Ask HN: What are your top open source apps/software?

#1

Post by sarang23592 » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC

For me its OBS, Blender, Krita, VLC, GIMP.

Re: Ask HN: What are your top open source apps/software?

#2

Post by thomask1995 » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC

Def this right now

#3

Post by 4l3x4f1sh3r » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC

Linux / Gnome, Firefox, Immich, Paperless NGX, GIMP

#4

Post by majora2007 » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC

Kavita (note: I'm the developer), FMD2, qBittorrent, VLC, Firefox

#5

Post by stop50 » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC

Kde linux Rust

#6

Post by chancitag » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC

Love OBS and Blender. Recently started using Kdenlive and it is awesome.

Big fan of OpenSCAD[1] and solvespace[2] for making functional 3D prints.

I'm going to branch out a bit here and say GrapheneOS is my favorite thing going on right now.