Z



All others, I do not own, so I cannot say, or show you.
 
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hyh said:
Is FileMaker Pro 12 ready for retina display in RMBP? My understanding is that it's good with retina display in iPad and iPhone.

Answer: No.
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I just upgraded to Mountain Lion, and FileMaker Pro 12.0v2 now has much clearer text, etc.

Quite strange, but I'm happy about this since I use this program a lot. Mountain Lion upgrade did not affect MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, etc. for whatever it's worth.
 
Anyone else having issues with Chrome Canary on their rMBP? I'm having a problem where the screen flashes/flickers whenever you move the mouse around, scroll, or resize the window.
 
Anyone hear anything about an update for Amazon's Kindle Reader? I can tolerate most non-retina apps for being ugly... but purely text based ones are horrible, especially since I'm using it to catch back up on some programming languages I had forgotten.
 
WardC said:
All of the Adobe apps (current version) look horrible on the Retina display, none have been updated. Lightroom and Photoshop both use pixel-doubling for photos, InDesign does too, and text in Dreamweaver looks just as bad, as well.

I think Adobe will update the whole lineup across the board at some point, but we may have to wait until September or October before we see anything.

I am really looking forward to Photoshop and Lightroom being updated, it will be nice to edit high resolution photos at their native resolution, taking advantage of the full 2880x1800 pixel field, and working 1:1 at the Retina's native res.
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It will be much later than that. I doubt we'll even get a beta version of just photoshop before october, let alone the final version of all of them.
 
stevelam said:
It will be much later than that. I doubt we'll even get a beta version of just photoshop before october, let alone the final version of all of them.
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That's what I find disappointing. I'm at a fork in the road between going with Aperture or LR4. If Adobe will take their time updating their application for rMBP, then I may be 'forced' into going with another solution. However, this may be a great time to try out a new piece of software :)
 
djmoody said:
Anyone hear anything about an update for Amazon's Kindle Reader? I can tolerate most non-retina apps for being ugly... but purely text based ones are horrible, especially since I'm using it to catch back up on some programming languages I had forgotten.
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The next update will support the Retina resolution. For now, use the Cloud Reader in Canary to read your docs in Retina res.
 
List of Retina-Ready Applications (3rd Party)

malone said:
Correct, won't be updating it. Please feel free to create a new one--I was hoping someone would continue it somehow...

G'luck!
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This new post will be updated, and contains all data from the previous list on the first page.

If you see an app which is missing, or which is in an incorrect position on the list, please post!

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All lists below are arranged in alphabetical order.

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For "non-retina-ized" applications, please see: Retinizer

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1. Retina-Ready or Available in Nightly Build

The following applications include those which have been fully-updated for the Retina Display: text, icons, and all other visual rendering.

See also: http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/2/3132249/os-x-app-update-retina-display-support

1.1 Applications

  • 1Password
  • Acorn
  • Adobe Flash Player (Safari Only)
  • Adobe CS6 Products
    • Adobe Dreamweaver
    • Adobe SpeedGrade
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Aperture
  • ArchiCAD XVI
  • Archiver
  • Armadillo Audio Notes
  • Artboard
  • beaTunes
  • BeHealthy
  • Break Reminder
  • BreakTime
  • Bronson Watermarker
  • Browser Care
  • ByteController
  • Byword
  • Caffeinated
  • Carbon Copy Cloner
  • Carousel
  • Cartographica
  • Cheddar for Mac (beta)
  • CleanMyDrive
  • ClipWrap
  • Clocks
  • CloudApp
  • Cobook
  • CocoaBox
  • Coda
  • CodeRunner
  • Colorstrokes
  • CopyLess
  • CopyPath
  • CoRD
  • Crunch
  • Curio
  • Cyberduck
  • Dammit
  • Dash
  • DayOne
  • Delish
  • Desktop Calendar Plus
  • Desk Browser
  • DirectMail
  • Disk Alarm
  • Display Mode
  • djay
  • doo
  • DragonDrop
  • Drop'n'Roll Video Editor
  • DropCopy
  • Ejector Seat
  • ePic
  • Evernote
  • Fantastical
  • Favs
  • Fidelia Audio Player
  • File Storage Companion
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Firetask
  • FlashFrozen
  • Flint
  • Flux IV
  • Focus
  • Forklift II
  • Found
  • Free
  • Fusion
  • FxFactory
  • Gemini
  • gfxCardStatus
  • Glow for FB
  • Google Chrome
  • Google Maps
  • Guitar Jam Tracks
  • Handbrake
  • HazeOver
  • Hazel
  • iA Writer
  • iBank
  • iBooks Author
  • Inkist
  • InstaDesk
  • IP Scanner
  • Iron Money
  • iStopMotion III
  • iStudiez Pro
  • iTeleport
  • JPEGmini
  • Keynote
  • Kicksend
  • Layer Cake
  • Lens-Lab
  • LimeChat
  • Little Snitch
  • Logoist
  • Lucid
  • Mac Family Tree
  • MacJournal
  • Magic Maps
  • Magic Window - Timelapse Desktop
  • MarsEdit
  • Microsoft Office for Mac Products
    • Microsoft Excel
    • Microsoft Powerpoint
    • Microsoft Word
  • Mint Quickview
  • Mobile Mouse Server
  • MOBIZY
  • MoneyMoney
  • MoneyWiz
  • Multimon
  • My Alarm Clock
  • Notefile
  • Numbers
  • OmniGraffle
  • OsiriX
  • OS X Server
  • Pages
  • PaintCode
  • Parallels
  • PDF Nomad
  • PDF Toolkit
  • Pickr
  • Pixelmator
  • Play by Play
  • Plug Spy
  • Pocket
  • Prices Drop Monitor for Amazon
  • ProStack
  • Pulp News
  • Puush
  • QQ
  • QuickLock
  • Quick and Dirty
  • Rdio
  • Real Metronome
  • Reeder
  • RetinaCapture
  • RoadMovie
  • ScopeBox
  • Screens VNC
  • Seasonality Core
  • Shade
  • ShellTo
  • ShutterSnitch Backup
  • SimpleEdit
  • Skala Preview
  • SketchBook Pro
  • Sketch II
  • SkipTunes
  • Skitch
  • Skype
  • Slicy
  • smcFanControl
  • Smultron V
  • Snapheal
  • SourceTree
  • Space Gremlin
  • SpamSieve
  • Sparrow
  • Splashtop Remote Desktop
  • SpeedTao
  • Stitcha
  • Sublime Text
  • TextExpander
  • Things II
  • Together
  • TouchDraw
  • Transmission
  • Transmit
  • Trilian
  • TweetBot
  • Twins Duplicate Finder
  • Twitterific for Twitter
  • Type Fu
  • Ulysses
  • Verto Studio 3D
  • VLC
  • VoodooPad
  • Wallpaper Wizard
  • Weathrclip
  • Writedown
  • Write II
  • Xcode
  • xScope
  • YoruFukurou
  • ZOC

