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I want to know what kind of apps/programs y'all recommend to people or just use personally. This is just in general, could be anything from a game to a media codec. I personally use Linux but stuff for other operating systems is welcome too.

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[–] hoch@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Snagit, it's like Windows snipping tool on steroids. I was introduced to it at work and loved it so much I bought a license for my personal computer.

I'm also a huge fan of Dashlane for managing my passwords. It's one of the pricier options, but it works so much better than everything else I've tried (and has a nicer UI, too)

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Krita (without any kind of unnecessary unsupported and unofficial AI plugins btw). It's one of the few free programs that I like so much I paid for them.

I've also been getting a lot of mileage out of Tiny Media Manager.

[–] PMrain@sopuli.xyz 1 points 54 minutes ago

Would you say that Krita is suitable for a beginner, especially with a little knowledge of traditional drawing?

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 8 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Got a game on a library other than Steam, but want access to all the Steam workshop mods for said game because nobody posts them anywhere else?

Then you want WorkshopDL. I would be stuck with a minimally modded RimWorld if not for this, because I got the game on GOG, and I'm not paying for it and all the DLC again just to get access to the workshop.

[–] Unknown1234_5@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Never knew that was a thing

[–] wingsfortheirsmiles@feddit.uk 10 points 21 hours ago

Aegis, Bitwarden, Librewolf, Mullvad and MEGA on my desktop

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (34 children)

I have a few to recommend...

Firefox - Stop giving an ad network all of your data on a silver platter.

Affinity Photo - Good photo editing software with perpetual licensing.

digiKam - FOSS photo organizing software

Strawberry Music Player - A fork of a fork of amaroK, good music player!

VLC - Watch any video file.

Kodi - Consume your media library, in style!

OpenRA - Play the original Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert as well as Dune 2000 on modern hardware/software for free.

Unreal Tournament 2004 - I have bought this game three times, the original CD release on 6 discs, Steam and GOG. This is to my mind the best arena shooter ever, the original CD release even came with an official Linux installer.

[–] akkajdh999@programming.dev 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

OpenRA - Play the original Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert as well as Dune 2000

OMG I'm gonna unlock some really deep memories right now

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 hours ago

they can be found on openra.net

[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

That is a horrible abuse of the term "arcade shooter"

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 hours ago

You are completely right!

UT2004 is not an arcade shooter, it is an arena shooter, sorry about that, thank you for correcting me

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[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Mullvad, Ente Auth, VS Codium, Librewolf, VLC, Steam

[–] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I love Godot for making video games.

Simple enough for a hobbyist, powerful enough for a developer. Free and open source

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