Open Source Formats and Protocols

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    ODM

    ODM

    Device Manager for ONVIF-based Network video devices.

    ODM is a ONVIF protocol implementation of Network Video Client (NVC) to manage Network Video Transmitters (NVT), Network Video Storage (NVS) and Network Video Analytics (NVA) devices. Implements Discovery, Device, Media, Imaging, Analytics, Events and PTZ services. Write in C# and uses ffmpeg for media decoding.
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    Skim

    Skim

    A PDF Reader and Note-taker for OS X

    Skim is a PDF reader and note-taker for OS X. It is designed to help you read and annotate scientific papers in PDF, but is also great for viewing any PDF file. Skim requires OS X 10.10 or higher.
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    BibDesk

    BibDesk

    Bibliography manager for Mac OS X

    BibDesk is a graphical bibTeX bibliography manager for Mac OS X.
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    Vienna

    Vienna

    An open source Mac OSX RSS reader with support for RSS/Atom feeds

    Vienna is an open source Mac OSX RSS reader with support for RSS/Atom/JSON feeds, article storage and management via a SQLite database, written in Objective-C and Cocoa. Feeds can be accessed directly, or through a syncing service supporting the Open Reader API, like BazQux.com, FreshRss.org, FeedHQ.org, InoReader.com or TheOldReader.com. Development now happens on GitHub: https://github.com/ViennaRSS/vienna-rss
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    The portable Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) SDK provides support for building UPnP-compliant control points, devices, and bridges on several operating systems. The main repository is at GitHub in https://github.com/pupnp/pupnp. This is just a clone repository for legacy reasons. Old SourceForge repo: git://pupnp.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/pupnp/pupnp
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    QPDF

    QPDF

    PDF transformation/manipulation program + library

    QPDF is a C++ library and set of programs that inspect and manipulate the structure of PDF files. It can encrypt and linearize files, expose the internals of a PDF file, and do many other operations useful to end users and PDF developers.
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    XML Copy Editor
    XML Copy Editor is a fast, free, validating XML editor.
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    NAPS2 - Not Another PDF Scanner

    NAPS2 - Not Another PDF Scanner

    Scan documents to PDF and other file types, as simply as possible.

    Visit NAPS2's home page at www.naps2.com. NAPS2 is a document scanning application with a focus on simplicity and ease of use. Scan your documents from WIA- and TWAIN-compatible scanners, organize the pages as you like, and save them as PDF, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, and other file formats. Available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. NAPS2 is currently available in over 40 different languages. Want to see NAPS2 in your preferred language? Help translate! See the wiki for more details.
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    Dompdf

    Dompdf

    HTML to PDF converter for PHP

    dompdf is an HTML to PDF converter. At its heart, dompdf is (mostly) a CSS 2.1 compliant HTML layout and rendering engine written in PHP. It is a style-driven renderer, it will download and read external stylesheets, inline style tags, and the style attributes of individual HTML elements. It also supports most presentational HTML attributes. PDF rendering is currently provided either by PDFLib or by a bundled version the R&OS CPDF class written by Wayne Munro. (Some important changes have been made to the R&OS class, however). In order to use PDFLib with dompdf, the PDFLib PECL extension is required. Using PDFLib improves performance and reduces the memory requirements of dompdf somewhat, while the R&OS CPDF class, though slightly slower, eliminates any dependencies on external PDF libraries.
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    keycloak-config-cli

    keycloak-config-cli

    Import YAML/JSON-formatted configuration files into Keycloak

    keycloak-config-cli is a Keycloak utility to ensure the desired configuration state for a realm based on a JSON/YAML file. The format of the JSON/YAML file is based on the export realm format. Store and handle the configuration files inside git just like normal code. A Keycloak restart isn't required to apply the configuration. The config files are based on the keycloak export files. You can use them to re-import your settings. But keep your files as small as possible. Remove all UUIDs and all stuff that is default set by keycloak.
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    Zefania XML Bible Markup Language

    Zefania XML bible modules

    Zefania XML bible modules can be viewed with: Simple Bible Reader (see files) Zefania XML Language Documentation can be found here: https://bgfdb.de/zefaniaxml/bml/
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    Google Photos Takeout Helper

