Questions tagged [gratis]
Software free of financial cost. For software that includes the source code, [open-source] is the best tag. Software can be either [gratis] or [open-source], or both. Only use this tag if "gratis" is a must-have requirement.
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Free Webflow-like site creator
I am trying to create a site, and I was looking for a fully custom site creator. After some searching and recommendations, I found Webflow.
Unfortunately, Webflow, although it's exactly what I was ...
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GUI for MongoDB in Unix
I need a GUI client that:
Works on Unix
Is free
Supports documents editing
Is there an app which satisfies these requirements?
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Free software to block specific websites only for a specific Android device
The desired flow is:
I define websites forbidden to a specific Android device.
If a specific Android device tries to browse them, block them. But but send a notification to another device/pc (...
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Is there a (free/Open Source) tool that neatly displays changes in a file system/tree compared to a previously saved meta image of it? (Windows)
Very difficult to describe in one sentence (title) what I'm looking for. Basically I'd like to have the following use cycle:
Run the application to create a meta image (in some form) of a file tree (...
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Countdown app for Android that displays hours and not days, up to 100h and doesn't show ads in countdown
I'm looking for a countdown app for Android that:
displays hours and not days
countdowns till at least 100h
doesn't show ads in countdown
doesn't display some event name that can't be configured (eg &...
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Sound library organizer free
I'm starting doing a lot of random field recording and my library is getting a bit messy.
Could you suggest me a good software to edit metadata/organise the recordings in categories or something ...
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Freeware program to convert big PDF eg 200MB PDF, to RTF, and compatible with Windows 7?
Is there a freeware program to convert a big PDF (e.g. 200MB) PDF, to RTF, that is compatible with Windows 7?
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PDF library to extract text and image in Xamarin (Android)
I'm a single developer trying to develop an Android app to convert PDF to ePub. I already have a prototype working for Windows in C#, and for that I used iText library.
Problem is, C# version of ...
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API client that can sync via git and costs nothing
My colleagues and I maintain a collection of (REST) requests, that we share via git.
We were happy users of Postman until they removed the import feature.
Our intended replacement Insomnia technically ...
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Linux image processing program to batch-correct photos for scanning
I want to scan hundreds of A4 papers, but I don't have a scanner.
I have a good camera though, so I:
Put the paper on the floor
Focus powerful lights on it (including sunlight)
With the camera, zoom ...
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Online survey with free-hand sketches
I am looking for a free online survey tool that has the ability for participants to draw free-hand sketches. Does such a tool exist?
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Chat-messengers for Android and Windows devices, but not American or Russian
As it's been a bit noisy these days, I've thought that it may be a good time to migrate to a new chat-messenger.
Yes, I've decided to quit WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram. No need to worry about my mates, ...
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Successor of / Alternative to HTML Help Workshop
I've always used Microsoft HTML Help Workshop for creating CHM help files for my applications.
On the website you can read that the last version of HTML Help Workshop is 1.3 which was released in 2009....
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Prioritise, categorise and share To Do list
I'm looking for a way of creating a To Do list.
There are 4 of us in my team and each person will have a list of tasks. I want to set a priority and category to each task and have each assigned to one ...
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Convert MSG files to EML files
I need to convert Outlook Emails in MSG file format into the EML file format.
Other requirements:
does not send the data to "the cloud" or some online service for conversion
does not have ...
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Pre-C++20 semaphore library
C++20 will bring counting and binary semaphores into the language. In the mean time, is there a library for C++11/14/17 providing similar functionality?
Required features:
Supported on Linux
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Which software allows me to perform hierarchical clustering manually?
I have 211 language names and I want to visualize them in a meaningful way. The first thing are language families, but besides that there are other "levels" of relationships.
Is there a software ...
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Finding a binary in a binary
I have a task where I need to proof that one binary file contains another binary file. "No problem", I thought, "that's what a diff-tool is there for". Unfortunately it didn't give ...
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Website or app where people list things they’ll do for free?
I would be very interested in an app or site where people list things they’ll do for free. It’s like Fiverr or Fetlife, but it’s all about free help, giving or receiving.
For example, someone could ...
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System to control user accounts/emails/etc
I work for a small company that has approximately 25 direct employees plus 200+ salesman/woman that sell our products all around the country.
Each one of these will have a personal email, an username ...
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Online poll with randomly-ordered options, supporting images
I want people to vote for the best image among 10 candidates.
Requirements:
Randomize the display order, to avoid order bias
Allow images
No registration needed
Creating the poll results in two URLs:...
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What software can enlarge my webcam on Skype?
I use Skype software installed on Windows 10 laptop. Currently when I video-chat with someone, my webcam (red arrow) is teeny. I prefer free 3rd party software that can enlarge it.
I prefer something ...
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Software to search for Youtube videos, given a search pattern
I wonder if exists a software that, given a search pattern like for example a song title, it can search for youtube videos and return the video urls of the search results.
The application should ...
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The proxychains equivalent for Windows
I'm already using SSH tunneling by ssh -D 9058 username@5*.**.1*1.1*. I need software on Windows to use this tunnel for specific applications or even for the whole system. It should be free and ...
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Free & Open Backup utility alternative to Deja Dup for Linux
I am looking for a gratis, non-proprietary and configurable backup utility with support for:
1) cloud upload/download of files and local backups/restore
2) ability to choose what files/folders to ...
