These software are the ones I am currently using and personally think are excellent and recommend everyone to use open-source software.
brave#
- Platform: All platforms
- Description: Free and open-source browser
- Download link: https://brave.com/zh/download/
nanazip (7zip)#
- Platform: All platforms
- Description: Free and open-source compression software. Recommended to use 7zip for Windows 10 and nanazip for Windows 11 (because it supports the right-click menu in Windows 11).
- Download link: 7-Zip nanazip can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store.
vlc#
- Platform: All platforms
- Description: Open-source and powerful local video player. It has outstanding features except for its appearance.
- Official download: VLC media player - VideoLAN
sumatrapdf#
- Platform: Windows
- Description: The fastest PDF viewer I have used. It can not only view PDFs but also e-book and comic formats. It is lightweight and compact.
- Sumatra PDF reader download page
Steam++#
- Platform: All platforms
- Description: Free and open-source Steam accelerator. It can accelerate not only Steam but also GitHub, Microsoft Store, and more.
- Download link: Watt Toolkit - Download (steampp.net)
obs studio#
- Platform: All platforms
- Description: The most powerful open-source screen recording software in my opinion. It has extremely powerful features.
- Download link: Open Broadcaster Software | OBS (obsproject.com)
inkscape#
- Platform: All platforms
- Description: My favorite vector drawing software, similar to AI.
- Download link: Draw Freely | Inkscape
Krita#
- Platform: All platforms
- Description: An open-source painting software that is excellent in everything except performance.
- Download link: Krita Official Website | Free and Open Source Painting Software
thunderbird#
- Platform: All platforms
- Description: The famous Thunderbird email client. Highly recommended for managing multiple email accounts.
- Download link: Thunderbird - Easier Email. - Thunderbird
rufus#
- Platform: Windows
- Description: Open-source USB bootable drive creator, essential for system installation.
- Download link: Rufus - Easily create USB bootable drives
blender#
- Platform: All platforms
- Description: The most comprehensive open-source modeling software I have seen.
- Download link: blender.org - Home of the Blender project - Free and Open 3D Creation Software
doubleCMD#
- Platform: All platforms
- Description: Since I am currently using the Windows 11 operating system and its file manager speed and right-click menu are not good, I use this open-source file manager.
- Download link: Double Commander Download | SourceForge.net
lx-music#
- Platform: All platforms
- Description: The most powerful music player in my opinion, no doubt about it.
- Download link: lx-music (lanzoui.com) Password: glqw