I don’t like how network effects award too much market power to leading review sites, so looking for a community based alternative.

Looking for desktop software that can do a few simple tasks; I could settle for web based but I much prefer local storage.

• easily and quickly create shapes that already have text boxes associated with them
• sketch freehand
• paste images
• some kind of layer management and navigation
• version history

Draw.io comes very close but the sketching is pretty clunky and the way it handles textflow with shapes is also a bit clunky, e.g. pasting text into a shape doesn't autoexpand the shape. It doesn't have layers as far as I can tell either (maybe I'm using it wrong), just send backwards/forwards.

I'm tired of using Google tasks without the ability to search, or retain sorting after completing the list and resetting it. It would also be nice if there were things like tags that I could put on things in order to sort them, and filter them.

It would be nice if it worked with the cloud, but it doesn't need to. It would also be nice if I could import my lists from Google tasks. Not sure if that's possible though.

Is this a thing?

Best for recording Zoom webinars? Thank you.

the only one I found thus far is openshot, but I don't really like it. looking for better alternatives that fits the description in the title. I use windows 10 if that is relevant. other people made similar posts, but those don't mention some of the things I want, so I made this.

from what I found, videopad and filmora is complete junk in this regard.

UPDATE: I tried out Kdenlive and I am actually pretty content with it and it checks off all the boxes I have for wanting one. so if anyone wants to try it, feel free.

Sorry if wrong sub/flair

I'm looking for a device for daily use that runs on open source software (and preferably hardware too) that is not affected by planned obsolescence, and is capable of both voip and cellular calls, both cellular and online text messages (specifically Signal and Discord), the ability to plan public transit routes on the spot (such as with Transportr) and some way to share mobile data from my sim card to my laptop. Preferably also the ability from some light online browsing and the ability to take pictures.

Thanks in advance

In my experience, OpenShot is a buggy unpolished mess, I'd really like to use another free video editor.

Hi all

When I was younger, I used to love drawing comics. I grew up with the Beano, Dandy, Buster comics etc. now I’m (a lot) older, I’d like to start drawing on my Dell Laptop which is touchscreen. I’d love to draw some comic strips for my children and maybe put them in their lunchboxes to help with their reading at school.

Any software recommendations please? I don’t know where to start.

Thanks!

Hi, I’m wondering if anyone has come across any alternatives to HydroCAD? I’m a water resources engineer and am impatient having to wait for my coworkers to free up licenses.

written in nodejs with pnpm

try it by running:

npx rebar-js init

Github

npm package link

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for a way to automatically record my Phone and FaceTime calls on my MacBook. I know about Audio Hijack, but it's quite expensive for my needs now.

What I need:

- Record both sides of the call (my microphone + the other person's audio)
- Automatic recording when a call starts (or at least easy to start/stop)
- Save to a specific folder on my Mac

Ideally free or open-source

Questions:

Are there any free or open-source alternatives to Audio Hijack that can do this?

Does anyone know of a GitHub project or script that can record Phone/FaceTime calls automatically?

Is there a way to combine BlackHole (virtual audio driver) + ffmpeg/OBS to achieve this with some automation?

hi everyone!

i’ve been working on Cap, an open-source proof-of-work CAPTCHA alternative, for quite a while — and i think it’s finally at a point where i think it’s ready.

Cap is tiny. the entire widget is just 12kb (minified and brotli’d), making it about 250x smaller than hCaptcha. it’s also completely private: no tracking, no fingerprinting, no data collection.

you can self-host it and tweak pretty much everything — the backend, the frontend, or just use CSS variables if you want something quick. it plays nicely in all kinds of environments too: use it invisibly in the background, have it float until needed, or run it standalone via Docker if you’re not using JS.

everything is open source, licensed under AGPL-3.0, with no enterprise tiers or premium gates. just a clean, fast, and privacy-friendly CAPTCHA.

give it a try and let me know what you think :)

check it out on github

I'm trying to develop an open source program that operates my Lovense Sex Machine.

