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Brave
Brave for Mac is the brainchild of Brendan Eich (co-founder of the Mozilla Project). It’s a ultra secure, open source web browser that is based upon Chromium/Blink engine, and it aims to block website trackers and remove intrusive internet ads. In doing so, it will replace them with ads that are sold by Eich's company.The browser also aims to improve your online privacy by sharing less data with ad customers. It does this by targeting web ads via an analysis of users' (anonymous) browsing history. Brave for Mac opts to retain 15% of ad revenue for itself, pay content publishers 55%, ad partners 15% and, (this is the good bit) give 15% to the browser’s users’. You, the user, can then donate to bloggers and or other web content providers through a micropayment system.Brave for Mac has been designed specifically to block ads and trackers, which slow your browsing speed down, spend your bandwidth, and try to access your private data. The developers want to show tailored, clean ads, in order to help fund website owners and other Brave users alike.Brave for Mac does come with a few handy security tools built-in to help protect your privacy. For instance, by integrating HTTPS Everywhere, Brave ensures your connections to websites are always the securest they can be. The browser also blocks tracking pixels and tracking cookies, and you also can set your default search engine to Duck Duck Go, instead of Alphabet’s standard engine.Overall, Brave for Mac is a really quick web browser that has a crisp, trimmed down interface, which is really easy to use, and joy to navigate the web with. Upon testing, we were able to navigate to our favourite websites in hardly any time at all, with no glitches in sight. The security tools are first rate, and the fact you can help out developers by giving back to the community is real bonus feature. All in all, Brave for Mac is definitely a browser to check out.In case you are looking for an alternative, you may want to try Avast Secure Browser.Looking for the Windows version of Brave for Mac? Download Here
Skype
Skype is the most popular free voice-over IP and instant messaging service globally. It allows users to text, video and voice call over the internet. Users can also call landlines and mobiles at competitive rates using Skype credit, premium accounts and subscriptions. Skype uses P2P technology to connect users on a multitude of platforms including desktop, mobile and tablet. The call quality (depending on your internet signal) and additional features like conversation history, conference calling and secure file transfer are excellent. There have been some criticisms over the programs bandwidth usage and security vulnerabilities. New & Mac Features The UI has been refined to improve compatibility with OS X Mavericks and minor audio bugs have also been addressed on the Mac platform. Skype's new contacts list can be integrated with your Mac address book, making searching for contacts much easier. Renaming contacts means you no longer need to search by skype name. Video conferencing is free for up to 10 participants and is also much easier now with the simple call window where you add/remove participants and avoid the distractions of other contacts and conversations that are minimized into the corner of the interface. Microsoft's influence can be seen with the integration of Microsoft Live accounts and the ability to sync those contacts into Skype. Facebook integrations are starting to creep into the newest versions of Skype too. Skype Calling Once you’ve downloaded and installed Skype, you will need to create a user profile and unique Skype name. You can then search for other users in the Skype directory or call them directly using their Skype name. Voice chat comes with conference calling, secure file transfer and a highly secure end to end encryption. Video chat is available on higher bandwidth connections and makes keeping up with distant family/friends much more interactive. Video conferencing and the Screenshare features make Skype popular with the corporate market. Skype’s text chat client features group chat, chat history, message editing and emoticons. Skype also enables calls to landlines and mobiles using a premium paid service. Easy to Use Skype’s UI is very intuitive and easy to use. All the classic messaging service features like profiles, online status, contacts and recent history are displayed in the left navigation. Here you will also find the Skype directory, group options, a search box and premium calling buttons. The right side (main window) opens the content you select. For individual contacts you will see a text message box, chat history and calling options. Call Quality On fast internet connections Skype call quality is excellent for both voice and video calls. The hybrid peer-to-peer client server system means the sound quality is better than most VoIP services. That being said, if you do have a slower internet connection, voice calls may be interrupted or delayed. Video calls will be intermittent and pixelated. Text chat will only be affected by very poor connections. The call quality button will give you detailed information on the expected call quality for each of your contacts (as the quality depends on both parties internet connection). Summary If you’re looking for a reliable and easy to use VoIP client, you’ll find it hard to beat Skype. Microsoft’s purchase of Skype in 2011 has further stabilized the platform and accelerated development as Microsoft used Skype to replace its aging messaging service Windows Live Messenger. Click on the green download button to give it a try. Microsoft no longer allows hosting of their installers. So we are redirecting to their download page.
