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DESCRIPTION
FreeDMG is one of the most powerful and easy to use disk imaging program available for Mac OS X. With this software it is possible to quickly perform disk imaging on the fly. Both the program's window, and the dock icon can be used for drag-and-drop imaging. There many image formats that that can be chosen (UDZO, UDCO, etc.). FreeDMG can make internet enabled disk images for distribution to Macs as well as ISO/Joliet hybrid images for cross-platform delivery. Verbose preferences, and a built-in log window help users hide/display additional information about the imaging process.

Gain easy access to the many options available for creating and manipulating disk images in Mac OS X with FreeDMG. From the hidden "resize" function of hdiutil to the adjustable compresion levels available for the UDZO format, this software attempts to unveil it all. Users have the option to overwrite exising files, and can choose to quit the program automatically after creating an image on launch. It is possible to encrypt images (password protect) with the click of a button.

With FreeDMG you can attach beautiful html/rtf software license agreements to disk images. This software is currently the best way to add SLAs to disk images for multi-lingual distribution. The license creation process in FreeDMG prevents character loss for all 2-byte languages.

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 05.8b:
  • Added Russian localization
  • Added German localization
  • Uses new version of mkdmg
    • Corrects problems with encryption in 10.4
    • Uses getopt(3) to parse command line arguments
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later. Xcode developer tools required to attach software license agreements to images. Encryption in 10.5.x requires 10.5.2 or later.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Kelley Computing
Downloads:23,218
  - Version d/l:1,739
Utilities:Compression
License:Free
Date:23 Nov 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
RATING
****.
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FreeDMG User Reviews (24 posts)Write A Review
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May 28 2008

AIKOUSHA  I can't use this, as it does the oddest thing...

Anytime I enter a text box, and click a key, the application loses the ability to track keyboard or mouse events, and will no longer respond to any type of system calls (sorry no quitting, even from the dock). The only exit is by pulling up the Force Quit dialog. Thankfully opt-tabbing still worked, as does clicking on the background. Or I would have had to force a reset.

Very, very odd.  
(Version 0.5.6b)

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May 28 2008

MACUPDATE ADMIN  You can report this to the developer at his support page:

http://www.kelleycomputing.net:16080/support/freedmg/  
(Version 0.5.6b)

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Sep 22 2007

FRANCOLA  Nice program, but when I click on something else and FreeDMG loses focus, I get this http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/2168/picture2ds1.png  
(Version 0.5.5b)

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Sep 22 2007

EDDIE_KELLEY  Can you provide more information about when you are seeing this? What operation (if any) were you performing when this occurred?

Please submit bug reports or feedback on the Kelley Computing website:

http://www.kelleycomputing.net/contact  
(Version 0.5.5b)

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Sep 24 2007

EDDIE_KELLEY  This problem was related to window size settings. Either removing preferences, or re-sizing the window may solve issues carried across from older versions of FreeDMG.  
(Version 0.5.5b)

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Oct 14 2006
*****

APPLEDOGX  Really does create a dmg file easily. The only thing really missing is the ability to include a background image for the dmg window and hide the image file on the dmg.  
(Version 0.5.4b)

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May 20 2006
****½

PIAKO  Yeah, so this program works good. :D The preferences are fairly advanced it seems. Still a little buggy. I would be willing to pay $5.00 to $10.00 for this application. Thanks for the ease of read-only volume creation. :) I use the create from volume function a lot to back up my CDs!  
(Version 0.5.4b)

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Sep 30 2005

NUNUV URBIZ  Why does the link to Kelley Computing set off Little Snitch? Whats the point in that?  
(Version 0.5.3b)

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Oct 13 2005

EDDIE KELLEY  The Web Server running at www.kelleycomputing.net is using a "performance cache". This allows the server to provide clients on the internet a cached version of the web page, without having to read from disk. This speeds up the browsing experience in some cases.

The reason little snitch was complaining, was because the port 16080 is used (instead of port 80). Little Snitch is telling you this because you have not chosen to trust connections using that port yet.

More information can be found by googling "web performance cache 16080".  
(Version 0.5.3b)

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Jul 26 2005

ANONYMOUS  Can we give a DMG an icon?  
(Version 0.5.3b)

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Jul 26 2005

EDDIE KELLEY  The suggestion is much appreciated. I will look into this.

Thanks!  
(Version 0.5.3b)

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Jul 26 2005
****½

SKIP  I downloaded this version and when I go to menu bar and click on Images and then go down to Create from Volume it crashes

The version 0.4.6b works 500 MHz PowerPC G3 B/W 10.3.9   
(Version 0.5.3b)

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Jul 13 2005

EDDIE KELLEY  There was a small bug in the initial release of FreeDMG 0.5.2b. The issue has been corrected (via silent update). The software will no longer crash on launch.

Thanks to everyone for their promt and informative feedback!

Eddie Kelley

www.kelleycomputing.net  
(Version 0.5.2b)

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Jul 13 2005

SKIP  Tried again and same things happens

It crashes when I go to (Images) and click (Create from Device.  
(Version 0.5.2b)

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Jul 14 2005

EDDIE KELLEY  Can you give any more specifics? (what O.S. version, Computer model, number of devices, etc.?)

Thanks!  
(Version 0.5.2b)

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Jul 15 2005

ANONYMOUS  FreeDMG is also crashing immediately on my machine (G5, running 10.2.8). Too bad it's happening with this version; all the ones before have been troublefree. Back to the drawing board on this one, I'm afraid.  
(Version 0.5.2b)

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Jul 13 2005

GUNTIS  I tried to contect the author about my problems to open FreeDMG, but his page doesn't respond to clicks on the Submit button... Not in hte Contact Me page, nor in Bug report page...

He must be completely sunk in bugs... :(  
(Version 0.5.2b)

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Jul 13 2005

EDDIE KELLEY  ...actually, I was sleeping...  
(Version 0.5.2b)

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Jul 13 2005

GUNTIS  Today I upgraded my PB 15" to 10.4.2 and then downloaded FreeDMG (for the first time, to try it). But I cannot even open it - it crashes immediately... Probably something to do with the OS X 10.4.2 updated components...  
(Version 0.5.2b)

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