TPWD Software Downloads

Below are links to free software required to view some of the content on the TPWD website.

Documents

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Required to view material encoded as Portable Document Format (PDF). PDF is a universal file format that preserves the look and layout of a printed document. These files are accessible through a free viewer published by Adobe. This file type is used if you want to print a copy of the document. PDF files cannot generally be edited electronically.
Free, for Windows, Macintosh, and several other operating systems.
Test to determine if you have Acrobat? Open this PDF. (Use "Back" to return to this page.)
Download Adobe Acrobat Reader: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html ; Adobe Web site homepage: http://www.adobe.com
For PDF Accessibility Options: Go to http://access.adobe.com/.

Open Office

Free and open source office productivity suite compatible with all major file formats. Works under Windows, Macintosh, Unix, and Linux operating systems.
Can be used to view material encoded in Microsoft Word doc format (DOC).
Can be used to view material encoded in Microsoft Excel format (XLS).
Can be used to view material encoded in Microsoft PowerPoint format (PPT).
Can be used to view material encoded in Open Office format (SXW).
Download Open Office: http://download.openoffice.org
OpenOffice.org Home Page: http://www.openoffice.org

Video/Audio

A media player is required to access audio and/or video files, such as .rm, .ram, .wma, .wmv, .mov, MP3 and others. To see if you have a media player installed on your computer, do this test:

Open a sample Windows Media Audio file.
Open a sample MP3 file.

Real Player

RealOne Player is required to view material encoded as RealAudio and RealVideo.
Free, for Windows, Macintosh, and Unix operating systems.
Download Free RealOne Player: http://www.real.com

Microsoft Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player can be used to view material encoded as Windows Media format.
Free, for Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
Download Windows Media Player: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/
Windows Media Player homepage: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/

QuickTime Player

Will play many types of multimedia files.
Free, for Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
Download QuickTime Media Player: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
Apple homepage: http://www.apple.com/

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