Rogōaims to provide an online assessment system with a focus on consistent quality, usability and security. The system supports informal progress tests and surveys, self assessment, as well as formal exampapers. A range of common question types are supported. Features for managing the assessment life-cycle are included, such as standards setting and peerreview of papers. Rogōsupports Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) allowing it to be connected to VLEs implementing the LTI standard.

Mahara allows easy integration with Moodle. Students can save work created or submitted in Moodle to their Mahara portfolio. Single SignOn is also supported. Students can present selections from their portfolio through customised pages, which they control access to. Students can network with one another and share artefacts through groups.The LEAP2A standard is supported for interoperability with other eportfolio systems.

OpenSankore provides an interactive cross-platform interface for whiteboards, touch tables, or
any type of computer. Whiteboard-style drawing is supported, as well as inserting
documents and media. The environment’s functionality can be extended by the addition of
Widgets.

iTALC provides tools for managing the PCs in a classroom. A teacher can view students screens in overview mode.Computers can be remote controlled to provide assistance. Workstations can be locked to reduce distractions. Demonstrations can be broadcast
to all workstations.

Moodle is used internationally by hundreds of institutions. There is a highly active Moodle user community providing support. Moodle can be extended an integrated with other systems using the large library of available plugins.

The Sakai project was founded from a collaboration between Indiana University, MIT, Stanford and University of Michigan. It currently maintains two systems – the Collaborative Learning Environment (CLE) and the Open Academic Environment (OAE).

Gibbon aims to meet the needs ofteachers, reducing workload and helping students learn. It also handles SIM functionality, providing all information in one place.

Matterhorn provides an end-to-end solution from automated lecture capture through processing and distribution. Videos can also be published to existing public platforms such as YouTube or iTunes. Captioning, keyboard navigation and screen readers are well supported. Media can be encoded using standard formats, ensuring your media isn’t locked in to a particular system or playback software.

Matterhorn provides an end-to-end solution from automated lecture capture through processing and distribution. Videos can also be published to existing public platforms such as YouTube or iTunes. Captioning, keyboard navigation and screen readers are well supported. Media can be encoded using standard formats, ensuring your media isn’t locked in to a particular system or playback software.

CamStudio allows you to make a video of what’s happening on your screen. It will also capture audio from a microphone. As well as capturing a lecture or presentation, it can be used to record a tutorial or walk through of a system. Videos can be recorded to AVI, or to SWF for streaming via Flash.

Audacity is a fully-featured audio recorder and editor for Windows, Linux and Mac. Multiple tracks can be recorded separately and edited together. Additional audio tracks can be imported. Files can be saved to a number of formats.

These systems allow multiple participants to participate in a session via the web. Users can collaborate on a shared “whiteboard”. Video, audio and text chat are supported. Users can share presentations and applications from their screen with other users.

These systems allow multiple participants to participate in a session via the web. Users can collaborate on a shared“whiteboard”. Video, audio and text chat are supported. Users can share presentations and applications from their screen with other users.

These products provide a locallyhosted “YouTube” style system. Users can upload videos which are converted into a streamable format and shared. Videos can be embedded into a web page or VLE. Users can rate and comment on videos.

These products provide a locallyhosted “YouTube” style system. Users can upload videos which are converted into a streamable format and shared. Videos can be embedded into a web page or VLE. Users can rate and comment on videos.

These products provide a locallyhosted “YouTube” style system. Users can upload videos which are converted into a streamable format and shared. Videos can be embedded into a web page or VLE. Users can rate and comment on videos.

Xerte allows you to create interactive learning materials, including multimedia content and interactive exercises. Content can be created locally, or online using Xerte Online Toolkits. Once created, Xerte packages materials in a standard format that can be imported into most VLEs, and viewed using Flash. The XENITH project allows materials authored with Xerte to be viewed using HTML5, providing support for more devices. Materials created using Xerte allow users to change fonts and colour schemes, as well as supporting textto-speech, ensuring that materials
are accessible to all users.

OpenOffice and LibreOffice provide word processing and drawing programs that can be used for simple desktop publishing. Documents can be saved to PDF format.

OpenOffice and LibreOffice provide word processing and drawing programs that can be used for simple desktop publishing. Documents can be saved to PDF format.

OpenOffice and LibreOffice provide word processing and drawing programs that can be used for simple desktop publishing. Documents can be saved to PDF format.

Sigil is a cross-platform suite for authoring ebooks in the standardand widely-supported ePub format. Provides aWYSIWYGinterface, as well as allowing direct source editing.

