Productivity Tools
FLOSS Manuals
Free manuals for free software
OpenOffice for Mac (Aqua)
The best Office suite goes native.
OpenOffice Training
Excellent Free Course
SchoolHouse
Manage your homework.
Task List
Get those tasks organized and done!
NeoOffice
OpenOffice for Macs
AbiWord
Open Source Word Processor
Bean
Another Word Processor for Mac
WriteRoom
Distraction-free writing (v1 is free)
TexShop
TeX file previewer for Mac
LaTeX Equation Editor
Add complex equations to KeyNote
BibDesk
TeX-compatible bibliography system
Pathway
Visualise wikipedia searches
Backpack
Manage and share lists for learning
Reference Miner
Browse journal reference information
Bibliographer X
Manage bibliographical information
Tofu
A new approach to viewing text
Scribus
Desktop Publishing Suite
AquaMacs
Mac-style Emacs implementation
Cyberduck
Cool FTP Utility.
Kompozer
NVU-based Web Page Editor
iWebMore
Enhance iWeb ’06 sites
Smultron
Superb HTML and CSS editor.
Taco HTML Edit
Simple HTML editor with preview
SubEthaEdit
Collaborative Text Editor
Textwrangler
Text editor and much, much more
JEdit
Programming text editor
SimpleCSS
CSS Code Explorer
XPad
Organize your notes
Deep Notes
Simple Heirarchical Notepad
Googalyzer
Research the web effectively
Gantt Project
Project Management Software
Project Open looks a good Open Source project management and billing solution but it only works through VMWare. Look here.
Sidenote
Organize your ideas and GTD
Journier
Organize your thoughts and ideas
Google Calendar client
Simple WebKit based client for gCal
iGTD
Get Things Done.
iCal GTD Tool
Get Things Done.
Kinkless GTD
Free AppleScripts for OmniOutliner.
ScribbleScreen
Write over your desktop.
Fly Sketch
Capture your thoughts
ShoveBox
Organise all the stuff you find.
VooDooPad
Gather your thoughts and ideas
Internet and Communication Tools
Firefox
Standards Compliant Browser
Thunderbird
Powerful Mail Client
Serial Mail
Bulk eMailer
Sunbird
Brilliant calendaring application
Flock
Surf the Web 2.0
Opera
Super secure browser
iCab
Browser with useful kiosk mode
Camino
Mac Style, Mozilla Power
Shiira
Slick WebKit browser
Netscape
Still going strong (NOT)
Sea Monkey
All-in-one Internet Application Suite
Colloquy
IRC, SILC and ICB Chat Client
Skype
VOIP and Video Chat
CamTwist
Use video-fx on non-ichat chats
XMeeting
Standards Video-conferencing
Gizmo
VOIP and Video Chat
Megafon
VOIP system
OpenWengo
Open Source VOIP system
Adium
Universal Chat Client
Yahoo Messenger
IM and Video Chat
HTTPMail Plugin
Get Hotmail in Mac Mail
RapidoSMTP
Run your own SMTP mail server
Vienna
RSS Feed Reader
NetNewsWire
RSS Feed Reader
NetNewsFire
RSS Feed Reader
Shrook
Simple RSS Reader.
Pinapple News
RSS Feeds, Usenet and binaries
BlogoText
Manage blogs from your browser
GarageBuy
Search eBay more effectively
Jing Project
Capture and Publish what you do.
Tasty Apps
Useful Mac gadgets and widgets.
Utilities and System Tools
XMenu
Program launcher a la OS9
HimmelBar
Access apps from your menu bar.
Alarm Clock
Full-featured, multi alarm clock
Capture Me
Screen capture and recording.
Springy
Decompress Everything!
Namely
Rapid file and app launcher
Tags
Innovative file labelling tool
Quicksilver
Manage your workflow
DasBoot
Make iPods bootable
MozyHome Free
2Gb of free online backup.
