======Apple - Mac OS======

[[http://www.spidernet.nl/|SpiderNet - Macintosh Online Service]] \\
[[http://support.apple.com/kb/TA48312?viewlocale=en_US|Apple Support - Older Apple software downloads]] \\
[[http://lowendmac.com/|Low End Mac]]
[[http://lowendmac.com/macos.shtml|Low End Mac - Classic Mac OS Downloads and Updates]] \\
[[https://theapplewiki.com/wiki/Main_Page|The Apple Wiki]] \\
[[https://www.mackido.com|MacKiDo]] explains Mac technoslogy.

[[https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/|OpenCore Legacy Patcher]] for installing more recent macOS versions on hardware that officially does not support those version. [[https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher|GitHub - dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher]].

[[https://hackintosh.com|Hackintosh.com]] links to everything you need to build a Hackintosh and get macOS Tahoe (macOS 26) as well as many earlier versions of Mac OS X running on an unsupported computer.

[[http://www.emaculation.com/doku.php/sheepshaver|SheepShaver]] is an open source PowerPC Apple Macintosh emulator. Using SheepShaver (along with the appropriate ROM image) it is possible to emulate a PowerPC Macintosh computer capable of running Mac OS 7.5.2 through 9.0.4. Builds of SheepShaver are available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. See also: [[http://sheepshaver.cebix.net/SheepShaver]]. \\

[[https://7402.org/blog/2020/macos-sandboxing-of-folder.html|7402.org - Blog - Sandboxing a third-party macOS app to restrict writing to one folder]]

[[https://github.com/adespoton/utmconfigs|GitHub - adespoton/utmconfigs]] Config files for booting Mac OS 7-9, OS X and macOS on UTM emulator.

[[https://www.macstrategy.com|MacStrategy]] is a web site with lots of free (technical) information and news about Apple products with a specific slant to Europe. \\
  * [[https://www.macstrategy.com/article.php?186|macOS 32-Bit Applications Unsupported With macOS 10.15 And Later]]
  * [[https://www.macstrategy.com/article.php?87|Mac Security Article #7 - Older Operating Systems]]

[[https://www.macmaps.com/docs/DOC-13695/|Macmaps - Upgrade Paths for Macs running Intel & and Apple Silicon CPUs]]

[[https://osxdaily.com/2022/02/02/find-mac-system-info-terminal-system-profiler/|OSXDaily - How to Find Comprehensive Mac System Info via Terminal]]: <code>system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType SPHardwareDataType</code>

[[https://geekschalk.com/how-to-download-macos-installers-for-new-old-versions/|GeeksChalk - How to Download MacOS Installers for New & Old Versions]]

[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/docs/mac|Apple - Support - Documentaation - Mac]] \\
[[https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/navigation/|Apple Developer - Documentation Archive]] \\
[[https://developer.apple.com/documentation|Apple Developer - Documentation]]

[[https://www.macos.utah.edu/|University of Utah - Mac Managers]] \\
[[https://apple.lib.utah.edu/|Marriott Library – Apple Infrastructure Blog]] Apple Support & Integration in a Higher Education Heterogeneous Environment. Has, among other things, links to the MacAdmins Meeting Archived Presentations and Slides that is held every month.


====OS X Mavericks (10.9)====

[[https://mavericksforever.com|Mavericks Forever]]. Or: How to still keep running on macOS 10.9. \\
[[https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/os-x-10-9/|ars technica - OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review]] \\
[[https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/os-x-mavericks/|MacRumors - OS X Mavericks: Everything We Know]]


===Compatible applications===

:!: In most cases these are older versions of the applications in question that may have security issues (CVEs) that were only fixed in later versions. DO NOT use these applications on untrusted input/files! :!:

