For me its Everything, makes finding files extremely fast and easier than with Windows Explorer

  • Fubar91@lemmy.world
    10·
    1 year ago

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

    • ArtVandelay@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      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.

        • Alien Surfer@lemmy.world
          2·
          1 year ago

          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@lemmy.world
            1·
            1 year ago

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

            • Alien Surfer@lemmy.world
              1·
              1 year 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.

  • Maharashtra@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year 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.

  • String@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year 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.

  • Vik@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    1 year ago

    funny enough, I was talking to an acquaintance earlier in the week about how we should finally start a blog or something with the gist of “FOSS you can’t live without”.

    I’ll try to add some of our most beloved apps later in an edit.

  • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml
    1·
    1 year ago

    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