Tagged: open source

OS replacement for macOS and Windows

Elementary OS
Elementary is an open source OS based on Linux that runs on macOS and Windows, and costs as little or as much as you want. It looks VERY much like a colorful and playful version of macOS.

Elementary ships with all the basic apps, such as: browser, email, photos, calendar, text editor, terminal, music player and more. They also have an open source App Store.

Take a look at some screenshots below (click the image to imbiggify them).
Elementary OS - Browser
Elementary OS - Music
Elementary OS - Calendar
Elementary OS - File Manager

Elementary OS claims to be safe, secure, stable and collects no personal info. Nor does it display any ads. Their income is solely based on what users choose to pay. Interesting. For as little as a $1, I could see buying a copy to run on an older Mac that I’m not using anymore.

GIMP image editor goes native on OS X: still free

GIMP image editor

GIMP offers a nice feature set, for a free image editor

GIMP, the original Open Source image editor, has finally been upgraded to a fully-native OS X app. GIMP has long been a popular image editor for those who didn’t need the power (or expense) of Adobe Photoshop, even though it required the use of the X11 environment to run. Now that it’s a native app, you have no excuse not to give it a shot if you’re in the market for an image editor.