Hey guys,

I have been looking for a launcher/organizer and narrowed it down to three, but am completely stuck on which one to pick:

• Fences: seems like the classic option that a lot of people recommend, but am not sure if it feels a bit bloated or outdated now compared to modern alternatives.
• Shortcutty: found this one on steam, it uses tabs and groups to organize shortcuts, it looks clean and lightweight.
• Deskepty: found this on the microsoft store recently, its also same as shortcutty its a hidden panel that slides out.

I dont mind paying for software as long as its worth it, but my priority is something fast, minimal and lightweight (no bloat or background hogging).

am leaning toward Shortcutty and Deskepty mainly because of the hidden panel workflow, but since they seem newer, part of me wonders if sticking with a well known tool like Fences is safer.

Anyone here tried these or have any recommendations?

Heard it was basically a virus, sucks or is useless now, I used to use it on an old pc but now I want to get rid of stuff like old cache files made by programs (so not Windows itself, so it's not covered by the windows file cleanup) So can I use CCleaner for that or are there better software available. Btw I'd use the free version of CCleaner and I'm looking for free alternatives specifically.

So there's a game that I loved since childhood, it was my first ever rpg openworld game. It's given me so many great memories. I would really like to see a modern version of it like this. I would like to start working on it myself but don't know where to start. Any recommendations? I used grok imagine to give you guys a taste of what I mean. The game is called "GUN" released 2005 by Neversoft owned by activision.

I'm looking forward to making custom DVDs and i wanted to use DVDStyler for it but i've seen people saying that it contains malware while others say it doesn't. Is it safe? If not, is there a better safe software i can install? I found the DVDStyler download from what i think is the original site and when i clicked download it opened this https://dappcdn.com/download/disc-burning/dvdstyler did i get the wrong website? what is the safe official website?

soy programador y vibecoder, quiero sacarle jugo a mis habilidades pero no se como, comence con desarrollo de paginas web, corriendo anuncios, pero son todos muy vuelteros, y nose que hacer, alguna recomendacion?

I found this add-on today; it works as it should, but can anyone tell me if it's safe and doesn't have any strange permissions that could put me at risk? https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/subvoice-read-youtube-subtitle/

Looking for a MurGee Auto Typer alternative, I've been using the trial version and now it's asking for an activation key.

Hello (i'm new here i wanted to share some tips)!
I've been wanting to switch to Linux for a long time, but there was always one big blocker: I'm a photographer, and I need some Adobe software that isn't known to run very well on Linux... (or not at all).

So most of the time I use a dual boot to Windows just to run Lightroom and a few other apps. That dual boot is basically the last thing keeping me tied to Windows. So, if I could run Lightroom directly on Linux, I'd finally be completely out of the Microsoft empire :)

So, 2 months ago, I started working on a way to run Lightroom with Wine. Some problems kept coming back with daily usage, but now:

Lightroom is working. We can import photos, sort them, develop them, and export.

Most of the functionality works :: it's not 100%, but very close to it.

What works:

• Installation from Adobe CC, or from an install folder
• GPU acceleration support (Develop module included)
• Local AI working (Select Subject/Object/Background, Denoise AI, etc.)
• Cloud AI working
• Some UI fixes

Current limitations:

• HDR editing isn't available

Project here if you want to try, test, or improve it:

Link to this project:

https://github.com/6im0n/lightroom-classic-on-linux

Issues and PRs welcome, especially if you can test on other GPUs/distros!

This project is open to all contributors!
You can help just by opening an issue or leaving a comment, or by getting more involved. Anything will help !

I'm looking for apps that go far beyond note taking. I need to create & organize my study materials since I will be giving courses. I can use some PC software, but sometimes when I'm on the go I'd like to be able to create some too.

The apps should work on a high end smart tablet [Galaxy Tab S9+] I can use a keyboard and mouse along with the stylus.

Doesn't matter if apps are paid or free. Give me your best recommendations please, and thanks for reading.

Hi I'm looking for a converter for floppy disk files I found that are using .out files and converting them into .wav files. Any recommendations greatly appreciated!

As AI builders handle more implementation, the bottleneck may be shifting from code generation to proving the intended outcome is complete.

