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useful_programs [2022/06/07 17:29] – [Android] OpenTasks rjtuseful_programs [2023/01/31 23:53] – mps-youtube → yewtube rjt
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-| Accessibility [[find-cursor]] |  [[github>arp242/find-cursor|Code]]  |  [[aur>find-cursoe|AUR]]  | Replicates the accessibility feature in [[microsoft_windows|Windows]] where you can press Ctrl to spawn some contracting concentric circles to show you where your mouse cursor is. |+| Accessibility [[find-cursor]] |  [[github>arp242/find-cursor|Code]]  |  [[aur>find-cursoe|AUR]]  | Replicates the accessibility feature in [[microsoft_windows|Windows]] where you can press Ctrl to spawn some contracting concentric circles to show you where your mouse cursor is. |
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-| Desktop Utils. [[Rofi]] |  [[github>DaveDavenport/rofi|Code]]  |  [[arch>community/x86_64/rofi/|Arch]]  | Flexible launcher for [[i3wm]]. |+| Desktop Utils. [[Rofi]] |  [[github>DaveDavenport/rofi|Code]]  |  [[arch>community/x86_64/rofi/|Arch]]  | Flexible launcher for [[i3wm]]. |
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-| Download Management [[mega#Megatools]] |  [[https://megatools.megous.com/|Home]] |  [[aur>megatools|AUR]]  | Command-line tools for working with mega.co.nz, either with or without an account. | +| Download Management [[mega#Megatools]] |  [[https://megatools.megous.com/|Home]] |  [[aur>megatools|AUR]]  | Command-line tools for working with [[mega|mega.nz]], either with or without an account. | 
- `` [[yt-dlp]] |  [[github>yt-dlp/yt-dlp|Code]]  |  [[arch>community/any/yt-dlp|Arch]]  | CLI tools for grabbing video and audio from [[Youtube]] (and some other places, apparently). Spiritual-successor to [[youtube-dl]]. |+:::                 [[yt-dlp]] |  [[github>yt-dlp/yt-dlp|Code]]  |  [[arch>community/any/yt-dlp|Arch]]  | CLI tools for grabbing video and audio from [[Youtube]] (and some other places, apparently). Spiritual-successor to [[youtube-dl]]. |
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-| Files [[mediainfo]] |  [[https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo|Home]]  | [[arch>community/x86_64/mediainfo|Arch]] | CLI and GUI tools for getting detailed information about various kinds of media files (video, audio, etc), in different formats.\\ I mostly use the [[aur>mediainfo-gui-qt|QT version on Arch]], as it has more features than the default GTK one, including a real vital one which let's me set which page of information it opens on, for some reason.\\ Is also on Windows and Macs. |+| Files [[mediainfo]] |  [[https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo|Home]]  | [[arch>community/x86_64/mediainfo|Arch]] | CLI and GUI tools for getting detailed information about various kinds of media files (video, audio, etc), in different formats.\\ I mostly use the [[aur>mediainfo-gui-qt|QT version on Arch]], as it has more features than the default GTK one, including a real vital one which let's me set which page of information it opens on, for some reason.\\ Is also on Windows and Macs. |
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-| Game stuff [[archi_steam_farm]] |  [[github>JustArchi/ArchiSteamFarm|Code]]  |  [[aur>asf/|AUR]]  | Collects [[Steam]] cards without having to open the game. |+| Game stuff [[archi_steam_farm]] |  [[github>JustArchi/ArchiSteamFarm|Code]]  |  [[aur>asf/|AUR]]  | Collects [[Steam]] cards without having to open the game. |
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-| Hardware [[CPU-X]] |  [[https://x0rg.github.io/CPU-X/|Home]]  |  [[aur>cpu-x/|AUR]]  | Open-source clone of [[https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html|CPU-Z]]. Gets info. about the computer. |+| Hardware [[CPU-X]] |  [[https://x0rg.github.io/CPU-X/|Home]]  |  [[aur>cpu-x/|AUR]]  | Open-source clone of [[https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html|CPU-Z]]. Gets info. about the computer. |
