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This site is also organized by date of release, so if you are the type who wants the latest applications, this is the place.

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VersionTracker ( ) is another huge Mac software site containing thousands of Classic and OS X titles.

MacUpdate has approximately 20,000 Mac titles. They have great filtering on their site, so you can narrow your search to graphics applications that are free, for example. MacUpdate is sorted by date of release, so the latest stuff is always on top.

MacUpdate ( ) is a large site dedicated to Macintosh software downloads.

Tucows has mirrors – sites containing the same content as the “master” site – around the world, so downloads are usually pretty quick since there are multiple places to download from rather than just one site. Each category has a different application spotlighted monthly, with an expanded description of the app’s features. They have their site organized by categories and sub-categories. They have a great mix of Classic Mac apps (OS 7-9) and OS X apps.

Tucows ( ) is probably the oldest website dedicated to shareware and freeware.

Their Mac section has a clear and understandable layout with sections for new releases, most downloaded, top rated and more.

( ) is the download section of C|Net – a large publishing company.

The software has small descriptions containing system requirements, etc. It is updated regularly and excellently organized into categories and sub-categories.

PureMac ( ) is a great location to start.Now that you know what shareware is, how do you go about getting the stuff? There are many great places on the Internet where you can search for and download great shareware titles.

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Shareware and freeware, however, usually do not include the source code to the application. Open-source software usually comes with the source code, so the user can extend the functionality of the program by coding their own functions and extensions. Freeware and shareware should not be confused with free/open source software (F/OSS). There are also developers who don’t ask for money, but instead request that you send them a postcard or send an amount to a charity.įreeware can also be classified as shareware, except it’s, well, … free.

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For that, you have the whole category called Shareware/Freeware.Īccording to the entry in Wikipedia, shareware is software that is “typically obtained free of charge, either by downloading from the Internet or on magazine cover-disks.” The program is either a reduced-functionality version of a full application or game (crippleware), or asks the user to pay for the software after a trial period (nagware). But how about a small application that only does one thing, like MetronomeX, a free audio/visual metronome for OS X. Not that I’m above spending hundreds of dollars on software I use every day, like Final Cut Studio, Microsoft Office, Adobe’s Creative Suite – all titles whose boxes are staring at me as I write this article. If you were to ask one of my children what the family slogan is, they would respond, “Mommy and daddy are cheap tightwads.” My son thinks that moths live in my wallet and that Scrooge was an amateur compared to me. Or how about students, who, after spending their last bit of pocket change on some yummy ramen noodles, don’t exactly have a few hundred dollars left for a graphic-editing application.

Why would anyone need low-cost software? I’m sure that some people, after switching from the PC, realize that they need some software to put on their shiny new Mac and their pockets are now empty.

Finding Mac Freeware and Shareware: A Beginner's Guide.

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