Last Updated: 08/01/07
archpipe.zip Archive/Pipedream file conversion program - use in comjunction with the QL/Z88 file transfer program below. (D. Jones) (26K) [28/12/06]
z88transfer.zip Z88/QL file transfer program (Phil Borman) (46K) [28/12/06]
catdoc.zip Catdoc converts M$ Word documents, including Word 97 documents, to text (Jonathan Hudson) (194K) [28/12/06]
copy2mac.zip Copy2Mac converts Quill DOC or TXT file to RTF file for use on PC, Mac or Psion 3. (Chris Fowler) (23K) [28/12/06]
cr.zip AddCR and RemCR are a pair of command-line utilities to add and remove Carriage Returns to and from text files. Useful for migrating between MSDOS and QDOS/SMSQ (Adrian Ives) (25K) [08/07/05]
discover.zip Discover is an alien disc copier program for the QL. It allows QL disc systems to read floppy disks formatted on some other computer systems such as DOS. Discover is Shareware - it functions in a limited demo mode (largest file transfer 2 kilobytes in unregistered mode) until you get a registration code from the author (codes are currently free), then it is able to read MSDOS and Atari ST discs at the basic registration level, or if you obtain the second registration level it can also read CPM, BBC DFS and ADFS, Unix CPIO and Spectrum/SAM Coupe disc formats. This version can also read MSDOS removable media such as Zip and Syquest attached to a QL via a Qubide interface. (Dave Walker) (119K) [05/07/05]
disc420b.zip A beta test version of Discover able to read CDROMs connected to a recent Qubide interface on a QL. This is just the program itself, not the full package as above. (Dave Walker) (55K) [05/07/05]
doc2rtf.zip Doc2Rtf is a utility to convert DOC files to RTF files (Mark Swift) (18K) [28/12/06]
export.zip Program to convert Perfection word processor documents into plain text for import into other word processors(Norman Dunbar) (16K) [05/07/05]
multidos_e.zip MultiDOS is
a program to transfer files between MSDOS, TOS and QDOS disks. This is the
English version. Requires the modified QLiberator compiler runtimes
available from the Toolkits page. (Thierry
Godefroy) (32K) [07/02/06]
multidos_f.zip This is the French version of
MultiDOS by the same author, also requires the modified QLiberator
compiler runtimes. (32K) [07/02/06]
perftortf.zip Perfection to RTF Rich Text File word processor file conversion. (Pedro Reina) (51K) [28/12/06]
pilot-xfer.zipPilot Transfer - connect Palm Pilot PDA (all models) to QDOS systems (J. Hudson) (1.25MB) [08/07/05]
ql2pc.zip A formerly commercial program, now freeware, QL-2-PC is a file transfer utility for word processing files between QL and PC. Converts Quill, Perfection and Text 87 to plain text, RTF or HTML, or HTML into ASCII. (Geoff Wicks) (211K) [08/01/07]
qlibm.zip QLIBM is a program for reading IBM format disks on a QL (Wolfgang Lenerz) (27K) [28/12/06]
qlread.zip QLread is believed to be a Mac program, a disk utility allowing you to list and read files from a QDOS formatted floppy disk on a Macintosh computer. This program is untested - I have no Mac to try it on! (27K) [28/12/06]
quilltortf.zip Quill DOC to RTF Rich Text File word processor file conversion (Pedro Reina) (36K) [28/12/06]
stripper.zip The Stripper is a utility to strip control codes from a Quill DOC file to aid with transfer of files from QL to other computer systems. (D. Jones) (20K) [05/07/05]
striperc.zip A C compiled version of The Stripper (Phil Borman and Norman Dunbar) (17K) [05/07/05]
strpr112.zip A version of The Stripper which runs under Windows (Norman Dunbar) (247K) [05/07/05]
text2exp.zip Text2Exp is a small program to convert columned text into an export file for import into databases etc. (D. Jones)(7K) [05/07/05]
textidy.zip Textidy is a file conversion program, designed to convert between a number of file formats, including Quill and plain text. This program converts the text files, then you should use a disc copier program such as Discover to transfer between QL discs and discs for other computer systems. (Dave Walker) (80K) [05/07/05]
tidyup.zip TidyUp is a simple program to assist with transferring text files between Windows and QDOS. It performs the tedious tasks like adding or removing end of line carriage return characters, translating DOS, Windows and/or QDOS character sets, removing email quoting marks from start of lines and removal of multiple spaces or single line feeds in an attempt to perform very simple tidying up of text to save you some tedious editing by hand. (D. Jones) (63K) [07/02/06]
tidyup2.zip TidyUp version 2 (see above for version 1 for older systems). This version needs Wman 2 or later (recent SMSQ/E v3.00 or later, or pointer environment version 2 or later) and can use System Palette colour themes. (D.Jones) (40K) [26/03/06]
transpc.zip Translate PC utility to aid with conversion of characters in text files between QDOS and DOS systems (D. Jones) (39K) [05/07/05]
unfold.zipUnfold v1.03. Join together adjacent lines on stdin to undo the effects of a previous FOLD, and remove any Carriage Returns from the input stream. Send the result to stdout. Use this utility to recover paragraph structure from a text file that has been produced with hard line breaks for subsequent importing into a Word Processor. The best results are obtained if the source has blank lines after each paragraph, otherwise you end up with one VERY long line! (Adrian Ives) (17K) [25/01/06]