Have you heard about Seashore? It is a free open-source image editor for Mac, which is actually based on Gimp. According to the developer, the application is still undergoing development, but after hearing positive reviews, we decided to try it anyway. While Seashore may not be as advanced as more expensive software, the Mac-like user interface is a great combination of both simplicity and functionality. All the different tools are listed at the top of the applicati…

At this page, you can find our review of Rainlendar Lite, which is a free calendar application for Windows and Mac. It comes with many features, but overall, it works as both a calendar and a reminder application. You can easily add new events and tasks with all kinds of information, such as place, start and end time, alarm with sound, priority and website. One of the best things about Rainlendar Lite is that it is highly customizable. There are a couple of themes t…

How much do you know about the Moon? With Virtual Moon Atlas, which is open-source and free, you can study and visualize the Moon directly from your PC or Mac. There is also a version for Linux users, which is available on the developer’s website right here. During our test on Windows, Virtual Moon Atlas automatically launched a tutorial after the installation, which might be helpful for most users. The program itself feels a bit like Google Ear…

Why open your browser to get your local weather forecast, when you can use Meteorologist for Mac to get it directly in your menubar? The application is free and requires OS X 10. 5 Leopard or newer. We tested Meteorologist on a MacBook Pro running Mavericks. Meteorologist is a fairly simple application. It does not consists of any windows, you can just access the weather forecast from the menu bar. Apart from just telling the temperature, Meteorologist can also be u…

Have you found two seemingly identical folders on your Mac, but you are not sure if they are completely the same? You can easily solve that problem with Juxtapose Folders, which you can download for free right here. The user interface is extremely simple. To get started, you simply use the mouse to drag two different folders onto the window. Juxtapose Folders will then compare the files to see if the folders are completely identical. It worked quite good in our test…

How much space do you have left on your hard drive? If it is time to delete some of your old files, but you are not sure which ones are the biggest, you can use the free and open-source Mac utility GrandPerspective. So, what exactly does GrandPerspective? Basically, it can be used to give you a visual representation of your hard drive. After you have selected a folder to scan, GrandPerspective shows you a window of rectangles in different sizes and colors. According…

We have recently reviewed GrandPerspective for Mac, which can visually analyze your hard drive by making treemaps. While the biggest advantage of that application was its simplicity, advanced users will probably want even more functionality, which is exactly what they will get with Disk Inventory X for Mac. When you have selected a location to scan, Disk Inventory X will show you a window of boxes in different sizes and colors. This is called a treemap, and it makes…

If you have ever played the classic game Elasto Mania, which was very popular many years ago, then you will be happy to know that you can also download a free, open-source clone called X-Moto. We have tested version 0. 5. 10 on a Mac running OS X Mavericks. It is available for multiple operating systems on the developer’s website. X-Moto, which combines elements from racing, platform and puzzle games, is almost identical to the original Elasto Mania. Your…

If you are a big fan of challenging puzzle games, then you definitely have to take a look at Enigma. According to the developer, it is open-source and based on another game called Oxyd. We have tested the version for Mac running OS X Mavericks. Basically, you use your mouse to control a little black marble, which is harder than it sounds. You steer this through mazes, different surfaces and so on to hit stones to expose their color. The job is to match these colors…

Are you worried about the many traces that you are leaving behind on the web? Epic Privacy Browser is a free browser, which is to designed to protect your privacy. Currently, it is available for Mac and Windows, but more versions will be released in the future.  Since it is based on the open-source Chromium project, Epic Privacy Browser is almost identical to Google Chrome. However, because it is designed to protect your privacy, it will never save your pa…

Have you heard about the free and open-source game Teeworlds? It is a fun cartoon shooter, which you can download here at Holyfile. com for Windows and Mac. The size of the game is less than 10 MB, and since the game is portable, you do not have to install anything in order to play it. The only requirement to get started with Teeworlds is an internet connection, since the game is only playable online. When you have joined a server (or created on yourself), you will…

In Microsoft Office Home & Student for Mac you will find the Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote programs. This version of Office focuses on enhancements that make text editing faster and, at the same time, the user interface has been significantly improved graphically - in Microsoft Office Home & Student for Mac it is also easier to create impressive graphics, spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations, videos and themes. With Microsoft Office Web Apps inte…

If you are not interested in expensive applications for image editing, such as Photoshop, then you will be glad to know that there are many other free alternatives out there. The best known application is probably Gimp, but another interesting image editing tool is Pixelitor. We have tested the Windows version. Even though Pixelitor is intended for people who already have a little bit of image editing experience, the user interface is very simple and consists o…

If you want a nice screensaver to show you what the time is, then you might be interested in ClockSaver for Mac. It features a very traditional analog clock, and since it is open-source, you can download it for free here at Holyfile. com. To install ClockSaver on your Mac you just have to download the file, open it and simply double-click on “ClockSaver. saver”. Afterwards, you can open System Preferences and find the tab called Desktop & Screen save…

Here you can download the free trial version of CollageIt, which lets you create beautiful collages. We tested the Mac version on a MacBook Pro running OS X Mavericks, and we did not experience any problems with this software. Since this is a trial version, it does come with a lot of limitations, but it is also a great place to start if you just want to try it for free. There are many templates to choose from, and CollageIt can automatically give your a suggestion o…

MenuMeters for Mac, which is open-source and completely free, is designed to help you monitor different parts of your computer. The application is basically a preference pane, so after the installation you can access it by opening the OS X System Preferences. Compared to similar applications, including Apple’s built-in Apple Diagnostics, MenuMeters can show you important system information about your CPU, disk memory and network directly in your menu bar at th…

We live in a world where the use of the Internet is a major part of many computer users' lives. Most people surf the internet in connection with online shopping or to get in touch with family and friends, but the Internet is also widely used when it's time to read about the latest news in politics, weather, sports or other themes that awaken your interest. Instead of visiting a variety of websites to find today's news, you actually have the opportunity…

It is easy to view hidden files and folders in Windows, but on Macs you have to open the Terminal application and type in some code, probably because Apple wants to protect the system files. However, Hide-UnHide is a free application that gives you access with just a single click. To install Hide-UnHide, you just have to drag it into your applications folder. You can then view or hide hidden folders and files across your entire system by just clicking on the applica…

Stay updated with the free application Synkron, which syncs folders and files across your hard drive, USB flash drive and more. You can download it for Windows and Mac here at Holyfile. com, but it is also available for Linux at SourceForge. The user interface is divided into the following panes: Synchronise, Multisync, SyncView, Scheduler, Restore, Blacklist and Filters. The first option can be used to sync two different locations, and Synkon lets you backup f…

As we said before, ClamXav is one of the best anti virus programs you will find, when you are looking for security for your Mac. Also the program contains some cool features combined with a simple layout that can easily protect you against any threats. Some of the cool features, as we mentioned before, involve an easy access interface with a lot of customization, so you can make it a bit more personal, when fighting vira. it also lets you save your favorite scan loc…