Mac+Applications

Open Source Software ([|OSS]) for Macs is an often neglected topic so hopefully these will be of interest to Mac Users

**well-known oss applications also available for osx**

 * [|**Audacity**] (sound recorder & editor)
 * [|**Firefox**] ([|web browser])
 * [|**FreeMind**] (mind-mapping program)
 * [|**The GIMP**] (image editor)
 * [|**Handbrake**] (DVD ripper and video converter - formerly OSX-specific!)
 * [|**KompoZer**] (web page editor)
 * [[[] |**NVU]] (Web page editor)**
 * [|**Miro**] (HD video player & Bittorrent client)
 * [|**OpenOffice.org**] (and [|**NeoOffice**] - office suites)
 * [|**VLC**] (versatile video player)
 * [|**XMind**] (mind-mapping program - can host mindmaps online)

**oss applications that are osx-specific**

 * [|**Adium**] (instant messaging client)
 * [|**Cyberduck**] (FTP client)
 * [|**ffmpegX**] (video transcoder)
 * [|**Q**] (an emulator allowing Linux, Windows and other operating systems to be run in a virtual machine)
 * [|**Quicksilver**] ('unified, extensible interface for working with applications, contacts, music, and other data')
 * [|**Romeo**] (control Mac via Bluetooth)
 * [|**Seashore**] (image editor)
 * [|**SimplyBurns**] (CD/DVD burning software)
 * [|**Transmission**] (Bittorrent client)
 * [[image:http://www.maclibre.com/files/maclibre/MacLibreExamples.png caption="MacLibre"]] ||
 * MacLibre ||

A wonderful, wonderful suite of programs is available for OSX called [|**MacLibre**]. This features a wealth of OSS, auto-updates, and is a graduate of the Google Summer of Code competition. I would recommend any Mac user to install this - what have you got to lose? More Open Source software for OSX is listed at [|**Open Source Mac**]. A more comprehensive list is available, of course, at [|**Sourceforge**].

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 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/firefox_icon.png height="82" caption="firefox"]] ||
 * firefox ||

**Mozilla Firefox**
[|Download Page]
 * The premier free, open-source browser. Tabs, pop-up blocking, themes, and extensions. Considered by many to be the world's best browser.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/camino_icon.png height="82" caption="camino"]] ||
 * camino ||

**Camino**
[|Download Page] =**Video Player / Video Podcasting**=
 * Based on the same Mozilla foundation as Firefox, Camino is a more native OS X app. Fast and simple.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/miro_icon.png height="82" caption="miro"]] ||
 * miro ||

**Miro**
[|Download Page] =**IM - Instant Messaging**=
 * Beautiful interface. Plays any video type (much more than quicktime). Subscribe to video RSS, download, and watch all in one. Torrent support. Search and download from YouTube and others.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/adium_icon.png height="82" caption="adium"]] ||
 * adium ||

**Adium**
[|Download Page] =**Application Launching**=
 * Connect to multiple IM accounts simultaneously in a single app, including: AOL IM, MSN, and Jabber. Beautiful, themable interface.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/quicksilver_icon.png height="82" caption="quicksilver"]] ||
 * quicksilver ||

**Quicksilver**
[|Download Page] =**Software packs**=
 * Quicksilver lets you start applications (and do just about everything) with a few quick taps of your fingers. Warning: start using Quicksilver and you won't be able to imagine using a Mac without it.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/maclibre_icon.png height="82" caption="MacLibre"]] ||
 * MacLibre ||

**MacLibre**
[|Download Page] =**Email**=
 * Installs a pack of great open source apps (including many on this page) and keeps them updated for you.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/thunderbird_icon.png height="82" caption="thunderbird"]] ||
 * thunderbird ||

**Mozilla Thunderbird**
[|Download Page] =**Utilities**=
 * Powerful spam filtering, solid interface, and all the features you need.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/unarchiver_icon.png height="82" caption="The Unarchiver"]] ||
 * The Unarchiver ||

