Mac Giving Tree launched – get free Mac software

Mac Giving Tree has been launched today to give free software gifts to Mac users during this holiday season. People who sign-up will receive two Mac software presents which will be unwrapped on Christmas Day.

In addition, upon sign-up people will immediately receive over $50 in Mac software including Ambrosia Software’s popular audio capturing application WireTap Pro, holiday shopping list application Santa’s Gizmo, and secure encryption application BitClamp.

The Mac Giving Tree offer will run until midnight on Christmas Eve EST, when the presents will be unwrapped.

More info: http://www.macgivingtree.com

27 Comments

  1. “What’s the catch?”

    This is yet another attempt by the MacHeist folks to increase its database of registered users. Previous efforts have gone awry; for MacHeist, registered users and independent software developers.

    There are many sides to every story, so a litte Googling of “MacHeist” might be recommended.

  2. The catch is that they conveniently substitute “in” for the words “towards the purchase of”:

    “upon sign-up people will immediately receive over $50 [towards the purchase of] Mac software including Ambrosia Software’s popular audio capturing application WireTap Pro, holiday shopping list application Santa’s Gizmo, and secure encryption application BitClamp”

    Seriously, you can’t expect to get something for free. Nothing that you’d want anyways.

  3. No, they are giving it away for free CHM. All the stuff in MH except for the final bundle is free of charge, they are just doing this as a way of increasing number of participants.

    Wiretap Pro is completely free (along with the other software).

  4. I have gotten free software from MacHeist before. They like to give away full versions shareware as promotion for the developers and software, not to mention increasing their mailing list, etc.

    When it comes to shareware, sometimes you do get something for nothing.

  5. OK, well, what I saw said “download trial version for free” and then had a price. I already have it so I didn’t download.

    Is my Lyxdesia/didn’t stop, to hell with going blind/acid flashback trilogy affecting my reading again?

  6. Well, let’s see. Wiretap used to be free, and Wiretap Pro used to cost $19. But neither Wiretap nor Wiretap pro are to be found on Ambrosia’s website. They have replaced the two of them with Wiretap Studio… So if you get Wiretap Pro, I suppose, it will cost you $30 just to upgrade from Wiretap pro to Wiretap Studio! Otherwise, what kind of support will they give for an old application they’re no longer making?

    Gizmo is already freeware.

    I’ve never heard of bitClamp until today, but it’s evidently $20 shareware.

    Just the facts, ma’am.

  7. I downloaded WireTap Pro from MH. The download said freebie installer. The link I clicked was right about the website and price of the software. Download Now. I’ve installed it and it didn’t ask for any reg info nor did I see a place to input some, so I am assuming it is truly free.

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