Utilities
This is a list of the wide ranging utilities produced for the Sinclair QL home computer.
It is also worth checking out the collection of utilities available from the Sinclair QL Homepage as many former commercial titles have been released as freeware by the copyright owners.
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3D Precision - A 3D modelling tool
3D Designer - Another 3D modelling tool from Talent
3D Terrain - 3D surface mapping program
4Matter
A
ACT the Adventure Creation Tool - An adventure creation program (created text and graphics adventures)
Advanced Development Toolkit - Toolkit to help development of UCSD Pascal and UCSD Fortran77 programs
Adventure Writer (MISSING IN ACTION)
Amadeus Protocol - program to access computer operating systems via Amadeus Interlink (MISSING IN ACTION)
ANIMATIONSGRAFIK - German program to showing a bouncing ball demo
ArcEd - the programmers editor
Archive Database Analyser (MISSING IN ACTION)
Archive Screen Format Printer (MISSING IN ACTION)
Archive Tutorial - interactive tutorial program for Archive (MISSING IN ACTION)
Archiver - suite of programs in Archive for various business functions, and also to help you create your own Archive programs
Archivist
ArchDEVArchRTM - Program for creating commercial programs based on the Psion Archive database engine
ArtICE
Art Master (MISSING IN ACTION)
Atari DOS - Extension to read/write Atari floppies
Autodraw - Screen designer (MISSING IN ACTION)
B
BACKUP
Bag of Tricks
Bank Manager (MISSING IN ACTION)
BASIC (MISSING IN ACTION)
BASIC CPort - Program to convert SuperBASIC to C for compiling.
BasicAlly - Program to help you debug SuperBASIC programs
Better Basic
Beule Tools
BOOT 128K
C
C1 Monitor - machine code monitor program
C1 Typing Tutor - learn to touch type on the Sinclair QL
CAD PAK - an updated version of M-Paint - sold as a computer aided design package
CADPAK - an updated version of M-Paint for use with the Sandy SuperQMouse
Cartridge Doctor - A microdrive recovery tool (semi-automated).
Cartridge Media Manager
Cassette Indexer - program to create indexes of audio cassettes (MISSING IN ACTION)
CHARGEN
CHOice - multitasking software for use with ICE
Civil Structural Engineering - (MISSING IN ACTION)
Compare (MISSING IN ACTION)
Complete Toolkit
Computer One Professional Monitor - machine code monitor program
Concept 3D - 3D Computer aided design (MISSING IN ACTION)
Configurable Toolkit - A microdrive based version of SuperToolkit
Copycat
Cosmos - simple to use Astronomy program
CST Disk Utilities
Cue Well 2
D
Data Design
DATABOSS
Demonstration ROM
DeQuill (MISSING IN ACTION)
Dental Practice (MISSING IN ACTION)
Design Board - A CAD package (MISSING IN ACTION)
Desktop Publisher - An earlier version of Professional Publisher
DISA - interactive 68000 disassembler which runs under the pointer environment
Discover - program for transferring data between the QL and other formats (MISSING IN ACTION)
Disktool Quickdisk
DJ Toolkit DJTK
Drawing OffICE - A drawing package for ICE to allow you to create pictures using 2D and 3D techniques
E
EasyPTR
EPROM Services Basic 1 (MISSING IN ACTION) - A toolkit on EPROM
EPROM Services Graphics (MISSING IN ACTION) - A toolkit on EPROM
EPROM Services Multitasking (MISSING IN ACTION) - A toolkit on EPROM
EPROM Services Utilities (MISSING IN ACTION) - A toolkit on EPROM
Equate the Equation Processor - a mathematical program for solving equations (MISSING IN ACTION)
Expert System Shell
EyeQ - A bitmap graphics program
F
Ferret
Fibu (MISSING IN ACTION)
FileBound (MISSING IN ACTION)
File Editor (MISSING IN ACTION)
File Manager (MISSING IN ACTION)
Finance Manager - Banking program (MISSING IN ACTION)
Flashback
FM (MISSING IN ACTION)
Font Editor (MISSING IN ACTION)
Football Predictor - A program to forecast (American?) football results (MISSING IN ACTION)
Fountext 88
Founted 89
Fruit Trees and Bushes Planner (MISSING IN ACTION)
FTCII Data Print Utility - Program to output data from Fleet Tactical Command (MISSING IN ACTION)
Full Screen Editor - Text editor by Bedsoft
G
Garage Account (MISSING IN ACTION)
GigaBASIC - A sprite and window / menu control toolkit
GigaChrome - A screen bitmap drawing utility - icon controlled
GigaDisassembler with Monitor (MISSING IN ACTION)
graFix Printer dump program for a variety of graphics files
