My favorite software
As of September 26th 2023, my favorite software (besides from Simple DNS Plus) is:
Software Development tools
Svelte - https://svelte.dev
Amazing front end JavaScript framework / compiler.esbuild - https://esbuild.github.io
Build tool / bundler for JavaScript, CSS, etc.Visual Studio 2022 - https://www.visualstudio.com
Great IDE.Visual Studio Code - https://code.visualstudio.com
Great IDE - for web, markdown, and lightweight stuff.Fork - https://git-fork.com
Nice GUI Git client.dotMemory - https://www.jetbrains.com/dotmemory ⭐2023
Nice tool to profile .NET memory usage.NuGet Package Explorer - https://github.com/NuGetPackageExplorer/NuGetPackageExplorer
For creating and maintaining NuGet packages.WinMerge - http://winmerge.org
Great tool for comparing text files.SQLite Studio - http://sqlitestudio.pl
For managing SQLite databases.Eazfuscator.NET - http://www.gapotchenko.com/eazfuscator.net
Obfuscator for .NET code. So much better and more affordable than Dotfuscator.Advanced Installer - http://www.caphyon.com
Nice MSI installer builder.Talend API Tester - from Chrome Web Store
Great for testing HTTP APIs.
Software development components / libraries
Frappe Charts - https://frappe.io/charts ⭐2023
Very nice and small JavaScript charting library.Floating UI - https://floating-ui.com
JavaScript library for "floating" pop-ups, dropdowns, etc.EPPlus Free - https://github.com/rimland/EPPlus
.NET library for creating Excel spreadsheets.SQLite - https://www.sqlite.org
The best local / embedded database.HiQPdf - http://www.hiqpdf.com
.NET library for creating PDF files.MarkDig - https://github.com/lunet-io/markdig
.NET library for converting markdown to HTML.ClearScript - https://github.com/microsoft/ClearScript
.NET library for running JavaScript.Swagger UI - https://swagger.io/tools/swagger-ui
For web API documentation.Node.js - https://nodejs.org
For running JavaScript code.
Server software
Certify SSL Manager - https://certifytheweb.com
Software to automate installation and renewal of free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates on IIS / Windows Server.
Of course it has an option to authenticate via DNS by updating DNS records in Simple DNS Plus :-)Syncthing - https://syncthing.net
For backup and syncing files between devices.SoftEther VPN - https://www.softether.org
Nice VPN server software.Answer - https://answer.dev
Q&A website software.
Desktop software / Utilities
SyncBackPro / SyncBack Touch - https://www.2brightsparks.com ⭐2023
Great for backup / syncing files / web-site deployment.ClipClip - https://clipclip.com
Clipboard manager / screen shots.Notion - https://notion.so
Notes, kanban boards, etc.Discord - https://discord.com
Nice (free) service for internal chat / communication (replaced Slack).KeePass Password Safe - http://keepass.info
Great (free) program for storing passwords.
Storing the (encrypted) password database on DropBox makes it easy to sync between computers and my (Android) phone.7-Zip - http://www.7-zip.org
Great for working with zip files and other compressed file archives.
I primarily use this because the built-in function for creating zip files in Windows 10 doesn't work with file names containing non-english characters.TightVNC - https://www.tightvnc.com
For remote control of Windows "Home" edition computers. Also does file transfers.CutePDF Professional - http://www.cutepdf.com
I mostly use it for scanning to PDF files, and for merging multiple PDF files into one.TreeSize Free - https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free
Figure out what is using all that hard disk space.VirtualBox - https://www.virtualbox.org
Virtual machine software for the desktop.pCloud - https://my.pcloud.com ⭐2023
File synchronization, backup, sharing, etc.
Image / Video editing
PhotoShop - https://adobe.com
Edit images.Lightroom Classic - https://adobe.com
Organize, cull, raw processing of images.OpenShot Video Editor - https://www.openshot.org ⭐2023
Edit videos.