DownloadFree Components

This page includes an assortment of components, free tools, and third-party add-ins for working with the Altova family of XML, data management, UML, and Web services tools.

Free Applications

Altova Authentic

Authentic® 2008 is a FREE content editor that allows non-technical business users to easily view and edit data in XML documents and relational databases without being exposed to the underlying technology.

Authentic is available as a desktop application or browser plug-in, so you can use it in both your distributed Web applications and your desktop solutions.

Authentic Solutions

Altova Authentic RSS Editing Solution

The Altova Authentic RSS Editing Solution is a project for creating RSS 2.0 feeds using Authentic Desktop Edition. The RSS Editing Solution lets users easily maintain an RSS feed by focusing on content assets rather than the underlying code.

Visit the Solution Center for more information on the Altova Authentic RSS Editing Solution.

Download the complete Altova Authentic RSS Editing Solution here.

(To install the Altova Authentic RSS Editing Solution, simply unzip the file to a working directory on your computer. Then open the project file named Altova Authentic RSS Editing Solution.spp using Authentic Desktop Edition. The user guide in the project Documentation folder can be viewed in Authentic.)

Click here if you would like to download the user guide first.

Processors

Altova XSLT 1.0/2.0, XQuery, and Validation Engines

AltovaXML™ 2008 is an XML processor that includes engines that drive the award-winning XMLSpy®, MapForce®, and StyleVision® development tools for use in your custom applications - royalty-free! AltovaXML is a single download that includes the following:

• XML validating parser
• XSLT 1.0 engine
• XSLT 2.0 engine (schema-aware)
• XQuery 1.0 engine (schema-aware)

AltovaXML includes COM, Java, and .NET interfaces so that it can be used from a variety of different applications, and you can also call its functionality from the command line. It is a free executable file available for royalty-free use in your applications. Learn more and download AltovaXML now!

Third-party XSLT and XSL:FO Processors

XMLSpy® 2008 features an extensible XML transformation engine interface that allows you to optionally plug in an external XSLT or XSL:FO processor to drive XML transformations directly from within XMLSpy. The XSLT 1.0 and 2.0 engines in XMLSpy are also available for free use in your applications (see above).

IDE Integration

Visual Studio® Integration

• XMLSpy® 2008 supports seamless integration with both Visual Studio and Eclipse, and it can be used as an ActiveX control. You can download a free integration package to utilize this functionality. Use this page to get direct access to the XMLSpy Integration Package for Visual Studio and the latest downloads from Microsoft.
• MapForce® 2008 supports seamless integration with both Visual Studio and Eclipse, and it can be used as an ActiveX control. You can download afree integration package to utilize this functionality. Use this page to get direct access to the MapForce Integration Package for Visual Studio.
• UModel® 2008 Enterprise Edition supports seamless integration with both Visual Studio and Eclipse, with automatic synchronization between your UML model and source code. This allows developers to instantly see the impact of application revisions, whether implemented in the model or directly in source code. Use this page to get direct access to the UModel Integration Package for Visual Studio.

Eclipse Integration

• XMLSpy® 2008 supports seamless integration with both Visual Studio and Eclipse, and it can be used as an ActiveX control. You can download a free integration package to utilize this functionality. Use this page to get direct access to the XMLSpy Integration Package for Eclipse.
• MapForce® 2008 supports seamless integration with both Visual Studio and Eclipse, and it can be used as an ActiveX control. You can download a free integration package to utilize this functionality. Use this page to get direct access to the MapForce Integration Package for Eclipse.
• UModel® 2008 Enterprise Edition supports seamless integration with both Visual Studio and Eclipse, with automatic synchronization between your UML model and source code. This allows developers to instantly see the impact of application revisions, whether implemented in the model or directly in source code. Use this page to get direct access to the UModel Integration Package for Eclipse.

Libraries

XSLT Libraries

MapForce® 2008 allows you to reuse existing XSLT libraries, such as the XSLT Standard Library in your mapping projects. Download XSLT libraries.

EDI Libraries

MapForce® 2008 supports the most recent EDIFACT and ANSI X12 configuration files, as well as those for all previous years. Download EDI libraries.

Industry Templates

Altova XMLSpy® 2008, StyleVision® 2008, and Authentic® 2008 all ship with a collection of industry standard templates, including DITA, DocBook, etc., which allow easy editing of standards-based in Altova Authentic View.

Altova periodically updates these industry standard templates to include new standards. You can download these new templates - provided as WinZIP files - and update your installed XMLSpy, StyleVision, or Authentic software by simply unzipping the archive into your installation folder.

To support the new XML standards created by the National Coffee Association, Altova has created templates for the creation of NCA-XML, which you may download here.

Databases

XMLSpy® 2008 is well suited for working with XML alongside with both relational databases and XML databases, and several leading database providers include special support for XMLSpy. Learn more and download database components.

Version Control Systems

XMLSpy® 2008 comes with a built-in SCC revision control interface that allows connectivity to all Visual Source-Safe compatible version control systems and repositories. Learn more and download version control systems.

Application Server Platforms

XMLSpy® 2008 is designed to interoperate with XML-related application servers. Learn more and download applications servers.

Character Entry Utilities

Altova products support data entry utilities to help you enter different types of data into XML documents. Learn more and download data entry utilities.