{"id":986,"date":"2020-12-16T19:12:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T19:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.z360.com\/blog\/?p=986"},"modified":"2020-12-18T17:05:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T17:05:53","slug":"recommended-free-osx-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/z360.com\/blog\/?p=986","title":{"rendered":"Recommended Free OSX Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

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These free apps are my favourites, there are many more. They have all recently been updated. Only Handbrake has a Universal Apple Silicon version at present, though I am sure that will soon change and in any case all these apps should work well under Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon. Some apps have a paid for variant, or request contributions – I\u2019ll leave that up to you. The free versions all work fine as of December 2020.<\/p>\n

These links should take you directly to the Download page, if possible.<\/p>\n

EtreCheck – Computer Check<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Malwarebytes – Virus Check<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Find Any File – better than Spotlight<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Unarchiver – File Opener and Decoder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

VLC – Video Player<\/a>
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Handbrake – Video Encoder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Audacity – Audio Editor and Encoder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

XLD – Audio Decoder and CD Maker<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Libre Office – Replaces Microsoft Word<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cyberduck – FTP application<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mactracker – Mac Computer Specifications<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Onyx – Mac Maintenance and Hidden Preferences<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

BBEdit – Text and Code Editor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Blackmagic Disk Speed Test<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

DaVinci Resolve – Professional Film Editing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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