Open source projects - Symbian Developer Network Public Wiki

Many open source projects are happening on Symbian OS. They are a rich source of partially or fully functional code which should prove useful to learn about use of APIs you're not yet familiar with. Please also consider contributing pages to any project that you are currently working on.

List of open source projects (incomplete)

Languages

Project Name	Platform	Description	Author	License
Python for S60	S60 1st, 2nd, 3rd	Python port to S60	Various	Apache Version 2 and Python
Python for UIQ	UIQ 2	Python port for UIQ 2 based on Python 2.3.3
Perl for Symbian		Port of Perl 5.9.x		GPL
OPL	UIQ 2, S60 1st, 2nd, Series 80	BASIC like programming language for Symbian phones	Various	LGPL
Ruby for Symbian OS	S60 3rd and UIQ available	Ruby for Symbian OS UI platforms with extendable mobile libraries	Roy Ben Hayun	GPL
Ruby	S60 2nd	Port of Ruby language for Symbian
uSTL	UIQ3, S60 Edition 3	C++ Standard Template Library language extension - minimising compiled size.	Penrillian	MIT (unrestricted)

Software

Project Name	Platform	Description	Author	License
Xvid	Symbian OS	A port of the OpenSource Xvid codec to Symbian OS	Symbian Software Ltd.	GPL
OggVorbis9.4	Symbian OS	A port of the OpenSource OggVorbis codec to Symbian OS 9.4	Symbian Software Ltd.	BSD
OggVorbis9.5	Symbian OS	A port of the OpenSource OggVorbis codec to Symbian OS 9.5 onwards	Symbian Software Ltd.	BSD
EZoom, EChess, Edoom, EMAME, Scap and ECompXL	UIQ 2	Various tools for Sony Ericsson P800 and P900	Peter van Sebille	GPL
Frozen Bubble	S60 2nd	Bubble bursting game		GPL
Bemused	S60 2nd	Remote Control PC Apps over Bluetooth		GPL
OggPlay	S60 2nd, 3rd, UIQ 2, Series 80	Media Player		GPL
WabbelLab	S60 1st, S60 2nd	Camera controlled marble maze	Hans Kopp	GPL
QBubbleMP	UIQ 2	Bubble bursting game	Jelte Liebrand	GPL
Avalanche+	S60 1st, S60 2nd	Puzzle game		GPL
PuTTY	S60 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Series 80, UIQ 2	SSH client	Various	GPL
Screenshot for Symbian OS	S60 1st, 2nd, 3rd, UIQ2	Screenshot for Symbian OS	Antony Pranata	GPL
SymbianBible	S60 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Series 80, UIQ3	Bible Reader	Yohanes Nugroho	GPL
S60 Internet Radio	S60 2nd, 3rd	Internet radio client	Various	BSD
S60 OSS Browser	S60 3rd	Components of S60 Browser	Various	LGPL
VNC Viewer for Symbian	S60 3rd	Remote desktop client based on VNC	Lucas Gomez	GPL
GNUGoS60	S60 2nd, 3rd	GNU Go for S60 - A Board Game	Ian Dunbar	GPL
S60Dict	S60 2nd, 3rd	Dictionary	Kostas Giannakakis, 3rd edition port	GPL
SymbianFreeType2	Symbian OS	FreeType2 port to Symbian	Harry Li	GPL
ActiveLock	S60 2nd, 3rd	ActiveLock allows you to lock selected applications automatically.	Tan Alie	GPL

Useful Symbian open source links

SDN - Open source information on Symbian Developer Network site.
Symbian OS open source community - includes several open source projects.
Open Source at Nokia - home of Nokia's open source projects.