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Discover Hidden Gems: Open-Source Software You Should Know About (lemmy.ml)
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We all love open-source software, but there are so many amazing projects out there that often go unnoticed. Let's change that! Share your favorite open-source software that you think more people should know about. Here’s how you can contribute:

  1. Single Option Per Comment: Mention one open-source software per comment to be able to easily find the most popular software.
  2. No Duplicates: Avoid duplicating software that has already been mentioned to ensure a wide variety of options.
  3. Upvote What You Love: If you see a software that you also appreciate, upvote it to help others discover it more easily.

Check out last year's post for more inspiration: Last Year's Post

Let's create a comprehensive list of open-source software that everyone should know about!

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[–] 56 points 1 year ago (6 children)

OsmAnd, mobile app for navigation and maps. Offline, based on OSM, can do anything. I use it for checking out and bookmarking places, finding POIs and pubic transport stations, routing (especially for bike and foot), measuring distances, and so on. It can also show and record tracks, do car navigation, edit OSM points, and more stuff that I don't use. Pro/plus/full version free on FDroid

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago*

    It also works really well for routing on water. One feature I really like is being able to specify the dimensions of your boat and then having it take that into account when calculating a route.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

    I want to like this, but because there's no GTFS/public transport timetables, it makes it kinda impossible to use it to get around cities that publish their transport data.

    PT is the one thing I'm still stuck on Google maps for. I REALLY want an open source alternative.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    The comments below say "local transit app", but I don't get it - those could be proprietary and pretty invasive. So instead, I use the "undesired" maps in the browser. Both for when public transit arrives and for more up-to-date information on businesses.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Yeah, it's a shame because some of those OSM-based ones are really close to being perfect. It just seems like it's really difficult for the open source devs to reconcile OSM data with GTFS and timetables for some reason.

    Often the "local app" is basically a proprietary wrapper around Google maps.

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