Interesting Macintosh programs

Here are several links to various Mac related sites and software.

Interesting Macintosh program categories :

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New/Updated Links (updated June 31st, 2005)

  • NeoOffice/J 1.1 MacOS X port of OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 using Java and Carbon instead of X11 for better integration with the Mac OS X environment.
  • TextWrangler 2 powerful general purpose text editor. Freeware.
  • Mozilla v1.7.8 Open source web browser suite, designed for standards compliance, performance and portability.
  • Firefox v1.0.4 free web browser with features such as including tabbed browsing, pop-up blocker, privacy/security controls, integrated search, and more.
  • Thunderbird v1.0.2 free email client with features such as POP3/IMAP support, intelligent spam filters, a built-in spell checker, RSS feeds, saved search folders and more.
  • Camino v0.8.4 (formerly known as Chimera) a web browser for Mac OS X that has a Cocoa user interface, and embeds the Gecko layout engine from the Mozilla browser
  • Abiword v2.2.8 simple to use cross-platform word processor.
  • DesktopManager v0.5.3 virtual desktop manager for OS X (Panther only). Released under GPL.
  • Smultron v1.2.5 open-source text editor has features such as syntax highlighting.
  • iTerm v0.81 full featured terminal emulation program.
  • Cocktail 3.6.1 gives access to hidden Mac OS X settings and let you easily optimize your system.

Macintosh Open Source Software

MacOS X software available under an open source license.

  • Mozilla v1.7.8 Open source web browser suite, designed for standards compliance, performance and portability.
  • Firefox v1.0.4 free web browser with features such as including tabbed browsing, pop-up blocker, privacy/security controls, integrated search, and more.
  • Thunderbird v1.0.2 free email client with features such as POP3/IMAP support, intelligent spam filters, a built-in spell checker, RSS feeds, saved search folders and more.
  • Camino v0.8.4 (formerly known as Chimera) a web browser for Mac OS X that has a Cocoa user interface, and embeds the Gecko layout engine from the Mozilla browser
  • Blender v2.36 integrated 3D graphics creation suite allowing modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, realtime interactive 3D creation and playback
  • Celestia v1.3.1 free, open source real-time space simulation that lets you experience our universe in three dimensions.
  • MacGimp.org a page about Gimp (software suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring) on the Macintosh platform.
  • DesktopManager v0.5.3 virtual desktop manager for OS X (Panther only). Released under GPL.
  • QuickSliver utility that allows to find your apps and data you need quickly and easily.
  • iTerm v0.81 full featured terminal emulation program.

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Mac Applications

  • Wamcom v1.3.1 modified versions of Mozilla web browser suite ported to MacOS 8.6 and 9.x classic.
  • Synergy v1.71 puts three buttons to control iTunes in your menubar
  • Audion v3.02 an all in one MP3 player, encoder, CD player (and more), now freeware for MacOS 9 and MacOS X
  • TextWrangler 2 powerful general purpose text editor. Freeware.

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Mac Utilities

  • Classic Window Management v1.1 gives you the option to have windows in Mac OS X behave like they did in Mac OS 9. Freeware
  • Cocktail 3.6.1 gives access to hidden Mac OS X settings and let you easily optimize your system.
  • More Internet v1.1.1 System Preferences plug-in to allow you to you to choose which applications will be chosen to handle which internet protocol
  • iPod2Mac v1.2 copy music files from the invisible folders of the iPod and manage the Note files. Freeware
  • MultiDock Create and manage up to 128 Docks. Freeware. Several other freeware programs on author's site
  • DesktopManager v0.5.1 virtual desktop manager for OS X (Panther only). Released under GPL.
  • Urly v0.9 quickly manage your "To-Do" bookmarks
  • Mail.appetizer v1.0 email notifier - new emails open in a translucent window ; integrates with Apple Mail. Freeware

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Macintosh related sites

Here's a listing of useful websites for iMac and PowerMac users

  • MacOS The offfical Apple site on MacOS
  • MacWindows Useful information about Macintosh-Windows integration solutions (networking, file translation, emulators, etc)
  • MacCentral From MacWorld Magazine, the latest news on Apple Macintoshes
  • Macintosh Security Site site devoted to Mac OS security and Mac OS X Security
  • PureMac Large collection of classic Mac OS and Mac OS X software
  • The Apple Collection Large collection of Mac OS themed wallpaper.
  • Mac Observer Mac related news.
  • TidBITS free email and Web publication covering the Macintosh Internet community.
  • MacOS Open Source Software links to (and information about) open source software projects developed for the Mac OS
  • DiveIntoOSX Wiki for Mac OS X and OS X Server administrators
  • Freshmeat large collection of Unix and cross-platform software (including MacOS X) released under an open source license
  • Mac OS X Unix Tutorial tutorials on using Unix from a MacOS X perspective

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