Dotfiles, or my favorite tools
Hi there, I'm here, after some time; and there are few of my fav. tools. Sometimes I will mention few apps outside of the listing of Alternativeto, because there's a blooming tool paradise out on Github, Gitlab, Codeberg, etc... Also, there are a few clipboard apps I enjoyed, like Clippy - written in language:vala. Now, let's go for the tool tour!
Evince (or GNOME Document Viewer) is a document viewer for multiple document formats: PDF, Postscript, djvu, tiff, dvi, XPS, SyncTex support with gedit, comics books (cbr,cbz,cb7 and cbt) and others. See Supported Document Formats for details.
- PDF Reader
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
- Flathub
- GNOME
One of my first meetings with a new line of GTK4 apps. Has a fullscreen time display on entering, can run Bad Apple, while having great looks. Also more rememberable, than Celluoid: with its shorted name!
- Media Player
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Flathub
- GNOME
Almost no android app did gone to my list. But Play Store gets a special place, for solving one of my insane problems: Phone bills, untalken, piling up and up! I only got tired of that last year, but as I can use it to pay for games, my concern is for the past. Also loads images globally, unlike itch.io these days.. Maybe I can make a game to it, for the pocket change needed to publish. Speaking about it... can I do it 'this way', too!?!
- App Store
- Free • Proprietary
- Online
- Android
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
In the time writing my list, I yet to try the open source UTAU successor. While I might not need it that much, after getting a microphone... Its light, clean style looks promising, and I hope for the best! OpenUTAU is the software I never hoped to find on github. Now, let's hope Alt...-to will recieve those recommends to compare against the other sing editors..!
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Arch Linux
Helio is interesting, the way minimalist music tools go, but still compatible with virtual instruments!? The very moment, I seen the fact it's on Android, too. Maybe that can use plugins on the phone? Time will tell it, time will.
- Music Production App
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Flathub
- Flatpak
While these are some Linux Office families with better looks, LibreOffice stays in the sweet spot between style, goal, and functions. May not used all as much as I could, but definitely saved me from the pain of MsOffice activation messages in the past.
- Office Suite
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Snapcraft
- Flatpak
- F-Droid
Bottles is a better winetricks, at sometimes. Used to test NYKRA, one of the most bug-full games of last year. Maybe that will get fixed at last, this year.
- Compatibility Layer Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Flathub
I picked Hyper now, but other terminal emulators are fine, too. A bit better themed, than extraterm!?
- Terminal Emulator
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
Well....... I found a new minimal gtk4 audio player... But som/tracks on Codeberg isn't listed here... yet! Also, it absolutely needs to be compiled, and I forgotten how to add jammy/impish sources on Ubuntu.. Shorter and sound better than Harmonoid, but I prefer Museeks (som/tracks) anyway...
- Audio Player
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Min is my favorite desktop browser, even could watch the youtube ads for it, when the userscripts give in. Otherwise it works well, and its def. search engine: duckduckgo has an option to turn off the icons! Next time I may go for it, and try the 'Return y..t... dislikes' userscripts!!
- Web Browser
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Has some plugins, volume mixer, and no watermark. I can try using a virtual camera, again!?
- Screen Recorder
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Steam
- FreeBSD
There is a little alternative called Pinta... but I don't want switch it for that. Yet somewhy, the webpage's screenshots are very-very old. Anyway, for image editing: it's useful..
- Digital Painting Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
- Flatpak
- AmigaOS
My choice for making bootable usb is Ventoy. While I used many other tools in the past, not one made use of my new pendrive's extra space.. Now I can use 3+ disk images of Linux systems and switch out for new ones, on a 16 GB usb drive! Also were useful to install W10, then W11 with Rufus on unsupported hardware; lasted till got an update. Guess I enjoy Linux better, the way it calls for adventure.
- Bootable USB Creator
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
I had an hard time finding a good clock with custom sound. In the end, I just timed Mpv to play a song with Ktimer. Customizable alarm clock, or timer for other tasks
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Snapcraft
- KDE
The legendary beast, what made general game development (in schools) more accessible. Maybe Love2d is there, it's more minimal: but useable on mobile... Also, the grand release of Godot 4 may come later in 2022
- Game Development Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Haiku
- FreeBSD
- Steam
- Online
Atril was a fork of Evince, but then it gone to its way.. Might compare them to each other, with more care towards the details
- PDF Reader
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- BSD
A favorite image viewer. Years migh gone without updates, but still holds its ground. However, there could come a successor....
- Image Viewer
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
Last summer's MondoCon, I kindly hided it and downloaded Opentoonz to a Wacom pen display.. But soon I will return to Krita, for animation, raster, pixel & vector art
- Digital Painting Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android Tablet
- Epic Games Store
- PortableApps.com
- Steam
Lmms is the most stable DAW I've used, though it has some bloat. Well, the filters and music effects are welcome! But not a sound recorder, or an audio (sample) editor
- Music Production App
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
My fav. sound generator, by rxi: who made lite as well. It was the time I saw the potential of itch.io tool-wise. Oh, but now I would sell program on my webpage, if I have one worth to improve overtime.
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Linux
A bit prettier, than Shotcut. And has glitch effects! Would try and go with Pitivi next, the first time..
- Video Editor
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- KDE
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Zrythm is a Digital Audio Workstation, worth to compile when you have some time! After quite the failed times, I succeded compiling and building it with JACK: that was happiness!! Maybe with Yabridge(finally tried out!) I can use even more plugins, as it made magical8bitplug v2 work well!
- Music Production App
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Lite is a feature-full text editor, for notes, copyboarding or coding. The programing language bindings don't get updates that much, but sets the mood well for the typing. Just give a read or two for the keyboard shortcuts!
- Text Editor
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
After the controvertial changes in Audacity, I spotted someone using it... in video comments. And it good: both for sound editing and recording..! I more frequently used other sound recorders, but I will definitely return, when I need it
- Audio Editor
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
At the time JuiceFX has frustrated me big time.. then I found Lizbox. I asked for a Linux release on the Discord, and thanks to its developer: it got one! The tool can do some effects, but the color pallete swap is there, too
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Linux
When I first dived into Wayland, I may needed a few tools ready for it. Or I just searched for it: to get new, shiny programs. Elegant and light, just for a few short screen recording.
- Screen Recorder
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
micro is a stylish terminal text editor, and I couldn't ask for more. I could search for a less known alternative, but it's use best for the little time I use. But for a temporary clipboard, I'd open a traditional text editor: like Eddit for example.
- Text Editor
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- FreeBSD
- OpenBSD
And that's it! I wonder if some concepts will make to the Gnome 4X releases, Waiting somewhat for PopOs's updates about the new desktop enviroment, And to try some .iso sleeping on my toshiba pendrive... Also, might-may go to work the year, to get a bit costful but nice Amd-gpu laptop from sys-76. Farewell!
I've found new apps thanks to you. Some will go directly in my lists !