Applications you wish were ported from other platforms

2009-12-13T23:04:39Z

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While waiting for n900 and friends, it could be useful to list all those apps from other platforms (Symbian, Palm, Iphone, Java etc.) you can't live without, and you wish were ported on your new ''maemo convergence device''.

Please list here, also including the operating system, the developer's site if you know it, and a brief summary of their functionality.

You should include '''only already existing apps which are today available for other mainstream pocketable devices''', not generic rants for some generic fancy functionality, or applications meant for desktop computers. This way, we can keep high the signal-to-noise ratio and maybe select a number of developers we should convince to work on the new maemo platform.

Note: Possibly merge this with an [[Community_wish-list|already existing request page]]

== Closed Source ==

=== Communication ===
'''Blacklist''' - S60 - An application which blocks calls and SMSs from all the numbers in a black list. Optionally it should also be able to send custom messages when a blocked no calls or sends an SMS. Like : http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/blacklist.php

'''Business Card Reader''' - S60 - scans business cards using camera and populates an addressbook entry automatically. Like : http://www.abbyy.com/bcr/
* Suggestion: implement as a "Share With" plugin

'''Call Recorder''' - S60 - An call recording application with rules for saving conversations for incoming/outgoing calls from known/unknown numbers. It should be able to record call automatically or manually by pressing a button. Like: http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/callrecorder.php

'''Gravity''' - S60 - http://www.mobileways.de - THE Twitter App for S60.
* How does Mauku (MicroFeed) compare?

'''Nimbuzz''' - S60, iPhone, Android, Windows - http://www.nimbuzz.com - Great multiprotocol messenger.
* How does [http://pidgin.garage.maemo.org/ Pidgin On Maemo] compare?
* Or builtin telepathy with various connection managers

'''Skebby''' - Symbian - http://www.skebby.it - Send sms messages at low prices or for free

'''TruPhone''' - Symbian and others - www.truphone.com - send SMS at low price and allow cheap VoIP calls (at better than standard SIP quality

'''SMS Timer''' - S60 - an application which sends SMSs at a time scheduled earlier. Like: http://www.mobimonster2.com/SMS_Timer.asp

'''Total recall''' - Symbian - http://www.killermobile.com - records phone calls without the "beep";
this is also accomplished by '''Ultimate voice recorder''' - Symbian - http://www.fingertip-access.com

'''Wallet''' - S60 - Keeps a list of all the bank, creditcard, login details. It should also synchronise with PC. Like : http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/wallet/

'''Handy Safe Pro''' - S60 - Password and others manager ... Like previous one, also with PC versions for backup/easy maintenance.

* How does [http://maemo.org/packages/view/pwsafe/ Password Safe] compare?

=== Multimedia ===
'''Amazon MP3 mobile''' - Iphone and Google G1 (Android) - App to buy and manage mp3 downloads from Amazon MP3 store at amazon.com/mp3.

'''Audials mobile''' - Symbian - http://audials.com - searches for author or genre, leeches mp3 files from online social radios.

'''Audiosurf''' - Windows - http://www.audio-surf.com - a music-adapting puzzle racer where one uses their own music collection to create their own experience. The shape, speed, and mood of each race is determined by the chosen song.

'''Coreplayer''' - Symbian, Symbian UIQ, WinMo, Palm, WinCE - www.coreplayer.com - Multimedia playback.

'''Gforce''' - Linux - NO WEBSITE - open source version of GForce visualization plugin. Only old libvisual plugin available. Portability unknown.

'''libvisual''' - Linux - http://localhost.nl/~synap/libvisual-wiki - portable visualization abstraction layer for *NIX. Portable to ARMEL. May not support PA.

'''projectM''' - Linux - http://projectm.sf.net - Linux port of Winamp Milkdrop, uses OpenGL. Portable to ARMEL.

'''Spotify client''' - Android, Iphone, Symbian (under development) - http://spotify.com - Client for streaming music from Spotify service. ([http://labs.trolltech.com/blogs/2009/10/23/qt-de-spotify-running-on-a-nokia-n900/ DeSpotify on a N900])

'''Shazam Id''' - Symbian, Iphone, Blackberry, Android - http://www.shazam.com - listens to music and recognizes author and title.

