Applications you wish were ported from other platforms
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'''Evernote''' client (or an open, N900 contacts like, note-sync /notes-cloud service). http://www.evernote.com/ | '''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. | ||
'''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/ | '''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/ | ||
Revision as of 11:34, 1 November 2009
While waiting for n900 and friends, it could be useful to list all those apps from other platforms (Symbian, Palm, Iphone, Java etc.) you can't live without, and you wish were ported on your new maemo convergence device.
Please list here, also including the operating system, the developer's site if you know it, and a brief summary of their functionality.
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: Possibly merge this with an already existing request page
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Closed Source
Communication
Gravity - S60 - http://www.mobileways.de - THE Twitter App for S60.
- How does Mauku (MicroFeed) compare?
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
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/
- How does Password Safe compare?
Skebby - Symbian - http://www.skebby.it - Send sms messages at low prices or for free
Nimbuzz - S60, iPhone, Android, Windows - http://www.nimbuzz.com - Great multiprotocol messenger.
- How does Pidgin On Maemo compare?
- Or builtin telepathy with various connection managers
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
SMS Timer - S60 - an application which sends SMSs at a time scheduled earlier. Like: http://www.mobimonster2.com/SMS_Timer.asp
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
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
Music
Spotify client - Android, Iphone, Symbian (under development) - http://spotify.com - Client for streaming music from Spotify service.
Amazon MP3 mobile - Iphone and Google G1 (Android) - App to buy and manage mp3 downloads from Amazon MP3 store at amazon.com/mp3.
Shazam Id - Symbian, Iphone, Blackberry, Android - http://www.shazam.com - listens to music and recognizes author and title.
Audials mobile - Symbian - http://audials.com - searches for author or genre, leeches mp3 files from online social radios.
Coreplayer - Symbian, Symbian UIQ, WinMo, Palm, WinCE - www.coreplayer.com - Multimedia playback.
Audiosurf - Windows - http://www.audio-surf.com - a music-adapting puzzle racer where one uses their own music collection to create their own experience. The shape, speed, and mood of each race is determined by the chosen song.
PulseAudio Equalizer - Linux - http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/SystemEqualizer - provides system-wide equalizer via PA
projectM - Linux - http://projectm.sf.net - Linux port of Winamp Milkdrop, uses OpenGL. Portable to ARMEL.
libvisual - Linux - http://localhost.nl/~synap/libvisual-wiki - portable visualization abstraction layer for *NIX. Portable to ARMEL. May not support PA.
Gforce - Linux - NO WEBSITE - open source version of GForce visualization plugin. Only old libvisual plugin available. Portability unknown.
Location Aware
Google maps for mobile - Symbian, Iphone, Android, Blackberry, Palm, Java MIDP, Windows mobile - http://www.google.com/mobile/products/maps.html#p=default - maps application with points-of-interest taken from the Google search engine
Augmented Reality Applications - S60, Android, Iphone - The application overlays the image stream generated from the camera with markers of "Points of Interest" around the user. Like : http://seqpoint.com/beta-labs/69
- Search t.m.o for whether this is possible due to lack of digital compass
OVI Maps - Symbian - http://maps.ovi.com - GPS navigation system
- Exists but with reduced feature set
CoPilot - Symbian, IPhone, Android - http://www.alk.com/copilot/ - GPS navigation system
ViewRanger - Symbian - http://www.viewranger.com - Topographic mapping and offroad navigation GPS
Garmin - Symbian, WinMo, Blackberry - http://www8.garmin.com/mobile/mobilext/ - GPS navigation system
GeoLives - Sybian and WinMo - http://www.geolives.com - Topographic mapping and offroad navigation GPS
Trapster - S60 - Speed camera tracking and warning (see Ovi)
WorldMate - S60 - Travel info (see Ovi)
BuddyCloud - Symbian - enables users to broadcast their personality and their location to friends and find location specific information.
Sports/Exercise
RunKeeper - Iphone - http://www.runkeeper.com - tracks running through GPS
SportsTracker - Symbian - http://sportstracker.nokia.com - Gps based activity tracker.
StepCounter - Symbian - http://betalabs.nokia.com/betas/view/nokia-step-counter - Counts your steps, determines the distance you have covered and your energy expenditure, records data.
Wellness Diary - Symbian - http://betalabs.nokia.com/betas/view/wellness-diary - Monitor and track a ranger of health related parameters.
iGolf Scorer - S60 - An application dedicated to Golfers like http://www.igolfscorer.com/
Misc
Panoman - Symbian - ??? - Make and view panorama images with phone. Think has been bought up by Nokia ?
ABBYY Lingvo Mobile Symbian, Windows Mobile - http://www.abbyy.com/lingvomobile - multilingual translation dictionary for mobile devices
Epocrates - Palm, Windows Mobile, iPhone, and BlackBerry - http://www.epocrates.com - medical drug reference
Amazon Mobile - Iphone - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000291661 - ebook reader for Amazon books
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 StockThis compare
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
JoikuSpot - Symbian - http://www.joikuspot.com - Enable phone to be a wifi hotspot.
Vlingo - Symbian, WinMo, Blackberry, Iphone - http://www.vlingo.com - Control mobile phone by voice.
T9 Nav - Symbian - http://www.t9nav.com/ - Find anything on mobile device instantly.
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.
GTD application (Getting Things Done): like ominfocus - with sync capabilities [at least with] the N900 calendar application. http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/
PhoneTorch - S60 - an application which uses the integrated camera flash as a Torch.
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). Like: http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/birthday.php
Device Lock - Symbian - http://webgate.mobi/advanced_device_locks_pro/ - Mobile security - restrict access to apps, secure data storage, remotely lock/wipe data.
WaveSecure - S60 - Allows remote backup, tracking and locking of a stollen phone. Like : https://www.wavesecure.com/
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
Hour Power - S60 - Speaks the current time (see Ovi)
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
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)
Open Source
Insert here, instead, those free and open-source application you wish on your maemo 5 device. Being non commercial software, with source available, they might be more straightforward to port, needing only (!) good-will, time and energy.
Remuco-Client - Java - http://code.google.com/p/remuco - duplex remote control system for Linux media players and mobile phones equipped with Bluetooth or WiFi.
Aeskulap - Ubuntu linux, Windows - http://aeskulap.nongnu.org - radiology viewer (or any other that works, for that matter) By the way, Aeskulap is already available in debian repositories through Easy Debian
Openoffice.org - Linux, Windows, Mac OS - http://www.openoffice.org - open-source, free office suite. Already available for armel architecture in debian.
Cabbage - Java - http://cabbagetexter.com/ - Send free txts via SMS. Irish only and Java, so unsure if it should be here, but a more sophisticated version would be nice.
KeepassX - Linux, Windows - http://www.keepassx.org/ - Password management.
- How does Password Safe compare?
Tellico - Linux - http://tellico-project.org/ - Collection manager, books, videos, etc.
Comix - Linux - http://comix.sourceforge.net/ - Image viewer specifically designed for comics.
Musicbrainz Picard - Linux, Mac, Windows - http://musicbrainz.org - Mp3 tagger.
Abiword the fantastic Maemo 4 version ported to Maemo 5 - http://www.abisource.com/ https://garage.maemo.org/projects/abiword/
VNCViewer - Most platforms including Maemo 4 - http://www.realvnc.com/products/mobile/ - view and control remotely another computer. Very handy for remote administration, etc.
- See the package
Octave - Linux, Windows - A high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations - http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/
BasKet Note Pads - Linux - A powerful Outliner with which you can organize all your notes easily. - http://basket.kde.org/index.php