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Discover Hidden Gems: Open-Source Software You Should Know About (lemmy.ml)

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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!

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[-] Charger8232@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 days ago

I already made a list

[-] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 days ago

Guake, drop down terminal.

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[-] renormalizer@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago

gitolite for when a shared git folder is not enough but you don't want a full gitlab. Provides SSH-based access management for a bunch of git repos.

[-] kazerniel@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Workrave: screen break reminder

I recommend v1.11 because the v1.10 UI is very retro 😅

[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 days ago

SMplayer, one of the best multimedia player, fast, capable to stream YouTube and almost everything, all codecs.

Windows (all), Linux, Mac

https://www.smplayer.info/

https://github.com/smplayer-dev/smplayer

[-] kazerniel@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Auto Dark Mode: to switch my Windows between light and dark modes based on sunset / sunrise times

[-] ambitiousslab@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 days ago

eldood: lightweight tool to find dates where everyone is free.

[-] a_person@piefed.social 9 points 4 days ago

OONI probe, a tool to test the censorship of wifi networks

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[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago

Photoshop (almost) right in your browser, desktop or mobile, also as PWA or even selfhosted

https://viliusle.github.io/miniPaint/

https://github.com/viliusle/miniPaint?tab=readme-ov-file

[-] PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Zulip: An open-source team chat platform with topic-focused threaded conversations.

[-] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago

Hexchat, irc client

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