====== Awesome Software Desktop and Home Usage ======

Software or Tools that I either use constantly or personally recommend.

__Note:__ Since I do not use macOS, the "OS" column will only be relevant to Windows and Linux systems.
===== Tools & Utilities =====

^Software^Free^OpenSource^OS^Purpose^Description^Link|
|Audacious|Yes|Yes|Linux \\ Windows|AudioPlayer|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 [[:computer_science:software:audacious_presets_profiles|preset here]].|[[https://audacious-media-player.org/|Audacious]] \\  [[https://github.com/audacious-media-player/audacious|Github]]|
|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]]|
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|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]]|
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|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]]|
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|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]]|
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|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]]|
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|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]]|
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|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]]|
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