Applications you wish were ported from other platforms
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.
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
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
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!)
Gravity - S60 - http://www.mobileways.de - THE Twitter App for S60.
- How do Witter or Mauku (MicroFeed) compare?
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
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!
Skebby - Symbian - http://www.skebby.it - Send sms messages at low prices or for free
TruPhone - Symbian and others - www.truphone.com - send SMS at low price and allow cheap VoIP calls (at better than standard SIP quality
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
- Please test the "recaller" widget to manually record a call (in extras-devel only, take care!)
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 Password Safe compare?
Games
N Game - Windows/Mac/Linux - http://www.thewayoftheninja.org/n_downloads.html - Be warned, N is a highly addictive, sometimes very frustrating game. We've had reports of people throwing their keyboards, smashing their gamepads, busting their laptops, and yet ending up with a satisfied, proud feeling of accomplishment when they've beaten the game. Could there be a connection...?
X-Plane - http://www.x-plane.com/index_mobile.html
X-Plane is already available for the Palm Pre as well as the Iphone/Ipod. Incredible cross-platform flight simulator.
Multimedia
Amazon MP3 mobile - Iphone and Google G1 (Android) - App to buy and manage mp3 downloads from Amazon MP3 store at amazon.com/mp3.
Audials mobile - Symbian - http://audials.com - searches for author or genre, leeches mp3 files from online social radios.
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.
Coreplayer - Symbian, Symbian UIQ, WinMo, Palm, WinCE - www.coreplayer.com - Multimedia playback.
Gforce - Linux - NO WEBSITE - open source version of GForce visualization plugin. Only old libvisual plugin available. Portability unknown.
libvisual - Linux - http://localhost.nl/~synap/libvisual-wiki - portable visualization abstraction layer for *NIX. Portable to ARMEL. May not support PA.
Midomi - Symbian, Iphone, WinMo, Android - http://www.midomi.com/index.php?action=main.mobile - audio recognition software akin to Shazam ID but can also recognise from humming/singing
projectM - Linux - http://projectm.sf.net - Linux port of Winamp Milkdrop, uses OpenGL. Portable to ARMEL.
Spotify client - Android, Iphone, Symbian - http://spotify.com - Client for streaming music from Spotify service. (Qtify is available from Extras-devel repo)
Shazam Id - Symbian, Iphone, Blackberry, Android - http://www.shazam.com - listens to music and recognizes author and title.
Location Aware
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
BuddyCloud - Symbian - enables users to broadcast their personality and their location to friends and find location specific information.
- Search t.m.o for whether this is possible due to lack of digital compass
CoPilot - Symbian, IPhone, Android - http://www.alk.com/copilot/ - GPS navigation system
Garmin - Symbian, WinMo, Blackberry - http://www8.garmin.com/mobile/mobilext/ - GPS navigation system
TomTom Navigator - Symbian, WinMo, iPhone - http://www.tomtom.com/products/category.php?ID=2&Lid=1 - GPS Door-to-door navigation with accurate maps and spoken instructions
Route66 Maps - Symbian, WinMo - http://www.66.com - GPS Door-to-door navigation
GeoLives - Sybian and WinMo - http://www.geolives.com - Topographic mapping and offroad navigation GPS
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
Locale - Android - http://www.twofortyfouram.com/ - Location based profile settings for phone (specific locations trigger events for ringtone, volume, brightness, GPS/Wifi/Blutooth to be on off)
OVI Maps - Symbian - http://maps.ovi.com - GPS navigation system
- Exists but with reduced feature set
Trapster - S60 - Speed camera tracking and warning (see Ovi)
ViewRanger - Symbian - http://www.viewranger.com - Topographic mapping and offroad navigation GPS
WorldMate - S60 - Travel info (see Ovi)
Waze - Android - http://www.waze.com/homepage/ - crowd sourced mapping & traffic alerts, navigation & location based pac-man like game
Sports/Exercise
iGolf Scorer - S60 - An application dedicated to Golfers like http://www.igolfscorer.com/
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.
Misc
ABBYY Lingvo Mobile Symbian, Windows Mobile - http://www.abbyy.com/lingvomobile - multilingual translation dictionary for mobile devices
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.
