[[:start|<< Back]] ====== Software ====== ===== General ===== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://ninite.com/|Ninite]] | Software manager/downloader | | [[https://chocolatey.org/|Chocolatey]] | Software manager/downloader | | [[https://www.office.com/|Office]] | Office suite | | [[https://www.codesector.com/directfolders|Direct folders]] | Acces folders quickly | | [[https://app.prntscr.com/nl/|Lightshot]] | Screenshot tool | | [[https://www.advancedrenamer.com/|Advanced Renamer]] | Automated renamer | | [[http://www.holdkey.eu/|Holdkey]] | Quick characters with accents | | [[https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys|PowerToys]] | A set of utilities for users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity | | [[https://www.qbittorrent.org/|qBittorrent]] | Torrent client | | [[https://windirstat.net/|WinDirStat]] | Drive manager | | [[https://www.7-zip.org/|7-zip]] | Open source compression software | | [[https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free-pdf-reader|Sumatra]] | PDF reader | | [[https://fman.io/|fman]] | Dual pane file explorer | | [[https://www.alldup.de/en_download_alldup.php|AllDUp]] | Delete duplicate files | | [[https://www.voidtools.com/|Everything]] | Locate files and folders by name instantly | | [[https://www.flowlauncher.com/|Flow Launcher]] | Quick File Search & App Launcher for Windows | | [[https://diskanalyzer.com/download|WizTree]] | Drive manager | | [[https://www.ntwind.com/software/visual-subst.html|Visual Subst]] | Manage virtual and network drives | | [[https://tinytask.net/|TinyTask]] | Record and repeat actions | | [[https://filepilot.tech/|File Pilot]] | Alternative file explorer | | [[https://files.community/|Files]] | Alternative file explorer | | [[https://obsproject.com/|OBS]] | Open Broadcasting Software | ===== Notes ===== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://obsidian.md/|Obsidian]] | Note taking app | | [[https://simplemind.eu/|Simple Mind]] | Mind mapper | ===== Library ===== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://www.getmusicbee.com/|Musicbee]] | Music manager | | [[https://kodi.tv/|Kodi]] | Home theater software | | [[https://calibre-ebook.com/|Callibre]] | E-book management | | [[https://fontba.se/|Fontbase]] | Font manager | ===== Photo ===== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://www.darktable.org/|Darktable]] | Open source photography workflow application and raw developer | | [[https://www.digikam.org/download/|digiKam]] | Advanced open-source digital photo management application | | [[https://www.photoprism.app/|PhotoPrism]] | AI-Powered Photos App (to host locally wit Docker) | | [[https://imageglass.org/|ImageGlass]] | Image viewer | | [[https://www.faststone.org/|FastStone]] | Image viewer | | [[https://nomacs.org/|nomacs]] | Image viewer | | [[https://fyrean.itch.io/bgbye-background-remover|Background remover]] | Remove backgrounds with AI | ===== Video ===== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://www.videolan.org/|VLC]] | Advanced multimedia Player | | [[https://potplayer.tv/|Potplayer]] | Advanced multimedia Player | | [[https://handbrake.fr/|Handbrake]] | Open source video transcoder | | [[https://www.tinymediamanager.org/|Tiny Media Manager]] | Movie metadata scraper | | [[https://github.com/Diaoul/subliminal|Subliminal]] | Command line toolset for subtitles | | [[ https://mkvtoolnix.org/|MKVToolNix]] | Allows you to remove subtitles from video files | ===== Audio ===== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://www.foobar2000.org/|Foobar 2000]] | Advanced audioplayer | | [[https://www.audacityteam.org/|Audacity]] | Multi-track audio editor | | [[https://www.ableton.com/|Ableton]] | DAW | | [[http://jeskola.net/buzz/|Buzz]] | DAW with tracker interface | | [[https://vcvrack.com/|VCV Rack]] | Virtual Eurorack DAW | | [[https://www.warmplace.ru/soft/sunvox/|SunVox]] | Small, fast and powerful modular synthesizer | | [[https://puredata.info/|Pure Data]] | Open source visual programming language for multimedia | | [[https://www.automatonism.com/|Automatonism]] | A modular synthesiser that runs in the open source programming language Pure Data | | [[https://www.mixxx.org/|Mixxx]] | DJ mixing software | | [[http://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software.html|Tobias Erichsen]] | Tobias Erichsen (MIDI software: LoopMIDI/rtpMIDI) | | [[http://www.midiox.com/|MIDI-OX]] | MIDI