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!

  • Ardens@lemmy.ml
    391·
    5 days ago

    LibreOffice - simply the best office suite there is (IMHO). I was a MS-office user for years, but since I switched, I haven’t looked back…

  • Ardens@lemmy.ml
    341·
    5 days ago

    Firefox - the original private webbrowser. Even though some people don’t like the options in it (like those that let you stream Netflix and other DRM content). If people care about privacy, they use this browser, or one that is made from it…

  • Ardens@lemmy.ml
    353·
    5 days ago

    GIMP - unlike Krita - which is made for drawing - this is made for photo-editing. It’s like Photoshop. The learning curve is a bit steep, but it is really powerful.

  • Ardens@lemmy.ml
    262·
    5 days ago

    Thunderbird - a brilliant e-mail program, which also handles contacts, newsfeeds, calender and more. It’s available for multiple platforms, like Android, Windows, Linux and so forth…

  • Artisian@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    5 days ago

    Librera (android pdf+ reader).

    I spend a lot of time reading pdfs on my phone, this has done an excellent job. Well featured, responsive, and seems respectful of the battery.

    Ads or payment if you buy from the playstore, but free on F-droid and source code is here.

    • Echolynx@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      Syncthing has been a wonder to discover. Basically replaced any desire for me to rely on the cloud.

    • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      7·
      7 days ago

      Absolutely LOVE syncthing. I recently had to go on an emergency trip and was glad I set up syncthing on my phone but hated that I didn’t set it up properly on my laptop.

      • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        6 days ago

        I love syncthing, but never managed to get permissions to work right on any of my android phones. I chalk that up to phone vendor fuckery though.

          • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            6 days ago

            I’ll have to try it the next time I have time, but I’m also trying to switch to a real linux phone. Right now, I have to wait for a friend to travel to the EU to be there while Pine64 has what I’m looking for in stock.

              • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1·
                5 days ago

                And doesn’t ship PinePhone Pro motherboards to the US at all.

                I didn’t get into details because it wasn’t important, but they’re always be someone going “wELL AKTsHUally”. I already own a PinePhone, but it died. The easiest solution would be to get a new MB and swap it in.

        • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          01·
          6 days ago

          You should know that there is no longer an official syncthing app and a clone has taken its place. It’s buggy but it works.

          Permissions are a bit tricky to set up but I believe the clone app does it correctly by asking for full file browsing permissions.

          • osugi_sakae@midwest.social
            2·
            6 days ago

            Just to be clear, there is no official app for Android (and, I assume iPhone). If you are using SyncThing on desktop or laptop computers, there are downloads at the official syncthing.net site. On Linux, it should be available from your distribution.

    • SorteKanin@feddit.dk
      1·
      5 days ago

      I’d love to use this but I just mostly don’t use multiple devices at the same time, so I don’t see how the sync would ever happen.

      • zeca@lemmy.ml
        3·
        5 days ago

        I have an instance on my phone running 24/7 which does the bridge. But i dont use much storage, i mainly work with text files, so the pc at work syncs with my phone, and when i get home my own pc gets the files from my phone immediatly. Its been working really well for years for me.