My favorite software

As of September 30th 2022, my favorite software (besides from Simple DNS Plus) is:

esbuild - https://esbuild.github.io New in 2022
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.
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.
Axialis Icon Workshop - http://www.axialis.com
Great for converting/creating software icons.
Talend API Tester - from Chrome Web Store
Great for testing HTTP APIs.

Floating UI - https://floating-ui.com New in 2022
JavaScript library for "floating" pop-ups, dropdowns, etc.
zlib.js - https://github.com/imaya/zlib.js New in 2022
JavaScript library for "zipping" data.
EPPlus Free - https://github.com/rimland/EPPlus
.NET library for creating Excel spreadsheets.
SQLite - https://www.sqlite.org
The best embedded database.
Bootstrap - https://getbootstrap.com
My go to CSS framework for quick prototyping etc.
PhotoSwipe - https://photoswipe.com
Nice JavaScript library to show photos.
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.

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 :-)
Zoom Search Engine - https://www.zoomsearchengine.com
Site search running on your own Windows server.
Syncthing - https://syncthing.net
For backup and syncing files between devices.
SoftEther VPN - https://www.softether.org
Nice VPN server software.
Node.js - https://nodejs.org New in 2022
For running JavaScript code.

ClipClip - https://clipclip.com
Clipboard manager / screen shots.
Notion - https://notion.so
Notes, kanban boards, etc.
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.

PaintShop Pro - https://www.paintshoppro.com
This is just a great all round photo processing app.
I have used various version of Adobe's Photoshop and Lightroom, Affinity Photo, and Capture One, and they are all great programs. But PaintShop Pro hits the sweet spot between price and features for me.

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