Well, Mac OSX is sadly the least free UNIX based OS in the entire world, but Macs still have a lot of free, open source applications. Although I can’t list all of them (list would be too long) I can give you a list of some of the best.
OpenOffice.org Open Office is the complete linux office suite, it is open source and rivals Microsoft Office for features.
HandBrake Handbrake is an excellent open source conversion tool for Mac OSX, it even rips DVDs.
GIMP Oh, you want Photoshop, but it’s a bit too pricy, get equivalent power with GIMP.
Blender I suppose you think this is some cooking app, no, even better. It’s a 3D graphics tool, the equivalent of the overpriced 3D Studio Max. Although the interface is way harder to understand.
Firefox Although, most of you probably know about this one, I think it still needs to be up athere for reference purposes.
VLC VLC is a great, cross-platform media player. It has never failed to play media files for me.
Inkscape A tool similar to Adobe Illustrator for making vector graphics.
Transmission In my opinion, the best Bit Torrent application for UNIX. Torrenting is a process of downloading files.
Darwine An application that allows you to run Windows .exe files in mac OSX.
Q (kju) Sort of like Parallels, it allows you to run windows ITSELF on a mac. It is better than Parallels because it can emulate windows on a PPC, but it doesn’t come with anti-virus software like Parallels does.
Burn Burn is like Roxio Toast Titanium, it burns disks with all the features that a regular person could need, it only lacks DVD menus and encryption.
Well that’s all you really need to have a great Open-Source Suite running on your mac. Happy Downloading!
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