Best Mac Downloads

Can anyone tell me what their favourite(s) to download are, and that includes Programs, widgets etc
Just will be interesting to see what people like, and also it will help me to get the good stuff

As for widgets, I dont have many, i hate clutter But i am very fond of the iStat widget for some reason..

http://www.islayer.com/index.php?op=item&id=7

And for programs, 'wallsaver' is one of my favorites. (Makes your screensaver your desktop backdrop)

http://www.nwwnetwork.net/software.php?app=wallsaver

and Google SketchUp. It came in very handy when i had to design a speaker docking station for an Mp3 player for a part of my Product Design course, its very simple to use and it great for just throwing a quick 3D model together. Its fun to mess around with too and what tops it all off is the fact that its free

http://sketchup.google.com/

Some of my favorites are:

iSquint - a multi-format to mpeg-4 convertor.

Handbrake - a DVD to mpeg-4 convertor.

iStat Pro - a system monitor widget.

Neo Office - A freeware office program that is compatible with MS Office.

Adium - A freeware multi-platform messaging client (AIM, MSN, Y!, ICQ).

iRis - Capture shots and movies from your webcam

Macjanitor & Oynx - great little programs to clean up your mac every once in a while

DeskTunes - shows up on your desktop what itunes is playing

audacity free audio editor

Audio Hijack lets you record radio shows

Pandorajam to record streams from Pandora music

All of these are freeware.

Caffeine - Turn it on, your screen won't dim, sleep, or go to screensaver. Turn it off, back to normal.

Transmission - Wonderful torrent client.

CoconutWiFi - Amazingly simple way to find a WiFi signal.

Liquid Mac - Check it out. Totally fun.

MP3 Alarm Clock - Well, pretty self explanatory.

Bluetooth File Exchange - Don't ever buy a ringtone or wallpaper for your phone again. (Just make sure your phone has Bluetooth ;D )

SizzlingKeys - Global keyboard shortcuts for iTunes. Can't live without it.

*EDIT* Startup Sound - Silences the sound when you turn your computer on. This in incredibly useful if you turn your computer on in a quiet environment, and you don't want to disturb anyone.

(This thread would make a good sticky, wouldn't it?)

My favorite is ChronoSync, not free but worth its price

Unison for reading usenet groups. Not free but cheap enough to buy

Weird Fish said:

(This thread would make a good sticky, wouldn't it?)

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Yes it would. That's why there is already one like this already made a sticky.

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37727

I have Visual Hub and Toast Titanium and many others.

Check these site sout

www.pure-mac.com

www.macupdate.com

For me:

All of the above +

Mactracker - Database on almost every hardware product Apple has ever released + specifications on each.

Audio Overload - Basically a music player. But it plays sound files that are directly ripped from many various classic video games (eg. NES, SNES, etc).

nukemm said:

Some of my favorites are:

iSquint - a multi-format to mpeg-4 convertor.

Handbrake - a DVD to mpeg-4 convertor.

iStat Pro - a system monitor widget.

Neo Office - A freeware office program that is compatible with MS Office.

Adium - A freeware multi-platform messaging client (AIM, MSN, Y!, ICQ).

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Is handbrake what I need to put DVDs into itunes?

Kyle-wdp said:

Is handbrake what I need to put DVDs into itunes?

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It puts it into an MP4 format that can then be imported into iTunes, yes.

mikepugs said:

It puts it into an MP4 format that can then be imported into iTunes, yes.

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for some reason i made an MP4 with hand brake and it wont work on my PS3. but when i convert an .avi to MP4 with visualhub it works completely fine. any suggestions??

gotta agree with sizzling keys and wallsaver is pretty cool too

Widgets:

iStat Pro: To keep track of everything that is happening in my Mac

Amazon Art: To automatically add album artwork to my songs in iTunes.

Applications:

AppFresh: To keep all the applications, including the third party applications, up to date in my Mac.

Get Tube: To abstract audio from any YouTube video.

HandBrake: To rip my DVDs into my Mac, and for conversion purposes.

Keyboard Cleaner: To temporarily paralyze my keyboard for me to clean the surface of the keys while the Mac is on.

OnyX: For maintenance purposes on my Mac. Clears logs and caches and whatnot.

Skype: For audio and video chat, a great chat client in my opinion.

Simplify Media: Allows friends on my contact list to listen to my iTunes library over the internet.

YouSendIt Express: Allows me to send big files over the internet via YouSendIt straight off the desktop.

Transmission: My favorite torrent client.

SolarSeek: Another downloading client that I use, which acts somewhat like Limewire.

Eric559 said:

Yes it would. That's why there is already one like this already made a sticky.

A switcher's guide to OS X Software - Mac-Forums.com

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This is a far better guide to widgets and apps. than that guide, maybe we need a rework, hmmm. Looks like a fun job for someone.

I like CaptureIt, kind of like snagit for pc, but better
And Handbrake, converts videos for ipod and such.

i like the following apps.

ieatbrainz, for renaming and tagging your mp3 files.
album cover finder, for adding album artwork to your mp3s.
appzapper, for uninstalling apps on your mac.
checkup, a monitor and maintance app for mac.
cover scout, for adding album artwork to your mp3s.
cyberduck, the best ftp client for mac.
irecord music, audio app for ripping audio from the internet like radio stations.
istumber, a wireless scanning tool for detecting networks.
plugincool, can remove add all plugins on your system inculding widgets.
quicksilver, best productive app on any os.
tube tv, for ripping you tube videos to your hd.

enjoy

I'm using Onyx, CoconutWiFi, handbrake and iStat Pro. As for ripping YouTube video's, I have been using the web site Savevid.com rather than downloading a application to do the same thing.

Appzapper sounds interesting - Thanks.