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Recommend some open-source tools for privacy! (lemmy.ml)

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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:

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!

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 😅

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[-] Stomata@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day 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.org 5 points 1 day 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.

[-] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I heard that before too. On calls, especially video calls

[-] theherk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

You mean when streaming video bandwidth, bidirectionally across the radio?

[-] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 minutes ago

And encrypted. Im not surprised just heard it as a complaint

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