The CPAN Search Site
A comprehensive index of Perl Modules. The index is fully searchable and up to date.
url: search.cpan.org/
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The Perl 5 Module List
A semi-formal list includes the Perl 5 standard modules, other completed modules, work-in-progress modules and would-be-nice-to-have ideas for modules. It also includes guidelines for those wishing to create new modules including how to name them.
url: www.perlhelp.de/modules
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AddressBook
Collection of library modules which provide a unified interface for accessing addressbook entries stored in various types of databases.
url: perl-abook.sourceforge.net/
AI::Categorizer
A framework for automatic text categorization
url: search.cpan.org/~kwilliams/AI-Categorizer-0.07/
Apache::ASP
A Perl module that provides an Active Server Pages (ASP) port to the Apache Webserver. It allows developers to create dynamic web applications with session management and embed Perl code directly in static HTML files.
url: www.apache-asp.org/
Apache::Cookie
Interface to the cookie routines in libapreq. Based on CGI::Cookie.
url: httpd.apache.org/apreq/Apache-Cookie.html
Apache::Htaccess
Allows creation and modification of Apache .htaccess files.
url: sourceforge.net/projects/apache-htaccess/
Apache/Perl Module List
A list of Perl modules used for interacting with the Apache Webserver.
url: perl.apache.org/products/apache-modules.html
Audio::DSP
Perl extension for interfacing with digital audio devices under *nix.
url: www.pdamusic.com/computer/audio-dsp.html
Authen::PAM
A Perl module which provides an interface to the PAM library.
url: www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~pelov/pam/
Backend News Project
A group of Perl modules that can be used to extract backend news files from different web sites and display the news in a personal website that has the ability to run Perl CGI scripts. Project is still in beta phase.
url: backendnews.sourceforge.net/
Barcode.pm
Creates a barcode image as a png file object. Currently only does type Code 128 (B or C). Also decodes scans from the CueCat scanner and retrieves the url from a Digital Convergence server.
url: blort.org/~kgasso/cuecat.BAK/perl_decoder/
The Bioperl Project
A collection of Perl modules for developers of bioinformatics software.
url: bio.perl.org/
Butler.pm
Butler module is a Perl module that enables Perl scripts to access the Butler SQL database. Currently, this only works on Macs, so this will only be useful with MacPerl.
url: remus.rutgers.edu/~petechen/Butler/Butlerpm.html
Cache::Cache
Designed to assist a developer in persisting data for a specified period of time.
url: perl-cache.sourceforge.net/
CDDB / CDDB_Get
Retrieves the CDDB information for an audio CD.
url: armin.emx.at/cddb/
CFITSIO
Offers an interface to William Pence's CFITSIO subroutine library.
url: hea-www.harvard.edu/~rpete/cfitsio/
CGI::Cache
Perl extension to help cache output of time-intensive CGI scripts so that subsequent visits to such scripts will not cost as much time.
url: cgicache.sourceforge.net/
cgi-lib.pl
Very popular Perl 4/5 module for simple CGI tasks, such as reading form input.
url: cgi-lib.berkeley.edu/
CGI.pm
A popular module for CGI programming; read forms, use cookies, and generate HTML. Included in the standard distribution of Perl 5.
url: stein.cshl.org/WWW/software/CGI/
Class::Date
Provides a date datatype for Perl. With mailing list.
url: hacks.dlux.hu/Class-Date/
Class::DBI
Provides a convenient abstraction layer to a database.
url: www.class-dbi.com/
Config::
Facilitates cached and pre-parsed file reading.
url: www.fatalmind.com/projects/CONFIG/
Config::General
Generic Perl module for reading and writing complex configuration files. Listed on CPAN.
url: www.daemon.de/en/software/configgeneral/
CORBA::ORBit
Perl binding for ORBit.
url: people.redhat.com/otaylor/corba/orbit.html
CPAN++
Provides command-line access to the CPAN interface.
url: cpanplus.sourceforge.net/
CPAN Module Search Engine (WAIT)
Search the documentation of all the modules in CPAN by name, synopsis, text, author, or any combination of the four.
url: ls6-www.cs.uni-dortmund.de/ir/projects/SFgate/CPAN...
CryptoPDF
A perl module that encrypt PDF files. It can be used from either a command line script or as part of a CGI program.
url: www.p3ptools.com/pdfsite
Curses::Widgets
Provides high level APIs for rapid user interface design on the console.
url: www.digitalmages.com/perl/CursesWidgets/
DBD::MySQL
Basic abstraction layer for working with databases in Perl, a driver for using MySQL with DBI and a pure-Perl implementation of the MySQL client-server protocol.
url: www.mysql.com/downloads/api-dbi.html
Db::Documentum
Home of Db::Documentum co-author. Site includes latest source, news and tutorial.
url: users.rcn.com/therothsca/perl_stuff.html
DBI.pm
A Perl module used for the connection, retrieval and storage of data from various database applications.
url: www.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/RRZ/Software/DBI.pm/DBI.pm....