=== Location Aware ===
'''Augmented Reality Applications''' - S60, Android, Iphone - The application overlays the image stream generated from the camera with markers of "Points of Interest" around the user. Like : http://seqpoint.com/beta-labs/69

'''BuddyCloud''' - Symbian - enables users to broadcast their personality and their location to friends and find location specific information.
* Search t.m.o for whether this is possible due to lack of digital compass

'''CoPilot''' - Symbian, IPhone, Android - http://www.alk.com/copilot/ - GPS navigation system

'''Garmin''' - Symbian, WinMo, Blackberry - http://www8.garmin.com/mobile/mobilext/ - GPS navigation system

'''TomTom Navigator''' - Symbian, WinMo, iPhone - http://www.tomtom.com/products/category.php?ID=2&Lid=1 - GPS Door-to-door navigation with accurate maps and spoken instructions

'''Route66 Maps''' - Symbian, WinMo - http://www.66.com - GPS Door-to-door navigation

'''GeoLives''' - Sybian and WinMo - http://www.geolives.com - Topographic mapping and offroad navigation GPS

'''Google maps for mobile''' - Symbian, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Palm, Java MIDP, Windows mobile - http://www.google.com/mobile/products/maps.html#p=default - maps application with points-of-interest taken from the Google search engine

'''Locale''' - Android - http://www.twofortyfouram.com/ - Location based profile settings for phone (specific locations trigger events for ringtone, volume, brightness, GPS/Wifi/Blutooth to be on off)

'''OVI Maps''' - Symbian - http://maps.ovi.com - GPS navigation system
* Exists but with reduced feature set

'''Trapster''' - S60 - Speed camera tracking and warning (see Ovi)

'''ViewRanger''' - Symbian - http://www.viewranger.com - Topographic mapping and offroad navigation GPS

'''WorldMate''' - S60 - Travel info (see Ovi)

'''Waze''' - Android - http://www.waze.com/homepage/ - crowd sourced mapping & traffic alerts, navigation & location based pac-man like game

=== Sports/Exercise ===

'''iGolf Scorer''' - S60 - An application dedicated to Golfers like http://www.igolfscorer.com/

'''RunKeeper''' - Iphone - http://www.runkeeper.com - tracks running through GPS
* Is [http://ecoach.garage.maemo.org/screenshots.html ecoach] [http://maemo.org/packages/view/ecoach/ (package)] enough?

'''SportsTracker''' - Symbian - http://sportstracker.nokia.com - Gps based activity tracker.

'''StepCounter''' - Symbian - http://betalabs.nokia.com/betas/view/nokia-step-counter - Counts your steps, determines the distance you have covered and your energy expenditure, records data.

'''Wellness Diary''' - Symbian - http://betalabs.nokia.com/betas/view/wellness-diary - Monitor and track a ranger of health related parameters.

=== Misc ===
'''ABBYY Lingvo Mobile''' Symbian, Windows Mobile - http://www.abbyy.com/lingvomobile - multilingual translation dictionary for mobile devices

'''Amazon Mobile''' - Iphone - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000291661 - ebook reader for Amazon books

'''Automatic profile switcher''' - S60 - The profile, theme, wallpaper, audio and all user customizable content can be set automatically based on user location(gps/GSM cell id), time, calendar entry etc. Like : http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/profiles.php

'''Birthday Reminder''' - S60 - An application that helps organizing and viewing birthdays and anniversaries in a handy way: monthly view of anniversaries found in Contacts applications. It also puts an appointment in the native calendar and sends greeting automaticaly(if user wishes so).
Like: http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/birthday.php

'''Device Lock''' - Symbian - http://webgate.mobi/advanced_device_locks_pro/ - Mobile security - restrict access to apps, secure data storage, remotely lock/wipe data.

'''Epocrates''' - Palm, Windows Mobile, iPhone, and BlackBerry - http://www.epocrates.com - medical drug reference
* Already available through Garnet VM - http://www.access-company.com/products/gvm/

'''Evernote''' client (or an open, N900 contacts like, note-sync /notes-cloud service). http://www.evernote.com/
* Is already provided as a sharing service plugin. Applications need to become sharing aware. Besides, http:///m.evernote.com/ can be used as alternative interface.

'''Expense Tracker''' - S60 - an application to track day-to-day expenses. It should also give nice reports of all the expenses. Like: http://www.flyingbirdsoft.com/products/flyingmoney.html

'''GTD''' application ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done Getting Things Done]): like ominfocus - with sync capabilities [at least with] the N900 calendar application. http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/

'''Hour Power''' - S60 - Speaks the current time (see Ovi)

'''JoikuSpot''' - Symbian - http://www.joikuspot.com - Enable phone to be a wifi hotspot.

