Discover Hidden Gems: Open-Source Software You Should Know About
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I have used KeePass for many, many years and have never run into this. Besides, I usually have a copy of the database on some other device so I'm not too worried
wrote last edited by [email protected]Syncthing means it and its backup lives on two laptops, a desktop and my phone.
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rnote Rnote is an open-source vector-based drawing app for sketching, handwritten notes and to annotate documents and pictures. It is targeted at students, teachers and those who own a drawing tablet and provides features like Pdf and picture import and export, an infinite canvas and an adaptive UI for big and small screens.
thanks for this. I've been using xournal since 2006, and switched to xournal++ maybe 7 or 8 years ago. didn't think I would ever switch again. but rnote looks like it's good enough for me to make the switch.
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strong defaults. most things did what I wanted without me having to configure anything. i configured xournal++ a lot
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invert brightness!! i basically start a new file everytime I had to switch from dark to light with xournal++. with rnote I can just hit the invert colors button...
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better handwry, zoom, drag, interface
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lol did they really make it paid on ios
It costs money to be an iOS developer
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Shattered pixel dungeon. Open source dungeob crawler roguelike. Extremely fun.
You mean extremely tilting!
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OONI probe, a tool to test the censorship of wifi networks
It can also probe the country you're in. For example, in China none of the tests work
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Newpipe, an YouTube client, which is:
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ad free
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lightweight
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useful, it allows downloading videos, music, and playing them when screen is locked
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usable without account
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multi-platform, it can also serve as client for the PeerTube, Bandcamp, SoundCloud
I didn't know it could client for Bandcamp and Soundcloud too! That's so cool!
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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:
- Single Option Per Comment: Mention one open-source software per comment to be able to easily find the most popular software.
- No Duplicates: Avoid duplicating software that has already been mentioned to ensure a wide variety of options.
- 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!
OliveTin, gives you a clean web UI for pre-defined shell scripts, with a dynamically reloadable YAML configuration.
There are a ton of things you could use it for, but I use it for container and system updates. A pre-processor runs on a schedule and collects a list of all containers and systems on my network that have available updates, and generates the OliveTin YAML config with a button for each. Loading up the OliveTin webUI in a browser and clicking the corresponding button installs the update and cycles the container or reboots the host as needed. It makes it trivially easy to see which systems need updating at a glance, and to apply those updates from any machine on my network with a web browser, including my phone or tablet.
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lol did they really make it paid on ios
IOS and any apple device is shockingly expensive to develop for.
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Having discarded many other options, I'm looking at Cloud Stack for hosting VMs at home and the job2 site.
This will be like your proxmox, libvirt, openstack (which derived from it), oVirt(RHEV,OLVM,etc).
If you are in the market for a new alternative, please consider this less-known option.
Is this viable for a homelab or is it overkill for that?
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The next level i kinda wish it had (because it already has about everything else) would be to have the phone screen shown in the desktop.
You should be able to achieve that with scrcpy (at least with Android). Never got around to test it myself, so I can't vouch for how well it works though. My usecase for it died with installing a mini-PC in my living room, and now it would only be a curiosity for me.
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OsmAnd, mobile app for navigation and maps. Offline, based on OSM, can do anything. I use it for checking out and bookmarking places, finding POIs and pubic transport stations, routing (especially for bike and foot), measuring distances, and so on. It can also show and record tracks, do car navigation, edit OSM points, and more stuff that I don't use.
Pro/plus/full version free on FDroidwrote last edited by [email protected]It also works really well for routing on water. One feature I really like is being able to specify the dimensions of your boat and then having it take that into account when calculating a route.
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PortMaster, program designed to streamline the management of Ports on your handheld Linux devices
Last time I tried it, it caused high CPU usage, has this been fixed since?
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Restic, a reliable backup solution.
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I think android HealthConnect doesn't get enough notice as it is a kind of silent background service.
It is local, opt-in, and privacy respecting connection API for sharing data between fitness apps with fine control over what gets shared where. You can have the shittiest privacy-violating fitness app and it can't just steal all of the data from your smartwatch or whatever because you connect the two apps via a stupid cloud integration.
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Zotero: a free and open-source reference management software to manage bibliographic data and related research materials, such as PDF and ePUB files.
I use this for archiving news and magazine articles as well (with snapshots), sorted on topic so that I 1) might be able to remember where I read something and easily find an article again if I discuss it with someone and 2) have a good starting point for researching something I don't have time for or the will for now.
I have set up the file sync on a self-hosted WebDAV server as well as it quickly racks up storage space with all those snapshots and you fairly quickly reach the top tier storage plan they offer.
Zotero 7 brought some good UI improvements, but it is really resource heavy (at least on Linux). A CLI-interface as was mentioned under here would be interesting.
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Newpipe, an YouTube client, which is:
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ad free
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lightweight
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useful, it allows downloading videos, music, and playing them when screen is locked
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usable without account
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multi-platform, it can also serve as client for the PeerTube, Bandcamp, SoundCloud
Also shoutout to Tubular which is the same thing, but with SponsorBlock for youtube
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screen
a gnu until that let's you run a persistent session, even if you log off. log back in and reattach your screen and whatever you were doing is still running.
I was recently introduced to this and I am very glad I found it. I was once recommended it, but then I thought they meant to attach a physical screen to my headless server....
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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:
- Single Option Per Comment: Mention one open-source software per comment to be able to easily find the most popular software.
- No Duplicates: Avoid duplicating software that has already been mentioned to ensure a wide variety of options.
- 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!
pigallery2 A super lightweight immich alternative which makes browsing photos a breeze
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Ooh, that looks polished, I’ll have to look into i- why is hiccup from how to train your dragon there
'Czkawka' = 'Hiccup' in Polish.
As to why he's there - iunno, ask the devs
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Last time I tried it, it caused high CPU usage, has this been fixed since?
Not sure what you mean. It runs games perfectly and the battery drain is seemingly minimal, not out of the ordinary compared to other games on the device.