Graphic Toolkit - Range of additional SuperBASIC commands for dealing with the QL screen and graphics
Graphic Construction Kit
GraphiQL - Screen drawing package from Talent Software
H
Hardback and Finder - program for making backups of hard disks and searching for files (MISSING IN ACTION)
HEX Dump to Printer (MISSING IN ACTION)
HiRes Screen Dump (MISSING IN ACTION)
Home Accounts Manager - Program to help you manage your personal accounts
Home Accounts and Budgets - Program written to work within ABACUS (MISSING IN ACTION)
Home Budget (MISSING IN ACTION)
Home Manager
House Plant Data Bank and Planner (MISSING IN ACTION)
I
ICE - An icon controlled front end for the QL
ICE Toolkit - Toolkit to allow your own programs to communicate with ICE pointer environment
ICICLE - Create your own icons for use with ICE
IDIS - Intelligent disassembler
Image D
Insurance Manager - Take control of your insurances (MISSING IN ACTION)
Investment Manager - Program for keeping track of your stocks and shares
J
K
Keydefine - store user defined macros for keys. (MISSING IN ACTION)
L
Last Line Recall - Simple program to get back the last line typed in at the touch of a key (MISSING IN ACTION)
Lazarus - Disk Recovery program (MISSING IN ACTION)
Life Expectancy - A program to forecast your life expectancy (MISSING IN ACTION)
Lightning - A program to speed up text and graphics on the QL
Locksmithe
M
MBase - Program to turn Archive into a menu driven database with single-key commands (MISSING IN ACTION)
MBoot - Sets up RAM disks and then automatically loads pre-defined programs and files to the RAM disks (MISSING IN ACTION)
MDesk - A Macintosh-type single key user interface for instant program switching and utilities selection (MISSING IN ACTION)
MKey - Single key entry of user defined text in any program (MISSING IN ACTION)
MMerge - Mail-merge program (MISSING IN ACTION)
MPaint - A bitmap drawing package, which was icon driven.
MSpell - Spelling checker (MISSING IN ACTION)
MSqueeze - File compression program (MISSING IN ACTION)
MTransfer - Program to transfer microdrives to disk (MISSING IN ACTION)
MC Toolkit - machine code toolkit with ultra fast sort (MISSING IN ACTION)
MacDis 68008 Disassembler - Machine code disassembler
MAILBOSS (MISSING IN ACTION)
Mailfile (MISSING IN ACTION)
Mailmerge de Luxe (MISSING IN ACTION)
Master Spy - A fast text editor with multiple window views of a document
Mathematical Procedures (MISSING IN ACTION)
Maxim (MISSING IN ACTION)
MDV Cartridge Doctor
MDV Toolkit
Media Manager - A program to allow the QL to read disks written in other formats
Mega Toolbox
Microdrive Subroutines - set of routines to allow you to read and write microdrive cartridge sectors from SuperBASIC (MISSING IN ACTION)
Miracle Screen Dump - program to dump the QL screen to printers
Monitor - A Machine code monitor program
MiceAart
MonQL - machine code monitor by HiSoft (MISSING IN ACTION)
MS3D - 3D Graphics package (MISSING IN ACTION)
MSGFMD - File handling program (MISSING IN ACTION)
MSPLUS - SuperBASIC development toolkit (MISSING IN ACTION)
MSpool
Multi DiscOver - program for transferring data between the QL and other formats (MISSING IN ACTION)
MultiPrint
N
Names and Addresses (MISSING IN ACTION)
Nucleon - package of various programs to create routines for handling graphics and sound in your SuperBASIC programs
O
Online SuperBASIC Manual (MISSING IN ACTION)
P
Pacioll - Accounts package (MISSING IN ACTION)
Page Designer 2 - A desk-top publishing program
Page Designer 3 - A desk-top publishing program
Paint Master - A simple graphics package to help you add graphics to your own programs
Paragon - Desktop application similar to ICE (MISSING IN ACTION)
Paragraph - A word processor for use under the ProWeSs windowing system
Paste Art (MISSING IN ACTION)
PCB CAD
PCB Designer 1 - professional design package for printed circuit boards, based on a single sided Eurocard.
PCB Designer 1 - professional design package for creating double-sided boards measuring up to 270mm x 150mm.
PC Import - Program to transfer DOS BASIC programs to the QL (MISSING IN ACTION)
PCML Toolkit - A useful toolkit based mainly on SuperToolkit
PCS Utilities - A set of SuperBASIC procedures for SuperBASIC programmers (MISSING IN ACTION)
PDQC (MISSING IN ACTION)
PDQCopy (MISSING IN ACTION)
PDQPayroll - A version of QL Payroll (MISSING IN ACTION)
Peintre - A bitmap drawing package, which was icon driven.
