I use Mac OS X... moving to free software...
by
Matt Lee
Contributions
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Published on
Jun 24, 2010 12:17 PM
You can install free software applications on your Mac and use them
instead of proprietary software from Apple and others.
First steps
Get a feel for how free software can replace proprietary software that you're using...
- Adium — replaces iChat
- Burn -- Disc Burning -- GPLv2
- Camino -- Web Browser -- MPL/LGPL/GPL Tri-License
- Cyberduck -- FTP/SFTP/WebDAV Client -- GPLv2
- Thunderbird — replaces Apple Mail
- VLC — replaces iTunes and QuickTime
- Inkscape — replaces Adobe Illustrator
- GIMP — replaces Photoshop
- GrandPerspective -- Disk Visualizer --GPLv2
- Handbrake -- Video Encoder -- GPLv3
- Frostwire -- Gnutella Client -- GPLv3
- Miro -- Video Player -- GPLv2 or later; LGPL / BSD
- NeoOffice -- OS X Port of the OpenOffice Office Suite -- GPLv2
- LibreOffice -- -- LGPLv3
- Xiph QuickTime Components -- Plugin that allows QuickTime to play Ogg Theora / Vorbis -- LGPL
- Pomodoro -- Time Management -- BSD
- Q --Virtualization -- GPLv2
- QuickSilver -- Launcher -- Apache
- Stellarium -- Planetarium -- GPLv2
- Transmission -- BitTorrent Client -- GPLv2/MIT
- Blender -- 3D Creation Suite GPLv2 or later
- Seashore -- End-User Image Editing Based on the GIMP -- GPLv2
- Scribus -- Desktop Publishing -- GPLv2
- Audacity -- Audio Editor -- GPLv2