Ask HN: What software is so good you are surprised it is free?

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Post by joshdance » Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 6:51 AM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: What software is so good you are surprised it is free?

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Post by joshdance » Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 6:52 AM UTC

For me Handbrake is very impressive. When I was ripping DVDs frequently it worked great, and the queue feature is super.

#3

Post by electic » Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 7:04 AM UTC

- Visual Studio Code.

- iTerm2

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Post by Mononokay » Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 7:05 AM UTC

Krita. It has the best brush engine by farrrrrrrrrrr. You generally have to use custom brushes though, the default ones are mediocre at best.

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Post by brettkromkamp » Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 7:15 AM UTC

Blender. It is probably one of the most versatile 3D suites available.

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Post by gupi » Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 7:20 AM UTC

Freenas, for sure!

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Post by ioddly » Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 7:41 AM UTC

Podcast Addict. I paid like $1.99 to remove the ads from it, I feel super guilty that I can't somehow give more.

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 7:50 AM UTC

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Post by eksemplar » Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 7:52 AM UTC

Trello, draw.io, visual studio code.

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Post by Ace17 » Sat, Feb 17, 2018, 7:53 AM UTC

gcc and llvm!