User:Omeomi/ZuluPad

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ZuluPad is a simple, easy to use personal wiki application that acts as a combination between a notepad and a wiki. The ZuluPad website describes ZuluPad as a personal notepad and a "notebook on crack", and the application falls generally into the Personal Information Manager category of applications. ZuluPad Free is available for both Windows and OSX while ZuluPad Pro is available for Windows only. ZuluPad has been said to be extremely helpful for "students taking notes in class, office workers jotting down information during a phone call, or anyone who needs instant access to stored information on a person or topic".

ZuluPad is a personal wiki, which come in a number of forms: Single-user application of multi-user wikis, multi-user wikis with personal editions, and wikis designed for personal use. ZuluPad is an example of the latter, a self contained application. This means that the collaborative nature of a wiki that is generally part of multi-user wiki systems such as MediaWiki is curtailed. However, since ZuluPad does not require a web server or a Database Management System, installation and configuration of ZuluPad is simpler process for the average user. There are no special tags or other coded markup that need to be learned, so ZuluPad is designed to be easy for the end-user to use. Documents can also be uploaded and shared with others via the ZuluSync feature, with free registration available on the ZuluPad website. The for-sale version of the program, ZuluPad Pro, includes a wider range of features, including rich text support, HTML export, and the ability to import and display images.

ZuluPad is available as both a free open source version, released under the GPL , and a proprietary closed source version.

ZuluPad History
The initial release of ZuluPad was in February, 2006, and while it was available for free at this point, it was not open source. The source for ZuluPad was released on September 8, 2006 at Sourceforge.net under the GPL. The "Pro" version of ZuluPad was released as a closed source application on February 13, 2007 in an effort to address some of the shortcomings of the open source version of the application.

ZuluPad Technical Details
ZuluPad is developed in C++ using the WxWidgets cross-platform GUI framework. ZuluPad .zulu files are stored in an XML file format, and ZuluPad Pro allows the export of plain text and HTML files.

ZuluPad in the News
ZuluPad was reviewed by Peter Grad, "The PC Guy" in The Record (Bergen County), who had this to say about it: "ZuluPad is the coolest new text editor to come along in a while. One feature separates this from the crowd: a simple link feature, which turns your documents into an instant hyperlinked system. Write about various topics, each on its own 'page.'"