We all love open-source software, but there are so many amazing projects out there that often go unnoticed. Let’s change that! Share your favorite open-source software that you think more people should know about. Here’s how you can contribute:

  1. Single Option Per Comment: Mention one open-source software per comment to be able to easily find the most popular software.
  2. No Duplicates: Avoid duplicating software that has already been mentioned to ensure a wide variety of options.
  3. Upvote What You Love: If you see a software that you also appreciate, upvote it to help others discover it more easily.

Check out last year’s post for more inspiration: Last Year’s Post

Let’s create a comprehensive list of open-source software that everyone should know about!

  • theherk@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    zoxide: A smarter cd command. Supports all major shells.

    This is such a handy tool, and the database can be queried for other tools too. Like project switchers or fzf for example.

  • Novaling@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    27 days ago

    FMD (FindMyDevice) - An absolute necessity, especially if you aren’t using Google services.

    It allows you to use any device/contact you’ve approved to send commands to enable/disable various settings on your devices, like bluetooth, do not disturb, camera, GPS, etc. via SMS, a FMD server (self-host optional) or from notifications (i.e. use Signal to send commands). So if you’ve simply lost your phone in your house you could make it ring no matter what, or if it got stolen you could lock it, use GPS, or factory reset it entirely.

    The dev made it after he lost a phone that didn’t have Find My Device activated.

  • Novaling@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Anki (and AnkiDroid):

    The gods of learning and studying with flashcards. You will never want another flashcard program, especially if you were still using Quizlet (so enshittified now…) because Anki uses SRS (spaced repetition system) which makes you review things right before your brain forgets it to reinforce the subject material.

    Add-ons: Bread and butter of Anki, I use several to make beautiful automatic flashcards of reading material/videos/games when I study Japanese. There’s an add-on for literally anything.

    Cross platform: Free on desktop, cost $25 on iOS, and free on Android, although Ankidroid is an unofficial app. Still great though!

    Cloud: Syncs your anki database across devices. If you don’t use anki for a while, will delete from the cloud, but as long as you have your own local database intact, you can reupload again later.

    Sharing Decks: If you don’t feel like making your own decks, download ones that others shared for free.

    Anki is used by language learners, college students, med students, etc. If you need to memorize it, use Anki.

  • osugi_sakae@midwest.social
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    1 month ago

    krusader is a dual-paned file manager for KDE. It runs on Linux (of course), MS Windows, and Mac OSX.

    Folder sync is what makes krusader outstanding, even if you don’t care about dual-pane file management. Open the two folders you want to sync in the panes and go to Tools > Synchronize Folders. You can synchronize both ways, exclude files, delete lone files, etc. Very powerful.

    Being a KDE app, krusader does not skimp on features, so there are lots of other things that krusader can do.

    link: https://krusader.org/

  • teuniac_@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Logseq: note-taking and knowledge management application that supports Markdown and Org-mode syntax, featuring powerful linking, block-based organization, and full local data storage for privacy

  • joshim@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    readest.

    good play books alternative. upload your own pdfs and read them across devices. syncs progress, so pick up wherever you left off.