Free program, which allows you to change/replace multiple letters and phrases at a time. It is easy to create and save lists of changes/replacements, so that you can reuse them. wReplace resembles Notepad. Like Notepad, it works with plain text Unicode files. Applications: Character conversion, Romanization (latinisation), Transliteration, Cyrillization, Transcription (phonemic orthography), ROT13, ROT47, Morse code conversion.

Drill Japanese Kanji and words. Build your vocabulary with a solid, proven system, save lots of time, and prepare for the JLPT. Learn raw kanji or use furigana and romaji. 100 Kanji helps you to concentrate on learning Japanese with a slim, no-distraction interface and still keeps track of your progress and offers five different learning modes: Practice Kanji, learn Hiragana readings, or translate English words back to Japanese.

LanguageEnabler is a small freeware utility that enables foreign language support in Windows 2000 & XP. It provides a simple one-click alternative to needing to navigate through the various pages in the control panel. Currently Japanese is supported with other languages to be added.

ReadWrite Katakana teaches the Japanese Katakana alphabet. Lessons include a structured introduction to each letter with examples of its pronunciation. Students can use the voice recording feature to compare their pronunciation with a native speaker's.

READWRITE KANJI teaches the complete 1945 jouyou Japanese kanji characters. The program features a flashcard-like review, and a number of exercises to assess progress. Also included is stroke order animation and an interactive stroke order practice.

LingoLessons is flashcard-based software that helps you learn foreign languages easily. It is unique in that it operates in an entirely discreet fashion. It runs in the background on your computer and asks you questions at set intervals. It is designed to be suitable for both office and home use. Includes Japanese katakana, hiragana, kanji and vocabulary lessons.

DreamKana is a freeware hiragana and katakana flash card application. It is easy to use and flexible to the way you want to learn. It includes voiced constanants in both kana sets, and does not require any special fonts or language packs.

Declan's Chinese FlashCards is a fully configurable audio-based
Chinese vocabulary flash-card program. The program has been designed
to help students learn a large number of Chinese words as quickly as
possible in a systematic but fun and simple way. The program includes
an audio feature that uses voice recordings of a word's pronunciation
to aid the learning process.Registered uses will have access to free
downloadable audio word files.

ReadWrite Hiragana teaches the Japanese hiragana alphabet. Lessons include a structured introduction to each letter with examples of its pronunciation. Students can use the voice recording feature to compare their pronunciation with a native speaker's.