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Recommended Software
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The following software are for 32-bit Intel/ARM, PPC, and 68k
Intel | iOS | Classic | Apple II
Assume 32-bit Intel 10.6.8 with Rosetta installed but some software may run on 10.5 or 10.4.
Rosetta is for running Carbonized PowerPC Mac OS X applications.
- AbiWord v2.9.4 - a free and open-source document editor/viewer; text rendering not the greatest
- BookReader v3.8 - e-book viewer with virtual shelves; supports fb2, ePUB (non-DRM), html, webarchive (Safari), doc (MS Word), rtf, rtfd, txt, and zip; almost reminds me of iBooks
- Calibre 1.48.0 - a free and open-source ebook organizer, downloader, and has tools to export to devices
- CoolReader 3.0.56 - a free and open-source ebook viewer; supports fb2, txt, rtf, doc, html epub, chm, mobi, prc, azw, pdb, pml, and zip
- Data Crow v3.9.21 - a Java-based (JRE 1.6+) application for cataloging things, such as books, comics, music, software, pictures, etc.
- Dragon Dictate v2 - speech recognition software
- FileMaker Pro Advanced 12 - used to create database applications for things like contacts, inventory, and etc.
- Gnucash 2.6.20-2 - a free and open-source accounting program
- Gutenprint 5.1.7 - formerly "Gimp-Print," Gutenprint is a collection of free-software printer drivers for use with UNIX spooling systems, such as CUPS, LPR, and LPRng; you may also want usbtb 1.0.17 if you need to use an adapter to connect an older printer
- iA Writer v1.2.1 - a program for distraction-free writing
- iWork 09 - Apple iWork 09 productivity suite including Pages, KeyNote, Numbers; iWork 05 to 09 are all Universal
- iWork 09 Update - after installing iWork 09, use this to update it
- LibreOffce 4.3.7.2 - free and open-source office suite; within app contents is the 'soffice' binary for headless document conversion if needed; click here for a recommended list of supported extensions
- MacTeX 2016 and LyX - packages needed to create documents using TeX or LaTeX; you only need the two largest; the extras includes a copy of Lyx, which is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) LaTeX editor
- MS Office 2011 (Home and Student) - full office-suite; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and some other tools; however, you will need a serial and perhaps a "license installer" due to Internet connection requirements
- Montage v1.5.4 - designed to automatically structure your writing; use this to write screen-plays
- Murasaki 1.0.2 - a scroll-based ePub reader for OS X; opens much faster than Calibre's ebook viewer
- pdftk-server v2.02 - command-line-only; PDF manipulation tool
- Persona v1.2.0 - a tool to help writers create compelling characters for works of fiction
- PDF Editor Pro v1.5.0 - a PDF editing application with OCR capability
- Readiris Pro 12 - OCR scanning software
- Scribus 1.4.8 - a free and open-source desktop publishing program
- Scrivener v2.5 - "the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, translators and more"
- Skim 1.4.29 - a PDF reader and note-taker for Mac OS X
- Sigil 0.6.1 - a free and open-source ePub editor
- StoryMill v4.0.5 - program for writing
- Word Counter v2.10 - a simple tool for word-counting; can word count a document already opened with TextEdit
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- GoodNotes v4.11.8 - an incredible note-taking program that feels like a virtual notebook with a ton of features, including built-in handwriting recognition when searching; exported PDF is searchable; can also be used to annotate PDFs; "Documents On" friendly for GNU/Linux users; click here for a YouTube video; using your own [dark-themed] templates may help save battery
- iBooks - comes with the latest 32-bit iOS by default; great for reading PDFs and ePubs; supports encrypted PDFs; can add books using a newer file manager or Safari rather than iTunes
- Keynote v1.7.2 - it is a presentation creation/viewing program; exports to Numbers, PDF, and PowerPoint
- Numbers v1.7.3 - use this to create spreadsheets; exports to Numbers, PDF, and Excel
- Pages v1.7.2 - use this to create documents; exports to Pages, PDF, and Word
- Printer Pro v3.3.1.0 - before their was "Air Print," devices needed a bit more help finding and adding printers connected to the same router
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- FileMaker Pro v4.1 - used to create database applications for things like contacts, inventory, and etc.; unfortunately, the person who packaged this did not realize how redundant it is to archive an IMG as an SIT when you know it is for an emulator since IMG's are virtual disk images. Oh, and there is an IMG inside of the IMG...
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