Best Free Mac OSX Software

Here is a comprehensive summary of Reddit comments listing various free software for Mac OSX:

Spotifree

• Used for muting Spotify ads.
• "Spotifree for muting Spotify ads."

1Password

• Secure password manager but with pricing concerns.
• User finds the pricing mode frustrating due to multiple upgrades across different platforms.

Noizio

• Free ambient sounds app for focus.
• "Noizio is also a nice one and free. Awesome ambient sounds to let you focus."

Transmission

• Torrent client alternative.
• "What about Transmission for torrents?"

Textwrangler

• Free plain text editor with advanced features.
• Allows search and replace text across multiple files.

PhotoSweeper

• Search for duplicate images in photo library.
• Can find exact matches or similar images.

Backblaze

• Concerns raised about potential privacy issues with NSA access.

AppZapper, Burn, img.urls, insTuner, Crosshairs, MetaZ, Funter, SubMerge, Subler, Max, Scrivener

• Various software recommendations for different tasks.

MPlayerX

• Media player alternative with codec support.
• "MPlayerX is better than VLC for the 'open any video file with any codec' task."

One Password

• Comparison made with Keychain.
• "Is there any benefit of One Password over keychain?"

Boom

• Audio enhancing software but with caution regarding bass distortion.
• "Be careful with Boom if you listen to bassy music..."

iA Writer, DaisyDisk

• Recommended for writing and disk cleaning tasks.

Hazel

• Organizes files and folders based on set rules.
• "Hazel - you can define a set of rules and it organizes your files and folders."

Plex

• Media library software recommended for Apple TV integration.

Little Snitch

• Network monitoring tool for Mac.
• "Great List! I would add Little Snitch for network monitoring."

Paste, AirFlow

• Clipboard manager and Beamer alternative.

Loading

• Replicates iOS network activity spinner in Mac's menu bar.

PDF Expert

• Essential for students with tabbed browsing and annotation features.

Lunar

• Mac-like brightness control app with additional features.

CPU Stress Test

• Utility to test system performance.

Hidden Bar

• Open source Bartender clone for managing menu bar items.

DarwinDumper

• Hackintosh/Mac info tool.

Marta

• Dual-pane file manager for Mac.

HWMonitorSMC2

• Fan monitoring utility for Mac.

KextUpdater

• Updater and backup tool for system components.

DiscreteScroll

• Utility for custom scrollwheel movement.

VoltageShift

• Undervolting kext for system components.

Homebrew

• Package manager for installing CLI software.

IINA

• Media player alternative to VLC on macOS.

NightFall

• Easy switching between Dark/Light mode.

MagicScrollWheel

• Smooth third-party mouse scrolling app.

Eul

• Alternative to Stats utility.

Rectangle

• Window management tool for macOS.

iTerm

• Terminal replacement for macOS.

EFI Agent

• Hackintosh utility.

Sensible Side Buttons

• Makes side buttons on third-party mice work as navigation buttons.

AirServer

• Turns Mac into an AirPlay receiver for screen mirroring.

Helium

• Picture-in-Picture alternative for macOS.

Latest

• App for checking if all apps are up to date on macOS.

CheatSheet

• Provides a list of active shortcuts for the current application.

Encrypto

• Encrypts files before sharing them.

RDM

• Utility for setting custom screen resolutions.

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• Software recommendation.

Boot Camp, Parallels, VirtualBox

• Options for running Windows on Mac.

PlayOnMac

• Runs apps within an emulator.

DosDude's

• Enables installing newer macOS on older Macs.

rEFInd

• Tool to manage bootloading on Mac systems.

Geequi

• Raw image viewer for Linux.

Pixeluvo

• Cross-platform image editor for Windows and Linux.

PtGui

• Panorama stitching software.

This list covers a range of software from password managers to media players, file organizers, utilities, and more, providing various options for different needs and preferences.