great list of mac apps

The other day I came across a great link. I think it was from The Consumerist, or maybe LifeHacker. Anyways, the link was for a post by the The Simple Dollar titled, 25 Useful Pieces of Free (and Open) Software for Macs.

Here’s a rundown. The post features a full description and links.

1. Firefox – Web browser, and my personal favorite.
2. QuickSilver – Basically, lets you shortcut your way to anywhere in your Mac. Very useful and a huge time saver.
3. Thunderbird – Email client, again, my personal favorite.
4. Sunbird – Calendar. Also syncs with Google Calendar. I personally just use iChat so I can sync it to my iPod Touch. I can use Calgoo if I need to sync with Google Calendar. But I’m sure, given Firefox and Thunderbird, this solution is probably awesome.
5. AbiWord – Open source word processor for Macs.
6. OpenOffice – Basically a free solution to Microsoft Office. All of it.
7. Seashore – Basically a free solution to Adobe Photoshop.
8. Scribus – Page Layout software. Would be very useful to know if I didn’t already have InDesign. But probably awesome for anyone who needs a free solution.
9. Adium – Multi-service chat client. An awesome app. I’ve been using it for awhile. Lets you use Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, Jabber, Windows, MySpace, Facebook, etc. Very useful for Facebook. I hate having to have the browser window open to chat in Facebook, but now I just use Adium. You can assign themes for the general look, windows, smileys, and pretty much every feature.
10. OneButton FTP – Simple FTP solution. I personally use Fetch.
11. Audacity – Great app for recording anything in general. Songs, audio clips, etc. You can export the clips and bring them into AV software for editing.
12. Cashbox – Financial software. Great app.
13. Vidalia – Proxy servers.
14. Books – Book inventory app.
15. Bean – Text editor.
16. GanttProject – Free solution to Microsoft Project.
17. Nvu/BlueGriffon – HTML editor.
18. Blender – Full featured 3D software.
19. Colloquy – IRC client.
20. FreeMind – Brainstorming app.
21. Celestia – Very cool. Planetarium software.
22. Transmission – BitTorrent app.
23. MacLibre – Keeps track of software updates.
24. Alephe One – Game from popular developer, Bungie.
25. Battle of Wesnoth – Strategy game.