updated: August 17, 2010

Internet & Network

WebArchive Folderizer 1.2.5 [20k] Drop-launch utility to extract the content from Safari webarchives.  

wget [120k] {S} CLI tool for downloading files via HTTP, HTTPS and FTP.  

Netfixer 0.2 [124k] {S} Save webpages to PNG, GIF, JPG, BMP, and TIF  

Thucydides 1.2 [192k] {S} Presents your Safari history file as a sortable, searchable table.  

SiteSucker [208k] Save entire websites to a local directory.  

Trailblazer 0.52 [520k] {S} Web browser with unique and powerful history features.  

JollysFastVNC 0.96.12 [484k] Fast VNC client that plays well with OS X's VNC server / Screen Sharing.  

CocoaWget 2.6.3 [532k] {S} GUI for GNU wget (which is included - no need to compile seperately).  

BitTorrent 3.4.2 [580k] {S} P2P file transfer | FAQ  

Fugu 1.1.0 [804k] {S} GUI for SFTP, SCP and SSH.  

WakeOnLan 0.89 [852k] Wake / turn on computers in LAN (Macs can also be put to sleep). Includes scheduling support.  

Packet Peeper 17.8.2008 [1077k] {S} Packet sniffer with support for TCP stream reassembly, privilege separation, simultaneous capture sessions, filters, and more.  

Wireless

MacStumbler 0.75b [131k] {S} Displays information about nearby 802.11b and 802.11g wireless access points.  

iStumbler Release 97 [730k] Wireless discovery tool for Mac OS X, providing plugins for finding AirPort networks, Bluetooth devices and Bonjour services.  

Text

flip [4k] {S} Converts ASCII files between between Mac (OS 9 and ealier), *nix (including OS X), and DOS/Windows newline formats   

0xED 1.0.5 [352k] Hex editor  

MassReplaceIt 2.9.1 [494k] Batch replace text within files or filenames. Supports regex, masks, undo, and more. For multiline search, newlines must be CR (Mac OS Classic). How to convert EOL characters.  

Simple Find & Replace 1.6 [500k] {S} Includes four apps (with AppleScript source): Simple Find & Replace in: Text Files, File Names, Folder Names 1 Level, and Folder Names Recursive.  

Bean 0.94 [664k] {S} Simple word processor / rich text editor. Supports basic Microsoft Word docs, in addition to standard formats (RTF, TXT, HTML, etc).  

Tofu 1.1.2 [664k] Arranges text in columns (which scroll horizontally) for easier reading.  

Notational Velocity 2.0β [712k] {S} Like a cleaner, faster Cardfile for OS X with encryption, instant search, and a choice of database formats (proprietary, plain text, rich text, and HTML).  

Hex Fiend 2.0 [935k] {S} Hex editor with support for huge (over 100GB) files.  

Smultron 1.0.1 [1228k] {S} Simple text editor with a host of features: "easy selection of opened documents, line numbers, support for syntax colouring for many different languages, support for text encodings, code snippets, a toolbar, a status bar, HTML preview, multi-document find and replace with regular expressions, possibility to show invisible characters, authenticated saves, command-line utility, .Mac synchronisation of preferences" and much more.  

PDF

ShrinkIt 1.1 [181K] Strips needless metadata from PDFs to reduce file size.  

pdftotext 3.01 [556k] Converts PDF to TXT    

Combine PDFs 1.0 [832k] {S} Combine multipage PDFs/graphics, reorder/remove pages, add meta data.  

Graphics

jhead 2.3 [52k] {S} Extract/modify digital camera setting information from exif JPEG files, strip unncessary data, more. Patched version which can output EXIF data in XML format.  

ContactSheetMaker 1.0.1 [53k] {S} Simple, standalone application to create contact sheet image files from folders of images.  

freeSee 1.2.0 [59k] Picture viewer  

Screenshot Helper 2.0 [76k] Shows a full screen window with a solid color or a desktop picture so that you can take clean screenshots.  

Pngcrush 1.5.10 [88k] {S} PNG optimizer   

Magic Lantern 1.0.1 [120k] {S} Image viewer    

ViewIt Lite 1.0.2 [156k] Image viewer that supports most popular image formats: JPEG, TIFF, PNG, PSD and more.

Iconverter V0.86 [156k] {S} Import, export, and batch convert icns, gif, jpg, png, bmp, tiff and ico.  

Highlight 1.4 [224k] Markup your screen with a virtual highlighter. Especially useful for presentations.  

