Open Source Desktop Operating Systems Text Editors

OmegaT is a free and open source multiplatform Computer Assisted Translation tool with fuzzy matching, translation memory, keyword search, glossaries, and translation leveraging into updated projects.

XMLStarlet is a set of command line utilities (tools) to transform, query, validate, and edit XML documents and files using simple set of shell commands in similar way it is done for text files with UNIX grep, sed, awk, diff, patch, join, etc utilities.

Biber is a sophisticated bibliography processing backend for the LaTeX biblatex package. It supports a unsurpassed feature set for automated conformance to complex bibliography style requirements such as labelling, sorting and name handling. It has comprehensive Unicode support.

The AbiWord word processor is a full-featured cross-platform word processor.

•Added automatically checking for updates •Added bookmark support •Added right-click context menu for each tab •Added purging histories support •Added selecting a line by triple click •Added FreeBASIC syntax file •Added an option to place configuration files into %APPDATA% directory under Windows •Improved support for Find/Replace •Improved Mac OS X support •Improved system integration under Windows •Improved encoding detection result •Improved Hex editing support •Added more choices for data format copying/pasting in Hex Area •Added new feature: Paste with Overwriting in Hex Area •Improved encoding support --Added grouping of encodings --Added new encodings: ISO-8859-16,CP1258,KOI8-R/U,GB18030,CP850,CP852,CP855,CP866,CP437 for ASCII-Art •Redesigned dialogs with Code::Blocks wxSmith •Updated translations --Added Spanish,Russian,German,Polish translation --Updated Chinese and Japanese translations •Other fixes and changes

DocBook to LaTeX Publishing transforms your SGML/XML DocBook documents to DVI, PostScript or PDF by translating them in pure LaTeX as a first process. MathML 2.0 markups are supported too. It started as a clone of DB2LaTeX.

LMG2Shruti is a free non unicode to unicode font converter. It converts the LMG Arun font to Gujarati unicode Shruti font.

NppCalc - plugin for evaluates the expressions in the Notepad++ NppCalc used to work with math, trigonometry, statistics, combinatorics, arrays, sets, bits, strings, dates, color, image, measurement, file and folder, RS-232, TCP/IP, encoding, encryption, hashing, compression, etc, Over 400 functions. Q: How does this work? A: Just type function name and press Enter!

Text search and replace. Scripting (small tool programs). CGI scripts. Execution of external programs (incl. I/O redirection). Garbage Collection. Extendended Booch Components. CD-Recorder

SETEdit is a friendly text editor. It is a text mode application with windows, buttons, mouse support, etc. The main target of the project are programmers so the editor is mainly oriented to programming.

A fast and classic X11 text editor, based on NEdit, with full unicode support and antialiased text rendering.

Notepad++ Portable Edition is the Notepad++ source code editor and notepad replacement packaged with an OTBSoft Launcher as a portable app, so you can take it with you on a USB drive, iPod, etc and use it on any computer.

xmlroff is a fast, multilingual, multi-platform XSL formatter that transforms XSL-FO (or any XML with a stylesheet) into PDF or PostScript. New development is at http://xmlroff.org. This SF project is inactive.

Note: future development of this project has moved to https://github.com/brown-uk/dict_uk Dictionary and affix files for the aspell, myspell, hunspell and ispell programs for Ukrainian language. Словники для перевірки правопису української мови за допомогою aspell, myspell, hunspell

Create Keymaps with up to 3433 characters of Unicode 4.1 each. Easily write texts and emails in many ancient scripts (Ancient Greek, Aramaic, Coptic, Cypriot Syllabogram, Etruscan, Hebrew, Old Persian, Phoenican, Ugaritic). Soon: Linear A & B, Luwian...

A Windows-based ansi/ascii editor with unlimited multi-user capabilities.

RefDB is a reference database and bibliography tool for SGML, XML, and LaTeX documents, sort of a Reference Manager or BibTeX for markup languages. It is portable and known to run on Linux, Free/NetBSD, OSX, Solaris, and Windows/Cygwin.

WP2LaTeX is a program for conversion WordPerfect MAC1.x, 2.x, 3.x and PC 4.x,5.x,6.x documents to LaTeX. Converted features are: Headers, Tables, Equations, Centered+ Right+ Left text, a lot of extended characters (greek, math,cyrilic) and of course a normal text. Alternative URL: http://78.108.103.11/~fojtik/wp2latex/wp2latex.htm and also http://ftsoft.wz.cz/wp2latex/wp2latex.htm

SciTECO is an interactive TECO dialect, similar to Video TECO. It also adds features from classic TECO-11, as well as unique new ideas. Project development takes place here: https://git.fmsbw.de/sciteco The download archive is mirrored at Sourceforge, but for nightly builds check out: https://sciteco.fmsbw.de/downloads/nightly/

Simple text editor emulates VAX VMS EDT. Uses numeric key-pad for common editing functions. Easy to learn, efficient, enables rapid editing. Multiple buffers. Handles large files. Light-weight.

MSLB is a crossplatform Simple Logbook program / application to write work logs or even a diary. MSLB can also use a bunch of presets that you can add with a simple doubleclick :) Logs get saved in a simple folder system. And its all portable.

Fireworkz combines the features of Wordz (a word processor that you can use to write letters, reports, books, invitations, shopping lists, schedules and other documents) and Resultz (a spreadsheet that you can use to perform calculations, analyse figures, and produce colourful charts) enabling you to do even more; incorporate live results in your reports, or perform an automatic mail-merge to your friends or customers. If you are using Microsoft® Windows®, Linux or macOS, and don't know what RISC OS is, you may be better off using LibreOffice!

A Small collection of open-source applications that do not have yet a 64bit version for windows

PipeDream 4 can be used for word processing: to create letters, reports, invitations, film scripts and books. You can also use PipeDream 4 as a spreadsheet: to create ledgers, simple shopping lists, complex scientific models and cash flow forecasts. You can even use PipeDream 4 as a database for storing parts lists, names and addresses, details of personal collections and mark sheets. PipeDream 4 requires RISC OS 3.1 or later to run. If you only have RISC OS 2.0 or 2.01, PipeDream 3 is the one for you.

KompoZer Portable is the KompoZer web editor packaged with a PortableApps Based Launcher as a portable app, so you can take your editor and web pages with you on your USB flash drive, CD, iPod, etc and use it on any computer.