Free to collaborate software for windows

1. Powerful
   • FusionDesk will help you manage your tasks more easily and efficiently than ever before. Organize your tasks in hierarchical folders. Define dynamic filters so you can find them easier later. Track time worked on each task. Sync your data with Outlook, a mobile device or another PC.
2. Flexible
   • FusionDesk is your everyday companion and as such it is designed to endure your high demands. Project Templates allow you to get up to speed. Each task can be entered with a single press of a button. Each task can have additional notes and attached file to it.
3. Reliable
   • Work without worrying, FusionDesk supports unlimited Undo/Redo. Automatic Backup makes sure you never lose your valuable data. Copy and Paste tasks from a folder to another. Drag & Drop tasks and folder in an intuitive way.
4. Folders & Smart Views
   • Manage multiple projects at once, keep them organized in separate tabs. Organize your tasks logically in hierarchical folders and sub-folders. Move tasks easily from one folder to another simply by dragging and dropping. Archive all completed tasks with a single click, so they are out of sight, easy to access. Recover deleted tasks from the Trash folder.
5. Filtering
   • Get a clearer picture of your tasks by filtering your list using highly customizable filters. Get back to your frequently used filters by saving them as Smart Views. Specify a context for each task in order to implement GTD. Add tags to tasks, so you can find them easier in future.
6. Alerts & Recurring Tasks
   • Never miss an important meeting. Remember an event when you need to. Each task can have a simple or a recurring reminder.
7. Intuitive User Interface
   • Intended for intensive usage, FusionDesk is a breeze to work with. It comprises of three panes. The organization pane on the left, the task list pane in the middle and task properties pane on the right. The interface balances between the versatile funtionality FusionDesk offers you and the ease of use you need. For better use FusionDesk uses the ribbon found in Office 2007.
8. Adaptable Workspace
   • The user interface is very adaptable. It easily conforms to the different sized displays. You can snap the left organization pane and the right task properties pane to make space for the task list. Whether you will use it on a laptop, desktop PC, or even the very compact Ultra Mobile PC it will use the space available in the most optimal way.
9. Simply Beautiful
   • If you are going to be staring at the interface for whole day, why not look at something eleagant and beautiful? And since beauty is subjective, FusionDesk allows you to customize its look by choosing a color theme from the built-in ones. or create your own.
10. Time Tracking
    • Keep track of the time you spend on each task of the project. Use the timer to time your work, or manually specify the time spent. Each task keeps the history of the work sessions you performed.
11. Project Estimates
    • Hit your deadlines every time. Define estimates for each task. The time elapsed and time remaining is calculated automatically for you, by taking in consideration the timed working sessions.
12. Time Reports
    • See your tasks from a different angle with the numerous reports FusionDesk offers you. Invoices help you bill your clients. Time Sheets report shows clearly how long did you work each day. Time Tracking gives you detailed information on when you worked on each task.
13. Synchronize
    • Have your tasks with you even when not in front of your PC. Synchronize your projects with Outlook. Sync them with a Windows Mobile Device like any Pocket PC or smart phone running Windows. Or simply print your tasks in a to-do list and take them with you.
14. Collaborate
    • FuionDesk is great as a personal orgranization tool. It is even better that you can use it to collaborate on projects with your collegues. You can use a file on a LAN, on a FTP server or using WebDAV.
15. Import / Export
    • FusionDesk very open. It uses XML as default data format, so you can easily reuse it in another application. You can import and export your project in different file format so you don't lose the ability to complete part of your job in a different program. You can export all reports to Adobe PDF, Excel files, HTML files, JPEG images and more.

AbiWord 2.8.1 offers you a free word processing program similar to Microsoft Word which is suitable for a wide variety of word processing tasks. It features a familiar-looking interface, basic character formatting, paragraph alignment, a spell checker, interactive rulers and tabs, styles, unlimited undo/redo, find and replace, and image support.

It can also import Microsoft Word 97 and RTF (Rich Text Format) documents, as well as support headers/footers,superscript/subscript, widow/orphan control and newspaper-style columns. Many plug-ins are available.

AbiWord allows you to collaborate with multiple people on one document at the same time. It is tightly integrated with the AbiCollab.net web service, which lets you store documents online, allows easy document sharing with your friends, and performs format conversions on the fly.

Major Features:

1. Multi Platform
   
   • Enjoy your favorite Word Processor on the operating system you like to use - be it Windows, Linux, QNX, FreeBSD or Solaris.
   • AbiWord has been designed to integrate perfectly with the operating system it runs on. It will take advantage of the functionality provided by the system, such as image loading or printing capabilities.
2. Interoperability
   
   • What use is a Word Processor when you can't share your documents with your friends? AbiWord is able to read and write all industry standard document types, such as OpenOffice.org documents, Microsoft Word documents, WordPerfect documents, Rich Text Format documents, HTML web pages and many more.
3. Advanced Document Layout
   
   • Give your document that professional, scientific or fun-to-read look using AbiWord's advanced document layout options. Use tables, bullets, lists, images, footnotes, endnotes and styles to enhance the way your document looks.
4. Internationalization
   
   • Since not everyone in the world speaks the same language, AbiWord comes in many different languages. AbiWord is available in most common and many not-so-common languages.
   • Make sure your document contains none of those nasty spelling errors by using AbiWord's built-in spelling checker. Dictionaries exist for over 30 languages.
   • AbiWord supports right-to-left, left-to-right, and mixed-mode text. This means that in addition to supporting European languages, AbiWord supports languages like Hebrew and Arabic as well.
5. Mail Merge
   
   • Do you also hate writing tens of thousands form letters by hand? With AbiWord's Mail Merge capabilities, you can let AbiWord automate that job for you. Special fields inserted into a template document can automatically be replaced with data coming from a variety of sources, such as Relational Databases, Comma Separated Text files or Tabbed Text files.
   • To facilitate the use of AbiWord in a server environment, a powerful command line interface to AbiWord is available. This allows you to generate form letters, print documents or convert documents to any file format AbiWord supports - all from the command line!
6. Extensible Plugin Architecture
   
   • The main AbiWord program is very small and requires very little resources to run. This allows AbiWord to be used on systems that are not considered "State of the Art" anymore, which comes all too quickly in the IT world.
   • Our plugin system was designed to give AbiWord all the functionality you might expect from a modern Word Processor. A variety of plugins can be used to extend AbiWord's functionality, ranging from Document Importers to a Thesaurus, Image Importers and a Text Summarizer.

Enhancements:

• It's available for a number of languages and operating systems

Requirements:

• Windows 2000.
• Windows 95, 98 and ME are no longer supported in 2.6. Use 2.4.6 instead