^Name^Description^Link^Remarks^
|AppCleaner|Thoroughly uninstall apps.|[[https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/|AppCleaner]]|Offers version 2.3 for Snow Leopard to Mavericks.|
|Audacity|Audio editor.|[[https://www.audacityteam.org/download/mac/|Audacity - Download for macOS]]|Offers a link at the bottom to older versions, but they are hosted on fosshub.com, a site with horrid ad-banners.|
|Bean|A macOS word processor.|[[https://bean-osx.com/Bean.html|Bean]]|Offers version 3.2.5 for Mavericks.|
|CotEditor|Text Editor|[[https://coteditor.com/archives|CotEditor - Archives]]|Offers older versions of CotEditor, among which version 2.5.7 for Mavericks.|
|CrossPack|Commandline tools for Atmel AVR microcontroller development.|[[https://www.obdev.at/products/crosspack/index.html|CrossPack]]|Runs on Mac OS X 10.6 and higher.|
|HandBrake|Media converter.|[[https://handbrake.fr/old.php|HandBrake - Old Releases]]|Use version 1.1.2 ([[https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/latest/technical/system-requirements.html|HandBrake - Docs - System requirements]]).|
|iTerm2|A Terminal replacement.|[[https://iterm2.com/downloads.html|iTerm2 - Downloads]]|Offers older versions of iTerm2.|
|itsycal|A tiny menu bar calendar.|[[https://www.mowglii.com/itsycal/versionhistory|Mowglii - itsycal - Verion History]]|Offers version 0.8.15 for macOS 10.8+.|
|Little Snitch \\ \\ // Requires license. //|Informs you whenever a program attempts to establish an outgoing Internet connection. You can allow or deny these connections, or define rules to handle future attempts automatically.|[[https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/download-previous-versions.html|Little Snitch - Previous Versions]]|Offers older versions of Little Snitch, among which version 3.6.4 for Mavericks.|
|Lyn|Organize, view, edit and share your photos.|[[https://www.lynapp.com/lyn/download-previous-versions/|Previouw versions of Lyn]]|Offers older versions of Lyn, among whicht version 1.13 for Mavericks.|
|MacVim|Mac version of the Vim text editor.|[[https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim/releases/tag/release-182|MacVim - r182]]|Use MacVim_10.9.dmg. r182 will be the last version with a legacy release that supports Mavericks|
|Onyx \\ Maintenance \\ Deeper|Utilities for system customization.|[[https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/applications.html|Titanium Software - Utilities for Mac]]|Offers current and many older releases of [[https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html|OnyX]], [[https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/maintenance.html|Maintenance]], and [[https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/deeper.html|Deeper]].|
|Platypus|Create applications from commandline scripts.|[[https://sveinbjorn.org/platypus|Platypus]]|Use version 5.3.|
|Radio Silence \\ \\ // Requires license. //|Lets you monitor and block apps that try to phone home|[[https://radiosilenceapp.com/download|Download Radio Silence]]|Offers versions for OSX 10.6 and higher.|
|Skim|A PDF reader and note-taker.|[[https://sourceforge.net/projects/skim-app/files/Skim/|SourceForge - Skim - Files]]|Offers current and older versions of [[https://skim-app.sourceforge.io|Skim]]. \\ Use version 1.5.13 ([[https://sourceforge.net/p/skim-app/wiki/Main_Page/|System Requirements]]).|
|Sloth|Show all open files and sockets in use by running processes.|[[https://sveinbjorn.org/sloth\|Sloth]]|Use 2.9 on Mavericks. 3.2 is said to work but 3.0 to 3.2 all crash at startup. [[https://sveinbjorn.org/files/software/sloth/|All versions]].|
|Sublime Text \\ \\ // Requires license. //|Text editor.|[[https://www.sublimetext.com/download|Sublime Text - Download]]|Version 4 build 4200 starts on Mavericks, but has crashes (after a few minutes of testing). Version 3 also works, and version 3.2.2 build 3211 seems to work better (from a few minutes of testing).|
|The Unarchiver|For extracting various archive files.|[[https://macpaw.com/download/old-versions|MacPaw - Download older versions of our software]]|Offers older versions of [[https://theunarchiver.com|The Unarchiver]] tool. \\ Use version 4.3.0 (for 10.7 and later) instead of 4.3.6 (for 10.9 - 10.14) as the latter one crashes/hangs.|
|VLC|Video and audio player.|[[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html|VLC for Mac OS X]]|Offers current and many older releases for Mac OS X.|
|Witt Software \\ // Requires license. //|Several applications/utilities for macOS.|[[https://www.witt-software.com/compatibility/|Witt Software - Compatibility List]]|Offers older versions of [[https://www.witt-software.com/networkradar/|Network Radar]], [[https://www.witt-software.com/pdfsqueezer/|PDF Squeezer]], [[https://www.witt-software.com/pdfprotector/|PDF Protector]], [[https://www.witt-software.com/remotewakeup/|Remote Wake Up]], and [[https://www.witt-software.com/screenshotpath/|Screenshot Path]] that support Mavericks.|

