Ocenaudio for audio editing. It's not FOSS but it's native, simple to use, and doesn't have backend library issues I kept having with audacity.
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UpNote. I use it like a combination of the gollum wiki described by OP, but I just put everything in there. I have watch and reading lists for things I want to check out, writing projects, notes for TTRPG games, I keep extensive notes on healthcare-related stuff, and so on. I like UpNote because it's lightweight, has windows, linux, and android apps, and because it has a one-time $25 lifetime membership that does free syncing forever instead of a monthly subscription like most other things seem to. I've tried OneNote, Evernote, Obsidian, Joplin, AnyType, and a bunch of others and didn't like them for various reasons, but UpNote is both pretty small and also has a pretty full-featured editor that can do rich text, all kinds of formatting, media files, etc.
The only thing I've run into that UpNote wasn't ideal for is I started writing a novel a couple months ago and managing the structure and notes and all that got a little unwieldy so I picked up Scrivener. Still wish they had an updated linux client or there was some good, complete, feature-rich linux-native equivalent, but it runs pretty good under wine, so.
Well, my main reason to use Zim Wiki and Gollum is that all the information stays on my computers -no sync service is needed, I sync via git + ssh to a Raspberry Pi that runs in my home. And this is a critical requirement for me since as a result of many experiences, my trust in commercial companies that collect data to respect data privacy has reached zero.
The differences between Zim and Gollum are gradual: Zim is tailored as a Desktop Wiki, so each page is already in editing mode which is slightly quicker, while Gollum is more like a classical server-based wiki, which is normally accessed over the browser (but by default, without user authentication). The difference is a bit blurry since both just modify a git repo, and Gollum can be run in localhost, so it is good for capturing changes on a laptop while on the road, and syncing them later. A further difference is that Zim is a but better for the "quick but not (yet) organized" style of work, while Gollum is better for a designed and maintained structure.
Both can capture media files and support different kinds of markup, while always storing in plain text. Gollum can also handle well things like PDFs which are displayed in the browser, and supports syntax highlighthing in many programming langages, which makes it nice for programming projects - it is perfect for writing outlines and documentation of software, and I often work by writing documentation first.
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I do a fair amount of pentesting and I'm on mobile, so I'll just list software.
Trufflehog & nosey parker (both kinda suck, but there's nothing better)
Subfinder
Nuclei
Credmaster
To name a few.
Can you expand on these later when you have time?
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Great topic. I'm going to have to investigate some of these suggestions later.
Since my first pick, helix, was already mentioned here and i commented on it, I'll add gitui. Git can be very overwhelming for me. Gitui arranges frequently used git commands in a sensible, visual layout and makes it easy for me to understand and interact with git.
For doing more complex tasks with git, you could have a look at jujutsu. It is really good and provides most of git's power in an conceptually much simpler CLI interface.
Thanks for the rec! The anonymous branches and working-copy-as-commit subsuming git stashes is intriguing. I'll give it a closer look when I have a chance.
I would say Rymdport (https://github.com/Jacalz/rymdport). It's a GUI for the magic-wormhole tool (another recommendation in itself). It let's you easily and safely transfer files to another computer.
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Right now https://jeena.github.io/recoder/ which I just released and here is why (copied from the website):
🎬 Why Recoder?
I used to edit family videos in Kdenlive without a problem — it handled footage from all our devices without complaining. But then I switched to DaVinci Resolve, and suddenly nothing worked right. My Sony Alpha 7C, my Galaxy S24, and my wife's iPhone all produced files that Resolve couldn’t handle without transcoding.
😤 Too Much Fuss, Too Many Steps
Every time I wanted to edit, I had to hunt down the right ffmpeg settings and manually run them on each video — a frustrating and repetitive task.
My typical workflow is simple: I create one folder per event on an external HDD and drop in videos from all our cameras. A script renames the files based on the date and time so I can easily sort them. But for Resolve, everything has to be transcoded to DNxHD — which only supports resolutions like 1920×1080 and 1280×720.
🔄 Vertical Videos? Extra Pain
That also meant vertical videos couldn’t work. So now, I rotate them during transcoding to preserve resolution and rotate them back in Resolve during editing.
✨ Enter Recoder
I built Recoder to automate this annoying step — so I could spend more time editing memories and less time fiddling with command-line tools.
I like game emulation and to manage my ROM library, I use Geode-GEM. It is simple but cusomizable app to manage your ROM based on console and emulator you have.
Ed Along with rlwrap it gives me a very fast and powerful workflow.
Rlwrap It wraps around a program and gives it the ability to make use ofthe readline lib.
Screen I use it when I boot without X. Gives a very fast workflow, being able to switch between programs.
Mpv Multimedia powerhouse. Even works (pretty) well without X, with a framebuffer.
Ecasound Cli daw. Have several scripts to make a recording on the fly or to be able to jam.
ed (which is the more frugal, older brother of vi/vim) might indeed be a bit under-hyped. Which advantages does it have for you?
Funny thing a while ago I had a small side-project for a data collection task in my PDA - a kind of minimal database to record daily stuff. So, a PDA has limited screen space and typing speed, and I tried to make the UI with as little typing as possible. And then it dawned to me that I was essentially replicating ed's interface!
I primarily edit groff-, shell- and (small) c-files. I like it to simply search a line make the edit and move on.
All my groff and c projects have makefiles, with 'm' being an alias for 'make'. So a simple 'w' and '!m' will do.
I use 'z' a lot to view portions of the file.
If I need to transfer a part of a file to another file I simly write that part to a temporary file and import it.
There are some situations when I open vi instead. Primarily when I have to escape a lot of characters to make the edit.
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It could be helpful if you explain what they do and how they relate to your computing needs. For example, I have been using Linux for over 25 years, and the only name in yor list which I have an idea about what it does is Deja Dup (personally, I use tar for backups, in a simple incremental setup).
I know Strawberry, because I use it too. It's a music player, forked from Clementine years ago. I find it the best for my use case, as it can handle library by tags, do folder view for separate locations, do tag editing, lyrics and art download, etc. Can highly recommend!
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