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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

The Portable Apps Platform - free portable software meta app. It's there, every day, like the Windows start button is there.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One I use every day is ShareX.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

GNU Texmacs.

I'm never, ever again wasting my time typing in sketchy and weird latex commands. Point and click. Easy and to the point.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I just downloaded Libretube from FDroid, which I also just downloaded haha, and I'm absolutely loving it!

So much better than YouTube.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

total commander (file manager + ftp/sftp client) for android,

openvpn

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[–] ItsComplicated 8 points 1 year ago

Signal and Weawow. Although I have donated since they are wonderful apps IMO.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Your simple, every day, web browser. It doesn't matter which one. They're all free and they all are the main, basic way of accessing the internet.

I'd have used "the internet" itself, but most people still have to pay to get connected to it.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

If you like to listen online radios, Open Radio is a nice one!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

RadioGarden as well

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you can't believe it, you need to learn more about FOSS software. In other words, what you're describing is PEBCAK.

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