=====Support Articles=====

[[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222|Apple security updates]] \\
[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/108382|Update macOS on Mac]] \\
[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/103229|TCP and UDP ports used by Apple software products]] \\
[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/101578|Create a bootable installer for macOS]] \\
[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/102603|Mac startup key combinations]] \\
[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/102675|If your Mac doesn't start up all the way]]

[[https://support.apple.com/en-hk/112628|Mac OS X 10.5 Server - Technical Specifications]]

[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/112430|OS X Lion Server - Technical Specifications]]

[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/docs/mac/134327|Documentation - OS X Mavericks]] has links to the (security) updates for Mavericks. \\
[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/106801|Download Security Update 2016-004 Mavericks]] \\
[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/106413|Download OS X Mavericks 10.9.5 Update (Combo)]]

[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/111989|OS X El Capitan - Technical Specifications]] \\
[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/106389|Download OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 Combo Update]]

[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/111934|macOS High Sierra - Technical Specifications]]

[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/112315|Xserve - Technical Specifications]] for G4 Xserve. \\
[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/112318|Xserve G5 - Technical Specifications]] \\
[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/112625|Xserve (2009) - Technical Specifications]]


=====Mac OS 9=====

[[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1387|Apple Support - Mac OS 9: Available Updates]] dead link, use [[http://web.archive.org/web/20100917074207/http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1387|archive.org - Apple Support - Mac OS 9: Available Updates]]. \\
[[http://web.archive.org/web/20101204032737/http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75186|archive.org - Apple - Mac OS 9.2.2: Document and Software]] \\
[[http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/Dutch/Macintosh/System/|Apple Support - Multicountry directory - Dutch Mac OS 9 and lower updates]] dead link, use [[http://web.archive.org/web/20020620021240/http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/Dutch/Macintosh/System/|archive.org - Apple Support - Multicountry directory - Dutch Mac OS 9 and lower updates]].\\

[[http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/|Apple Support - Multicountry directory]] for software relevant to other languages. Links for 9.2.x updates [[https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2751|seem to be dead]]. Use [[http://web.archive.org/web/20100917074207/http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1387|this]] as a starting point to get the different language versions. Just remove the <nowiki>http://web.archive.org/web/20100917074207/</nowiki> from the link to the .smi.bin file. Or try [[http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/apple/US/Macintosh/System/|here]] instead for the updates for the US English version.\\

[[http://www.pure-mac.com/appud.html#macos91|Pure Mac - Mac OS 9 Updates]] \\
[[http://www.gla.ac.uk/~gwm1h/macos9/|Updates for Mac OS 9]] \\
[[http://www.os9forever.com/|OS 9 Forever.com]] \\
[[http://mirror.macintosharchive.org/max1zzz.co.uk/+Mac%20OS%20Classic/Operating%20Systems/Mac%20OS%209.x/|Macintosharcive.org's mirror of max1zzz.co.uk]] contains all 9.x.x updates upto 9.2.2 in several language versions. \\

