Web and Email
KompoZer
- Description
- KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing.
- Home
- Visit www.kompozer.net for the latest version.
- License
- General Public License (GPL)
Graphics and Audio
The GIMP
- Description
GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.
- Home
- Visit www.gimp.org for the latest version.
- License
- General Public License (GPL)
- Install
- Download and run the installer from www.gimp.org/windows/.
Mathematics and Statistics
Axiom
- Description
- A very extensive computer algebra system. It can do calculus and 3D graphics.
- Home
- Visit www.axiom-developer.org for the latest version.
- License
- GPL compatible
- Install
- Download and run the installer from wiki.axiom-developer.org/AxiomDownload
Programmer Applications
XEmacs Editor
- Description
- This is Emacs, a very powerful editor. Real purists could probably tell you the difference between XEmacs and regular Emacs, but I can't.
- Home
- Visit www.xemacs.org for the latest version.
- License
- General Public License (GPL)
- Install
- Download and run the network installer www.xemacs.org/Download/win32/setup.exe
Programming Languages
MinGW
- Description
- MinGW is a collection of freely available and freely distributable Windows specific header files and import libraries combined with GNU toolsets that allow one to produce native Windows programs that do not rely on any 3rd-party C runtime DLLs. It includes compilers for C, C++, and other languages.
- Home
- Visit www.mingw.org for the latest version.
- License
- various free licenses
- Install
- MinGW consists of many packages. You may install all or just the ones you need. There is help on the web site.
Unix Tools
Cygwin
- Description
- A Unix environment and libraries that act as a Unix emulation layer.
Probably the most complete
Unix for Windows.
- Home
- Visit www.cygwin.com for the latest version.
- License
- various free licenses
- Install
- Download and run the net installer www.cygwin.com/setup.exe
GnuWin32
- Description
- Win32 ports of many of the customary Unix tools. Very complete.
- Home
- Visit gnuwin32.sourceforge.net for the latest version.
- License
- various free licenses
- Install
- The tools may be individually installed from the packages page. There is also a downloading tool available from getgnuwin32.sourceforge.net that can install all of the tools at once.
Ruby
- Description
- Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text files and to do system management tasks (as in Perl). It is simple, straight-forward, extensible, and portable.
- Home
- rubyforge.org
- License
- General Public License (GPL) or Ruby license
- Install
- Download and run the One-Click Ruby Installer.
Xming
- Description
- An X server for Windows. This program allows you to run graphical programs on another computer and have them display on your workstation. In many situations, VNC would be just as good, but you may prefer to run a local X server instead.
- Home
- Visit www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/ for the latest version.
- License
- General Public License (GPL)
- Install
- There are installers and collections of fonts available on the web site.