DBIWrapper
Designed to facilitate easier access to databases using DBI. High level methods for reading, writing, committing and rolling back transactions are provided.
url: dbiwrapper.sourceforge.net/
DBIx::Browse
Designed to facilitate the browsing (INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE) of related database tables. With demonstration.
url: dbix-browse.sourceforge.net/
DBIx::Password
Allows creation of a global password file for DB passwords.
url: software.tangent.org/projects.pl?view=DBIxPassword
Devel::Profiler
Profiler compatible with dprofpp.
url: sourceforge.net/projects/devel-profiler/
dTemplate
General-purpose, lightweight, templating system.
url: hacks.dlux.hu/dTemplate/
Embperl
A server-side tool and framework for building websites with embedding Perl code in HTML pages. [Open source, GPL or Artistic License]
url: perl.apache.org/embperl/
Finance::Quote
Can be used to obtain information from a variety of sources, including markets in Australia, USA, Canada, Europe, and a number of managed funds.
url: finance-quote.sourceforge.net/
Finance::QuoteHist
Several modules designed to fetch historical stock quotes from the web. Includes interfaces for Yahoo, WallStreetCity, and SiliconInvestor.
url: www.mojotoad.com/sisk/projects/Finance-QuoteHist/
Finance::StockTrade
Library of modules (and example scripts) for performing various on-line stock trading tasks such as buying, selling, and monitoring.
url: jeremy.zawodny.com/perl/Finance-StockTrade/
fmscore and Mail::Freshmeat
A Perl program and module which it use supplied by the user of freshmeat.net newsletter to rank the entries in a newsletter by interest. It also has the nice side effect of removing the advertising from the top of the newsletter.
url: adamspiers.org/computing/fmscore/
GDChart
A Perl module for creating various types of graphs.
url: gdchart.freeservers.com/gdchart/
GD.pm
Perl interface to the GD graphics library.
url: stein.cshl.org/WWW/software/GD/
Geo::METAR
Designed for accessing aviation weather information.
url: jeremy.zawodny.com/perl/Geo-METAR/
Ghostscript
Module for the Ghostscript API.
url: www.wiredaemons.com/forrest/Ghostscript.html
GIF
Interface to the gd 1.1.1 GIF library.
url: www.fi.infn.it/pub/perl/GIF/
Glade-Perl
Perl generator for Glade.
url: www.glade.perl.connectfree.co.uk/
GPS
Provides access to several GPS protocols, such as Garmin, NMEA, and Magellan.
url: sourceforge.net/projects/perl-gps/
Graphics::Plotter
A Perl module for the C++ GNU plotter library
url: www.klaban.torun.pl/prog/libplot/
Gtk-Perl
Perl bindings for Gtk+/GNOME/libglade.
url: www.gtkperl.org/
HTML::Defaultify
Enables population of HTML forms with default values.
url: www.jmarshall.com/tools/defaultify/
HTML::FormWizard
A Perl module to create HTML Forms from Perl structures, verify the data, and return Perl structured data.
url: www.code.online.pt/special/formwizard
HTML::Mason
A Perl-based website development and delivery engine. With mason, Perl is directly embedded inline with HTML templates.
url: www.masonhq.com/
HTML::TableExtract
Module based on HTML::Parser that serves to extract information contained in tables from HTML documents.
url: www.mojotoad.com/sisk/projects/HTML-TableExtract/
HTML::Template
Collection of modules including HTML::Pager, IPC::SharedCache, and CGI::Application::MailPage. With documentation and mailing list.
url: html-template.sourceforge.net/
Ilib
A Perl module that interfaces with the Ilib library to read, create, manipulate and save PPM, XPM, GIF, PNG and JPG images.
url: www.radix.net/~cknudsen/Ilib/Ilib-perl.html
Image::Grab
Enables retrieval of images with dynamic / 'hidden' URLs.
url: mah.everybody.org/hacks/perl/Image-Grab/
Image::Size
Calculates the height and width of given images at run time.
url: www.byz.org/~randy/perl/Image::Size/
IMAP::Admin
Perl module for basic IMAP server administration, including create, delete, subscribe and quota methods
url: search.cpan.org/author/EESTABROO/IMAP-Admin-1.6.1/...
