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!
Nuclear: A free, open-source music player that streams content from multiple free sources like YouTube, SoundCloud, and Bandcamp without ads or subscriptions.
Is YouTube free? Is it ignoring the usage agreements of those sources if it’s stripping out adverts?
Nicotine+: A lightweight, free, and open-source graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer file-sharing network.
What is Soulseek primarily used for?
Music
VLC (VideoLAN media player): play media files, DVDs, network streams and more. Just works,
Lichess: A popular free, open-source online chess platform offering play, puzzles, and tournaments.
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…
PieFed: a link aggregator and forum platform built for the Fediverse, focusing on individual control, safety, decentralized power, and healthy community interactions, with features like reputation indicators and keyword filters to enhance user experience.
This post is a gold mine!
Yes! I’ve already found several gems
and lastly, Tor Browser: anonymous web browser to evade state censorship and surveillance
librewolf a privacy-focused fork of the latest stable firefox (win,linux,mac)
tmux: A terminal multiplexer that enables managing multiple terminal sessions within a single window, allowing detaching and reattaching sessions to keep programs running in the background.
On a similar note: zellij.
zellij: A modern terminal workspace and multiplexer focused on usability and extensibility, featuring configurable layouts and plugin support.
Czkawka: A free, fast, and open-source tool for finding and removing duplicate files, cleaning empty folders, and optimizing storage by content-based file comparison across multiple platforms.
LibRedirect is an open-source browser extension for Firefox and Microsoft Edge that automatically redirects popular online services like YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, and others to privacy-friendly alternative websites, enhancing user privacy by avoiding trackers and data collection on the original platforms.
I have it setup for IMDB as well.
What is the alternative?
Libremdb. It shows the first page of the movie from IMDB.
IMDB is owned by Amazon so they are on my avoid list.
TIL. Thanks.
Sounds nice, for which services do you use it?
I’ve had mixed experiences with Invidious but haven’t tried that for some time.
Not original comment but I use it to not directly go to Twitter, Reddit, and sometimes YouTube (ReVanced or FreeTube for me). They have a shit ton of services that can be redirected, although you have to worry about the proxies that are dead (Instagram, Tiktok). Even then, you can use it to avoid directly visiting the real site if you miss-clicked.
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.