[[http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1293|Archived - Mac OS 9.2.2: Document and Software]] \\
[[http://www.os923.com/|OS 9.2.3]] is the unofficial update to Mac OS 9.2.2. It adds 17 system menus with 180 new commands to the Finder. Most of them are disk and file utilities. This is NOT an Apple product. By Cliff Huylebroeck. Dead link, use [[https://web.archive.org/web/20141218040346/http://os923.com/|archive.org - OS 9.2.3]]. \\


=====Mac OS Server=====

[[https://support.apple.com/guide/server/welcome/mac|Apple - macOS Server User Guide]]

[[https://support.apple.com/en-us/101601|Apple Support - About macOS Server 5.7.1 and later]]


[[https://theapplewiki.com/wiki/Firmware/Mac_Server/10.6.x|The Apple Wiki - Firmware/Mac Server/10.6.x]] with download links for 10.6.1 to 10.6.8 for Mac OS 10.6 Server.

[[https://www.apple.com/business/essentials/|Apple - Business Essentials]] One complete subscription that seamlessly brings together device management, 24/7 support, and cloud storage. With Apple Business Essentials, your small business can easily manage every iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV — every step of the way.

[[https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250967602|Apple Community - macOS Server Replacement: Calendar, Contacts, Mail, VPN, DNS]] \\
[[https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8253669|Apple Community - End of macOS Server, Alternative ?]]

[[https://github.com/enzo-zsh/awesome-macos-server/|GitHub - enzo-zsh/awesome-macos-server]] A list of free and paid apps to turn your Mac into a server.

[[https://7402.org/blog/2019/replacement-macos-server.html|7402.org - Blog - Replacement of macOS Server: Calendar, Contacts, and Mail]]

[[https://web.archive.org/web/20110328202634/https://www.apple.com/server/macosx/resources/documentation.html|archive.org - Apple - Mac OS X Server - Resources - Documentation]] has the links to PDF files for Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard Server. \\
[[https://web.archive.org/web/20090423013803/https://www.apple.com/server/macosx/resources/|archive.org - Apple - Mac OS X Server - Resources (2009)]] has links to the 10.5 Leopoard Server PDFs that are also available from archive.org. Found via [[https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/os-x-server-on-ppc.2453184/|MacRumors - Forums - OS X Server on PPC]].

Searching [[https://duckduckgo.com|DuckDuckGo]] for the following site:URL terms gives links to many of the Mac OS X Server PDF files, but only for 10.4 Tiger.
<code>
site:https://images.apple.com/server/docs
site:https://www.apple.com/server/docs
</code>

[[http://www.rhapsodyos.org/|Shaw's Rhapsody Resource Page]]


=====Applications=====

[[https://github.com/phmullins/awesome-macos|GitHub - phmullins/awesome-macos]]. A curated list of awesome software for Apple's macOS. \\
[[https://github.com/iCHAIT/awesome-macOS|GitHub - iCHAIT/awesome-macOS]] A curated list of awesome applications, softwares, tools and shiny things for macOS. \\
[[https://maverickmac.github.io/2024-10-30/maverick-mac|Maverick Mac]] A curated list of awesome mac applications and utilities. \\
[[https://mactreasure.com|Mac Treasure]] showcases apps that are lesser-known and underrated by the community, some rare gems that need to be discovered and shared. \\
[[https://github.com/ringomdm/mac-admin-tools|GitHub - ringomdm/mac-admin-tools]].  Free mac admin tools. \\
[[https://freemacapps.com|FreeMacApps]] A carefully curated collection of the best free and open source applications for macOS, featuring hidden gems from GitHub. \\
[[https://macapplist.com|Mac App List]] \\
[[https://t.me/s/opensourcemacosapps|Awesome macOS Open Source Applications]]

[[https://github.com/BITespresso/createinstalliso|GitHub - BITespresso/createinstalliso]]. Creates a bootable ISO image from a macOS installer application. This image can then be used to install macOS on a physical or virtual machine. \\
[[https://diskmakerx.com/|DiskMaker X]] is an application built with AppleScript that you can use with many versions of OS X/macOS to build a bootable drive from OS X/macOS installer program (the one you download from the App Store).

