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Your top 5 (or so) freeware/shareware apps for OS X? (Page 11)
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Here's a good, free graphics program.

GIMP
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This one works with Leopard. It also has some new features we needed, like Fade.
     
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Jan 9, 2008, 02:24 PM
 
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.
     
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Originally Posted by alfredo View Post
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?

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Apr 26, 2008, 01:33 PM
 
My shareware essentials that I use on a daily basis :
  • 1Password
  • Launchbar
  • Evernote
  • CSSEdit
  • Coda
  • Textmate
  • MenuMeters
  • Coversutra
  • Hazel
  • Textexpander
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May 7, 2008, 01:12 AM
 
VLC
GraphicConverter
Transmission (bitTorrent Client)
HandBrake (DVD Ripper)
Ircle (IRC Client)
RealPlayer (yeah, I know...)
Hogwasher (newsreader)
     
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May 19, 2008, 02:21 PM
 
Linkinus

Linkinus is a pretty sweet IRC app
     
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May 23, 2008, 09:15 PM
 
1 quicksilver
2 quicksilver
3 quicksilver
4 quicksilver
5 quicksilver
     
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launchbar
launchbar
launchbar
steermouse with combination of apple wireless mightly mouse
quickshareit
     
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Firefox
VLC
Colloquy
Adium
(Apple) Mail

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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
     
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Cool Iris for Safari
VLC for instant .flv playback
Skim
Xee
iStat menus
     
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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
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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)
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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
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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.
     
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TextWrangler

SuperDuper

Fetch

VLC

Raw Photo Processor
     
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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.

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ITunes and pepper come to mind.
     
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May 25, 2009, 11:01 PM
 
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
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Clarus, awesome life manager for pets owners.
     
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Originally Posted by kylef View Post
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.

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jDownloader maybe?
     
 
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