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What is a program that you could not live without it? (self.softwareoptions)
submitted 11 months ago by GatoB to c/softwareoptions
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For me its Everything, makes finding files extremely fast and easier than with Windows Explorer

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[–] Fubar91 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Notepad++. Tons of features, macro capabilities, plenty of useful plugins. Its a great all around multi tool interface for file editing.

[–] ArtVandelay 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

np++ is still my go to for ad hoc note taking. there are a million beautiful apps for this purpose, but nothing beats the fast startup of np++. Plus you can rename tabs without saving them and just keep them indefinitely. For some reason, no other app lets you do this, they all require saving the file.

[–] icesentry 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why would you ever want to not save a file?

[–] JoeClu 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I do this all the time. I pull up an editor, take notes on something I'm doing because I can't always fit it all in my mind I don't need to save the note cause, it was just a temporary place to store data/info/thoughts.

[–] icesentry 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I get that for quick notes, but I don't get it when it's something that is stored indefinitely.

[–] JoeClu 1 points 10 months ago

Maybe packrats of the mind? Really requires an extremely good search engine for all that. I find that storing everything doesn't work for me because, ultimately, I have trouble finding it again.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Grub, probably

[–] jesterraiin 2 points 11 months ago

Total Commander.

I don't imagine working with Windows without it. Advanced search, mass rename, copy/paste, archive/dearchive, FTP client, file view... It comes with so many options and can be further enhanced via plugins.

It's worth every money. Or, if one can't spare enough, there are good, free replacements like MultiCommander.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I second Everything, it's pretty great. One of the things that irks me if I have to go to a different PC.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

When I boot my linux boxes, they go a little something like this:

  • Firefox (and tabs)
  • Thunderbird
  • Telegram
  • Sublime / VSCodium (depending on need)
  • Freetube
  • Autokey
  • Joplin
  • Terminal
  • Flameshot
  • Syncthing
  • GIMP
  • Inkscape
  • KDENLive
  • Godot
  • Blender
  • Steam
  • NordVPN
  • LibreOffice
  • Remmina
  • VLC
[–] GatoB 3 points 11 months ago

Can yoy say what they are for shortly? Like, game engine, video editor...

[–] StringPotatoTheory 1 points 8 months ago

Obsidian. I've been looking for a way to write and search notes as text files for years and it's exactly what I needed.

[–] vittoria666 0 points 11 months ago

Any of the Lemmy apps