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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

General Search and Discovery

Journal: Object and activity browser '

Download: Journal.xo (v.74) Source: [1] Build: All

Mime types: Internationalization: xo core Tags: none Development Status: ?

Browse: Web browser based on Mozilla Firefox

Download: Browse.xo (v.75) Source: [2] Build: All

Mime types: .ogg, .html Internationalization: xo core Tags: none Development Status: ?

Library: Overview of content activities Being packaged separately within /home/olpc

Download: (v.–) Source: Build: Update.1

Mime types: Internationalization: l10n resources Tags: none Development Status: ?

Documents (Read, Write, and Share)

Read: Book/pdf reader Accessed from the Journal; PDF functionality ok but mem-hungry.

Download: Read.xo (v.35) Source: [3] Build: All

Mime types: .pdf Internationalization: xo core Tags: none Development Status: ?

Write: Word processor '

Download: Write.xo (v.53) Source: [4] Build: All

Mime types: .doc, .abw, .txt, .rtf, .xhtml, .html, odt Internationalization: xo core Tags: none Development Status: ?

Collage: Collage and book maker Being worked on by Sop

Download: (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

MikMik: Distributed wiki editor '

Download: MikMik.xo (v.8) Source: sources Build: Joyride

Mime types: Internationalization: l10n resources Tags: none Development Status: ?

Story Builder: Graphical story constructor with a variety of characters and backgrounds and simple word-processing capabilities Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center.

Download: StoryBuilder.xo (v.9) Source: [5] Build: Joyride

Mime types: Internationalization: No POT found Tags: none Development Status: ?

Feeds : News and more

News Reader: News reader '

Download: NewsReader.xo (v.23) Source: Build: All

Mime types: Internationalization: l10n resources Tags: none Development Status: ?

Chat, Mail, and Talk

Chat: Text chat Works though a Jabber server on the School Server or link-local on the mesh.

Download: Chat.xo (v.29) Source: [6] Build: All

Mime types: Internationalization: xo core Tags: none Development Status: ?

gmail: Google email client A version of Browse that opens gmail.com as the homepage

Download: Gmail-2.xo (v.2) Source: [7] Build: Update.1

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Video: Video/voice chat Can talk to another person over Internet; peer to peer still being worked out.

Download: Call.xo (v.2) Source: [8] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Drawing & Media creation/editing

Draw: Simple paint activity Officina

Download: Paint.xo (v.13) Source: [9] Build: All

Mime types: Many mime types are supported; all available in GTK. Internationalization: xo core Tags: none Development Status: ?

Record: Still, video, and audio capture '

Download: Record.xo (v.40) Source: Build: All

Mime types: Mime types: .jpg, .ogg Internationalization: xo core Tags: none Development Status: ?

TamTam: Music composition and synthesis Four music activities for jamming, composing, and synthesizing

Download: (v.44) Source: [10] Build: All

Mime types: .ogg, .midi Internationalization: xo bundled Tags: none Development Status: ?

Interview (Our_Stories): Interviewing/OurStories activity under development; John Huang & team @ Google

Download: OurStories.xo (v.1-beta) Source: [11] Build: None

Mime types: Mime types: produces .ogg, .mp3, .jpg Internationalization: No POT found Tags: none Development Status: ?

Flipsticks: Using keyframes, program a stick figure to twist, turn, tumble and dance Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center.

Download: FlipSticks.xo (v.1.4) Source: [12] Build: Joyride

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Cartoon Builder: Animate a cartoon character by creating a sequence of poses inside a filmstrip Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center.

Download: CartoonBuilder.xo (v.1.7) Source: [13] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Joke Machine: Start a multimedia jokebook and invite your friends to add jokes to it via the mesh '

Download: JokeMachine.xo (v.6) Source: [14] Build: Joyride

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Tux Paint: Paint program for young children Localized to 70 languages

Download: (v.) Source: No SOURCE found Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Programming

Pippy: Python Programming language/environment '

Download: (v.10) Source: [15] Build: All

Mime types: Internationalization: xo bundled Tags: none Development Status: ?

Etoys: Learning / programming / authoring environment See also [16]

Download: (v.69) Source: Build: All

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

DrGeo: interactive geometry Drag and drop from clipboard into Etoys

Download: SAR file (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Logo: Logo programming language '

Download: (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Turtle Art: Pseudo-Logo graphical programming language '

Download: (v.4) Source: [17] Build: All

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Scratch: Learning / programming / authoring environment Under development

Download: (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

EduKT: Multimedia Content Creator under development

Download: (v.0.29) Source: [18] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Guido van Robot: Educational programming language, IDE and lessons Stable. Work is done to integrate the lessons.

Download: (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Developer Console: Developer's console Accessed with Alt+= from sugar, includes diagnostics and terminal. Removed from builds in favor of separate activities for terminal, logs, and analyze.

Download: (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Develop: Development IDE/tool '

Download: (v.–) Source: [19] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Math & Science

Calculate: Basic calculator Maybe grouped with spreadsheet.

Download: (v.13) Source: [20] Build: All

Mime types: Internationalization: xo bundled Tags: none Development Status: ?

Calculadora: Basic calculator with visualization of calculations '

Download: (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Spreadsheet: Basic spreadsheet '

Download: (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Ruler: Simple ruler and cm/mm grids Needs testing on real hardware.

Download: Rule.xo (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Needs l10n Tags: none Development Status: ?

Stopwatch: Basic stopwatch More features planned.

Download: (v.–) Source: Stopwatch.xo Build: Joyride

Mime types: Internationalization: Needs l10n Tags: none Development Status: ?

Poll Builder: Create a poll, collect votes and analyze community opinions Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center Beta.

