Damn near every tool I use on PC, really. Audacity, OBS, VLC, all the random bits of software I need to run my jank-ass FBT setup...
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7 zip, VLC, Paint.net, proxmox, home assistant
KiCad. GNU Linux. Blender. Gqrx. Rclone. Syncthing
Kodi
Lithium EPUB reader
NAPS2. I go paperless as much as possible, but still have to scan stuff sometimes. It's the GOAT for scanning.
systemd
I still can't get used to calling programs apps
It is a little strange. But even way back in the day we called PC software meant for user interaction "software applications".
Yeah I think people started calling software applications "programs" because that's easier to say.
And then Steve Jobs' made his biggest contribution to civilization and popularized the term app, which is even easier to say.