List of FOSS alternatives to Mac OS X utilities

From TheLinuxVault

This is a list of system utilities for your Linux/BSD/X11-based desktop system which will allow it to function almost exactly like a normal Mac OS X desktop.

• Quartz Compositor - Compiz (Fusion), or other compositing window managers
• Quartz 2D - Cairo
• Application Bundles (.app) - klik, Zero Install
• QuickTime framework - GStreamer, ffmpeg, or other multimedia frameworks
• PDF as a metafile format - SVG
• Exposé - Komposé, Scale
• Dashboard - Screenlets, Jackfield, SuperKaramba
• Dock - Avant window manager, Kiba-dock
• Quicksilver - GNOME Launch Box, Katapult, GNOME Do
• Aqua - Mac4Lin
• Cover Flow - Gloobus