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## Additional Categories

The Related Categories column lists one or more categories that are suggested to be used in conjunction with the Additional Category. If the Related Categories column is blank, the Additional Category can be used with any Main Category.

The table below describes Additional Categories.

Additional Category | Description | Related Categories
--- | --- | ---
Building | A tool to build applications | Development
Debugger | A tool to debug applications | Development
IDE | IDE application | Development
GUIDesigner | A GUI designer application | Development
Profiling | A profiling tool | Development
RevisionControl | Applications like cvs or subversion | Development
Translation | A translation tool | Development
Calendar | Calendar application | Office
ContactManagement | E.g. an address book | Office
Database | Application to manage a database | Office or Development or AudioVideo
Dictionary | A dictionary | Office or TextTools
Chart | Chart application | Office
Email | Email application | Office or Network
Finance | Application to manage your finance | Office
FlowChart | A flowchart application | Office
PDA | Tool to manage your PDA | Office
ProjectManagement | Project management application | Office or Development
Presentation | Presentation software | Office
Spreadsheet | A spreadsheet | Office
WordProcessor | A word processor | Office
2DGraphics | 2D based graphical application | Graphics
VectorGraphics | Application for viewing, creating, or processing vector graphics | Graphics;2DGraphics
RasterGraphics | Application for viewing, creating, or processing raster (bitmap) graphics | Graphics;2DGraphics
3DGraphics | Application for viewing, creating, or processing 3-D graphics | Graphics
Scanning | Tool to scan a file/text | Graphics
OCR | Optical character recognition application | Graphics;Scanning
Photography | Camera tools, etc. | Graphics or Office
Publishing | Desktop Publishing applications and Color Management tools | Graphics or Office
Viewer | Tool to view e.g. a graphic or pdf file | Graphics or Office
TextTools | A text tool utility | Utility
DesktopSettings | Configuration tool for the GUI | Settings
HardwareSettings | A tool to manage hardware components, like sound cards, video cards or printers | Settings
Printing | A tool to manage printers | HardwareSettings;Settings
PackageManager | A package manager application | Settings
Dialup | A dial-up program | Network
InstantMessaging | An instant messaging client | Network
Chat | A chat client | Network
IRCClient | An IRC client | Network
Feed | RSS, podcast and other subscription based contents | Network
FileTransfer | Tools like FTP or P2P programs | Network
HamRadio | HAM radio software | Network or Audio
News | A news reader or a news ticker | Network
P2P | A P2P program | Network
RemoteAccess | A tool to remotely manage your PC | Network
Telephony | Telephony via PC | Network
TelephonyTools | Telephony tools, to dial a number, manage PBX, ... | Utility
VideoConference | Video Conference software | Network
WebBrowser | A web browser | Network
WebDevelopment | A tool for web developers | Network or Development
Midi | An app related to MIDI | AudioVideo;Audio
Mixer | Just a mixer | AudioVideo;Audio
Sequencer | A sequencer | AudioVideo;Audio
Tuner | A tuner | AudioVideo;Audio
TV | A TV application | AudioVideo;Video
AudioVideoEditing | Application to edit audio/video files | Audio or Video or AudioVideo
Player | Application to play audio/video files | Audio or Video or AudioVideo
Recorder | Application to record audio/video files | Audio or Video or AudioVideo
DiscBurning | Application to burn a disc | AudioVideo
ActionGame | An action game | Game
AdventureGame | Adventure style game | Game
ArcadeGame | Arcade style game | Game
BoardGame | A board game | Game
BlocksGame | Falling blocks game | Game
CardGame | A card game | Game
KidsGame | A game for kids | Game
LogicGame | Logic games like puzzles, etc | Game
RolePlaying | A role playing game | Game
Shooter | A shooter game | Game
Simulation | A simulation game | Game
SportsGame | A sports game | Game
StrategyGame | A strategy game | Game
Art | Software to teach arts | Education or Science
Construction |  | Education or Science
Music | Musical software | AudioVideo or Education
Languages | Software to learn foreign languages | Education or Science
ArtificialIntelligence | Artificial Intelligence software | Education or Science
Astronomy | Astronomy software | Education or Science
Biology | Biology software | Education or Science
Chemistry | Chemistry software | Education or Science
ComputerScience | ComputerSience software | Education or Science
DataVisualization | Data visualization software | Education or Science
Economy | Economy software | Education or Science
Electricity | Electricity software | Education or Science
Geography | Geography software | Education or Science
Geology | Geology software | Education or Science
Geoscience | Geoscience software, GIS | Education or Science
History | History software | Education or Science
Humanities | Software for philosophy, psychology and other humanities | Education or Science
ImageProcessing | Image Processing software | Education or Science
Literature | Literature software | Education or Science
Maps | Sofware for viewing maps, navigation, mapping, GPS | Education or Science or Utility
Math | Math software | Education or Science
NumericalAnalysis | Numerical analysis software | Education;Math or Science;Math
MedicalSoftware | Medical software | Education or Science
Physics | Physics software | Education or Science
Robotics | Robotics software | Education or Science
Spirituality | Religious and spiritual software, theology | Education or Science or Utility
Sports | Sports software | Education or Science
ParallelComputing | Parallel computing software | Education;ComputerScience or Science;ComputerScience
Amusement | A simple amusement |
Archiving | A tool to archive/backup data | Utility
Compression | A tool to manage compressed data/archives | Utility;Archiving
Electronics | Electronics software, e.g. a circuit designer |
Emulator | Emulator of another platform, such as a DOS emulator | System or Game
Engineering | Engineering software, e.g. CAD programs |
FileTools | A file tool utility | Utility or System
FileManager | A file manager | System;FileTools
TerminalEmulator | A terminal emulator application | System
Filesystem | A file system tool | System
Monitor | Monitor application/applet that monitors some resource or activity | System or Network
Security | A security tool | Settings or System
Accessibility | Accessibility | Settings or Utility
Calculator | A calculator | Utility
Clock | A clock application/applet | Utility
TextEditor | A text editor | Utility
Documentation | Help or documentation |
Adult | Application handles adult or explicit material |
Core | Important application, core to the desktop such as a file manager or a help browser |
KDE | Application based on KDE libraries | QT
GNOME | Application based on GNOME libraries | GTK
XFCE | Application based on XFCE libraries | GTK
GTK | Application based on GTK+ libraries |
Qt | Application based on Qt libraries |
Motif | Application based on Motif libraries |
Java | Application based on Java GUI libraries, such as AWT or Swing |
ConsoleOnly | Application that only works inside a terminal (text-based or command line application) |

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