I want to know what kind of apps/programs y’all recommend to people or just use personally. This is just in general, could be anything from a game to a media codec. I personally use Linux but stuff for other operating systems is welcome too.

  • stoy@lemmy.zip
    20·
    1 month ago

    I have a few to recommend…

    Firefox - Stop giving an ad network all of your data on a silver platter.

    Affinity Photo - Good photo editing software with perpetual licensing.

    digiKam - FOSS photo organizing software

    Strawberry Music Player - A fork of a fork of amaroK, good music player!

    VLC - Watch any video file.

    Kodi - Consume your media library, in style!

    OpenRA - Play the original Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert as well as Dune 2000 on modern hardware/software for free.

    Unreal Tournament 2004 - I have bought this game three times, the original CD release on 6 discs, Steam and GOG. This is to my mind the best arena shooter ever, the original CD release even came with an official Linux installer.

      • stoy@lemmy.zip
        1·
        1 month ago

        You are completely right!

        UT2004 is not an arcade shooter, it is an arena shooter, sorry about that, thank you for correcting me

    • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      Minor warning about Strawberry Music Player:

      If you are looking for a completely free local music player on windows or mac without paying, I’d skip this because both versions are tied to patreon last I checked. I know as a fact the windows version is, but not 100% sure on the mac version since I don’t have a mac.

      I personally think it’s good enough if you feel like paying for it so they can keep developing it, but it’s good to keep this kinda stuff in mind.

      • stoy@lemmy.zip
        1·
        1 month ago

        Tied to patreon how?

        I was on Clementine before but development seems to have stalled

        • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          1 month ago

          Currently, at least for the windows version, you need to be part of the patreon if you don’t want to have to build from source. Right now I can get on my desktop and load Strawberry (which I got before this started happening) and it’ll tell me there’s an update for the windows version, the one I have because my desktop currently runs win10. If I click the button to update, it’ll take me to their patreon account and ask me to support them if I want the precompiled update.

          I’d build from source on windows, but that sounds like a nightmare, so I just haven’t been able to update.

      • stoy@lemmy.zip
        111·
        1 month ago

        What is wrong with stock Firefox?

        I hope you are not calling it worse than Chrome, because that would be insane.

        • asudox@discuss.tchncs.deM
          414·
          1 month ago

          Hmm yeah. Not as bad as chrome but not that better. At this point, I use Librewolf because it allows uBo and has mozilla spyware removed. Mozilla pretends to be privacy-friendly. They aren’t your friend.

          • lime!@feddit.nuEnglish
            13·
            1 month ago

            telemetry is not spyware.

            Google collects data because their business model depends on them knowing as much about you as possible. Mozilla collects the data they need to fix bugs.

            • asudox@discuss.tchncs.deM
              410·
              1 month ago

              Mozilla collects the data they need to fix bugs

              Funny

              You should look at their privacy policy. You’ll be shocked at how privacy invasive they really are.

                • asudox@discuss.tchncs.deM
                  117·
                  1 month ago

                  Well then, you should know that they aren’t any better. They track and spy on users, and also put ads into the browser itself.

              • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
                4·
                1 month ago

                you posted asking for software, and now just arguing about Firefox?

                go find your own software then, jesus christ. did you just come looking for a fight? you don’t ask for people’s opinions then shit on them.

          • stoy@lemmy.zip
            4·
            1 month ago

            Well yeah, they are a company, I have never thought of them as a friend.

            I would like it if they released an annual “Firefox Pro” version, the only difference would be that Pro version would be branded as “Firefox Pro” and a badge in the about dialog.

            You would pay €20 for it, and Mozilla could rely less on ads, and focus more on privacy.