• shua_too@midwest.social
    1682·
    2 years ago

    Bitwarden is one I use several times a day. They do have a support plan for like $10 a year that gives a couple extra features like TOTP support, but the base level is incredibly robust. It’s open source, too. I know a lot of folks also host their own servers with Vaultwarden, but that’s a little beyond my skill level.

    • Emu@lemmy.ml
      15·
      2 years ago

      I’ve never thought about it, how do they make money? I’ve never seen an ad or sent them money.

      • d-RLY?@lemmy.ml
        50·
        2 years ago

        They make a large amount from Google paying them to be the default search engine. Also they have been making additional projects that can be subscribed to as add-ons for Firefox (like a VPN and an email forwarding service that allows you to make fake email addresses or phone numbers to use on sites that will forward the messages to your real inbox/phone). You can use a limited version of the email thing without paying though so it is easy to try out. And they are always ready to take donations of any size and can be reoccurring. I personally pay .99/month for the email service even though I don’t use it often. As it is nice to have if I need it, and it is basically a donation at that point. lol.

        Here are links to those products if you care to read more about them or at least see pricing.
        https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/products/vpn/

        https://relay.firefox.com/

        But even just making a point to donate some one-offs here and there does help in small ways to keep a real option in browsers that isn’t just another Chromium-based project.
        https://donate.mozilla.org/en-US/

        Everyone hated when IE was the only browser that sites were coded for, and we are seeing more and more Chromium only sites. Which means a bad vulnerability in Chromium will impact all the browsers based on it. Also privacy add-ons for Firefox tend to work better and block ads well.

      • GenEcon@lemm.ee
        19·
        2 years ago

        1. Donations

        2. Getting payed by google to make it their default search engine.

    • EzekielJK@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 years ago

      I adore Firefox but several years ago, Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Forms, etc) decided to change their font system in some bizarre way that they’re never formatted right on Firefox and cause spacing issues. It sucks because I use Docs and Sheets so frequently that I end up needing to keep two browsers installed and switch whenever I want to work on some of my projects.

    • eco@lemmy.world
      13·
      2 years ago

      Microsoft is adding extensive archive format support (using libarchive) to Windows 11. I’d like to thank 7-zip for its service over the decades, though.

      • LUHG@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 years ago

        The way Msoft are going with right click options I’m doubtful it’ll complete.

        • eco@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 years ago

          If you’re talking about the more limited set of options you get when you right click a file in Windows 11, just hold shift while right clicking to get the original options. You’ve actually been able to hold shift to get additional options going way back, I think to windows XP.

          There’s a lot of extra useful options in there too like opening command prompts to the current folder and copying file paths to the clipboard.

      • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
        3·
        2 years ago

        Blender is an open source 3D art/graphics program, on-par with what companies charge hundreds of dollars per month for. Unlike some things where people say “Use GIMP instead of Photoshop!”, Blender is actually industry standard everywhere I’ve worked

    • Ess@infosec.pub
      3·
      2 years ago

      For the self-hosters out there, there’s VaultWarden, which works seamlessly with all Bitwarden plugins and apps.

      It’s very lightweight and easy to setup and run. It has support for multiple accounts, so you can use it for your family, or business, or whatever!

    • Nevoic@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 years ago

      On this note it’s crazy there are people who will spend over $100 on a Windows license, when all they do is use a web browser or simple productivity apps like spreadsheets or word.

      I can get if you’re using some adobe products, or some game that hasn’t been updated to the Linux compatible EAC, but for the vast majority of people paying over $100 (or having that cost passed onto you from the manufacturer if Windows is preinstalled) is crazy.

      • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
        5·
        2 years ago

        No Android phones, insanely outdated internet, software development confined to what corporations allowed… Yea things could have been a lot worse

      • argv_minus_one@beehaw.org
        2·
        2 years ago

        Insofar as BSD is very different. Linux emerged while BSD’s legal status was in serious doubt, and had already gathered considerable inertia by the time the court case ended, but the court case ended favorably for the BSD community, so we’d have ended up on that if not for Linux.

    • Leon@feddit.de
      171·
      2 years ago

      It seems evident that the effort put into a comment would mirror one’s investment in the topic. With these bare minimum answers I always assume the quality of the recommendation matches.

      • DrQuint@lemmy.world
        61·
        2 years ago

        With a catch: If it’s something absurdly popular, then no. Something like Google Maps, you really don’t have to say why it’s both surprising and unsurprising that it manages to be ad free. The whole conversation is self-evident and no more words are needed.

    • gale@lemmy.ml
      211·
      2 years ago

      Have you considered asking the question yourself and explaining in your post that you are seeking for actual recommendations instead of expecting them in a post with a one-line random question like this one? Maybe?

      Most “ITT people” love to help with “ITT” matters, but also enjoy throwing quick answers in posts like this. Just a heads-up.

      • 𝕭𝖚𝖑𝖚 𝕺𝖓𝖙𝖆@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 years ago

        I mean, when asked for something like this and the quick answer was Everything, you’d wonder if the OP meant the voidtools’ file search software ‘Everything’ or just… everything. At least provide a quick explanation of the usage, 1 sentence is usually enough.

        • gale@lemmy.ml
          1·
          2 years ago

          Although I agree with your point, all I see is a will to complain in this thread. And for free. The popular thing to do, I guess.

  • G0FuckThyself@lemmy.world
    68·
    2 years ago

    Firefox, ppsspp, termux, VLC, Tachiyomi(SY), and KeypassXC/DX are coming to my mind. Probably there are a lot more. These are for android. Although they do apply to desktop except termux and Tachiyomi.

    Edit: I haven’t added the various FOSS tools as they don’t really come in “App” Category. Some of them:

    • Linux kernel
    • git
    • gcc
  • frippa@lemmy.ml
    60·
    2 years ago

    Jellyfin, it’s literally free Netflix if you own even just an old computer and some storage. Also open source that is another huge plus

  • kibiz0r@lemmy.world
    645·
    2 years ago

    Genuinely free? VSCode

    Freemium: Discord

    You pay with your data: Google Maps

    • jcg@halubilo.social
      9·
      2 years ago

      Honestly the open source office suites are pretty amazing now. It’s what put me off Linux initially all those years ago, how Word/Excel just felt way better than LibreOffice, but now even the browser based stuff is on par.

      • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
        2·
        2 years ago

        I’ve only ever used Google Drive suite for my office work so that was super easy on Linux. I’ve heard people who crunch huge datasets in Excel don’t have an alternative though

  • philpo@feddit.de
    52·
    2 years ago

    Home Assistant. It is an incredibly powerful smart home solution that is far more capable than any other solution one needs to pay for.

  • Einar@lemmy.ml
    49·
    2 years ago

    OpenStreetMap (OSM)

    OpenStreetMap is a free, editable map of the world, created and maintained by millions of volunteers. It includes data about roads, buildings, shops, points of interest, and more.

    Many of the benefits of Google Maps without all its spying and advertising.

    Bonus in line with this: OsmAnd.

    Edit: a more lightweight, but fully FOSS OSM client: Organic Maps. Blazing fast and under constant development.

    Edit 2: Here is a Lemmy community dedicated to OsmAnd: !osmand@lemmy.ml