**The Unarchiver**
[|Download Page] =**RSS**=
 * Uncompress RAR, 7zip, tar, and bz2 files on your Mac. Many new Mac users will be puzzled the first time they download a RAR file. Do them a favor and download UnRarX for them!**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/vienna_icon.png height="82" caption="vienna"]] ||
 * vienna ||

**Vienna**
[|Download Page]
 * Very nice, native RSS client.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/rssowl_icon.png height="82" caption="rssowl"]] ||
 * rssowl ||

**RSSOwl**
[|Download Page] =**Peer-to-Peer Filesharing**=
 * Solid cross-platform RSS client.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/cabos.png height="82" caption="cabos icon"]] ||
 * cabos icon ||

**Cabos**
[|Download Page]
 * A simple, easy to use filesharing program. Gnutella network.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/solarseek_icon.png height="82" caption="solarseek"]] ||
 * solarseek ||

**SolarSeek**
[|Download Page]
 * Soulseek filesharing for Mac, in a simple, solid client.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/transmission_icon.png height="82" caption="transmission icon"]] ||
 * transmission icon ||

**Transmission**
[|Download Page] =**Running Windows Software on Macs**=
 * Very nice torrent downloader.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/q_icon.png height="82" caption="Q"]] ||
 * Q ||

**Q Emulator**
[|Download Page] =**Podcasting**=
 * Run Windows programs on your Intel Mac at near native speed. Works on G4 / G5 Macs too, but much slower.**
 * [[image:http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/images/download_illustration.gif height="82" caption="juice"]] ||
 * juice ||

**Juice**
[|Download Page] =**Video Playback**=
 * Solid podcasting client.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/vlc_icon.gif height="82" caption="VLC"]] ||
 * VLC ||

**VLC**
[|Download Page]
 * Plays more video files than most players: Quicktime, AVI, DIVX, OGG, and more. Pretty good interface.**
 * [[image:http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/img/icon.jpg height="82" caption="MPlayer"]] ||
 * MPlayer ||

**MPlayer**
[|Download Page]
 * The interface and buttons are not as nice or as Mac-like in feel, but it may play even more video files than VLC.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/perian.png height="82" caption="MPlayer"]] ||
 * MPlayer ||

**Perian**
[|Download Page] =**iPod Ripping**=
 * A plugin that allows quicktime to play additional video formats. (Included in Democracy Player.)**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/ipoddisk_icon.png height="82" caption="iPodDisk"]] ||
 * iPodDisk ||

**iPodDisk**
[|Download Page] =**DVD Ripping**=
 * Copy music off your iPod in the finder, like a regular disk drive.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/handbrake_icon.png height="82" caption="handbrake icon"]] ||
 * handbrake icon ||

**Handbrake**
[|Download Page] =**CD / DVD Burning**=
 * DVD ripper and MPEG-4 / H.264 encoding. Very simple to use.**
 * [[image:http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pictures/Burn.png height="82" caption="handbrake icon"]] ||
 * handbrake icon ||

**Burn**
[|Download Page] =**Privacy**=
 * CD and DVD Burner. Burn any video to a disc that plays in your DVD player!**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/vidalia_icon.png height="82" caption="vidalia"]] ||
 * vidalia ||

**Vidalia**
[|Download Page] =**Word Processing / Office Suites**=
 * This** [|TOR] **frontend keeps you anonymous on the web using military-grade techniques. For use with Firefox see:** [|TorButton]**.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/bean.png height="82" caption="bean"]] ||
 * bean ||

**Bean**
[|Download Page]
 * Very fast and easy to use word processor. Live word count, autosaving, more.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/openoffice_icon.png height="82" caption="openoffice"]] ||
 * openoffice ||

**OpenOffice**
[|Download Page]
 * OpenOffice is a full-featured, office suite compatible with Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Excel. Friends don't let friends pay for Microsoft Office.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/abiword_icon.png height="82" caption="abiword"]] ||
 * abiword ||

**AbiWord**
[|Download Page] =**Wifi Scanning**=
 * A word processor. Leaner and quicker than OpenOffice. Compatible with Microsoft Word documents and OpenDocument Format.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/kismac_icon.png height="82" caption="kismac"]] ||
 * kismac ||

