What free software is still legit smokin?

[Jirh]

Sublime Text (Free use, with occasional reminders)

SpaceSniffer

Draw.io

Edited March 29 by Jirh

[LastThursday]

My shortlist:

VirtualBox - computer in a computer

VirtualDub - quick and simple video editing, conversion and effects

FontForge - design new or manipulate existing fonts

Upscayl - AI image enhancement

ChatGPT/Deepseek - (free version obviously) mostly for coding or philosphising

Google Maps on mobile - probably the most mindblowing

 

[integral]

photopea.com free photoshop

Edited March 30 by Leo Gura
Piracy link removed

[Ulax]

Linux being free is mental.

I only tried it recently for the first time, and its epic.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

18 minutes ago, Ulax said:

Linux being free is mental.

I only tried it recently for the first time, and its epic.

Oh boy - have fun  What distro?

I've always marvelled it is free.

I donate what I can to all the software I use that is free.

Even if it's just a buck or two.

[Ulax]

2 minutes ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

Oh boy - have fun  What distro?

I've always marvelled it is free.

I donate what I can to all the software I use that is free.

Even if it's just a buck or two.

Thanks

Errr I do a mix. Cos I'm in cybersecurity training at the moment, and my trainings use various virtual machines to teach linux.

Currently have used Ubuntu, and Debian. Might be using some kali soon when I learn more about ethical hacking! I've only done basic ethical hacking so far but each time has been a thrill.

That's cool you donate too btw.

[bazera]

I still can't believe that Blender is free. 

I use Notion (free tier) and Obsidian for note taking.

VS Code for coding. 

Docker.

There are many open source libraries / tools we use daily in development. 

[UnbornTao]

22 hours ago, LastThursday said:

My shortlist:

VirtualBox - computer in a computer

You might want to try QEMU + Virt-manager. Much more performant.

11 hours ago, Ulax said:

Linux being free is mental.

I only tried it recently for the first time, and its epic.

Linux Mint is always a solid option. Stable and reliable.

I'm rocking CachyOS now and loving it. Maybe not ideal as a first distro, though.

Edited March 30 by UnbornTao

[CARDOZZO]

• WinRar
• Blender
• OpenCAD
• Proteus
• KiCad
• OpenROAD (Open Source Chip Design)
• Cisco Packet Tracer
• Linux
• Avogrado
• Gimp
• Notion
• Obsidian
• XMind
• Unity
• GODOT
• VS Code
• Git
• Gemini, Perplexity 
• Lightshot

Edited March 31 by CARDOZZO

[CARDOZZO]

• Adobe Acrobat
• VSCO
• Google Play Books App
• Kindle App
• uTorrent 

[CARDOZZO]

• Strava
• TickTick

[ZenSwift]

Paintdotnet has been my go-to for all the image edits I do. 

OBS 

Bulkrenameutility

Davinchi Resolve

[UnbornTao]

@CARDOZZO Thanks for the lists.

On 3/31/2026 at 2:53 AM, CARDOZZO said:

• uTorrent 

Ew. uTorrent isn't that trustworthy and is also packed with ads. Do yourself a favor and switch to qBittorrent.

Edited April 4 by UnbornTao

[CARDOZZO]

54 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

@CARDOZZO Thanks for the lists.

Ew. uTorrent ain't very trustworthy and is packed with ads. Do yourself a favor and switch to qBittorrent.

😂😂

They have a web version. I don't use it very often.

[UnbornTao]

23 hours ago, CARDOZZO said:

😂😂

They have a web version. I don't use it very often.

I'd still not use it. 

qBittorrent is open-source, by the way.

uTorrent was great in 2006.

Edited April 4 by UnbornTao

[UnbornTao]

@Natasha Tori Maru 

Turns out you weren't the only one complaining about the state of Outlook!

Microsoft Outlook frustrates Artemis II astronauts live from space

lol

Edited April 3 by UnbornTao

[Natasha Tori Maru]

@UnbornTao heh heh I must say, of the two versions: 

The one yellow, marked up below, is BY FAR the most venereal disease ridden POS. The arrogance to even call it a program 🤣

 

[UnbornTao]

15 hours ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

@UnbornTao heh heh I must say, of the two versions: 

The one yellow, marked up below, is BY FAR the most venereal disease ridden POS. The arrogance to even call it a program 🤣

 

God, it's literally out of this world.

Edited April 4 by UnbornTao

[Ramasta9]

Never paid for a single software as most of what I needed has always been free, and always a way around things.

There's already enough things we pay for in life. Humans are being stretched like spaghetti these days.

 

[CARDOZZO]

• GarageBand