An Awesome List about everything related to Symbian OS. Documentation, academic papers, tutorials, communities, IDEs, SDKs, emulators, apps, video games. Symbian is a discontinued mobile OS for ARM popular in early 2000s. It had two major UIs: S60(Nokia), and UIQ(Sony Ericsson). It supports
.jar,.jad,.sis,.sisxformats. The main development environment since S60 is C++/QT, but J2ME, Python, C, Flash Lite, C# are supported as well.
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- r/Symbian - English language Symbian community on Reddit.
- Nokia N-Gage Discord - Active N-Gage community on Discord.
- Symbian World Telegram - One of the most active Symbian communities on Telegram.
- EKAL21 - EKAL21 Discord server. Official link taken from the website.
- GCCE 4.6.3 - A GNU toolchain for Symbian with Linux and MinGW32 versions.
- RVDS 4.0 Professional Service Pack 3 - A professional compiler suite for Windows.
- RVDS 4.1 Suite Service Pack 2 - An advanced RVDS suite for Windows.
- ARM Compiler Toolchain v4.1 for RVDS 4.1 - A toolchain specifically for ARM development on RVDS 4.1.
- ActivePerl 5.6.1.635 - A version of Perl required by older SDKs.
- Java JRE 1.3.101 - A legacy Java runtime essential for early SDK dependencies.
- Qt Quick Components for Symbian - QML-based UI components for Symbian homescreen widgets.
- Symbian Xcode Plugin - GPL licensed Xcode plugin to enable Symbian development on macOS.
- Carbide C++ 2.7 - An Eclipse-based IDE for Symbian development by Nokia.
- Carbide C++ 3.2 - Carbide C++ 3.2 version.
- Nokia WebTools 1.2.0 - A suite for web-based application development including a simulator and designer.
- Sun One Studio Update 1 Mobile Edition - A mobile edition of the Sun One Studio released in 2002.
- CodeWarrior Development Tools For Symbian OS Professional Edition v1.0 - Official development environment for Symbian OS.
- EKA2L1 - Emulates Symbian OS/N-Gage's kernel and reimplements most of its critical app servers and libraries.
- List of S40 devices - List of S40 devices on Wikipedia.
- Symbian ToolBox - A collection of tools for Symbian devices, including a file explorer and an IRC client.
- OpenTTD Symbian Port - The port of OpenTTD for Symbian. Additional information is available through the forum.
- Dictionaries - A collection of open-source dictionaries for Symbian OS.
- RotateIt - A screen rotation utility for Symbian devices.
- NanoCounter - A lightweight counter app for Symbian.
- CuteTube - A YouTube client for Symbian OS.
- QRemoteControl-Client - A remote control client application for Symbian.
- Star Browser - A Qt-based web browser for Symbian Anna/Belle.
- X-plore - Dual-pane file manager for Symbian with ZIP support and cloud integration.
- FShell - Command-line shell for Symbian OS with scripting capabilities.
- FileList - Qt Quick app for browsing multimedia files and launching them in external apps (e.g., opening images in Photos).
- fahrplan - Public transport schedule viewer with offline support.
- internet-radio - Streaming radio player with playlist management.
- Emulator Collection - Google drive of 31+ emulators for Symbian devices.
- List of Symbian Games: Mobygames - List of Symbian games along with screenshots, release dates, descriptions, and reviews.
- Awesome J2ME - An awesome list about Java Platform Micro Edition (J2ME), a Java specification for small computing devices.
- Symbian Archive - Archive and website for Symbian-related downloads.
- nnproject.cc - Website of nnproject. Curated list of Symbian and J2ME-related resources.
- Awesome CPP - A curated list of awesome C++ (or C) frameworks, libraries, resources, and shiny things. Inspired by awesome-... stuff.
- E32Explorer - A tool that visualizes different parts of a Symbian OS E32Image, including preliminary support for the TRomImage format.
- RomBrowser - A utility for visualizing ROM dump contents. ROM images can be produced using romdump or SDumper.
- Carbide Ui Theme Edition v3.4 - A theme edition for Carbide Ui.
- Carbide Ui Theme Edition v4.3 - An updated version of the Carbide Ui theme edition.
- S60v3 FP1 - Plug-in for S60v3 FP1.
- S60v5 - Plug-in for S60v5.
- Symbian³ (Compilation) - Plug-in for compiling with Symbian³.
- Symbian³ Belle FP1 - Belle edition plug-in for Symbian³ FP1.
- Symbian³ Belle FP2 - Belle edition plug-in for Symbian³ FP2.
- Nokia E6 Anna - Plug-in customized for Nokia E6 Anna.
- Nokia E6 Belle - Plug-in tailored for Nokia E6 Belle.
- Nokia E71 - Plug-in for Nokia E71.
- Nokia E72 - Plug-in for Nokia E72.
- ItalianLab Belle Plugin v5.1.0 by Simograndi - Belle edition plug-in by Simograndi.
- Nokia 7710 Theme Studio - A dedicated theme-making tool for Nokia 7710.
- Symbian C++ by А. Н Труфанов - A Russian book on C++ programming for Symbian 9.x, published in 2010.
- Step by step tutorial for your first Symbian Application - A tutorial to develop your first Symbian application.
- Create a sis app using python - A guide to create a .sis application using Python.
- Install a game on a N-Gage (Ru) - A tutorial for installing a game on a N-Gage.
- E32Image (.app) - File format specifications for the E32Image (.app) files.
- E32Image explanation - An explanation of the E32Image format.
- Symbian Sis file before Symbian 9.1 (.sis) - Details on the Sis file format prior to Symbian 9.1.
- Symbian Multibitmap (.mbm) - Information about the Symbian Multibitmap (.mbm) format.
- Symbian Application Information File (.aif) - Specifications for the Symbian Application Information File (.aif).
- QT Support for Symbian - Official QT wiki page for Symbian. Contains detailed information on what versions are supported on which devices.
- The Accredited Symbian Developer Primer: Fundamentals of Symbian OS - Official textbook for Symbian OS development.
- Quick Recipes on Symbian OS: Mastering C++ Smartphone Development - Fast-paced book covering both S60 and UIQ. Assumes a strong foundation in C++.
- Symbian Programming Books Collection - Google Drive collection of Symbian and some J2ME books, totaling more than 600 MB.
- Smartphone Operating System Concepts with Symbian OS: A Tutorial Guide - Textbook offering a comprehensive introduction to Symbian OS concepts.
- Acquisition of a Symbian Smart phone’s Content with an On-Phone Forensic Tool - Proposes a dd-like, memory card-based forensic tool for Symbian devices. Allows acquisition of phone content without altering the device state.