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Hey,

There are a lot of applications out there to customize your Mac but many unknown. Therefore I'm creating this list so all applications are bundled and people do not have to continuously browse around in search of a specific application.

Are you aware of an application? Please reply to this thread and I'll add it to the topic.

Application List

Advanced Utilities

  • Lingon
    Allows you to create and edit launchd configuration files from a graphical frontend. If you don't know what launchd is don't mess with this.
    http://tuppis.com/lingon/
  • iServeBox
    A tool for managing network daemons.
    http://www.hanynet.com/iservebox/index.html
  • Fink
    A package repository of 1000s of *nix programs installable on OS X. Aims to make these programs as easy as possible to compile (or install, if precompiled binaries are available) on OS X. Requires you to have Developer tools and X11 installed.
    http://www.finkproject.org/
  • MacPorts
    Very similar to Fink. A package repository of 1000s of *nix programs installable on OS X. Aims to make these programs as easy as possible to compile (or install, if precompiled binaries are available) on OS X. Requires you to have Developer tools and X11 installed.
    http://www.macports.org/

More to be added shortly...

Thanks to Insanor, FurryBeagle

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  • OnyX
    Gives access to hidden system parameters (much like TinkerTool); also provides front ends for system cleanup and some *nix tools
    http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs2/english/onyx_leopard.html
  • Cocktail $
    Very similar to OnyX; allows access to hidden system parameters; provides front ends for system cleanup and some *nix tools
    http://www.maintain.se/cocktail/index.php
  • CLIX
    Essentially a database of Unix commands that you can use to get at your system, including appearance hacks like Cocktail, OnyX, TinkerTool, but also 1000s of other commands. Provides a frontend for running these commands, as well as descriptions for the included commands so you actually know what you're doing.
    http://rixstep.com/4/0/clix/
  • DeskShade $
    Allows you to hide all the icons on your desktop, and/or hide the menubar shadow. Also includes features to build a collection of desktops, color shift wallpapers, play movies as your desktop, and has a customizable screen locking feature.
    http://macrabbit.com/deskshade/

These are some more advanced and harder to use utilities, but some may find them useful:

  • Lingon
    Allows you to create and edit launchd configuration files from a graphical frontend. If you don't know what launchd is don't mess with this.
    http://tuppis.com/lingon/
  • iServeBox
    A tool for managing network daemons.
    http://www.hanynet.com/iservebox/index.html
  • Fink
    A package repository of 1000s of *nix programs installable on OS X. Aims to make these programs as easy as possible to compile (or install, if precompiled binaries are available) on OS X. Requires you to have Developer tools and X11 installed.
    http://www.finkproject.org/
  • MacPorts
    Very similar to Fink. A package repository of 1000s of *nix programs installable on OS X. Aims to make these programs as easy as possible to compile (or install, if precompiled binaries are available) on OS X. Requires you to have Developer tools and X11 installed.
    http://www.macports.org/

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