What non-FOSS software have you been unable to quit? (beehaw.org)

submitted 7 months ago by hedge@beehaw.org to c/foss@beehaw.org

146 comments fedilink hide all child comments

For me, Google video search, Google books (Internet Archive is good, but doesn't always have the same stuff), Adobe InDesign (but in the process of learning LaTeX), and Typewise. As for the Google stuff, I liked Whoogle a lot, but almost all their instances seem to have been blocked or shut down. Also, apologies if this is repeating an earlier post.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Eogram@lemmy.one 38 points 7 months ago

Google Maps. It sucks, and stores randomly pop in and out while you're trying to zoom in past the McDonalds ad that's showing despite you searching "shoe store", but it has so much more info than the competitors that they don't compare.

[-] governorkeagan@lemdro.id 21 points 7 months ago

Just want to add this comparison between Google Maps and OpenStreetMap. Google Maps is definitely better in some areas and OSM is better in others.

[-] Eogram@lemmy.one 8 points 7 months ago

Yeah, this is a cool discussion. Thank you.

[-] hedge@beehaw.org 8 points 7 months ago

Tried Openstreetmap? OSMAnd? Organic maps? Both of which use OSM. HERE maps (not open source)?

[-] Eogram@lemmy.one 6 points 7 months ago

I've used organic maps, and maybe osmand? It's good! And progress is fast. But it's not quite there yet for me.

This conversation is making me realize that it may have been a year since I last tried it? Guess I'm due!

The user generated data on google maps is really useful though.

[-] hedge@beehaw.org 6 points 7 months ago

OSMAnd is good in many ways (and has come a long way too), but the app suffers from too many settings and too much menu diving for my taste. OrganicMaps is good because it's like having "OSMAnd lite." Used to be that without Google Services that there was no voice navigation, but now I'm able to use RH Voice with Organic Maps. MagicEarth is another map navigation app, but not open source.

[-] governorkeagan@lemdro.id 3 points 7 months ago

I’ve really enjoyed using MagicEarth. I’d probably move to Organic Maps if they implemented routing for other public transport besides trains.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

the FOSS options are terrible in my area

[-] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Unfortunately OSM won't be able to compete with user reviews for example (except if we steal those from Google). Also a bunch of shops can't be seen there, which is crucial for me to discover cheap restaurants.

But OSM's bike routes are 10/10.

this post was submitted on 25 Mar 2024

92 points (100.0% liked)

Free and Open Source Software

17550 readers

62 users here now

If it's free and open source and it's also software, it can be discussed here. Subcommunity of Technology.

This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Gaywallet@beehaw.org

alyaza@beehaw.org