What apps have you been using this year? Have you found new apps to fill a gap in your previous open-source use?

What is something that you wish had a good open-source alternative but does not at this time?

  • Brett@feddit.orgEnglish
    14·
    20 hours ago

    Comaps for navigation. Replaced Organic Maps

    Öffi for finding public transit connections. Sadly replaced Transportr which doesnt work anymore for me

    Bura for weather forcast. Replaced Geometric Weather which stopped working quite a while ago.

    Etar as a calender. Idk i dont use it too much but its enough for my needs.

    Quillpad for note taking. Its a fork of a fork of apps which didnt get support anymore. Best notetaking app i came across so far. Love it. Looks good. You can keep it simple but it also has more than enough extra features.

    KDE Connect Comes in super handy for quick transfer of files or just the clipboard between the PC and phone. Remote input and mediacontrol is also pretty sweet.

    Material Files Best file explorer i know of. I tried so many over the years and its always the app which stays forever on my phones. Its not perfect but so far i found it better than anything else.

    Silicone Calculator A simple and pretty calculator

    VLC for local playback. Works well with folders which is a must for me. VLC just works for me on whatever device for 20 years.

    Too lazy for the rest, sorry: Accrescent as an alternative appstore. From there: Ironfox as browser and ri music for streaming… music.

    Pixel Camera, Google Photos and Snapseed are the only non open-source apps on my phone. Need to spend a bit more time with ImageToolbox. Maybe its enough to sunset Photos and Snapseed.

      • Brett@feddit.orgEnglish
        3·
        17 hours ago

        https://news.itsfoss.com/organic-maps-fork-comaps/

        Despite being advertised as a community-driven project, key decisions, including financial management, partnerships (with Kayak, for instance), and the inclusion of proprietary components in the code were made by a small group of shareholders, often without input from the broader contributor community.

        These shareholders have reportedly used the project’s donation funds for personal expenses, like holiday trips, raising serious concerns about financial transparency.

        As a result, many contributors teamed up and forked the project, establishing CoMaps, a new alternative focused on openness and being not-for-profit.

        But from user perspective there arent much benefits yet. I like the new muted green a bit more i guess haha