Download: Poll.xo (v.13) Source: [21] Build: Joyride

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Measure: Oscilloscope and Data Logging '

Download: Measure-14.xo (v.14) Source: [22] Build: All

Mime types: Internationalization: xo bundled Tags: none Development Status: ?

Distance: Measure distance between two laptops requires two laptops

Download: AcousticMeasure.xo (v.6) Source: [23] Build: Update.1

Mime types: Internationalization: xo bundled Tags: none Development Status: ?

Media, Audio & Video Players

DJ: unknown quantity Not in current build

Download: (v.–) Source: No SOURCE found Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Watch and Listen: Media player Helix media player (non-FOSS codecs must be downloaded separately)

Download: Watch&Listen.xo (v.8) Source: Build: Joyride

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Sonata music player: Musicpd backend and frontend '

Download: sonata.xo (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Games

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SimCity: SimCity '

Download: SimCity.xo (v.2) Source: [24] Build: Joyride

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Block Party: Tetris-inspired game '

Download: BlockParty.xo (v.7) Source: [25] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Block Game: Tetris-like game .xo not working in sugar

Download: BlockGame.xo.zip (v.1) Source: svn Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Connect: Connect-4 game removed from Joyride awaiting a maintainer

Download: (v.20) Source: [26] Build: All

Mime types: Internationalization: xo bundled Tags: none Development Status: ?

Deducto: Logic game Running well in Sugar. Development going on to make it compatible with the UI guidelines.

Download: (v.–) Source: [27] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Kuku: Educational tutorial game '

Download: kuku.xo (v.–) Source: [28] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: l10n resources Tags: none Development Status: ?

Implode: Logic game '

Download: Implode.xo (v.2) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Memorize: Memory game '

Download: (v.22) Source: [29] Build: All

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Math game: math game for making a number as a function of 4 others '

Download: (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

ABC Flower: A more appropriate version of the hangman game '

Download: (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Reversi: Reversi board game '

Download: (v.–) Source: [30] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Jigsaw Puzzle: Classic picture-constructing game Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center.

Download: JigsawPuzzle.xo (v.2) Source: [31] Build: Joyride

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Slider Puzzle: Slider Puzzle to improve on puzzle solving skills Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center.

Download: SliderPuzzle.xo (v.4) Source: [32] Build: Joyride

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Spray Play: two- or more? player shape-pushing physics game '

Download: (v.36) Source: [33] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

ThreeDPong: 3D Pong game '

Download: 3dpong.xo (v.–) Source: [34] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Typewriter: Phonics, Vocabulary and Typing game '

Download: (v.–) Source: [35] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

SpaceWars: Classic space game Ported by the Silverman brothers.

Download: (v.–) Source: No SOURCE found Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

DazzleDarts: Classic physics game Ported by the Silverman brothers and Vadim Gerasimov (network enabled, but not integrated into Sugar)

Download: (v.–) Source: No SOURCE found Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

GCompris: Collection of games. Ported by the GCompris team, now integrated into Sugar. Each of the 100 activities are packaged individually.

Download: indvidual packages (v.–) Source: [36] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Domino: Math domino game Doesn't support mesh yet, you can play with your xo;

Download: (v.–) Source: [37] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Ecomundo: Life simulation game '

Download: (v.–) Source: [38] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

PegSolitaire: A Marble-Jumping Solitaire Game Works in Sugar; Created by a Team at Carnegie Mellon University; For Feedback please go to [39].

Download: PegSolitaire.xo (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Image Quiz: Image Quiz Game '

Download: (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Teacher and New User Tools

ePals: The ePals activity allows teachers and students to communicate with the ePals Global Community of learners from around the world '

Download: (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

MaMaMedia Creative Center: A static suite of MaMaMedia Creative activities, but will become a user-customizable "Make Your Own Favorites" activity. Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center Beta 1.4.

Download: MaMaMediaMenu.xo (v.2) Source: [40] Build: Joyride

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

MaMaMedia Learning Center: Resources for students/teachers exploring the XO and MaMaMedia Creative Center in-class and independently. Please test! Part of the MaMaMedia Creative Center Beta 1.4.

Download: LearningCenter-2_20071030.xo (v.3) Source: [41] Build: Joyride

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Wikiosity: Customized reading list generation from link structure of Wikipedia '

Download: (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Other

Colingo: Sponsored video editor allowing children to construct video dialogs with short video clips, for constructivist language-learning needs interested developers to turn mock-up and description into code.

Download: Colingo.xol (v.1) Source: [42] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Example: Example demo how-to Demo/example of Sugar API usage. '

Download: (v.1) Source: [43] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Mesh Board: peer-to-peer "Craig's list" '

Download: (v.1) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

WikiBrowse: browser and synch tool for wikipedia and other online wikis '

Download: (v.–) Source: [44] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

VisualAcuityDemo: Play with visual acuity measurements. '

Download: (v.–) Source: [45] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Terminal: An activity version of the Sugar terminal needs l10n.

Download: (v.2) Source: [46] Build: Joyride

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Log: An activity version of the Sugar logging tool needs l10n.

Download: (v.5) Source: [47] Build: Joyride

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

Analyze: An activity version of the Sugar analyze tool needs l10n.

Download: (v.5) Source: [48] Build: Joyride

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

xoIRC: An activity version of the urk IRC client '

Download: (v.–) Source: [49] Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

CC Licensing Activity: Cartoons to explain Creative Commons licensing and provide a license chooser '

Download: (v.–) Source: Build: None

Mime types: Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

JNLP Handler: Java Web Start launcher for Browse activity A proof-of-concept effort for java support

Download: (v.–) Source: [50] Build: None

Mime types: .jnlp Internationalization: Tags: none Development Status: ?

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 download; 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