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# Sunpech's Best Software List



A list of the best software for Mac, Windows, Ubuntu Linux, Android, Software Development, and web browser extensions. 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.



### Table of Contents



* [macOS](#macos)

* [Windows OS](#windows-os)

* [Web Browser Extensions](#web-browser-extensions)

* [Software Development](#software-development)

* [Ubuntu Linux](#ubuntu-linux)

* [Misc](#misc)



## macOS



![macOS](/images/macos_100px.png)



I use Mac most of the time now, so this list is rather extensive.



### Cloud Storage



* [Google Drive for Desktop](https://www.google.com/drive/download/) - Google's cloud service tied to your Gmail.

* [OneDrive](https://onedrive.live.com/?invref=e8e0c21396a27dc4&invsrc=90) - Microsoft's cloud service.



### Internet



* [Brave](https://brave.com/sun686) - My favorite privacy-focused web browser.

* [Chrome](http://www.google.com/chrome/) - Google web browser.

* [Firefox](http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) - My second favorite browser.

* [Microsoft Edge](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/) - Microsoft's web browser



### Miscellaneous and Utilities



* [Aerial](https://aerialscreensaver.github.io/) - The Apple TV screensaver, on your Mac.

* [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://get.adobe.com/reader/) - PDF reader and editor.

* [balenaEtcher](https://www.balena.io/etcher/) - Flash  OS images to SD cards and USB drives, safely and easily.

* [Calibre](http://calibre-ebook.com/) - One stop solution to e-book needs.

* [Discord](https://discord.com/) - Group chat.

* [Filezilla](https://filezilla-project.org/) - SFTP client.

* [Fliqlo](https://fliqlo.com/screensaver/) - Turn your Mac/Windows into a Flip Clock.

* [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.

* [RustDesk](https://rustdesk.com/) - The fast open-source Remote Access and support software. I prefer this over [Teamviewer](https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/).

* [Unarchiver](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-unarchiver/id425424353?mt=12) - Decompress zip/rar files.

* [World Community Grid](http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/discover.action) - Grid computing.



### Audio and Video



* [Handbrake](https://handbrake.fr/) - Edit/convert videos.

* [Streamlink](https://streamlink.github.io/) - Command-line utility that extracts streams from various services and pipes them into a video player of choice.

* [Spotify](https://www.spotify.com/) - Music player.

* [VLC Media Player](http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) - The best video/media player for any OS.



### Pictures and Images



* [Blender](https://www.blender.org/) - Open Source 3D Modeling

* [Gimp](http://www.gimp.org/) - Edit pictures, a Photoshop-like program that's free.

* [Giphy](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/giphy-capture.-the-gif-maker/id668208984?mt=12) - Capture and create GIFs.

* [Google Photos](https://photos.google.com/apps) - Google's photo storage.

* [Krita](https://krita.org/en/) - Digital Painting.

* [Shottr](https://shottr.cc/) - Screenshot tool for designers. Goodbye Skitch.

* [SketchUp Free](https://app.sketchup.com/) - 3D Drawing tool (web-based).



### Productivity



* [Alfred App](https://www.alfredapp.com/) - Type what you need or what you want to do.

* [F.lux](http://justgetflux.com/) - Automatically adjust your computer screen to match lighting.

* [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.

* [Glances](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances) - System monitoring tool that runs in terminal.

* [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/download) - The free and flexible app for your private thoughts.

* [Slack](https://slack.com/) - Collaboration software for teams.

* [Trello](https://trello.com/en-US) - Collaborative boards, lists, and cards.

* [Zoom](https://www.zoom.com/) - Webcam and collaboration tools.



### Best Applications to Buy/Subscribe to



* [1Password](https://1password.com) - Password Manager and Secure Wallet.

* [Adobe Creative Cloud](http://www.adobe.com/creativecloud.html) - Photoshop + Lightroom CC. Well worth the $10/month subscription.

* [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/) - Password manager.

* [DaisyDisk](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/daisydisk/id411643860) - Visual breakdown of your disk space.

* [ForkLift 4](https://binarynights.com/) - Best Finder replacement.

* [iStat Menus](https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/) - System monitor for CPU, memory, HDD, battery, etc.

* [Magnet](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magnet/id441258766) - Window arrangement app.

* [NTFS for Mac](https://ntfsformac.tuxera.com/) - Write to NTFS volumes from MacOS.



## Windows OS



![Windows OS](/images/windows_100px.png)



This list is shorter. Many of the software available for Mac is also available on Windows.



* [7 Zip](http://www.7-zip.org/) - Decompress zip/rar files.

* [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/).

* [Fox-it PDF Reader](https://www.foxit.com/pdf-reader/) - PDF reader.

* [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

* [PDF-XChange Viewer](http://www.tracker-software.com) - Open PDFs.

