Apple claims over 200 new features in Tiger. Is that claim true? Here’s the list I took from Tiger New Features Page.
- .Mac Email Alias Support
- .Mac Keychain Sync
- .Mac Sync for Mail Accounts and Rules
- 64-Bit Audio File Format
- 64-bit Virtual Memory
- About This Mac
- Access Control Lists (ACL)
- Address Book Support for Certificates
- Advanced Font Validation
- AIM Profiles
- AirPort Preferred Networks
- Apple Remote Desktop 2.2 Client
- AppleScript Studio Enhancements
- AppleScript Utility
- Archive a Web Page
- Auto ISP Setup
- Auto-Update LDAP Cards
- Automatic Bandwidth Detection
- Automatic Font Smoothing
- Automatic Power Profiles
- Automatic Projector Mirroring
- Automatic Projector Mirroring
- Automator Actions
- Automator
- Battery System Menu
- Birthday Calendar
- Bluetooth 1.2 Specification Support
- Bluetooth File Transfer
- Bluetooth Headset Support
- Bluetooth Headset Support
- Bookmark Search
- Bookmarks
- Buddy Controls for Parents
- Buddy Groups
- Burn Disk Images for Other File Systems
- Burnable Folders
- Buy Printing Supplies
- Calculator Widget
- Calendar Groups
- Calendar Printing
- Calendar Widget
- Certificate Assistant
- Certificate Support
- Character Search
- Code Sense for AppleScript
- Contact Import File Formats
- Core Image
- Core Video
- Customized Compose Options
- Dashboard Keyboard Activation Preference
- Dashboard Widget
- Dashboard
- Data Events Suite
- Desktop Pictures
- Dictionary Application
- Dictionary Service
- Dictionary Viewer
- Dictionary Widget
- Disk Utility Improvements
- DNG File Format Support
- Dock Icon
- Document Properties
- DVD Navigator
- DVD Video Clips
- DVD Video Color Controls
- DVD Video Zoom
- Dynamic DNS Support
- Email Web Page or Link
- Enhanced Dock Menu
- Envelope Printing
- Equalizer
- Expanded Language and Script Support
- Export Bookmarks
- Fax Logs and Archives
- Fax Status Menu
- Finder Slideshow
- Fine Grain Locking (SMP scalability)
- Firewall Log
- Firewall Stealth Mode
- Flight Tracker Widget
- Font Export
- Font Libraries
- Forgot Password
- GCC 4.0
- GIMP Printer Configuration
- Government Smart Card Interface Standard (GSCIS)
- Grapher
- H.264/AVC Video Codec
- HFS+ CLI file commands
- HTML Message Composition
- iCal Automator Actions
- iCal Invitations in Mail
- iChat and iTunes Integration
- iChat Scriptability
- Image Correction
- Image Keywords
- Improved Display Alert
- Improved Energy Saver Preference
- Improved RAID
- Improved video quality with H.264
- Inline PDF Viewing
- Integrated Sync Services
- iPhoto Desktop Pictures and Screen Saver
- iSight Integration
- iSight Integration
- iTunes Album Art Screen Saver
- iTunes Widget
- Jabber Support
- JPEG 2000 Support
- Kerberos VPN Support
- Kerberos VPN Support
- Keychain Access
- Keychain Import/Export
- Korn Shell
- List Support
- Live Video Resizing
- Mail and iPhoto Integration
- Mail Connection Doctor
- Mail Controls for Parents
- Mail Server Quota Management
- Message Priorities
- Metadata Info & Preview
- Migration Assistant
- Mobile Home Directories
- Multi-person Audio Conferencing
- Multi-person Video Conferencing
- Network Diagnostics
- New .Mac System Preference
- New Fonts
- New Mail User Interface
- NTLM v2 Authentication
- NTLMv2 Authentication for SMB
- OpenEXR Image Format
- Password Helper
- PDF 1.5 Document Compatibility
- PDF Annotations
- PDF Encryption
- PDF Forms
- Per-account signatures
- Phone Book Widget
- Photo Controls in Mail
- Pocket Address Book Printing
- Preview Grab
- Preview Slide Show
- Private Browsing
- Programmer Base 10 math Calculator
- Property List Suite
- Quartz Composer
- QuickTime Fullscreen Controls
- RAW Camera Image Support
- Remappable Modifier Keys
- RPN Calculator
- RSS Auto Detection
- RSS Bookmarks
- RSS Update Notification
- RSS Visualizer Screen Saver
- Safari and iPhoto Integration
- Safari RSS View
- Safe Downloads
- Safe Launch
- Save as HTML
- Scientific Calculator
- Scriptable Font Book
- Scriptable Font Book
- Searchable System Preferences
- Secure Display Dialog
- Secure Printing
- Secure Virtual Memory
- Secure WebDAV
- Sharing
- Slideshow in Mail
- Smart Card Authentication
- Smart Folders
- Smart Font Collections
- Smart Groups
- Smart Mailboxes
- SMB Symlink Support
- Smooth Scrolling
- Spell Check Options
- Spotlight Command Line Tools
- Spotlight Contact
- Spotlight Find
- Spotlight Font Search
- Spotlight in Open / Save Panels
- Spotlight Menu Hot Key
- Spotlight Menu
- Spotlight Preferences
- Spotlight Results Group View
- Spotlight Search in Mail
- Spotlight Service
- Spotlight Support for Network Homes
- Spotlight Window Hot Key
- Spotlight Window
- Sticky Note Widget
- Stock Widget
- Switch to...
- System Info Command
- System Profiler Improvements
- Table Support
- Target Disk Mode
- Tile Game Widget
- Translation Widget
- Undo Contact Changes
- Unit Converter Widget
- VoiceOver Spoken Interface
- VPN On Demand
- VPN Settings
- Weather Widget
- Website Controls for Parents
- Website Security Certificate Status
- Wireless Image Capture
- Word XML Format
- World Clock Widget
- Xcode 2
- Xgrid
- XML Suite
Now some may argue that these are not all “killer” features, but that’s not what Apple claimed. Apple said “200+ features” and they delivered. They also show a comparison between Jaguar and Panther and Tiger.