trans-neptunian object

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):

notepad++ (plugins list):

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)