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Replace the MacHeist Bundle with Free Software

By Michael Calore April 17, 2008 Categories: Software & Tools

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If you’re a Mac user, you’ve no doubt heard about, purchased or cursed MacHeist, the shareware bundle that packages together a dozen or so useful Mac OS X apps for the low price of $50.

Expressing his disappointment in the bang-for-your-buck factor of the latest bundle, Adam Pash of Lifehacker has built a list of free software apps you can use as alternatives to the shareware versions on offer in the $50 package. The self-confessed "cheapskate" recommends free apps like Mint, Quicksilver and OnyX and KeePassX. There are a few apps that don’t quite match up, but it’s still a useful list.

Personally, I’d vote for Simson Garfinkle’s SBook as an alternative to Wallet. Hell, I use it as an alternative to the Mac address book. It’s not as "feature rich," but that’s sort of like complaining about a coloring book that doesn’t have the printed lines for you to fill in. And I’ve got a free alternative to WriteRoom for you — quit all of your open apps, log out of chat and launch TextWrangler.

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