With well over 13,000 applications to choose from, finding just the cream of the Palm OS crop wasn't an easy task. However, we searched high and low and found what we feel are some of the best software picks for your Palm OS device. We've grouped these applications into four different categories: Personal Information Management, Productivity, Accessories and Utilities, and Toys. We've also included an Honorable Mentions category for those titles we thought deserved a little recognition. With these applications, plus a new OS just around the corner, there seems to be no end to what you can do with your Palm.
 Personal Information Managers |
View appointments and items on your to-do list from a default Today Page with Facer. | PocketCraft Facer 1.8. With support for both low and hi-res devices, Facer is perhaps the most value-added application that you can have on your Palm. Facer displays today's appointments and to-dos, giving you access to all of your PIM data without having to run Date Book or To-Do List, though you can launch them from Facer's main screen. Facer is also a full-blown application launcher with support for expansion cards, drag-and-drop, and customization through user-creatable themes.
OS: Palm OS 4.x and higher
Price: $18.95; shareware
URL: www.pocketcraft.com
Pimlico Software DateBk5. DateBk5 is by far one of the best calendar applications for your Palm. It provides enhanced calendar views of your entire date book and allows for split-screen displays of appointments and to-dos. It supports hi-res screens with small and tiny font displays. Because it uses the same databases as your existing Date Book and Address apps, the application saves valuable space and ensures compatibility with existing data and conduits. Proceeds from DateBk5 also go to support Gorilla Haven, a wildlife habitat for Western Lowland Gorillas.
OS: Palm OS 2.x and higher
Price: $24.95; shareware
URL: www.pimlicosoftware.com/datebk5.htm
Productivity
DataViz Documents to Go Premium Edition. Take your documents wherever you go and edit them on your handheld. Documents to Go is the best Palm solution for Office synchronization. Along with creating and editing Office files, D2G lets you edit native Word and Excel files, supports passwords, and includes spell check and word count tools. The latest version also supports Bluetooth, document synchronization to expansion cards, and landscape for PDAs such as the new Tungsten T3.
OS: Palm OS 3.5 or higher
Price: $49.95
URL: www.dataviz.com/products/documentstogo/index.html
DDH Software HanDBase Professional. Don't code but like database apps? With HanDBase Professional, you don't have to. HanDBase Professional lets you create database apps on your handheld or on your desktop without having to write a single line of code. Users can share data between a single PC or server or even beam information from handheld to handheld via Infrared or Bluetooth. With support for synchronization and an included access conduit, this is a great app to have.
OS: Palm OS 3.0 or higher
Price: $39.99; shareware
URL: www.ddhsoftware.com/handbase_palm.html?UID=2003092317464465.199.249.94
LandWare Pocket Quicken. Put the power of mobile financial management in the palm of your hand with Pocket Quicken. Using QuickFill and Memorized Transactions, PQ enables you to record day-to-day transactions with only two strokes of your stylus. Pocket Quicken supports complete synchronization of all your Quicken data, including categories, split and memorized transactions, and budgets. You'll need Desktop Quicken to install and use Pocket Quicken.
OS: Palm OS 3.0 or higher
Price: $39.95
URL: www.landware.com/pocketquicken/palmos/index.asp
AbsoluteWord RoadLingua & WordNet Dictionary 1.7.3. Based on WordNet 1.7 by Princeton University and containing over 116,000 entries, RoadLingua and WordNet make an unbeatable dictionary and reader combination. WordNet comes with pronunciation transcriptions, synonyms, phrases, derivatives, and idioms for every entry and built-in hyperlinks for easy navigation. We recommend RoadLingua and WordNet for devices with SD or Memory Stick slots, as the dictionary is over 13MB in size. However, a Lite version (2MB), without rich text and hyperlinks, is also available.
OS: Palm OS 3.0 or higher
Price: $24.95; shareware
URL: www.absoluteword.com/wordnet
Accessories & Utilities |
Create, manage, and schedule backups of your handheld with Right Back Up. | Stand Alone Right Back Up. Right Back Up can perform a complete backup of your Palm to an SD Memory card. Schedule backups to occur automatically and keep multiple devices backed up to the same card. You can use backups to restore your device to previous settings, and you can manage the backups from within the program. Don't get caught without a backup of your device while you're away from your computer. For $10, this app is a must-have for every Palm.