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-| Media Editing [[ffmpeg]] |  [[https://ffmpeg.org/|Home]]  |  [[arch>ffmpeg|Arch]] | [[terminal_emulator|Terminal]]-based tool for working with video and audio. You can crop, resize, convert, concatenate, etc.; probably anything you can imagine. | +| Media Editing [[ffmpeg]] |  [[https://ffmpeg.org/|Home]]  |  [[arch>ffmpeg|Arch]] | [[terminal_emulator|Terminal]]-based tool for working with video and audio. You can crop, resize, convert, concatenate, etc.; probably anything you can imagine. | 
- `` [[imagemagick]] |  [[https://imagemagick.org/|Home]]  | [[arch>imagemagick|Arch]]  | Like [[ffmpeg]], but for images. |+:::           [[imagemagick]] |  [[https://imagemagick.org/|Home]]  | [[arch>imagemagick|Arch]]  | Like [[ffmpeg]], but for images. |
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-| Music [[mpd]] |  [[https://www.musicpd.org/|Home]]  |  [[arch>extra/x86_64/mpd/|Arch]]  | Run a small music server for streaming music to hardware on your network (or Internet). | +| Music [[mpd]] |  [[https://www.musicpd.org/|Home]]  |  [[arch>extra/x86_64/mpd/|Arch]]  | Run a small music server for streaming music to hardware on your network (or Internet). | 
- ``  | [[github>mps-youtube/mps-youtube|mps-youtube]] |  [[arch>community/any/mps-youtube/|Arch]]   ?  | Stream [[Youtube]] audio from the [[terminal_emulator|terminal]]. | +:::   ^ [[yewtube]] | [[github>mps-youtube/yewtube|Code]] |  [[aur>mps-youtube-git|AUR]] | Stream [[Youtube]] audio from the [[terminal_emulator|terminal]]. | 
- `` [[ncmpcpp]] | | | Feature-rich, [[terminal_emulator|terminal]]-based, [[mpd]] client. | +:::   [[ncmpcpp]] | | | Feature-rich, [[terminal_emulator|terminal]]-based, [[mpd]] client. | 
- `` [[quod_libet]] | | | [[Music player]] and library organiser. |+:::   [[quod_libet]] | | | [[Music player]] and library organiser. |
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-| Organisation | [[http://freemind.sourceforge.net/|FreeMind]] |  [[arch>community/any/freemind/|Arch]]  |  [[choco>freemind|Win7]]  | Mind-mapping tool. | +| Organisation ^ [[FreeMind]] | [[http://freemind.sourceforge.net/|Home]] |  [[arch>community/any/freemind/|Arch]]  | Mind-mapping tool. | 
- `` [[qownnotes]] |  [[aur>qownnotes/|AUR]]  |  ?  | Nice bit of software for writing and organising notes. I sync them between computers and phone with [[Syncthing]]. Might change to [[emacs#Org-mode]] one day? | +:::          ^ [[qownnotes]] |  [[aur>qownnotes/|AUR]]  |  ?  | Nice bit of software for writing and organising notes. I sync them between computers and phone with [[Syncthing]]. Might change to [[emacs#Org-mode]] one day? | 
- ``  | [[http://tellico-project.org/|Tellico]] |  [[arch>community/x86_64/tellico/|Arch]]   | Software for organising info. about collections. Easy to customise what fields you want to use, and does a good job of importing data from places like [[Discogs]]. I use it for videogames and music.\\ I also tried GCstar, but liked this more. |+:::          ^ [[Tellico]] | [[http://tellico-project.org/|Home]] |  [[arch>community/x86_64/tellico/|Arch]]  | Software for organising info. about collections. Easy to customise what fields you want to use, and does a good job of importing data from places like [[Discogs]]. I use it for videogames and music.\\ I also tried GCstar, but liked this more. |
