software i use
a lot, though not all, of the software linked here is FOSS or at the very least
freeware. 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
W = windows compatible
L = linux compatible
WL = compatible with both
computers & programming
text editors
sublime
text WL
sublime text my beloved!!! a lightweight text editor that i use for
coding as well as making this website
notepad++ W
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 W
terminal emulator (i still don't really know what this means but it's
useful and you can have multiple command prompts open in different
tabs)
git WL
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 W
package manager for windows, what i use to install some of these
programs
pandoc WL
convert between a ton of different document formats
imagemagick WL
quickly edit images from the command line
oxipng
WL
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
WL
FOSS alternative to microsoft office suite
obsidian WL
writing / note-taking in markdown
focuswriter
WL
distraction-free word processor
art / graphics
krita WL
digital art software
libresprite
WL
FOSS alternative to aseprite, for pixel art and animations
inkscape WL
for working with vector graphics (which i do not do often)