 |
 |
Your top 5 (or so) freeware/shareware apps for OS X? (Page 11)
|
 |
|
 |
|
Forum Regular
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: 18' from screen.
Status:
Offline
|
|
Here's a good, free graphics program.
GIMP
Wilber loves Apple
This one works with Leopard. It also has some new features we needed, like Fade.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Posting Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
Status:
Offline
|
|
|
|

PPC4Ever
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jan 2008
Status:
Offline
|
|
Don't want to derail the thread, but I can't narrow it down to just 5. These are the apps I use every day.
• CODA
• CSSEdit2
• Billings2
• AppZapper
• OnyX
• IPMenu
• Snapz Pro X
• CandyBar3
• Wallet
• OmniGraffle Professional
• PixelStick
• Integrity
• Sapiens
• TinyAlarm
• Renamer4Mac
• Transmission
• Audio Hijack Pro
• Anxiety
A few of these are even being sold at a huge discount right now through MacHeist: MacHeist » Bundle.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Forum Regular
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Aurora, IL
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by alfredo
Here's a good, free graphics program.
GIMP
Wilber loves Apple
This one works with Leopard. It also has some new features we needed, like Fade.
So the previous problem with Gimp crashing on Leopard (when you try using specific tools) has been fixed?
|

Chris Rhoads / Forum Admin & Webmaster of Sandtroopers.com
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Forum Regular
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: 18' from screen.
Status:
Offline
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Status:
Offline
|
|
My shareware essentials that I use on a daily basis :
- 1Password
- Launchbar
- Evernote
- CSSEdit
- Coda
- Textmate
- MenuMeters
- Coversutra
- Hazel
- Textexpander
|
|
"The road to success is dotted with the most tempting parking spaces."
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Status:
Offline
|
|
VLC
GraphicConverter
Transmission (bitTorrent Client)
HandBrake (DVD Ripper)
Ircle (IRC Client)
RealPlayer (yeah, I know...)
Hogwasher (newsreader)
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Senior User
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pittsburgh
Status:
Offline
|
|
Linkinus
Linkinus is a pretty sweet IRC app
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: May 2008
Status:
Offline
|
|
1 quicksilver
2 quicksilver
3 quicksilver
4 quicksilver
5 quicksilver
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Status:
Offline
|
|
|
|
|
DEATH TO THE NEW WORLD ORDER!
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Forum Regular
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: HK
Status:
Offline
|
|
launchbar
launchbar
launchbar
steermouse with combination of apple wireless mightly mouse
quickshareit
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Northern Ireland
Status:
Offline
|
|
Firefox
VLC
Colloquy
Adium
(Apple) Mail
|
|
App Reviewer
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Forum Regular
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: UKland
Status:
Offline
|
|
Super Duper - backup and cloning
VLC - video playback
Letterbox - Apple mail enhancer
Growl
MacTracker - Mac Info database
What Size? - where's my drive space gone?
Cyberduck - ftp but nicely
Vuescan - 3rd party scanning utility
Firefox 3 - because safari could be better
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Professional Poster
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Toronto
Status:
Offline
|
|
Cool Iris for Safari
VLC for instant .flv playback
Skim
Xee
iStat menus
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Midwest, USA
Status:
Offline
|
|
Quicksilver (launcher, app switcher, image scaler, directory traverser and more)
Jumpcut (clipboard manager; adds 40 clipboards)
Growl (system notifications)
Adium (Instant messaging)
Xee (Image viewer)
Honorable mentions
-----------------
The Unread (View # of unread emails in menubar)
Seashore and GIMP (Image editors)
RapidoWrite (create shortcuts for frequently-used templates)
Simple Comic (Comic reader and image viewer)
Caffeine (Keep your Mac awake)
jAlbum (Fantastic web photo album generator)
|
|
MacBook C2D 2.0GHz/Combo/2GB RAM
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
Status:
Offline
|
|
FREEWARE:
1. Glims (I mainly like how it gets rid of the downloads window.)
2. SafariBlock
3. Ejector
4. Caffeine
5. iStatMenus
6. Handbrake
7. Docker
SHAREWARE:
1. 1Password (the BEST!)
2. MountWatcher (a very unstable and poorly supported app, but the only app I know of which does something OSX should, but does not, do: automatically mount network volumes upon joining a network)
3. SuperDuper!
4. FruitMenu
5. MacScan
6. Any of the pedias by Bruji (except the game one, for which I have no use)
7. MacTheRipper
8. RipIt (for anything MTR can't handle)
9. CleanApp (sort of)
DASHBOARD:
1. Delivery Status
2. TunesTEXT
(Last edited by Ted L. Nancy; Jan 10, 2009 at 04:56 PM.