**KisMac**
[|Download Page] =**Sound Recording**=
 * The best wireless scanner for Mac. Find wireless access when you're on the go.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/audacity_icon.jpg height="82" caption="audacity"]] ||
 * audacity ||

**Audacity**
[|Download Page] =**Graphics, Photo, Publishing**=
 * Simple sound recording tool.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/seashore.jpg height="82" caption="seashore"]] ||
 * seashore ||

**Seashore**
[|Download Page]
 * Based on Gimp, but doesn't require X11.**
 * [[image:http://www.macupdate.com/images/icons/19978.png height="82" caption="seashore"]] ||
 * seashore ||

**Xee**
[|Download Page]
 * Fast image viewer and image browser.**
 * [[image:http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/Gimp.png height="82" caption="gimp"]] ||
 * gimp ||

**Gimp.app**
[|Download Page]
 * Photo editing application that rivals Photoshop in features (requires X11).**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/inkscape_icon.png height="82" caption="inkscape"]] ||
 * inkscape ||

**Inkscape**
[|Download Page]
 * Vector graphics application (requires X11).**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/scribus_icon.png height="82" caption="scribus"]] ||
 * scribus ||

**Scribus**
[|Download Page] =**FTP / SFTP**=
 * Desktop publishing. Complicated install, but a nice app.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/cyberduck_icon.png height="82" caption="cyberduck"]] ||
 * cyberduck ||

**Cyberduck**
[|Download Page]
 * Very good all-around ftp program.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/onebutton.png height="82" caption="onebutton ftp"]] ||
 * onebutton ftp ||

**OneButton FTP**
[|Download Page]
 * Simple, fast FTP, with a focus on "advanced queuing".**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/fugu_icon.png height="82" caption="fugu"]] ||
 * fugu ||

**Fugu**
[|Download Page] =**HTML / Text Editing**=
 * Not as polished as Cyberduck (and only for SFTP) but has a side by side interface showing your files and the remote files.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/smultron.png height="82" caption="smultron"]] ||
 * smultron ||

**Smultron**
[|Download Page]
 * Text / html editor. Integrates with Cyberduck for editing websites.**
 * [[image:http://www.macupdate.com/images/icons/15699.png height="82" caption="NVU"]] ||
 * NVU ||

**Nvu**
[|Download Page] =**IRC**=
 * Visual tool for making websites (WYSIWYG html editor), comparable to Dreamweaver.**
 * [[image:http://colloquy.info/images/icon.png height="82" caption="colloquy"]] ||
 * colloquy ||

**Colloquy**
[|Download Page]
 * Great IRC client.**

=**Media Center**=
 * [[image:http://www.macupdate.com/images/icons/17640.png height="82" caption="centerstage"]] ||
 * centerstage ||

**Centerstage**
[|Download Page] =**Note Taking**=
 * Full-screen interface for playing audio, video, and photos. Connect it to your TV.**
 * [[image:http://www.macupdate.com/images/icons/19325.png height="82" caption="freemind"]] ||
 * freemind ||

**Freemind**
[|Download Page] =**Personal Finance**=
 * An innovative application for note taking and outlining. Takes time to get used to, but some people swear by it.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/cashbox.jpg height="82" caption="cashbox"]] ||
 * cashbox ||

**Cashbox**
[|Download Page]
 * Simple, easy to use application for managing personal finances.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/buddi.gif height="82" caption="buddi"]] ||
 * buddi ||

**Buddi**
[|Download Page] =**MSN Chat**= [|AMSN Messenger] =**More Web Browsing**=
 * A personal finance and budgeting program, aimed at those who have little or no financial background.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/shiira_icon.png height="82" caption="shiira"]] ||
 * shiira ||

**Shiira**
[|Download Page]
 * Fast, nice web browser.**
 * [[image:http://sunrisebrowser.com/images/title_logo.gif height="82" caption="sunrise browser"]] ||
 * sunrise browser ||

