Top FREE Mac OS X Apps [Lifehacker]

We bought out 21.5” Apple iMac earlier this year and couldn’t be happier with it. As an avid lover of free software, I have been slowly accumulating free apps for various stuff for Mac OS X.

I was going to write a list of apps I use and was surprised when I came across this Lifehacker collection of Free Mac OS X apps. A lot of the apps I am using are in this list.

So here is a combined list of free Mac OS X Software

Productivity

• QuickSilver – a Launchy like application launcher app that provides easy access to apps, files, iTunes, etc.
• Bean – Free alternative to editing Microsoft Word files. Open Office is a much more robust solution depending on your needs.
• Notational Velocity – Fast and free note taking app with search, tags, etc.
• TextWrangler – An easy to use and capable code editor
• Gruml – A free full featured  Google Reader desktop client for Mac

Internet

• Firefox/Chrome – Very capable alternatives to Safari browser.
• Adium – A multi protocol instant messenger app (not so good with audio/video chat)
• CyberDuck – Client to upload/download files via FTP/SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3 and Google Docs
• Fluid – Create desktop-like apps for web apps complete witg Growl-notifications, Dock badges, etc.

Utilities

• uTorrent/Transmission – Bit torrent clients
• Burn – A nice alternative to OS X’s built-in burning capabilities.
• The Unarchiver – Another nice alternative to to the built-in utility.
• Growl -  Notification utlity that is beautiful as well as integrates with most applications
• Dropbox – One of the best file multi-OS sync utility with a generous referral program that can increase your free 2GB account.
• TrashMe – if you want to really clean up after deleting an app, TrashMe is your best friend.
• WineBottler – Drop any windows .exe file to install and run on Mac.

Media

• VLC Player – Plays any media format you can throw at it. A must have.
• SeaShore – A lightweight photo editor for simpler tasks
• Picasa – If you don’t like iPhoto, Picasa is a great free alternative from Google
• Handbrake – One of the best video converter apps to make your media files compatible for various devices.
• Pinta – A multi-os photo editor with layer editing capabilities

Do you have a few free apps of your own, share it in the comments.