For me, that would be Secure CRT. I have yet to find a terminal emulator that matches its feature set. If you regularly manage hundreds of machines using various connection protocols (serial and ssh mostly in my case) It’s worth the $$$, and so far there hasn’t been any subscription nonsense. I liked using it at work so much I forked over the dough to have it at home.

None of the free alternatives do everything I need.

I’ll also mention a few iOS apps. One is Sun Surveyor. It’s an AR app that shows you the position of the sun, moon, and galactic center at any given time. The other would have to be Radarscope. It’s a weather radar app, but it’s a really good weather radar app.

  • thesohoriots@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    20 minutes ago

    Just a teensy iOS/macos extension, but Vinegar is awesome for watching YouTube.

    I would have said the Affinity suite of stuff, but they recently sold out to Canva, and fuuuuuuuck them.

  • Nalivai@lemmy.world
    1·
    24 minutes ago

    Everyone around me is saying that DaVinci Resolve is great. It cost not an insignificant summ, so whether it actually worth it I will have to report later

  • theherk@lemmy.world
    1·
    2 hours ago

    Anything that you like can be worth a cost. I prefer FOSS wherever possible, but really don’t mind paying for good stuff. One example is wooshy. This piece of software lets you use the keyboard in macOS for nearly everything, and it is the best use of the accessibility api’s I’ve ever seen. There are similar things but this software is unparalleled in my view.

  • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
    41·
    4 hours ago

    Bitwig. Excellent DAW that has a native linux build. I tried to like Ardour and many of the other open source alternatives, but they all felt cumbersome and not very mature.

    • Krusty@feddit.it
      2·
      1 hour ago

      I’m looking forward to learn Bitwig since it looks reslly cool. Do you have any way to learn using it and music production in general you found useful?

      • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
        2·
        1 hour ago

        My experience with ProTools and Cakewalk 20ish years ago came in handy. Other than that, there are some really nice youtube tutorials available.

        One thing worth mentioning is their excellent customer support. I signed up for the trial period, but then life happened, and I contacted them an explained my case and they were more than willing to reset my trial period so I could have a proper go.

        After buying it I had a support request and they were both helpful and quick to help me resolve the issue.

  • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
    261·
    7 hours ago

    TeraCopy if you move lots of data around.

    However, even with a pro license, I still got an ad notification in my task area recently pushing their other software. Fucking hate advertisements that go out of their way to interrupt you.

    • 11111one11111@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      3 hours ago

      Fucking hate advertisements that go out of their way to interrupt you.

      The rest of that sentence literally defines the procedure of advertising.

    • Denjin@feddit.uk
      10·
      5 hours ago

      Why are games the exception? Just curious why FOSS is required for non-entertainment but if you’re being entertained it’s OK for a studio to get profit?

      • theherk@lemmy.world
        4·
        2 hours ago

        Because games are works of art. They generally don’t work like other software. Most software is designed to meet some requirements and either does so or works toward doing so over its lifetime. A game seeks to tell a story or provide an experience that may improve over time, but in many cases is a static end product.

        Of course that isn’t all cases these days because there are a lot of subscription based models and game seasons, etc. But you still expect a game to be a thing for a limited time, or at least its development.

        There is clearly a ton of exception to this, but I tend to think of game producers as workshops filled with artists and such. More like making a movie than maintaining a building.

        • Denjin@feddit.uk
          5·
          54 minutes ago

          Just seems like a weirdly arbritray distinction to who should or shouldn’t be able to profit from their work. Like just because the maker of say Fusion Studio (video composting software) aren’t making something to illicit an emotional response from you they shouldn’t be able to charge for what they do?

          In no other sphere would this distinction exist, imagine if all non-fiction books were free but you still had to pay for novels? Or because a bus is a utilitarian vehicle it’s manufacturer shouldn’t be allowed to be paid for it but because a Farrari exists for the pleasure of driving it, they can charge you to buy one.

          edit: I do see the point about the fixed vs open ended though

          • theherk@lemmy.world
            1·
            44 minutes ago

            I want to be explicit. I’m not at all saying people “shouldn’t be able to profit from their work”. No way; all labor should be rewarded. I’m just saying I can see why works of art are somewhat different than tools. You use fiction versus non-fiction books as an example, but I’m actually putting those in the same box as games and movies.