    Google Photos Takeout Helper

    Script that organizes the Google Takeout archive

    If you ever want to move from Google Photos to another platform/solution, your fastest choice to export all photos is Google Takeout. But when you download it, you will find yourself with zips with hundreds of little folders with weird .json files inside. What if you want to just have one folder with all photos, in chronological order? Good luck copying all of that.
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    Pandoc

    Pandoc

    The universal markup converter

    Pandoc is a universal document converter able to convert files from a multitude of markup formats into another. With Pandoc, you have a swiss-army knife of a converter, able to convert practically any markup format into any other. Pandoc contains a Haskell library for conversions as well as a command-line tool that uses this library. It can convert to and from just about anything-- lightweight markup formats, HTML formats, documentation formats, ebooks, TeX formats, word processor formats and so much more. It understands several useful markdown syntax extensions, such as document metadata, footnotes, tables, and more. If you want strict markdown compatibility however, these extensions can be turned off. Pandoc is no doubt powerful and customizable, but it is important to note that its intermediate representation of a document is less expressive than many of the formats, so it may not produce perfect conversions every time.
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    a POSIX-C implementation of the http://oauth.net/ protocol. libOauth provides functionality to encode URLs and sign HTTP request data according to the oAuth standard.
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    TeXnicCenter

    TeXnicCenter

    A feature-rich environment for writing LaTeX documents on Windows

    TeXnicCenter is a LaTeX editor on Windows. Navigating LaTeX documents is simple due to the automatically created document outline. Errors of the LaTeX compilation can be reviewed instantly. TXC features autocompletion and comes with LaTeX templates.
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    TinyTeX releases

    TinyTeX releases

    Windows/macOS/Linux binaries and installation methods of TinyTeX

    A lightweight, cross-platform, portable, and easy-to-maintain LaTeX distribution based on TeX Live. TinyTeX is a custom LaTeX distribution based on TeX Live that is small in size but functions well in most cases, especially for R users. If you run into the problem of missing LaTeX packages, it should be super clear to you what you need to do (in fact, R users won’t need to do anything). You only install LaTeX packages you actually need. Currently, TinyTeX works best for R users. Other users can use it, too, it is just that missing LaTeX packages won’t be automatically installed, and you need to install them manually. Or you can go to the extreme to install all packages (see FAQ 3 for how), but remember there are thousands of them. Installing or running TinyTeX does not require admin privileges, which means you no longer need sudo or your IT. You can even run TinyTeX from a Flash drive.
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    TeXworks

    TeXworks

    A simple interface for working with TeX documents

    TeXworks is a free and simple working environment for authoring TeX (LaTeX, ConTeXt and XeTeX) documents. Inspired by Dick Koch's award-winning TeXShop program for Mac OS X, it makes entry into the TeX world easier for those using desktop operating systems other than OS X. It provides an integrated, easy-to-use environment for users on other platforms particularly GNU/Linux and Windows and features a clean, simple interface accessible to casual and non-technical users.
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    mPDF

    mPDF

    PHP library generating PDF files from UTF-8 encoded HTML

    mPDF is a PHP library that generates PDF files from UTF-8 encoded HTML. The original author, Ian Back, wrote mPDF to output PDF files ‘on-the-fly’ from his website, handling different languages. It is slower than the original scripts e.g. HTML2FPDF and produces larger files when using Unicode fonts, but support for CSS styles etc. and has been much enhanced. Supports almost all languages including RTL (Arabic and Hebrew), and CJK (Chinese-Japanese-Korean). Nested block-level elements (e.g. P, DIV) including margins, borders, padding, line height, background colors, etc. Right-to-left languages are supported, with automatic detection of RTL characters within a document. Transposes tables, lists, text justification, and table cell alignment, as well as a full-text reversal for RTL characters. Automatically detects non-RTL characters and displays these in the original order.
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    PDF4QT

    PDF4QT

    Open source PDF editor

    PDF4QT is open source PDF editor based on Qt framework. It contains a C++ library, applications for viewing/editing PDF documents, and a command line tool. PDF4QT is an open-source PDF editor for Windows/Linux. It is a modern solution for viewing/editing/rendering PDF documents, for users and developers alike. For developers, there is a C++ library and a command line tool for use in scripts. For users, there are four applications offering many features. The project is hosted on Github and uses the license LGPLv3. The applications are primarily used by target users to view, edit, manipulate or compare PDF documents. Users can preview these applications in the screenshots section of this webpage. Basic browsing and lots of other functionalities, such as encryption, reading a document, verification of digital signatures, editing of annotations, searching for text using regular expressions, drawing pages into an image, and much more. Several plug-ins are available.
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    Cool Reader