IMDB.pm
Allows the retrieval of information about DVDs and media from the Internet Movie Database.
url: www.infocopter.com/perl_corner/retos-imdb.htm
Installing Perl Modules
A guide to installing Perl modules on Unix and Windows platforms.
url: www.rcbowen.com/imho/perl/modules.html
LEGO::RCX
Allows one to communicate with the Lego MindStorms(R) RCX brick from a workstation through the IR tower.
url: search.cpan.org/author/JQUILLAN/LEGO-RCX-1.01/RCX....
libsite-db-perl
Provides basic and easy database-connectivity through both URLs and standard DBD-parameters.
url: freshmeat.net/projects/libsite-db-perl/?topic_id=6...
libwww-perl
Modules to provide a simple and consistent programming interface to the WWW.
url: www.linpro.no/lwp/
Lingua::Romana::Perligata
Damian Conway's paper on the module that makes it possible to write Perl programs in Latin.
url: www.csse.monash.edu.au/~damian/papers/HTML/Perliga...
Mail Filtering With Mail::Audit
An article describing the usage of the Mail::Audit Perl Module.
url: simon-cozens.org/programmer/mail-audit.html
MARC
A Perl module for reading, manipulating, outputting and converting bibliographic records in the Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC) format.
url: marcpm.sourceforge.net/
MiniCGI
'Bare-bones' (4k) version of CGI.pm.
url: www.devzero.org/attic/code/minicgi/
Module::Reloadable
Used to reload specific modules in a permanent-running environment.
url: hacks.dlux.hu/Module-Reloadable/
MSSQL::DBlib & MSSQL::Sqllib
Two Perl classes for accessing Microsoft SQL Server from Perl from MS Windows only.
url: www.algonet.se/~sommar/mssqlperl/
My Favorite CPAN Module
Wiki featuring user-contributed module reviews.
url: cpan.japh.org/
NetCDFPerl
A Perl extension module for scientific data access via version 2 of the netCDF API.
url: www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf-perl/
Net::DNS
Collection of modules that act as a Domain Name System resolver. They allows the programmer to perform DNS queries that are beyond the capabilities of gethostbyname and gethostbyaddr.
url: www.net-dns.org/
Net::ICQ2000
Module for handling the ICQ2000 protocol.
url: sourceforge.net/projects/neticq2k/
Net::Whois::RIPE
Object-orientated module that provides methods to query, retrieve and update RIPE-157 formated objects, from whois servers that support this format.
url: sourceforge.net/projects/net-whois-ripe/
Net::Z3950
This module provides a Perl interface to the Z39.50 information retrieval protocol.
url: www.miketaylor.org.uk/tech/nz/
Net::Z3950::SimpleServer
Implements the server side of the Z39.50 (information retrieval) protocol.
url: www.indexdata.dk/simpleserver/
Ogg::Vorbis and libao-perl
The former is an object-oriented interface to the libvorbisfile Ogg Vorbis library. The latter is an interface to the ao cross-platform audio library.
url: synthcode.com/code/vorbis/
OpenGL
Creates 2D and 3D graphical OpenGL programs in Perl.
url: www.melax.com/perl/
Packet::
Suite for encoding, decoding, injecting and sniffing low-level network packets.
url: packet.lucidx.com/
Parallel::ForkManager
Object-orientated parallel processing fork manager.
url: hacks.dlux.hu/Parallel-ForkManager/
Parse::PlainConfig
Provides OO objects which can parse and generate human-readable configuration files.
url: www.digitalmages.com/perl/PlainConfig/
PCSC-Perl
A wrapper built around the PCSC/lite library. The PCSC/lite library is an abstraction layer that allows standardized communications with a wide range of smart card readers. The native API for PCSC/lite is C. [Open source, GPL]
url: www.pcscperl.org/En/
Perl 5 Module List
This document is a semi-formal list of Perl 5 Modules.
url: www.perl.com/CPAN/modules/00modlist.long.html
The Perl Advent Calendar
A tutorial about a module is presented on every day of the Advent.
url: www.perladvent.org/
Perl Beans
Implementation of the Java Beans framework in Perl.
url: sourceforge.net/projects/perlbeans/
The Perl DateTime Project
A set of modules for dealing with today's complex time zone system, date conversion and calculating the date upon which Easter falls in a given year.
url: datetime.perl.org/
Perl Flash
(Flash.pm) An interface of libswf.a (which was written by Paul Haeberli) for Perl.
url: www.the-labs.com/PerlFlash/
PerLDAP
A Perl module that allows programmers to access and manipulate LDAP directories.
url: www.perldap.org/
Perldoc.com: Perl Modules
Documentation for modules that form part of the standard distribution of perl.
url: perldoc.com/perl5.8.0/lib.html
Perle4
Binding for the Elvin 4 publish-subscribe notification/messaging service.
url: elvin.dstc.edu.au/projects/perle4/
Perlipq
Perl extension to Linux iptables userspace queueing via libipq.
url: www.intercode.com.au/jmorris/perlipq/
Perlmodlib
A guide to creating new Perl modules and locating existing ones.
url: www.perl.com/CPAN-local/doc/manual/html/pod/perlmo...
