For me, it’s CAD software. FreeCAD is trash (sorry, lovers). Fusion360 is honestly the best out there for free. The “almost there” app is Shapr3D, but fuck $40/m.

And yes I’ve tried all the others not listed here.

  • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
    10·
    23 hours ago

    Honestly, notes apps. All of the big tech options are fine, but they’re big tech, so fuck them. All of the open source options suck. The best I’ve found is just Nextcloud Notes, but it’s still shit. Basic Markdown syntax, no linking notes, adding attachments is… well idk, I haven’t figured out how to do that yet.

    • sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      10 hours ago

      Trilium Notes is great for note taking. It can do complex formatting and attachments and all that stuff. And you can self host the server and keep it synced across devices. I use it every day

      • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        6 hours ago

        Someone else recommended that one, but apparently it’s coded with AI now, and I’d like to avoid AI generated software.

    • Platypus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      6·
      23 hours ago

      I’ve found Obsidian to work well for me. Its plugin ecosystem is pretty robust, so there’s a lot of room to bolt on features.

      And if you really need an open source option with every possible tool and a full customization language… emacs

      • saltesc@lemmy.world
        10·
        23 hours ago

        Yep. Obsidian plugins is like installing Skyrim then thinking, “I’ll just go get the essentials from Nexus Mods…”

        Three hours later you have an absolute beast that also does note taking too.

        • ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zipEnglish
          5·
          22 hours ago

          I keep seeing people say this, but I’ve never seen a plug-in that seemed to do much of anything that the base engine wasn’t already.

      • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        22 hours ago

        No, but I use iPhone. Ideally I’d want something self hosted that works on all platforms.