AmigaOS Apps Productivity & Utilities

AmigaOS offers a wide range of productivity and utilitiy applications to help maximize user experience as well as the ability to highly customize the operating system. The following list highlights just a few of the applications available to assist users in getting the most out of their system.

Disclaimer

The following list of applications are neither endorsed by nor supported by Hyperion Entertainment. This list is strictly informational only.

AbiWord

AbiWord is a professional word processor and part of the Gnome Office Suite. It supports a wide range of file formats such as Word, Open Office and Word Perfect, automatic spell checking, tables, headers, footnotes and more.

Abiword requires the installation of AmiCygnix and can be downloaded from the AmiCygnix webpage.

AmiCygnix webpage

AmiCygnix

AmiCygnix is a fully featured release of the X Windows Environment.

The X Window System is the base for the all graphical user interfaces on Unix or Linux systems. No matter which GUI-toolkit is used, on the lowest level works X11. The system is split into a server and in a client part, which is typical for Unix like systems. The server is responsible for processing the graphics and handles the user events like mouse-moves or key-events. The client finally is an application (e.g. a paint-program or a text-editor), which is using this system for displaying his windows.

What is the advantage to have this on an AmigaOS system? It makes it easier to port open source software to AmigaOS, because the sources for the GUI part can be compiled without any (or at least very few) changes.

With AmiCygnix you can use applications, such as AbiWord, Gnumeric, Gimp and Pidgin. Many more applications are also available which run under the AmiCygnix.

AmiCygnix webpage

AmiSystemRestore

AmiSystemRestore aims to give AmigaOS4 a similar ability to Window's very useful System Restore. What it does is create Restore Points, which act as snapshots of your SYS: partition (where the OS is stored). If anything changes on your SYS: partition, then you can roll it back to the time of the snapshot.

Why would you want to undo changes to your SYS: partition? Well, if you install a new program (or update an existing one), you have no idea if any new libraries (or other changes) will have problems that may break existing programs. A badly written installer might even replace libraries (etc) with older versions! AmiSystemRestore allows you to undo ALL recent changes (whether or not they were done by the installer), and return SYS: to an earlier point in time. Knowledgeable users can be more selective about which changes are undone, with the warning that they need to know what they are doing!

If you are installing something using AmiUpdate or the official Installer system, then AmiSystemRestore will automatically create Restore Points for you (and Ringhio messages should notify you of this).

AmiSystemRestore OS4Depot webpage

AmiSystemRestore Documentation

Annotate

Annotate is a powerful text editor with syntax highlighting.

Annotate from OnyxSoft webpage

Aorganiser

This is the latest release of a simple to use Diary program. It was originally conceived as an AmigaOS4 replacement for the Digital Organiser but is not intended to be a direct clone of that program. It has a GUI styled on a traditional paper diary and also an Arexx interface.

Aorganiser OS4Depot webpage

BackUP

A simple to use, yet powerful backup tool for AmigaOS. It allows for a clean backup of system including all symlinks and other tricky files.

BackUP from OnyxSoft webpage

Cinnamon Writer

Cinnamon Writer is a compact and efficient word processor developed especially with AmigaOS in mind. Cinnamon Writer has all of the basic functionality expected of a modern word processor. This includes changeable layout style, support of anti-aliased truetype fonts, infinite "intelligent" Undo/Redo history, user defined page setup and file compatibility with other word processors as Word and OpenOffice that can use RTF or DocX files.

Cinnamon Writer OS4Depot webpage

CPUWatcher

CPUWatcher measures CPU, memory and network usage on AmigaOS.

CPUWatcher webpage

Directory Opus

Directory Opus, or DOpus as it is more affectionately known is a dual-panelled file manager.

What sets DOpus apart from all its closest 'rivals' is that it is highly customizable. With a little bit of knowledge you can add support for opening any kind of document that you have a player for.

DOpus is much more than just a 'file-opener' though with it you can perform all manner of operations that make file management straightforward and easy. You can copy, delete or rename files and folders from any device you may have setup; that device could be another computer on your local area network or even a remote site via FTP.

Directory Opus can be found on your AmigaOS Installation CD as an optional install.

Filer

Filer is an advanced file manager application tool that will help you effortless to organize your files.

With Filer you can easily copy, delete, rename or move your important files and documents around your system or even copy across a network if one is available. Filer allows you to copy your documents and files to any number of multiple destinations quickly and effectively.

The fully integrated thumbnail preview also lets you effortlessly browse your photo albums.

Filer OS4Depot webpage

FileX

FileX is a well known HEX-editor for AmigaOS.

Features Include:

• Several files can be modified in several windows and/or views at the same time.
• The edit windows can be opened on any public screen and sized to any dimension you want.
• Small calculator
• Clipboard converter
• Font sensitivity
• Locale support (English, Finnish, French, German, Swedish (Dutch, Norwegian (not yet included))
• Undo and Redo (only limited to your free memory)
• Search and replace with history
• Extensive block functions
• ARexx port with 77 commands and asynchronical command shell
• Printing as hexdump
• `Grab memory' to show and modify memory
• AppWindow. If FileX runs on the workbench, icons can be moved onto the FileX window and the related file will be loaded automatically.

