Open Source Python Text Processing Software for Windows

Scribus is an Open Source program that brings professional page layout to Linux, BSD UNIX, Solaris, OpenIndiana, GNU/Hurd, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp 4, eComStation, and Windows desktops with a combination of press-ready output and new approaches to page design. Underneath a modern and user-friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as color separations, CMYK and spot colors, ICC color management, and versatile PDF creation.

pyfiglet is a full port of the FIGlet specification (http://www.figlet.org/) into pure python. It takes ASCII text and renders it in ASCII art fonts. It can be used on the commandline or as an Object Oriented driver library in your own programs.

A framework for creating freeware Truetype fonts based on Metafont language. Glyph outlines and bitmaps are converted, using a number of utilities, into TTF and BDF format.

OpenReport is a fast, flexible and complete open source solution for rendering professionnal documents. It is a set of two embedded or standalone components; Tiny RML2PDF (a better alternative to XSL:FO) and the open report server.

TeXML is an XML vocabulary for TeX. The processor transforms the TeXML markup into the TeX markup, escaping special and out-of-encoding characters. The intended audience is developers who automatically generate [La]TeX or ConTeXt files.

The Song Press is a song typeset program. Its input consists of a song in the popular ChordPro format; The Song Press displays it on the screen and allows the user to copy and paste the song into any Windows application, in the Windows Metafile format.

A highly customizable plain text renderer for reStructuredText and other document formats. This functionality is needed for Braille printing in particular.

ZML, the Zeitung Markup Language, is a simple CMS for small newspapers. It was specifically designed to publish a student newspaper in print and on the Web. It uses LaTeX and XHTML. So far, it is documented in German only.