Graphics (n-): Free Graphic Software for Macintosh and Apple Computers

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NIH Image 1.62
Can acquire, display, edit, enhance, analyze and animate images. It reads and writes TIFF, PICT, PICS and MacPaint files, providing compatibility with many other applications, including programs for scanning, processing, editing, publishing and analyzing images. Screenshot of main windows. It supports many standard image processing functions (PPC and 68k) Download (1 MB)

Page Thing
An applescript application to make webpage photo indexing, just a few mouse clicks worth. Latest: now updated to a full application. Check out the screenshot. Read me file (charity ware). Homepage . Page Thing 2 (557 KB)

PandoFrame
Allows you to place picture frames on your desktop. It's like Stickies for pictures. The picture frames set above any desktop pattern or picture you have, and can be arranged anywhere on the desktop (tested up to MacOS8.6). Click here for more information and screenshots. PandoFrame 3.1.2 (1 MB)

PandoMural
Program that places pictures on your desktop. Click here for more information and screenshots. PandoMural 1.1 (393 KB)

PandoStickers
Provides a fun and easy to use way for you to place graphics in a sticker-like form, on your desktop. The stickers can be arranged anywhere on the desktop, flipped, and rotated. And now they can even sit behind Finder icons! Click here for more information and screenshots. PandoStickers 2.0.2 (495 KB)

PhotoCapture
A scriptable utility that allows you to capture images from a video source and save images to PICT files. Read me file (check out the read me file for requirements e.g. AV capable Mac, Quickcam etc). PhotoCapture 1.1 (33 KB)

PhotoIndex
Create an index of any JPEG or PICT files dropped on it Read me file. Example of photoindex product. PhotoIndex 1.0.1 (77 KB)

Phylum for free
Catalog your pictures using this. File formats supported includes TIFF, PICT, JPEG, BMP (note: GIF not supported). Read me file (PPC only). Please go to this page to register for your serial number and code. Screenshot. Phylum for free (3.7 MB)

Pict2Ascii 1.0.3
Reads pict files and interactively generates texts (ASCII) representing the pictures. Screenshot of main window. (PPC and 68k) Download (364 K)

PICT compare
Takes two images, and clears every pixel from the first image that is the same color as the corresponding pixel from the second image, sometimes making some very strange effects. Useful for gif animators. Read me file (PPC). Homepage for more information and screenshot. PICT compare 1.0 (312 KB)

PICTcompare
Using this program, you can compare PICT files, and find out if they are identical, or at least very similar. The program works on all PICT and JPEG files. Read me file. Screenshot. Homepage. PICTcompare 1.31 PPC (20 KB), 68k (version 1.2, 40 KB)

PICTshow
The main usage of PICTshow is the display of picture or slideshows. It can also be used to make archives or creates overviews of images. You can set the way images change (fade or slide etc), and when images change (time, or mouse click etc). Read me file (PPC and 68k). A shareware that is now released as freeware (check the homepage for more information). Screenshot. Homepage. PICTshow 3.0 FAT (254 KB)

PICTify 1.5
A free screen capturing control panel that can be used to capture user-defined areas, frontmost windows, and popped-up or pulled down menus. You may capture to a TeachText or ResEdit file, or to the clipboard (PPC and 68k). Read me file. Screenshot. Also available here PICTify 1.5 (41 K)

PictTrasher
A small application that you can use to quickly browse through any image files you have. Decide which ones you want to keep and which ones you want to get rid of. A Trash button is provided and moves the file to the Trash. Read me (with screenshots). PictTrasher 1.5.1 (203 KB)

Pic Viewer
A simple image management utility. Use PicViewer to view and manage folders full of images. Especially useful with a digital camera that download files with generic PeeCee lookin' names. Give your files real names and delete the ones you don't want. You can also export files using QuickTime.Read me file (PPC). Screenshot. Homepage. Pic Viewer (517 KB)

PictWave
Allows you to distort the image or the movie. You can also save the scene as a QuickTime movie. Read me file (postcard ware, PPC only). Screenshots of wave effect and of save as options. Homepage. PictWave 0.9.3b (170 KB)

