Lemmy seems like the right place to ask this. Personally I’ve really enjoyed Gurgle, which is a FOSS Wordle clone app.

  • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
    14·
    1 year ago

    Ublock Origin. The amount of people going through life exposing themselves to ads is tragic. It’s so unhealthy and most people aren’t aware that there is a simple and free way of protecting yourself from the psychological warfare that corpos use against society

  • Vej@lemm.ee
    142·
    1 year ago

    Libre office, a great office option. I’ve been using it for 15 years. Foreshadowing

    VLC, Plays media. It’s a tank. Also Highways use VLC to mark many winter potholes.

    Linux, It’s not that hard to use anymore.( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    WINE, not just for one night stands! it’s great for running Windows Stuff on Linux.

    Also, and my personal favorite, your mom is free and open source. Mic Drop going to bed. With your mom. Wasn’t expecting that twice were you? Well, neither was your mom. Got 'em.

    • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      Also Highways use VLC to mark many winter potholes

      I was searching for some kind of VLC based image / video processing algorithm to detect potholes

      Was this a joke about how the logo is a traffic cone

  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
    9·
    1 year ago

    Really going to plug KeePassXC. I think there are several forks for different platforms/slightly different implementations of the KeePass family of password managers, but I prefer the “app that creates a file” paradigm of KeePass to Bitwarden’s “server that hosts a database” paradigm.

    RedNotebook. It’s not 100% what I was looking for in journal software, but it’s the closest I tried. For the longest time I kept a journal in plaintext using basically any text editor that fell to hand, but RedNotebook lets me use some formatting and rich text (apparently via YAML or similar markup notation?) and adding pictures/links etc. I do sometimes use my journal to kind of stream-of-conscious-brainstorm, and checklist functionality would be handy for that but any app I’ve found that provides that is also incomprehensible. I also like that RedNotebook respects my system theme.

    AutoKey. You’re aware of AutoHotKey for Windows? Well AutoKey runs on Linux, and it uses Python for its scripting language instead of its own proprietary weirdness. I use it all the time.

    Gonna mention FreeCAD. FreeCAD probably has the worst case of FOSS disease I’m aware of; it’s UI is a klunky mess, it’s perpetually unfinished, but if you can survive the utter pain in the ass it is to live with it’s extremely powerful. Just the fact that it’s a CAD program with a built-in spreadsheet is a total game changer. There’s a lot to dislike here, but I honestly don’t know what I’d do without it.

    Firefox. Everyone reading this already knows everything I’m going to say.

    Thonny. A pretty basic Python editor/IDE aimed at beginners and students, but I’m quite fond of it, especially when playing with Micropython on various little microcontrollers.

  • Voyager@psychedelia.inkEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    OpenStreetMap (OSM) is an open-source (open data) project. OpenStreetMap is a collaborative mapping platform that allows users from around the world to contribute, edit, and use geographical data. The data and software behind OSM are open-source, which means they are freely available for anyone to view, use, modify, and distribute under open licenses.

    The data contributed to OpenStreetMap islicensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). This license allows for the free use of the data as long as proper attribution is given and any derivative works are also made available under the same open license.

    I got addicted to using and contributing on OSM daily and enjoy spending my time improving the map. In fact a lot of closed source maps such as Google Maps and Apple Maps pull from some of the OSM data, so everyone gets to benefit from contributions.

    In case you’re looking into this out of curiosity, check out the Beginner’s Guide and try to verify that the data around your neighborhood is correct and maybe add a point of interest (PoI) or a street name or two. Beware, it gets addictive quite fast.

    OSM is also used for humanitarian use thanks to the HOT tasking platform. For example the majority of relief effort in Turkey’s February earthquake, Sri Lanka flooding, and the recent Marocco earthquake. Mapping can literally help save lives. It’s fun and easy too!

    • 7bicycles [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      Also OSM usually beats Apple and Google by a mile when it comes to route planning for bicycles. I think it’s one part techbros being eternally car brained and one part if you’re a cyclist the chance you’re the kind of crank to contribute to things like OSM is exponentially increased.

    • Crabhands@lemmy.ml
      0·
      1 year ago

      I’ve been using this as my main map app for years. Ive never contributed though, and will do that next!

      • Voyager@psychedelia.inkEnglish
        0·
        1 year ago

        You can start light, just by verifying that the data is up to date or adding some information eg. wheelchairs facilities or payment methods accepted. I use a tool called Every Door (Android) and it makes this surveying really simple and quick.

    • sixty@sh.itjust.works
      0·
      1 year ago

      I once saw a comment about an app that made it easier to contribute to OSM. Do you know which one that might be?

      • profilelost@discuss.tchncs.de
        2·
        1 year ago

        That was very likely Street Complete which is self explanatory and a great way to start. You are adding all kinds of useful information about any kind of object or building with this.

        There’s also Vespucci which allows to alter the whole map (ie edit streets, POIs and so on) but takes a lot more to get familiar with.

