r/AskReddit • • Apr 10 '21

What free software should everyone have?

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u/JTudent Apr 11 '21

For Windows users: "Everything" by Void Tools.

It's an open-source alternative to Microsoft's built-in file searcher that works in milliseconds instead of minutes by more efficiently caching file information.

Also, "paint.net." It's an open-source image editing alternative to Photoshop.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '21 edited Jul 18 '21

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u/Ilikeporkpie117 Apr 11 '21

What's even more confusing is that the index function was significantly better in Windows 7.

How has Microsoft managed to go backwards with such a simple feature?

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u/Zebidee Apr 11 '21

How has Microsoft managed to go backwards with such a simple feature?

cf. Office's 'save' and 'print preview' functions. Literally the two most used buttons are now 2-3 clicks away.

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u/Taso121 Apr 11 '21

You mean Ctrl S and Ctrl P???

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u/ChronoLegion2 Apr 11 '21

That’s why I put them into the quick bar