Perl/Tk Module List
A comprehensive list of Perl modules for interfacing Perl with TK.
url: mysite.directlink.net/gbarr/PerlTk/tk-modlist.html
Persistent
A framework of classes that provides persistence for Perl objects.
url: www.bigsnow.org/persistent/
p5-IPA
Library of image processing algorithms. Based on the Prima toolkit.
url: www.prima.eu.org/IPA/
PostScript::MailLabels
Builds printer calibration pages, and will generate PostScript code for putting addresses on mailing label stock.
url: oplnk.net/~ajackson/software/maillabels/
RDFStore
API for RDF storage and maintenance.
url: rdfstore.sourceforge.net/
RPL
Enables parsing and executing RPL programs, providing stack and variables management routines, as well as a library of built-in primitives for flow control, list manipulation and basic calculus.
url: membres.lycos.fr/varkhancd/dev/RPL/
SDL
Package that provides both functional and object orient interfaces to the Simple DirectMedia Layer for Perl 5.
url: sdlperl.org/
Sendmail::Milter
A Perl module that allows programmers write mail filters for sendmail.
url: sourceforge.net/projects/sendmail-milter/
Skybound Software - free Perl modules
The home of SMS::Ringtone::RTTTL::Parser (a RTTTL string parser and validator) and SMS::Ringtone::RTTTL::MIDI (a RTTTL to MIDI format converter). A free web service is also available to test these modules.
url: www.skybound.nl/products/perl/
SMIME
A Perl module for making smime signatures as well as basic key generation and certificate authority functions.
url: www.bacus.pt/Net_SSLeay/smime.html
Spreadsheet::WriteExcel
Information and examples for creating Excel Spreadsheet files with PERL.
url: homepage.eircom.net/~jmcnamara/perl/WriteExcel.htm...
SVG
A 100% Perl module which generates a nested data structure containing the DOM representation of an SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) image. Also tutorials and documentation for the SVG module, test module demos, and explore the use of SVG within the TCDS framework for multi-browser interactive games.
url: roasp.com/PPM/SVG/index.shtml
TableMap
Maps relational tables into hashes.
url: hacks.dlux.hu/TableMap/
Test::Cmd
Provides a low-level framework for portable automated testing of executable commands and scripts.
url: www.baldmt.com/Test-Cmd/
VACM::Perl
Wrappers for the VACM programmer's API.
url: vacm-perl.sourceforge.net/
WebCache::Digest and WebCache::ICP
The former is an implementation of version 5 of the Cache Digest specification. The latter implements client and server side support for the Internet Cache Protocol.
url: wwwcache.ja.net/dev/perlmod/
The WebFetch Project
A set of Perl5 modules that provide a framework for retrieving information from local files and/or the web.
url: www.webfetch.org/
WebL-Perl
Allows access of WebL scripts from Perl.
url: www.vandenbrande.com/projects/WebL/
WebService::weblogUpdates
Implements methods supported by UserLand weblogUpdates framework including pinging weblogs.com for updates.
url: search.cpan.org/author/ASCOPE/WebService-weblogUpd...
WebTools
Package to aid Web developers. Supports embedding Perl in HTML files, flat file databases, session tracking and cookies, and MySQL/MS Access.
url: www.proscriptum.com/
WordNet Perl Module
An object oriented interface to WordNet 1.6 database.
url: www.ai.mit.edu/~jrennie/WordNet/
Writing Apache modules with Perl and C
Home site of the book about creating Web server modules using the Apache API.
url: modperl.com:9000/
Writing Perl Modules for CPAN
Publisher's site for the book by Sam Tregar. The entire first chapter, 'CPAN', is available for free in PDF format.
url: apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=14
WWW::Search
A collection of Perl modules which provide an API to WWW search engines like AltaVista, Lycos, Hotbot, and WebCrawler.
url: www.isi.edu/lsam/tools/WWW_SEARCH/
WWW::SMS
Framework for sending free SMSs over the web.
url: www-sms.sourceforge.net/
wxPerl
Perl bindings to the wxWindows cross-platform toolkit.
url: wxperl.sourceforge.net/
X11::Fvwm
A Perl module for interfacing with the FVWM2 X11 window manager API.
url: www.byz.org/~randy/perl/X11::Fvwm/