TeX is a powerful typesetting markup language designed to allow users to easily create high-quality electronic or printed books which display consistently across devices and platforms. TeX is particularly useful for displaying mathematical and scientific formulae in a consistent manner. Documents written in the TeX markup language can be rendered to files in the DVI file format, or converted to other formats.

Calibre is a cross-platform tool for managing a personal ebook library. Converts between formats including PDF, ePUB and MOBI (Kindle). Supports a wide range of e-readers, tablets and phones for syncing. Provides a desktop e-book reader. Links to online libraries to allow the download and purchase of e-books.

Etherpad provides an interface for multiple users to collaborate on a document in real-time over the web. Basic formatting is supported, and users’ contributions can be identified by colour.  Documents can be imported and exported using various formats, including HTML and MS Word. The entire history of a document can be viewed using a time slider.Gobby provides similar functionality to Etherpad, but uses a client-server infrastructure.

Gobby provides similar functionality to etherpad, but uses a client-server infrastructure. Gobby clients are available for Windows/Mac/Linux.

Owncloud Documents provides Google Docs-style document sharing and collaboration, as well as Dropbox-style synchronisation.

Archi and BizzDesign Architect are both enterprise architecture modelling applications that use the Archimate standard.

Koha includes modules for circulation, cataloguing, acquisitions, serials, reserves, patron management, branch
relationships, and more. Koha supports standard formats and protocols to ensure interoperability with other library
systems. An online demo of Koha is available on the project’s website.http://oss.ly/4q. The open source Koha project from koha-community.org is not to be confused with LibLime Koha or LibLime Academic Koha. LibLime Koha is a fork of the original project managed by LibLime, while LibLime Academic Koha is a separate product developed for a
consortium of institutions.

LibLime Academic Koha. LibLime Koha is a fork of the original project managed by LibLime, while LibLime Academic Koha is a separate product developed for a consortium of institutions.

OpenBiblio is an automated library system containing OPAC, circulation, cataloging, and staff administration functionality.

A demonstration of LORLS and its features is available on the project’s website.http://oss.ly/4p

Islandora is built upon an open source base using components from Drupal, Fedora Commons and Apache Solr. Islandora is modular, proving Solution Packs to implement bestpractice workflows for managing different content types.

A1 Academia Has many core modules for Mid-Large campus management e.g Student Records, Students Finance,Admissions, Registration,Curriculum Management, Course Mgmt, Exams, Hostels etc.

SchoolTool is a web-based student information system with features including student record management, attendance logging, gradebooks, and timetabling. SchoolTool integrates with systems including the Moodle VLE via CAS authentication.

Molly provides a framework for building information portals for mobile devices. A range of mobile devices are supported from low-to high-end through a single web interface using feature detection. ta can be pulled from a range of sources. Molly can be run in-house, allowing all institutional data to be kept secure within the institution’s network.

Audacity enables recording,editing and mixing of audio tracks. It provides acomprehensive suite of editing tools, as well as supporting a range of effects through LADSPA plug-ins.

Ardour also provides a suite for recording and editing audio, but unlike Audacity, also supports multi-track recording. Unlike Audacity, Ardour is a “non destructive” editor, allowing effects to be adjusted repeatedly.

Rosegarden provides a multitrack MIDI sequencer and composition environment.

Hydrogen is a cross-platform drum machine.

MuseScore allows you to create, play and print sheet music.

Gregorio provides tools for the typesetting of Gregorian chant notation. Gregorio can be used via a command line, through the TeXWorks GUI, or integrated with the Scribus DTP package.

Ubuntu Studio is a specialised Linux distribution focused on media creation. While there is no single open source application that provides all features of a comprehensive package like Reason, there are distributions of Linux designed for studio workstations, combining several applications to provide comparable features. Featured software includes multitrack recorders, MIDI sequencers, virtual amplifiers and effects processors. Ubuntu Studio also features JACK, an advanced audio system allowing the audio inputs and outputs of separate applications to be connected together. As with many Linux distributions, studio-focused distributions can often be run from CD for testing without installing anything to the computer’s hard drive.

KDEnlive and PiTiVi are fully featured multi-track non-linear video editors. Based on open source media libraries, a wide range of video and audio formats are supported from a large number of devices. Output to standard formats
including H.264 is supported, as well as lossless formats.

KDEnlive and PiTiVi are fully featured multi-track non-linear video editors. Based on open source media libraries, a wide range of video and audio formats are supported from a large number of devices. Output to standard formats
including H.264 is supported, as well as lossless formats.