    Cool Reader

    A cross-platform XML/CSS based eBook reader

    CoolReader is fast and small cross-platform XML/CSS based eBook reader for desktops and handheld devices. Supported formats: FB2, TXT, RTF, DOC, TCR, HTML, EPUB, CHM, PDB, MOBI. Platforms: Win32, Linux, Android. Ported on some eInk based devices.
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    OCRmyPDF

    OCRmyPDF

    OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files

    OCRmyPDF adds an optical character recognition (OCR) text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched. PDF is the best format for storing and exchanging scanned documents. Unfortunately, PDFs can be difficult to modify. OCRmyPDF makes it easy to apply image processing and OCR (recognized, searchable text) to existing PDFs.
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    PDF.js

    PDF.js

    A PDF Reader in JavaScript

    PDF.js is a web standards-based platform for parsing and rendering Portable Document Formats (PDFs). Open source and built with HTML5, this PDF viewer is supported by a great community and Mozilla Labs. PDF.js can be used on both modern and older browsers, and is built into version 19+ of Firefox.
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    Expat XML Parser

    Fast XML parser library in C

    PLEASE NOTE that we are in the process of moving to GitHub: https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat This is James Clark's Expat XML parser library in C. It is a stream oriented parser that requires setting handlers to deal with the structure that the parser discovers in the document. PLEASE NOTE that we are in the process of moving to GitHub: https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat
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    KOReader

    KOReader

    An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2, etc.

    KOReader is a document viewer for E Ink devices. Supported fileformats include EPUB, PDF, DjVu, XPS, CBT, CBZ, FB2, PDB, TXT, HTML, RTF, CHM, DOC, MOBI and ZIP files. It’s available for Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, Android and desktop Linux. Runs on embedded devices (Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, reMarkable), Android and Linux computers. Developers can run a KOReader emulator in Linux and MacOS. Multi-lingual user interface with a highly customizable reader view and many typesetting options. You can set arbitrary page margins, override line spacing and choose external fonts and styles. It has multi-lingual hyphenation dictionaries bundled into the application. Custom UI without animation, with paginated menus, adjustable text contrast, and easy zoom to fit content or page in paged media. Look up words with StarDict dictionaries / Wikipedia, add your own online OPDS catalogs and RSS feeds, share ebooks with other KOReader devices wirelessly.
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    gSOAP Toolkit

    gSOAP Toolkit

    Development toolkit for Web Services and XML data bindings for C & C++

    The gSOAP toolkit is an extensive suite of portable C and C++ software to develop XML Web services with powerful type-safe XML data bindings. Easy-to-use code-generator tools allow you to directly integrate XML data in C and C++. Serializes native application data in XML. Includes WSDL/XSD schema binding and auto-coding tools, stub/skeleton compiler, Web server integration with Apache module and IIS extension, high-performance XML processing with schema validation, fast MIME/MTOM streaming, SOAP and REST Web API development, WS-* protocols (WS-Security, WS-Policy, WS-ReliableMessaging, etc), XML-RPC and JSON. Licensed under GPLv2. Visit the developer center with guides, tutorials, and examples at www.genivia.com/dev.html The documentation of the toolkit, libraries, plugins and more is available at www.genivia.com/docs.html Commercial-use licenses and expert technical support services are available at competitive pricing levels, please visit www.genivia.com/products.html
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Open Source Formats and Protocols Guide

Open source formats and protocols are the building blocks of modern digital products. They represent a new paradigm in which developers freely share their ideas, code, and resources to promote innovation and collaboration. Open source technology is becoming increasingly popular due to its advantages over proprietary software, including cost savings, customization, and openness.

Open source formats and protocols allow for the independent development of software programs by individuals or organizations without the need to license or purchase expensive software licenses or purchase intellectual property rights from others. This means anyone can develop applications using open source technologies without legal obligations or restrictions on their use. Additionally, open source licenses often provide access to community-developed modifications, bug fixes, updates, and security patches that may be unavailable in more rigidly licensed programs.

Though open source formats are available for free download online there are also platforms such as GitHub where developers can find existing versions of popular open-source applications as well as collaborate with other users who have created similar projects. Such platforms not only offer a great place for experts to share their knowledge but also make the process of developing new applications significantly easier overall.

