Software for Vintage and Obsolete Computers
If you are using an old operating system or computer which is no longer supported by Apple, you might still find software products for your Mac here. In some cases, we even develop new or updated software products targeted to old systems.
Please use the following, alphabetically sorted list of applications to find the software product you may be looking for.
Note that these applications must not be used on up-to-date versions of macOS. Those operating systems were unknown at the time the software was developed, so technical conflicts could arise that might result in data loss. Most programs have an internal safety feature which prevents you from using them with incompatible operating systems.
| Application | Version | Release Date | For the Operating Systems | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backup Server Control | 2.54 | August 3, 2021 | macOS 10.13 |  8.1 MB |
| Bresink Software Updater | 1.3 | November 12, 2020 | macOS 10.12 macOS 10.13 |
3.5 MB |
| Hardware Monitor | 5.6 | June 17, 2019 |
OS X 10.10 Yosemite and later |
10.5 MB |
| Hardware Monitor (Community Edition) |
5.6 |
July 19, 2021 |
OS X 10.10 Yosemite OS X 10.11 El Capitan macOS 10.12 Sierra, only on supported Macs |
7.4 MB |
| Hardware Monitor Remote |
5.6 |
June 17, 2019 |
OS X 10.10 Yosemite and later |
4.9 MB |
| Hardware Monitor Remote (Community Edition) |
5.6 |
July 19, 2021 |
OS X 10.10 Yosemite OS X 10.11 El Capitan macOS 10.12 Sierra, only on supported Macs |
2.1 MB |
| NFS Manager | 3.92 | June 1, 2016 | Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.7 Lion OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion OS X 10.9 Mavericks (not recommended) OS X 10.10 Yosemite (not recommended) |
8.4 MB |
| NFS Manager | 4.41 | August 7, 2018 | OS X 10.11 El Capitan | 5.9 MB |
| NFS Manager | 4.92 | November 5, 2020 | macOS 10.12 Sierra macOS 10.13 High Sierra macOS 10.14 Mojave macOS 10.15 Catalina |
10.4 MB |
| PrefEdit | 1.2 | February 27, 2006 | Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger |
296 KB |
| PrefEdit | 2.4 | June 1, 2016 | Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard | 1.6 MB |
| PrefEdit | 3.6 | June 1, 2016 | Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion |
8.1 MB |
| PrefEdit | 3.93 | September 24, 2018 | OS X 10.9 Mavericks | 6.2 MB |
| PrefEdit | 4.2 | June 26, 2019 | OS X 10.10 Yosemite OS X 10.11 El Capitan |
7.4 MB |
| PrefEdit | 4.51 | December 21, 2020 | macOS 10.12 Sierra macOS 10.13 High Sierra |
7.8 MB |
| Sync Checker | 1.4 | June 1, 2016 | Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.7 Lion OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion OS X 10.9 Mavericks |
5.5 MB |
| Sync Checker | 2.52 | April 9, 2018 | OS X 10.10 Yosemite OS X 10.11 El Capitan |
5.5 MB |
| Sync Checker | 3.71 | July 22, 2021 | macOS 10.12 Sierra macOS 10.13 High Sierra |
9.6 MB |
| SystemLoad | 1.3 | March 25, 2009 | Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard |
326 KB |
| SystemLoad | 2.1 | August 7, 2013 | Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.7 Lion OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion OS X 10.9 Mavericks OS X 10.10 Yosemite |
2.8 MB |
| SystemLoad | 4.1 | November 5, 2020 | OS X 10.11 El Capitan macOS 10.12 Sierra macOS 10.13 High Sierra macOS 10.14 Mojave macOS 10.15 Catalina |
1.4 MB |
| TinkerTool (Historic Edition) † | 1.1.2 | June 17, 2020 | Mac OS X Public Beta | 64 KB |
| TinkerTool (Historic Edition) † | 1.5.2 | June 17, 2020 | Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah | 130 KB |
| TinkerTool Classic | 3.95 | August 28, 2009 | Mac OS X 10.1 Puma Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar Mac OS X 10.3 Panther |
690 KB |
| TinkerTool Classic Generation 2 | 4.5 | March 17, 2011 | Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard |
1.2 MB |
| TinkerTool System Release 2 | 3.7 | June 26, 2018 | Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (64 bit) Mac OS X 10.7 Lion OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion OS X 10.9 Mavericks |
see product page |
| TinkerTool System 4 | 4.97 | April 18, 2018 | OS X 10.10. Yosemite OS X 10.11 El Capitan |
see product page |
| TinkerTool System 5 | 5.99 S3 | December 18, 2019 | macOS 10.12 Sierra macOS 10.13 High Sierra |
see product page |
† The ”Historic Editions“ of TinkerTool are made available for fans who like to use the utility with the very first versions of Mac OS X. They are digital reconstructions, rebuilt from the original sources. The software is provided “as is”, without any support or documentation.
Expired products, for existing license holders only
The following products are no longer in distribution, so you can no longer purchase new licenses for them, and there is no longer any technical support for these particular application versions. The downloads are only provided for current customers who had purchased a license in the past, but lost their copies of the software.
| Application | Version | Release Date | For the Operating Systems | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware Monitor | 4.99 | June 1, 2016 | Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard |
4.2 MB |
| Hardware Monitor | 4.99 | December 5, 2016 | Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.7 Lion OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion OS X 10.9 Mavericks |
6.1 MB |
| Hardware Monitor Remote | 4.95 | September 8, 2011 | Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard |
881 KB |
| Hardware Monitor Remote | 4.98 | June 1, 2016 | Mac OS X 10.7 Lion OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion |
4.5 MB |
| Hardware Monitor Remote | 4.99 | April 9, 2018 | OS X 10.9 Mavericks | 4.7 MB |
| NFS Manager | 2.94a | May 26, 2007 |
Mac OS X 10.2.5 Jaguar |
805 KB |
| NFS Manager | 3.5 | June 1, 2016 | Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard | 2.4 MB |
| PrefEdit | 2.2 | June 1, 2016 | Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard | 1.8 MB |
| Sync Checker | 1.0 | June 1, 2016 | Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard | 2.1 MB |
| TinkerTool System (1) | 1.94 | July 20, 2011 |
Mac OS X 10.3.8 Panther |
2.5 MB |
| TinkerTool System Release 2 | 2.7 | June 1, 2016 | Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard | 5.2 MB |
| TinkerTool System Release 2 | 3.32 | June 1, 2016 | Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard on 32 Bit CPU |
19.4 MB |