FileX OS4Depot webpage

Gnumeric

Gnumeric is a professional spreadsheet application that is part of the Gnome Office Suite. Support for opening/editing Microsoft Excel, Open Office and Lotus 1,2,3 documents and much more.

Gnumber requires the installation of AmiCygnix and can be downloaded from the AmiCygnix webpage.

AmiCygnix webpage

HomeBank

HomeBank is a free application that will assist you in managing your personal accounting.

It is designed to easy to use and be able to analyze your personal finance and budget in detail using powerful filtering tools and beautiful charts.

If you are looking for a completely free and easy application to manage your personal accounting, budget, finance then HomeBank should be the software of choice.

HomeBank requires the installation of AmiCygnix and can be downloaded from the AmiCygnix webpage.

AmiCygnix webpage

ignition

ignition is a modern and powerful spreadsheet application with a small but relational all-purpose database.

You can realize your address database and manage your apartment house or whatever you like. You can calculate with times and dates as if they were regular numbers. The whole system can be controlled via ARexx.

You have several possibilities to visualize your data. The different diagram and object types are implemented via an add-on architecture.

ignition webpage

Luettje Bookholler

Luettje Bookholler is an account tracking application that supports multiple accounts and multiple categories. Data is able to be imported from other sources via a csv-import.

Luettje Bookholler OS4Depot webpage

MindSpace

MindSpace can help you create a wide range of diagrams and drawings. However, its original prime development focus is on the production of MindMaps.

A MindMap is a diagram showing a collection of ideas, themes or keywords. Ideas can be arranged in order or by related groups with lines and arrows showing connections or sequences across the map. Many MindMaps use color and images to reinforce key themes or connections. MindMaps can be used to plan essays, sketch out a presentation, organize a party - just about anything that requires a number of items to be organized, sequenced and then remembered!

MindSpace allows the user to produce:

• Spider Diagrams and Mind Maps
• Flowcharts
• Plans, UML, ER and Use Case diagrams
• Silly little drawings
• Next Generation Amiga Hardware
• Simple DTP and page layout stuff

MindSpace webpage

PageStream

PageStream is a creative and feature-rich desktop publishing/page layout program available for Windows, Macintosh OS X, Linux, and Amiga.

PageStream's interface allows you to interactively design your pages as they will appear in your final product. Mix text, images and drawings to create something as small as a business card or postage stamp, or as large as an entire volume of encyclopedias or a billboard.

PageStream webpage

Photo-blanker

A screen saver that can show photos. Features image resizing, datatype based loading, sequential or random playback, and supports showing image names.

Photo-blanker OS4Depot webpage

PointRider

PointRider is a PowerPoint file viewer for AmigaOS.

Features :

• Support of the PowerPoint 97 files
• Images are displayed with right position and size, smooth scaling
• Text engine supporting paragraph alignment and text attributes
• Support of fonts and their color and size
• Fullscreen swap with the 'f' key
• Option for automatic display with a chosen delay
• Display of inherited objects from the master slide

PointRider webpage

RNOComics

RNOComics is a comic book viewer that can open almost any archive file, PDF file, or a directory with unarchived images, and display the images in it in a GUI designed to read comics.

Features include:

• Supports CBR, CBZ, CBT, and any other archiving format XAD supports
• Supports PDF files
• Unarchives images on the fly, no HD space or memory wasted
• Read-ahead cache for the next page
• Can continue to the next archive file in a directory with a single command
• Can open directories with unarchived images and work as an image viewer
• MUI GUI with controls as buttons, menu items, and keyboard shortcuts
• Three different layout options: fit width, single page, and double page
• Fullscreen mode option
• Zoom option displays comic's pages at their intended maximum resolution
• Rotate options for portrait mode making viewing/reading easier
• History window with front page thumbnails and page memory
• Backwards reading options for manga comics
• Can save and export images
• Can create thumbnail PNG icons for archives
• Gamma correction options
• Drag & drop loading
• ARexx support

RNOComics OS4Depot webpage

UHC Tools

UHC Tools is a collection of scripts and utilities written over the past decade or so.

The most noteworthy utilities are the following:

• aget - A http-download-utility, similar to wget or curl but very fast and simple to use.
• SynergyClient - A Synergy Client, allows you to control your Amiga's mouse and Keyboard from a computer running a Synergy server
• Search-scripts - A collection of scripts to allow for easy searching, downloading and extraction of files from various repositories such as Aminet, whdLoad.de, whdownload.com and more.

A very useful package for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of scripting on AmigaOS.

UHC Tools webpage

Workbench Explorer

Workbench Explorer (WEx) is a modern file browser loaded with all the features you are used to, as well as several new functions/features no other file browser has.

Workbench Explorer OS4Depot webpage