17 Jan 2009
Great list of Free and useful applications while using MAC OSX.
Q Emulator
Run Windows programs on your Intel Mac at near native speed. Works on G4 / G5 Macs too, but much slower.
Website: http://www.kju-app.org/
iPod Ripping
Copy music off your iPod in the finder, like a regular disk drive.
Website: http://code.google.com/p/ipoddisk/
Bean
Very fast and easy to use word processor. Live word count, autosaving, more.
Website: http://www.bean-osx.com/Bean.html
Wifi Scanning using KisMac
The best wireless scanner for Mac. Find wireless access when you’re on the go.
Website: http://kismac.macpirate.ch/about.php
Smultron
Smultron is a free text editor for Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 which is both easy to use and powerful. It is designed to neither confuse newcomers nor disappoint advanced users. It should work perfectly for a whole variety of needs – like web programming, script editing, making a to do list and so on.
Website: http://tuppis.com/smultron/
Punakea
Punakea is a little app trying to help you cope with the day-to-day struggle of managing your files. Designed to complement Spotlight, it allows you to tag your files and bookmarks.
Website: http://www.nudgenudge.eu
Namely
Namely is possibly the fastest way to open applications. And unlike some other launchers, it doesn’t require any learning.
Website: http://amarsagoo.info/namely
Name Mangler
Name Mangler is a batch file renamer that supports all common renaming tasks: Find and Replace (including support for regular expressions); Number Sequentially; Change Case; Set Extension; Add Prefix/Suffix; Remove/Insert Characters.
Website: http://www.manytricks.com
Backdrop
Backdrop is a simple utility to fill your screen with a giant blank window. Fill the window with a solid color or a custom image, your choice.
Website: http://www.johnhaney.com/backdrop/
Service Scrubber
With Service Scrubber, you can restructure the services menu, change service keyboard shortcuts, disable and re-enable services.
Website: http://www.manytricks.com/servicescrubber/
iClockr
iClockr is focused to show you a simple way to track your time.
Website: http://www.iclockr.com/
EverSave
EverSave is a clever tool which allows you to save all of your documents – if possible – in a specific time interval or by changing the frontmost application.
Website: http://www.tool-forcesw.com/eversave/
Burn
Use Burn to write CDs, DVDs, Images and many more media types.
Website: http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/
Deeper
Deeper allows you to enable and disable the hidden functions of Finder, Dock, Dashboard, Exposé, Safari, Login window and many Apple’s applications.
Website: http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs2/english/deeper.html
Visual NetTools
Visual NetTools is a set of network scanning, security, and administrator tools for Apple Mac useful in diagnosing networks and monitoring your computer’s network connections.
Website: http://www.airgrab.com/Visual_NetTools/
Syrinx
Syrinx is a fully customizable twitter client designed for Leopard. Syrinx is built from two ideals efficient workflow and customization.
Website: http://www.mrrsoftware.com/MRRSoftware/Syrinx.html
Cyberduck
Cyberduck is an open source FTP, SFTP, WebDAV and Amazon S3 browser for the Mac. It features an easy to use interface that allows to toggle between bookmarks and the browser outline view.
Website: http://cyberduck.ch/
Witch
Witch lets you access all of your windows by pressing a shortcut and choosing from a clearly arranged list of window titles.
Website: http://www.manytricks.com/witch/
OnyX
OnyX allows you to verify the Startup Disk and the structure of its System files, run miscellaneous tasks of system maintenance, configure some hidden parameters of the Finder, Dock, Dashboard, Exposé, Safari, Login window and some of Apple’s own applications.
Website: http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs2/english/onyx_leopard.html
Skim
Skim is a PDF reader and note-taker for OS X. It is designed to help you read and annotate scientific papers in PDF, but is also great for viewing any PDF file.
Website: http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/index.html
Pref Setter
Pref Setter is an application used to edit plist (Property LIST) files, geared towards viewing / editing Mac OS X’s preference files. Very useful for setting those “hidden” preference settings that aren’t available directly in an application.
Website: http://www.nightproductions.net/prefsetter.html
SyncMate
SyncMate FREE Edition is a perfect solution for information management. It is easy-to-use synchronizer for Mac and Pocket PC, that will help you keep all your documents, text messages, contacts, calendar entries and events and other stuff well organized.
Website: http://www.eltima.com/products/syncmate/
Paparazzi
Paparazzi is a small utility for Mac OS X that makes screenshots of webpages. This will help you to temporary access to the WebView for username/password info, so capture of pages behind a required login is now possible.
Website: http://derailer.org/paparazzi/
AppFresh
AppFresh helps you to keep all applications, widgets, preference panes and application plugins installed on your Mac up to date. All from one place, easy to use and fully integrated into Mac OS X.
Website: http://metaquark.de/appfresh/
NetNewsWire
NetNewsWire has a familiar three-paned interface and can fetch and display news from thousands of different websites and weblogs.
Website: http://www.newsgator.com/Individuals/NetNewsWire/
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