            I generally prefer FOSS for practical and ethical reasons, but I have no problem with paid software or people being paid to write free software. I think most software can be done better by an interested community. Free software is just better in many cases. Sometimes that is true with games too though. Enemy Territory, for example.

      • Kairos@lemmy.today
        11·
        4 hours ago

        If I’m reliant on software in order to do something (backups, accounting, etc.) I don’t want that software working to be up to the whims of some company.

        Games I’m fine with because they’re art and the creators should be able to earn money from them.

        • lauha@lemmy.world
          8·
          3 hours ago

          Games I’m fine with because they’re art and the creators should be able to earn money from them.

          Then remember to only buy indie or well unionised studio because the artists certainly don’t earn much money from big studio games.

    • Tiger@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      1 hour ago

      Another happy Kagi user here, and I also hate sounding like a shill but I’m really so glad I use their product. Not having to parse through ads and AI slop when I’m busy and looking for info is so helpful when I’m trying to work.

      • baggachipz@sh.itjust.works
        9·
        5 hours ago

        I think it might be one or both of:

        • people are sick of seeing it mentioned. I’m not a shill, I just really like the product.
        • they are indignant about Kagi occasionally using Yandex when it compiles search results

        In both cases, meh. I’m answering the OP question with my opinion, and hopefully somebody finds it useful.

        • Ok_imagination@lemmy.world
          2·
          3 hours ago

          Thanks so much! I wouldn’t have known about it had people not talked about it. It’s only been a much or two since switching to kagi and I’ve been happy with it.

  • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz
    19·
    7 hours ago

    In the world of music production Reaper is an insanely good deal with a fantastically refreshing licensing system.

    • scytale@piefed.zipEnglish
      8·
      7 hours ago

      I haven’t used Reaper in a while, but you can technically use it for free with full features by perpetually using it in trial version mode right?

      • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz
        13·
        5 hours ago

        Yes!

        The developer is pretty insistent on saying that Reaper is NOT free but also that stupid licensing schemes for other DAWs like the horrid iLok and others only punish people who actually buy the software, which is self-defeating since the pirates are unaffected by the ways in which the tool is made worse for people who actually bought the tool legally.

        I bought it simply because of how incredibly refreshing this was, free open source DAWs have gotten better since I did but there used to be barely any accessible, lowcost ones that were fully featured enough to be useful. Now there are open source options like Muse and LMMS but the thing about Reaper is it isn’t a budget/hobbyist DAW, in many ways it is an industry leading software so even with good FOSS DAWs out there Reaper is still well worth it.

        In specific, a lot of people use Reaper for live performance of software instruments as Reaper is an efficient beast at running complex chains of software effects efficiently… and yet a lot of people also use Reaper for mixing and production because it has such high quality audio processing capabilities. Reaper is a behemoth.

  • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    14·
    7 hours ago

    I paid for a copy of the Torque app on android. It lets you use bluetooth OBD2 adapters to connect to your car’s ECU for reading live engine data and trouble codes. The pro paid version unlocks a lot more customization for data logging screens, allows you to save live data logs to your phone, and enables a wider range of readable codes… Makes a huge difference diagnosing weird engine issues in cars 1996 and newer.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 hours ago

      Used the free version, don’t know why I updated to paid, WORTH IT ($5). I’ll never not have a BT adapter ($4) on my car computer and Torque on hand. Worth it just to read check engine lights.

      Wife’s car occasionally throws, and sometimes clears, a minor emissions error, kills the cruise control. The passenger can reset it rolling down the interstate and we’re back in business.

    • PriorityMotif@lemmy.world
      8·
      7 hours ago

      I paid for a license of obd jscan for my vehicle since it is specific to Dodge/Jeep it can do everything, including activation of features and access to all data in the vehicle. I had to buy a more expensive vlink adapter, but it was only $20 or so. It has saved me tons of money so far. I was able to program keys, activate remote start (had to install a hood switch), and have been able to diagnose several issues with things like tpms and abs.

    • NaibofTabr@infosec.pubEnglish
      6·
      6 hours ago

      +1 for Torque, pay once and it does exactly what it’s supposed to do and doesn’t bother you with anything else.

  • Vogi@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    5 hours ago

    I do not use MacOS anymore but when I did I have bought Pixelmator, it’s really good. Atleast when I have used it, the company behind it was bought by Apple since then.

    Wish there would be something similar for Linux :( Gimp is like the opposite of intuitive.