[[http://www.floodgap.com/software/classilla/|Classilla]] is a free, open source browser for Mac OS 9 and where possible Mac OS 8.6 built on WaMCom, a port of Mozilla to classic Macintosh system. Development has ended in 2021: [[https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-final-official-release-of-classilla.html|Old Vintage Computing Research - The final official release of Classilla]]. \\
[[http://www.tenfourfox.com/|TenFourFox]] "The world's most advanced web browser. Finely tuned for PowerPC". Development has ended: [[http://tenfourfox.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-end-of-tenfourfox-and-what-ive.html|TenFourFoxDevelopment - The end of TenFourFox and what I've learned from it]]. \\

[[https://macvim.org|MacVim]] Vim - the text editor - for macOS.

[[https://www.bresink.com/products.html|Marcel Bresink Software-Systeme]]. Home of:
  - Tinker Tool
  - Tinker Tool System
  - PrefEdit
  - PropEdit
  - and others


[[https://cutedgesystems.com/|Cutedge Systems]]. Home of MailServe.

[[https://www.growlybird.com/|GrowlyBird Software]]. Home of the free apps [[https://www.growlybird.com/draw/|Growly Draw]], [[https://www.growlybird.com/notes/|Growly Notes]], [[https://www.growlybird.com/write/|Growly Write]], [[https://www.growlybird.com/calendar/|Growly Calendar]], [[https://www.growlybird.com/photo/|Growly Photo]], and several other productivity applications and games.

[[https://www.stone.com/|Andrew C. Stone]] with several iOS and macOS applications.

[[https://sindresorhus.com/apps|Sindre Sorhus - Quality Crafted Apps]]

[[https://www.witt-software.com|Witt Software]] with several macOS applications among which [[https://www.witt-software.com/pdfsqueezer/|PDF Squeezer]], [[https://www.witt-software.com/pdfprotector/|PDF Protector]], [[https://www.witt-software.com/pdftextinclude/|PDF Text Includer]], [[https://www.witt-software.com/screenshotpath/|Screenshot Path]], and [[https://www.witt-software.com/networkradar/|Network Radar]].

[[https://www.jibapps.com|Jibapps]] with [[https://www.jibapps.com/apps/displays/|Displays]] for monitor (resolution) management, [[https://www.jibapps.com/apps/trashme3/|ThrashMe 3]] and [[https://www.jibapps.com/apps/trashme/|ThrasMe]] for app uninstall, and [[https://www.jibapps.com/apps/tunesart/|TunesArt]] display music album covers on your desktop.

[[https://brushedtype.co|Brushed Type]] with [[https://brushedtype.co/doppler/|Doppler Music Player]], and [[https://brushedtype.co/doppler-transfer/|Doppler Transfer]] to send files from Mac to iPhone.

[[https://github.com/Stengo/DeskPad|GitHub - Stengo/DeskPad]] A virtual monitor for screen sharing.

[[https://www.stairways.com/main/|Stairways Software]] home of Keyboard Maestro a macro program for macOS to automate actions.

