Mac OS X utility Freebies List

Description: iBackup is a simple to use backup/restore utility for scheduled backups of your system preferences, like the dock, deskop picture, time settings, firewall, bluetooth and system applications like AddressBook, Mail, Stikies, iChat, iTunes and more.You can edit these preferences settings and add your own.iBackup do also backup/restore files, folders and applications.What's new in this version:improvement: option to set 'rsync for every backup' as backup UNIX commandimprovement: option to move deleted items to trash or to delete them immediatelyimprovement: lower CPU usagebug fixed: show correct time in progress barbug fixed: adding new profilesbug fixed: minor bug fixes

Keywords: restore folders picture utility system backup delete files 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 8499 kb; Updated: 2008-10-22

Description: You Control: Tunes is a free utility that gives you complete control over iTunes from the Mac OS X menu bar. You don't have to stop whatever it is you may be doing, switch to iTunes, take care of business and then go back to your original app. You can now simply pull down your very own custom menu that gives you access to the iTunes controls (Next, Previous, Volume, Play/Pause, Stop) as well as displaying the current track, artist and album. You can also navigate your entire iTunes music library from this menu as well so you never leave your current application.What's new in this version:Fixed problems that would prevent playing albums on iTunes 7.7 and aboveAdded a new controller set (designed by Brook Gerard)Changed the default controller setFixed a bug introduced in 1.7 that could cause the registration dialog to appear twice.Rearranged the welcome window to make it clearerFixed issues with auto-updatingAssorted minor bug fixes

Keywords: application business utility library control access window music 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 3174 kb; Updated: 2008-10-03

Description: OnyX is a multifunction utility for Mac OS X (PowerPC and Intel). It allows you to verify the Startup Disk and the structure of its System files, to run misc tasks of system maintenance, to configure the hidden parameters of the Finder, Dock and of some of Apple's own applications, to delete caches, to remove a certain number of files and folders that may become cumbersome and more.What's new in this version:Option: Delete the My Computers List of Screen Sharing Bug while changing the number of recent items corrected Bug in the Automation panel corrected (indexing of Spotlight) Routine of downloading updates modified Rebuilding the Help Viewer's menu (Maintain panel)

Keywords: automation utility folders system delete remove screen viewer 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 16794 kb; Updated: 2008-09-25

Description: Maintenance is a System Maintenance and Cleaning utility. It allows you to run misc tasks of system maintenance: repair permissions, run periodic scripts, reset Mail's and Spotlight's Index, rebuild the LaunchServices database, delete Application, Font and System cache, check the status of the Hard disk...What's new in this version:Deleting the logs improvedDeleting the Fonts Cache improvedShow/hide the Maintenance Help at launch (Preferences)Checking the S.M.A.R.T. Status improvedUpdating the dyld's cache (formerly update_prebinding)Help updated and reindexed

Keywords: application database utility scripts system repair delete tasks 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 3686 kb; Updated: 2008-09-07

Description: Battery Health Monitor is a free utility for PowerBook, iBook, and MacBook owners that monitors virtual all battery health parameters and displays them in an easy-to-read format.Battery Health Monitor displays your battery's original capacity, current capacity, current charge, number of charge cycles and more!What's new in this version:Dramatically improved compatibility with PowerBook G3 and G4 models using older version of Apple's battery update software.

Keywords: utility monitor virtual format free easy 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 3891 kb; Updated: 2008-08-26

Description: Miana is a drop utility for setting the creation and/or modification date and time of a folder and all of its contents to a specified date and time.Simply drag one or more files or folders on top of the Miana application icon in the Finder, or its status window. Use the Preferences window to set the date, time and various other options.Miana is a member of the Limit Point Software Utilities Bundle : http://www.limit-point.com/Utilities.html. Purchase a Utilities password to activate all the utilities, including Miana. Upgrades are always free, new utilities are always included!What's new in this version:Added support for "digitized date".

Keywords: application utilities password folders utility folder window files 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 351 kb; Updated: 2008-07-30

Description: Utility to deinterlace or reinterlace QuickTime movies, reinterlace, PAL<->NTSC conversion, change field dominance, inverse telecine.Features:Improve static partsCreate double frame rate moviessimple color correctionWhat's new in this version:Fixed fast startFixed slowness of local remove jaggies on multicore machinesBetter handling of protected mediaFixed green frames at start problem

Keywords: conversion utility remove movies color fast 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 930 kb; Updated: 2008-07-17

Description: Weather Vane is a MacOS X utility that retrieves your local weather forecast (both U.S. and international cities) and displays it in the menu bar. Place it in your Login Items, and it will launch when you log in. The current temperature and conditions are displayed in the menu bar. Its menu displays the forecast and the tooltip displays the more detail on current conditions is your area. Weather Vane will fetch your forecast in intervals that you decide (15min.- 6hrs).What's new in this version:Fixes city search bug

Keywords: utility search 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 338 kb; Updated: 2008-07-04

Description: GrandPerspective is a small utility application for Mac OS X that graphically shows the disk usage within a file system. It can help you to manage your disk, as you can easily spot which files and folders take up the most space. It uses a so called tree map for visualisation. Each file is shown as a rectangle with an area proportional to the file's size. Files in the same folder appear together, but their placement is otherwise arbitrary.What's new in this version:It fixes a bug in 0.9.12 that could cause the application to crash when using a Path test applied to folders in a filter.

Keywords: application folders utility folder system filter files space 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 367 kb; Updated: 2008-06-15

Description: Zipeg is free decompression utility for Mac OS X and Windows. Zipeg allows to open and explore content of zip, rar, arj and other archives, preview files and images before you extract/unzip them. Extract only the files you want. Zip thru photo-archives. Zipeg allows you to decide what do you want to extract. You can choose what to extract and where to put extracted files or just drag and drop them. This is safer (browse before extract) and more intelligent way of zip archives handling. Free alternative to StuffIt. Build on top of 7zip engine. `WinZip`-like UI for Macintosh users.

Keywords: windows utility extract browse images photo files free 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 2253 kb; Updated: 2008-06-14