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-| P2P [[SoulseekQT]] |  [[http://www.slsknet.org/|Home]]  |[[aur>soulseekqt|AUR]]  | GUI [[soulseek]] client. Mostly used for music sharing. I much prefer it to the alternate [[nicotine-plus|Nicotine+]], but I can't remember why. | +| P2P [[SoulseekQT]] |  [[http://www.slsknet.org/|Home]]  |[[aur>soulseekqt|AUR]]  | GUI [[soulseek]] client. Mostly used for music sharing. I much prefer it to the alternate [[nicotine-plus|Nicotine+]], but I can't remember why. | 
- `` [[transmission]] |  |  | [[Torrent]] client. I actually use two versions, one for downloading stuff to my computer, and more commonly, one for downloading stuff to my [[nas]]. |+::: ^ [[transmission]] |  |  | [[Torrent]] client. I actually use two versions, one for downloading stuff to my computer, and more commonly, one for downloading stuff to my [[nas]]. |
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-| Package Management | [[github>Jguer/yay|Yay]] |  [[aur>yay|AUR]]   n/a  | Gosh AUR helpers keep disappearing. But this one's doing a good job of replacing the now maintained pacaur. | +| Package Management ^ [[Yay]] | [[github>Jguer/yay|Code]] |  [[aur>yay|AUR]]  | Gosh AUR helpers keep disappearing. But this one's doing a good job of replacing the now maintained pacaur. | 
- ``  | [[github>trizen/trizen|Trizen]] |  [[aur>trizen|AUR]]   n/a  | I've switched from Yay to Trizen, but they're both pretty equally fine and I can't remember why I changed~ |+:::                ^ [[Trizen]] | [[github>trizen/trizen|Code]] |  [[aur>trizen|AUR]]  | I've switched from Yay to Trizen, but they're both pretty equally fine and I can't remember why I changed~ |
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-| Scanning | [[https://www.hamrick.com/|VueScan]] | [[aur>vuescan-bin|AUR]] | [[https://www.hamrick.com/download.html|Win]] | On Windows this was vital to get [[hewlett-packard_scanjet_4100c|my scanner]] working, as it was old and compatibility was broken. On Linux this isn't a problem, but it might still be useful, as the amount of control it gives you over the [[scanner]] is unparalleled. Expensive as fuck though. |+| Scanning ^ [[VueScan]] | [[https://www.hamrick.com/|Home]] | [[aur>vuescan-bin|AUR]] | On Windows this was vital to get [[hewlett-packard_scanjet_4100c|my scanner]] working, as it was old and compatibility was broken. On Linux this isn't a problem, but it might still be useful, as the amount of control it gives you over the [[scanner]] is unparalleled. Expensive as fuck though. |
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-| Security [[http://keepass.info/|KeePassXC]] |  [[arch>community/x86_64/keepassxc/|Arch]]  |  [[choco>keepassxc|Win7]]  | Encrypted, locally hosted, password manager.\\ Switch to this from some other version of KP 'cause I needed [[wp>Time-based_One-time_Password_algorithm|TOTP]] without a phone. |+| Security [[http://keepass.info/|KeePassXC]] |  [[arch>community/x86_64/keepassxc/|Arch]]  |  [[choco>keepassxc|Win7]]  | Encrypted, locally hosted, password manager.\\ Switch to this from some other version of KP 'cause I needed [[wp>Time-based_One-time_Password_algorithm|TOTP]] without a phone. |
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-| Timed Shutdown [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/sleeptimer2/|Sleep Timer]] |  [[aur>sleeptimer/|AUR]]  |  [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/sleeptimer2/|Win7]]  | Simple program for scheduling computer shutdown, hibernation etc. |+| Timed Shutdown [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/sleeptimer2/|Sleep Timer]] |  [[aur>sleeptimer/|AUR]]  |  [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/sleeptimer2/|Win7]]  | Simple program for scheduling computer shutdown, hibernation etc. |
  
 ==== No longer use, but perhaps still useful ==== ==== No longer use, but perhaps still useful ====
