Tools

• CMake http://www.cmake.org – generates native project files for GNU make, Visual Studio, XCode, etc.
• Git http://git-scm.com/ – Fast Version Control System.
• Meld http://meld.sourceforge.net and WinMerge http://winmerge.org – great visual diff and merge tools for X (Linux, Unix, Mac OS X) and Windows respectively.
• Qt http://www.trolltech.com/ – enables you to create cross-platform graphical user interfaces for Linux, Windows, MacOS X and more.
• Coin3D & SoQt http://www.coin3d.org/ – Coin3D is an Open Source reimplementation of SGI’s Open Inventor. In conjunction with SoQt you can create cross-platform 3D applications.
• GNU Stow http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/ – a great software package management tool.
• OpenCV http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencvlibrary/ – Open Computer Vision Library.