Blender is an industry-quality tool for 3D animation.

Q Light Controller is a crossplatform application for controlling DMX or analogue lighting systems like moving
heads, dimmers, scanners etc.

Soundboard is a cross-platform tool for building and executing sound cues.

Celtx is a fully-featured crossplatform screen-writing application. Celtx can sync with cloud services and mobile apps, although these are not open source.

Fountain is a plain-text format which can be used for screen writing and rendered to a formatted screenplay.

The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) provides a complete set of tools for editing bitmaps, including layering, effects, and colour tools. Plug-ins and scripts are supported to provide extensibility. Images can be imported from a range of formats, including from scanners and Photoshop files. Images can be saved to a range of standard formats. A large community of users have produced extensive documentation and tutorials on The GIMP’s features.

Photography workflow and RAW processing tools

Photography workflow and RAW processing tools.

Inkscape is a cross-platform program for creating vector graphics, based on the standard SVG format. Importing and exporting of bitmap graphics formats is supported, as is import of Adobe Illustrator files.

Scribus is a cross-platform Desktop Publishing application. As well as typesetting, a range of standard image formats are supported, as are Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator files.

As well as animation, Blender can be used for 3D modelling. Models created in Blender can be used for 3D printing.

QCAD and LibreCAD are a cross-platform 2D CAD packages.

LibreCAD is based on QCAD but provides a more modern interface.

FreeCAD is a 3D CAD package.

Eclipse and NetBeans are both popular general purpose Integrated Development Environments (IDEs). Eclipse is used as the basis for many platforms’ Software Development Kits (SDKs), including Android. Eclipse and NetBeans support a variety of languages through plug-ins and extensions.

Eclipse and NetBeans are both popular general purpose Integrated Development Environments (IDEs). Eclipse is used as the basis for many platforms’ Software Development Kits (SDKs), including Android. Eclipse and NetBeans support a variety of languages through plug-ins and extensions.

MonoDevelop is an IDE specifically designed for building cross-platform software using an open source implementation of the .NET framework (Mono).

Scratch is a language designed for teaching programming concepts, allowing students to create programs by dragging blocks onto a canvas rather than typing commands.

Ruby, Python and PHP are all widely-used interpreted programming languages. Ruby and Python are powerful multi-purpose languages which can be used to build both desktop and web applications. Ruby and Python feature consistent intuitive syntax which makes them ideal for teaching. Each language is supported by a vibrant community of users and developers, which comprehensive documentation.

Ruby, Python and PHP are all widely-used interpreted programming languages.Ruby and Python are powerful multi-purpose languages which can be used to build both desktop and web applications. Ruby and Python feature consistent intuitive syntax which makes them ideal for teaching. Each language is supported by a vibrant community of users and developers, which comprehensive documentation.

Ruby, Python and PHP are all widely-used interpreted programming languages. PHP is designed for building dynamic web applications. Many common web applications such as WordPress, MediaWiki, Drupal and Moodle are written in PHP.

Lazarus is an alternative to Delphi, can run on both Windows and Linux platforms and uses an almost identical interface.

Applications that help in running experiments in psychology, for example presenting stimuli to subjects and measuring responses.

PEBL comes with a library of common tests. Allow users to develop their own experiments using scripting or programming.

gvSIG Educa is a customization of the gvSIG Desktop Open Source GIS, adapted as a tool for the education of issues that have a geographic component. The aim is to provide educators with a tool that helps students to analyse and understand space, and which can be adapted to different levels or education systems. gvSIG Educa is not only useful
for the teaching of geographic material, but can also be used for learning any subject that contains a spatial component such as history, economics, natural science, sociology… Facilitates learning by letting students interact with the information, by adding a spatial component to the study of the material, and by facilitating the
assimilation of concepts through visual tools such as thematic maps. gvSIG Educa provides analysis tools that help to understand spatial relationships. Other open source GIS packages provide similar feature sets.

Open Circuit Design is a collection of tools providing features such as PCB layout design and component simulation.

The SWORD project provides free cross-platform tools for bible study.

Zekr Qur’an is a cross-platform tool for Qur’an study.

R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is an open source implementation of the “S” programing language.

R-Commander is a basic statistics GUI for R, consisting of a window containing menus, buttons, and information fields.

Sage is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL. It combines the power of many
existing open-source packages into a common interface. Sage’s mission is “to create a viable free open source
alternative to Magma, Maple, Mathematica and Matlab.”