Mac software list v1.7 - Free software must-haves for Mac
(My MUST HAVE's highlighted in
this color.)
Freeware:
- AdiumX - IM client for all the networks (MSN, ICQ, Yahoo!, etc…) http://www.adiumx.com/
- Azureus - BitTorrent downloads http://azureus.sourceforge.net/
- Fugu: File transfers (FTP, SSH, etc…) http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/internet_utilities/fugu.html
- VLC media player - for all the DivX media and much more http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/vlcmediaplayer.html
- Plaxo for Mac: works great with AddressBook (and my mobile syncing via Bluetooth) http://www.plaxo.com/downloads/mac
- Firefox (as usual) http://www.mozilla.org/
- Gimp: Photoshop-like application http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/
- FFmpegX: convert between multiple video formats. http://homepage.mac.com/major4/
- TextWrangler: free text editor from the same guys that do BBEdit (used to be commercial until 1yr ago) http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/
- Transmission: BitTorrent client (multi-platform), simple, fast, low overhead: http://www.transmissionbt.com/
- iPhoto Buddy: multiple iPhoto libraries. http://www.iphotobuddy.com/
- Linotype FontexplorerX: font management http://www.linotype.com/fontexplorerX
- Handbrake: DVD/ISO ripping to .AVI movie http://handbrake.m0k.org/
- Windows Media Player Mac 9: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/windowsmediaplayerformacosx.html
- Windows Media plugin for Quicktime: to play WMV in Quicktime. http://www.flip4mac.com/
- MSN (if you don’t use AdiumX) http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/email_chat/messengerformac.html
- Google Earth: http://earth.google.com/
- Camino: Firefox engine with Mac-native front-end. Faster/lighter than Firefox. http://www.caminobrowser.org/ (After 1.6, very fast and a good alternative to Firefox)
- Google SketchUp: for entry-level architectural diagrams. http://sketchup.google.com/
- Yamipod: Yet Another Ipod Manager. http://www.yamipod.com/
- QEMU on X - Q: free emulator (x86, SPARC, etc…). More of a research tool than really practical. http://www.kju-app.org/kju/
- AcidSearch: Safari search improvements http://www.pozytron.com/?acidsearch
- Safari Block: block adverts on web pages: http://fsbsoftware.com/SafariBlock.html
- Wengo: VOIP alternative to Skype & Gizmo: http://openwengo.com/
System utilities:
I also bought some software:
Old software (deprecated):