See also the "Learn Spanish" Software Review site for commercial software.

• BuenSoft Spanish (shareware $15), BuenSoft.
  Listening-based package comprising flashcards, pair-matching, multiple-choice and written quizzes, hangman, scrambled phrases and a game to guess the phrase as it's written, plus an arcade-style game. Phrases for particular subjects can be obtained from the author's website; subject files provided include numbers, days, months and daily expressions.

• Entente Spanish V1.5 (freeware), Entente Corp.
  Two-way English/Spanish conversational translator. Translates word for word and never conjugates, so its output often looks funny - but it's understandable. Might be useful as a correction exercise. (DOS)

• Jleer (shareware $100), Juan Jose Suarez.
  Windows program to read Spanish text files aloud; the voice can be re-recorded by the user.

• Learn Spanish (freeware), University of Calgary.
  DOS gap-fill program comprising eighteen units, each split into five or six topics. A lot of ground is covered, although the interface is a bit clunky.

• LinguaPro/Spanish (shareware $40), C. Schulenberg.
  DOS flashcard program for learning vocabulary, sentences/parts of speech or verbs (in complete sentences or a grammatical presentation), English <-> Spanish. It includes chunks of lessons lifted from the FSI's Basic Spanish Course (Latin American), plus a small dictionary and verb reference facility. Unregistered version has 138 of 9256 verbs and the first four of eighteen units from the FSI course. Units 19-55 are a registration option, as are units of a Castilian course.

• Ortógrafo (demo $58), Signum.
  Spelling tool for Spanish claiming to recognise 5 million words, including verb conjugations (all times and modes) - there's also a 13000-verb conjugator and a hyphenator, and it recognises Latin American Spanish and technical terms. Integrates tightly with Word for Windows. Demo expires after a month.

• Sayings in English and Spanish (freeware), William F. Herlihy.
  Cross-reference database of English sayings and Spanish dichos, split into over 600 categories.

• Spanish Whiz (shareware $30), Braser Soft.
  Interactive Windows quizzing system for vocabulary, multiple choice or gap-filling; it comes with the most common Spanish words but allows entry of word lists. Also includes a dictionary, log files, and sound to help with pronunciation and listening comprehension.

• Spanish Instructional Programs V1.1 (shareware $15), P.R. Yant.
  DOS package of rote learning programs to test vocabulary and verb conjugations.

• Spell & Pronounce Spanish Words V1.5 (shareware $25), Computer Specialties.
  Basic flashcard-style vocabulary drill, covering 21 categories. Includes a pronunciation guide.

• Talking Spanish for Windows v1.0 (shareware $39), DareWare.
  Early Spanish games for kids - say, read and spell in a bold and bright Sesame Street style. DOS version also available.

• Ultimate Language Tutor: Spanish V1.02 (shareware $20), Ultimate Software.
  Drilling via multiple choice and bidirectional translation of nouns, verbs, phrases, verb conjugations etc. Allows up to 9 people to compete, graphs their results and permits more than one data library/language to be present. Registration means the user can create their own data files, and performance databases/reports can be produced.

• Ventanas: Spanish for Windows V2.2 (shareware $30), PsL.
  An English<->Spanish dictionary and language tutor for Windows. The part of speech is shown for each word, and relevant phrases can be viewed (and edited). Complete conjugations can be displayed for any verb, and quizzes can be taken on these as well as broader vocabulary tests. The dictionary is categorised for quiz and definition purposes and can be edited.