What's the most useful lesser-known program you use?

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  • Chocolatey

    Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows

    Chocolatey

  • Ditto

    Ditto is an extension to the Windows Clipboard. You copy something to the Clipboard and Ditto takes what you copied and stores it in a database to retrieve at a later time.

    Yeah, I too love Ditto the clipboard manager. 😉

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

  • processing

    Source code for the Processing Core and Development Environment (PDE)

    NewLISP for scripting tasks. Processing to make graphics, weird PDFs, 3D animations and even to process videos. Both are free, portable and have outstanding documentation.

  • ncspot

    Cross-platform ncurses Spotify client written in Rust, inspired by ncmpc and the likes.

    ncspot a resource friendly Spotify client

  • keepasshttp

    KeePass plugin to expose password entries securely (256bit AES/CBC) over HTTP

    KeePassHttp plugin for KeePass Password Safe encrypted password database. Provides safe way to auto-fill usernames and passwords on websites.

  • AutoHotkey

    AutoHotkey - macro-creation and automation-oriented scripting utility for Windows.

    AutoHotkey - Useful scripting language for improving functionality in games and Windows.

  • scrcpy

    Display and control your Android device

    scrcpy - Control Android device from PC via USB or Wi-Fi without root access.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  • TaskbarX

    Center Windows taskbar icons with a variety of animations and options.

    TaskbarX - Centers program icons on Windows taskbar.

  • KeePass2.x

    unofficial mirror of KeePass2.x source code

    KeePassHttp plugin for KeePass Password Safe encrypted password database. Provides safe way to auto-fill usernames and passwords on websites.

  • FreeTube

    An Open Source YouTube app for privacy

    FreeTube - YouTube client for privacy and also has some nice features.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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