Software Downloads for Macintosh
Mac OS X: Recommended Software | Email Clients | File Transfer | Terminal Emulation | Utilities | Resources
Mac OS 9.2 and earlier: Previous Software Versions
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Looking for information about Snow Leopard? Information about compatibility of commonly used applications and services at Stanford is available on the Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) at Stanford page.
| Recommended Software for All Stanford Computers | |
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| Stanford Desktop Tools 2.5 Release Date: 8/27/09 Learn more and then download |
Provides automatic software updates for site-licensed Stanford software. . This version runs on both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs running Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, and 10.6. |
| Kerberos Configuration Utility 2.0 Release Date: 4/10/09 Learn more and then download |
Configures Kerberos, which is built in to Mac OS X, to work with the Stanford network. |
| BigFix Client Release Date: 8/10/09 Learn more and then download |
Recommended software that helps ensure your Macintosh computer has the latest operating system security updates. The patching is automated, unlike manual patching, and supplements Apple's Software Updates. |
| Sophos Anti-Virus 7 Release Date:11/17/09 Learn more and then download |
Stanford site-licensed anti-malware software. |
| Email Clients | |
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| Supported Email Programs | Several email programs are supported by IT Services and widely used at Stanford. Please see Email Programs at Stanford for information on how to obtain and configure these clients. |
| File Transfer | |
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| Fetch 5.5 Release Date: 6/16/09 Learn more and then download |
Provides secure access to your AFS files for Mac OS X 10.3.9 and above,
including Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. See the Learn More page for registration information. |
| Stanford OpenAFS for Macintosh |
Provides AFS file mounting for Mac OS X 10.4.x. This program can be downloaded from the Stanford OpenAFS Client Software web site. |
| Terminal Emulation | |
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| LelandSSH Release Date: 1/4/07 Learn More First Download Now |
Allows Macintosh users to quickly establish SSH sessions using the Mac OS X Terminal application. |
| Samson for Macintosh 5.2.1 Release Date: 7/6/01 |
A telnet application. Can also be used for terminal emulation. Samson has been discontinued but those who need it to connect to Unix Spires can download it from the Previous Software Versions page |
| Utilities | |
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| Adobe Reader 8.1.3 Release Date: 11/11/08 For PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 Macs: Download Now For Intel-based Macs: Download Now |
Allows you to read and print PDF files. |
| Resources | |
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| Connections to SUNet |
Information about connecting to the Stanford University network (SUNet) using wireless, Ethernet, DSL, or a modem |
| Connecting to Stanford Usenet Newsgroups |
Information about how to accesses Stanford's newsgroups using Thunderbird. |
| Previous Software Versions |
Software for use on older computers that may have limited RAM, hard disk space, or are running older operating systems that will not support the newer versions |
| Mac OS X at Stanford |
Information about using Mac OS X at Stanford |
