M@LV’s Best Free Software For The Mac DVD
*=Used & recommended by Steve. †=Separate version for this OS. =In Mac App Store.
$=Upgradeable to a pay version. ★ Rating. Versions available noted: (Pa, Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML).
[10.3 Panther, 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion]
Categories
Antivirus, App Launchers, Audio, Backup/Sync, Browsers, Calendars/PIMs, Clipboard,
Conferencing, Ebooks, Email, File Transfer/Bittorrent, Graphics,
Instant Messaging, Media Management, Media Servers, Mind Maps, Notes,
Office/Productivity, PDF’s, RSS Readers, Remote Control, Security,
Social Networks, Task Lists, Utilities, Video, Virtualization
Antivirus:
Avira Free Mac Security (SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Antivirus/Anti-malware
Bitdefender Virus Scanner (SL, Li)  ★★★ Malware & Identity Theft
* ClamXav (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML)  ★★★★ Virus Checker
App Launchers:
Alfred (Le †, SL, Li, ML)  ★★★★ Quick Launcher
Quicksilver (Pa †, Ti †, Le†, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★
Keyboard based App Launcher
Audio:
* Audacity (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Audio Recording, Editing & Mixing
Backup/Sync:
Dropbox (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Online File Synchronization
iBackup (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Backup/Restore Utility
Browsers:
* Firefox (Ti †, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Web Browser
* Google Chrome (SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Web Browser
* Opera (Pa †, Ti †, Le, SL, Li, ML)  ★★★ Web Browser
* Safari (Ti †, Le †, SL †, Li, ML) ★★★ Web Browser
Calendars/PIMs:
Chandler (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Email, Calendar and Contacts Manager
Rili (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★★ Simple Small Calendar
Clipboard:
Jumpcut (Pa, Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Clipboard History Archive
Conferencing:
ooVoo (Ti, Le, SL) $ ★★ Internet Video Phone Conferencing
Skype (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★ Internet Phone
Ebooks:
calibre (Ti †, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Ebook Management System
Kindle Reader (SL, Li, ML)  ★★★ Read Kindle Books
Nook for Mac (SL, Li, ML) ★ Ebook Reader
Simple Comic (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Comic Viewer
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M@LV’s Best Free Software For The Mac DVD
*=Used & recommended by Steve. †=Separate version for this OS. =In Mac App Store.
$=Upgradeable to a pay version. ★ Rating. Versions available noted: (Pa, Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML).
[10.3 Panther, 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion]
Email:
Thunderbird (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★★ Email Reader from Mozilla
File Transfer/Bittorrent:
CloudApp (SL, Li, ML)  ★★★★ Drag and Drop File to Share
Cyberduck (Le, SL, Li, ML)  ★★★★ FTP Browser
Dockdrop (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Drag and Drop Files to Share
Transmission (SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ BitTorrent Client
Vuze (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) $ ★★★ Torrent Downloader
xTorrent (SL, Li, ML) ★★ Torrent Downloader
Graphics:
Capture Me (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Capture Screens, Movies, and Sound
GIMP (SL †, Li , ML) ★★★★ Image Editing
Google SketchUp (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ 3D Modeling
Inkscape (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Vector Graphics Editor (lines & shapes)
Jing (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Screen Capture Stills and Videos
PhotoStickies (Le, SL, Li, ML)  ★★★★ Place Collage of Pictures on Desktop
Picasa (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Organize, Edit and Share Photos
Picture Collage Maker Lite (SL, Li, ML) $  ★★★★ Photo Collage Editor
Xee (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Image Viewing and Management
XnConvert (Le, SL, Li, ML)  ★★★ Batch Image Converter and Resizer
Instant Messaging:
Adium (Ti †, Le †, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Instant Messaging Application
AIM (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Instant Messaging Application
Media Management:
Clementine (SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Music Player and Organizer
Miro (Le, SL, Li, ML)  ★★★ Music and Video Player
Media Servers:
Air Video Server (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Video Steaming to Mobile Devices
Plex (SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Catalog Media in Libraries and Play
XBMC (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Media Center Tool
Mind Maps:
FreeMind (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★★ Make Mind Map Spider Diagrams
XMind (SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Make Mind Map Spider Diagrams
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M@LV’s Best Free Software For The Mac DVD
*=Used & recommended by Steve. †=Separate version for this OS. =In Mac App Store.
