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Updated 2023-10-10: Added TenPin Solitaire
My main PDA is a Palm m500 which runs Palm OS 4. I think all of these applications will work on Palm OS 3.5 and up but I have only tested them on 4.
This is all roughly 20 year old software, some of it freeware or open source but much of it was shareware that required registering with a serial number to unlock. Some of these included an already cracked file that can be installed as normal. The rest can be registered with the codez below and the MultiUserHack(available below in the Hacks section) to change the hotysnc id.
A replacent for the default DateBk calendar app that is just a bit more featureful but a LOT simpler and smaller than DateBk6. If you have pretty basic needs from a calendar (like me) this is a good choice that will save you a lot of space when compared to DateBk6.
Outliner, task manager, organizational tool that is very powerful. I often use this (or ShadowPlan) to plan issues of smolZINE.
Kind of my killer app for my Palm PDA. It is a text editor that has all the basics covered nicely and can edit and save directly on an external SD card. This combined with one of the Palm folding keyboards makes for a nice distraction free writing device and I write most of my gemlog posts for my capsule with it.
Handy and easy to use unit converter for tons of different things. Volume measurements, units of power, temperature and pretty much anything else you might need.
Datebook (what is usually just called a calendar these days) software that has a ton of features that I have barely scratched the surface of. Word on the street is that this is indespensible for heavy users with lots of appointments. Probably overkill for basic needs but I keep it around because of the nice extra calendar views alone. Pretty large so may not be worth it if you are low on space. NOTE: Leaving this on the list because it is a really great and powerful app but I have since switched over to Agenda for my personal use.
Exacly what is sounds like and no more. It has buttons to simulate rolling different types of die. Useful for various types of games. I plan to use the 4 sided dice for playing the Royal Game of Ur.
Sketch pad, notepad and reminder app. It has fairly sophisticated drawing tools considering the platform. The alarm function means you can jot down a quick note or reminder and the note will reappear at the specified time which can be pretty handy.
File manager that can show you some useful information and lets you browse and perform basic file management on the internal memory and SD card.
Another file manager. Not as nice as FileZ but smaller in size if you're running out of space.
Really well done shopping list manager. Saves list items so all you have to do is re-add them to the "need" list for things you need often like groceries. It can even track and keep history of prices of items on your lists. You can create lists for specific stores, put lists into categories and it even has a one hand mode for checking off items with the hardware buttons to make it easy to do while grocery shopping. Excellent stuff!
Has one very simple task, invert the display. On monochrome displays with the backlight on sometimes inverting the display can make things much easier to look at. Recently I have started using LightHack instead of this but it's still a good tool.
Simple database and I mean very simple but in a good way. There are two customizable fields and a third field for additional notes. Good for saving and organizing information like music collections etc.
Pretty much a carbon copy of the stock Palm OS todo app. The purpose is that since it is a separate app from the defualt todo you can put your less urgent tasks here and then when they become more urgent you can move them to the main todo list.
Shows the time and date with a matrix style cryptic text scroll animation background. Can be useful as a desk clock when your PDA is in the cradle but mostly its just cool and fun.
Souped up version of the stock memo pad app. Kind of similar to DiddleBug it lets you draw with the stylus and set alarms. You can also enter text memos with graffiti just like the basic memo pad.
Universal remote that can learn the commands from any remote you have. How cool is that?!
Plucker is a viewer for webpages that have been saved for offline viewing on a Palm device. There are two components to this. First, you run a program to download and convert the webpages. Next, you sync those to the PDA and view them offline with the Plucker viewer. A nice functional plucker downloader is available now written in python that is installable with pip.
Another advanced outliner/task/note app very similar to Bonsai. Someone that uses these apps more heavily might have a reason to prefer one over the other but they both seem very good to me. The main reason to use ShadowPlan over Bonsai is that the app is significantly smaller and thus a good choice if you're low on space.
This is a word processor that is good for writing and has styling, word count and even spell check capabilities. Very nice if you do a lot of long form writing.
Ebook reader software that comes in 3 flavors, lite, regular and pro. Lite is very small and has the fewest features but can be good if you're low on free space. The standard and pro versions each add more features as well as increase the program size.
You will need this in order to install the hacks listed below. Facilitates "hacks" which are small programs that modify some lower level aspects of the OS to change the way certain things work. The gist is you install X-Master, then install a hack, after that you open X-Master where you can enable/disable the hack and configure whatever options the hack provides you with.
This hack is pretty neat. It lets you install some mini versions of apps that are called "Desk Accessories". What this does is enables some limited multi-tasking not normally possible in Palm OS. These DAs can be launched in a window over top of the currently running application. Another thing it does is add a little shortcut to your home button that can quickly launch apps from a popup list, a condensed list of your recently used apps and a gesture to immediately launch the last used app.
Modifies the graffiti entry so that you can write letters straddling the line between the letter and number area in order to write capital letters. This can speed up text entry by skipping the step of enabling shift or capslock.
For some Palm models inverting the LCD when the backlight is on helps with visibility. This hack automatically inverts the LCD when the backlight is on and reverts it when it goes off.
A very handy hack that lets you set a different HotSync ID for individual applications. This is vital for using cracked serial numbers to register shareware applications.
Good space invaders/galaga/galaxian clone.
A fun variation on solitaire where you're trying to get the lowest score.
Simple puzzle game.
Rogue for Palm OS! I'm honestly not sure if one is better than the other. They are different visually and with the control scheme but both seem to work just fine.
Cool puzzle game where you roll a ball around levels with the stylus to reach the goal with hazards and keys to collect along the way.
Very nicely done Wordle clone that has a mechanism for entering a code to play the actual current word of the day in sync with the original Wordle. Get the day's code at the pamdle website below.
It's Puzzle Bobble or Bust-A-Move on Palm OS!
Game Boy emulator. The Game Boy roms need to be converted with an included tool and at least on my m500 most games don't run at full speed. Still, it's pretty neat! Probably best for turn based, puzzle and other non-action games unless you're playing on a model powerful than the Motorola Dragonball CPUs.
Fancy breakout style game that plays pretty nicely.
A racing card game that I was and now am again so so addicted to X-).
There are number of different sokoban games on the Palm. Here are a couple that I've tried.
Kind of a mashup of solitaire and poker where you have to make a four poker hands from a deck of random cards.
A combo of bowling and solitiare. It is not obvious at first but the goal is to "bowl" a ball by trying to combine the numbers of up to 3 pins to match one of the cards on the right. The part that isn't obvious at first is that only the second digit matters. Example: A 2 pin would match a 2 card and an 8 and 4 pin (8+4=12) selected together would also match a 2 card. It's a pretty fun mashup on solitaire!
Tetris Attack on Palm OS! It's so good and playing with the stylus is a perfect fit for this game.
Really good and open source puzzle game. If you're familiar with the Tatio game Puzznic that was released for arcades, NES, Game Boy and other systems Vexed is pretty much that except you move the blocks around with the stylus.
Remake of the classic space exploration and combat sim Elite.
A cool little word game where you try to make words from adjacent letters in a 4x4 grid with a time limit.
A word game that is a variation on the Boggle style of gameplay where you select adjacent letters to form as many words as you can.
Classic Yahtzee dice game that plays very well with the stylus.
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