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Rubyroom is a full-screen text editor, created using Ruby on Rails that lets you concentrate on writing without any of the usual distractions of a computer environment.

FreeMind is a free mind-mapping program written in Java. You can use it to keep track of projects, to set up a workplace for your PC but also for the Internet, it’s also good for essay writing and brainstorming.

This nifty little app lets you take notes, add images, links etc on the fly you can then organise notes, tag them and quickly retrieve them for future reference.

The CC PDF converter is an application that enables you to create PDF documents from almost any application (Word, Excel, Internet Explorer and more). The CC PDF Converter also allows you to easily embed a creative commons license in your PDF file.

PDFCreator is a free tool to create PDF files from nearly any Windows application. Create PDF’s and send them via email, encrypt them or merge multiple files into one PDF.

Buddi is a simple budgeting program targeted for users with little or no financial background. It allows users to set up accounts and categories, record transactions, check spending habits, etc.

GnuCash is personal and small-business financial-accounting software, that allows you to track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses.

TurboCASH .7 is an accounting package distributed under General Public Licence (GPL). It is one of the world’s first fully-featured open source accounts packages for small business.

This is solid cross-platform, easy-to-use personal finance software that helps you organize your finances and keeps track of where, when and how your money goes.

Rubyroom is a full-screen text editor, created using Ruby on Rails that lets you concentrate on writing without any of the usual distractions of a computer environment.

Bean is a small, easy-to-use word processor (or rich text editor), designed to make writing convenient, efficient and comfortable. It was built for Mac OS X.

NeoOffice is a full-featured set of office applications (including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and drawing programs) for Mac OS X.

Scribus is a desktop publishing (DTP) application with some excellent page layout features and can be used as an alternative to Adobe PageMaker, QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign.

AbiWord is a word processor lighter and quicker than OpenOffice’s Writer. It’s compatible with Microsoft Word documents and OpenDocument Format too.

Open Office is a similar office suite to Microsoft Office available on different platforms. It offers a complete range of applications to tackle all your office tasks: Writer, Calc, Base, Impress, Draw, Math, Quickstarter etc.