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Beth Wingate’s Favorite Proposal Software Tools and Apps
Beth Wingate, AF.APMP, APMP Director of Education
Beth_Wingate@APMP.org BWingate@LohfeldConsulting.com
This is a list of my favorite handy proposal tools and apps. Many are free, and all are suitable for one‐person to multi‐department
corporate proposal centers. Please email your favorites to me at BWingate@LohfeldConsulting.com for review and possible
inclusion in future presentations and articles. –Beth Wingate, AF.APMP, APMP Director of Education.
Software/Purpose Web Site Cost Similar tools Notes
Wordle (graphic  Wow – I need this!
http://www.wordle.net/create free
devt./word clouds)  Maybe
iMindMap, $295; Inspiration, $69;
MindManager http://www.mindjet.com/products/ $349 (free 30‐day  Wow – I need this!
Compendium, free;
(mindmapping) mindmanager‐9‐win/overview trial)  Maybe
Freeplane, free; XMind, free,
freeMind http://sourceforge.net/projects/free iMindMap, Inspiration,  Wow – I need this!
free
(mindmapping) mind Compendium, Freeplane, XMind  Maybe
ISYS Personal Edition, $99/year;
$199 (free 30‐day  Wow – I need this!
dtSearch (search tool) http://www.dtsearch.com Google Desktop, free;
trial)  Maybe
Windows Search 4.0, free
Free: Mamma, SurfWax,
Dogpile  Wow – I need this!
http://www.dogpile.com free WebCrawler, metacrawler,
(meta search tool)  Maybe
search.com, ICEROCKET.com
GanttProject (project  Wow – I need this!
http://www.ganttproject.biz free Dia for Windows, MS Project
mgmt., graphic devt.)  Maybe
Open Office Draw, free;
Dia for Windows  Wow – I need this!
http://dia‐installer.de/index_en.html free Imagination Cubed online
(graphic devt.)  Maybe
whiteboard, free
http://www.colorschemer.com/color  Wow – I need this!
ColorPix (color picker) free Instant Eyedropper, free
pix_info.php  Maybe
http://www.colorschemer.com/online
ColorSchemer, Adobe
.html  Wow – I need this!
Kuler (color scheme free
http://kuler.adobe.com/#themes/  Maybe
devt.)
rating?time=30
http://www.visual‐literacy.org/
Periodic Table of
http://www.visual‐  Wow – I need this!
Visualization Methods free
literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_  Maybe
(graphic devt.)
table.html
Google Earth
 Wow – I need this!
(geographic http://earth.google.com free NASA World Wind, free
 Maybe
locator/graphic devt.)
Mike Parkinson’s
http://www.billiondollargraphics.com Information design article on  Wow – I need this!
Billion Dollar Graphics free
/businessgraphiclibrary.html Wikipedia, Edward Tufte web site  Maybe
(graphic devt.)
Start Button >All
Magnifier (screen Already on your  Wow – I need this!
Programs>Accessories>Ease of ZoomIt, free
magnifier) PC  Maybe
Access>Magnifier
$49.95/person
SnagIt 10 (screen http://www.techsmith.com/screen‐  Wow – I need this!
(30‐day free trial Snipping Tool, free; MWSnap, free
capture) capture.asp  Maybe
version)
Snipping Tool (screen Start Button>All Already on your  Wow – I need this!
MWSnap, free; SnagIt
capture) Programs>Accessories>Snipping Tool PC  Maybe
$79.99/person
(free fully
AcroWizard (acronym  Wow – I need this!
http://www.anvillogic.com/products/ functional
manager)  Maybe
evaluation
version)
Acronym Finder Free Dictionary.com, free; DoD  Wow – I need this!
http://www.acronymfinder.com free
(acronym source) Dictionary of Military Terms, free  Maybe
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Beth Wingate’s Favorite Proposal Software Tools and Apps
Beth Wingate, AF.APMP, APMP Director of Education
Beth_Wingate@APMP.org BWingate@LohfeldConsulting.com
Software/Purpose Web Site Cost Similar tools Notes
$10/year with
Computer Desktop monthly Free Dictionary.com, free; DoD
Encyclopedia updates); $4.99 Dictionary of Military Terms, free;  Wow – I need this!
http://www.computerlanguage.com
(computer terms from iTunes Store Merriam‐Webster Dictionary, free  Maybe
dictionary) for iPod online
Touch/iPhone
free online;
Merriam‐Webster http://www.merriam‐ unabridged Free Dictionary.com, free; DoD  Wow – I need this!
Dictionary webster.com/dictionary $29.95/year; $25 Dictionary of Military Terms, free  Maybe
hardcopy/CD
DoD Dictionary of http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/dod_  Wow – I need this!
free
Military Terms dictionary/  Maybe
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ Merriam‐Webster Dictionary,  Wow – I need this!
free Dictionary free
dictionary.htm free online  Maybe
ABBYY PDF $79.99/person
 Wow – I need this!
Transformer (PDF http://pdftransformer.abbyy.com/ (15‐day/50‐page Primo PDF Converter, free
 Maybe
converter) free trial)
PrimoPDF Converter  Wow – I need this!
http://www.primopdf.com/index.aspx free ABBYY PDF Transformer, $79.99
(PDF converter)  Maybe
$35/year for a
Chicago Manual of http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org 1‐year individual AP StyleBook Online, $28.99 on  Wow – I need this!
Style /contents.html subscription (free iTunes or $25/year online  Maybe
30‐day trial)
Google Translate  Wow – I need this!
http://translate.google.com/# free Babelfish, free
(language translation)  Maybe
What time is it? (time Time Zone Converter, free;  Wow – I need this!
http://whattimeisit.com free
zone mgr.) The World Clock, free  Maybe
$49/month;
GoToMeeting (online WebEx, $; Skype, free;  Wow – I need this!
http://www.gotomeeting.com $468/year (free
collaboration) DimDim, free  Maybe
30‐day trial)
Skype (online WebEx, GoToMeeting, Skype,  Wow – I need this!
http://www.skype.com free
collaboration) DimDim  Maybe
Philips 660 Digital
Voice Tracer with
Nuance Dragon http://www.consumer.philips.com/c/
 Wow – I need this!
Naturally Speaking dictaphone/speech‐recognition‐ $140
 Maybe
v10 (document edition‐lfh0660_10/prd/us/
dictation/speech
recognition)
Sony eReader: Sony eReader:
Sony eReader
http://www.sonystyle.com $169–$399;
Reader library
Reader Library: ebookstore.sony.com Reader Library:  Wow – I need this!
Overdrive Overdrive
Overdrive Media Console: free; Overdrive  Maybe
Media Console (eBook
http://www.overdrive.com/software/ Media Console:
software)
omc/ free
Lifehacker (info  Wow – I need this!
http://www.lifehacker.com free
source)  Maybe
Papa John’s Pizza http://www.papajohns.com/  Wow – I need this!
Pizza Hut, Dominos
(proposal support) index.shtm  Definitely!
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