List of Retina Ready Apps (3rd Party)

[Pupator]

Don't get your hopes too high on this one since Filezilla isn't based on the native OSX UI and the framework it uses (GTK) needs to be adapted first.

Yeah - I was only asking because it's on the list on the front page of this thread.

 

[malone]

Yeah - I was only asking because it's on the list on the front page of this thread.

Ehh, I just update the list with what folks say in the thread. Sadly, I don't have time to download every application and try them out individually.

I'll remove it from the list until someone else can second the Retina update on it.

 

[JefferyShin]

Wunderlist is working on a retina version : https://twitter.com/6Wunderkinder/status/222602401465630721

 

[Habakuk]

Free finance app Mint QuickView is Retina display ready.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mint-quickview/id533491939?mt=12

I really don’t need it but used my US account (the app is US and Canada only) just to try it out because of Retina. I need registration and they ask too many questions so I gave up.

 

[dabbler]

XChat Azure can be added to the list - super crisp on retina!

 

[throttlemeister]

I noticed that Outlook 2011 works and looks great on Retina, despite the other Office applications definitely aren't looking good.

 

[lucas3d]

Sparrow Retina in Mac App Store

Sparrow with Retina Display is available on Mac App Store :

http://blog.sparrowmailapp.com/post/27065639085/sparrow162

It's Mountain Lion ready too.

 

[DaffyDuck]

Wunderlist is working on a retina version : https://twitter.com/6Wunderkinder/status/222602401465630721

So, we are adding websites to this list?

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NONE of this talk whatsoever answers ANY of my questions about Lightroom -- mainly I am concerned with the image quality...

Does it render images using the full 2880x1800 pixel resolution of the display, or does it render them based on a 1440x900 display, using pixel-doubling to make it fit on a 2880x1800 pixel screen??

This is what the current iterations of Photoshop do, both CS5 and CS6, the images use pixel-doubling when displayed in Photoshop, looking very pixellated on the Retina display. The image display does not take full advantage of the micro-sharp pixel density of the retina display, and only renders images based on display at a 1440x900 resolution. There is no way in Photoshop to see a true "Retina enhanced" image.

The text in Adobe Dreamweaver is the same way, pixellated, like it is in Microsoft Word. These apps haven't been Retina-enhanced either. They take the 2880x1800 display and simulate a 1440x900 pixel projection on this display...taking FOUR pixels of the Retina display and turning them into ONE pixel, so the pixel size is much larger, giving the blocky pixel effect.

So -- my real question about Lightoom 4 (current version) -- is, DOES it display high resolution images in extreme detail on the Retina display, with no visible pixellation to the images? If you opened the same image in OS X Preview App, and then looked at it in Lightroom, would they look the same? What about Aperture (which DOES take full advantage of the Retina display) --is there a notable difference in image quality between Aperture and Lightroom 4?

I would love to go ahead and buy Lightroom 4, but I only want to do so if I know for certain that it's going to look good, and be a pleasure to work with on the Retina display. That's the whole reason I'm holding out on buying Adobe CS6 -- I'm not doing it until it's Retina-enhanced, it's not worth looking at, and working with crap.

Hopefully someone can answer my Lightroom questions.

Unfortunately in Lightroom it is also doubled. In other words, when displayed 1:1, the image is larger than the screen. Hope they add an option soon.

 

[lucas3d]

So, we are adding websites to this list?

Wunderkit it's a App available on Mac App Store :

http://get.wunderkit.com/#

 

[potatis]

Anyone have a screenshot of the rMBP running TextEdit, Transmission 2.60, VLC 2.02 and other retina ready apps?

 

[DaffyDuck]

Wunderkit it's a App available on Mac App Store :

http://get.wunderkit.com/#

I see...didn't realize it had an app.

 

[shawnwich]

Anyone heard anything about "Pages"?

It's killing me softly.

 

[Reborn A Mac]

Hehe the real adventure is using the official twitter app on a retina mac
Downloaded tweetbot and I like it already!

The Twitter from the Mac Store looks absolutely horrible on the Retina display. It is also lacking a lot of functionality from the web or even the Twitter app for iOS. Makes me wonder if they are focusing more on Twitter integration with Mountain Lion instead of a separate app.

 

[teerexx52]

Cailbre is now Retina Ready

 

[Anonymouse106]

OmniGraffle

I don't think it's officially "retina" but OmniGraffle 5.4 looks amazing!

 

[lucas3d]

iStumbler get Retina... almost all

The last beta of iStumbler get almost all part Retina (expect some icons and spectrum part) :

http://istumbler.net/beta/

 

[lucas3d]

iStat Menus have partial Retina

From iStat Menus developer :

"A lot of iStat Menus 3 is drawn in code, so we already have partial Retina support. More Retina support will be coming at some point."

https://twitter.com/bjango/status/221824666539532289

 

[dabbler]

Calibre (https://forums.macrumors.com/showpost...&postcount=191)

^ The latest Calibre is most defiantly NOT updated for retina screens (see screen shot)

 

[cmChimera]

A pretty niche program, but exam 4 is surprisingly retina ready. It's an exam software we use in law school. I know they use it for the bar exam as well.

 

[mlfarrell]

In the 3D modeling category, you can add mine: Verto Studio

 

[imMango]

I noticed that Outlook 2011 works and looks great on Retina, despite the other Office applications definitely aren't looking good.

Outlook 2011 was rewritten in Cocoa, whilst all others are still in Carbon.

 

[lucas3d]

Alfred is rendered in retina already (aside from a few icons)

From Alfred developer twitter :

Alfred is rendered in retina already (aside from a few icons). 1.3 dev adds a “smaller” appearance pref: http://media.alfredapp.com/dev

https://twitter.com/search/alfredapp retina​

But no 1.3 beta version available... yet

 

[Dragvinz]

Im not sure if this is related to this thread, but is smcfancontrol not updated for RMBP yet? I installed it but it shows 0'F for the temp. Thanks for the help guys!

 

[PaulHolder]

Chrome Beta

Am I crazy, or is Google Chrome beta not entirely updated for retina like everyone says it is? I am running beta version 21.0.1180.41. Texts, the omnibox, etc. looks great, but the toolbar at the top is still blurry. I swear the first time I booted it up it was clear, and ever since the toolbar hasn't been.... Obviously Chrome is still totally usable. Anyone else having this issue?



PS sorry it's such a bad image, I just used Grab quickly. But if you click on it you can see that the text/omnibox is retina compatible, while the forward/backward/refresh/and home buttons are not

 

[lucas3d]

Am I crazy, or is Google Chrome beta not entirely updated for retina like everyone says it is? I am running beta version 21.0.1180.41. Texts, the omnibox, etc. looks great, but the toolbar at the top is still blurry. I swear the first time I booted it up it was clear, and ever since the toolbar hasn't been.... Obviously Chrome is still totally usable. Anyone else having this issue?

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PS sorry it's such a bad image, I just used Grab quickly. But if you click on it you can see that the text/omnibox is retina compatible, while the forward/backward/refresh/and home buttons are not

Strange my chrome (same version as you), look perfect.