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!
Forgejo: A self-hosted, lightweight software forge offering Git repository hosting with an easy-to-install, low-maintenance platform focused on collaboration, federation, and privacy.
Typst: A modern typesetting system designed for easy document creation with markup inspired by Markdown but more powerful and programmable.
And it compiles crazy fast to pdf!
Immich is a photo/video hosting solution à la Google photos
Varia is a download manager written using GTK4. Simple, easy, and best of all speeds up downloads significantly on most sites. There also is a extension for Chromium and Firefox, but I haven’t tried them.
Pandoc: A universal document converter allowing conversion among numerous markup formats including Markdown, LaTeX, HTML, and Word.
Rustdesk.
It’s TeamViewer / AnyDesk without the headaches.
fzf fuzzy finder. Great tool to quickly find those files you were looking for.
Zotero: a free and open-source reference management software to manage bibliographic data and related research materials, such as PDF and ePUB files.
Syncthing: Continuous, private, and encrypted file synchronization across multiple devices without using the cloud.
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
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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…
Lichess: A popular free, open-source online chess platform offering play, puzzles, and tournaments.
KeePassXC: A modern, secure, open-source password manager that stores and manages sensitive information offline.
Shattered pixel dungeon. Open source dungeob crawler roguelike. Extremely fun.
Mullvad vpn, probably the best vpn imo
