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What is the Windows Equivalent of Popular Linux apps?

I have to use Windows on my work computer and I am finding it hard to get FOSS applications on Windows that can do stuff like

  1. Record a video (like SimpleVideoRecorder does)
  2. Take a screenshot (there’s snip, but it isn’t very customizable)
  3. Unzip .zip files

Just the routine things I used to take for granted on Linux, so I was wondering if there was a FOSS app store for Windows

And it would be very helpful if someone could suggest alternative for

  1. SimpleVideoRecorder
  2. Archive Manager

Even the apps I installed for these things either had ads or asked me for payment to record more than 2 minutes of video, I am pretty sure there are FOSS apps to do these things out there, but I don’t know where :')

averyminya ,

ShareX and .7z

Presi300 ,
@Presi300@lemmy.world avatar

Video recorder: OBS

Screenshot utility: built into most desktops

Archive manager: Built into most file managers

simpleguy ,
@simpleguy@cuddly.space avatar

@Subject6051 Most of apps famous in linux are available on windows.

Funny part is while joining Linux we searched alternatives and now for leaving it we need alternatives 😅

Subject6051 OP ,

Indeed! I gotmyself accustomed to a routine of using featherpad instead of notepad, using Kpaint instead of paint, it’s weird to be back. “Hey Windows, it’s me again, I hate you, but I have been told I must use you.”

Pretty weird, it’s getting back at me by showing me the wrong time every time I login! :')

theshatterstone54 ,

Yeah, I use a tiling WM at home, so having to deal with Windows’ way of doing things at college computers was very annoying, especially when the Super+L keybind I used to Launch apps, was used on Windows to Lock the machine. Locking your PC while trying to open an app is very, very annoying.

wargreymon ,

I have to use Windows

  1. Run a virtual machine
  2. Install your goto Linux distro
  3. Drink a cup of ☕ and pet a 😺 while it’s installing
  4. Happy hacking!
maniii ,

WSL2 exists for the very reason, if you hate using Windblows, you can install Linux OS on top and do everything from the Linux VM. Why even bother struggling with Windozes interface and software ?

Sami ,
@Sami@lemmy.zip avatar

For video recording I use OBS and for zip files I use 7-Zip

infeeeee ,

7zip doesn’t support the new win11 rightclick menu (yet), nanazip is a fork with full win11 support:

github.com/M2Team/NanaZip

_Atlas_ ,

Check out scoop and chocolatey

DieserTypMatthias ,
@DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml avatar

And winget.

Dirk ,
@Dirk@lemmy.ml avatar

I have to use Windows on my work computer and I am finding it hard to get FOSS applications on Windows that can do stuff like

The Gold standard in the screen recording world is OBS. It’s not only available for Linux, but also for Windows and, well, is the gold standard. If you ask the question if OBS can do this-or-that regarding screen recording, the answer generally is yes (or “yes, via plugin”). Just use OBS on all platforms, it’s clearly the most mature screen recording tool out there.

Outsider9042 ,

You can even use it as a virtual camera. I’ve had lots of fun with that one in meetings.

DieserTypMatthias ,
@DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml avatar

I used Game Bar to record my videos back in the day. But it’s just too basic.

DieserTypMatthias ,
@DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml avatar

LibreCAD is shittier version of AutoCAD. Also, we don’t have anything like Inventor on Linux. But we do have Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games Launcher.

xep ,

On the build of Windows 11 I'm using PrintScr has been replaced with the snipping style screenshot tool (used to be Shift+Win+S) instead of the fullscreen screenshot like before.

sodalite ,

LibreOffice for replacing Microsoft Office

wargreymon ,

Linux is replacing Windows

Blizzard ,

LibreOffice works on Windows too.

DmMacniel ,
@DmMacniel@feddit.org avatar

Doesn’t the snipping tool also allow video capture now?

jacab ,

obs, flameshot/sharex, and 7-zip

Mihies ,
  1. Windows has built in simple zip manager. If you need more, go with 7-zip as others suggested.
narc0tic_bird ,
  1. OBS Studio, or even Xbox Game Bar (built-in, but might be disabled at your work PC)
  2. ShareX
  3. 7-Zip
sin_free_for_00_days ,

There’s this: github.com/lextrack/Simple-Screen-Recorder

Disclaimer: I haven’t touched Windows in at least a decade.

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