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What apps would you love to have open-source alternatives for? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by ClearCutCoconut@lemmy.world to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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It seems like the FOSS community is continuing to grow, and FOSS apps keep getting better (Immich reallh blew my mind recently), which is a big win 😎 but there are still many apps I use that I would kill for an open source alternative. I am curious what you guys think? Are there any apps you'd love alternatives for?

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[-] shrugal@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Notion + OneNote/Samsung Notes

There is a myriad of open source notes apps, but none of them really hit the spot for me.

[-] ZebraGoose@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Have you seen anytype? Its a nice alternative to Notion

[-] shrugal@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Yup. It looks promising and I've tried it a few times, but it still has a long way to go before it can replace Notion for me. Also, self-hosting it is a complete mess right now, definitely not ready for everyday use.

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[-] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Final Cut Pro. I know it’s asking a lot and I know a lot of talented people have tried and are trying to build NLEs and all my gratitude to them. But—no offense intended—none are there yet and actually accomplishing this would be #1 on my magical (no effort provided by me) wishlist.

Blender has spoiled us with unrealistic expectations.

[-] Grunt4019@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Partiful / evite. There’s not much out there that’s a good simple replacement.

[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

AirPlay projecting to other devices. I only see a tool to receive projections

[-] Damage@feddit.it 3 points 2 years ago

SOLIDWORKS. FreeCAD is hostile.

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[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

All my installed apps are FOSS

[-] umbraroze@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Scrivener!

The frustrating thing is that, at least for me, there are no perfect word processors geared for novels and other scenarios where you manage large text masses.

Scrivener is one of those cases where you have a pretty excellent software that doesn't have a lot of problems OSS alternatives have. I have smooth time with it. But at the same time, the software always could be better.

Probably the best OSS novel writing software I've used is Org-Mode for Emacs. But, you know, it's based on Emacs, so it squeaks around the edges and gives the impression that it's a miracle it runs as brilliantly as it does.

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