Websites to download cracked software for Windows? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by Galaxyboy3598@lemm.ee to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Yes, I have looked in the megathread. Specifically under the sections "All Purpose", "Tools", and "Software".. however, I didn't find any general, all purpose websites for cracked software. Or at least, the megathread never had something in it that said "great website for cracked software".

Thanks in advance. :)

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[-] filister@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Can you give me an example?

[-] mtrx@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

For many reasons I don't wanna get into, DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) on Linux suck. I have a dedicated windows machine for audio production.

[-] filister@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

I am not an expert but I think you can achieve some things in Linux that won't be possible under Windows, thanks to pipewire and Jack, giving you a lot more control. I would definitely recommend you to check out JACK and pipewire. Ubuntu studio is an example of beginner-friendly Linux distribution that's audio/video production centric that comes with everything installed and configured. If I was you I would at least check it out.

Additionally, there is a plethora of open source software, like Audacity, Mixxx, Ardour, etc.

And to be honest, the risk of using cracked software and catching malware is much higher and if you do audio production for a living I would strongly suggest you to avoid it if possible, not to mention any legal complications that might arise of using cracked software!

[-] minyakcurry 6 points 1 year ago

With all due respect, I'm all for FOSS but DAWs don't really have a good alternative. Recommending Audacity over FL/Live/Logic like saying Paint is a good free alternative for Photoshop. Doesn't really make sense.

Iirc the only DAW that might barely be enough is LMMS which runs on Linux.

[-] ayaya@lemdro.id 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's not FOSS but what about Bitwig? I only have surface-level knowledge of DAWs but it seems comparable to FL or Ableton.

[-] mtrx@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

See my comment above. Bitwig could be okay but it's limited by the rest of the plugin ecosystem being mac and windows only.

[-] ayaya@lemdro.id 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You can use Windows VSTs with Yabridge. This site also lists other FOSS plugins that might be able to replace most of what you need except for the more specific and/or niche ones.