Best Mac Software
The most essential software to make your Mac more awesome. Not having some of these tools is like having half a Mac. Others are just plain fun, You have a very cool computer.
DVD Shrink
DVD Shrink is a freeware, DVD transcoder program for Microsoft Windows that uses a DVD ripper to back up DVD movies. The final versions are 3.2.0Download 3.2.0, 1.04M, Windows 9x/2000/XP
HandBrake
HandBrake is an open-source program designed to convert MPEG video (including DVD-Video) into an MPEG-4 video file, Rip a DVD for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.Download v0.9.4, 4.8M, Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7.
MacTheRipper
MacTheRipper is a Mac OS X application that enables users to create a playable copy of the contents of a Video DVD by defeating the Content Scramble System.Download 2.6.6, 2.56M, Mac OS X
DVD Decrypter
DVD Decrypter is a software application for Microsoft Windows (including Windows 7 support) that can create backup disk images of the DVD-Video structure of DVDsDownload 3.5.4.0, 878KiB , Windows 2000, XP, Me, 2003, Vista, 7(win32).
DVDx
DVDx is a free video encoding application that allows the user to convert a DVD-Video to VCD 2.0 or SVCD 1.0 or AVI or Windows Media (WMV) in one step.Download V2.20, 4.32M, Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7
Free DVD Decrypter
Free DVD Decrypter. Copy video DVD to your computer hard drive with one mouse click. Rip DVD to iPhd,iPhone,PSP etcDownload 1.4.1.53, 2.1M, Windows XP,2000,2003, Vista, 7
SmartRipper
SmartRipper is a freeware software application that can be used to create a copy of a DVD on a hard drive.Download 2.4.1, 384K, Windows 2003, XP, 2000
DVD43
DVD43 is a free DVD decrypter that runs in the background and decrypts DVDs on-the-fly so your copy program can read it. Download v4.6.0, 556K, Windows XP,2000,2003, Vista, Windows 7 (32 bit).
Daniusoft DVD to PC Ripper
Daniusoft DVD to PC Ripper - remove CSS RC RCE Protection from DVD, Save DVD to computer as VOB files, copy DVD to hard drive, Rip DVD to computer with lossless quality.Download 2.1.0, 6.3M, Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista
Thoggen
Thoggen is a DVD ripper for Linux within the GNOME project. It is based on GStreamer and Gtk+. Thoggen can back up DVDs by re-encoding them using the Ogg Theora video codec.
Download 0.7.1, 939K, Linux
Mozilla Firefox
The premier free, open-source browser, considered by many to be the world's best. Clutch for sites that don't support Safari. What sets it apart from Safari is the huge universe of plugins and extensions. Download
Camino
Based on the same Mozilla foundation as Firefox, Camino is a more native OS X app. Fast and simple. Download
Vidalia
Rock-solid anonymous web browsing for everyone. This TOR frontend keeps you anonymous on the web using open source software and military-grade techniques. To use with Firefox see: TorButton. Download
Basecamp
This is web software, but it will become as central to your work experience as any desktop app. Seriously, Basecamp will make you more productive and change the way your organization works. Try it! Webpage
What Basecamp is for teams, Backpack is for individuals. Highrise
Simple customer relationship management--really simple. Another great piece of web software. Webpage
Parallels
Run Windows programs on your computer in their own window at full speed. You have a top of the line Intel chip; you deserve it. Download
Q Emulator
Not as polished as Parallels, but 100% free and open source. Lets you run Windows on G4 and G5 Macs too (though this will be slow). Download
Burn
Burns to DVD, VCD, and SVCD. Take your downloaded videos and burn them to disks you can watch on regular DVD players. For VCD and SVCD you don't even need a DVD burner. Free and open source! Download
Handbrake
DVD ripper with MPEG-4 / H.264 encoding. The simplest way to save DVDs on your computer. Download
Transmission
A rock solid torrent downloader. 100% free and open source (no annoying nags). Download
xTorrent
Integrated search makes this an awesome Bittorrent client, and makes you very happy to have a Mac. Download
Soulseek filesharing for Mac. Never be without music. 100% free and open source. Seashore
"Photoshop" your photos without buying Photoshop. 100% free and open source, based on the open source image editor "Gimp". Download
Fast image viewer and image browser. 
Get music off of your iPod onto any computer. 
Copy music off your iPod in the finder, like a regular disk drive. Skype
Talk with any Skype user for free. Buy some credits and you can call any number in the world, cheap. Perfect for when your cellphone is out of batteries... or on the other side of the room, lazy. Download
Aurora
Use your Mac as an alarm clock and wake up to your favorite music. Wakes from sleep, so no need to leave your computer on all night. Download
Sixty Force
Trouble finding good games for you Mac? Then turn it into a Nintendo64! MarioKart works great, even on a Powerbook G4. Download
Kick it old school with this NES emulator for Mac. Ableton Live
For anyone who ever wanted to make a remix, DJ a party, or play with beats. A great manual, good tutorials and a super slick interface make Live so easy to learn. Free demo (hint: use AudioHijack for saving). Download
iEatBrainz
iEatBrainz automatically adds the right song, artist, and album info to your iTunes music. No more messy iTunes Library. Download
Google Earth
The 3D map of the world that just gets better and better...and creepier. Total must-have. Download
KisMac
The best wireless scanner for Mac. Find wireless access when you're on the go. 100% free and open source.Download
The slick integration of tabbed browsing makes this RSS reader our top pick.
Very nice, native RSS client. 100% free and open source.
The best FTP program for Mac. 
Very good all-around ftp program. 100% free and open source. The Unarchiver
Uncompress RAR, 7zip, tar, and bz2 files on your Mac. Many new Mac users will be puzzled the first time they download a RAR file. Do them a favor and download UnRarX for them! Download
Great IRC client. 100% free and open source. WaveMaker
An open-source visual development tool for building great-looking web and cloud applications. Download
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