The Free Software Catalog

Developer Tools

Commercial development tools can be very expensive. With the free software listed here you can setup a very rich and diverse development environment.

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ActivePerl
by ActiveState Software
Version: 5.8.8.824
Released: Sep 5, 2008

A complete, ready-to-install Perl distribution.

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ActivePython
by ActiveState Software
Version: 2.5.2.2
Released: Apr 9, 2008

A complete, ready-to-install Python distribution.

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ActiveTcl
by ActiveState Software
Version: 8.5.5.0
Released: Oct 23, 2008

A complete and ready-to-install Tcl distribution.

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Firebug
by Parakey
Version: 1.9.1
Released: Feb 4, 2012

A Firefox add-on that allows you to analyze many aspects of web page. An essential tool for web developers.

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Inno Setup
by Jordan Russel
Version: 5.4.2
Released: Mar 17, 2011

Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability.

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Install Creator
by Clickteam
Version: 2.0 Build 34
Released: Aug 9, 2009

A tool for creating software installers.

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Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar
by Microsoft
Version: 1.00.2188.0
Released: May 9, 2007

An Internet Explorer toolbar used to analyze different components of a web page. An essential tool for web developers.

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Java SE Development Kit (JDK)
by Oracle
Version: 1.7.0.1
Released: Oct 26, 2011

Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) lets you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers, as well as today's demanding Embedded and Real-Time environments.

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Komodo Edit
by ActiveState Software
Version: 5.03.2767
Released: Jan 1, 2009

A source code editor for programmers.

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MS SQL Server Express 2008
by Microsoft
Version: 10.00.1600.22
Released: Aug 22, 2008

The free, "lite" version of Microsoft SQL Server, a SQL-based relational database management server.

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MS Visual Studio Express Editions
by Microsoft
Version: 2008
Released: Apr 30, 2008

The free editions of MS Visual Studio, a suite of software development tools.

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MySQL Community Server
by Oracle
Version: 5.6.3
Released: Oct 4, 2011

The free edition of MySQL, a very popular SQL-based relational database management server. This is the excellent choice for building data warehouses, dynamic websites and more.

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MySQL Workbench Community Edition
by Oracle
Version: 5.2.35
Released: Sep 26, 2011

MySQL Workbench is a next-generation visual database design application that can be used to efficiently design, manage and document database schemata.

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NetBeans IDE
by Oracle
Version: 7.0.1
Released: Aug 2, 2011

A free, open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers.

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Notepad++
Version: 5.9.6.2
Released: Nov 17, 2011

An advanced text editor that can be used as a source editor for programmers or as a feature-rich replacement for Notepad.

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NSIS
by NullSoft
Version: 2.46
Released: Dec 6, 2009

A professional open-source system for creating install scripts.

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Open Source Web Design
by OSWD
Version: -

A collection of free web design templates.

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Perl
by The Perl Foundation
Version: 5.10
Released: Dec 18, 2007

A multi-purpose programming language

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PHP
by The PHP Group
Version: 5.3.8
Released: Aug 23, 2011

A scripting language for creating dynamic web sites.

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phpMyAdmin
by phpMyAdmin Devel Team
Version: 3.4.7.1
Released: Nov 17, 2011

A web based administration tool for MySQL databases.

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PSPad Editor
by Jan Fiala
Version: 4.5.3 (2298)
Released: Nov 25, 2007

A programmer's text editor for Windows.

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Python
by Python Software Foundation
Version: 3.2.2
Released: Sep 5, 2011

A multi-purpose object-oriented programming language.

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SQLite
Version: 3.7.10
Released: Jan 17, 2012

A C library that implements a SQL based relational database engine. This is for programmers.

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Subversion
by Tigris.org
Version: 1.6.4
Released: Aug 8, 2009

Subversion is an open source version control system.

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TortoiseSVN
by The TortoiseSVN Team
Version: 1.7.1
Released: Nov 2, 2011

An excellent Subversion client implemented as a Windows shell extension.

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Web Developer for Firefox
by Chris Pederick
Version: 1.1.9
Released: Jan 7, 2011

A Firefox add-on that allows you to analyze many aspects of web page. An essential tool for web developers.

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Wireshark
by Wireshark Foundation
Version: 1.6.3
Released: Nov 2, 2011

Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer, and is the de facto (and often de jure) standard across many industries and educational institutions.

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XML Notepad 2007
by Microsoft
Version: 2.5
Released: Sep 5, 2007

XML Notepad 2007 provides a simple intuitive user interface for browsing and editing XML documents.

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