Office & Productivity · 1992
Lotus Organizer
A Windows personal information manager that translated a ring-bound paper planner into linked calendars, address books, task lists, notes and scheduling tools.
Windows
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Operating Systems · 2001
macOS
Apple's Unix-based desktop operating-system family, introduced as Mac OS X and connected through interface and application history to the earlier Macintosh system software.
macOS
Internet & Communication · 1997
Macromedia Dreamweaver
A web-authoring environment that combines visual page editing with source-code tools, local site management and publishing workflows, later continued by Adobe.
Windows,macOS
Databases & Desktop Publishing · 1992
Microsoft Access
A Windows relational database and application-building tool that combines tables, queries, forms and reports for small business and departmental information systems.
Windows
Databases & Desktop Publishing · 1993
Microsoft Encarta
A multimedia encyclopedia for personal computers that combined searchable reference articles with pictures, audio, maps and interactive material, especially associated with CD-ROM publishing.
Windows,macOS
Office & Productivity · 1985
Microsoft Excel
A spreadsheet environment for calculations, models, data analysis and charts, connecting an editable grid with formulas, reusable functions and increasingly extensive data tools.
Windows,macOS,Web
Internet & Communication · 1995
Microsoft FrontPage
A visual website editor and publishing tool that helped Windows users create and maintain sites, combining page design, navigation management and optional server-dependent components.
Windows
Office & Productivity · 2003
Microsoft OneNote
A digital notebook for collecting typed notes, handwriting, images and research, organized into notebooks, sections and flexible pages rather than fixed document layouts.
Windows,macOS,Web,Android,iOS
Office & Productivity · 1997
Microsoft Outlook
An email and personal information manager that combines messages, calendars, contacts and task-related workflows, especially within organizational Microsoft environments.
Windows,macOS,Web,Android,iOS
Graphics & Design · 1985
Microsoft Paint
Windows' accessible image editor, providing a familiar canvas for drawing, cropping, resizing and other basic raster graphics tasks across several generations of PCs.
Windows
Office & Productivity · 1987
Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation software for organizing an argument or lesson into slides, combining layouts, text, charts and media with tools for delivery and shared review.
Windows,macOS,Web
Office & Productivity · 1984
Microsoft Project
Project scheduling software for organizing tasks, dependencies, calendars and resources, with tools for examining timelines, workloads and progress against a plan.
Windows,Web