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Whenever I do a fresh install of a new operating system, I'll go through this list and choose what to install. Unless otherwise noted, all software are free.\n\n### Table of Contents\n\n* [macOS](#macos)\n* [Windows OS](#windows-os)\n* [Web Browser Extensions](#web-browser-extensions)\n* [Software Development](#software-development)\n* [Ubuntu Linux](#ubuntu-linux)\n* [Misc](#misc)\n\n## macOS\n\n![macOS](/images/macos_100px.png)\n\nI use Mac most of the time now, so this list is rather extensive.\n\n### Cloud Storage\n\n* [Google Drive for Desktop](https://www.google.com/drive/download/) - Google's cloud service tied to your Gmail.\n* [OneDrive](https://onedrive.live.com/?invref=e8e0c21396a27dc4\u0026invsrc=90) - Microsoft's cloud service.\n\n### Internet\n\n* [Brave](https://brave.com/sun686) - My favorite privacy-focused web browser.\n* [Chrome](http://www.google.com/chrome/) - Google web browser.\n* [Firefox](http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) - My second favorite browser.\n* [Microsoft Edge](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/) - Microsoft's web browser\n\n### Miscellaneous and Utilities\n\n* [Aerial](https://aerialscreensaver.github.io/) - The Apple TV screensaver, on your Mac.\n* [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://get.adobe.com/reader/) - PDF reader and editor.\n* [balenaEtcher](https://www.balena.io/etcher/) - Flash  OS images to SD cards and USB drives, safely and easily.\n* [Calibre](http://calibre-ebook.com/) - One stop solution to e-book needs.\n* [Discord](https://discord.com/) - Group chat.\n* [Filezilla](https://filezilla-project.org/) - SFTP client.\n* [Fliqlo](https://fliqlo.com/screensaver/) - Turn your Mac/Windows into a Flip Clock.\n* [Hidden Bar](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hidden-bar/id1452453066?mt=12) - Hidden lets you hide menu bar items to give your Mac a cleaner look.\n* [RustDesk](https://rustdesk.com/) - The fast open-source Remote Access and support software. I prefer this over [Teamviewer](https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/).\n* [Unarchiver](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-unarchiver/id425424353?mt=12) - Decompress zip/rar files.\n* [World Community Grid](http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/discover.action) - Grid computing.\n\n### Audio and Video\n\n* [Handbrake](https://handbrake.fr/) - Edit/convert videos.\n* [Streamlink](https://streamlink.github.io/) - Command-line utility that extracts streams from various services and pipes them into a video player of choice.\n* [Spotify](https://www.spotify.com/) - Music player.\n* [VLC Media Player](http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) - The best video/media player for any OS.\n\n### Pictures and Images\n\n* [Blender](https://www.blender.org/) - Open Source 3D Modeling\n* [Gimp](http://www.gimp.org/) - Edit pictures, a Photoshop-like program that's free.\n* [Giphy](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/giphy-capture.-the-gif-maker/id668208984?mt=12) - Capture and create GIFs.\n* [Google Photos](https://photos.google.com/apps) - Google's photo storage.\n* [Krita](https://krita.org/en/) - Digital Painting.\n* [Shottr](https://shottr.cc/) - Screenshot tool for designers. Goodbye Skitch.\n* [SketchUp Free](https://app.sketchup.com/) - 3D Drawing tool (web-based).\n\n### Productivity\n\n* [Alfred App](https://www.alfredapp.com/) - Type what you need or what you want to do.\n* [F.lux](http://justgetflux.com/) - Automatically adjust your computer screen to match lighting.\n* [Logi Options+](https://www.logitech.com/en-us/software/logi-options-plus.html) - Lets you configure your Logitech mouse buttons, keyboard keys, and touchpad to your preference, adjust your lights and webcams to always look your best.\n* [Glances](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances) - System monitoring tool that runs in terminal.\n* [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/download) - The free and flexible app for your private thoughts.\n* [Slack](https://slack.com/) - Collaboration software for teams.\n* [Trello](https://trello.com/en-US) - Collaborative boards, lists, and cards.\n* [Zoom](https://www.zoom.com/) - Webcam and collaboration tools.\n\n### Best Applications to Buy/Subscribe to\n\n* [1Password](https://1password.com) - Password Manager and Secure Wallet.\n* [Adobe Creative Cloud](http://www.adobe.com/creativecloud.html) - Photoshop + Lightroom CC. Well worth the $10/month subscription.\n* [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/) - Password manager.\n* [DaisyDisk](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/daisydisk/id411643860) - Visual breakdown of your disk space.\n* [ForkLift 4](https://binarynights.com/) - Best Finder replacement.\n* [iStat Menus](https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/) - System monitor for CPU, memory, HDD, battery, etc.\n* [Magnet](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magnet/id441258766) - Window arrangement app.\n* [NTFS for Mac](https://ntfsformac.tuxera.com/) - Write to NTFS volumes from MacOS.\n\n## Windows OS\n\n![Windows OS](/images/windows_100px.png)\n\nThis list is shorter. Many of the software available for Mac is also available on Windows.\n\n* [7 Zip](http://www.7-zip.org/) - Decompress zip/rar files.\n* [Chocolately](https://chocolatey.org/) - The Package Manager for Windows. Although you should probably be using [winget](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/).\n* [Fox-it PDF Reader](https://www.foxit.com/pdf-reader/) - PDF reader.\n* [Microsoft Defender](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-defender-for-individuals) - Professional-grade, always-on protection for you and your family’s data and devices - for work or life\n* [PDF-XChange Viewer](http://www.tracker-software.com) - Open PDFs.