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Sep 23, 2016 7:06 PM
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Help one help all! Free software y'all
PhillipJFrenchFry
Protip: use https://ninite.com/ to get all of these (except a few) and keep them up to date.
CrowAU
No love for MPV, Puush and MusicBee? BLASPHEMY! MusicBee is next gen WinAMP!
Elite4W
OBS is popular for streaming butit's a hidden gem in the recording department imo once you get the right settings.
liquidCrush
Add Blender for 3D imaging
Liondrome
RootedEnoch
I'm still looking for a free decent video editor.
YourMumsMassiveRubberFist
Use ninite.com to download these safely with no malware ????
LeSethX
Logged in just to upvote this. I tell clients about Ninite.com and the lack of toolbars/boatware often.
HyrulianShield
The crime lab I interned at used GMP because they didn't have the funding for all the licensing required for Photoshop for everyone.
GenericImgurianDragon
I can vouch for f.lux. Shit's awesome.
Zap117
Windirstat
SatansAssWater
Audacity is an amazing tool for bass boosting :)
Doggoarchivar
i made my own beats with it back when i was 13 xD
RevonsRutabaga
I prefer Krita over Gimp.
dragonherder
Krita is more comparable to Sai or opencanvas vs gimp though. Gimp is an image manipulator/editor much like photoshop is where the others
dragonherder
are better for painting and drawing.
scrotumflee
Free as in it costs nothing. Not free as in freedom
znom
uh...no, you're wrong on a few counts there
truk77
gimp at least is free as in speech. As are a few others on that list.
JonnyTHM
My torrent client of choice is transmission.
MinedPhreak
No VLC, Notepad++, advOR(slow ass proxy but no install needed) or VirtualBox?? What kind of cut rate list is this I want my money back!
Danielv1234
VLC and N++ are both epic. VLC is hands down the best media player out there.
WhotheFuckAretheArcticMonkeyss
VLC FTW! One of the only freeware I've been using for more than 15 years without any deception
MatureMotherFuckersOnly
Check out virtualbox.
ivdok
Also, QEMU and KVM.
sofasamuria
I would add discord to the list as the best chat server. Superior to Skype
SaltySouffle
And TeamSpeak
DrakenMusic
Discord is better than TS
PigeonFace
When this comes up I always have to say: FireAlpaca is better for some people than gimp, studio one 2 free is free, for music sequencing
dragonherder
FireAlpaca really depends on use case tbh. Photo editing you want gimp, but firealphaca is better for drawing. Though if you are more
dragonherder
Serious about drawing, getting Opencanvas proper or even sai is a better option than firealpaca. Even for some drawing elements gimp can be
dragonherder
better in some regards. Though i don't know if firealpaca support wacom tablets (gimp had trouble with them in the past and haven't tried
dragonherder
more recently) and don't know if firealpaca falls to same issues or not being free and all.
Bumchi
Foobar? That's German right?
Lierofox
Too bad fewer and fewer protocols are working with Pidgin these days. (Not their fault.) MSN and YIM are now both broken.
tablecat
Yeah, it was a little more relevant made i made this list
InternationalPhoneticAlphabet
those were the days when i could use it for facebook messenger ...
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
Been using irfanview since my Pentium 133MMX running win95. It has never let me down.
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
Wait, fuck it was a 166MHz, not 133.
Skadoodlle
It started doing weird stuff with gifs and I (reluctantly) stopped using it. I wonder if they fixed that.
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
Shat was it doing?
Skadoodlle
Playing some gifs super fast.
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
Haven't seen that, maybe it is fixed but might have been the files themselves.
jazzy663
I think Deluge is a better torrent client though.
ivdok
It's really slow-ass, both in terms of bandwith, and performance.
Hentaimannen
Open-source and blocklist support really sold me on Deluge.
PeterNormal
I only found OBS like a week ago. Fraps is dead to me, DEAD.
TheDizzyToast
OBS is really good, i use it too.
Corrosion
What recording settings are you using? I've got awful bitrate on mine...
PeterNormal
with both OBS and Fraps, you have to transcode. All I am doing is recording a game window, I get 1776kbps after transcode to mp4
jrntn
ffsplit is so much better than either though. OBS underperforms like crazy.
ProphetTenebrae
I thought uTorrent had been generally abandoned because it became ad-infested bloatware?
alexthecuteangel
noobies use it use Deludge
privatemoo
oldversion.com
FuzzyX
I much prefer the Flud BT client on Android.