Site Sucker
Download whole sites for viewing
Address Book Exporter
Export all of your contacts
Retrospective
Browse your (or anyone’s) Safari cache
iStumbler
WiFi connection analyzer
YemuZip
Zip files with ease
ClamAV
Anti-virus protection
MacPorts
OpenDarwin becomes MacPorts
CacheOutX
Clear out all caches
Mac Janitor
Run system cleanup routines
OnyX
OSX maintenance and tweaking tool
GeekTool
Pref Pane for unix logs.
TinkerTool
Discover hidden settings in MacOS X
Lingon
Run System Launchd scripts
The Unarchiver
Versatile unzipper for Macs
Stuffit Expander
Unzip .Sit files
Q [kju]
Run Windows on your Mac (Requires a legitimate copy of Windows to run)
Emu48
HP Graphical calculator emulator
DOSBox
An emulator to run all your old DOS apps
MiniVMac (ROMS from here)
Early Mac Emulator
CocoaBooklet
Print to booklet format from any app.
Burn
Advanced CD and DVD burning tool.
Simply Burns
Versatile CD/DVD burning tool.
Transmission
Bittorrent Client for downloads
SMC Fan Control
Turn up the fan when your lap gets hot
Cocoa MySQL
GUI for MySQL management.
YourSQL
Another MySQL management tool.
Propogator
Distribute files to users.
Carbon Copy Cloner
Copy Mac to Mac. Essential.
Karoshi
Complete LINUX school server
Asterix
PBX and VOIP Telephony Solution
Vine Server
VNC Server Utility
Chicken of the VNC
VNC Client Utility
CORD
Remote Desktop client for Mac
iTerm
A GUI-based terminal emulator
Kombine Toolbar Icons
Look for the “Free Icons” section
Art, Pictures and Graphics
Seashore
Bitmap Image Editor
Pixen
Bitmap and animated gif editor.
Pencil
Stop-frame drawn animation tool
HugIn
Make stitched panoramic photos.
img2icns (Thanks Dan)
Turn images into icns files easily
Array
Animation for all of us. Great fun!
Paintbrush
For those of you who miss MS Paint
SketchUp Free
An excellent CAD tool.
Goldberg
Powerful Graphics Editor.
Xee
Powerful Graphics Viewer
JustLooking
Another Graphics Viewer
PicturePopPro2
Contextual menu plugin viewer
Galerie
Simple media web galleries.
MacOSaiX
Create mosaic photos
CocoView X
Use MacOS’s built-in effects.
Norrkross Tint
A colour balance editor for pictures.
FlickrBooth
Flickr Upload Utility
ImageJ
Java imaging and visualization tool
Inkscape
X11-based Graphics layup program
Expression 3.3
Vector Graphics
GIMPShop
X11-based Photoshop replacement
Button Builder
An excellent tool for simple buttons
OSX Icon Editor
Turn pics into icons
Art Rage 2
Realistic painting program.
Blender
3D environment creation
TUXPaint
Art program for kids of all ages
Cenon
Vector Art and CAD/CAM tool
BRL-CAD
Constructive Solid Modelling
Wingz3D
3D Modelling Tool
Bricksmith
Is it art, a learning tool or just fun?
Lego Digital Designer
From the creators themselves.
iGarden
Simple garden design software
Sweet Home 3D
Interior Design Program
Free Ruler
On screen ruler for graphics
iMedia Browser
Get to your media from any app.
Music and Sound Creation
Aqualeggro
Learn music with this great tool
Audacity
Excellent sound editor
Flash-Synthesiser
You have GOT to try this!
TunaPitch
Instrument tuning widgit
Kid Synth
Explore sounds and waveforms
LilyPond
Complex music notation publisher
LilyPad
Preview system for LilyPond
Miraton
Compose music live
Finale Notepad
Simple music score publisher
Ebony & Ivory
Learn about scales and chords
Gimme Some Tune