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What apps would you love to have open-source alternatives for? (self.opensource)

submitted 8 months ago by ClearCutCoconut to c/[email protected]

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It seems like the FOSS community is continuing to grow, and FOSS apps keep getting better (Immich reallh blew my mind recently), which is a big win 😎 but there are still many apps I use that I would kill for an open source alternative. I am curious what you guys think? Are there any apps you'd love alternatives for?

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 8 months ago (11 children)

Spotify.

An open source music streaming service where I can financially support artists but where I'm not forced to put up with annoying advertisements (even when paying membership fees!), and which allows me to use whatever app I want to play the music I listen to. It is annoying AF that I need to switch between apps to listen to music because Spotify's shitty native app is inferior in every possible way with the single exception of offering more content.

[–] techognito 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I use spicetify just to get an improved shuffle function.

[–] DichotoDeezNutz 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How does that fix the shuffling? I thought it was just a UI tweak.

I hate Spotify's shuffling so I'm all ears

[–] techognito 3 points 8 months ago

There is a plugin called shuffle+ (github)

I think no one likes the default shuffle in spotify. ("oh here is a list of 400 songs on shuffle, you probably only want to replay these 30 songs" - spotify)

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