cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/47032660

Discover Hidden Gems: Open-Source Software You Should Know About

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!

I advise you to post any recommendations to the original post, I was just sharing it here so others can find it! I also wanna see those recs myself so that’s the motive for posting this 😅

  • Stomata@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    4 months ago

    I had no issue with signal (except phone number verification) but according to my family members signal uses a lot of ram and battery. Non of them have Google play services. XMPP doesn’t use that much resources and it’s simple, no unnecessary bloat.

    • Kekzkrieger@feddit.orgEnglish
      41·
      4 months ago

      Sure all family members dont have play services…

      Also bullshit that Signals drains ram or battery, i wouldnt notice and never heard this before.

      • F04118F@feddit.nl
        4·
        4 months ago

        Maybe Signal drains battery when it can’t use Google Play Services for notifications and falls back to keeping a connection alive to Signal servers instead?

        • med@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          4 months ago

          I have signal installed direct using obtanium, with the background connector enabled. I’ve not yet had an issue with it.

          • EngineerGaming@retrolemmy.com
            1·
            4 months ago

            Not necessarily. Some of them are able to use UnifiedPush so no need in a background service, and some of them (like Conversations) have background services whose battery use is negligeable.