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Adobe Reader 8
The most popular .pdf reader. Requires 110mb of hard-drive space.
Download (44mb): adobe-reader-8.1.3-2.petDownload (44mb): adobe-reader-8.1.3-2.sfs
Artha Thesaurus
An English thesaurus for offline use, based on WordNet. This version was compiled for Puppy Linux 431, so 412 requires the dependencies listed below. More information is available here.
Download (13mb): artha-0.9.1-2.petDownload (601kb): tcl-8.5.6.pet
Download (620kb): tk-8.5.6.pet
Bluefish 1.0.7
A lightweight HTML editor, which was used to compose 412 Collection.
Download (258kb): Bluefish-U-1.0.7.petAdditional function references for css, php, python
Download (605kb): bluefish-FUNCREFS-1.0.7.pet
Font upgrade
Available here.
Foxit Reader
A fast, reliable .pdf viewer. Requires 24-bit color (for example 800x600x24 or 1024x768x24), otherwise it will crash. Version 1.1 includes multi-language support and tooltips; version 1.0 is compatible with older Puppies such as 301 (updated 07-Aug-2017).
Download (2.1mb): foxitreader-1.0_v2.petDownload (2.4mb): foxitreader-1.1_v2.pet
Chinese/Japanese/Korean fonts, both versions
Download (1.3mb): foxitreader-1.x-cjk_fonts.pet
LibreOffice 3.4.6
A popular fork of OpenOffice, in .sfs 3.0 format. Includes Database, Drawing, Formula, Presentation, Spreadsheet and Text Document. Some functions require Java, and Python has been removed.
Download (119mb): libreoffice-3.4.6-no_dict.sfsMuPDF
A fast, accurate and lightweight .pdf, .xps, .epub and .cbz viewer and parser/rendering library.
Regular version includes MuPDF, .pdf to .ps file converter (pdftops), and command line printing instructions. Larger "suite" version also includes mutool with built-in mudraw. Changed file-chooser GUI; also searches in /root by default (updated 07-Aug-2017). Compiled by Dingo; GUIs by HoerMirAuf and us.
Download (1.8mb): mupdf-1.8-1-p301.petDownload (3mb): mupdf-1.8-1_suite-p301.pet
puppyPDF
This bugfixed version is from Puppy 431, and replaces Puppy 412's broken built-in version.
Download (3kb): puppypdf_v426.petSoftMaker PlanMaker and TextMaker
These PlanMaker and TextMaker versions are from the Office XP/2003 era, and do not require activation keys. They're small, very fast, and include complete help files.
Download (3.1mb): planmaker_free-2004.petDownload (3.6mb): textmaker_free-2002.pet
StarDict
A feature-packed dictionary, with many more available for download. The .zip includes dependencies. UK English dictionary .pets are also listed below.
Download (1mb): stardict-3.0.1.zipDownload (6.6mb): stardict-BritannicaConcise-2.4.2.pet
Download (4.9mb): stardict-CollinsCobuild-2.4.2.pet
Download (6.1mb): stardict-longman-2.4.2.pet
Download (4.5mb): stardict-oald-2.4.2.pet
Download (2.1mb): stardict-thesaurus-ee-2.4.2.pet
xCHM
Supports the .chm format, which is used by Microsoft help files and some books.
Download (2mb): xchm-1.17.zipXournal
Xournal uses a stylus for journaling, note taking and sketching. It's similar to Microsoft Windows Journal and others such as Gournal, Jarnal and NoteLab. Can also open and annotate .pdf documents.
Download (150kb): xournal-0.4.2.1.petxPad
A desktop sticky-notes package.
Download (78kb): xpad-4.0.pet