* [Process Explorer](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653) - Monitor your system processes.

* [Paint .Net](http://www.getpaint.net/) - Edit pictures/images.

* [PowerToys](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/) - Utilities to customize Windows

* [Rufus](https://rufus.ie/en/) - A utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.



## Web Browser Extensions



![Web Browser Extensions](/images/web_browser_extensions_100px.png)



These are some of my favorite web-browser extensions that I use in Google Chrome and/or Firefox.



* [1Password](https://1password.com/downloads/browser-extension/) - Password Manager and Secure Wallet.

* [Bitwarden](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bitwarden-password-manage/nngceckbapebfimnlniiiahkandclblb) - Password manager extension for Bitwarden.

* [Keepa](https://keepa.com/) - Amazon price tracker.

* [Privacy Badger](https://www.eff.org/privacybadger) - Blocks spying ads and invisible trackers.

* [DNSlytics](https://dnslytics.com/) - Online DNS investigation tool.

* [uBlock Origin Lite](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh?hl=en&pli=1) - Lightweight ad blocker for browsers that no longer support uBlock Origin.



## Software Development



![Software Development](/images/software_development_100px.png)



This list includes development tools for both Mac and Windows. Also see [my dotfiles](https://github.com/sunpech/dotfiles).



### Coding and IDE



* [Android Studio](https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) - Android SDK and official IDE.

* [DiffMerge](http://www.sourcegear.com/diffmerge/) - Compare your files/directories.

* [Google Antigravity](https://antigravity.google/) - Google's IDE.

* [Notepad++](http://notepad-plus-plus.org/) - Text editor with more features on Windows.

* [Sublime Text](http://www.sublimetext.com/) - Text editor.

* [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/download) - Quickly becoming my default code editor over Atom.io.



### Database



* [DBeaver](https://dbeaver.io/) - Universal SQL Client

* [Microsoft SQL Server Developer/Express](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-downloads) - Microsoft's SQL Server Developer and Express.

* [mySQL WorkBench](http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/) - SQL IDE for mySQL.

* [pgAdmin](https://www.pgadmin.org/) - SQL IDE for Postgres.

* [Postgres.app](http://postgresapp.com/) - Start/stop Postgres db.

* [SSMS Tools Pack](http://www.ssmstoolspack.com/) - SQL Server Management Studio Tools.



### Terminal



* [Fishshell](https://fishshell.com/) - A smart and user-friendly command line shell for macOS, Linux, and the rest of the family.

* [Ghostty](https://ghostty.org/) - a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration.

* [GNU Stow](https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/) - A symlink farm manager.

* [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/) - Mac package manager.

* [Oh my fish](https://github.com/oh-my-fish/oh-my-fish) - A fish shell framework.

* [rbenv](https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv) - Manage your rubies.

* [Starship](https://starship.rs/) - The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!

* [WezTerm](https://wezterm.org/) - a powerful cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer, written in Rust.



### Version Control



* [git](https://git-scm.com/) - Better to install via Homebrew

* [Github for Mac](https://desktop.github.com/) - Github for Desktop.

* [Git Fork](https://git-fork.com/) - A fast and friendly git client.

* [SourceTree](https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/) - My main git GUI.



### Websites and Services



* [BitBucket](https://bitbucket.org/) - Host public/private git repos here.

* [Cloudflare](https://www.cloudflare.com/)

* [Github](https://github.com/) - Host public/private repos here.

* [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/) - Deploy projects here for hosting.

* [Visual Studio wallpapers](http://visualstudiowallpapers.com/)



## Ubuntu Linux



![XUbuntu](/images/xubuntu_100px.png)



My current favorite flavor of Linux is [Xubuntu](http://xubuntu.org/), but I also like [Ubuntu Mate](https://ubuntu-mate.org/).



### Create a bootable Ubuntu USB



* [How to create a bootable USB stick on OS X](http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-mac-osx)

* [How to create a bootable USB stick on Windows](http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows)

* [balenaEtcher](https://etcher.balena.io/) - Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily.



### exFAT support



I 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).



```

sudo apt-get install exfat-utils exfat-fuse

```



### BOINC



```

sudo apt-get install boinc-client boinc-manager

```



### Formatting drives (gparted)



```

sudo apt-get install gparted

```



### Install latest git



```

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install git

```



### ssh server



```

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

```



Also see: [SSH/OpenSSH/Configuring](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Configuring)



### Other flavors



* [Crunchbang++](https://crunchbangplusplus.org/)

* [Tails](https://tails.net/)

* [Ubuntu Mate](https://ubuntu-mate.org/)



## Misc



* [iCHAIT/awesome-macOS](https://github.com/iCHAIT/awesome-macOS) - A software list I've contributed to.

* [privacytools.io](https://www.privacytools.io/) - Recommended reading for security.