utility | | [[https://vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/banana.htm|Voicemeter Banana]] | Audio rerouter | | [[https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/traktor/dj-software/traktor-pro-3/|Traktor]] | DJ software | | [[https://atgr-production-team.sellfy.store/p/emuy/|DJCU]] | DJ Conversion Utility | | [[https://github.com/matbee-eth/chromecast-audio-stream/releases|Chromecast audio stream]] | Stream ChromeCast audio | | [[https://github.com/SamDel/ChromeCast-Desktop-Audio-Streamer|Audio Streamer]] | Allows you to broadcast audio from a pc to a Chromecast | ===== VFX ===== ==== 3D ==== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://www.blender.org/|Blender]] | 3D software | | [[https://www.plasticity.xyz/|Plasticity]] | 3D CAD software for artists | | [[http://www.meshlab.net/|MeshLab]] | System for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes. | | [[https://github.com/kmkolasinski/AwesomeBump|AwesomeBump]] | Generate normal, height, specular or ambient occlusion textures from a single image | | [[https://alicevision.org/|Meshroom]] | Photogrammetry software | | [[https://colmap.github.io/|COLMAP]] | Photogrammetry software | | [[https://github.com/wjakob/instant-meshes|Instant Meshes]] | Meshing software | | [[https://jangafx.com/|Embergen]] | Real-time volumetric fluid simulator | | [[https://www.autodesk.com/products/3ds-max/overview|3DSMax]] | 3D software | | [[https://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview|Maya]] | 3D software | | [[http://pixologic.com/|ZBrush]] | Sculpting software | | [[https://www.sidefx.com/|Houdini]] | Node based procedural 3D software | | [[https://store.speedtree.com/|SpeedTree]] | Tree/foilage generator | | [[https://www.substance3d.com/products/substance-painter/|Substance Painter]] | Texture software | | [[https://www.foundry.com/products/mari|Mari]] | Texture software | | [[https://www.marvelousdesigner.com/|Marvelous Designer]] | Cloth simulation software | | [[https://www.arnoldrenderer.com/|Arnold]] | Monte Carlo ray tracing renderer | | [[https://www.redshift3d.com/|Redshift]] | GPU-accelerated renderer | | [[https://www.thepixelfarm.co.uk/pftrack//|PFTrack]] | Tracker | | [[https://www.ssontech.com/|Syntheyes]] | Tracker | | [[https://www.steakunderwater.com/wesuckless/viewtopic.php?t=3444|Fusion]] | Compositing software | | [[https://www.foundry.com/products/nuke|Nuke]] | Compositing software | | [[https://quixel.com/|Quixel]] | Texture/material/asset library/editor | | [[https://boundingboxsoftware.com/materialize/|Materialize]] | Image to material tool | | [[http://moi3d.com/|MOI]] | CAD for designers and artists | | [[https://ephtracy.github.io/index.html?page=aerialod|Aerialod]] | Interactive path tracing renderer for height maps | | [[http://renderhjs.net/shoebox/|ShoeBox]] | Game related tools | | [[https://imagemagick.org/index.php|ImageMagic]] | Open-source software suite, used for editing and manipulating digital images | | [[https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/omniverse/|Omniverse]] | USD platform | | [[https://fspy.io/|fSpy]] | Open source still image camera matching | | [[https://www.bentley.com/software/e-on-software-free-downloads/|Plant Factory]] | Create procedural plants (donwload the plant-catalog as well) | | [[https://www.jawset.com/|Jawset]] | Nerf's/Gausian splatting | | [[https://github.com/nerfstudio-project/nerfstudio|NerfStudio]] | Nerf's/Gausian splatting | | [[https://www.gafferhq.org/|Gaffer]] | Node-based application for look developers, lighters, and compositors to easily build, tweak, iterate, and render scenes | ==== 2D ==== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://krita.org/en/|Krita]] | Digital painting | | [[https://www.gimp.org/|Gimp]] | Image editor | | Affinity Photo | | | Affinity Designer | | | [[https://www.neatvideo.com/home|Neat Video]] | Denoiser | | [[https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/|DaVinci Resolve]] | Editing, color correction, visual effects and audio post production in one software tool. | | [[https://www.topazlabs.com/|Topaz labs]] | AI tools for photo/video | | [[https://nmkd.itch.io/flowframes|Flow Frames]] | AI Video interpolator | | [[https://ebsynth.com/|EbSynth]] | Style frame painter | | [[https://imagemagick.org/index.php|ImageMagic]] | Open-source software suite, used for editing and manipulating digital images | | [[https://www.chaoticafractals.com/|Chaotica]] | Fractal generator | | [[https://xnormal.net/|xNormal]] | Texture map baking | | [[https://github.com/bean-mhm/realbloom|RealBloom]] | Bloom simulation / post processing tool | | [[https://www.photoshop.com/en|Photoshop]] | Raster graphics editor | | [[http://al.chemy.org/|Alchemy]] | Open drawing project aimed at exploring how we can sketch, draw, and create on computers in new ways | | [[https://hugin.sourceforge.io/|Hugin]] | Free panoramic/360 image stitching software | | [[https://ptgui.com/|PTGui]] | Panoramic/360 image stitching software | | [[https://rive.app/|Rive]] | UI designer | ==== Reference ==== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://www.pureref.com/|PureRef]] | Reference board | | [[https://allusion-app.github.io/|Allusion]] | Free visual library manager | | [[https://en.eagle.cool/|Eagle]] | Visual library manager | ==== Pipeline ==== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://darbyjohnston.github.io/DJV|DJV]] | Image sequence player | | [[https://www.anchorpoint.app/|Anchorpoint]] | Project based file browser, tailored for collaboration | | [[https://www.cg-wire.com/|Kitsu]] | Platform for Animation and VFX productions | | [[https://flamenco.blender.org/|Flamenco]] | Open Source Render Manager | | [[https://syncsketch.com/|Syncsketch]] | Online review tool | | [[https://www.enoni.de/wp/mp4-from-files/|MP4 from files]] | Generate .mp4 files from file sequences (and GIF`s!) | | [[https://tik-manager.com/|Tik Manager 4]] | The ultimate light-weight CG Pipeline for VFX & Games | | [[https://www.kabaretstudio.com/home|Kabaret Studio]] | Project manager | | [[https://prism-pipeline.com/|Prism]] | Project manager | | [[https://www.digitalrebellion.com/posthaste/|Post Haste]] | Project manager | | [[https://timetagger.app/|TimeTagger]] | Time tracker | [[https://github.com/cgwire/awesome-cg-vfx-pipeline|Awesome CG/VFX Pipeline]] [[https://studio.blender.org/pipeline/pipeline-overview/introduction|Blender Pipeline]] ===== Game Development ===== ==== Engines ==== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/|Unreal]] | Real-time 3D creation tool | | [[https://unity.com/|Unity]] | Real-time 3D development platform | | [[https://godotengine.org/|Godot Engine]] | Game Engine | | [[https://sbox.game/about|s&box]] | | ==== Tools ==== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://robinrebiere.gumroad.com/l/trimsheettoolkit|Trimsheet Toolkit]] | Create trimsheets and more | ===== Live ===== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://derivative.ca/|TouchDesigner]] | Visual programming language | | [[https://resolume.com/|Resolume]] | VJ Software | | [[https://www.notch.one/|Notch Builder]] | Real time motion graphics and interactive VFX | | [[https://hexler.net/|Hexler]] | Digital modular control surface | | [[https://oscpilot.com/|OSC/Pilot]] | Digital modular control surface | ===== Programming ===== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://processing.org/|Processing]] | Software sketchbook and a language for learning how to code within the context of the visual arts | | [[http://www.sublimetext.com/|Sublime Text]] | Advanced text editor | | [[https://coreframework.com/|coreframework]] | coreframework.com | | [[https://lite-xl.com/en/downloads|lite-xl]] | Advanced text editor | | [[https://www.cursor.so/|Cursor]] | AI Code editor | | [[https://openframeworks.cc/|Open Frameworks]] | Open source C++ toolkit for creative coding | ===== WEB ===== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://laragon.org/|Laragon]] | Local development tool | | [[https://winscp.net/eng/index.php|WinSCP]] | Copy files between a local computer and remote servers | ===== Outdoor ===== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://www.google.com/maps/about/mymaps/|GoogleMyMaps]] | Create maps | | [[https://qgis.org/nl/site/index.html|QGIS]] | Topo map creator | | [[https://caltopo.com/|CalTopo]] | Topo map creator | | [[https://fatmap.com/|FatMap]] | Discover, plan, track and share routes | ===== CAD ===== ^ Name ^ Description ^ | [[https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/personal|Fusion 360]] | | | [[https://www.solidworks.com/|Solidworks]] | | | [[http://www.rhino3d.nl/|Rhino]] | | | [[https://www.onshape.com/en/|Onshape]] | | | [[https://www.tinkercad.com/|Tinkercad]] | | | [[https://openscad.org/|openSCAD]] | | | [[https://www.freecad.org|FreeCAD]] | |