├── README.md └── images ├── android_100px.png ├── macos_100px.png ├── macos_300px.png ├── osx_100px.png ├── osx_300px.png ├── software_development_100px.png ├── web_browser_extensions_100px.png ├── windows_100px.png ├── windows_300px.png ├── xubuntu_100px.png └── xubuntu_300px.png /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Sunpech's Best Software List 2 | 3 | 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. 4 | 5 | ## Sections 6 | 7 | * [macOS](#macos) 8 | * [Windows OS](#windows-os) 9 | * [Web Browser Extensions](#web-browser-extensions) 10 | * [Software Development](#software-development) 11 | * [Ubuntu Linux](#ubuntu-linux) 12 | * [Misc](#misc) 13 | 14 | ## macOS ## 15 | 16 | ![macOS](/images/macos_100px.png) 17 | 18 | I use Mac most of the time now, so this list is rather extensive. 19 | 20 | ### Cloud Storage, Sync, and Backup 21 | 22 | * [Google Backup & Sync](https://www.google.com/drive/download/backup-and-sync/) - Google's cloud service tied to your Gmail. 23 | * [OneDrive](https://onedrive.live.com/?invref=e8e0c21396a27dc4&invsrc=90) - Microsoft's cloud service. 24 | 25 | ### Internet 26 | 27 | * [Brave](https://brave.com/sun686) - My favorite privacy-focused web browser. 28 | * [Chrome](http://www.google.com/chrome/) - Google web browser. 29 | * [Firefox](http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) - My second favorite browser. 30 | * [Microsoft Edge](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/) - Microsoft's web browser 31 | 32 | ### Miscellaneous and Utilities 33 | 34 | * [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://get.adobe.com/reader/) - PDF reader and editor. 35 | * [balenaEtcher](https://www.balena.io/etcher/) - Flash OS images to SD cards and USB drives, safely and easily. 36 | * [Calibre](http://calibre-ebook.com/) - One stop solution to e-book needs. 37 | * [EasyRes](http://easyresapp.com/) - A fast screen resolution switcher for Mac OS X with live animated previews. 38 | * [Filezilla](https://filezilla-project.org/) - SFTP client. 39 | * [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. 40 | * [RustDesk](https://rustdesk.com/) - The fast open-source Remote Access and support software. I prefer this over [Teamviewer](https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/). 41 | * [Unarchiver](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-unarchiver/id425424353?mt=12) - Decompress zip/rar files. 42 | * [World Community Grid](http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/discover.action) - Grid computing. 43 | 44 | ### Audio and Video 45 | 46 | * [Handbrake](https://handbrake.fr/) - Edit/convert videos. 47 | * [Livestreamer](https://github.com/chrippa/livestreamer) - Command-line utility that extracts streams from various services and pipes them into a video player of choice. 48 | * [Plex Media Server](https://www.plex.tv/) - Media server for your home videos/photos. 49 | * [Serenity](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/serenity/id1185371817) - Relaxing ambient sounds. A better paid version is Noizio. 50 | * [VLC Media Player](http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) - The best video/media player for any OS. 51 | 52 | ### Pictures and Images 53 | 54 | * [Blender](https://www.blender.org/) - Open Source 3D Modeling 55 | * [Gimp](http://www.gimp.org/) - Edit pictures, a Photoshop-like program that's free. 56 | * [Giphy](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/giphy-capture.-the-gif-maker/id668208984?mt=12) - Capture and create GIFs. 57 | * [Google Photos](https://photos.google.com/apps) - Google's photo storage. 58 | * [Krita](https://krita.org/en/) - Digital Painting. 59 | * [SketchUp](http://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-make) - 3D Drawing tool. 60 | 61 | ### Productivity 62 | 63 | * [Alfred App](https://www.alfredapp.com/) - Type what you need or what you want to do. 64 | * [F.lux](http://justgetflux.com/) - Automatically adjust your computer screen to match lighting. 65 | * [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. 66 | * [Glances](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances) - System monitoring tool that runs in terminal. 67 | * [Skitch](https://evernote.com/skitch/) - Edit your screenshot images. 68 | * [Slack](https://slack.com/) - Collaboration software for teams. 69 | * [Trello](https://trello.com/en-US) - Collaborative boards, lists, and cards. 70 | 71 | ### Best Applications to Buy/Subscribe to 72 | 73 | * [1Password](https://1password.com) - Password Manager and Secure Wallet. 74 | * [Adobe Creative Cloud](http://www.adobe.com/creativecloud.html) - Photoshop + Lightroom CC. Well worth the $10/month subscription. 75 | * [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/) - Password manager. 76 | * [DaisyDisk](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/daisydisk/id411643860) - Visual breakdown of your disk space. 77 | * [ForkLift 4](https://binarynights.com/) - Best Finder replacement. 78 | * [iStat Menus](https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/) - System monitor for CPU, memory, HDD, battery, etc. 79 | * [Magnet](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magnet/id441258766) - Window arrangement app. 80 | * [NTFS for Mac](https://ntfsformac.tuxera.com/) - Write to NTFS volumes from MacOS. 81 | 82 | ## Windows OS ## 83 | 84 | ![Windows OS](/images/windows_100px.png) 85 | 86 | This list is shorter. Many of the software available for Mac is also available on Windows. 87 | 88 | * [7 Zip](http://www.7-zip.org/) - Decompress zip/rar files. 89 | * [Microsoft Security Essentials](http://windows.microsoft.com/mse) - Antivirus/Antispyware security software. 90 | * [PDF-XChange Viewer](http://www.tracker-software.com) - Open PDFs. 91 | * [Process Explorer](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653) - Monitor your system processes. 92 | * [Paint .Net](http://www.getpaint.net/) - Edit pictures/images. 