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- | Please list all those apps from other platforms (Symbian, Palm, | + | Please list all those apps from other platforms (Symbian, Palm, Iphone, Java etc.) you can't live without, and you wish were available on your new ''maemo convergence device''. |
Please list the product name here, also including the operating system, the developer's site (if you know it), and a brief summary of the functionality. | Please list the product name here, also including the operating system, the developer's site (if you know it), and a brief summary of the functionality. | ||
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You should include '''only already existing apps which are today available for other mainstream pocketable devices''', not generic "rants" for some generic fancy functionality, or applications meant for desktop computers. This way, we can keep high the signal-to-noise ratio and maybe select a number of developers we should convince to work on the new maemo platform. | You should include '''only already existing apps which are today available for other mainstream pocketable devices''', not generic "rants" for some generic fancy functionality, or applications meant for desktop computers. This way, we can keep high the signal-to-noise ratio and maybe select a number of developers we should convince to work on the new maemo platform. | ||
- | Note: | + | Note: Possibly merge this with an [[Community_wish-list|already existing request page]] |
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=== Communication === | === Communication === | ||
- | + | '''Blacklist''' - S60 - An application which blocks calls and SMSs from all the numbers in a black list. Optionally it should also be able to send custom messages when a blocked no calls or sends an SMS. Like : http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/blacklist.php | |
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- | + | '''Business Card Reader''' - S60 - scans business cards using camera and populates an addressbook entry automatically. Like : http://www.abbyy.com/bcr/ | |
+ | * Suggestion: implement as a "Share With" plugin | ||
- | + | '''Call Recorder''' - S60 - An call recording application with rules for saving conversations for incoming/outgoing calls from known/unknown numbers. It should be able to record call automatically or manually by pressing a button. Like: http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/callrecorder.php | |
- | + | * Please test the "recaller" widget to manually record a call (in extras-devel only, take care!) | |
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- | + | '''Gravity''' - S60 - http://www.mobileways.de - THE Twitter App for S60. | |
- | + | * How do Witter or Mauku (MicroFeed) compare? | |
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- | + | '''Nimbuzz''' - S60, iPhone, Android, Windows - http://www.nimbuzz.com - Great multiprotocol messenger. | |
- | + | * How does [http://pidgin.garage.maemo.org/ Pidgin On Maemo] compare? | |
- | + | * Or builtin telepathy with various connection managers | |
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+ | '''Shake SMS''' - Symbian - http://thinkchange.cn/products/index/shakesms - Deals with SMS and Phone Lock using the Accelerometers technology,to make you use the phone in an easier way! | ||
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+ | '''Skebby''' - Symbian - http://www.skebby.it - Send sms messages at low prices or for free | ||
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+ | '''TruPhone''' - Symbian and others - www.truphone.com - send SMS at low price and allow cheap VoIP calls (at better than standard SIP quality | ||
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+ | '''SMS Timer''' - S60 - an application which sends SMSs at a time scheduled earlier. Like: http://www.mobimonster2.com/SMS_Timer.asp | ||
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+ | '''Total recall''' - Symbian - http://www.killermobile.com - records phone calls without the "beep"; | ||
+ | this is also accomplished by '''Ultimate voice recorder''' - Symbian - http://www.fingertip-access.com | ||
+ | * Please test the "recaller" widget to manually record a call (in extras-devel only, take care!) | ||
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+ | '''Wallet''' - S60 - Keeps a list of all the bank, creditcard, login details. It should also synchronise with PC. Like : http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/wallet/ | ||
+ | '''Handy Safe Pro''' - S60 - Password and others manager ... Like previous one, also with PC versions for backup/easy maintenance. | ||
+ | * How does [http://maemo.org/packages/view/pwsafe/ Password Safe] compare? | ||
=== Games === | === Games === | ||
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| [http://www.thewayoftheninja.org/n_downloads.html N Game] || Be warned, N is a highly addictive, sometimes very frustrating game || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | | [http://www.thewayoftheninja.org/n_downloads.html N Game] || Be warned, N is a highly addictive, sometimes very frustrating game || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | ||
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=== Multimedia === | === Multimedia === | ||
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! Application !! class="unsortable" | Description !! class="unsortable" | Current platforms | ! Application !! class="unsortable" | Description !! class="unsortable" | Current platforms | ||
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| [http://amazon.com/mp3 Amazon MP3 mobile] || App to buy and manage mp3 downloads from Amazon MP3 store || iPhone, Android | | [http://amazon.com/mp3 Amazon MP3 mobile] || App to buy and manage mp3 downloads from Amazon MP3 store || iPhone, Android | ||
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! Applications !! class="unsortable" | Description !! class="unsortable" | Current platforms | ! Applications !! class="unsortable" | Description !! class="unsortable" | Current platforms | ||