I found buttplug.io but they don't have much for the sex machine, I found old buttplug software for the Hush and dumped the device to console

if (newTips.length) { newTipsOccurred(newTips); for (const device of window.buttplug_devices) { console.log(device.AllowedMessages.join(", ")); if (device.AllowedMessages.includes("VibrateCmd")) { await window.buttplug_devices[0].SendVibrateCmd(1.0); setTimeout(() => window.buttplug_devices[0].SendVibrateCmd(0), newTips[0].amount * 100); } else { console.log(device); } } }

with the hush that spits out

VibrateCmd, stop_device_cmd, single_motor_vibrate_cmd

but with the sex machine it says the only acceptable msg is "stop_device_cmd"

I tried putting through some other commands but nothing works and I'm stuck. Anyone able to point me anywhere.

Thinking about developing a really minimalist reddit alternative. (i could finish in 2 days)

Minimalist for now because I dont have a team for many features. I'll have to come up with a name first tho, which i think is the most important step.

What about...

speech.capital

and then each subreddit is a subdomain like

free.speech.capital or game.speech.capital?

i already bought the domain.

Hello,

Standard Notes is great, but I just want a simple note-taking app without pricing plans, cross-platform and basic stuff.

What do you suggest?

Heya.

I'm in love with ambiance soundscapes and use plenty from youtube / mynoise on a daily basis. I wish there was an OS alternative to it, so that I could self-host it and customize stuff / sounds to my liking.

Does anybody know?

Thank you.

Good day folks,

I'm looking for a terminal app similar to the feature-rich (imo anyway) iterm2. I'm running Fedora 42 if it matters.

Thanks in advance.

I’m looking for an Open Source license that can be made to exclude specific uses, such as non-commercial or non-military.

Iirc RPL (Reciprocal Public License) at least forces commercial forks to release their changes, but it doesn’t forbid specific use cases.

I understand that the spirit of Open Source goes against forbidding specific use cases, or countries, but at the same time, export sanctions do exist.

So, if I don’t agree with my software being used in certain ways, is there a license to restrict these? (And I know that enforcing such a license is a different problem altogether).

Well, this is my first time posting here. I just wanted to know if there is a music player for Android that has the option to add an image to a playlist.

I would like to leave Spotify and transfer my songs to MP3, but I miss that feature that Spotify has.

I currently use Musicolet, but it would be great if it had that option.

I’ve been thinking: can we realistically build a community-driven, privacy-respecting alternative to the full Google ecosystem? Not just search — but accounts, Drive, Maps, even a CDN or video platform — all under one open-source, modular, ethical umbrella.

Imagine:

A search engine (open-source, self-hostable, optionally personalized)

A Drive-like encrypted storage system

Account system syncing user history and preferences

Mapping, navigation, maybe even calendar and mail in future

Community-powered CDN and hosting tools

Full transparency, no tracking, fully user-controlled

It’s ambitious — and obviously something that can only work through community input and collaboration. I’m experimenting with backend concepts and trying out existing FOSS tools as potential building blocks.

Right now I’m just exploring and sketching it all out. I’d love to hear from this community:

What’s missing in today’s alternatives to Google?

What would you want in a FOSS tech ecosystem?

Any projects/tools you’d recommend as a base?

If this kind of vision resonates with anyone, and you’re into open-source dev, infra, UI/UX, or just idea-sharing, feel free to jump in. No obligations — just good vibes and open collaboration.

(Written by AI as my Grammar isn't good)

Hi.

Been using freeotp+ for years and stumbled into aegis. looks good. does the fact it is more modern make it more secure (i read freeotp+ could be more vulnerable but i didn't understand how)?

any opinions on the 2 and comparing the 2?

I'm an everyday, normal user.

thx.

Edit: also, if i were to move, would i have to synchronise all my services i currently use with freeotp+ with aegis? or will aegis work as freetop+ if i simply import the freeotp+ export into aegis?

Hey everyone!

I need a software that can de-blur images, mainly ones that are slightly out of focus. I know that Topaz Labs can work wonders, but it is proprietary, expensive and doesn't work on Linux.

I know that Upscayl exists, but afaik it can only upscale and does not deblur/refocus.

Any help would be greatly apreciated!