Available on Mac

The 2nd most popular operating process on Mac OS X

System Preferences is the application used by Mac OS X to modify user preferences. A variety of preference panes for controlling the current user session, networking, hardware and other settings are included with Mac OS X. Additionally, preference panes can be installed by third party installers for hardware devices or system-wide utilities.
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  • Justin Daigle fanatic
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    Does the job I suppose. Most certainly NOT better than Windows Control Panel though. =/

  • yo2boy expert
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    This > Windows Control Panel.

  • KyleLeslie expert
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    Amazing UI and functionality compared to Control Panel. So much simpler and effective.

  • naarcissus expert
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    Much better than the control panel for Windows or Classic.

  • Andrew overlord
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    All preferences for your computer are in one place, making it easy to access them. Unlike in Windows, where they're spread around and are a pain to find. It's also simple, fast, and easy to use. Another great thing is the ability to add third-party preference panes.

  • filipe_mp expert
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    Nice and easy. All the power of the system in one place.

  • Leonardo Prunk fanatic
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    System Preferences is the best control panel out there. You can easily find what you are looking for with intuitive categories and an intelligent search.

    Its fast, simple and it has everything you need in the place they should be.

  • girlBASIC expert

    Love it!

  • Arifandi expert

    Always need this to adjust my wacom tablet

  • gbenoist fanatic

    fiddling with the knobs

  • SuburbanWorrier fanatic
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    As I become increasingly baffled by Microsoft's Control Panel interface, System Preferences impresses more and more. So good you barely notice using it.

  • Pok3 overlord
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    Maybe some day micro$oft learn how to do a good administration interface like this one. Maybe... :|

  • AndreVautour fanatic

    really nice clean simple minimal layout, snappy quick, really really nice apple did a nice job with this

  • adirae fanatic
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    brill!

  • Mathijs Bernson fanatic
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    Works great and is easy to use. :)

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Website: apple.com/macosx/featu...
Developer: Apple Inc.
License: Bundled
Version: 7.0
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Usage: 1 year, 4 months, 4 weeks, 1 hour, 43 minutes and 10 seconds
Usage since: 10 May 2007
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Rank: #50