Earlier this year Low End Mac covered a brand-new browser for PowerPC Macs called PowerFox, testing it out on a few machines as well as a VM. On July 14th 2026 Jazzzny released a new update for PowerFox, which feels noticeably improved from the last time this browser was covered. PowerFox also gains […]
Category Archives: Mac OS X Software
Thought your older Intel Macs running on Lion all the way up through Mojave could no longer have a modern, functional web browser? Named after the “red leaves of autumn” in Japanese and based off of FireFox 140 ESR from June 2025, it’s quite an upgrade. It is a fork/successor to the FireFox-dynasty […]
The first developer beta of macOS Golden Gate dropped on the first day of WWDC26, June 8th 2026. Siri AI is slowly rolling out to those who joined the waitlist, quietly replacing the older Siri in the background. See: MacOS Golden Gate 27 Beta 2 Release Notes – Apple . Download: MacOS Golden […]
After upgrading your Mac to the new Golden Gate beta, your desktop will look mostly the same as Tahoe at a quick glance, with some slight differences. macOS 27 makes tweaks to the UI, listening to some user feedback. See: MacOS Golden Gate 27 Beta 1 Release Notes – Apple . Download: MacOS […]
On June 8th 2026, Apple announced the first version of macOS intended solely for Apple Silicon – macOS Golden Gate. This version of the operating system brings some refinements to the Liquid Glass UI, making some changes through user feedback. It’s also the final version of macOS to natively run Rosetta 2. This […]
There’s not much to say about this, other than it looked interesting for the moment it presented itself on the screen. For the last 2 developer beta updates installed, whenever I login for the first time, all system windows stay dark purple for a brief moment. .. Above: Screenshot taken in macOS 26.2 Beta 2, […]
I don’t know why. For some reason on my M4 Mac mini in Tahoe 26.2 Beta (25C5048a), the default system icon for .bundle files is a Microsoft Word 2004 icon. I do have Microsoft Office installed, but surely it’s not that old! As it turns out, there’s an explanation for this. . . In my […]
This light utility gives you the ability to properly format SD cards and Micro SD cards on your PowerPC Mac. Older versions of Mac OS X recognize SD cards as USB flash drives if they mount, although may have trouble formatting in Disk Utility. . . Macs did not have SD card slots or Micro […]
On September 15th 2025, Apple released the final version of macOS intended to be able to run on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs – macOS Tahoe. This version of macOS makes some very up-front tweaks: A new “Liquid Glass UI”, a system version number jumping to 26 from 15, some new apps, and some […]
This update was sent out the same day as iOS 18.6.2, providing bug fixes and stability issues for users on macOS Sequoia. Apple deemed CVE-2025-43300 serious enough to be included in an update for older versions of macOS as well, bringing Sonoma to 14.7.8 and even Ventura up to 13.7.8. . . Even though major […]
Have you ever wanted to benchmark a Power Mac G4 MDD versus a 2018 Mac mini, directly? Well, now you actually can*! This is actually a Universal app, which works all the way up to macOS Mojave since it’s a 32-Bit app. See: Download – Power Fractal v1.4.1 (160 kB – External Link) . . […]
There’s iStat Menus, iStat Pro, and then there’s Temperature Monitor 4.96. It’s nice and simple overall, yet it gives you just enough customization to show the temperature stats you need on your PowerPC Mac. The best part is, there is a mini app which comes along with it. TemperatureMonitor4.96.dmg_.zip (LEM Software Repository, 3 MB) . […]
This week Apple has announced a flurry of updates for certain versions of their operating systems, most notably macOS 15.6 and iOS 18.6. The iOS update comes with 29 security fixes. There are a total of 81 security fixes included in the latest macOS 15.6 update, some are described as quite serious. . (Above: Banner […]
They say when you come to the dark side you get cookies, but in the world of technology you get a brand new version of macOS. This was the first version of macOS to use Dark Mode, after all, but the murky truth lays underneath. This was the final version of macOS to be able […]
After spending roughly a month and a half in beta, macOS 15.5 Sequoia is now available for everyone to download who is currently already on macOS 15 as well as anyone wishing up upgrade with a supported or OCLP capable Mac. Keep in mind if you’re running an unsupported Mac with Sequoia on OCLP, the […]
Right after the start of fall on October 7th 2019, Apple released macOS Catalina after having been announced June 3rd that same year at WWDC 2019. This version of macOS is named after the Santa Catalina Island, a place off the coast of Southern Cali. This the 7th version of macOS with a California themed […]
This day in age, a certain recent OS started shipping with it’s own built-in password manager app – and as it turns out, there’s been a password manager app out for PowerPC for a little while! Version 3.5.15 was out in 2010, so this app certainly falls into the category of abandonware. Password managers aren’t […]