Ask HN: Share details of the best-in-class software in your toolset • Hacker News Board

Post by jchoksi » Mon, Jun 28, 2021, 10:30 AM UTC

Rule: Best-in-class software is developed to be an optimal solution for an individual category.

My submissions are:

* Category: Grep / Tail

  BareGrep / BareTail from Bare Metal Software 

  Unfortunately not cross platform but on Windows there are no better alternatives to BareGrep / BareTail for tailing logs or searching text. These tools are tiny in size (


* Category: File Comparison
  Beyond Compare from Scooter Software 

  The best cross platform file/folder comparison tool. The list of features is unmatched by any other alternative and is more than worth the $60 per user license.