RISC OS Free Software

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    BgrdImage Places a random picture on your Pinboard; never repeats an image until all have been displayed 2.10 32-bit Dev
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    Black Hole 2 Desktop dustbin with file find function and lots of other features 4.12 Web Zip
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    Calendar Desktop calendar application 1.04 32-bit Dev Zip
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    CSVamp Editor for re-formatting or manipulating CSV files (extract, re-order, concatenate fields, change CSV/TSV etc.) 2.00 32-bit Dev Zip
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    dir2web A utility to produce a text-file listing of the contents of directories on disc 0.11ß Dev Zip
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    Director Very powerful general-purpose desktop tool which allows you to customise your desktop by creating menus of useful commands and icons to which they can be attached; also provides a fast way of navigating discs via menus 0.36 32-bit Web Zip
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    DirSync Powerful and flexible graphical utility for comparing and synchronising directories 1.07 32-bit Web Zip
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    FileFind Advanced disc search utility with support for throwback 1.11 Web Zip
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    Improved version: adds an extended options window which is available only to registered users 1.28 Web Zip
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    FreeMap Replace the filer's Free display with a more informative and graphical window 3.17 32-bit Dev Zip
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    GenBackdrop A small utility to cycle your Pinboard backdrop in the background 1.13 Dev Zip
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    GraphTask Graphic task windows which support mode and palette changes 4.01 32-bit Dev Zip
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    KeyWindow Handy on-screen function key strip which shows you what the F#-keys do in a variety of applications; the key window changes according to the application you are currently using 1.63 32-bit Dev Zip
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    LinkFS Implements symbolic links to directories using an image filing system 2.04 32-bit Dev Zip
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    MakeModes Acorn's tool for generating and editing RISC OS 3.5+ monitor definition files (MDFs) 0.26 Zip
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    OmniDesk Modular desktop utility manager; performs a few minor functions on its own, but is mainly a front-end to a series of utilities which can either be run from OmniDesk or as stand-alone applications: 1.20 32-bit Dev Zip
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    CloseView Desktop magnifier 1.09 32-bit See Run
    Coordinates Gives the pointer coordinates in various formats, including local coordinates within the window under the pointer 1.06 32-bit See Run
    Form Sizer Useful information on template files, with an option to save out extremely detailed info as a text file 1.08 32-bit See Run
    Icon Flags Calculator for icon flags with a spy facility 1.07 32-bit See Run
    SWI Index Lists SWIs in all currently-loaded modules and cross-references them with page numbers in the RISC OS Programmer's Reference Manuals. PRM indices are available for all printed editions of the PRM, and are actually more accurate than the printed indices 1.15 32-bit See Run
    Text Grabber Grabs text from icons, window titles and text files (any size), and can export text to the caret or into other icons and title bars 1.08 32-bit See Run
    Window Flags Calculator for window flags with a spy facility 1.07 32-bit See Run
    QTree A quick application launcher which takes the form of a menu tree 0.10 Dev
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    raFS Long-filename filing system which is very useful for RISC OS 3 users, especially those considering upgrading to RISC OS 4 1.16 Web
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    Split Splits large files up into sections and then joins them up again as required: useful for transporting large files over multiple floppy discs 2.12e Zip
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    StrongMen Flexible menu system providing application launcher, URL hotlist manager, history of recent files and list of currently open files 1.25 32-bit Zip
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    SyncDiscs Make the contents of two discs or directories identical (useful for backup purposes); can also report on directory comparisons 1.09 32-bit Dev Zip
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    Syncopath A disc backup utility which acts as a front-end to David Pilling's SyncDiscs application 0.16 32-bit Dev
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    Textzeig Recursive file-finding utility for locating text within Command, Obey, CSV and Text files 2003/04/17 32-bit Dev Zip
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    Unit Convert A small application that allows the interconversion of a wide range of units, for example, feet into cm or m etc., plus number base and more specialised conversions; it is possible to add your own conversions to the application, and a manual is provided in HTML format 2.10pre2 32-bit Dev Zip
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    WorkSpace Provides six desktop workspaces to prevent a cluttered screen 3.83 32-bit Dev Zip
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    XChars Much-improved replacement for Acorn's Chars application, complete with style choice options which can be set for different fonts 1.20 32-bit Web Zip
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