OS: Palm OS 4.0 or higher, SD Card Slot
Price: $10; shareware
URL: www.standalone.com/palmos/right_back_up
NorthGlide Neat Freak Pack. The Neat Freak Pack bundles two apps for your Palm device. When trying a lot of shareware products, your device may get cluttered with unneeded files and preferences that take up space and may cause device problems. To analyze and get rid of old leftovers that are cluttering your device, use Cleanup. To prevent your device from being overrun by orphaned files, use Uninstall Manager.
OS: Palm OS 3.5 or higher
Price: $18.50; shareware
URL: www.northglide.com/um.html
Ilium Software eWallet. Keeping your important and critical information secure on your Palm is simple with eWallet. Using a card-based paradigm, eWallet easily stores your calling card and credit card numbers, plus their associated PINs, so all your information can be stored in complete privacy and security. eWallet's trial version uses 56-bit encryption, but registering the application enables 128-bit RC4 encryption. eWallet Professional ($29.95) includes a desktop component identical to the Palm app.
OS: Palm OS 3.5 or higher
Price: $19.95; shareware
URL: www.iliumsoft.com/site/ew/ewallet.htm
Toys |
Yahtzee enthralls you with digital sound and fluid animated dice while you play this classic game on your Palm device. | Handmark Yahtzee. Yahtzee for Palm OS is the first official handheld version of this classic dice game. If you've ever played the game, then you already know how to play on your Palm. Complete with rich media graphics and animated 3D dice rolling, Yahtzee lets you play alone or with friends using one or multiple handheld devices. High and low game statistics are displayed after you play the first game.
OS: Palm OS 3.5 or higher
Price: $19.99; shareware
URL: www.handmark.com/products/detail.php?id=175
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The brushed-metal theme for Pocket Tunes comes with the application and makes your Palm OS 5 device look and feel like a dedicated digital music player. | NormSoft Pocket Tunes Deluxe. Pocket Tunes turns your Palm into a portable audio player. Play MP3, Ogg Vorbis, or uncompressed WAV files from a flash memory card. You'll be able to smoothly transition between songs with Crossfade and start, stop, and even turn your device off and pick up right where you left off with the new Auto-Bookmark feature. With a 10-band graphic equalizer and the ability to call the PT Console from within any other app, your tunes are with you everywhere you go.
OS: Palm OS 5.0 or higher
Price: $19.95; shareware
URL: www.pocket-tunes.com
Honorable Mentions |
Bring the look and feel of Outlook to your Palm with Beyond Contacts. | DataViz Beyond Contacts. Beyond Contacts provides everything you need to manage your Outlook data on your handheld in one package. This powerful application goes beyond normal Palm synchronization by bringing Outlook to your handheld. Now you can sync multiple addresses and categories for meeting attendees and locations. When coupled with Documents to Go and your Wi-Fi- or Bluetooth-enabled Palm, your handheld becomes an extension of your Exchange Server, keeping you connected no matter where you are.
OS: Palm OS 3.5 or higher
Price: $49.95; trialware
URL: www.dataviz.com/products/beyondcontacts/index.html
Adobe Reader for Palm OS. Adobe Reader for Palm OS lets you view Adobe PDF files on your Palm handheld. Now take your eBooks, documents, and Adobe Photoshop Album slideshows from your desktop with you on your Palm. With support for color pictures and devices, DRM secured eBooks, and remote printing via the EFI PrintMe Network, Acrobat is an unbeatable app for your Palm.
OS: Palm OS 3.5 or higher
Price: Freeware
URL: www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readerforpalm.html
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WorldMate Professional shows you synchronized time in five time zones across the world. | MobilMate WorldMate Professional Edition. WorldMate Pro saves frequent travelers time by helping them manage their trips. WorldMate provides weather forecasts from The Weather Channel for over 38,000 cities worldwide. Its World Clock can keep time in up to five cities. With the Tip and Tax Calculator and Day/Night World Map; up-to-date currency exchange rates; international dialing codes; and conversion tables for temperatures, measurements, weights, and more, WorldMate is an absolute must for the frequent traveler.
OS: Palm OS 3.5 or higher
Price: $49.95; shareware
URL: www.mobimate.com/worldmate/pro/index.shtml
nosleep software FileZ. FileZ is an easy-to-use file manager for Palm OS that gives you complete file-management control over the contents of your Palm. You can view, edit, copy, move, delete, beam, or change the file attributes of any file on your handheld. With support for storage cards, FileZ is the easiest way for anyone to take control of her Palm device.
OS: Palm OS 3.0 or higher
Price: Freeware
URL: nosleepsoftware.sourceforge.net/download.html
by Christopher Spera
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