Essential Mac Freebies

Essential Mac freebies: "

• Firefox web browser
  Tabbed, pop-up-blocking web browser is my pick over Safari solely because of its ever-expanding base of functionality-enhancing extensions.


• TextWrangler text editor
  Light and powerful plain text file editor for todo lists, web pages, code, scripts, whatever.


• Quicksilver productivity tool
  App launcher and shortcut software streamlines interaction with your Mac. Once you QS, you never look back!


• Adium IM
  Tabbed instant messenger client - multi-protocol support beats out iChat (on Panther.)


• Gmail notifier
  Tells you if you've got new Gmail right in the status bar.


• Renamer utility
  Renames multiple files based on search and replace criteria.


• iTerm terminal
  Replace Terminal with iTerm for tabbed sessions, bookmarkable logins, transparency and color coding.

Update: How could I have forgotten VLC media player? For all your digital movie-watching needs.

Windows users: see Essential Windows freebies.

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(Via Lifehacker.)