    • raptir@lemdro.idEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      Is there a decent option for using OSM with Android Auto? I want to move away from Google as much as possible, but Mapfactor’s routing is… well, terrible.

      • Salix@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        1 year ago

        Magic Earth uses OSM and has Android Auto capability. It also has traffic data. It’s not open source, but they have a great privacy policy.

        • raptir@lemdro.idEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Hmmm, I’m using osmand from Fdroid and it does not support it. It looks like you need to use the subscription version which is a bit much but I’ll take a look.

    • GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      I love OSM, I try to put notes to fix things when I see them (for example, one-way streets that aren’t properly set up, or left turns that aren’t allowed). One day I’ll hopefully have the confidence to fix things myself.

      I use Osmand mostly, as it allows me to easily have everything offline. (Plus I can sideload/back up the maps on android)

  • Recant@beehaw.orgEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    Bitwarden for sure! It is certainly the easiest way to increase security on all your accounts by making extremely secure passwords. Plus you can self host it if you want!

  • codenul@lemmy.ml
    7·
    1 year ago

    Top two for me are Freetube and KDE Connect.

    Sharing files (and all the other features) with KDE Connect across 2 devices on same network has never been so easier.

  • wrath-sedan@kbin.social
    7·
    1 year ago

    For anyone doing academic writing, I use a combination of Logseq, Zotero, and Zettlr. All open source. Collect articles in Zotero. Annotate and take notes on those articles in Logseq with absolutely amazing PDF annotation tools. Write draft in Zettlr which allows me to enter Zotero citations and reference Logseq notes.

    Bonus shoutout to LibreOffice for exporting and formatting the final draft. And that’s your recipe for one all-natural, organic, FOSS thesis!

    • charles@lemmy.ca
      1·
      1 year ago

      Zotero is such a lifesaver. I started using it to allow for easier citations and reference lists but I’ve loved being able to keep my sources organized and saved in one place while doing research. The browser extensions are also super convenient to save everything to sort later on.

    • landsharkkidd@aussie.zoneEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yeah I’ve been a uTorrent person for years, but I think two years ago or so I just went “fuck it!” Because the constant ads (and also horny af ads) were doing my head in. So highly recommend Qbittorrent.

  • Granixo@feddit.cl
    6·
    1 year ago

    Krita 🎨🖌️

    It’s literally FOSS Adobe Illustrator, why do people don’t use it??

      • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Probably should add darktable in here as FOSS Photoshop Lightroom Classic.

        edit: and Scribus as FOSS Adobe InDesign

        • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Yes. Illustrator is vector graphics so Inkscape is a more direct replacement, and Krita is raster so it’s closer to Gimp and Photoshop. One or both of those probably also have some vector, but not as much as with Inkscape/Illustrator. I think.

    • pH3ra@lemmy.ml
      1·
      1 year ago

      I remember the first time I tried Krita and clearly thinking “Wait, is this a community project?!?”

    • Tiefton@feddit.deEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      And also FOSS Photoshop. Without the annoying subscription model and AI scraping. And way more comfortable to use than GIMP.

      • Granixo@feddit.cl
        0·
        1 year ago

        I would say GIMP (+ extensions) is still the FOSS version of Photoshop.

        Of course, i would love to have a fully fledged program without such a steep learning curve.

        But i think Krita is fine as it is.

        So i wished there was another just as good program that filled that void.

      • N1cknamed@feddit.nl
        01·
        1 year ago

        I’m sorry, but Krita does not even come close to the functionality of Photoshop.

  • Shurimal@kbin.social
    5·
    1 year ago

    Home Assistant. If you ever want to do home automation properly, this is the way. Works with pretty much anything—Zigbee, zWave, BT LE, MQTT—while keeping things manufacturer agnostic, local, private and highly responsive (your commands don’t need to go through some server 3000 km away and won’t have ugly 1 second latency as a result).

    DAVx⁵ and Radicale to sync contacts and calendars between devices without snooping middle-men.

    Syncthing to sync any files between devices. Works remotely, too, thanks to Syncthing relays.

    Navidrome for your personal music streaming service.

    Debian, Docker, Docker Compose and Portainer as the backbone to run all your services.

    And many others.

    • GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      One of the best things about HASS is the counterweight it applies to the home automation industry.
      When everyone is trying to lock people in to proprietary systems, the hass community is keen to find alternatives.

      “To use this temperature sensor, you must use our hub and app”
      2 days later: ‘Good news everyone, it’s manchester coding on 433Mhz, and I’ve written a direct integration for rtl_433’

      • lolgcat@lemmy.ml
        0·
        1 year ago

        Wait a minute, is FLOSS home automation really this robust? Having avoided most wifi enabled gadgets, I’m pretty out of the loop here

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
      01·
      1 year ago

      I’d actually recommend Podman over Docker nowadays. It’s basically a drop in replacement and embraces open source while Docker’s moving more in the direction of a closed monetized model.