Perfect Pointer Tools (MISSING IN ACTION)
Perfection - A menu driven word processor
Pointers Writers Toolkit
Print2000 (MISSING IN ACTION)
Pro Cad 3
ProForma ESCP2 Drivers - Improved ESC/P2 Epson printer drivers for ProWeSs
Professional Astrologer - Astrology program
Professional Astronomer - A program to detail the stars and planets
Professional Monitor
Professional Poolster
Professional Publisher - A desktop publishing program
Programs Pack 1 - Various QL programs (MISSING IN ACTION)
PROJECT (MISSING IN ACTION)
Psion Printer Installer Configurator (MISSING IN ACTION)
Publishing OffICE - A type of desktop publishing program
Q
QCAD - A Computer Aided Drawing package
QCalc - A simple on-screen popup calculator (MISSING IN ACTION)
QCLEAN - A microdrive cleaning system (MISSING IN ACTION)
QConnect - Terminal Emulator software for use with the Tandata Modem stack
QD - A pointer driven editor
QDesign - Pointer driven bitmap graphics program
QDoctor - Data recovery program
QDOS Trap Handler - A small machine toolkit for giving direct access to QDOS Traps
QDraw - Bitmap graphics program by Psion - used for creating the graphics in Psion Chess
QDUMPS - Screen dump program
QFlash Ram Disk
QFlash Ram Eprom (MISSING IN ACTION)
QFlash Ram Utilities (MISSING IN ACTION)
QFLP - Upgrade Chip for MicroP and Medic Disk Interface
QIMP - Flexible icon manager program
QKick
QL Artist (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL Assembly Language Microdrive Toolkit - Source code to the QL Microdrive Toolkit (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL Bank Account - Keep track of your bank accounts with your QL
QL Crossword - Program for creating and solving crosswords
QL Dairy Herd Management (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL Gardener - a plant database to help you select the right plants for your garden conditions
QL Genealogist - family tree program
QL Graphic Screen Dump (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL Home Finance - keep track of your bank accounts and expenditure, with in-depth analysis
QL Microdrive Toolkit - toolkit for accessing microdrives directly (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL Monitor - 68000 machine code monitor/disassembler later re-released as QMON
QL Numerical (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL Paint - bitmap drawing program also released as GraphiQL
QL Paragon (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL Pools - Football pools prediction (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL Poolswinner - Football pools prediction
QL Screen Editor Plus - Text editor
QL Super Monitor - A 68000 machine code monitor / disassembler
QL Terminator Emulator - (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL To Organiser - Program to transfer Psion Exchange files between the QL and the Psion Organiser (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL To PC - Program to transfer files between QL and PC
QL Toolbox
QL Toolkit - The forerunner of SuperToolkit
QL Touch n Go - Another typing tutor for the Sinclair QL
QL WindowsIconsFonts (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL World Index
QLART (MISSING IN ACTION)
QLASM - Early 68008 Assembler and Editor (MISSING IN ACTION)
QLDIARY (MISSING IN ACTION)
QLFED (MISSING IN ACTION)
QLGrafik - A sprite editor and driver (MISSING IN ACTION)
QLiberator - SuperBASIC Compiler capable of compiling nearly all programs
QLOAD - Program to speed loading of SuperBASIC Programs
QLOR (MISSING IN ACTION)
Qlone (MISSING IN ACTION)
QLPC Fileserver - Software to link a QL to a PC
QLPRESTEL - Software provided with the Bright Star Modem
QLSwitch - A program to switch between the four Psion programs Quill,Archive, Easel and Abacus.