\n* [Process Explorer](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653) - Monitor your system processes.\n* [Paint .Net](http://www.getpaint.net/) - Edit pictures/images.\n* [PowerToys](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/) - Utilities to customize Windows\n* [Rufus](https://rufus.ie/en/) - A utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.\n\n## Web Browser Extensions\n\n![Web Browser Extensions](/images/web_browser_extensions_100px.png)\n\nThese are some of my favorite web-browser extensions that I use in Google Chrome and/or Firefox.\n\n* [1Password](https://1password.com/downloads/browser-extension/) - Password Manager and Secure Wallet.\n* [Bitwarden](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bitwarden-password-manage/nngceckbapebfimnlniiiahkandclblb) - Password manager extension for Bitwarden.\n* [Keepa](https://keepa.com/) - Amazon price tracker.\n* [Privacy Badger](https://www.eff.org/privacybadger) - Blocks spying ads and invisible trackers.\n* [DNSlytics](https://dnslytics.com/) - Online DNS investigation tool.\n* [uBlock Origin Lite](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh?hl=en\u0026pli=1) - Lightweight ad blocker for browsers that no longer support uBlock Origin.\n\n## Software Development\n\n![Software Development](/images/software_development_100px.png)\n\nThis list includes development tools for both Mac and Windows. Also see [my dotfiles](https://github.com/sunpech/dotfiles).\n\n### Coding and IDE\n\n* [Android Studio](https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) - Android SDK and official IDE.\n* [DiffMerge](http://www.sourcegear.com/diffmerge/) - Compare your files/directories.\n* [Google Antigravity](https://antigravity.google/) - Google's IDE.\n* [Notepad++](http://notepad-plus-plus.org/) - Text editor with more features on Windows.\n* [Sublime Text](http://www.sublimetext.com/) - Text editor.\n* [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/download) - Quickly becoming my default code editor over Atom.io.\n\n### Database\n\n* [DBeaver](https://dbeaver.io/) - Universal SQL Client\n* [Microsoft SQL Server Developer/Express](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-downloads) - Microsoft's SQL Server Developer and Express.\n* [mySQL WorkBench](http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/) - SQL IDE for mySQL.\n* [pgAdmin](https://www.pgadmin.org/) - SQL IDE for Postgres.\n* [Postgres.app](http://postgresapp.com/) - Start/stop Postgres db.\n* [SSMS Tools Pack](http://www.ssmstoolspack.com/) - SQL Server Management Studio Tools.\n\n### Terminal\n\n* [Fishshell](https://fishshell.com/) - A smart and user-friendly command line shell for macOS, Linux, and the rest of the family.\n* [Ghostty](https://ghostty.org/) - a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration.\n* [GNU Stow](https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/) - A symlink farm manager.\n* [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/) - Mac package manager.\n* [Oh my fish](https://github.com/oh-my-fish/oh-my-fish) - A fish shell framework.\n* [rbenv](https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv) - Manage your rubies.\n* [Starship](https://starship.rs/) - The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!\n* [WezTerm](https://wezterm.org/) - a powerful cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer, written in Rust.\n\n### Version Control\n\n* [git](https://git-scm.com/) - Better to install via Homebrew\n* [Github for Mac](https://desktop.github.com/) - Github for Desktop.\n* [Git Fork](https://git-fork.com/) - A fast and friendly git client.\n* [SourceTree](https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/) - My main git GUI.\n\n### Websites and Services\n\n* [BitBucket](https://bitbucket.org/) - Host public/private git repos here.\n* [Cloudflare](https://www.cloudflare.com/)\n* [Github](https://github.com/) - Host public/private repos here.\n* [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/) - Deploy projects here for hosting.\n* [Visual Studio wallpapers](http://visualstudiowallpapers.com/)\n\n## Ubuntu Linux\n\n![XUbuntu](/images/xubuntu_100px.png)\n\nMy current favorite flavor of Linux is [Xubuntu](http://xubuntu.org/), but I also like [Ubuntu Mate](https://ubuntu-mate.org/).\n\n### Create a bootable Ubuntu USB\n\n* [How to create a bootable USB stick on OS X](http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-mac-osx)\n* [How to create a bootable USB stick on Windows](http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows)\n* [balenaEtcher](https://etcher.balena.io/) - Flash OS images to SD cards \u0026 USB drives, safely and easily.\n\n### exFAT support\n\nI format my external hard drives to [exFAT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT) so I can read/write to them from any operating system (OSX, Win, Linux).\n\n```\nsudo apt-get install exfat-utils exfat-fuse\n```\n\n### BOINC\n\n```\nsudo apt-get install boinc-client boinc-manager\n```\n\n### Formatting drives (gparted)\n\n```\nsudo apt-get install gparted\n```\n\n### Install latest git\n\n```\nsudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa\nsudo apt-get update\nsudo apt-get install git\n```\n\n### ssh server\n\n```\nsudo apt-get install openssh-server\n```\n\nAlso see: [SSH/OpenSSH/Configuring](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Configuring)\n\n### Other flavors\n\n* [Crunchbang++](https://crunchbangplusplus.org/)\n* [Tails](https://tails.net/)\n* [Ubuntu Mate](https://ubuntu-mate.org/)\n\n## Misc\n\n* [iCHAIT/awesome-macOS](https://github.com/iCHAIT/awesome-macOS) - A software list I've contributed to.\n* [privacytools.io](https://www.privacytools.io/) - Recommended reading for security.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fsunpech%2Fbest-software-list","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fsunpech%2Fbest-software-list","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fsunpech%2Fbest-software-list/lists"}