**SunriseBrowser**
[|Download Page]
 * Good webkit-based browser created with special tools for web designers.**
 * [[image:http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/images/project-seamonkey.png height="82" caption="seamonkey"]] ||
 * seamonkey ||

**Seamonkey**
[|Download Page] =**PDF Viewer**=
 * Full-featured Mozilla browser, used to be called 'Mozilla Suite'.**
 * [[image:http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/images/skimIcon.png height="82" caption="skim"]] ||
 * skim ||

**Skim**
[|Download Page] =**Screensaver**=
 * PDF viewer.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/electric_sheep_icon.png height="82" caption="electric sheep"]] ||
 * electric sheep ||

**Electric Sheep**
[|Download Page] =**More Filesharing**=
 * Immersive, trippy screensaver.**
 * [[image:http://sarwat.net/bittorrent/tomato.png height="82" caption="bittorrent"]] ||
 * bittorrent ||

**Tomato Torrent**
[|Download Page]**//Also see://** [|Poisoned] **-** [|Azureus] =**3D Graphics and Modeling**=
 * Download torrents. Nice and simple.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/blender_icon.png height="82" caption="blender"]] ||
 * blender ||

**Blender**
[|Download Page]**//Also see://** [|Persistence of Vision Raytracer] **-** [|Art of Illusion] **-** [|Wings 3D] **-** [|Quesa] **-**[|Open Media Toolkit] =**MP3 Management**=
 * Powerful 3D Modeling software.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/ieatbrainz_icon.png height="82" caption="ieatbrainz logo"]] ||
 * ieatbrainz logo ||

**iEatBrainz**
[|Download Page] =**Planetariums and Outer Space**=
 * Fills in the correct metadata (title, artist, etc) for MP3s in your collection.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/celestia_icon.png height="82" caption="celestia icon"]] ||
 * celestia icon ||

**Celestia**
[|Download Page]
 * Open-source 3D planetarium software. Akin to traveling through space (outer space).**
 * [[image:http://www.stellarium.org/img/rotation/rotate.php height="82" caption="stellarium icon"]] ||
 * stellarium icon ||

**Stellarium**
[|Download Page]**//Also see://** [|macORSA] **- Orbit Reconstruction, Simulation, and Analysis** =**Comic Viewer**=
 * "Renders realistic skys in realtime." See what you would see if your city wasn't so light-polluted. Used in real planetariums.**
 * [[image:http://jomic.sourceforge.net/images/logo.png height="82" caption="jomic"]] ||
 * jomic ||

**Jomic**
[|Download Page] =**Dance Dance Revolution**=
 * Read digital comics.**
 * [[image:http://www.macupdate.com/images/icons/12283.png height="82" caption="stepmania"]] ||
 * stepmania ||

**Stepmania**
[|Download Page] =**Games**=
 * Dance Dance Revolution clone. Can connect to external dance pads.**
 * [[image:http://www.macupdate.com/images/icons/19822.png height="82" caption="cube icon"]] ||
 * cube icon ||

**Cube**
[|Download Page]
 * Nice first-person shooter.**
 * [[image:http://source.bungie.org/alephone_icon82x82.png height="82" caption="Marathon: Aleph One icon"]] ||
 * Marathon: Aleph One icon ||

**Marathon: Aleph One**
[|Download Page]
 * Engine for Bungie's free FPS series Marathon. Play online, solo play with rich original story, many total conversions and thousands of maps.**
 * [[image:http://codenautics.com/zombies/head.gif height="82" caption="zombies icon"]] ||
 * zombies icon ||

**Zombies**
[|Download Page]
 * 3D zombie strategy game.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/armagetron_icon.png height="82" caption="armagetron"]] ||
 * armagetron ||

**Armagetron Advanced**
[|Download Page]
 * 3D Tron game.**
 * [[image:http://www.macupdate.com/images/icons/10891.png height="82" caption="BZflage logo"]] ||
 * BZflage logo ||

**BZFlag**
[|Download Page]
 * First-person tank game.**
 * [[image:http://www.wesnoth.org/mw/skins/glamdrol/wesnoth-logo.jpg height="82" caption="Battle for Wesnoth logo"]] ||
 * Battle for Wesnoth logo ||

