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Some FOSS programs, due to being mantained by hobbyists vs a massive megacorporation with millions in funding, don't have as many features and aren't as polished as their proprietary counterparts. However, there are some FOSS programs that simply have more functionality and QoL features compared to proprietary offerings.

What are some FOSS programs that are objectively better than their non-FOSS alternatives? Maybe we can discover useful new programs together :D

I'll start, I think Joplin is a great note-taking app that works offline + can sync between desktop and mobile really well. Also, working with Markdown is really nice compared with rich text editors that only work with the specific program that supports it. Joplin even has a bunch of plugins to extend functionality!

Notion, Evernote, Google Keep, etc. either don't have desktop apps, doesn't work offline, does not support Markdown, or a combination of those three.

What are some other really nice FOSS programs?

edit: woah that’s a whole load of cool FOSS software I have to try out! So far my experiences have been great (ShareX in particular is AWESOME as a screenshot tool, it’s what snip and sketch wishes it could be and mostly replaces OBS for my use case and a whole lot more)

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[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Sorry, Joplin is a nightmare. I want something that stores Markdown in flat files, not a database with changing versions where one version of the db doesn't work in another version.

I tried to port the database over from another system, but the new version of Joplin wouldn't read from the old version's database, and it would corrupt the database when I tried to open it. What a crock of shit. I had to figure out how to dump the data from the tables using sqlite.

I use nb now instead. It is a bit wonky because it uses NodeJS, but you can view and edit files in a web browser, and it saves each entry as a .md file, which is the sane and rational way to do it. So, if nb ever fucks off, I have all my work in a directory of Markdown files, not some broken-ass sqlite database.

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[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 days ago

As a proffessional, krita shits on photoshop (f tier) and clip (a tier) when it comes to painting.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Any FOSS Linux/Unix shell, bash, zsh, fish, tcsh, whatever, is a million times better than cmd or the early versions of PowerShell. Yeah, I know, PowerShell Core exists now, and it's even open source and cross platform, but it still sucks.

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[–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

pdfSAM. OBS. Veracrypt. A bunch of macOS usability tools that I am definitely taking for granted at this point.

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[–] DimFisher@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

My paint and Krita are great, I use them daily

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 2 points 4 days ago

PCSX2: better resolution than PS2, has save states, and you can use reshade in some games to make them look better.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 14 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Borg is an amazing backup utility.

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[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I am blown away by KDEnLive and how quickly I’ve been able to pick it up to learn it.

It’s as simple as the classic Windows Movie Maker but also just as capable as iMovie or what little I did in FinalCutPro on a Mac.

One feature I love on this is that I was editing a video on my Windows gaming PC and have the files all on the cloud. I then loaded that same project on my Linux laptop and it gave me an error that it didn’t have the media… however…it would parse a folder FOR ME and then add that media back into the project. In minutes I had the complete video timeline just as it was on my Windows machine now on my Linux laptop.

It’s also just so basic and easy to use. It’s a bit refreshing and not intimidating to use. Granted, I am someone who’s somewhat familiar with video editing from other applications, but not a pro by any means.

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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 13 points 6 days ago (10 children)

ShareX or flameshot for taking screenshots. ShareX needs some tweaks out of the box but once it's tweaked it is so much more convenient when you need to make super quick tweaks/edits like adding steps or highlights or something.

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[–] RotatingParts@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)
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[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago
[–] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 11 points 6 days ago (4 children)

vi (incl. vim etc.) and it's only counterpart emacs are both open source.

apache and nginx are the undisputed top webservers.

samba is better than Windows server.

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[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 10 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Apache?

I think it's still the leader and I certainly prefer it to other alternatives.

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[–] Takumidesh@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Lichess -> chess.com

But it's hard to be impartial / objective about modern stuff like that.

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