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 +====== Awesome Software Desktop and Home Usage ======
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 +Software or Tools that I either use constantly or personally recommend.
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 +__Note:__ Since I do not use macOS, the "OS" column will only be relevant to Windows and Linux systems.
 +=====   =====
 +
 +====== Audio Player ======
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 +^Software^Free^OpenSource^OS^Purpose^Description^Link|
 +|Audacious|Yes|Yes|Linux \\ Windows|Audio Player|Audacious is an open source audio player. A descendant of XMMS, Audacious plays your music how you want it, without stealing away your computer's resources from other tasks. You can find a nice [[:engineering:computer_science:software:audacious_presets_profiles|preset here]].|[[https://audacious-media-player.org/|Audacious]] \\  [[https://github.com/audacious-media-player/audacious|Github]]|
 +|Clementine|Yes|Yes|Windows \\ Linux|Audio Player|A modern music player and library organizer.|[[https://www.clementine-player.org/|Clementine]] \\  [[https://github.com/clementine-player/Clementine|GitHub]]|
 +
 +====== Misc / Unsorted ======
 +
 +^Software^Free^OpenSource^OS^Purpose^Description^Link|
 +|Barrier|Yes|Yes|Windows \\ Linux|Software KVM|Barrier is software that mimics the functionality of a KVM switch.|[[https://github.com/debauchee/barrier|GitHub]]|
 +|btop|Yes|Yes|Linux|System Resources Monitor|Resource monitor that shows usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network and processes.|[[https://github.com/aristocratos/btop|GitHub]]|
 +|DEF| | | | | | |
 +|Greenshot|Yes|No|Windows|Screenshot Software|A light-weight screenshot software tool for Windows|[[https://getgreenshot.org/|Greenshot]]|
 +|HWInfo|Yes|No|Windows|Hardware Monitor|The Most Comprehensive System Audit Tool I've Ever Seen|[[https://www.hwinfo.com|HWInfo]]|
 +|IJ| | | | | | |
 +|Keepass|Yes|Yes|Windows \\ Linux|Password Manager|KeePass Password Safe is a free and open-source password manager primarily for Windows.|[[https://github.com/keepassx/keepassx|GitHub]] \\  [[https://keepass.info/|Keepass]]|
 +|LocalSend|Yes|Yes|Windows \\ Linux|Local Network File Sharing|Share files to nearby devices. Free, open-source, cross-platform.|[[https://github.com/localsend/localsend|GitHub]] \\  [[https://localsend.org/|LocalSend]]|
 +|M| | | | | | |
 +|NCDU|Yes|Yes|Linux|Disk Space Analyser|Ncdu is a disk usage analyzer with an ncurses interface. It is designed to find space hogs on a remote server where you don’t have an entire graphical setup available.|[[https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu|NCDU]]|
 +|Opera|Yes|Yes|Windows \\ Linux|Browser|Opera is a multi-platform web browser developed by Opera Software. Opera is a Chromium-based browser. It distinguishes itself from other browsers through its user interface, functionality, and other features.|[[https://www.opera.com|Opera]]|
 +|P| | | | | | |
 +|qBittorrent|Yes|Yes|Windows|P2P Torrent|qBittorrent is a cross-platform free and open-source BitTorrent client.|[[https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent|GitHub]] \\  [[https://www.qbittorrent.org/|qBittorrent]]|
 +|R| | | | | | |
 +|SolidWorks|No|No|Windows|CAD|SolidWorks is a solid modeling computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering computer program|[[https://www.solidworks.com/|Solidworks]]|
 +|TU| | | | | | |
 +|Ventoy|Yes|Yes|Windows \\ Linux|ISO Boot Software|Software for booting clients with an ISO file. You just pop the ISOs in the Ventoy partition, and it will provide an updated list to choose from.|[[https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/|GitHub]] \\  [[https://www.ventoy.net/|Ventoy.net]]|
 +|VLC|Yes|Yes|Windows \\ Linux|Mediaplayer|VLC media player is a free and open-source portable cross-platform media player software and streaming media server developed by the VideoLAN project.|[[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/|GitHub]] \\  [[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/|VLC]]|
 +|WindowGrid|Yes|Yes|Windows|QoL<sup>1</sup>    |Personally a must have in Windows. Allows the user to quickly and easily layout their windows on a dynamic grid using just the mouse.|[[http://windowgrid.net/|WindowGrid]]|
 +|WizTree|Yes|No|Windows|Disk Space Analyzer  |WizTree is a disk space analyzer for quickly scanning your entire hard drive and then shows you which files and folders are using the most disk space. VERY Quickly.|[[https://wiztreefree.com/|WizTree]]|
 +|XY| | | | | | |
 +|Zettlr|Yes|Yes|Linux Windows|Note Taking \\ Personal Knowledge Management|A free and open-source note-taking application that works with Markdown files. Files may be exported and imported from a variety of different formats using an integration with Pandoc, whilst integration with reference managers allows for insertion of citations into documents.|[[https://www.zettlr.com/|Zettlr]]|
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 +<sup>1 </sup>  - Quality of life
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