'''Mode Switch''' Symbian, as in E71. Changes active standby (shortcuts not necessary!), themes and maybe also display light brightness, gsm alerting profile, im status and so on. http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=32512

'''Mobile Web Server'''' - Symbian/FIPS - makes your device accessible on the Internet. You can access phone features and data via a browser and share your life through a personalized mobsite. http://mymobilesite.net/ (Nokia)

'''Panoman''' - Symbian - ??? - Make and view panorama images with phone. Think has been bought up by Nokia ?

'''PhoneTorch''' - S60 - an application which uses the integrated camera flash as a Torch.

'''StockWatch''' - Iphone - http://iphone.toughturtle.com/stockwatch/ - Financial app to monitor a list of user defined stocks and portfolio's and all financial graphs and data associated with the said stocks.
* How does [http://maemo.org/packages/view/stockthis/ StockThis] compare

'''T9 Nav''' - Symbian - http://www.t9nav.com/ - Find anything on mobile device instantly.

'''Vlingo''' - Symbian, WinMo, Blackberry, Iphone - http://www.vlingo.com - Control mobile phone by voice.

'''WaveSecure''' - S60 - Allows remote backup, tracking and locking of a stollen phone. Like : https://www.wavesecure.com/

'''Stanza''' - Iphone - ebook reader able toread many ebook format. Like : http://www.lexcycle.com/

== Open Source ==

Insert here, instead, those '''free and open-source application''' you wish on your maemo 5 device. Being non commercial software, with source available, they might be more straightforward to port, needing only (!) good-will, time and energy.

=== Office ===

'''Abiword''' the fantastic Maemo 4 version ported to Maemo 5 - http://www.abisource.com/ https://garage.maemo.org/projects/abiword/

'''BasKet Note Pads''' - Linux - A powerful Outliner with which you can organize all your notes easily. - http://basket.kde.org/index.php

'''Lyx''' -- excellent word processor which runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows. Well suited to use with a small screen. Uses Qt toolkit, so should be a straightforward port. http://www.lyx.org/

'''Openoffice.org''' - Linux, Windows, Mac OS - http://www.openoffice.org - open-source, free office suite. Already available for armel architecture in debian.

=== Communication ===

'''Cabbage''' - Java - http://cabbagetexter.com/ - Send free txts via SMS. Irish only and Java, so unsure if it should be here, but a more sophisticated version would be nice.

=== Games ===

'''Bub's Brothers''' - Linux - http://bub-n-bros.sourceforge.net/ - Bubble Bobble clone

'''Neverball''' - Linux - http://neverball.org/index.php - Similar game like Bounce, excellent graphics and very nice levels

'''Frets on Fire''' - Linux, Windows, Mac OS X - http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net - Free open source variant on Guitar Hero.

'''FlightGear''' - http://www.flightgear.org - Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, sgi, FreeBSD - Free open source flight simulator

=== Misc ===

'''Comix''' - Linux -
http://comix.sourceforge.net/ - Image viewer specifically designed for comics.

'''KeepassX''' - Linux, Windows - http://www.keepassx.org/ - Password management.
* How does [http://maemo.org/packages/view/pwsafe/ Password Safe] compare?

'''Musicbrainz Picard''' - Linux, Mac, Windows - http://musicbrainz.org - Mp3 tagger.

'''Octave''' - Linux, Windows - A high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations - http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/
(There is a Qt GUI available called QtOctave: http://qt-apps.org/content/show.php/QtOctave?content=76811 )

'''Aeskulap''' - Ubuntu linux, Windows - http://aeskulap.nongnu.org - radiology viewer (or any other that works, for that matter)
''By the way, Aeskulap is already available in debian repositories through [[Easy_Debian|Easy Debian]]''

'''PulseAudio Equalizer''' - Linux - http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/SystemEqualizer - provides system-wide equalizer via PA

'''Remuco-Client''' - Java - http://code.google.com/p/remuco - duplex remote control system for Linux media players and mobile phones equipped with Bluetooth or WiFi.

'''Tellico''' - Linux - http://tellico-project.org/ - Collection manager, books, videos, etc.

'''sshfs''' - Linux - Include in openssh but not yet in the maemo package...

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