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AlternativeTo is a website that helps users find software and/or applications that are similar to other products. The user enters the name of a software or application they want an alternative for and AlternativeTo suggests similar products. Each suggested product includes a description, the URL to download it, and its own set of alternatives products.

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OpenOffice is very similar to Microsoft Office. It features Open Office Calc (similar to Microsoft Excel), Open Office Impress (similar to Microsoft PowerPoint) and Open Office Writer (similar to Microsoft Word). The Open Office suite also includes Open Office Base, which is a database manager, and Open Office Math, which specializes in mathematical formulas. Open Office files can be saved in all kinds of formats (DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, and more).

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Calibre allows the users to convert ebooks into different file formats. Users can also manage their library of books, sync thir ebooks to various devices, edit ebooks, and convert web content into an ebook.

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ClaroRead is a multi-functional floating toolbar that has many features. It has text to speech built-in, word prediction software, dictionary, homophone dictionary, and more. The user can use this software with many programs such as the Microsoft Office Suite, Pages, and Safari. It comes with a few voices (the voices depend on the software language) and it can use any voice that is already installed on the computer.

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DigiMemo L2 allows the user to take notes which will be saved on the computer by using a special pen and tablet. Notes can be taken on any type of paper and can be saved directly on the tablet’s internal memory or transferred to a computer. When pages are transferred to the computer, they can be edited electronically. An add-on can be purchased to convert handwriting into digital text.

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Form Pilot for Mac is a form filler software. It allows you to scan a form and fill it out on your computer instead of using a typewriter or writing by hand.

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iBlink Radio allows users to listen to the radio and podcasts.

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Kindle is an ebook reader. Users can bookmark, take notes, research a word or a phrase, highlight, change the background colour and the font size. The app synchronizes with other devices using the same Amazon ID. Kindle supports AZW, FF8, TXT, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, BMP and Word (after conversion to AZW).

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Kurzweil 3000 is multipurpose software. It allows the user to open a wide variety of files (DOC, PDF, RTF, TXT, JPG, etc). Kurzweil 3000 can also perform optical character recognition (OCR) of the scanned file. The content of the file is now editable and can read using it’s text-to-speech synthesizer. Kurzweil 3000 can also spell a word using text-to-speech or break it down into phonemes. It also includes word prediction software, mind mapping software, several dictionaries, translation tools, and other useful reading and writing tools.

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MathType is software that allows the user to write mathematical formulas on the computer. This software integrates with most word processors as well as some specialized software (e.g., Maple). MathType allows the user to save formulas and reuse them.

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