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Scrimpy’s Blog

Updates from the world of thriftmac and free Mac apps.

Apr 5, 2026

XnConvert has over a hundred ways to batch convert your images

When looking to convert all the hundreds of icons on thriftmac, I was pleasantly surprised to find this free alternative.

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Mar 25, 2026

Going beyond GIMP for a free Photoshop alternative

Your best bet for a free alternative to Photoshop is GIMP, but you don’t have to stop there.

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Mar 20, 2026

SuperTux endures with an update to 0.7.0

The penguin version of Super Mario is still jumping after all these years.

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Jan 24, 2026

LosslessCut video editing is fast, free and — of course — lossless

This visual interface gives you all the advantages of FFmpeg without having to tinker with Terminal.

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Nov 19, 2025

At version 5, Blender continues as one of best FOSS

You could pay hundreds of dollars a month for Maya for your 3D modeling and animation, or you could do pretty the same for free with Blender.

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Oct 6, 2025

Never mind the sound, Audacity will soon have good looks

An upcoming version of Audacity not only updates the user interface, but also gives it fresh branding.

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Aug 26, 2025

Tot now freemium, but may be worth paying for

One of my favourite apps is no longer completely free on the Mac. But you might want to consider buying it.

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Apr 22, 2025

Have fun modifying the look of your Mac

Change the look of windows, the menu bar, cursors, and icons, plus the sound of your keyboard.

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Feb 28, 2025

Over two decades later, Skype is shutting down

Skype, the OG videoconferencing app, shuts down on May 5 in favour of Microsoft Teams.

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Feb 1, 2025

So many icons. So, so many icons.

It’s been something I’ve had in the back of my mind for years — add an icon to every entry on thriftmac. Yes, all 400 hundred of them.

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Jan 13, 2025

Welcome, wallpaper — our new app category

While looking at adding another wallpaper app to the thriftmac collection, I realized that I already had three — and each was in a different category. That’s not good.

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Nov 12, 2024

GIMP 3.0 close to release after 20 years of work

GIMP is on the verge of a version 3.0 release — 20 years after version 2.0 came out. Still, it’s much appreciated.

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Oct 30, 2024

Omnivore swallowed, will delete your info

Omnivore is “joining forces” with ElevenLab, and will soon be discontinued. You don’t have long to export your data.

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Oct 22, 2024

Where to find free Mac apps on your own

Where do the free Mac apps in thriftmac come from? If you want to find them yourself instead of waiting for them to show up here, try these places.

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Oct 20, 2024

So long, Abiword, and thanks for all the words

I finally had to give up on Abiword — it’s been toasted from thriftmac. As of this writing, you can’t even connect to a server.

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May 1, 2021

What we're all about here at thriftmac

No in-app purchases. No ads. No subscriptions. No trials. Just 100% free Mac apps. Learn about the history of thriftmac, how Scrimpy came to be, and a bit about me.

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