Amazon Mobile - Iphone - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000291661 - ebook reader for Amazon books
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
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.
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/
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.
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
GTD application (Getting Things Done): like ominfocus - with sync capabilities [at least with] the N900 calendar application. http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/
Hour Power - S60 - Speaks the current time (see Ovi)
JoikuSpot - Symbian - http://www.joikuspot.com - Enable phone to be a wifi hotspot.
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)
Panoman - Symbian - ??? - Make and view panorama images with phone. Think has been bought up by Nokia ?
PhoneTorch - S60 - an application which uses the integrated camera flash as a Torch.
- in extras-testing as Flashlight
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/
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
T9 Nav - Symbian - http://www.t9nav.com/ - Find anything on mobile device instantly.
Vlingo - Symbian, WinMo, Blackberry, Iphone - http://www.vlingo.com - Control mobile phone by voice.
WaveSecure - S60 - Allows remote backup, tracking and locking of a stollen phone. Like : https://www.wavesecure.com/
Stanza - Iphone - ebook reader able toread many ebook format. Like : http://www.lexcycle.com/
Aka Aki - S60, Iphone - a social mobile network using bluetooth - http://www.aka-aki.com
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.
Office
| Application | Description | Current platforms |
|---|---|---|
| Abiword | the fantastic Maemo 4 version ported to Maemo 5 - https://garage.maemo.org/projects/abiword/ | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows |
| BasKet Note Pads | A powerful Outliner with which you can organize all your notes easily. | Linux |
| 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 |
| Openoffice.org | open-source, free office suite. Already available for armel architecture in Debian. | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows |
| Siag Office | tightly integrated, free office package | Linux |
Communication
| Application | Description | Current platforms |
|---|---|---|
| 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. WebTexter is based on Cabbage | Java |
Games
| Application | Description | Current platforms |
|---|---|---|
| Angband | Nethack-like | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows |
| Armegatron advanced | a tron clone in 3D | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows |
| Bub's Brothers | Bubble Bobble clone | Linux |
| Eboard | Chess board interface to ICS (Internet Chess Servers) like FICS and to chess engines like GNU Chess, Sjeng and Crafty | Linux |
| DESmuMe | Nintendo DS emulator | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows |
| Exult Game engine | An engine for Ultima 7 BlackGate and SerpentIsle, also available for symbian from anotherguest.se | Linux, Windows, Symbian |
| FreeCNC / FreeRA | Free and open source engines for Command and Conquer and Red Alert | Linux, Windows |
| FlightGear | Free open source flight simulator | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Solaris, sgi, FreeBSD |
| FreeSynd | A critically-acclaimed RPG with online play | Linux, Windows |
| Frets on Fire | Free open source variant on Guitar Hero | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows |
| Hedgewars | Worms clone | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows |
| Neverball | Similar game to Bounce, excellent graphics and very nice levels | Linux |
| Quake 1, 2, 3 | http://koti.mbnet.fi/hinkka/Download.html - not fully open source but ported on as many platforms as it gets. There already are some videos with Q3 on N900. | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Symbian |
| Scid | Chess database application | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows |
| Wargus / Stratagus | Wargus is a Warcraft2 Mod that allows you to play Warcraft2 (original DOS version required) with the Stratagus engine, also available for symbian from anotherguest.se. IN PROGRESS, in extras-devel | Linux, Windows, Symbian |
Misc
| Application | Description | Current platforms |
|---|---|---|
| Aeskulap | radiology viewer (or any other that works, for that matter) | Linux, Windows |
| Freemind | Mind-mapping application | Java |
| 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 |
| Musicbrainz Picard | MP3 tagger | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows |
| PulseAudio Equalizer | provides system-wide equalizer via PA | Linux |
| Remuco-Client | duplex remote control system for Linux media players and mobile phones equipped with Bluetooth or WiFi | Java |
| Tellico | Collection manager, books, videos, etc. | Linux |
| TrueCrypt | Cross platform Disk Encryption, allows encrypted containers or partitions. Command-line port exists, GUI port wanted | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows |