Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.
much thanks to @gary_host_laptop for the logo design :)
My latest favourite is missing: Note Taking Apps:
Joplin is good for organising text-based notes, so I'm not surprised to see that on your list. But xournal is a for mixed drawing / hand-writing / text, etc. So it's a different use-case to Joplin. (It would be perfect if Joplin supported xournal notes; so that you could write with xournal and then organise with Joplin. ... But that hasn't yet come to pass.)
There's obviously a zillion open source games you could add, but I'm partial to pixel dungeon and its many variants
I'll certainly add it, thanks!
man i wish there was a more powerful alternative to gimp hope gimp 3.0 solves it and currently am using the affinity photo 6 month free trial
Thanks for the list! Sharing this with lazy friends.
Email : tutanota (mail.tutanota.com) Notes : quillpad (https://quillpad.github.io/) Distro : mint
Hi! I appreciate the suggestions! However, this list is not designed to be comprehensive. It is designed to present the best and nothing less. While those are great pieces of software, there are already better alternatives available on the list. The Linux Distros section will be overhauled soon though, so maybe Linux Mint will be added!
My bad, I saw multiple app store listed, so I assumed you listed at least a couple options.
Imo tutanota ils still better than proton since they've never been compromises by sharing user data with the authorities.
As for Quillpad, I never tried Joplin but Quillpad is pretty awesome, deserves more recognition. Also it's les than 5Mo whereas Joplin is nearly 100Mo and asking for permissions like geoloc. I get that it's open source but this sub is about privacy, and Quillpad seems more adequate on that matter.
How about not hosting this list in Microsoft's GitHub?
lemmy hosts their source code on github and alot of floss sites uses github also i agree with you not to use github dont understand why people use github for markdown
A lot of others do it, that's your argument?
no but there is better services for text not github like rentry and stuff github was meant for code hosting
Creating mirrors on other platforms such as GitLab and Codeberg is on my to-do list. Thank you!
Nice list. I chuckled at the fact that the bitcoin section does not recommend bitcoin :) We're also here on lemmy, if you ever need help or just want to say hi
Hi! Thanks for taking a look. I used a template to categorize some of the software early on, and this slipped into the initial release. Thanks for noticing! I'll rename it accordingly.
Not to disparage your effort, but I looked into music and I only see:
Audacity Audire Audile
Aaaand I'm out.
This is so lopsided it should be titled "A random collection of free software that has caught my eye"
I'm sorry you weren't satisfied with some of the software on my list. Audire and Audile are not options I preferred to add, but there are simply no better music recognition apps out there that I could find. I would love to know if you have any! As for Audacity, I'm not sure what concerns you have over that. If you have any constructive feedback, I'd love to hear it!
The project is still in its early stages, so not everything is perfect :)
How about Music players, Sequencers, studio, DJ, Drum machines, Guitar software amps, software radios...
The fact that you simply ignored music players disqualifies your list. Also considering that Arch's AUR, for example has over 90.000 packages, the idea of one person compiling a useful general "best of" list is deluded and doomed from the start.
I don't write this acrimoniously, I simply state the fact that unless you enlist help (and a lot at that) your endeavor is useless.
The fact that you simply ignored music players disqualifies your list.
As I said, the list is still brand new. It doesn't have everything yet. The entire list should not be discounted because of this. If you have software you would like to see added, please post an issue on the repo with links and it likely will be added.
Also considering that Arch’s AUR, for example has over 90.000 packages, the idea of one person compiling a useful general “best of” list is deluded and doomed from the start.
If you don't like my list, I encourage you to make your own. These are simply my opinions, which won't always be for everyone. Arch/AUR is not a be-all-end-all either.
I simply state the fact that unless you enlist help (and a lot at that) your endeavor is useless.
It is fruitful to share my own list and experiences for those looking for it. Incompleteness is not useless.
Tenacity is a telemetry-free fork of Audacity for a start
No rsync? No pass? I’d definitely have the xmpp and matrix protocols on that list with a few clients listed for desktop and mobile.
Hi! If you have any suggestions for software, please provide links to them and I will be sure to check them out! Ideally, open an issue on the repo (this is the best way for it to be added). Thanks for the suggestions!
pass - password manager https://www.passwordstore.org/
rsync - provides fast incremental file transfer https://rsync.samba.org/
xmpp - the universal messaging standard https://xmpp.org/
matrix - an open network for secure, decentralised communication https://matrix.org/
retroshare - private and secure commmunication and sharing platform. RetroShare provides filesharing, chat, messages, forums and channels. https://retroshare.cc/
Bookmarking this. How about a photo library category under photos and grafics
Thanks for bookmarking! I will absolutely be adding a photo library, it was something that slipped under my radar. Thank you!
Edit: Added in version 5.2024.09.15.1