I like to create a list of top 10/5 for fun and I was trying to create a list of top 10 softwares.

Conditions are

• Foss
• No OS or compiler or any extremely low level.
• Also no languages, framework or library or anything which is used to develop software.
• Must work on desktop

my list so far is

1. rclone
2. yt-dlp
3. keepaasxc
4. ripgrep,
5. Thunderbird

I already list some in my previous blogs so can't repeat them so below ones are that good but cant include them in list

1. git
2. ffmpeg
3. openssh

Note: These things are subjective so it can be confusing but we atleast we get to share what we like and it promotes healthy discussion

I am a member of a + 30 people team and most API clients we used felt like they were built for a different job than what we actually did (testing endpoints, maintaining API docs and making sure that new versions of the API matches with out docs). Our team lives in Git, and our docs always drift away from the actual requests inside Postman. The fear I kept hearing when discussing with the team and other devs was "I don't need another bloated API tool".

So we built and open sourced Voiden a few months ago: an offline API tool where requests live as executable markdown and are versioned in Git.

The original idea and inspiration is to combine the flexibility of Obsidian-style files with the simplicity of curl. The result is a tool in which everything can be composed with blocks (endpoint, auth, params, body) that can be added, reused, overridden, and stitched together across executable markdown files.

Results so far: Since open sourcing, we got +12K installs, +1K stars on guthub plus a lot of feedback and contributions.

What it does today:

• REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets (as plugins, install only what you need)
• Ability to compose Requests with API blocks. Reuse, Replace & Version everything just like code.
• Postman and OpenAPI import so you don't redo years of work Built-in terminal
• Pre/post request scripting in JS, Python or Shell
• A batch runner for chaining .void files with env selection and stop-on-failure
• Agent-friendly CLI, works with Claude and Codex skills
• We have also a few features in early access, such as the (much anticipated) CLI runner +more

Looking for feedback and ideas from anyone interested.

Github: https://github.com/VoidenHQ/voiden

Download: https://voiden.md/download

so i never had the money or home space for a proper office or computer desk, so i've always had to run my PC on my HDTV's/etc. because of this, I have never had proper dimming because HDTVs usually disable screen settings for PC connections (at least mine have). So i've always had to choose between bloated/ad-supported/paid apps and smaller clunky apps to achieve screen dimming. well i finally got sick of it and made my own.

ProperDim is a lightweight program that lives in your system tray to manage your screens brightness. its standout features are:

-custom minimum brightness

-hotkeys

-quick-set buttons & a quickdim slider in the system tray

-scheduler for automation

-modern/old school mixed style with an intuitive and minimal design

this is the first program i ever made and to be honest i probably should have started with something more simple--but it's finally finished and I am happy!

GitHub info + download here: https://github.com/crustyoldhuman/ProperDim

cheers

Tried searching fdroid but couldn't find anything. Is there a foss widget that can do this?