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What are some of your favorite Linux FOSS replacements for WIndows software? (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Witch@beehaw.org to c/foss@beehaw.org

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Hi everyone! So I've recently switched to Linux and I'm having a lot of fun downloading software and replacing my old stuff with it. I'm wondering what you all use?

My switched softwares:

Obsidian -> Logseq - Obsidian is great and all but I think Logseq is also competent in its own way even without plugins. I am currently exploring templates to create my own daily journal/habit tracker like I did in Obsidian.

Word/Notepad -> LibreOffice - Seems to have a lot of options. Currently using the writer software for quick notes.

Canva -> Inkscape - I am aware that Canva is a website/android app, but I decided to switch from it to Inkscape by utilizing open source illustrations such as Undraw for graphics needs. I still need to look up tutorials on how to use it properly, though!

Clip Studio Paint -> Krita - I actually made this switch a month or two ago, but I'm really enjoying Krita a lot more than I ever did Clip Studio Paint. Less things to get distracted by, giving you more chances to learn how to utilize the essentials.

Things I'd like to explore in more detail:

Thunderbird as a calendar/email/task software
Whether or not I should stick with Calibre for book management
Kdenlive as a video creating program. I haven't created videos before, but it seems fun.

How about you? What do you enjoy?

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[–] kalanggam@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I use Dendron with VS Code rather than Obsidian, but is there any particular reason why I might want to use Logseq instead?

[–] Witch@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Interesting, I didn't know about Dendron!

I'm actually switching from Logseq to Zim Wiki (might take a peek Dendron, though!) because I found out something about logseq I Don't quite like: each journal entry seems to be part of an infinite scroll. So you'd have day 1 of using it, then at the top would be day 2, and then it'd become day 3...

I did however like the fact that it has flashcard capabilities and whiteboard capabilities without having to install plugins. I think Logseq might be best used for a daily journal that you can scroll through from present day to past day. It also apparently has good citation features but I didn't get to explore it very well.

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[–] KelsonV@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Firefox as a web browser.

I keep trying email clients, but end up going back to Thunderbird. It still looks clunky, but it works well, and the new UI is in beta, so it should look better soon!

[–] ranger@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Any suggestions for Autohotkey. Currently few critical work flows are dependent on it due to which I am unable to shift.

It's not only key mapping as it could manipulate windows in combination with that.

[–] Holli25@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I am using Obsidian for quite a while now. I really enjoy the possibility to modify anything to my needs. What are your use-cases for Logseq (and Obsidian before)? And how are you liking the switch?

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[–] anders@rytter.me 1 points 2 years ago

@Witch Linux :D fedora silverblue

[–] iTaiko@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I've replaced Windows totally with NixOS(Using the ZFS filesystem as well so I can take /home snapshots and backup easier!). Been a long time Linux user, starting with OpenSuSE.

Anyways, when I did use Windows, my most often used software was LibreOffice for school, VLC for movies, QBittorrent for, well, torrenting, Thunderbird for email and Firefox for browsing(With lots of extensions). I also used Emacs a lot, and still do, here and there.

Overall, I don't really need to use much proprietary software, except for games, of course.

[–] Klaymore@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Kdenlive works, and is the best foss video editor imo, but I still haven't found anything as good as DaVinci Resolve (sadly not foss). DaVinci doesn't support common video codecs on Linux though (so you gotta get used to ffmpeg), and for basic video editing Kdenlive works fine, but for making cinematic things like short films or whatever there's sadly nothing nicer than DaVinci. I'd like to be proven wrong though.

[–] Engywuck@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Notepad->kate

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