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Applications native to the XO laptop are called Activities. Click on an activity name below for information about design and development status. For static content, see also library grid.

There is more information about activity development, OLPC Human Interface Guidelines, and installing an activity on other pages.

Two large collections of activities are from GCompris (most run well on an XO, though not completely sugarized yet) and WorldWideWorkshop.

Activities for download

Sugar Activity List

Icon	Activity Name	Description	Last Build	l10n & Status	Mime types
General Search and Discovery
	Journal File:Journal-58.xo	File and activity browser and history	542 C	l10n resources - integration in process, always on
File:Web.png	Browse File:Browse.xo	Web browser	542 C	l10n resources - Web version 19 - depend on new hulahop package, embedded ogg playback added	.ogg, .html
-	Library	Overview of content activities	519 C	l10n resources - Being packaged separately with /home/olpc ; 519 version ~200M, current version is ~9M, runs via Browse	.xol
Documents (Read, Write & Share)
	Read File:Read-32.xo	Book/pdf reader	4xx C	l10n resources - May not be a sugar icon in the long run; Can get to it from the browser; PDF functionality ok but mem-hungry.	.pdf
	Write v??	Word processor	5xx C	l10n resources - version 20+; added collaboration; journal integration added	.doc, .abw, .txt, .rtf, .xhtml, .html, odt
-	Collage	Collage and book maker	???	No POT found No SOURCE found - Being worked on by Sophie	?
-	MikMik	Distributed wiki editor	???	No POT found - l10n resources - Not in current build; part of Mako's thesis. Being tested this month. Basics work, for T3.sources.xo	?
	Story Builder File:StoryBuilder-8.xo	Graphical story constructor with a variety of characters and backgrounds and simple word-processing capabilities for writing and sharing via mesh.	542	No POT found -- Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center.
Feeds : News and more, (Read, Write & Share)
	News Reader File:NewsReader-21.xo	News reader	4xx C	l10n resources - May not be a sugar icon in the long run; Get from the browser	?
Chat and talk
	Chat File:Chat-24.xo	Text chat	594 C	l10n resources - Works though the School Server or on the mesh.
.	Video Chat	Video/Voice chat (Call) File:Call-1.xo	437	No SOURCE found - Probably not a Sugar Icon. Can talk to another person over internet; peer to peer still being worked out.
Drawing & Media creation/editing
	Draw	Basic Paint	5xx C	UNIFY Draw & Drawing Activity l10n resources - Localized to 10 languages. Needs more effects and collaboration.	Many mime types are supported; all available in GTK.
	Tux Paint	Excellent paint program for young kids	?	No SOURCE found - Localized to 70 languages. Native code; Sugar API documentation is a roadblock.	.png (currently captive)
	Record (Capture)	Still and video C	542	With video. Needs i10n	.jpg, .ogg
	TamTam	Music composition	5xx C	l10n resources - partially complete.	.ogg, .midi
	Interview (Our_Stories)	Interviewing/OurStories activity	5xx	No POT found - under development; John Huang & team @ Google sources	produces .ogg, .mp3, .jpg
	Flipsticks File:FlipSticks-BETA-1.0.xo	Using keyframes, program a stick figure to twist, turn, tumble and dance	613	Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center Beta 1.3.
	Cartoon Builder File:CartoonBuilder-RC-1.3.xo	Animate a cartoon character by creating a sequence of poses inside a filmstrip	613	Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center Beta 1.3.
	Joke Machine	Start a multimedia jokebook and invite your friends to add jokes to it via the mesh	613	Not in current build
Programming
-	Developer Console	Developer's console	All	Not a Sugar icon. Accessed with Alt+= from sugar, includes diagnostics and terminal.
-	Develop	Development IDE/tool	No	Most recent version not working in current builds.
	Pippy	Python Programming language/environment	56x	In recent builds
	Etoys	Learning / programming / authoring environment	542 C	In the build; presence integration underway.
-	DrGeo	interactive geometry	No	Runs inside of Etoys (SAR file available here [1]
-	Logo	Logo programming language	?	Not in current build
	Turtle Art	Pseudo-Logo graphical programming language	542 C	Needs a toolbar
-	Scratch	Learning / programming / authoring environment	?	Under development
-	EduKT	Multimedia Content Creator	?	In Development, initial 0.29 release done.
	Guido van Robot	Educational programming language, IDE and lessons	?	Stable. Work is done to integrate the lessons.
Math & Science
	Calculate	Basic calculator	4xx C	In the build; usable as is. Maybe grouped with spreadsheet.
-	Calculadora	Basic calculator with visualization of calculations	4xx	Some issues with render on XO
-	Spreadsheet	Basic spreadsheet	?	Not in the build yet. Group Sugar icon with calculate
	Ruler	Simple ruler and cm/mm grids	51x	TRIAL-2 feature complete. Needs l10n, and testing on real hardware. source
	Stopwatch	Basic stopwatch	496	Could go TRIAL-2 with current features. But more planned. Needs l10n, and testing on real hardware.source
	Poll Builder File:Poll-7.xo	Create a poll, collect votes and analyze community opinions	613	Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center Beta 1.3.