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 | File management | [[https://ipmsg.org/tools/fastcopy.html.en|FastCopy]] |  [[github>KengoSawa2/RapidCopy|Lin]]  |  [[choco>FastCopy|Win7]] | Copies files faster, with more options. Not sure how useful it is on Linux, but there's a port for it and OSX called RapidCopy. | | File management | [[https://ipmsg.org/tools/fastcopy.html.en|FastCopy]] |  [[github>KengoSawa2/RapidCopy|Lin]]  |  [[choco>FastCopy|Win7]] | Copies files faster, with more options. Not sure how useful it is on Linux, but there's a port for it and OSX called RapidCopy. |
- ``  | [[http://www.mediacoderhq.com/|Mediacoder]] |  ?  |  [[choco>mediacoder|Win7]]  | Info. on video files | +:::             | [[http://www.mediacoderhq.com/|Mediacoder]] |  ?  |  [[choco>mediacoder|Win7]]  | Info. on video files | 
- ``  | [[http://pandorarecovery.com/|Pandora Recovery]] |  n/a  |  [[http://www.pandorarecovery.com/download/|Win7]] | Super useful program for re-getting deleted items | +:::             | [[http://pandorarecovery.com/|Pandora Recovery]] |  n/a  |  [[http://www.pandorarecovery.com/download/|Win7]] | Super useful program for re-getting deleted items | 
- ``  | [[http://qttabbar.wikidot.com/|QTTabBar]] |  n/a  |  [[choco>QTTabBar|Win7]]  | Adds tabs (and other stuff I don't care about) to Windows Explorer. | +:::             | [[http://qttabbar.wikidot.com/|QTTabBar]] |  n/a  |  [[choco>QTTabBar|Win7]]  | Adds tabs (and other stuff I don't care about) to Windows Explorer. | 
- ``  | [[http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/|Space Sniffer]] |  ?  |  [[choco>spacesniffer|Win7]] | Visualises HD usage, so you can see what's hogging the most space.\\ Alternatives include Spacemonger and WinDirStat. |+:::             | [[http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/|Space Sniffer]] |  ?  |  [[choco>spacesniffer|Win7]] | Visualises HD usage, so you can see what's hogging the most space.\\ Alternatives include Spacemonger and WinDirStat. |
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 | Game stuff | [[https://scottrice.github.io/Ice/|Ice]] |  ?  |  [[https://scottrice.github.io/Ice/|Win7]]  | Put ROMs in [[Steam]].\\ Get images from:\\ http://consolegrid.com/\\ http://steambanners.booru.org/| | Game stuff | [[https://scottrice.github.io/Ice/|Ice]] |  ?  |  [[https://scottrice.github.io/Ice/|Win7]]  | Put ROMs in [[Steam]].\\ Get images from:\\ http://consolegrid.com/\\ http://steambanners.booru.org/|
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 ===== Thunderbird ===== ===== Thunderbird =====
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 +Previously I used add-ons mostly for syncing calendar sand address books, but that stuff's finally built-in to [[Thunderbird]].
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 ^ Use ^ Add-on / Extension ^ Note ^ ^ Use ^ Add-on / Extension ^ Note ^
-| Account management | [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/startupmaster/|StartupMaster]] | A fix for multiple master password prompts on startup. Not working after version 68 :( | +| Account management | [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools-ng/|ImportExportTools NG]] | Used it once for importing and exporting messages. | 
-| Ca*DAV | [[https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/tbsync/?src=search|TbSync]] | My fave for connecting with CardDAV and CalDAV servers.\\ Used to use [[https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/cardbook/|CardBook]], but it stopped working with my NAS / local network. | +
-|  ``  | [[https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/dav-4-tbsync/|DAV-4-TbSync]] | Required by [[tbsync]] to add Ca*DAV support. |+
  
 ===== Android ===== ===== Android =====
useful_programs.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/17 00:50 by rjt