System Utilities · 1999
7-Zip
A free file archiver built around the 7z format, offering high-ratio compression, extraction of many archive types and graphical and command-line workflows.
Windows,Linux,macOS
Software · 1990s
Explore influential desktop software and the tools that shaped computing. Browse the catalogue or refine your search using the filters below.
43 entries
Office & Productivity · 1993
Adobe Acrobat
A family of PDF tools for creating, reviewing, converting and managing documents whose presentation needs to remain consistent across applications and computers.
Windows,macOS,Web,Android,iOS
Video & 3D · 1993
Adobe After Effects
A layer-based application for motion graphics, animation and visual-effects compositing, used to combine images, footage, text and generated elements into finished moving sequences.
Windows,macOS
Graphics & Design · 1999
Adobe InDesign
Professional page-layout software for assembling typography, images and graphics into books, magazines, brochures and other publications for print and digital distribution.
Windows,macOS
Graphics & Design · 1990
Adobe Photoshop
A raster image-editing environment for photography, compositing, retouching and illustration, combining pixel-level control with layers, masks and nondestructive workflows.
Windows,macOS,Web
Video & 3D · 1996
Autodesk 3ds Max
A 3D modeling, animation and rendering application associated with Windows production, architectural visualization, games and a substantial plugin ecosystem.
Windows
Video & 3D · 1998
Autodesk Maya
A production-oriented 3D application for modeling, character rigging, animation, simulation and rendering, originally developed by Alias|Wavefront and later acquired by Autodesk.
Windows,Linux,macOS
Operating Systems · 1995
BeOS
A multimedia-oriented desktop operating system from Be Inc., designed around responsive interaction, multithreaded applications and support for multiple processors.
BeOS x86,PowerPC
Video & 3D · 1994
Blender
An open-source 3D creation suite combining modeling, animation, simulation, rendering and compositing, with additional tools for tasks such as sculpting and video editing.
Windows,Linux,macOS
Video & 3D · 1993
Cinema 4D
Maxon's 3D modeling, animation and rendering application, particularly associated with motion graphics, procedural object arrangements and workflows connecting 3D scenes to compositing.
Windows,macOS
Office & Productivity · 1991
ClarisWorks
An integrated productivity application combining text, spreadsheets, databases, drawing and painting, remembered for mixing different kinds of content within a compact, consistent workspace.
Windows,Mac OS
Developer Tools · 1994
CodeWarrior
A family of compilers and development environments from Metrowerks, influential in the Macintosh transition to PowerPC and later expanded into embedded and cross-platform development.
Windows,Linux,macOS,embedded targets