Lestrange212
That and they were harvesting bitcoin. ????
anthaneezy
That's why they linked a good version.
TemetNosce000
Haven't updated and not going to
ngauthier
yes. Use deluge. It's open source!
ivdok
Aw hell no. It barely even scratches 4mbps out of my 100mbps connection.
StrangeUncleFromAbroad
It is, but is bad. Sluggish on both Win and Linux. qBitTorrent is really a better option + it has implemented search engine
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
I rarely use torrents since my torrent sites were taken
Eldiablo17
Use newsgroups instead.
mybrothersmario
Oznzbd ftw! Though they're not free any more.
shorgen
kickass.cd is up for now. it's pretty good
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
Thanks!
JackScagnetti1
Dont use public torrent sites thats how u get virus or letters in mail. Use private or newsgroup
TheFineBros
What's newsgroup?
JackScagnetti1
http://www.htpcbeginner.com/what-is-usenet/amp/ its not free
JackScagnetti1
www.htpcbeginner.com/what-is-usenet/amp/ its not free
DigitalHare
That's why the specific version was noted, before µTorrent was injected with that garbage. I still won't touch it myself though.
ProphetTenebrae
I had noted the version number but these things can be sneaky with the updates.
Adambean
Still using 1.8.5 here. Considered changing to Deluge for some modern features.
HeyDontBeADick
I use Deluge and its solid
Adambean
Took me a while to find what the new name for Azureus was. :) Might try that too.
ChromeEagle
I used 1.8.5 for a couple years, myself. Now I'm on uSerenity, which is a 2.2.1 variant (one of the most highly rec'd versions anyway).
JonnyTHM
I have always used transmission since it's the default bundled with a bunch of linux distros.
ivdok
For a reason. Deluge sucks ass.
TimeFoDat
MS Office is something I just can't recommend going free. The real deal is so ubiquitous and has so much support ... just fucking buy it.
InternationalPhoneticAlphabet
.doc sucks, and they hardly support .odf. ms can suck a dick.
TimeFoDat
You can get away with Word alternatives probably but it's super annoying using Excel alternatives when you wanna do complicated stuff.
tablecat
No, it really depends on what you're doing. I'm doing absolutely fine with GDrive, but I can see why some people would need teh full package
TimeFoDat
Anything for work or school I just don't see the point of using an excel alternative unless it all but steals the formulas/interface.
pirkothederp
teamviewer makes it so easy to share screens, that it's actually super easy to exploit to hack someone.
MrStealUrMemes
The amount of scam calls I got asking me to download teamviewer
AlaSnackbar
Glad someone pointed this out.
MyPenisIsBigInSomeCountries
explain
pirkothederp
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/teamviewer-hack-everything-need-know/
MyPenisIsBigInSomeCountries
Thanks
ivdok
"However, it appears that a majority of affected TeamViewer users were not using two-factor authentication." That's idiot users' problems.
redsalmon
Interesting. Thanks for posting.
aCatfishNamedKitty
I use join.me
pirkothederp
so do i, its fun but it does want a subscription i believe
redsalmon
Problems with join.me. Seems to be a problem with unmuting when screensharing. Plus if you have a lot of meetings you need several accounts
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
You don't need accounts to use join.me, I've actually never registered, it's a one-use and throw away program...
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
You download the little package, choose to install or just run, then give the browser URL out
Doggoarchivar
if you are using it for 10 min to solve a problem you are very safe :P
pirkothederp
only if you can turn it off afterwards. remember the program is designed to run in the background wanting for a join request.
SgtLemming
There's an option to install it for unattended use in the installer, I don't believe it's the default. Also there's the standalone client.
eraser1
Not to mention, you can choose in the "installer" to just run it once and not actually install anything...
ivdok
All the reports about "hacks" are from users dumb enough to use one password on multiple sites, or using suspicious pass managers. Fuckwads.
iNarrateYourReply
I only use it to help my dad with his PC, or to connect to my PC with mobile device.
JohnSmithterms
It was also hacked recently. Open the door to hackers by installing it. A simple port scan can you. Use with virtual box to be secure.
Eldiablo17
It was not hacked recently.
JohnSmithterms
Yes it was.
SgtLemming
A port scan can't reveal a teamviewer computer behind a router as it connects outgoing to their server, it doesn't open an incoming port.
JohnSmithterms
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SgtLemming
Great... you stated a port number, that doesn't prove shit. I checked all the PC's I have running it, and none of them have that port open.
Schmuck4hire
F.lux has been a saving grace, for me.
