====== Miscellaneous useful software ======


===== For developers =====

  * [[http://nsis.sourceforge.net/|Nullsoft scriptable install system]], as used for the L3DT installers.
  * [[http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm|Notepad++]], free tabbed text editor.
  * [[http://www.realtech-vr.com/glview/index.html|OpenGL Extension Viewer]], by [[http://www.realtech-vr.com/|realtech-vr]]. Useful for determining OpenGL capabilities on different systems.

===== For everyone =====

==== Image software ====

  * [[http://www.gimp.org/|The GIMP]] image manipulation program.
  * [[http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/|paint.NET]]. It's easier to use than the GIMP, but less powerful.
  * [[http://www.irfanview.com/|IrfanView]] image viewer/converter. It has extremely broad file format support.
  * [[http://picasa.google.com/|Picasa]] image gallery, by Google.

==== Internet apps =====

  * [[http://www.opera.com|Opera]] web browser, //it's oh so beautiful!//
  * [[http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/|Mozilla Firefox]] web browser.
  * [[http://http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/|Mozilla Thunderbird]] mail client.
  * [[http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/|FileZilla]] FTP client.
  * [[http://www.feedreader.com/|Feedreader]] RSS client.

==== Backup software =====

  * I like the combination of [[http://www.nchsoftware.com/fling/index.html|Fling FTP]] (by NCH Software) and [[http://zipsnap.sourceforge.net/|ZipSnap]] snapshot archiving (OpenSource).


===== For webmasters =====

  * [[http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:dokuwiki|DokuWiki]] PHP wiki software.
  * [[http://coppermine-gallery.net/index.php|Coppermine Photo Gallery]] PHP/MySQL image gallery.
  * [[http://www.phpbb.com/|phpBB forums]] PHP/MySQL forum software.