J-Pilot

J-Pilot is an open-source GTK+-based desktop organizer for Unix-like systems written by Judd Montgomery, designed to work with Palm OS-based handheld PDAs.[2] It uses the pilot-link libraries to communicate with Palm devices. It is released under the GNU GPL, version 2.[3]

J-Pilot
Developer(s)Judd Montgomery
Initial release0.90a – June 23, 1999[1]
Stable release
1.8.2 / May 25, 2014 (2014-05-25)
Repository
Written inGTK+
Operating systemUnix-like, Linux
PlatformPalm OS
Licenseopen source
Websitehttp://www.jpilot.org/

Linux support

Palm does not provide a version of the software for Linux operating system, nor do they officially support the ones developed by third parties such as J-Pilot or Gnome-Pilot.[4]

Features

  • Third-party Application Support[5]
  • Plugin Support
  • Import and Export Features
  • Supports Palm Application Features
  • Supports Datebook, Address, To Do List, and Memo Pad
  • Supports the newer Contacts and Memos (Calendar and Tasks not yet)

Requirements

  • Before J-Pilot working, users should install Pilot-link and get the newest version available.
  • Users must have GTK+version greater than 1.2.0 installed and also need to gtk-devel rpms, or packages installed to build from source.

See also

References

  1. J-Pilot – Changelog
  2. Judd Montgomery. "J-Pilot: Desktop Organizer Software for the Palm Pilot", October 22, 2005. Retrieved on May 13, 2008.
  3. Synchronizing with a Linux Desktop – a note at the official technical support Web site of Palm.
  4. "J-Pilot Key Features". Archived from the original on September 18, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2008.


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