What apps would you love to have open-source alternatives for?

ClearCutCoconut@lemmy.world to Open Source@lemmy.ml – 272 points –

It seems like the FOSS community is continuing to grow, and FOSS apps keep getting better (Immich reallh blew my mind recently), which is a big win 😎 but there are still many apps I use that I would kill for an open source alternative. I am curious what you guys think? Are there any apps you'd love alternatives for?

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This is about FOSS and I can't see that Audiotool is FOSS, and Samplers are not Sample Libraries. Sample Libraries are ubiquitous among producers who want a good sounding recreation of a real instrument but cannot afford (or morally support), for example, Pianoteq's modelling algorithms or Spitfire's premium libraries, neither of which are FOSS, or the instrument itself or a session player.

As I said, the most promising multi-sampler or sample library software with an active community was Decent Sampler, which isn't open-source and now supports DRM.

It's clear that Audiotool isn't FOSS, but I put it in because obviously there isn't FOSS which fits your needs, and the next best option is a free community driven app with own samples made by the community, apart of those by default.