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Capture scrolling window screenshot in macOS
Is there any software which can take a scrolling window screenshot? For example, I want to take the screenshot of Terminal which has more content than what is visible in the screen (I am aware of the ...
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Program that types pre set things for me
I like to solve killer sudoku puzzles online and I find myself typing every number in a cell a lot. I am wondering if anyone knows a program that I can set to type them all out quickly when I input a ...
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Opening a TCP port and returning an HTTP error
I need a gratis tool for Windows which opens a specific TCP port (configurable, e.g. Port 80) and returns an HTTP error code (configurable, e.g. HTTP 503).
It must have a command line version. It ...
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How can I replace eMule in Ubuntu?
I need an Ubuntu replacement for eMule (i.e. a software to download files from eDonkey). It must have the following requirements:
Essential
works in Ubuntu
FOSS
Much appreciated
Decreasing for ...
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Free todo software that allows repeat tasks both on given dates and on arbitrary timeframes
I am looking for a free todo software that lets me set repeatable tasks both by date (1st of every month, January 1st every year) and more arbitrary timeframes (daily, seven days from prior completion,...
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Is there a name for these kind of website template or can you suggest some free/open-source website template similar to this?
I am developing a static website for which I would like to include a default template something like this: https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/global-logistics-solutions-isometric-landing-...
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Is there a free modern software to displayer caller ID via Windows TAPI?
In the past there used to be softwares that could monitor caller ID of modems, but they seem to be gone nowadays, certainly the ones that utilize Windows' TAPI. Is there a modern software free or at ...
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Color blindness simulation
In order to check the perception of color choices, I'd like to be able to simulate color blindness for people with normal eyesight (me, basically).
My goal is to weaken / worsen / decrease the ...
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Program to check SSD health performance
I need an advice about what program should I use to check health and performance of SSD Drive. I bought some SSD Drives on outlet in a cheap price and now I would like to check them technically.
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Use second keyboard for shortcuts
On Windows, if you connect two USB keyboards, they behave like one. AFAIK (I can't try at the moment) it even synchronizes CapsLock and NumLock.
I'm looking for a way to map keyboard shortcuts to the ...
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Todo list and/or Kanban tool
I'm looking for a to-do list and/or Kanban tool. I came across Kanban while looking up to-do list managers here and think that might be a good fit. I'm not really sure what I need as far as a task ...
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Deleting empty directories
I never thought I'm gonna need such a program and always wondered how one can come into a situation where he has many empty folders and wants to delete them. Now, I'm in that situation: I have ...
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Remind me when I haven't done X for 10 days (and button to click whenever I do X)
I must do a particular activity at least every 10 days. I sometimes do it more often, and sometimes I am busy and the task slips away.
Recurring reminder/task is not a good option: Let's say I should ...
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Magnifier tool for Windows with more options than the built-in magnifier tool
I'm looking for a "Magnifier" freeware for Windows, that offers more customization that the built-in magnifier:
I'd like to be able to customize the shortcuts, the smoothness / speed of the ...
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Free C++ library implementing hierarchical clustering or alike
Which can cluster small number of points by the given maximum distance between them.
Two dimensions only.
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Node.js library to extract tables from PDF using JavaScript
I am looking for Node.js library for extracting tables from PDF files.
I have successfully used tabula-java as a stand-alone application.
I have tried the following:
Tried using tabula-js, which is a ...
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C/C++ debug trace
I am looking for a gratis cross platform debug trace log system - which you have used for several years and can recommend from experience.
Must have
gratis, with a permissive license (e.g prefer ...
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Looking for a (free) personal knowledgebase application with tagging (Windows)
I want to store notes/articles (mostly rich text but ideally images too) and tag and date them (dates would be arbitrary and typed manually). Incremental search on any combination of tags, note ...
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Any free software which counts the amount of times a noise occurs in a given video
I want to count the amount of times someone died during the course of a video. My idea to do this was to count the amount of times the death noise (always the same sound) occurs. Now sitting down and ...
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Free OCR software that makes a PDF searchable (with searchable text at the right place)
Is there any freeware OCR software (for Linux and/or Windows) that can take a PDF scanned document as input and output a Searchable PDF like Adobe Acrobat does?
With searchable PDF I meant that the ...
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Software to read S.M.A.R.T. (SMART) values from USB hard disk drives (Windows)
Please recommend Windows software that can read S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology; often written as SMART) values from hard disk drives (HDDs) that are connected via USB.
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What software to view EXR "videos" (single images on disk)
With Blender I can render my animations as single frames. When rendering as PNG, the pixel values might get clipped, so I am trying to render to an HDR format which keeps the brightness information.
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Find two text strings within N lines
I am looking for a gratis Windows program that can take a standard windows text file and search for occurrences of two user provided strings within N lines of each other, where N is user specified.
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Free C/C++ IDE & compiler to create command line Mysql access program
I just need to code a short command line program to run a SELECT and convert the result to CSV, so am open to any free IDE/Compiler solution for Windows 10.
I tried MS Visual Studio and the official ...
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MIDI editor with ability to export to mp3 or Ogg Vorbis using DosBox-style sound card emulation?
I'm looking for a lightweight digital audio workstation (DAW) program built for editing MIDIs and exporting them to a modern compressed format (such as mp3 or Ogg Vorbis) through emulated sound cards ...
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