Shotcut for Mac
Shotcut for Mac is an open source, cross-platform video editor with a wonderfully sleek, intuitive interface. With Shotcut for Mac you work with numerous panels that can be docked and undocked as you see fit. Viewable information includes details regarding media properties, an encoding panel, filter panel, and a jobs queue. You can also see recent files, view playlists with a thumbnail view and see recent search history. It even supports drag and drop functionality from file manager. Key Features include: Wide format support. 4K resolution support. Audio mixing across all tracks. Video compositing across video tracks. Intuitive interface. Shotcut for Mac has superb support for wide format media including hundreds of audio and video formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg. Working with Shotcut for Mac is really easy; you have all the information, tools and functions that you need to produce quality material. It supports native editing, it has multi-format timelines, and it gives you data on resolutions and frame-rates within the project that you are working on. Shotcut for Mac also has some really neat device options. With Blackmagic Design SDI and HDMI support for media input. You can input media from your screen, webcam and various audio capture devices as well. System requirements: Intel, 64-bit processor, OS X 10.6.8 or later. Looking for the Windows version of Shotcut for Mac? Download Here
Vim
Highly Configurable Text Editor: Vim
Stellarium
Stellarium for Mac provides you with accurate data about the night sky, which can be used by professional and amateur astronomers alike. Basically it's a planetarium for your computer. The application shows a realistic sky in 3D; the same as what you'd see with a telescope. Key features include: Default catalog of over 600,000 stars (extra catalogs with more than 210 million stars). Asterisms and illustrations of the constellations. Constellations for 20+ different cultures. Images of nebulae (full Messier catalog). The planets and their satellites. Very realistic atmosphere, sunrise and sunset. Realistic Milky Way. Stellarium for Mac has a great looking interface that can be accessed by all levels of user. It comes with a powerful zoom feature, time control, fish-eye projection for planetarium domes, extensive keyboard control and telescope control. Stellarium for Mac also comes with plugin control, so you can add functions like artificial satellites, ocular simulation, and telescope configuration. You can also add to your database, new solar system objects from online resources. Looking for the Windows version of Stellarium for Mac? Download Here
Text Wrangler
TextWrangler makes text editing simple and intuitive, giving notepad applications a run for their money. Mac OS X users enjoy syntax colouring, saving via FTP and the ability to replace strings using regex. It's also free. TextWrangler is handy for a range of uses: HTML coding, AppleScript and any scenario where plain text is required. Now that Apple's own tools have become more complex, TextWrangler steps in to provide a worthy alternative. Users can run TextWrangler in full screen mode, slashing distractions and making coding simple. Line numbering makes reference a breeze, while search can run across multiple files for efficiency. Other benefits include: SFTP and FTP transfers from within the application. Easy navigation using a folder tree. Batch file processing for search and replace. Support for OS X 10.6.8 or later. Direct download from the Mac app store. Text Wrangler makes simple text editing highly intuitive, ensuring it's a firm favourite among beginners and experts alike.
Google Chrome
Fast and reliable browser
BlueStacks App Player
Android emulator for macOS
VMWare Fusion Pro
Advanced virtualization for macOS power users
iTunes for Mac
Effortless media organization in one place
Spotify for Mac
With Spotify, it’s easy to find the right music for every moment – on your phone, your computer, your tablet and more. There are millions of tracks on Spotify. So whether you’re working out, partying or relaxing, the right music is always at your fingertips. Choose what you want to listen to, or let Spotify surprise you. You can also browse through the music collections of friends, artists and celebrities, or create a radio station and just sit back. Soundtrack your life with Spotify. Subscribe or listen for free.
VirtualDJ
Beat by beat
