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Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite utility desktop apps?

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Post by nbutyllithium »

jocoda wrote: post #43

TotalCommander - ( https://www.ghisler.com/ ) the only way to drive on Windows MidniteCommander (apt-get install mc) not as good as totalcommander but still way better than simple bash/whatever commands

I had never used a side-by-side window manager before but, after seeing a coworker using TotalCommander, I stumbled across Double Commander (https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/). It's open source, cross platform, and "is inspired by Total Commander and features some new ideas."

While I cannot comment on how it stacks up to Total Commander, I've ended up liking it quite a bit.

Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite utility desktop apps?

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jjeaff wrote: post #26

Greenshot - the best screenshot software out there. Open source and beats all the paid options. Maps to print screen key. Let's you draw a box around what you want to snip, then you can send it straight to the clipboard, or open in a quick editor for notes, or go straight to imgur or a myriad of other programs.

If you're using windows I'd also recommend checking out share-x (https://getsharex.com/). I'm not exactly a power user for this type of application but share-x appears to have some more advanced features that some here may appreciate.

Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite utility desktop apps?

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Post by nbutyllithium »

pndy wrote: post #6

- Sizer http://www.brianapps.net/sizer (because I prefer my windows spawning with customized size and placement; pretty sure KDE offers similar stuff by default) - Xlaunchpad http://www.xwidget.com/ (mimicking OSX Launchpad feature on Windows; I'm using it with double-click the desktop to invoke setting) - Everything https://www.voidtools.com/ (default W10 files indexing and search replacement) - Notepad2-mod https:/…

Sizer - I have been using a custom script in DisplayFusion* to accomplish a similar purpose but I like the interface with sizer more (especially the ability to make preset sizes). Thanks for sharing.

*https://www.displayfusion.com/ScriptedFunctions/View/?ID=226...

Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite utility desktop apps?

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Post by pndy »

nbutyllithium wrote: post #46
pndy wrote: post #6

- Sizer http://www.brianapps.net/sizer (because I prefer my windows spawning with customized size and placement; pretty sure KDE offers similar stuff by default) - Xlaunchpad http://www.xwidget.com/ (mimicking OSX Launchpad feature on Windows; I'm using it with double-click the desktop to invoke setting) - Everything https://www.voidtools.com/ (default W10 files indexing and search replacement) - Notepad2-mod https:/…

Sizer - I have been using a custom script in DisplayFusion* to accomplish a similar purpose but I like the interface with sizer more (especially the ability to make preset sizes). Thanks for sharing. * https://www.displayfusion.com/ScriptedFunctions/View/?ID=226...

I'd suggest using 4.0 version and set it to run with administrator rights - I'm not sure if author has already solved this but context menu invoked on window border tend to bug in the past under W10.

Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite utility desktop apps?

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Post by jjeaff »

nbutyllithium wrote: post #45
jjeaff wrote: post #26

Greenshot - the best screenshot software out there. Open source and beats all the paid options. Maps to print screen key. Let's you draw a box around what you want to snip, then you can send it straight to the clipboard, or open in a quick editor for notes, or go straight to imgur or a myriad of other programs.

If you're using windows I'd also recommend checking out share-x ( https://getsharex.com/ ). I'm not exactly a power user for this type of application but share-x appears to have some more advanced features that some here may appreciate.

Ooh, I'm a sucker for a slick interface. And this one looks a bit more polished than greenshot. I will be checking it out. Thanks
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