HiImChrisWilsonFromGrindingGearGames
same here, i never wake up in the morning any more with red eyes after downloading F.lux!
TastyTastyScience
It's supposed to make it easier to fall asleep. The thing is, if I'm using my computer at night then I don't want to fall asleep.
firebellys
Microsoft is working on implementing it in Windows 10 right now.
wason
And it costs five hundred dollars per month.
Woodmn
Prepare for a butchering!
ArcturusNorth
I've been using it since college. Eye saver.
niggasbleed
Legit makes me sick when its on. Just doesnt agree with my eyes
DrakenMusic
I really wish they had it for mobile, Cuz there are only bad alternatives for phones out there :(
ieaturfood
It exists for iOS and Android, but your device has to be jailbroken/rooted for it to work.
Bumchi
Actually, night shift mode in the display tab on iOS 10
ieaturfood
Nightshift mode is only for 64 bit devices. For those who have A7 devices or older, they'd have to jailbreak.
Bumchi
Ok thanks
ats1995
Although Android 6.0 should have something built in, I use Twilight on my LG. I recommend it.
StrangeUncleFromAbroad
I have LiveDisplay since 5.0, but I'm running AOSP/Cyanogen. I thought it was a default option since 5.0?
ats1995
Sound reasonable. Damn OEMs don't implement default features. WHERE IS MY DPI SETTING LG?!?!?!
silvertail
On Android: the Twilight app, yo.
HerInfernalMajesty
Can confirm, it's a life saver
StrangeUncleFromAbroad
I'm running AOSP based ROM on my device - temperature correction is implemented as LiveDisplay. Works like a charm.
DrakenMusic
Well but imo the Twilight app looks bad. The best ok looking alternative I found was "Bluelight Filter", it has a black filter, unnoticable
privatemoo
Thank you for not including VLC. It's garbage.
MinedPhreak
How is it garbage?
kjusielvi
It's ok for casual movie watching.
Superkroot
Why is VLC garbage? Genuinely curious here.
EricLau
Its codec support is average at best. It also does not handle UHD well at all. It's gotten better, but there's still tons of needed work.
EricLau
I wouldn't call it complete garbage, but it receives a lot more praise than it deserves IMO.
ShaniquaKasheira
Bad ASS subtitles support, problems w 10bit video, green artifacts, frame drops, ugly scaling, incorrect color management, high CPU usage...
InternationalPhoneticAlphabet
i dont know when you last used VLC, but i havent had any of those issues for a long time. i agree it was fucky in the past, tho
eggonmyface
what is a better alternative?
lext
Daum PotPlayer or MPC-HC. I prefer PotPlayer because it has more features.
varble
mpv is great, and has very flexible options in the config files; one of which is to quit any video and open it back at the same spot later.
DigitalHare
Holy crap, someone that suggests/uses Foobar2000. I usually have to explain what it is to people...
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HaveGinWillBabble
Centipedes? In MY Imgur?
StageStepper
$$$
Quki
I prefer Krita over gimp though.
gronostaj
I think GIMP was meant to be an all-purpose image editor, Krita is a painting tool. It's not an alternative, rather a complement.
Quki
I haven't yet seen what Krita can't do, or go around. :)
StrangeUncleFromAbroad
foobar was a way for me to go on Windows - it's lightweight, customisable and damn fast. Too bad there are no Linux ports.
serenityfast
It's great, but would it really kill them to add a theme, like... at all? Even if it's optional?
DigitalHare
I did think about that and was going to research skins for it. There seems to be a lot if you google Foobar2000 skins
serenityfast
Yeah but that's the problem, they're all a pain in the ass to configure and not easily discovered.
DigitalHare
Never even thought to skin my foobar honestly. I just set it to play music and go usually so this was the first time I looked..
MechaPistacchio
It's pretty easy to find modern skins and sometimes even easier to install them, don't rely on old ones. Try DarkOne v4 by tedgo.
MechAnon
I just wish there was something a little less minimalist than foobar. Full featured but also not bloated. Like the original winamp...
StrangeUncleFromAbroad
AIMP. You need AIMP.
pilates4hotties
You can add pretty much any feature you want to foobar with the right plug ins/components.
ivdok
He said "not bloated", capisce?
DigitalHare
Like pilates4hotties said, you can add features and customize the UI completely. There's even skins to try, I believe.
