TestDisk and PhotoRec. TestDisk can recover broken drive partitions, PhotoRec can recover deleted files even if the partition table is borked.
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Well [email protected] and [email protected] for more, but off the top of my head:
Linux, VLC, FFMPEG, HandBrake, KDE (everything KDE), qBittorrent, Momentum (Flipper0 firmware), CHIRP, Vim, and more!
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"agent ransack" for file searching in windows
"Everything" for searching
ZoomIt - Sysinternals at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/zoomit
That small free application will notably allow you to press a key combination to "zoom in and out" on your screen and "draw" on your screen with your mouse. When presenting something using an external monitor, you can use that tool to draw attention to specific things or zoom in on tiny details when people are having issues seeing something. The link also show a small preview of what the application does.
Most of the systernals apps are BS-free.
Desmos.
Free online really good quality graphing, scientific, etc calculators with no ads or other bullshit.
If you want something efficient and free of bullshit you probably first need to change your OS to a GNU/Linux distro
"Free, efficient, no bullshit" is kind of the default for Linux software.
I did consider posting a screenshot of just all the applications on my PC... ๐
But yeah, not much OP can do with hundreds of recommendations that don't work on their OS.
not unless you count UX as partof the "efficiency". A lot of oss software has top-notch functionality, but horrible ux
Yeah that front still needs improvement, but I will say things have gotten a lot better, especially in the past 5 years. Regardless of personal opinion on their approaches, projects like GNOME, Inkscape, GIMP, KDE (sort of, the settings app is still confusing as hell), even Blender's recent UI updates have been pretty solid. There's still a lot of room to improve though, and plenty of older software still hasn't seen much of its UX addressed.
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UniGetUI basically a package manager for windows, can auto update libre office.
PosteRazor - cuts up images to print on multiple sheets.
Krita - image editing
Inkscape - vector graphics
PosteRazor is excellent, make huge wall posters.
X-Inkscape for vector graphics. It has a ton of functionality out of the box and it can be enhanced by coding your own plugins. I love it
Do you have recommendations for tutorials on this?
For raster imagery (and probably vector) I recommend imagemagick.
There's a great yt channel which has inkscape tutorials called Logos by Nick
Lots of great software already posted, but with some complaints about windows inefficiencies I can't believe no one has posted:
Microsoft PowerToys https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/
Basically, it's a suite of tools that windows devs have made to make their lives easier while working in windows. Some features have made it into actual windows releases over the years, but most not.
It has an always on top, batch rename, customisable window snapping, better search, keyboard key remapper, mouse across multiple devices, colour eyedropper, and many many more.
Absolute must have for anyone that uses windows regularly.
Gnome tweaks:
keyboard key remapper
Specific example: the caps lock key is useless and only ever activated on accident when I fat-fingered the A key. Remapped it to F-13 which exists as a kind of place holder with no function since keyboards stop at F-12; then set F-13 as my push-to-talk key in Discord, so now I've got a super conveniently located PTT that won't disrupt anything (like switching to aLL CAPS WHEN I INEVITABLY MISS THE A KEY).
Small change, absolutely love it. 10/10
I can tell you aren't a vi user because you would've remapped it to ctrl.
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For keeping track of investments I recommend: Portfolio Performance
https://www.portfolio-performance.info/en/
Takes maybe 10min to learn the basics in the beginning, but it's worth it. Nice robust open source software which does its job flawless.
Krita
I use Libre Office as a word and excel replacement. Might not be a replacement for everyone if perfect compatibility/formatting is needed for work, but for personal use it's been great.
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Davinci Resolve - Video Editing
Blender - 3D Modelling
Darktable - Photo Editing
Keira - Digital Art
Are some I use frequently.
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Ddrescue
Hard to beat for working with dying drives, although it's a bit tricky to get it to just do used data areas instead of the whole drive.