Premium quality office software to rival Microsoft Office Basic Edition, with direct equivalents to MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint which are Writer, Calc and Impress. Also included is a maths formula editor called Math, and a 3D drawing program called Draw. Integrated database tools provide a spreadsheet like interface to dBASE and even to industrial strength SQL databases through ODBC or JDBC. Very easy to use at a basic level, but complete with all the features expert users demand. A bit slow on old machines.
Highly Recommended - Suitable for private and business use. Works with MS Office files. Versions for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and other OS's.
Premium quality office groupware to rival Microsoft Outlook. Offers integrated mail, addressbook and calendaring, smart SPAM filtering, user filters with v-folders, multiple accounts, and support for Exchange 2000/2003 and GroupWise. Evolution and Open Office together set the basis for the move to Linux on the desktop in Business and Corporate environments.
Highly Recommended - Suitable for business use, a bit of an overkill for home. For Linux Only. Integrates best with the Gnome Desktop.
A Quicken or MS Money type personal or small business accounting system, apparently now approaching Quickbooks functionality.
Recommended - Suitable for personal use or for very small businesses without inventory. Versions for Linux, BSD, Unix and Mac OS X.
Fast coming of age, SQL-Ledger delivers functionality similar to MYOB or Quickbooks Pro. Now small business can expand, even to multi-branch international status without forever buying new accounting modules or worse, having to replace accounting software altogether. Using an industrial strength SQL backend and an ordinary web browser as the desktop interface, adding any number of new users, anywhere, is a snap. Featuring POS, Inventory with Parts and Assemblies, Payroll and Reports, now every business has access to electronic books.
Highly Recommended - For small, medium, large business. Initial setup a bit tricky; adding new clients and new users a snap. Contact us for helpful Australian GST hints, or for help with initial server configuration. Versions for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.
Similar to Adobe PageMaker or QuarkXPress. CMYK colour, separation previews, ICC color management, "Press Ready" Output, PostScript & EPS import, EPS & PDF export, SVG import/export are just the essential features Scribus sports to give its outrageously priced commercial cousins the nudge.
Highly Recommended - Suit professionals or enthusiasts. Versions for Linux and Mac OS X.
Premium quality Adobe Photoshop equivalent. Works with Photoshop files, virtually all known graphics formats plus a range of unfamiliar ones. Former Photoshop users will find themselves at home in The Gimp fairly quickly. First timers will have a similar learning curve to that of Photoshop. With a huge range of included scripts and filters, rapid high quality image processing is a snap. This is the free software program for computer artists, digital photo retouchers and web designers. Easy to use if you spend some time to learn.
Highly Recommended - Suit professionals or enthusiasts. Versions for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.
Newly in beta release at the time of writing, and used to construct this site, NVU is free software's first WYSIWYG authoring tool similar to Frontpage or Dreamweaver. Already very useful, NVU which produces W3C Standard Transitional HTML, is expected to mature into yet another premium free software tool. Easy to use, but a few surprises for the "old school" of web design based on frames. Designers familiar with current trends in W3C standards and CSS/Javascript/DOM based design will have little trouble adapting.
Recommended - Suitable for professionals and enthusiasts. Versions for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.
Sporting designer appearance, tabbed browsing, tight integration, very high compliance with W3C standards, and a high degree of protection from malware and annoying popup windows, this is the browser/email/irc combination for users wanting an all in one solution.
Highly Recommended Suitable for anyone who prefers an integrated browser/email solution. Runs on Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X.
Simple, elegant, fast and robust with tabbed browsing and RSS live bookmarks, very high
compliance with W3C standards and the highest protection from
malware and annoying popup windows you're likely to find, this is the browser for users who prefer a separate browser program.
Highly Recommended Suitable for anyone who prefers a separate web browser. Runs on Linux, Windows or Mac OS X. You won't find better. Period. 21 Million Downloads from Nov 9, 2004 to Jan 29, 2005!
Incredibly easy to use, with all the usual features plus RSS news feeds, built in SPAM filtering, and malware protection, this really is everyone's email client.
Highly Recommended Suitable for anyone who prefers a separate email program. Runs on Linux, Windows or Mac OS X. You won't find better. Period.