PiXELS 3D
A fully featured 3D graphing software. Ray tracing, rendering etc. Documents are here (9 MB), and samples are here (2.6 MB). PPC only (MacOS 8.5.1 and later). You will have to register for a software key. To register you will need your Machine ID, info that will be shown to you on startup of the application. Check this homepage for more information. Japanese version, 5.4 MB
The requirements for this software are quite steep (as with all 3D graphics software). Check out the full list of features and requirements of this application. Only PiXELS 3.6 is available free primarily to entice you to try it out, and if you like it upgrade to version 3.7
PiXELS 3D 3.6.3 (3.6 MB)

POV-Ray
The Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer or POV-Ray for short, is a ray tracer, computer graphics software that can create stunning photo-realistic computer-generated images and animations. Read me file (MacOS 7.1 and later, Appearance extension). Screenshot. Home for more information and documentation. POV-Ray PPC (6.4 MB), 68k w/o FPU, 68k with FPU

Presenter Lite (Mac 3D Joy)
The Lite version of the Modeler and Presenter modules offer a modeling size limit (500K) with render size of 320x240. Being a spline-based modeler, you are easily able to create organic shapes that are equivalent to ten times or larger to those create with a polygonal modeler. This makes the Lite version an effective 3D tool for website and CD imagery and animation development. Screenshots of the Modeller Lite, and the Presenter Lite. Homepage. A great tutorial for beginners on 3D graphics (based on Modeller and Presenter) is available here. More advance tutorials are listed here. You might have to fill up this registration page. Modeller Lite (1248 KB), Presenter Lite (1075 KB)

Prowler
Prowler is an image browser, viewer and slideshow presenter with stylish appearance and streamlined function. Supports all image formats supported by Quicktime (which is a LOT). Read me file (PPC, MacOS 8.5 or later). Homepage (Check out the cool screenshot here). Prowler 1.1 (932 KB)

PTStitcher
Create, edit and remap VR panoramic images, then view them with Live Picture Viewer. Read me file. Also available here. Homepage (497 KB)

QuickSlider
A small application for showing images on the screen in a slide show. Drag files and folders on the icon and after some initial processing, a full screen slide show of all images will be shown. Read me (with screenshots). QuickSlider 1.1.2 (99 KB)

Quicktime
A multi-capable player for a wide range of different files. Great streaming channels are also available (eg. watch BBC World News live 24 hours daily) Registration required, please go to this page

Snap It! 1.0
A screen capturing application that can capture in nearly any situation (PPC only). Read me file. Sreenshot of main window ..Also available here Snap It! 1.0 (51 K)

Sparkle
An older mpeg player with support for mpeg-2 files.Read me file. Screenshot of the preferences available. Sparkle 2.4.1 (1.1 MB)

Starfish
Create your own desktop textures. Read me file. Screenshot of sample made, of main window. Homepage. Starfish 1.4 (55 KB)

Strata3D
An industrial-strength 3D modeling, rendering and animation software package. Read me file (PPC, MacOS8.5). Homepage. Strata3D (22 MB)

The Cheaper Image
An image processor for editing pict images. Screenshots of main windows, and paste options available Download

Thumbnail
A freeware utility to paste preview of image files onto image icons (PPC and 68k). Read me file Download (207 K)

UGather
Designed to help manage libraries, large or small, of multimedia content. Registration required. Read me file (PPC only). Screenshots (main window, search options, preferences). Go to the homepage for pdf manual and latest updates. UGather 2.2.3a (569 KB)

VCD Gear
A program to convert your VCDs to a format that can playback in QuickTime Player! VCDGear will convert VCD image files, .dat files, and even fix some errors in .mpg files. Read me file (PPC, MacOS8). Screenshot. Homepage. VCD Gear 1.5 (55 KB)

Vid4Win 2 QT
A program designed to convert Windows Video Clip files (suffix= .AVI) into Quicktime movie files (suffix= .MOV). Read me file (feedback ware). Homepage. Vid4Win 2 QT 1.0 (34 KB)

WebPainter
An older version but still great web graphic tools with eay to use paint tools, tracings, and export ability to many different formats including gif animations, quicktime sprite movies etc. If you ever wished to try make your own gif animations, use this. If you like this, buy the latest version. Screenshot. This great offer is also bundled with the .net magazine's CD. For serial number, while pressing the option key, type COMP WebPainter 1.0.1 (3.8 MB)

NIH Image 1.62 Can acquire, display, edit, enhance, analyze and animate images. It reads and writes TIFF, PICT, PICS and MacPaint files, providing compatibility with many other applications, including programs for scanning, processing, editing, publishing and analyzing images. Screenshot of main windows. It supports many standard image processing functions (PPC and 68k)	Download (1 MB)
Page Thing An applescript application to make webpage photo indexing, just a few mouse clicks worth. Latest: now updated to a full application. Check out the screenshot. Read me file (charity ware). Homepage .	Page Thing 2 (557 KB)
PandoFrame Allows you to place picture frames on your desktop. It's like Stickies for pictures. The picture frames set above any desktop pattern or picture you have, and can be arranged anywhere on the desktop (tested up to MacOS8.6). Click here for more information and screenshots.	PandoFrame 3.1.2 (1 MB)
PandoMural Program that places pictures on your desktop. Click here for more information and screenshots.	PandoMural 1.1 (393 KB)
PandoStickers Provides a fun and easy to use way for you to place graphics in a sticker-like form, on your desktop. The stickers can be arranged anywhere on the desktop, flipped, and rotated. And now they can even sit behind Finder icons! Click here for more information and screenshots.	PandoStickers 2.0.2 (495 KB)
PhotoCapture A scriptable utility that allows you to capture images from a video source and save images to PICT files. Read me file (check out the read me file for requirements e.g. AV capable Mac, Quickcam etc).	PhotoCapture 1.1 (33 KB)
PhotoIndex Create an index of any JPEG or PICT files dropped on it Read me file. Example of photoindex product.	PhotoIndex 1.0.1 (77 KB)
Phylum for free Catalog your pictures using this. File formats supported includes TIFF, PICT, JPEG, BMP (note: GIF not supported). Read me file (PPC only). Please go to this page to register for your serial number and code. Screenshot.	Phylum for free (3.7 MB)
Pict2Ascii 1.0.3 Reads pict files and interactively generates texts (ASCII) representing the pictures. Screenshot of main window. (PPC and 68k)	Download (364 K)
PICT compare Takes two images, and clears every pixel from the first image that is the same color as the corresponding pixel from the second image, sometimes making some very strange effects. Useful for gif animators. Read me file (PPC). Homepage for more information and screenshot.	PICT compare 1.0 (312 KB)
PICTcompare Using this program, you can compare PICT files, and find out if they are identical, or at least very similar. The program works on all PICT and JPEG files. Read me file. Screenshot. Homepage.	PICTcompare 1.31 PPC (20 KB), 68k (version 1.2, 40 KB)
PICTshow The main usage of PICTshow is the display of picture or slideshows. It can also be used to make archives or creates overviews of images. You can set the way images change (fade or slide etc), and when images change (time, or mouse click etc). Read me file (PPC and 68k). A shareware that is now released as freeware (check the homepage for more information). Screenshot. Homepage.	PICTshow 3.0 FAT (254 KB)
PICTify 1.5 A free screen capturing control panel that can be used to capture user-defined areas, frontmost windows, and popped-up or pulled down menus. You may capture to a TeachText or ResEdit file, or to the clipboard (PPC and 68k). Read me file. Screenshot. Also available here	PICTify 1.5 (41 K)
PictTrasher A small application that you can use to quickly browse through any image files you have. Decide which ones you want to keep and which ones you want to get rid of. A Trash button is provided and moves the file to the Trash. Read me (with screenshots).	PictTrasher 1.5.1 (203 KB)
Pic Viewer A simple image management utility. Use PicViewer to view and manage folders full of images. Especially useful with a digital camera that download files with generic PeeCee lookin' names. Give your files real names and delete the ones you don't want. You can also export files using QuickTime.Read me file (PPC). Screenshot. Homepage.	Pic Viewer (517 KB)
PictWave Allows you to distort the image or the movie. You can also save the scene as a QuickTime movie. Read me file (postcard ware, PPC only). Screenshots of wave effect and of save as options. Homepage.	PictWave 0.9.3b (170 KB)
PiXELS 3D A fully featured 3D graphing software. Ray tracing, rendering etc. Documents are here (9 MB), and samples are here (2.6 MB). PPC only (MacOS 8.5.1 and later). You will have to register for a software key. To register you will need your Machine ID, info that will be shown to you on startup of the application. Check this homepage for more information. Japanese version, 5.4 MB The requirements for this software are quite steep (as with all 3D graphics software). Check out the full list of features and requirements of this application. Only PiXELS 3.6 is available free primarily to entice you to try it out, and if you like it upgrade to version 3.7	PiXELS 3D 3.6.3 (3.6 MB)
POV-Ray The Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer or POV-Ray for short, is a ray tracer, computer graphics software that can create stunning photo-realistic computer-generated images and animations. Read me file (MacOS 7.1 and later, Appearance extension). Screenshot. Home for more information and documentation.	POV-Ray PPC (6.4 MB), 68k w/o FPU, 68k with FPU
Presenter Lite (Mac 3D Joy) The Lite version of the Modeler and Presenter modules offer a modeling size limit (500K) with render size of 320x240. Being a spline-based modeler, you are easily able to create organic shapes that are equivalent to ten times or larger to those create with a polygonal modeler. This makes the Lite version an effective 3D tool for website and CD imagery and animation development. Screenshots of the Modeller Lite, and the Presenter Lite. Homepage. A great tutorial for beginners on 3D graphics (based on Modeller and Presenter) is available here. More advance tutorials are listed here. You might have to fill up this registration page.	Modeller Lite (1248 KB), Presenter Lite (1075 KB)
Prowler Prowler is an image browser, viewer and slideshow presenter with stylish appearance and streamlined function. Supports all image formats supported by Quicktime (which is a LOT). Read me file (PPC, MacOS 8.5 or later). Homepage (Check out the cool screenshot here).	Prowler 1.1 (932 KB)
PTStitcher Create, edit and remap VR panoramic images, then view them with Live Picture Viewer. Read me file. Also available here.	Homepage (497 KB)
QuickSlider A small application for showing images on the screen in a slide show. Drag files and folders on the icon and after some initial processing, a full screen slide show of all images will be shown. Read me (with screenshots).	QuickSlider 1.1.2 (99 KB)
Quicktime A multi-capable player for a wide range of different files. Great streaming channels are also available (eg. watch BBC World News live 24 hours daily)	Registration required, please go to this page
Snap It! 1.0 A screen capturing application that can capture in nearly any situation (PPC only). Read me file. Sreenshot of main window ..Also available here	Snap It! 1.0 (51 K)
Sparkle An older mpeg player with support for mpeg-2 files.Read me file. Screenshot of the preferences available.	Sparkle 2.4.1 (1.1 MB)
Starfish Create your own desktop textures. Read me file. Screenshot of sample made, of main window. Homepage.	Starfish 1.4 (55 KB)
Strata3D An industrial-strength 3D modeling, rendering and animation software package. Read me file (PPC, MacOS8.5). Homepage.	Strata3D (22 MB)
The Cheaper Image An image processor for editing pict images. Screenshots of main windows, and paste options available	Download
Thumbnail A freeware utility to paste preview of image files onto image icons (PPC and 68k). Read me file	Download (207 K)
UGather Designed to help manage libraries, large or small, of multimedia content. Registration required. Read me file (PPC only). Screenshots (main window, search options, preferences). Go to the homepage for pdf manual and latest updates.	UGather 2.2.3a (569 KB)
VCD Gear A program to convert your VCDs to a format that can playback in QuickTime Player! VCDGear will convert VCD image files, .dat files, and even fix some errors in .mpg files. Read me file (PPC, MacOS8). Screenshot. Homepage.	VCD Gear 1.5 (55 KB)
Vid4Win 2 QT A program designed to convert Windows Video Clip files (suffix= .AVI) into Quicktime movie files (suffix= .MOV). Read me file (feedback ware). Homepage.	Vid4Win 2 QT 1.0 (34 KB)
WebPainter An older version but still great web graphic tools with eay to use paint tools, tracings, and export ability to many different formats including gif animations, quicktime sprite movies etc. If you ever wished to try make your own gif animations, use this. If you like this, buy the latest version. Screenshot. This great offer is also bundled with the .net magazine's CD. For serial number, while pressing the option key, type COMP	WebPainter 1.0.1 (3.8 MB)