Free text effects software for mac

Starting with Apples OS X 10.2 Jaguar you can run your screen saver as your desktop background, and Desktop Effects gives you a GUI to make it happen.

This is a simple application that just puts a GUI on top of the command:

/System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background

Unfortunately this command no longer works in 10.3 "Panter"- so you are out of luck there if you are running it.

Completly freeware.

More Ichat Effects 2.0.3 is known as a nice collection of 56 effects for iChat and Photobooth. These effects are available for G5 and Intel processor.

Some are supported by PowerPC G4 with Powerboost to add support of the simple effects on your G4. "Cack-drop effects" will still be unavailable for G4 and G5.
If you want to remove all effects, run the installer or remove files in /Library/Compositions

FackBore Effects 1.0 is designed as a useful System Preferences module which allows one to select a single screen saver to run on the desktop or multiple screen savers to run in the foreground (partially transparent over the desktop). Foreground and background screensavers can be configured to automatically start at login. Source is included.

AVOID OPEN GL SCREENSAVERS IN THE FOREGROUND UNLESS YOUR SYSTEM IS QUARTZ EXTREME CAPABLE! Even with QE, screen savers in the foreground can have an extremely detrimental affect to UI responsiveness.

Recommenations: Try Plasma Tunnel, IGS Twisted, or SpiroScales in the foreground. Euphoria works great in the background. Slide shows look neat, as well.
While this is freeware, tips are appreciated.

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

Text Tools is a OSAX that adds commands that allow you to use some Toolbox routines in the Mac OS.
The most commands won’t require special skills, except for two commands that get variables of Script Manager.


Completly freeware.

Text Easy is a smal amd very simple text editor written in REALBasic for Mac OS X.

It can succesfully replace the TextEdit application and is completly freeware.

Text Reader saves text files as audio filesusing Text-To-Speech. Can be used to then copy the audio file to an iPod for later listening.

Auto-Effects is the software you use to transform your Auto-Illustrator .AFX animation files (created with the Recording Tool) into various animation formats.
Auto-Effects allows you to load, preview, edit, save .AFX files, and renders Macromedia Shockwave Flash .SWF files.
In the future, it will also generate QuickTime .MOV files and individual anti-aliased bitmap frames (as PICT or BMP files)
Enhancements:
- Made file opening routines less strict - Auto-Effects will now open corrupted files and will try to recover information. This help relieve a problem with the current Auto-Illustrator b0.4-r19 which is not quite producing valid .AFX files
- Added an Effect menu with:
- Arrange menu: Arrange randomly - scatters objects
- Masking menu: Flicker - randomly causes objects to flicker, Write-On - objects appear from first frame onwards
- Motion menu: Slide - move shapes in single direction, Sparks - move shapes in spark-like directions.