1999 software

OpenNap was an open-source Napster server, extending the Napster protocol to allow sharing of any media type, and adding the ability to link servers together. It became popular after the original Napster network was shut down in 2001, but was subject to similar pressures and its use soon declined. As of 2024, the WinMX client is the only one still in use.

Vector/raster graphics editing software

Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator

Bleem! (styled as bleem!) is a commercial PlayStation emulator released by the Bleem! Company in 1999 for Windows and Dreamcast. It is one of the few commercial software emulators to be aggressively marketed during the emulated console's lifetime, and was the center of multiple lawsuits.

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iMesh was a media and file sharing client that was available in nine languages. It used a proprietary, centralized, P2P network (IM2Net) operating on ports 80, 443 and 1863. iMesh was owned by American company iMesh, Inc., who maintained development centers around the world. , it was the third most popular music subscription service in the US.

Linux distribution

Anim8or is a freeware OpenGL-based 3D modeling and animation program by R. Steven Glanville, a software engineer at NVidia. Currently at stable version 1.01.1402, it is a compact program with several tools which would normally be expected in high-end, paid software. To date, every version released has been under 3 MB, despite the fact that it does not make full use of Windows' native interface, carrying some graphical elements of its own. Although few official tutorials have been posted by the author, many other users have posted their own on sites such as YouTube and the anim8or home page. Wh

PlayStation emulator

GameRanger is software for the Macintosh and Windows created by Australian developer Scott Kevill, which provides matchmaking for online games, as well as social features such as text chat rooms and voice chat. It was first released for the Macintosh in July 1999 and was given the "Best Internet Gaming Achievement" by Macworld Magazine. Windows support was added in 2008 and it currently supports over 700 titles.

leJOS is a firmware replacement for Lego Mindstorms programmable bricks. Different variants of the software support the original Robotics Invention System, the NXT, and the EV3. It includes a Java virtual machine, which allows Lego Mindstorms robots to be programmed in the Java programming language. It also includes 'iCommand.jar' which allows you to communicate via bluetooth with the original firmware of the Mindstorm. It is often used for teaching Java to first-year computer science students. The leJOS-based robot Jitter flew around on the International Space Station in December 2001.

RoboForm is a password manager, which is a class of software that allows users to have secure, unique passwords for every website accessed. It is amongst the older password managers on the market, developed by US company Siber Systems, distributed as a freemium product with a subscription plan, available on macOS, Windows, iOS and Android and as a plugin for web browsers.

programming language, primarily used to create database/business programs

The Linux-HA (High-Availability Linux) project provides a high-availability (clustering) solution for Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris and Mac OS X which promotes reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS).

fractal-generating computer program

OpenNMS is a free and open-source network monitoring and network management platform written in Java. It provides fault management, performance data collection, service monitoring, event processing, and topology mapping. The project was started in July 1999 and registered on SourceForge as project 4141 in March 2000, making it one of the oldest open-source network management platforms.

WinWAP was a web browser for Windows CE mobile devices. It was developed by the Finnish company Winwap Technologies. WinWAP was first released in 1999.

LAUNCH Media software

UnrealIRCd is an open-source IRC daemon, originally based on DreamForge, and is available for Unix-like operating systems and Windows. Since the beginning of development on UnrealIRCd c. May 1999, many new features have been added and modified, including advanced security features and bug fixes, and it has become a popular server. The latest stable version is 6.2.1, released in 2025, with ongoing development in the 6.2.x series.