What makes an application “open-source” is its licensing agreement rules known as Free Software Foundation (FSF) guidelines which stipulate how an app's code should be licensed meaning that any modification made by you must remain available under your own license so that others can benefit from it too - basically ensuring freedom/sharing/collaboration within technology development industry while respecting copyright laws simultaneously.

In conclusion open source format and protocols are immensely valuable since they let us create secure applications quickly while saving money at same time – all with greater accessibility than before plus ability share knowledge between coders out there too thus democratizing tech industry even further.

Features of Open Source Formats and Protocols

Open source formats and protocols provide a wide range of features that can be used to create distributed applications, increase interoperability between different components, and improve security.

  • Interoperability: Open source formats and protocols promote interoperability by allowing applications from different vendors to interact with each other seamlessly. This enables users to access information more quickly and share it with others in the most efficient way possible.
  • Scalability: By using open source formats, developers can easily scale their application. This allows applications to accommodate a large number of users without sacrificing performance or reliability.
  • Security: Open source formats offer improved security by providing strong encryption algorithms that are regularly updated in order to protect users’ data from malicious attacks or unauthorized access. They also use authentication measures such as digital signatures so that messages cannot be modified without detection.
  • Cost Savings: Because open source technologies are available for free (or at very low cost), businesses can save money on development costs while still being able to benefit from the latest technical innovations. Additionally, they have fewer licensing restrictions than proprietary software products, which makes them easier and faster to deploy into production environments.
  • Support Network: The success of open source technology is due in part to its dedicated community of developers who support each other through forums, mailing lists, and IRC channels where they exchange ideas about how best to use these tools for various projects.

Types of Open Source Formats and Protocols

  • Plain Text: A basic text format with no formatting, such as Courier, or Arial.
  • Markdown: A lightweight markup language designed to easily convert plain text into well-formatted HTML.
  • XML (eXtensible Markup Language): An extensible form of SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language) that enables users to define custom tags for their documents.
  • JSON (JavaScript Object Notation): A data interchange format that is human readable and focused on properties and values rather than tags and attributes used in XML.
  • YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language): a data serialization language which is easy to read and write compared to other languages like XML and JSON.
  • SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol): An open protocol used for communication between web services across multiple platforms, allowing applications written in differentprogramming languages to communicate with each other over the internet.
  • RESTful (REpresentational State Transfer): An architectural style for building distributed applications using HTTP methods such as GET, POST, PUT, DELETE etc., often replacingSOAP as the standard method of communication between different applications over the Web.

Open Source Formats and Protocols Advantages

Open source formats and protocols provide numerous benefits for users, as outlined below:

  1. Cost Efficiency: Utilizing open source formats and protocols can be much more cost-effective than investing in proprietary software or services. Since the source code is freely available, users can modify and replicate it without having to pay expensive licensing fees.
  2. Accessibility: Open source formats are widely accessible since they are developed through collaboration between multiple individuals and organizations. This makes it easier for people to access these resources anywhere in the world.
  3. Interoperability: Open source protocols make it easy to share information across different systems since they are designed with compatibility in mind. This allows users to work with data across platforms such as mobile devices, computers, and the web.
  4. Flexibility: With open source formats, users have full control over how their projects are created and managed. They can customize features to suit their individual needs or even create new tools from scratch if necessary.
  5. Security & reliability: Open source software is constantly being scrutinized by developers all over the world so any security vulnerabilities or bugs can be quickly identified and fixed before malicious actors take advantage of them. Furthermore, many of these projects undergo rigorous testing processes which ensures that they remain reliable throughout their lifetime.

Types of Users That Use Open Source Formats and Protocols

  • Hobbyists: People who are passionate about open source software, which is free and can be modified and redistributed by developers.
  • Businesses: Companies who use open source to reduce operational costs and increase agility in their operations. They also benefit from the vast development community that works on open source projects.
  • Academic Researchers: Universities and research centers that employ open source formats and protocols for data collection, analysis, visualization, and many other applications.
  • Government Organizations: Federal agencies and departments taking advantage of open source technologies to help manage public services while increasing transparency.
  • Educational Institutions: Schools that use open source software to teach students how to code, innovate, collaborate and develop problem-solving skills.
  • Nonprofits & Charities: Organizations using open-source tools for fundraising campaigns, volunteer management systems, communication platforms etc., allowing them to maximize donations with minimal overhead costs.
  • Users with Disabilities & Special Needs: People who require assistance in order to interact with computers or access the internet can have their needs met more easily with the help of specialized hardware/software available in an OS format.
  • Independent Developers & Software Engineers:Professionals who design various applications such as mobile games or productivity apps based on a specific operating system platform but make it accessible via all popular OSs through a single development language (usually Java or C++).

