Useful Freeware
Mac & Windows applications to help you
increase productivity, do cool things, have fun

Free web services
Harness the cloud!

Dropbox
http://getdropbox.com/
Online storage service
Clients for Mac, Windows, Linux
Synchronization & sharing
2GB free, upgradable to 50GB

Evernote
http://evernote.com/
Information (notes) capture tool
Clients for Windows, Mac OS X,
iPhone, Windows Mobile
40MB/mo limit, upgradable

NewsGator
http://newsgator.com/
Online RSS catching service
Clients for Windows (FeedDemon), Mac
& iPhone (NetNewsWire), Windows
Mobile & BlackBerry (NewsGator Go!)

Freeware for Mac & Windows
Open-source or free programs you shouldn’t be
without

7-Zip
http://7-zip.org/
Archiving & unzip for Windows
with command line versions
available for many other OSes
including Mac & Linux
Opens almost any zip format
Open-source since 2000

Adium
http://adiumx.com/
Multi-protocol IM app for Mac
Extendable through plugins,
styles, scripts, sounds, and
more
Windows users, see Pidgin

Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Multi-track audio editing
Save to WAV, MP3, and more
Cross-platform (Windows, Linux,
Mac versions available)

AVG Free
http://free.avg.com/
Resident anti-virus for Windows
Wildly popular: over 125 million
downloads (Download.com)
Almost daily definition updates
Email scanner included

Burn
http://burn-osx.sourcefoge.net/
CD/DVD burning tool for Mac
Simple interface with support for
data, audio, video, and image
file burning
Many languages available
Windows users: see
InfraRecorder

Chax
http://chax.ksuther.net/
Add-on for Apple’s iChat
Adds tons of functionality
(combined contact list, Growl
notifications, etc.)

Cyberduck
http://cyberduck.ch/
Full-function FTP client for Mac
Great for web development, file
storage, etc.
Supports FTP, SFTP, WebDAV,
and even Amazon S3
Windows users, see FireFTP for
Firefox

Firefox
(and addons)
http://getfirefox.com/
Available for Windows, Mac,
Linux, and more
Open-source web browser
Highly extendable via add-ons &
themes through Tools menu
Some addons are...

Firefox
(with FireFTP)
http://getfirefox.com/
Install the FireFTP addon and
you’ll get a fully-functional FTP
client.

Firefox
(with ChatZilla)
http://getfirefox.com/
Install the ChatZilla addon and
you’ll get a fully-functional
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client.

Firefox
(with DownThemAll!)
http://getfirefox.com/
Install the DownThemAll! addon
and you’ll get a blazing-fast
download manager for Firefox.

Firefox
(with CoolIris)
http://getfirefox.com/
Install CoolIris for Firefox and
you’ll get a 3D web gallery that
can be used on Flickr,
Facebook, MySpace,
Photobucket, Google Images,
and numerous other photo
gallery sites on the web.

Firefox
(with many more Add-ons)
http://getfirefox.com/
Check out the Mozilla Add-Ins
directory from the Tools menu
and you’ll find thousands of
ways to make Firefox less like a
web browser and more like a
digital Swiss Army knife.
Shown here: TwitterFox and ForecastFox.

Flip4Mac
WMV
http://flip4mac.com/wmv_download.htm
QuickTime extension for Mac
Allows QuickTime to play
unprotected Windows Media
Works with most Windows
Media formats (audio, video,
streaming, etc.)

Fluid
http://fluidapp.com/
Website app generator for Mac
Spin-off websites into their own
applications
Great for sites that demand a lot
from your browser (Facebook,
Twitter, etc).
Scriptable, extendable, etc.

Glary
Utilities
http://glaryutilities.com/
Windows maintenance tools
Multiple functions, one-click
usability
Pro version available; regular
version free for personal use
Mac users: see OnyX

Growl
http://growl.info/
Notification system for Mac
Get floating notices when stuff
happens
Many Mac apps support Growl
notifications (Adium, Cyberduck,
Firefox, Fluid, etc.)
Windows users: see Snarl

InfraRecorder
http://infrarecorder.org/
CD/DVD burning for Windows
Burns most types of CDs &
DVDs as well as image formats
Fully standards complaint
Great alternative to Nero & Roxio
Mac users: see Burn

K-Lite
Codec Pack
http://codecguide.com/
Mega-bundle of free Windows
media codecs
Codecs allow you to play certain
video/audio formats
With this pack, you’ll be able to
play almost every media format
Mac users: see Perian