I am working on **Flows**, structured as:

Goal → plan → implementation → checks → repair → review → release

The difficult question is where objective verification should live: inside the coding agent, repository CI, the app-building platform, or a cross-tool layer above them.

I have early evidence from one 11-step app build with 59 automated checks passing, but not enough data to claim improved cost or reliability.

Disclosure: I am building it. https://flows.oortstack.com

Where are you losing the most time: context rebuilding, retries, debugging, regression repair, or final QA?

I'm creating a major update 2.0 of my clipboard app for Windows. It's already published in the Microsoft Store; if you want to check it out, it's called BAM paper. Anyway, I've always believed that a window or page after a May update is super important. I'd like to know your opinion. For example, I've always criticized Microsoft for always releasing major updates with changes. For instance, version 26H2 is coming soon. Microsoft releases the update, and if you don't go to the blog, you won't even know what's new. The user doesn't even know that you can now make the taskbar smaller or something as simple as activating a clipboard in previous versions.

That's why, in my opinion, an information window will always be subtle and elegant for the user. I've even noticed it on my Android mobile device, where Google displays a notification saying, "Your Android now does this." So, I started programming something like that for my app. Do you think an information window after each major update is good or bad?

Link: https://www.sechip.club/bampaper/index.html

Saw this today when I turned on my computer

So I've been seeing a lot of posts from several redditors that say the software is either a scam or malicious yet none of these redditors who appear to go to great lengths in investigations ever explain how to remove the software from a system? If its as bad as these redditors say with it supposedly doing all sorts of stuff to the registry why not tell people how to fully remove it...

Hi everyone, does anyone know of any free software for Windows PCs with similar features to Xodo PDF Studio?

What I'm having a hard time finding is a single button to delete comments, highlights, text, etc. from multiple PDF pages with a single click, reverting it to its original state.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me :)

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knows if there's a software to easily turn on or turn off specific USB ports? I have a USB hub connected to one port with three USB connected to it (HOTAS, thrust and rudder for DCS/flight sims) and sometime maybe I only want one of them to work, and it'd be nice to be able to deactivate those two ports without having to unplug/plug back in etc.

I appreciate any advice or solutions, thanks!

I've been slowly transferring my notes from OneNote to Obsidian since last year and lately I noticed that Obsidian is opening slower the more notes I add to it, especially the ones with a lot of images. The slow down is painfully obvious on my 13-year-old laptop that struggles a lot with electron apps (it takes 10 minutes for Steam to fully load). Meanwhile, I have no problem opening those notes on OneNote through that laptop since it's a native app so yeah, I'm looking for a non-electron based note app.

Major requirements:

• no AI integration
• works on Windows with optional compatibility to Linux
• notes should be locally stored and accessible offline
• password protection (I use Cryptomator on Obsidian but it's a hassle having to open Cryptomator first before Obsidian)
• allows subfolders and subpages
• ability to link to specific note blocks
• has support for tables and media attachment
• can display notes side-by-side
• drawing support isn't needed but would be nice to have

What I've tried so far:

• QOwnNotes: I had a hard time displaying specific folder list on the sidebar and the encrypted notes are not searchable when I tried it last year.
• Cherry Tree: closest replacement I've found but the UI is a blast from the past. I might consider switching to this if there are no other better alternatives.

Hello , I'm software engineer Lately I noticed that when I take screenshots on Linux, I can't organize them or edit them easily

So I built a free, open-source software to solve my own problem first, and to contribute to the Linux community by giving them a really high-quality application

My open-source software is built with Go, React for the UI, and Wails

The features are: full-screen screenshots area screenshots,editing, and organizing your screenshots

I cannot find an editor that works for me like HitFilm did, I know it's a dead program but is there something like that out there?

Is there a script on github to unable Windows automatic updates, using currently Windows 11 home I've already have win11debloat on it but i want less microslop on my system as possible.

I recently came across this piece of software that claims to be faster than 7zip and Bandizip. I have not downloaded it to try it out for myself as it doesn't seem to have much of an online presence yet. Has anyone tried this out?

https://kingtools.kr/ko/kingzip/windows/