Okay, so we have a bunch of our own freebie apps that you all know about and love…
https://docs.vidvox.net/freebies_index.html
but what are some of your other favorite / can’t live without apps that cost you $0 to use?
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To start this off…
MIDI Monitor!
https://www.snoize.com/MIDIMonitor/
I still sometimes make use of this QuickTime based batch exporter from time to time for legacy codecs…
https://mikeash.com/software/qtamateur/index.html
At this point it is probably due to die off but SoundHack was always pretty handy,
http://www.soundhack.com/freeware/
Figure53 has some nice open source freebies,
http://figure53.com/code/
(in particular an MTC timecode viewer and an app that sets your desktop to black)
The AVF Batch exporter would be my favourite and one I use regularly for converting videos to either Hap Q or Hap Alpha
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ffmpeg command line (video converter)
gimp (free toshop)
Inkscape (free illustrator)
blender (3DS Max)
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They aren’t free, but I really like Affinity Photo / Designer as affordable / non-subscription alternatives to Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator.
forgot this one
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/fr/products/davinciresolve/ (video / audio editing)
MidiPipe - for most things Midi in/out
http://www.subtlesoft.square7.net/MidiPipe.html
Google Sketchup for quickly visualising placement of screens, fixtures (and musicians).
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Hey All!
Love this thread and agree 100% on all of the previous mentioned apps.
My “Starving Artists Software” page is below - lots of links of interest to this thread.
www.PublicEyeSoar.net (look for Starving Artists Software link at top)
Doh! (just realized Krita paint is not on it )
Also, FYI - all VDMX-ers are invited to be a part of Public Eye Soar 2019
Even a hurricane can’t keep us down!
cheers!
jd
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Free versions available, indispensable on OSX
Paste 2
https://pasteapp.me/
History and clipboard manager
HiddenMe
Toggle visibility of desktop icons
Macs Fan Control
https://www.crystalidea.com/macs-fan-control
Monitor temps and control fan speeds
MacPass
https://macpassapp.org/
KeePass port for OSX, secure encrypted, multi-platform password manager