How to save money by downloading free MacOS X software for your Apple computer

Free and legal software downloads for MacOS X

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• An Apple computer running MacOS X
• Internet connection

1. Internet and Communication software
   
   Adium
   Instant Messaging application
   http://www.adiumx.com/
   
   NetNewsWire
   RSS Reader
   http://www.freemacware.com/
   
   Opera
   Web browser
   http://www.opera.com/
   
   Firefox
   Web browser
   http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
   
   Camino
   Web browser
   http://caminobrowser.org/
   
   Transmission
   BitTorrent software
   http://www.transmissionbt.com/
   
   Qumana
   Blogging software
   http://www.qumana.com/overview.htm
   
   Chicken of the VNC
   VNC client
   http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/
2. Graphics and Imaging
   
   GIMP
   Image editor
   http://www.gimp.org/
   
   ImageWell
   Image Editor
   http://xtralean.com/IWOverview.html
   
   Pixen
   Graphics editor
   http://opensword.org/
   
   RapidoMap
   Photo Geocoding
   http://www.app4mac.com/action_freewares.lasso
   
   hugin
   Panorama photo stitcher
   http://hugin.sourceforge.net/
   
   DRIMaker
   HDR software
   http://www.drimaker.com/
   
   Google SketchUp
   http://sketchup.google.com/gsu6/download.html
3. Networking and Security
   
   coconutWiFi
   Wireless network monitoring
   http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutwifi/index.html
   
   MarcoPolo
   Changes settings based on location
   http://www.symonds.id.au/marcopolo/
   
   WaterRoof
   Firewall frontend
   http://www.hanynet.com/waterroof/index.html
   
   Bwanadik
   IP address menu item
   http://www.jschilling.net/sw_bwanadik.php
   
   Permanent Eraser
   Securely erase
   http://www.edenwaith.com/products/permanent%20eraser/
4. Music and Movies
   
   VLC
   Movie player
   http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html
   
   Cog
   Music player
   http://cogx.org/
   
   MacTheRipper
   DVD extracting software
   http://www.mactheripper.org/
5. Utility
   
   Carbon Copy Cloner, NetRestore
   Cloning and imaging software
   http://bombich.com/
   
   Winclone
   Cloning bootcamp partitions
   http://www.twocanoes.com/winclone/
   
   Disctop Pro
   Changes the way MacOS X handles CD/DVDs
   http://mekentosj.com/disctop/
   
   Quicksilver
   Application launcher
   http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/
   
   Growl
   Notifications
   http://growl.info/
   
   Titanium's Software
   Multifunction utility, maintenance and personalization
   http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html
   
   iStat pro
   Monitoring software
   http://www.islayer.com/index.php?op=item&id=7
   
   Suavetech
   hex editor
   http://suavetech.com/0xed/0xed.html
   
   iClip lite
   Clipboard enhancement
   http://inventive.us/iCliplite/
   
   Google Earth
   http://earth.google.com/
   
   Fink Commander
   GUI for fink
   http://finkcommander.sourceforge.net/
   
   Porticus
   GUI for MacPorts
   http://porticus.alittledrop.com/index.html
   
   Mactracker
   Information on Mac systems
   http://mactracker.dreamhosters.com/
   
   OmniDictionary
   A dictionary
   http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnidictionary/
6. Productivity
   
   TextWrangler
   Text Editer
   http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/index.shtml
   
   iGTD
   Getting Things Done software
   http://bargiel.home.pl/iGTD/
   
   Checkoff
   To-do software
   http://www.carpeaqua.com/software/checkoff/
   
   Schoolhouse
   Homework manager
   http://www.loganscollins.com/schoolhouse/
7. Games
   
   GLtron
   Tron game
   http://www.gltron.org/
   
   Miscellaneous
   http://guides.macrumors.com/Free_Mac_Games
   
   MacMAME
   Software to run old games
   http://www.macmame.org/
8. Development
   
   MAMP
   Mac quick and easy Apache, MySQL, PHP
   http://www.mamp.info/en/index.php
9. Miscellaneous
   http://rogueamoeba.com/freebies/

Tips & Warnings

• MacZOT often has good deals on Mac software, http://maczot.com/
• MacHeist has seasonal bundle discounts on Mac software, http://www.macheist.com/