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Recommended Software
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The following are 32-bit Intel/ARM or older
Intel | iOS | Classic | Apple II
The assumption is 32-bit Intel with Rosetta installed but some may still work on Leopard
- 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
- 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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