1.2 Games

See also: http://goo.gl/vK8pi

Games listed below with a " * " encounter some issues (includes slow gameplay, UI readability issues, etc) while playing on the Retina - 2880x1800 - resolution.

Games listed below with a " ** " require user action to look and play their best on the Macbook Pro with Retina Display. Please click on the " ** " for more information.

  • AirAttack**
  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Bad Piggies HD
  • Call of Duty
    • Call of Duty
    • Call of Duty II
    • Call of Duty IV*
  • Civilization
    • Civilization IV*
    • Civilization IV: Colonization*
    • Civilization V
  • Company of Heroes*
  • Diablo III
  • Doom III
  • Double Decker
  • Duke Nukem Forever*
  • Pool!
  • Prey
  • Quake IV
  • Real Racing II
  • Secret of Monkey Island*
  • Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy
  • SpellTower
  • Starcraft II
  • Star Wars: Empire at War
  • Star Wars: Jedi Knight II
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed*
  • Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP

2. Near-Future Intentions of Update Announced or Confirmed

The following applications include those which are to receive an update to support the retina display in the near-future.

2.1 Applications

  • Boxer
  • Chronicle
  • Citrix GoToMeeting
  • DaisyDisk
  • Dashlane
  • Dropbox
  • Espresso
  • Fontcase
  • Growl
  • Omni Group Suite
  • Scrivener
  • TextWrangler
  • Wunderlist

2.2 Games

  • World of Warcraft

3. Text Rendering Crisp on the Retina Display

The following applications include those that haven't been updated to fully take advantage of the Retina Display, but contain some graphic assets, or text which look sharp anyways. Icons or other visual renderings are still blurry.

Once again, for "non-retina-ized" applications, please see: Retinizer

  • Adium
  • Adobe CS6 Products
  • Alfred
  • Bean
  • BibDesk
  • BusyCal
  • Calibre
  • Camino
  • Circus Ponies NoteBook
  • CoverSutra
  • Echofon
  • Eclipse
  • EMacs
  • Exam IV
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Intellij
  • iStat Menus III
  • iTerm2
  • Java 6 Applications (in general)
  • LibreOffice III
  • Lightroom IV
  • Linkinus
  • Logos Bible Software IV
  • MacJournal
  • MacVim
  • Mellel
  • Mozilla Firefox (Requires User Action, see: http://goo.gl/hC6IN)
  • Netbeans
  • Nisus Writer Pro
  • Onyx
  • OpenOffice
  • Outlook 2011
  • Papers2
  • Path Finder
  • Photomatix Pro
  • Skim
  • Skype
  • SOHO Notes
  • Splasm CheckBook
  • Spotify
  • Steam
  • Things
  • Wordpress Web-Based Editors
  • XChat Azure
 
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Okay it's not an app exactly but "just" a web based editor. And since there isn't much going on in this thread…

Folks at WordPress.com (Wikipedia) have updated 90 % of the graphical elements in their online editor to retina resolution. Looks pretty good and they are really fast—even faster than the vBulletin forum software (used by MacRumors) devs.

(Cropped and resized screenshot) Safari w WP.com editor:

wordpresseditorretinasm.png

(Click here for the same screenshot in original resolution 1,606 x 1,586 of my rMBP.)

And the best thing is: When you upload bitmap images double the size to your WP.com hosted blog the readers of the blog will have them displayed crisp sharp as well (except the header image for the time being) on Retina displays. There is some discussion on that topic @ WP.com forum where I (aka rossau) described how easy it is to accomplish. When you do that your WP.com blogs will show up pretty Retina ready.

Sorry for being slightly off-topic.
 
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AirAttack is retina ready, when you start up the app, set the resolution to 2880 by 1800, you will get a weird looking UI, just Command+F to switch to windowed mode, than Command+F to switch back and tada, you are looking at gorgeous retina graphics.
 
I've had confirmation via Twitter that a SkipTunes Retina update is awaiting approval on the App Store.
 
When will Pixelmator 2.1 be ready? They have been taunting us for weeks, but still we have no word on when it will be released.
 
MindNode Pro

I just got this app from the App Store and everything on it looks crisp. It's a mind mapping app. There's no mention of Retina support in the App's description.
 
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