Scribe, now in version 3.5, is a free note-taking program available for both PC and Mac. Aimed particularly at historians, this program allows researchers to create digital note cards for managing sources, research notes, contacts, images, glossaries, outlines, timelines and more. Furthermore, it enables organization, keyword indexing, searching, linking and cross-referencing of all entries. Entries can be entered directly or imported from online catalogues such as Amazon.com. Information entered in Scribe can be exported directly to Zotero in addition to assembling, printing or copying formatted bibliographies directly from the program. Articles can be stored directly within the program, enabling researchers to search out and highlight particular words within the text in addition to the relevant researcher notes.

Anthologize is a free, open-source plugin for WordPress 3.0. It enables WordPress to be used as a platform for publishing electronic texts in PDF, ePUB or TEI format. The plugin enables users to grab their existing blog posts, export content from external feeds or compose new content directly in Anthologize, then apply outlining, create a custom order, and edit content into a single document for export. Anthologize requires a self-hosted or local installation of WordPress.

Scripto is a lightweight, open source tool for crowdsourcing transcriptions for Humanities projects. Projects utilizing Scripto can manage contributions via full editorial controls and a versioning history.

Timeline Builder is a free tool for creating and maintaining interactive, Flash-based timelines for viewing on the web. Basic text formatting and links to other resources can be added through basic HTML. This tool requires registration through the web page.