KeePass
http://keepass.info/
Open-source password manager
for Windows (with other OSes
unofficially supported)
Keep all your passwords in a
safe file, password protected
Portable versions let you take
KeePass with you

Launchy
http://launchy.net/
Application launcher for Windows
Pull up programs, documents,
and more with the flick of a
keystroke
Skinnable, extendable with
plugins
Mac users: see Quicksilver

MindNode
http://mindnode.com/
Simple brainstorming / mind-
mapping software for Mac
Great for planning projects or
sketching down ideas
Pro version available with more
features (for about €11,95/$15)

Notepad++
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/
Windows notepad on steroids
Highlighting, auto-completion,
tabbed windows, countless
plugins, blazing fast
Support for 50+ programming/
syntax languages

OnyX
http://titanium.free.fr/index_us.html
Maintenance tool for Mac
Clear caches, restore
permissions, speed up your Mac
with the click of a button
Make automatic maintenance
schedules
Windows users: see Glary
Utilities

OpenOffice
http://openoffice.org/
Multi-platform office software
suite
Graphing, spreadsheet,
presentation, word processing,
calculation software and more
Widely-used alternative to
Microsoft Office

Pathway
http://pathway.screenager.be/
Wikipedia trail manager for Mac
Keep track of where you’ve
been in a Wikipedia session
Maps out links between related
articles, suggested articles
Save paths for later retrieval

Perian
http://perian.org/
QuickTime extension for Mac
which lets you play a ton of
other video/audio formats
Support for external subtitles,
Dolby Pro Logic, and more
Makes QuickTime more useful
Windows users: see K-Lite pack

Picasa
http://picasa.google.com/
Google’s photo library and
manipulation software for
Windows & Linux
Store, organize, enhance, crop,
export, and print your photos
Easy-to-use UI
Mac version coming soon!

Pidgin
http://pidgin.im/
Multi-protocol IM app for
Windows, Linux
Combine all your chat screen
names into one program; saves
you resources and peace of mind
Mac users: see Adium

PrimoPDF
http://primopdf.com/
Adds PDF printer to your
Windows printer list
Lets you save any document as
a PDF just by ‘printing’ to
PrimoPDF
Macs have this functionality
already built-in

Quicksilver
http://code.google.com/p/blacktree-alchemy/
Multi-function keystroke
launching utility for Mac
Run scripts, perform
commands, launch apps, send
emails, create calendar events,
all with the flick of a keystroke
Windows users: see Launchy

Senuti
http://fadingred.org/senuti
iPod music recovery for Mac
Senuti is iTunes spelled in
reverse and does just that: copy
music back off your iPod and
into iTunes
Windows users: see SharePod

SharePod
http://getsharepod.com/
Windows application; lets you
retrieve music from your iPod
back into iTunes
Also lets you play, search, and
edit the music on your iPod
Mac users: see Senuti

Skitch
http://skitch.com/
Screenshot, markup tool for Mac
Capture whole screen, window,
or just a region (also captures
from iSight camera)
Markup your images with text,
drawings and save them to
MySkitch.com or other sites

Snarl
http://fullphat.net/
Notification tool for Windows
Snarl-enabled applications will
send alerts to Snarl, which are
then displayed on your desktop
Flexible notifications: you
choose what gets shown
Mac users: see Growl

Songbird
http://getsongbird.com/
Cross-platform music and video
library
Based on Firefox engine: that
means it’s skinnable and
extendable with plugins, themes
Purchase music from various
online vendors, sync to most
MP3 players

VirtualBox
http://virtualbox.org/
Open-source, cross-platform
virtual machine tool from Sun
Run operating systems
(Windows, Linux, etc) inside
another operating system
Great for Mac or Linux users
that need to run Windows apps

VLC
http://videolan.org/
Cross-platform media player
that plays about any format
under the sun
DVDs, streaming media,
playlists, network sharing, all
supported
The 800 lbs. gorilla of open-
source media apps

Additional resources
Other places you can find great programs

Websites for Mac Freeware
MacUpdate (http://macupdate.com/)
VersionTracker (http://versiontracker.com/)
iusethis (http://osx.iusethis.com/)
Softpedia (http://mac.softpedia.com/)
Cool OS X Apps (http://coolosxapps.net)

Websites for Windows freeware
VersionTracker (http://versiontracker.com/)
Download.com (http://download.com/)
Softpedia (http://win.softpedia.com/)