software i use
a lot, though not all, of the software linked here is FOSS . which is nice and all but
mostly i just don't like to spend money on things and i'm paranoid about
getting a virus from sketchy download sites .
items with a heart (❤️) are my favorites <3
computers & programming
text editors
sublime
text sublime text my beloved!!! a lightweight text editor that i use for
scripting as well as making this website
notepad++ i mostly use this for miscellaneous notes and making quick edits to
files
recommended themes / plugins
i just can't stop making lists
general:
sublime text (via package
control ):
comment marks ⬩ since the native bookmarking function
sucks ass
cattleya ⬩ ourple color scheme
DAneo theme ⬩ which is for some reason different from
a color scheme
colorsublime
⬩ a collection of textmate themes, compatible with ST
notepad++
(plugins
list ):
menu search ⬩ functionally similar to the command
palette in ST or VS code
take notes ⬩ take notes
command line tools
conemu terminal emulator (i still don't really know what this means)
git version control manager. i don't know how to explain and i don't know
what happened to my wonderful link that did so via extended metaphor
:( but highly recommended if you do any amount of programming
scoop package manager for windows, what i use to install some of these
programs
pandoc convert between a ton of different document formats
imagemagick quickly edit images from the command line
oxipng lossless png compression optimizer (please use this on your websites so
people don't have to download 6.8MB images every time they visit)
writing
libreoffice FOSS alternative to microsoft office suite
obsidian writing / note-taking in markdown
focuswriter distraction-free word processor
art / graphics
krita digital art software
libresprite FOSS alternative to aseprite, for pixel art and animations
inkscape for working with vector graphics (which i do not do often)