QLTALK - Software provided with the Bright Star Modem
QMAIL - Mailmerge program (MISSING IN ACTION)
QMATHS 1 - Various mathematical packages - including a 3D modelling program, and a fractal interpreter
QMATHS 2 - Further mathematical packages including a fast mandelbrot program and the US version of 3D Terrain
QMED - Upgrade Chip for Medic disk interface
QMenu - Provides standard system dialogs like file, directory and list selection or string entry
QMON - Powerful 68000 machine code monitor and disassembler
QPAC1 - Collection of desktop utilites which run under the pointer environment
QPAC2 - Collection of more desktop utilities for job, channel, files, and program control
QPRINT
QPTR - Toolkit for programming under the pointer environment
QRAM - File, job, channel and program control utilities under the pointer environment
QREF - SuperBASiC toolkkt which allow you to find use of keywords, procedures, functions and variables in a program
QRoute - Route Finding / mapping program
QSPELL
QSUP
QSwitch
QTop - User interface / desktop suite
QTyp - Spelling checker designed to run under the pointer environment
QuaLsoft Terminal - A viewdata and VT100 terminal program
Quick Layout (MISSING IN ACTION)
Quickfax - A fast database program
Quilmerg - Mailmerge program (MISSING IN ACTION)
QZ - QL to Z88 Transfer Utility Program
R
RealWindows - provides real windows accessed through new SuperBASIC keywords. (MISSING IN ACTION)
RAM Disk and Spooler - RAM disk driver and printer spooler
RAM Disk
Reconfigurable Toolkit (MISSING IN ACTION)
Recover - Archive data recovery program (MISSING IN ACTION)
RefQL
RomanaPaint - Drawing package (MISSING IN ACTION)
RPM Resident Procedure Manager
S
S_Edit
SBEXTRAS
SBUTIL
Screen Dazzler - a screen saver
Screen Snatch - a program for capturing the screen and printing it out
SEDIT - Program to design screens for use in Archive (MISSING IN ACTION)
Shrivel
Shrub Data Bank and Planner (MISSING IN ACTION)
Sideways
Sidewinder (MISSING IN ACTION)
Sign Designer
Sketch Pad (MISSING IN ACTION)
Small Traders Pack
Snapshot
Softronic Tools (MISSING IN ACTION)
Sound Exp
Speedscreen
Spellbound
Spooler
Sprite Designer (MISSING IN ACTION)
Sprite Generator
Spy - A fast text editor
STD Index (MISSING IN ACTION)
Stockmarket Manager (MISSING IN ACTION)
STOP File compression program (MISSING IN ACTION)
SToQL Atari ST to QL Screen Convertor
Strathern Utilities (MISSING IN ACTION)
SuperBASIC Monitor (MISSING IN ACTION)
SuperBASIC Production Kit - Kit to help publish commercial programs
SuperBASIC XREF - SuperBASIC program cross referencer. (See also XREF)
Super Astrologer - Astrology program - later upgraded to Professional Astrologer
Super Clone Program Microdrive copier which could remove copy protection (MISSING IN ACTION)
Supercharge - The first SuperBASIC Compiler
Superficial Operating System (SuperBASIC tools for file handling) (MISSING IN ACTION).
Super Media Manager
Super Sprite Generator - A program to create sprites on the QL
SuperToolkit - The Toolkit II classic QL toolkit which quickly became a standard
SuperTrace - Toolkit to allow you to trace SuperBASIC as it runs (MISSING IN ACTION)
Systems Software File Manager (microdrive file handling routines)
T
Tascopy QL - Screen dump program
Taskmaster
Tasprint QL - Utility to add various fonts to text documents for printing
Task Swopper
Taxcalc - Software to help you complete your inland revenue tax return
The Gee Gee System (horse racing predictor) (MISSING IN ACTION)
TechniQL - A CAD package from Talent
TechniKit - A support package for TechniQL
Tektronix Westward VT52 Terminal Emulator (MISSING IN ACTION)
Telepen Barcoder - program for use with the Telepen barcoder sold by TF Services
TERMINAL
Terminal Emulator - Terminal Emulator software by QCODE for use with either the by Miracle Modem or Modaptor Plus by Miracle Systems
TexTIDY (MISSING IN ACTION)
The Designer - Computer Aided Design package (MISSING IN ACTION)
The Editor - A fully fledged editor capable of complex functions
The Painter - Bitmap graphics package
The Personal Banking System - Bank account manager
The Quill - Adventure writing package (MISSING IN ACTION)
The SuperBASIC Extensions EPROM (MISSING IN ACTION)
THING and EPROM Manager
ThorDesk (MISSING IN ACTION)
Touch Typist
Toolchest - Advertised by Zitasoft (MISSING IN ACTION)
Toolkit II - Another name for SuperToolkit
Toolkit III
Tracker Software for the QL Midi interface by Miracle Systems
Transfer Utility - Program to transfer programs from microdrive to disk
Tridim - 3D Computer aided design (MISSING IN ACTION)
Troll - Role Playing Adventure Game Editor and Interpreter
Turbo - The fastest SuperBASIC Compiler produced for the QL
TurboQuill - Utility to speed up the text handling within Quill
U
Ultraprint
Utility Pack - programming utilities (MISSING IN ACTION)
V
Video Library (MISSING IN ACTION)
Viewpoint (a 3D computer aided design program)
VT52 Terminal Emulator (MISSING IN ACTION)
W
WD Utilties (MISSING IN ACTION)
WD Morse Tutor (MISSING IN ACTION)
Wild Flowers for Gardens Planner (MISSING IN ACTION)
Wimp Designer - Advertised by Talent (MISSING IN ACTION)
Windows Icons Fonts - Routines for designing real windows, icons and fonts, as used for Paragon (MISSING IN ACTION)
Write Turn
X
XREF - Cross Referencing program (MISSING IN ACTION), see also SuperBASIC XREF
Xref 200 (MISSING IN ACTION)
Xref 300 (MISSING IN ACTION)
Z
Z88 Transfer
Zappit - A sprite editor