$=Upgradeable to a pay version. ★ Rating. Versions available noted: (Pa, Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML).
[10.3 Panther, 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion]
Notes:
Evernote (SL, Li, ML)  ★★★ Manages Notes and Clippings
Notational Velocity (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Manage Notes
Office/Productivity:
Bean (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Fast and Lean Word Processor
Dia (SL, Li, ML) ★★ Program to Draw Flow Diagrams
* NeoOffice (SL, Li, ML) $ ★★★ Suite - Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Presentation, more
OmmWriter (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Text Editor Hides Tools & Has Music
OpenOffice (SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Suite - Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Presentation, more
Pencil (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Animation Drawing Tool
Scribus (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Page Layout Program
• TextWrangler (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) $  ★★★★ Powerful Plain Text Editor
PDF’s:
* Adobe Reader X (Ti †, Le †, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ PDF Reader
Skim (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★★ Read and Annotate PDFs
Remote Control:
Chicken of the VNC (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Fast VNC Client
LogMeIn Free (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★ View & Control Remote Mac
TeamViewer (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Remote Connect with Macs & PCs
RSS Readers:
Gruml (Le †,SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Google Newsfeed Reader
NetNewsWire (Le †, SL, Li, ML) $ ★★★ RSS & Atom Newsreader
Vienna (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★ RSS & Atom Newsreader
Security:
Dashlane (SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Secure Autofill For Online Purchases
LastPass for Safari (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★★ Password Manager
TrueCrypt (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Disk Encryption
Social Networks:
Kiwi (SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Twitter Client with Themes
Task Lists:
Wunderlist (SL, Li, ML)  ★★★★ Task Manager with Cloud Syncing
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M@LV’s Best Free Software For The Mac DVD
*=Used & recommended by Steve. †=Separate version for this OS. =In Mac App Store.
$=Upgradeable to a pay version. ★ Rating. Versions available noted: (Pa, Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML).
[10.3 Panther, 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion]
Utilities:
Caffeine (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Powerful Plain Text Editor
CCleaner (Le, SL, Li, ML)  ★★★★ Hard Drive Optimization & Cleaning
* Default Folder (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Smartens open and save dialog box
Flux (SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Adapt’s computer screen’s brightness and color to the time of day
* Grand Perspective (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Visually displays file sizes
Keka (SL, Li, ML)  ★★★★★ File Compression & Archiving
NetSpot (SL, Li, ML)  ★★★★ WiFi Survey & Analysis Tool
* OnyX (Ti †, Le †, SL †, Li, ML) ★★★★ Mac OS X System Maintenance Utility
* Pacifist (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Opens Mac OS .pkg & .dmg images, etc.
* PhotoRescue (SL, Li, ML) $ ★★★★ Recover Images on Memory Cards
• Stuffit Expander (SL, Li, ML)  ★★★ Decompresses Many Files Formats
* TNEFs Enough (Ti †, Le †, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Opens winmail.dat Files
The Unarchiver (Pa †, Ti †, Le †, SL, Li, ML)  ★★★★ Decompresses Most File Formats
Video:
Adapter (SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Video, Audio, & Image Converter
* Debut (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) $ ★★★ Video Capture
Evom (Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Convert Videos
* Handbrake (Le †, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Convert Video Sources to MP-4
Miro Video Converter (Le, SL, Li, ML)  ★★★★ Convert Video for Mobile
MplayerX (SL, Li, ML)  ★★★★ Media Player
Smart Converter (SL, Li, ML)  ★★★ Efficient Video Converter
* TubeSock (SL, Li, ML) $ ★★★★ Grabs YouTube Videos
VLC media player (SL, Li, ML) ★★★ Multimedia Player & Streamer
Virtualization:
VirtualBox (Ti, Le, SL, Li, ML) ★★★★ Runs Windows & Other OSs
References
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2369643,00.asp - descriptions & downloads
http://www.macupdate.com/ - descriptions, ★ ratings & downloads
http://www.apple.com/osx/apps/ -  Apple’s Mac App Store
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