My favorite software

As of June 3rd 2021, my favorite software (besides from Simple DNS Plus) is:

Software Development

• Vue.js - https://vuejs.org
  Amazing front end javascript framework.

• Visual Studio 2019 - https://www.visualstudio.com
  Awesome IDE.

• Visual Studio Code - https://code.visualstudio.com
  Awesome IDE - for web, markdown, and lightweight stuff.

• Fork - https://git-fork.com
  Nice GUI Git client.

• Prepros - https://prepros.io
  For compiling, bundling, minifying and prefixing Sass, CSS, TypeScript, JavaScript etc.

• 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 - https://www.sqlite.org
  The best embedded database.

• 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 at a reasonable price.

• Visual Build Professional - http://www.kinook.com
  Great tool for automating software builds. This just saves me so much time.

• Axialis Icon Workshop - http://www.axialis.com
  Great for converting/creating software icons.

Server software

• SoftEther VPN - https://www.softether.org
  Nice VPN 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 :-)

• Zoom Search Engine - https://www.zoomsearchengine.com
  Site search running on your own Windows server.

• VMware ESXi / vSphere Hypervisor - https://www.vmware.com/dk/products/vsphere-hypervisor.html
  Amazing "bare metal" virtual machine software (free for basic functionality).

• Syncthing - https://syncthing.net
  For backup and syncing files between devices.

Desktop software / Utilities

• 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.

• Dropbox - https://dropbox.com
  Best file sync.

• 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.

• Paragon Partition Manager - https://www.paragon-software.com/free/pm-express
  Great software for fixing hard disk partitions.

• VMware Workstation Player - https://www.vmware.com/dk/products/workstation-player.html
  Amazing virtual machine software for the desktop. Like "VMware workstation" only free and without snapshots.

• Debut Professional - https://www.nchsoftware.com/capture
  Screen recording / video capture. For making tutorials etc.

Photography / graphics

• Adobe Photoshop - https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
  For general photo/image editing.

• Adobe Lightroom Classic - https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom-classic.html
  For RAW photo file processing, photo organizing, printing.

Web-apps

• Notion - https://notion.so
  Notes, kanban boards, etc.

• GitHub - https://github.com
  THE Git repository site.

• Office 365 - http://office.com
  Online versions of Word and Excel, e-mail, etc.

• Google Photos - https://photos.google.com
  Photo sharing.

I have tried many different tools in all these categories over the years, and I can recommend all of the above over any competitors that I know of. If you know of any better alternatives please do tell me in the comments below - always looking for better toys :-)