General Mac OS X Info

Mac OS X Lion

Mac OS X Community

Mac Software Collections

Mac OS X Interface

Unix “locate” (Find File) GUI’s

Locator – Freeware GUI front-end for the CLI locate command (find file); nice interface

SubRosa QuickFind – Another freeware GUI front-end for locate

Look4 – Another GUI front-end for locate. Shareware; v1.1 is not as good as either the free Locator nor SubRosa

Spotlight alternatives/enhancements

EasyFind – Alternative to Spotlight; finds files, folders or contents without indexing

Better Search – Search deeply in your HD for invisible directories, packages, etc.

HoudahSpot – File search tool based on Apple Spotlight technology

SpotLook – GUI for Leopard Spotlight; open-source project

SpotInside – Preview result documents with highlighted search words

FileSpot – Provides an enhanced interface to Spotlight (was MoRU)

Mac OS X Utilities

DiskWarrior – Everybody should have this disk utility

Disk Inventory X – Shows sizes of files and folders in graphical “treemaps”

PrefEdit – Inspect and edit preference settings for Mac OS X applications

HexEdit – Inspect and edit binary files

OpenLDAP, PostgreSQL and TCP Flow Recorder – Tips and instructions for installing these under Mac OS X

Cyclone – Character set text converter (useful for web development, among other things)

CronniX – A GUI cron front-end

BatChmod – A GUI chown, chgrp, chmod, and it can Force Empty the Trash too; obsolete since Jaguar?

CD/DVD Burning

Burn – Simple disc burning, with a lot of advanced options – Free and open source

SimplyBurns – Burn CD/DVD media; copy mode – Free and open source

LiquidCD – Burn CD/DVD media – Freeware

BurnX Free – Burn CD's with multiple sessions – Freeware

Patchburn – Allows legacy versions of Mac OS X to burn with many third-party DVD or CD writers

Mac OS X Web Browsers

Ad Blockers for Web Browsers

Spreadsheet

Numbers – Part of Apple’s iWork suite

Mariner Calc – Lean yet capable spreadsheet app; Excel file compatibility

Tables – Cocoa app

Mesa – Cocoa; icon-based interface; Excel compatible

Audio/Video Software

Mapping Software

Graphics Software

Google SketchUp – Create, modify and share 3D models

Pixen – Designed for pixel artists; somewhere between a powerful Paint, or a simple, Photoshop. Open Source.

Paintbrush – Bitmap image editor (like MacPaint); open source

Seashore – Cocoa image editor. Gradients, textures, anti-aliasing, layers and alpha channel editing. Uses GIMP technology, but only for basic image editing. Open Source

Tux Paint – Drawing software for children ages 3 to 12. Open Source.

MacGIMP – GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) for your Mac

GIMPShop – A more Photoshop-like version of GIMP

InterfaceLIFT: Icons – Free Mac OS X icons

Other Mac OS X Software