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| [http://buddycloud.com/ BuddyCloud] || enables users to broadcast their personality and their location to friends and find location specific information || Symbian | | [http://buddycloud.com/ BuddyCloud] || enables users to broadcast their personality and their location to friends and find location specific information || Symbian | ||
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- | | [http://www.alk.com/copilot/ CoPilot] || GPS navigation system | + | | [http://www.alk.com/copilot/ CoPilot] || GPS navigation system || Symbian, iPhone, Android |
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- | | [http://www8.garmin.com/mobile/mobilext/ Garmin] || GPS navigation system | + | | [http://www8.garmin.com/mobile/mobilext/ Garmin] || GPS navigation system || Symbian, Windows Mobile, Blackberry |
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| [http://www.geolives.com GeoLives] || Topographic mapping and offroad navigation GPS || Symbian, Windows Mobile | | [http://www.geolives.com GeoLives] || Topographic mapping and offroad navigation GPS || Symbian, Windows Mobile | ||
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| [http://maps.ovi.com OVI Maps] || GPS navigation system (exists but with reduced feature set) || Symbian | | [http://maps.ovi.com OVI Maps] || GPS navigation system (exists but with reduced feature set) || Symbian | ||
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- | | [http://www.66.com Route66 Maps] || GPS door-to-door navigation | + | | [http://www.66.com Route66 Maps] || GPS door-to-door navigation || Symbian, Windows Mobile |
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- | | [http://www.tomtom.com/products/category.php?ID=2&Lid=1 TomTom Navigator] || GPS door-to-door navigation with accurate maps and spoken instructions | + | | [http://www.tomtom.com/products/category.php?ID=2&Lid=1 TomTom Navigator] || GPS door-to-door navigation with accurate maps and spoken instructions || Symbian, Windows Mobile, iPhone |
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| [http://trapster.com/download_phones.php Trapster] || Speed camera tracking and warning || Symbian, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Android, WebOS | | [http://trapster.com/download_phones.php Trapster] || Speed camera tracking and warning || Symbian, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Android, WebOS | ||
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| [http://www.viewranger.com ViewRanger] || Topographic mapping and offroad navigation GPS || Symbian | | [http://www.viewranger.com ViewRanger] || Topographic mapping and offroad navigation GPS || Symbian | ||
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- | | [http://www.waze.com/homepage/ Waze] || crowd sourced mapping & traffic alerts, navigation and location based pac-man like game || | + | | [http://www.waze.com/homepage/ Waze] || crowd sourced mapping & traffic alerts, navigation and location based pac-man like game || Android |
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| [http://www.worldmate.com/ WorldMate] || Travel information || Symbian, iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile | | [http://www.worldmate.com/ WorldMate] || Travel information || Symbian, iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile | ||
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| [http://www.igolfscorer.com/ iGolf Scorer] || An application dedicated to Golfers || Symbian | | [http://www.igolfscorer.com/ iGolf Scorer] || An application dedicated to Golfers || Symbian | ||
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- | | [http://www.runkeeper.com/ RunKeeper] || tracks running through GPS | + | | [http://www.runkeeper.com/ RunKeeper] || tracks running through GPS || iPhone |
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- | | [http://sportstracker.nokia.com/ SportsTracker] || GPS based activity tracker | + | | [http://sportstracker.nokia.com/ SportsTracker] || GPS based activity tracker || Symbian |
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| [http://betalabs.nokia.com/betas/view/nokia-step-counter StepCounter] || Counts your steps, determines the distance you have covered and your energy expenditure, records data. || Symbian | | [http://betalabs.nokia.com/betas/view/nokia-step-counter StepCounter] || Counts your steps, determines the distance you have covered and your energy expenditure, records data. || Symbian | ||
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=== Misc === | === Misc === | ||
- | + | '''ABBYY Lingvo Mobile''' Symbian, Windows Mobile - http://www.abbyy.com/lingvomobile - multilingual translation dictionary for mobile devices | |
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- | + | '''Lingvosoft PharaseBook Arabic-English''' RIM, Windows Mobile - | |
- | + | http://www.lingvosoft.com/LingvoSoft-Arabic-Platinum-Pack/ - multilingual translation Pharasebooks and Dictionaries. an excellent keep for travelers. | |
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- | + | '''Amazon Mobile''' - Iphone - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000291661 - ebook reader for Amazon books | |
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- | + | '''Automatic profile switcher''' - S60 - The profile, theme, wallpaper, audio and all user customizable content can be set automatically based on user location(gps/GSM cell id), time, calendar entry etc. Like : http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/profiles.php | |
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- | + | '''Birthday Reminder''' - S60 - An application that helps organizing and viewing birthdays and anniversaries in a handy way: monthly view of anniversaries found in Contacts applications. It also puts an appointment in the native calendar and sends greeting automaticaly(if user wishes so). | |
