Free starfish software for mac

StarfishX is a Mac OS X-native application which generates cool desktop patterns. It is based on Mars Saxmans Starfish pattern generation engine.
Main features:
- Mac OS X native cocoa application.
- Altivec-enabled and multi-threaded to take full advantage of todays dual (and single) processor G4 PowerMacs. (There is also a version of Starfish X which will run on a G3 Macintosh, although its much slower).
- Support for multiple monitors (you can generate a different pattern for each monitor connected to your computer).
- Support for both TIFF and JPEG image files.
- Option to quit StarfishX when all patterns have been generated. (Perfect for use as a startup item!)
- Keeps track of recently-created patterns so you can go back to that really cool pattern StarfishX created yesterday.
Enhancements:
- StarfishX now comes as two separate downloads. One for G4 and higher machines, and one for G3 machines. It appears that the gcc 3.3 compiler added some G4 instructions to routines which call Altivec code, even if these such routines dont have any Altivec code in them themselves. This sucks, because it causes
- StafishX to crash on any G3-based machine. But Im unwilling to give up the 15% speed improvement this new compiler gives us just for this, so there are now two vesions. The G3 version will warn you if you run it on a machine with Altivec, and the G4+ version will refuse to run on a G3.
- Fixed a crash when dragging to rearrange palettes and/or colors.
- Removed a beep when you edited--but didnt change the name of--a palette.

Starfish X (G3) 2.0 comes as a feature-rich application that helps to generate desktop patterns based on configurable settings and algorithms. It is based on Mars Saxman's original Mac OS 9 implementation of Starfish. Using the progarm is simple: select a palette, image size, tiling arrangment, and pattern algorithm. The program will generate a pattern based on your settings, and then apply the pattern to your desktop. You can store up to 500 patterns in the program itself, and select the best ones to save to your hard drive. The application provides support for multiple monitors, as well as for TIFF and JPEG image files.

This edition of Starfish is tuned down for optimal performance on G3 computers. For computers with a G4 processor, download the standard Starfish X.

Requirements:

• Mac OS X