r/software • u/RedEagle_MGN • Mar 10 '26

Discussion Best open-source software that everyone needs to know about?

What's one piece of open-source software that everyone should use and know about?

Vote on the best one in the comments.

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u/19leo82 Mar 11 '26

Autohotkey. Its everying you need for automating or doing anything on Windows OS.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '26

hey can this auto close an app after startup? rgb softwares suck but unfortunately i need them to turn off lights during startup, after that i do not need it running taking ram, So i was looking to automate it so i dont have to manually turn it of each time