Free Mac Apps
Desktop Publishing / Design
Blender
3D modelling software with instructions and survival guide.
OS: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
Deskcover
Change your desktop icon background for free
OS: MacOS X 10.5
Gimp
Photo editing software that rivals Photoshop - available free
OS: Mac OS X
Scribus
Desktop publishing software
OS: Mac OS X
Handy Utilities
AIM for Mac
AIM is more than an instant messaging service, communicate whenever you want, wherever you are.
OS: Mac OS X 10.4.8 or higher and 10.5.2 or higher
App Delete
An application for Macs that will delete the application you choose and any associated items (files and folders)
OS: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher
Uninstall applications by dragging items to your trash can. Whenever you drag an application to the trash, a dialog window will pop up, asking if you want to delete the associated system files too. Simple as that!
OS: Mac OS X 10.3/10.4/10.5
Caffeine
A tiny program that puts an icon in the right side of your menu bar.
OS: Mac OS X
Carbon Copy
Clone and backup your hard drive
OS: Mac OS X Tiger & Leopard
Handbrake
DVD ripper and MPEG-4. Very simple to use.
OS: Mac OS X 10.5
Kigo Video Converter Free (dmg)
Convert all popular video formats to play on portable devices.
OS: Mac OS X 10.4/10.5
iPodDisk
A tool designed to make it easy and intuitive to copy music from your iPod.
OS: Mac OS X
IP Scanner
IP Scanner for Macintosh scans your LAN
OS: Mac OS X
Mac Fuse
Allows you to extend Mac OS X's native file handling capabilities via 3rd-party file systems.
OS: Mac OS X
Mozy for Mac (dmg)
Backup your files online.
OS: Mac OS X 10.4
Quicksilver
Essential tool for starting Mac applications
OS: Mac OS X
RSS Owl
RSS client for cross-platforms
OS: Mac OS X
Skim
PDF viewer and note taker
OS: Mac OS X
Time Machine
Change the Time Machine scheduling
OS: Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Virtual Desktop
Allows for mutliple desktops arranged in a grid for quick and easy access to different desktops for multitasking.
OS: Mac OS X
Zip Peg
File compression software an alternative to StuffIt
OS: Mac OS X 10.4/10.5
Media
Digg.com Widget (zip)
Add a digg.com widget on your Mac.
OS: Mac OS X 10.4/10.5
Miro
Video player with a wide choice of video playing formats, YouTube videos and more.
OS: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
Pavtube DVD to Apple TV Converter for Mac
Pavtube DVD to Apple TV Converter is specially designed to convert DVD to Apple TV supported files on Mac OS X.
OS: Mac OSX
Office
Neo office
Free open source Microsoft Office equivalent
OS: Mac OS X
Open Office
The best open source and free Microsoft office equivelant
OS: Mac OS X
Security
Iantivirus
With PC Tools iAntiVirus you are protected against the most nefarious cyber-threats attempting to gain access to your personal information.
OS: Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Get an anti-theft service for your Mac.
OS: Mac OS X 10.4/10.5
Web Browsers
Camino
Simple and fast web browser
OS: Mac OS X
Thunderbird
Flexible lightweight web browser
OS: Mac OS X