Imagewell [336k] Edit, rotate, crop, resize, and upload images to iDisk, FTP or WebDAV server. Can also add text, labels, drop shadows and shapes to images.  

PhotoBrowser v0.8 [331k] Simple photo browser with EXIF info viewer  

ImageBrowser v2.2.3 [372k] Image viewer and organizer. Nagware.  

JView 2.1.1 [372k] Simple image viewer that supports multiple image formats

Resize 'Em All 1.0.8 [407k] Batch resize and rotate images   

SnapNDrag 1.4.2 [468k] Capture screen shots and save as PNG, JPG or TIFF.    

Iconographer X 2.5 [891k] Full-featured icon editor. Formerly shareware, now free (registration name = "Iconographer is now free", code = "HG066414"  

ToyViewer 4.52 [1085k] {S} Graphic viewer that can read and display tiff, gif, bmp, png, jpg, bie(jbig), pcx, pcd, pict, pnm (ppm, pbm, or pgm), xbm, mag, SUN Rasterfile, JPEG2000(jp2, jpc, j2k), and save tiff, pdf, gif, bmp, png, jpg, JPEG2000, bie(jbig), pnm, or xbm.  

Camouflage 1.25 [1126k] Hides desktop icons, leaving nothing visible but the wallpaper.  

Vidnik 0.13.0 [1240k] {S} Record video via iSight and optionally upload to YouTube.  

ImageOptim 1.0.9 [1268k] {S} Convenient, open souce GUI for the following PNG / JPG optimizers: AdvPNG, OptiPNG, PngCrush, JpegOptim, jpegtran, and optionally PNGOUT. All are included in the binary except PNGOUT, which requires a separate download due to licensing restrictions.  

System

SMARTReporter 2.0.1 [342k] {S} Warns of potential ATA or SATA drive failure by periodically polling the S.M.A.R.T. status of your hard drive. Notification can be made by email, a warning dialog, or launching an application.  

iTattle 2.1 [381k] Loads of system info from RAM and hard drive usage to detailed network status.  

Disk-Arbitrator 0.3.1 [414k] Mount disks as read only or prevent automounting altogether.  

fseventer 2.6.2 [450k] Monitors filesystem changes - think "FileMon for OS X".  

AppCleaner 1.0.3 [676k] An uninstaller that performs exactly like the shareware AppZapper ("The uninstaller Apple forgot")  

OnyX 1.3.1 [770k] Maintain, optimize and personalize OS X. | Review  

File

ddrescue 1.8 [32k] {S} Data recovery tool. Usage guide.     

unpkg 1.2 [44k] {S} Unpacks the contents of pkg files.  

File Compare 1.1 [56k] GUI front-end for md5.  

EasyFind 3.8.1 [308k] Index-free file search for OS X. Supports Boolean operators, wildcards, and phrases.  

GrandPerspective 0.9.13.1 [408k] {S} Disk usage visualizer  

Simple Find & Replace 1.6 [500k] {S} Includes four apps (with AppleScript source): Simple Find & Replace in: Text Files, File Names, Folder Names 1 Level, and Folder Names Recursive.  

WhatSize 10.3.92 [888k] Reports directory/disk space usage    

Encryption

Crypt2 [156k] Fast file and folder encryption using 576 bit Blowfish cipher.  

CiphSafe 1.3 beta 2 [255k] {S} Encrypted password storage. Uses system's OpenSSL for 320-bit Blowfish encryption. Export entries as CSV or XML. Includes random password generator. (Previous version and source can be found here.)  

Backup

iBackup 3.1.0 [516k] Simple backup/restore utility with scheduling support. Free for personal use.  

Carbon Copy Cloner 2.3 [880k] Backup, synch, and clone utility. Includes scheduling function.  

Audio & Video

Xpod 1.3.6 [81k] Copy music files from iPod to Mac.  

hymn 0.7.1 [440k] {S} Free your iTunes Music Store (protected AAC / m4p) purchases from their DRM restrictions with no sound quality loss.  

WireTap 1.0.0 [800k] Records any playing audio to AIFF.  

Goldberg 2.5 [882k] Image and movie editor/viewer with support for applying QuickTime and other effects.  

Switch 1.05 [924k] Batch convert sound files (wav, mp3, au, aif/aiff, ogg, flac, wma, wmv, aac, m4a, rm/ra, mov, more). The Windows version supports additional formats, including dvf.  

MacTheRipper 2.6.6 [1120k] DVD ripper/extractor for Mac OS X  

MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 [1305k] Lossless video editor