[[https://sveinbjorn.org/software|Sveinbjorn Thordarson - Software]] home of:
  * Platypus: create Mac applications ffrom commandline scripts.
  * Sloth: GUI for the 'lsof' command for list of open files.
  * FastDMG: mounts .dmg files faster than Finder.
  * ManDrake: man page editor.
  * KatSearch: Findf files on HFS+/APFS volumes by scanning file system catalog.
  * hear: command line interface for built-in speech recognition.
  * searchfs: search by filename on HFS+ and APFS volumes (commandline)
  * osxiconutils: work with .icns files and Finder file icons.
  * icnsoptim: optimize Apple Icon (.icns) files

[[https://wangchujiang.com/#/app|Wang CHuijang - Quality crafted apps]] provides several apps, e.g. [[https://wangchujiang.com/vidwall/|Vidwall]], and [[https://wangchujiang.com/web-serve/|Web Serve]].

[[https://www.calendarserver.org/|Calendar and Contacts Server]] the basis of the Calendar and Contacts server in Mac OS X Server. [[https://github.com/apple/ccs-calendarserver|GitHub - apple/ccs-calendarserver]] (archived), and [[https://github.com/JohnPritchard/ccs-calendarserver|GitHub - JohnPritchard/ccs-calendarserver]] a slightly updated fork. See also: [[https://stewartadam.io/blog/2010/11/22/installing-darwin-calendar-server-24-fedora-13-or-fedora-14|stewart a. | aka firewing1 - Installing the Darwin Calendar Server 2.4 on Fedora 13 or Fedora 14]].


====Software/Package managers=====

The [[https://www.macports.org/|MacPorts]] Project is an open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing, and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua based open-source software on the Mac operating system. To that end we provide the command-line driven MacPorts software package under a 3-Clause BSD License, and through it easy access to thousands of ports that greatly simplify the task of compiling and installing open-source software on your Mac.

[[https://brew.sh/|Homebrew]] The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux).


=====Commercial Games=====

[[http://www.ixsoft.de/|ixsoft]] \\
[[http://www.aspyr.com/|Aspyr]] (for Doom 3, Quake 4, NWN 2, Stubbs the Zombie among others) \\
[[http://www.chroniclogic.com/|Chronic Logic]] (for [[http://www.chroniclogic.com/gish.htm|Gish]] and others) \\
[[http://www.rune-soft.com/|RuneSoft]] \\


=====Videos=====

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHB8NYBWTfQ|YouTube - Was Snow Leopard 10.6 greatest macOS release ever? An OS X essay]] on 2022-10-06, by [[https://www.youtube.com/@dmug|dmg - (formerly Definitive Mac Upgrade Guide)]].


=====Troubleshooting=====

[[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5782884/disabling-mouse-acceleration-in-mac-os-x|stackoverflow - Disabling mouse acceleration in Mac OS X [closed]]]

[[https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255372705|Apple Community - How can I reset an admin password with the Terminal?]]


====Certificates====

[[https://blog.serverdensity.com/godaddy-ssl-certificates-and-cannot-verify-identity-on-macsafari/|Server Density Blog - GoDaddy SSL Certificates and Cannot Verify Identity on Mac/Safari]] \\
[[http://www.symphonious.net/2008/06/04/tomcat-os-x-safari-and-godaddy-ssl-certificates/|Symphonious - Tomcat, OS X, Safari and GoDaddy SSL Certificates]] \\

[[http://www.utexas.edu/its/help/digital-certificates/818|The University of Texas at Austin - ITS - Help & Support - Importing Your Certificates Into Mac OS X Keychain]] \\
[[http://www.utexas.edu/its/help/digital-certificates/804|The University of Texas at Austin - ITS - Help & Support - Backing Up and/or Moving Certificates in Mac OS X]] \\

[[http://scruss.com/blog/2006/12/14/when-you-really-havent-chosen-not-to-trust-citrix-mac-os-x-and-entrust-certificates/|We Saw a Chicken... - When you really haven’t chosen not to trust: Citrix, Mac OS X, and Entrust certificates]] \\
[[http://www.archy.net/citrix-online-plug-in-ssl-error-61-you-have-not-chosen-to-trust/|archy.net - Citrix Online Plug-in for Mac, SSL Error 61: You have not chosen to trust...]] \\