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- | + | '''Device Lock''' - Symbian - http://webgate.mobi/advanced_device_locks_pro/ - Mobile security - restrict access to apps, secure data storage, remotely lock/wipe data. | |
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- | + | '''Epocrates''' - Palm, Windows Mobile, iPhone, and BlackBerry - http://www.epocrates.com - medical drug reference | |
- | + | * Already available through Garnet VM - http://www.access-company.com/products/gvm/ | |
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- | + | '''Evernote''' client (or an open, N900 contacts like, note-sync /notes-cloud service). http://www.evernote.com/ | |
- | + | * Is already provided as a sharing service plugin. Applications need to become sharing aware. Besides, http:///m.evernote.com/ can be used as alternative interface. | |
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- | + | '''Expense Tracker''' - S60 - an application to track day-to-day expenses. It should also give nice reports of all the expenses. Like: http://www.flyingbirdsoft.com/products/flyingmoney.html | |
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- | + | '''GTD''' application ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done Getting Things Done]): like ominfocus - with sync capabilities [at least with] the N900 calendar application. http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/ | |
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- | + | '''Hour Power''' - S60 - Speaks the current time (see Ovi) | |
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- | + | '''Mode Switch''' Symbian, as in E71. Changes active standby (shortcuts not necessary!), themes and maybe also display light brightness, gsm alerting profile, im status and so on. http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=32512 | |
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- | + | '''Mobile Web Server'''' - Symbian/FIPS - makes your device accessible on the Internet. You can access phone features and data via a browser and share your life through a personalized mobsite. http://mymobilesite.net/ (Nokia) | |
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- | + | '''Panoman''' - Symbian - ??? - Make and view panorama images with phone. Think has been bought up by Nokia ? | |
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- | + | '''PhoneTorch''' - S60 - an application which uses the integrated camera flash as a Torch. | |
- | + | * in extras-testing as [http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-testing_free_armel/flashlight-applet/0.2-0/ Flashlight] | |
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- | + | '''REV''' - iPhone - iPod - Application that reads information straight from the OBD-II port on your car and displays it on your iPhone. Rev can display things like vehicle speed, RPM, fuel consumption, calculated engine load, and a host of other parameters. You'll even be able to check and reset engine and error codes. http://www.devtoaster.com/products/rev/ | |
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- | + | '''StockWatch''' - Iphone - http://iphone.toughturtle.com/stockwatch/ - Financial app to monitor a list of user defined stocks and portfolio's and all financial graphs and data associated with the said stocks. | |
- | + | * How does [http://maemo.org/packages/view/stockthis/ StockThis] compare | |
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- | + | '''T9 Nav''' - Symbian - http://www.t9nav.com/ - Find anything on mobile device instantly. | |
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- | + | '''Vlingo''' - Symbian, WinMo, Blackberry, Iphone - http://www.vlingo.com - Control mobile phone by voice. | |
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- | + | '''WaveSecure''' - S60 - Allows remote backup, tracking and locking of a stollen phone. Like : https://www.wavesecure.com/ | |
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- | + | '''Stanza''' - Iphone - ebook reader able toread many ebook format. Like : http://www.lexcycle.com/ | |
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- | + | '''Aka Aki''' - S60, Iphone - a social mobile network using bluetooth - http://www.aka-aki.com | |
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+ | | [http://www.abisource.com/ Abiword] || the fantastic Maemo 4 version ported to Maemo 5 - https://garage.maemo.org/projects/abiword/ || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | ||
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| [http://basket.kde.org/index.php BasKet Note Pads] || A powerful Outliner with which you can organize all your notes easily. || Linux | | [http://basket.kde.org/index.php BasKet Note Pads] || A powerful Outliner with which you can organize all your notes easily. || Linux | ||
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| [http://www.lyx.org/ Lyx] || excellent word processor, well suited to use with a small screen. Uses Qt toolkit, so should be a straightforward port. || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | | [http://www.lyx.org/ Lyx] || excellent word processor, well suited to use with a small screen. Uses Qt toolkit, so should be a straightforward port. || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | ||
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- | | [http://www.openoffice.org Openoffice.org] || open-source, free office suite. Already available for armel architecture in Debian | + | | [http://www.openoffice.org Openoffice.org] || open-source, free office suite. Already available for armel architecture in Debian. || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows |
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| [http://siag.nu/ Siag Office] || tightly integrated, free office package || Linux | | [http://siag.nu/ Siag Office] || tightly integrated, free office package || Linux | ||
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| [http://cabbagetexter.com/ Cabbage] || Send free txts via SMS. Irish only and Java, so unsure if it should be here, but a more sophisticated version would be nice. [http://maemo.org/packages/view/webtexter/ WebTexter] is based on Cabbage || Java | | [http://cabbagetexter.com/ Cabbage] || Send free txts via SMS. Irish only and Java, so unsure if it should be here, but a more sophisticated version would be nice. [http://maemo.org/packages/view/webtexter/ WebTexter] is based on Cabbage || Java | ||
