Alic has replaced my old friend ImageOptim
Alic is much faster than ImageOptim and has many more options. So of course I switched.
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Updates from the world of thriftmac and free Mac apps.
XnConvert has over a hundred ways to batch convert your images
When looking to convert all the hundreds of icons on thriftmac, I was pleasantly surprised to find this free alternative.
Going beyond GIMP for a free Photoshop alternative
Your best bet for a free alternative to Photoshop is GIMP, but you don’t have to stop there.
SuperTux endures with an update to 0.7.0
The penguin version of Super Mario is still jumping after all these years.
LosslessCut video editing is fast, free and — of course — lossless
This visual interface gives you all the advantages of FFmpeg without having to tinker with Terminal.
At version 5, Blender continues as one of best FOSS
You could pay hundreds of dollars a month for Maya for your 3D modeling and animation, or you could do pretty the same for free with Blender.
Never mind the sound, Audacity will soon have good looks
An upcoming version of Audacity not only updates the user interface, but also gives it fresh branding.
Tot now freemium, but may be worth paying for
One of my favourite apps is no longer completely free on the Mac. But you might want to consider buying it.
Have fun modifying the look of your Mac
Change the look of windows, the menu bar, cursors, and icons, plus the sound of your keyboard.
Over two decades later, Skype is shutting down
Skype, the OG videoconferencing app, shuts down on May 5 in favour of Microsoft Teams.
So many icons. So, so many icons.
It’s been something I’ve had in the back of my mind for years — add an icon to every entry on thriftmac. Yes, all 400 hundred of them.
Welcome, wallpaper — our new app category
While looking at adding another wallpaper app to the thriftmac collection, I realized that I already had three — and each was in a different category. That’s not good.
GIMP 3.0 close to release after 20 years of work
GIMP is on the verge of a version 3.0 release — 20 years after version 2.0 came out. Still, it’s much appreciated.
Omnivore swallowed, will delete your info
Omnivore is “joining forces” with ElevenLab, and will soon be discontinued. You don’t have long to export your data.
Where to find free Mac apps on your own
Where do the free Mac apps in thriftmac come from? If you want to find them yourself instead of waiting for them to show up here, try these places.
So long, Abiword, and thanks for all the words
I finally had to give up on Abiword — it’s been toasted from thriftmac. As of this writing, you can’t even connect to a server.
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