How Much Do Open Source Formats and Protocols Cost?

Open source formats and protocols typically cost nothing to use. This is because they are freely available for anyone to access and use without asking for permission or paying any kind of fees. Open source formats and protocols are developed by individuals, communities, or organizations who donate their time and expertise to make them available at no cost. The intention is that anyone can benefit from the knowledge gained through these projects, which is why many open source supporters advocate for greater usage of such technologies.

The major benefit of using open source formats and protocols over proprietary alternatives is the reduced financial overhead; after all, you don’t have to pay licensing fees or royalties when using them. However, keep in mind that there may be other costs associated with using open source formats and protocols depending on your specific needs - such as labour costs related to configuring and managing the technology. Additionally, investing in specialized training or support may be necessary if you find yourself needing additional help along the way.

What Software Do Open Source Formats and Protocols Integrate With?

Open source formats and protocols can be integrated with a variety of software types. This includes operating systems, such as Linux, web browsers like Firefox, networking tools like Wireshark, and multimedia authoring applications like Audacity. Additionally, some popular database management systems like MySQL are open source or offer integration with open formats and protocols. Desktop publishing programs such as Scribus also integrate support for open standards. Finally, development tools such as Eclipse have native support for several open standards which allows developers to quickly start building applications that leverage the power of these standards.

Trends Related to Open Source Formats and Protocols

  1. Open source formats and protocols are becoming increasingly more available and popular. This is due to the fact that they allow users to access and share information without restrictions.
  2. Open source formats and protocols have gained popularity because they are cost-effective alternatives to proprietary formats and protocols. This means companies can save money when using open source solutions.
  3. Open source formats and protocols are also becoming more secure, as developers are able to quickly patch any security holes they find in the code.
  4. Due to their increased popularity, more developers are joining open source communities and contributing to development projects. This leads to more robust and feature-rich products for end users.
  5. Open source formats and protocols have given rise to a new era of collaboration and creativity, allowing users from all around the world to share their work with each other.
  6. The adoption of open source formats and protocols has also led to a higher level of standardization across different platforms, making it easier for users to switch between different programs or applications without losing any data or functionality.

How Users Can Get Started With Open Source Formats and Protocols

Open source formats and protocols are an ideal way to store, share, and access digital information. Getting started with open source formats and protocols is fairly straightforward.

  1. The first step is to identify your individual needs. Depending on the type of file that you need to store or share, you will need specific software and open source licenses to effectively utilize them. For example, if you want to create/view documents or spreadsheets then you would use OpenOffice’s suite of tools which include a word processor (Writer), a spreadsheet application (Calc) as well as applications for presentations (Impress), graphics (Draw), database management systems (Base) etc., all of which are available under an open-source license.
  2. Next, determine what type of protocol(s) you need for sharing data between yourself and/or other users. HTTPS is used when securely sharing data over the internet whereas FTP can be used for more local transfers such as transferring large amounts of files from one computer to another. SMTP is used for sending emails over the internet while IMAP is used for receiving mail from servers like Gmail or Outlook Exchange Server etc. Selecting the appropriate protocol depends on your needs.
  3. Once protocols have been chosen, it’s time to download the software associated with those protocols so that they can be implemented correctly on your system(s). Web browsers often come with built-in support for many popular open-source formats so no further installation may be necessary in some cases. If not already installed however, there are usually freely available versions of these programs online which can be downloaded quickly and easily via a web browser or other means such as through torrent downloads etc.
  4. Finally, make sure that any required plug-ins have been installed properly so that all components operate together harmoniously within your system environment(s). Plugins are small pieces of code that enable certain features within software programs; without these plugins working correctly many features might not be accessible — this could hamper the overall performance when dealing with larger sized files & protocols over networks etc., therefore it's important to check & double check that all required plugins have been properly downloaded & installed prior to using any software program(s).

By following these basic steps users can get up and running quickly with using open source formats & protocols easily achieve their desired results in a relatively short period of time.

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