	Measure / Oscilloscope	Oscilloscope and Data Logging	542	Trial 3 feature complete. Needs internationalization support before FRS.
	Acoustic Tape Measure	Distance measurement	60x	Under development.
Media, Audio & Video Players
-	DJ	unknown quantity	?	Not in current build No SOURCE found
-	Multi-media	Gnash for early builds	?	Not in current build No SOURCE found
File:Watch&listen.png	Helix media activity	Media player	5xx	In latest build	File:Watch & Listen-8.xo
-	Sonata music player	Musicpd backend and frontend	?	Not in current build source
Games
-	Block Party	Tetris game	? C	Not in build 613, but in GIT and downloadable File:BlockParty-7.xo; could use optimization and sound, but complete.
-	Block Game	Tetris game	?	svn .xo file (.xo not working in sugar), sugarized
	Connect	Connect-4 game	502	l10n resources - UI Improved to tell you what is going on (waiting for player to join...); works with salut
-	Deducto	Logic game	?	Running well in Sugar. Development going on to make it compatible with the UI guidelines.
	Kuku	Educational tutorial game	5xx	l10n resources, sources Not in the build
	Implode	Logic game	5xx	Not in current build.
	Memorize	Memory game (?)	5xx	Not in current build
	Memoletters / Memonumbers	Memory game for learning letters and numbers and more	5xx	Not in current build, flexible tile model
-	Math game	math game for making a number as a function of 4 others	?	Not in current build; has YouTube video demo No SOURCE found
	ABC FLower	A more appropriate version of the hangman game	N	Not in current build
-	Reversi	Reversi board game	4xx	Not in current build; sources
	Jigsaw Puzzle File:JigsawPuzzle-0 20071004.xo	Classic picture-constructing game	613	Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center Beta 1.3.
	Slider Puzzle File:SliderPuzzle-2 20071004.xo	Slider Puzzle to improve on puzzle solving skills	613	Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center Beta 1.3.
-	Spray Play	two- or more? player shape-pushing physics game	??	Not in current build. sources.
-	3D Pong	3d pong game	4xx	Not in current build; on the wiki as uploaded file.
	Typewriter	Phonics, Vocabulary and Typing game	406	Not in current build; sources
-	SpaceWars	Classic space game	?	Not in current build; Ported by the Silverman brothers.No SOURCE found
-	DazzleDarts	Classic physics game	?	Not in current build; Ported by the Silverman brothers and Vadim Gerasimov (network enabled, but not integrated into Sugar) No SOURCE found
-	GCompris	Collection of games. See GCompris for a list of .xo bundles availble	?	Not in current build; Ported by the GCompris team, now integrated into Sugar. Each of the 100 activities are packaged individually, you can download the English bundles. Or, you can find out here how to build them.
	Domino	Math domino game	?	Not in current build; Don't support mesh yet, you can play with your xo; sources.
	Ecomundo	Life simulation game	?	Not in current build; sources
Teacher and New User Tools
	MaMaMedia Creative Center File:MaMaMediaMenu-0 20071004.xo	Currently displays a static suite of MaMaMedia Creative activities, but will become a user-customizable "Make Your Own Favorites" activity.	613	Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center Beta 1.3.
	MaMaMedia Learning Center File:LearningCenter-1 20070917.xo	Resources for students/teachers exploring the XO and MaMaMedia Creative Center in-class and independently	613	Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center Beta 1.3.
-	Wikiosity	Customized reading list generation from link structure of Wikipedia	?	Not in current build No SOURCE found
Other
	ColingoXO	Colingo-sponsored video editor allowing children to construct video dialogs with short video clips, for constructivist language-learning	-	Not in current build; needs interested developers to turn mock-up and description into code. No SOURCE found
	Example demo how-to	Demo/example of Sugar API usage.	?	Not in current build User:AlbertCahalan#example_app Hello-1.0.0.tar.gz sources
-	Mesh Board	Peer-to-peer "Craigslist"	?	Not in current build No SOURCE found
-	VisualAcuityDemo	Play with visual acuity measurements.	?	Needs tube-based remote control.sources
-	Terminal	An activity version of the Sugar terminal	49x	Not in current build; v.1, sources. needs l10n.
-	xoIRC	An activity version of the urk IRC client	56x	Not in current build; v.1. sources needs l10n and embedding in the dev terminal.

Localization

Please note the l10n (aka Localization) elements of the activity (ie: the POT file/directory link — [http:link POT] or [[PO page]]. You should also link to the activity/l10n subpage with po files and status if it exists.

Installation

To manually install activities from a USB stick, go to the developer's console and type:
sugar-install-bundle /media/<USB stick name>

trial-3 update: when you click on an xo file from a browser, it will donwload; from the sidebar, add it to the journal; from the journal, resume the file. This will install the activity on your XO.

Activities will eventually be launchable or installable from the mesh, taskbar, journal, clipbar, and browser.

Other collections of activities

• See the (deprecated) Activities page on redhat.com's olpc download site
• See also : Activity bundle, Library grid, Software ideas