Useful software for everyday work, with creator credits and source links.
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Yazi: Browse, Preview, and Organize Files in the Terminal
A terminal file manager with file preview, multi-tab, and customizable workflows. Additional search and media preview should be chosen in combination with auxiliary tools and actual terminal capabilities.
Inspect CSV and Parquet files locally: filter rows, group data, build hierarchical pivots and export a filtered result. A viewer for analysis, rather than a spreadsheet editor.
Bruno: keep API request collections beside your code
A desktop API client that saves request collections as local files. Review them in Git, start with an authorized read-only request, and check authentication separately for examples and ordinary requests.
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MIT (community source; commercial features have separate terms)
Zed: a code editor for reviewing agent-written changes
A desktop editor with code navigation, Git views and a debugger. Start with a small repository and compare editor views with the actual diff before trusting a completed AI task.
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Primarily GPL-3.0-or-later; Apache-2.0 where marked
A Python linter and formatter with separate checking and rewriting modes. Review diagnostics and formatting differences before accepting automatic changes.
Created by Astral / Charles Marsh and Ruff contributors
Flameshot: annotate a screenshot before you send it
Capture a region, add arrows or text, then save or copy the result. Check v14’s monitor-selection workflow, desktop portal support and your actual hotkey before relying on it.
Excalidraw: Quickly Diagram Relationships and Keep Editable Files
Use a browser to draw hand-drawn style flowcharts, relationship diagrams, and wireframe sketches. Start with a small scenario, and save the editable drawing and image preview separately.
Open-source API client for organizing requests, inspecting responses, and managing collections; note the reported limitation when using collection-level OAuth variables.