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| [http://bub-n-bros.sourceforge.net/ Bub's Brothers] || Bubble Bobble clone || Linux | | [http://bub-n-bros.sourceforge.net/ Bub's Brothers] || Bubble Bobble clone || Linux | ||
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- | | [http://www.bergo.eng.br/eboard/ Eboard] || Chess board interface to ICS (Internet Chess Servers) like FICS and to chess engines like GNU Chess, Sjeng and Crafty || Linux | + | | [http://www.bergo.eng.br/eboard/ Eboard] || Chess board interface to ICS (Internet Chess Servers) like FICS and to chess engines like GNU Chess, Sjeng and Crafty || Linux |
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+ | | [http://desmume.org/ DESmuMe] || Nintendo DS emulator || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | ||
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| [http://exult.sourceforge.net/ Exult Game engine] || An engine for Ultima 7 BlackGate and SerpentIsle, also available for symbian from anotherguest.se || Linux, Windows, Symbian | | [http://exult.sourceforge.net/ Exult Game engine] || An engine for Ultima 7 BlackGate and SerpentIsle, also available for symbian from anotherguest.se || Linux, Windows, Symbian | ||
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- | | [http://sourceforge.net/projects/freecnc FreeCNC] / [http://freera.sourceforge.net/ FreeRA] || Free and open source engines for Command and Conquer and Red Alert | + | | [http://sourceforge.net/projects/freecnc FreeCNC] / [http://freera.sourceforge.net/ FreeRA] || Free and open source engines for Command and Conquer and Red Alert || Linux, Windows |
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| [http://www.flightgear.org/ FlightGear] || Free open source flight simulator || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Solaris, sgi, FreeBSD | | [http://www.flightgear.org/ FlightGear] || Free open source flight simulator || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Solaris, sgi, FreeBSD | ||
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| [http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/ Frets on Fire] || Free open source variant on Guitar Hero || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | | [http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/ Frets on Fire] || Free open source variant on Guitar Hero || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | ||
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- | | [http://www.hedgewars.org/ Hedgewars] || Worms clone | + | | [http://www.hedgewars.org/ Hedgewars] || Worms clone || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows |
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- | | | + | | [http://neverball.org/index.php Neverball] || Similar game to Bounce, excellent graphics and very nice levels || Linux |
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| [http://scid.sourceforge.net/ Scid] || Chess database application || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | | [http://scid.sourceforge.net/ Scid] || Chess database application || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | ||
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| [http://aeskulap.nongnu.org/ Aeskulap] || radiology viewer (or any other that works, for that matter) || Linux, Windows | | [http://aeskulap.nongnu.org/ Aeskulap] || radiology viewer (or any other that works, for that matter) || Linux, Windows | ||
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| [http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Freemind] || Mind-mapping application || Java | | [http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Freemind] || Mind-mapping application || Java | ||
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- | + | | [http://hugin.sourceforge.net/ Hugin] || Panorama photo stitcher, With Hugin you can assemble a mosaic of photographs into a complete immersive panorama, stitch any series of overlapping pictures and much more || Linux | |
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| [http://musicbrainz.org/ Musicbrainz Picard] || MP3 tagger || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | | [http://musicbrainz.org/ Musicbrainz Picard] || MP3 tagger || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | ||
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| [http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/SystemEqualizer PulseAudio Equalizer] || provides system-wide equalizer via PA || Linux | | [http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/SystemEqualizer PulseAudio Equalizer] || provides system-wide equalizer via PA || Linux | ||
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| [http://code.google.com/p/remuco Remuco-Client] || duplex remote control system for Linux media players and mobile phones equipped with Bluetooth or WiFi || Java | | [http://code.google.com/p/remuco Remuco-Client] || duplex remote control system for Linux media players and mobile phones equipped with Bluetooth or WiFi || Java | ||
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| [http://tellico-project.org/ Tellico] || Collection manager, books, videos, etc. || Linux | | [http://tellico-project.org/ Tellico] || Collection manager, books, videos, etc. || Linux | ||
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| [http://www.truecrypt.org/ TrueCrypt] || Cross platform Disk Encryption, allows encrypted containers or partitions. Command-line port exists, GUI port wanted || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | | [http://www.truecrypt.org/ TrueCrypt] || Cross platform Disk Encryption, allows encrypted containers or partitions. Command-line port exists, GUI port wanted || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | ||
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