Linux Desktop Organizer Software for the Palm Pilot

pilot-link is a suite of tools for communicating with 3Com Pilots.
Most applications use this basic library.

Homepage: none
Latest release: http://linuxmafia.com/pub/palmos
License: GPL/LGPL
Screenshot: none

J-Pilot is a palm pilot desktop for Linux/Unix

Homepage: http://jpilot.linuxave.net
Latest release: 0.98 (01Mar2000)
License: GPL
Screenshot: See it

KPilot is software for syncing the 3Com Palm Pilot and IBM Workpad (UNTESTED!) with a machine running some flavor of unix.

Current features include:

• Plug in conduit support, currently including KOrganizer and PopMail
• Beta 4 compliant
  • Hot-Sync daemon. - Now hot-sync with just the push of the Hot-Sync button on your cradle. No need to launch KPilot.
  • Add/Delete/Edit memos.
  • Add/Delete/Edit addresses.
  • Full Category support for both memos and addresses.
  • KPilot now respects secret data.
  • More configuration options including port speed and docking control.
  • Now supports signature files for email.
  • Drag and drop to docked icon for file install.
  • International Support
  • Full Backup/Restore capabilities of Palm Pilot
  • File (prc,pdb) installation
  • Email syncing capabilities (via POP3 & sendmail)
  • SmartSync backing up modified data even for databases KPilot doesn't recognize
  • Import/Export to/from virtually any text format for Addresses.
  • Import/Export to/from text files for memos

Homepage: http://cvs.codeyard.net/kpilot/index.php
Latest release: 3.0.2
License: GPL

Gnome-Pilot is a package with a daemon (gpilotd) that monitor for pilot connects on one or more devices (cradles/XCopilots/xxx). It has a conduit system, and is accompanied by a few conduits, basically for installing files and backing up db's from the pilot.
A few more interesting conduits exist, eg. the email conduit.

Homepage: http://www.gnome.org/gnome-pilot
Latest release: 0.1.54 (7-Aug-2000)
License: GPL
Screenshot: See it

PilotManager is a tool that allows you to synchronize databases on any 3Com Palm device (PalmPilot, PalmIII, PalmIIIx, PalmV, more?) with applications on your Unix platform. It is a full Hotsync daemon that is user extensible. Developers can write their own conduits to synchronize Pilot databases with the desktop application of their choice!

Homepage: http://www.moshpit.org/pilotmgr/
Latest release: 1.107 (4/21/99)
License: Copyrighted freeware
Screenshot: See it

StarOffice is a powerful, cross-platform office productivity suite that delivers seamless access to applications and files.

• Synchronization of the 'To Do List' (Palm) with the 'Tasks' (StarOffice Schedule).
• Synchronization of the 'DATE Books' (Palm) with the 'Events' (StarOffice Schedule).
• Synchronization of the 'Address List' (Palm) with the 'Address Book' (StarOffice).

Homepage: http://www.sun.com/staroffice
Latest release: 5.2
License: Sun Public License
Screenshot: See it Search Freshmeat