From 2126e101256b867acc7ce2ff4ab5a777a0005f93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Rotermund <54365609+davrot@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2023 17:12:39 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Create README.md Signed-off-by: David Rotermund <54365609+davrot@users.noreply.github.com> --- other/open_source_tools/README.md | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 72 insertions(+) create mode 100644 other/open_source_tools/README.md diff --git a/other/open_source_tools/README.md b/other/open_source_tools/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..be3e61f --- /dev/null +++ b/other/open_source_tools/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +# Open Source Tools +{:.no_toc} + + + +## The goal + + +Questions to [David Rotermund](mailto:davrot@uni-bremen.de) + + +## Why is my hard disk / SSD so full? +[WinDirStat](https://windirstat.net/) and [QDirStat](https://github.com/shundhammer/qdirstat) will help you answering this question. + +## Digitale Lehre + +[OBS](https://obsproject.com/) : Open Broadcaster Software is a tool for video streaming (e.g. recording and switching between sources) + +[VoiceMeeter](https://vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/) : Not "free" (shows ads) but important companion tool for OBS to mange audio streams + +[FFmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/) : command line tools for manipulation (inclusive conversion of formats) nearly every aspect of MPEG video files + +## [Octave](https://octave.org/index.html) (replacement for Matlab) + +[MATLAB Programming/Differences between Octave and MATLAB](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/MATLAB_Programming/Differences_between_Octave_and_MATLAB) + +## LaTex + +[Overleaf](https://www.overleaf.com/) : "The easy to use, online, collaborative LaTeX editor". You can get the premium version (very important if you want to track the changes) for free via IEEE. +* 1. Create an overleaf account +* 2. [Register for free](https://ieee-collabratec.ieee.org/) +* 3. [Add your overleaf account](https://ieee-collabratec.ieee.org/app/settings) + +[TeX Live Collection](https://www.tug.org/texlive/acquire-iso.html) : It is a collection of tools essential for compiling tex files. I suggest to use the DVD for installation otherwise you will grow very old before installation ends. + +[TeXnicCenter](https://www.texniccenter.org/) (Windows) : Latex Editor (that prefers [MikTex](https://miktex.org/download) instead of Tex Live) + +[Kile](https://kile.sourceforge.io/) (Linux): Latex Editor which is provided by many Linux distributions + +[Ghostscript](https://ghostscript.com/releases/gsdnld.html) : (Not Open Source but... ) PostScript interpreter + +[Ghostview](http://www.ghostgum.com.au/software/gsview.htm) : Viewer that uses Ghostscript + +[KLatexFormula](https://klatexformula.sourceforge.io/downloads) : Allows to convert individual equations into pdf, ps, jpg, png... + +## Editors (for source code and such) + +[VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) : Well this is not the open source version but there is one which is called [vscodium](https://vscodium.com/). + +[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) (Fully Open Source ; Hardcore to learn but religiously defended by its users ) + +[http://midnight-commander.org/](https://midnight-commander.org/) : (Fully Open Source) More then JUST a simple editor! + +## SSH + +[FileZilla **Client**](https://filezilla-project.org/) : Not really Open Source but essential tool for transferring files via SSH. One of the few tools that can resume a failed transaction. + +[MobaXterm](https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/) (Windows) : (not Open Source but kind of "free") SSH Client with X included + +## [Zotero](https://www.zotero.org/) +(Open Source alternative for managing citations and bib manager) + +## Interesting online services + +[DeepL](https://www.deepl.com/translator) : Online translation + +[DeepL Write](https://www.deepl.com/write) : Online text optimization + +[Wolfram Alpha](https://www.wolframalpha.com/) : Helps with math and other scientific questions