MechaPistacchio
You can put skins and there are plugins for virtually anything audio related, Foobar can be pretty much exactly how you want it to be.
fatboy93
Install mpv and codecs on windows.
mistermoo
No mention for MusicBee? :(
DigitalHare
Never tried it. I've been using Foobar2000 for 8 years exclusively. Heck never even heard of it til today.
mistermoo
Highly recommending it. :)
ozjuggler
Doesn't seem available for Linux. Which is okay because THE BEST MUSIC PLAYER FOR LINUX IS CLEMENTINE.
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fatboy93
Works well under wine.
StrangeUncleFromAbroad
Second this, using it sibce Amarok started derping with KDE4 few years ago. Rhythmbox is a way to go if Clementine is too complicated. 1/
StrangeUncleFromAbroad
There is also a Windows port with almost all features, but depending on your hardware, it can be buggy.
ThisIsMyNameNowShhhh
When you're searching for free software, you usually come across these a few times. I use OBS YT and Twitch. Foobar because of a forum Im on
xwydz
I would've loved to see musicbee there. I think foobar is too over the top for most people.
captBlakhelm
Good to see some MusicBee love here.
QuietLittleLeaf
Loooove musicbee. So good for transitioning away from itunes while keeping your playlists. :D
tablecat
I put the MusicBee as the primary recommendation in the second version of this list, because I agree
sirWeinerbottom
Never heard of musicbee. Tryed it and now im in love with It :) thnx
FindYourChillMate
How is foobar over the top?
DigitalHare
Possibly over the top minimalist? I dunno.
wason
Kinda yeah. I like MusicBee because of how easily customizable and powerful it is.
Fenriswaffles
Possibly too many features, also if you don't like the default UI...good luck changing it.
FindYourChillMate
the UI changer is so fucking easy......
Fenriswaffles
I meant the theme/skin
aGrumpyPotato
Literally all of these except GIMP and f.lux are very much unknown. I had to explain what 7zip is to my girlfriend last month.
glassweaver
Yep. 7-Zip is the default zip file handler on all the images are responsible for at the Healthcare Corporation I work at.
TheEmporer
same, been installing on client machines for years. I know they will use it with no issues and I'll never have to maintain it.
glassweaver
I detect sarcasm. But seriously, shell integration. Right click, extract to . Walking people through that is easy.
TheEmporer
No sarcasm. I do install on client machines. it works so well, most don't realize it isn't part of windows.
fromalkaliflats
Which decade/dimension do you live in? Or are you literally the Imgur version of Chris Traeger?
NappyXIII
Actually, f.lux was the only one I DIDNT know.
blockberd
But its the most awesome if you work at night. Be sure to setup your location correctly. All PCs I work with have it installed. Never w/o it
lcplspanky
Libre office is the best
crazycaesar
I wish my girlfriend knew what a .zip file is.
DigitalHare
I have friends that still use winRar with its god awful nagging. They refuse to even look 7Zip's way. .7z has a great compression over too.
robogeek78
Ninite has most of these in thier installer.
mugsofbourbon
We use 7zip at my work, which is the State of Washington.
JustPlaneWrong
Audacity is pretty well known I think. I know what 7zip is too but unless you need it there's no real reason you should know what it is.
BrotherEstapol
Audacity is super well known. It's deploy to nearly all 80+ schools on the network we manage...
aGrumpyPotato
For some reason my brain skipped over Audacity entirely.
SideEffectsOfJuice
I actually came across Audacity pretty fast when I googled free music editors a few weeks back. It topped many lists.
firebellys
You must not have a lot of technical friends. Most of these have like millions of users and are a decade old.
aGrumpyPotato
I meant outside of my circle of technical friends. Obviously my tech friends know all these, I'm in computer engineering XD
samjam10412
Love GIMP! Used it all through my photography class
InboundHickory8
I read that as pornography class. *facepalm*
Figuritot
Love Foobar2000. Good stuff man!
DigitalHare
Wish I could reply to groups of comments, Foobar has been my music player about 8 years now. Love it and can't wait for the mobile version.
Nergaroth
Praise be foobar!
DigitalHare
Oh yes, praise :D I have been using it about 8 years now. Didn't want Winamp, iTunes was heavy... Suggested as an up and comer.
Fenriswaffles
Suggest a half decent skin that doesn't rely on a plugin that died 7 years ago ._.
MechaPistacchio
DarkOne v4 by tedgo, been using it for a year and it's almost perfect. Pretty customisable too.
DigitalHare
For Foobar? I have never skinned it, only just started looking at skins tonight and didn't seem to find anything that was too usable..?
Fenriswaffles
I had found skins before that were but it was a case of looking for long gone plugins and using old versions of Foobar.