93 | * [Rufus](https://rufus.ie/en/) - A utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc. 94 | 95 | ## Web Browser Extensions ## 96 | 97 | ![Web Browser Extensions](/images/web_browser_extensions_100px.png) 98 | 99 | These are some of my favorite web-browser extensions that I use in Google Chrome and/or Firefox. 100 | 101 | * [1Password](https://agilebits.com/onepassword/extensions) - Password Manager and Secure Wallet. 102 | * [Https Everywhere](https://www.eff.org/HTTPS-everywhere) - Secure your web browsing by forcing https. 103 | * [Keepa](https://keepa.com/) - Amazon price tracker. 104 | * [Privacy Badger](https://www.eff.org/privacybadger) - Blocks spying ads and invisible trackers. 105 | * [DNSlytics - IP Address and Domain Information](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ip-address-and-domain-inf/lhgkegeccnckoiliokondpaaalbhafoa) - Online investigation tool - Reverse IP, NS, MS, WHOIS and Search. Formerly tcpiputils.com. 106 | * [uBlock Origin](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock) - Block unwanted content/ads in your browser. 107 | * [uBlock Origin Lite](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh?hl=en&pli=1) 108 | 109 | ## Software Development ## 110 | 111 | ![Software Development](/images/software_development_100px.png) 112 | 113 | This list includes development tools for both Mac and Windows. Also see [my dotfiles](https://github.com/sunpech/dotfiles). 114 | 115 | ### Coding and IDE 116 | 117 | * [Android Studio](https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) - Android SDK and official IDE. 118 | * [DiffMerge](http://www.sourcegear.com/diffmerge/) - Compare your files/directories. 119 | * [Notepad++](http://notepad-plus-plus.org/) - Text editor with more features on Windows. 120 | * [Sublime Text](http://www.sublimetext.com/) - Text editor. 121 | * [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/download) - Quickly becoming my default code editor over Atom.io. 122 | * [Visual Studio Mac](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/mac/) 123 | 124 | ### Database 125 | 126 | * [DBeaver](https://dbeaver.jkiss.org/) - Universal SQL Client 127 | * [Microsoft SQL Server Developer/Express](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-downloads) - Microsoft's SQL Server Developer and Express. 128 | * [mySQL WorkBench](http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/) - SQL IDE for mySQL. 129 | * [pgAdmin](https://www.pgadmin.org/) - SQL IDE for Postgres. 130 | * [Postgres.app](http://postgresapp.com/) - Start/stop Postgres db. 131 | * [SSMS Tools Pack](http://www.ssmstoolspack.com/) - SQL Server Management Studio Tools. 132 | 133 | ### Terminal 134 | 135 | * [Fishshell](https://fishshell.com/) - A smart and user-friendly command line 136 | shell for macOS, Linux, and the rest of the family. 137 | * [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/) - Mac package manager. 138 | * [Oh my fish](https://github.com/oh-my-fish/oh-my-fish) - A fish shell framework. 139 | * [rbenv](https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv) - Manage your rubies. 140 | * [WezTerm](https://wezterm.org/) - a powerful cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer, written in Rust. 141 | 142 | ### Version Control 143 | 144 | * [git](https://git-scm.com/) - Better to install via Homebrew 145 | * [Github for Mac](https://desktop.github.com/) - Github for Desktop. 146 | * [SourceTree](https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/) - My main git GUI. 147 | 148 | ### Websites and Services 149 | 150 | * [BitBucket](https://bitbucket.org/) - Host public/private git repos here. 151 | * [Github](https://github.com/) - Host public/private repos here. 152 | * [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/) 153 | * [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/) - Deploy projects here for hosting. 154 | * [Scott Hanselman's 2014 Ultimate Developer Power Users Tool List for Windows](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ScottHanselmans2014UltimateDeveloperAndPowerUsersToolListForWindows.aspx) 155 | * [Visual Studio color schemes](http://studiostyl.es/) 156 | * [Visual Studio wallpapers](http://visualstudiowallpapers.com/) 157 | 158 | ## Ubuntu Linux ## 159 | 160 | ![XUbuntu](/images/xubuntu_100px.png) 161 | 162 | My current favorite flavor of Linux is [Xubuntu](http://xubuntu.org/), but I also like [Ubuntu Mate](https://ubuntu-mate.org/). 163 | 164 | ### Create a bootable USB 165 | * [How to create a bootable USB stick on OS X](http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-mac-osx) 166 | * [How to create a bootable USB stick on Windows](http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows) 167 | * [Etcher](https://etcher.io/) - Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily. 168 | 169 | ### exFAT support 170 | 171 | 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). 172 | 173 | ``` 174 | sudo apt-get install exfat-utils exfat-fuse 175 | ``` 176 | 177 | ### BOINC 178 | 179 | ``` 180 | sudo apt-get install boinc-client boinc-manager 181 | ``` 182 | 183 | ### Formatting drives (gparted) 184 | 185 | ``` 186 | sudo apt-get install gparted 187 | ``` 188 | 189 | ### Install latest git 190 | 191 | ``` 192 | sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa 193 | sudo apt-get update 194 | sudo apt-get install git 195 | ``` 196 | 197 | ### ssh server 198 | 199 | ``` 200 | sudo apt-get install openssh-server 201 | ``` 202 | 203 | Also see: [SSH/OpenSSH/Configuring](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Configuring) 204 | 205 | ### Other flavors 206 | 207 | * [Crunchbang++](https://crunchbangplusplus.org/) 208 | * [Tails](https://tails.boum.org/) 209 | * [Ubuntu Mate](https://ubuntu-mate.org/) 210 | ## Misc ## 211 | 212 | * [iCHAIT/awesome-macOS](https://github.com/iCHAIT/awesome-macOS) - 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