**Battle for Wesnoth**
[|Download Page]**//Also see://** [|Snes9X] **(SNES emulator),** [|Frozen Bubble]**,** [|PySol for Mac] **(card games),**[|PLANESHIFT] **(3D Fantasy MMORPG),** [|VDrift]**(drift racing simulation).** =**del.icio.us Client**=
 * Fantasy / Strategy Game**
 * [[image:http://www.scifihifi.com/cocoalicious/graphics/icon.png height="82" caption="cocoalicious"]] ||
 * cocoalicious ||

**Cocoalicious**
[|Download Page] =**Free File Hosting**=
 * Let's you easily post to del.icio.us.**
 * [[image:http://www.opensourcemac.org/icon/cc_publisher_icon.png height="82" caption="CC Publisher"]] ||
 * CC Publisher ||

**CC Publisher**
[|Download Page] =**Quick Links**=
 * Host Creative Commons video or audio files for free on archive.org with this easy uploader.**

Viewers **Comic viewer: [|Comical] Comic viewer: [|FFView] OpenDocument viewing application: [|ODF Viewer]**

RSS and Usenet Cross-platform RSS reader: [|BlogBridge] RSS video podcast player: [|I/ON] Usenet Reader: [|OSXnews]**
 * RSS Reader: [|Feed]

IM, IRC, Chat Powerful IRC client: [|X-Chat Aqua] Videoconferencing client: [|XMeeting] PBX / Voip system: [|Asterisk]**
 * Multi-IM: [|Fire]

Graphics and Art Image editor: [|Seashore] An artwork scaling calculator: [|Scaletron!] A Paint-like program designed for pixel-pushers: [|Pixen] A VRML/X3D Browser: [|FreeWRL]** Video Video transcoder: [|ffmpegX] MPEG convertor: [|MPEG Streamclip]**
 * Draw on a moving canvas: [|Cosmic Painter]
 * Realtime Editing and Effects System: [|Jahshaka]

Music and Audio Music notation: [|LilyPond] Play and compose live music: [|Miraton] Max/MSP style realtime music and multimedia environment: [|Pd] Manage chords, lyrics, and projection: [|OpenSong]**
 * OGG Vorbis encoder (ogg is an open source audio codec): [|Ogg Drop]

Wifi / Networking A Prism/Prism2 driver 802.11: [|WirelessDriver] Fast, lightweight VNC client: [|Chicken of the VNC] VNC server providing remote access to the GUI, keyboard and mouse: [|OSXvnc]**
 * Discover open wifi networks: [|iStumbler]

Utilities Book management: [|Books] CD / DVD Burning: [|SimplyBurns] Disable sleep on a Mac: [|InsomniaX] Protect your laptop with a car-alarm style alarm: [|Multialarm] Remove extra languages from OSX to save disk space: [|Monolingual] System event notifications: [|Growl] System performance monitors: [|MenuMeters] Virtual desktop tool: [|Desktop Manager] Virus checker: [|ClamXav] Share mouse and keyboard between 2 or more computers: [|SynergyKM] and [|Quick Synergy] Check available RAM: [|Memtest] Monitor CPU, RAM, battery, CPU temp, network, I/O, and more: [|X Resource Graph] Control your Mac via Bluetooth: [|Romeo]**
 * Manage disk space: [|DiskInventoryX]

Writing and Typesetting Bibliography manager, BibTeX .bib format: [|BibDesk] Typesetting - TeX previewer for Mac OS X: [|TeXShop] Typesetting: [|iTexMac]**
 * Screenplay writing and pre-production support: [|Celtx]

Education Student information system: [|Focus / SIS] Another student information system: [|Centre]**
 * Education course management system: [|Moodle]

Programming SQL Editor: [|YourSQL]**
 * Development platform: [|Eclipse]

Math and Engineering** General purpose computer algebra system: [|Yacas] GNU S language: [|R] MATLAB style rapid engineering and scientific prototyping / data processing: [|FreeMat]