)
|
|
MacBook (unibody): 2.4/6GB/256GB SSD | Mac Pro: 8x2.8/12GB/4x2TB/20TB via eSATA | iPhones: 16GB 3G (black), 8 GB 3G
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Melbourne, AUS
Status:
Offline
|
|
Adium
Handbrake
MacSudoku
MacTheRipper
Quinn
Skype
SmallImage2
Transmission
WD Anywhere Backup is a great back-up software that came with my WD external HD also.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Mac Elite
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: here
Status:
Offline
|
|
TextWrangler
SuperDuper
Fetch
VLC
Raw Photo Processor
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Northern Ireland
Status:
Offline
|
|
New list for March
- Safari 4 Beta (browser)
- Spotify (free music streaming)
- Adium (MSN)
- Mail
- Transmission
PS. does anyone know of a download manager for OSX that you can enter rapidshare username and password details too? Essentially Internet Download Manager but a mac version.
Thanks
|
|
App Reviewer
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: May 2009
Status:
Offline
|
|
ITunes and pepper come to mind.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Mile High
Status:
Offline
|
|
Aside from the apps that have been mentioned many times previously, these are my go to, can't live without apps that I rely on the most. OEM apps not included because everyone already has those.
Free
1. xld-gui
2. OmniWeb
3. Perian
4. sidenote
5. TextWrangler
6. Applejack
7. JollysFastVNC
Paid
1. Grapic Converter
2. GyazMail
3. GarageSale
4. 1Password
5. PDFpenPro
6. DiskWarrior
7. LaunchBar
(Last edited by Penguirl; May 26, 2009 at 12:14 AM.
)
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Automatic
Status:
Offline
|
|
Clarus, awesome life manager for pets owners.
|
Moleskine notebook â—Š pencil
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Automatic
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by kylef
PS. does anyone know of a download manager for OSX that you can enter rapidshare username and password details too? Essentially Internet Download Manager but a mac version.
Thanks
jDownloader maybe?
|
Moleskine notebook â—Š pencil
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jul 2009
Status:
Offline
|
|
VLC Watching videos
Mendeley Managing and sharing research papers and citing into OO
Adium Chatting
Gimp Photoshop for free
TeXShop TeX editor
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Midwest, USA
Status:
Offline
|
|
mcgiant, GIMP is great, but have you tried Seashore? It is a cocoa Mac-only version of a stripped down GIMP. It isn't as feature-rich, but it performs well and can do many light-weight tasks. Unfortunately it hasn't been updated in a while, but I still use it regularly for quick image editing.
|
|
MacBook C2D 2.0GHz/Combo/2GB RAM
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jul 2009
Status:
Offline
|
|
No thanks for the hint! I will have a look at it!
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: planning a comeback !
Status:
Online
|
|
Originally Posted by applefan2009
Safari
iLife
iTunes
I'm Mac newbie, ha...
Well, welcome, Applefan2009.
Apple apps like the i.... products are not considered shareware.
They are regular software that you have to buy.
But, to be honest, this thread has more evolved into "Top 5 apps (freeware, shareware & paid)", so you don't stick out too much.
-t
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: planning a comeback !
Status:
Online
|
|
Originally Posted by soesurf
1 quicksilver
2 quicksilver
3 quicksilver
4 quicksilver
5 quicksilver
*sigh*
Quicksilver is just too buggy for me, it crashes, is a memory hog etc. 
ISnt' the current built more than 2 years old ?
I wish they'd continue developing it, I'd even pay money for it.
-t
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: NJ
Status:
Offline
|
|
Quicksilver
Adium
Acquisition
Xtorrent
Safari
Top 5, no real order those are just the ones I use the most.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Jul 2006
Status:
Offline
|
|
Lately have have been taking a liking to Appbodega.
I also enjoy
burn app
VLC
dvdhunter - good alternative to dvdpedia. Basically dvdpedia for the cheap folk. I do like dvdpedia quite a bit as well.
eversave - I don't use it often but it sure is handy.
iphone backup extractor. - this app has saved my skin a couple times. I had a couple note sync errors and it erased my notes from the device, so I used this app to extract the previous backup so I could restore my notes.
Max - one of the best audio converters out there and it's free.
Adium - you all know it, I love it.
MAMP - this is a critical piece of software for me. I use it nearly daily. It's always running.
color schemer studio, ccsedit, and transmit also get a lot of use.
I think those are about it. Other than preview and the new expose/ finder/ quicklook options in snow leopard.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|

|
|
 |
Forum Rules
|
 |
 |
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
|
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|