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What are some FOSS programs that you think are a far better user experience than their counterparts?
(sh.itjust.works)
I used Plex for my home media for almost a year, then it stopped playing nice for reasons I gave up on diagnosing. While looking at alternatives, I found Jellyfin which is much more responsive, IMO, and the UI is much nicer as well.
It gets relegated to playing Fraggle Rock and Bluey on repeat for my kiddo these days, but I am absolutely in love with the software.
What are some other FOSS gems that are a better experience UX/UI-wise than their proprietary counterparts?
EDIT: Autocorrect turned something into "smaller" instead of what I meant it to be when I wrote this post, and I can't remember what I meant for it to say so it got axed instead.
thnx, very usefull! Small remark: Okular has a Windows package.
Nobody will use Okular over Sumatra or Calibre on Windows, so I think its a moot point.
Guess I'm nobody
What is better about Okular on Windows, than the other two? I am now curious. Calibre is most complete featured, while Sumatra is the snappiest, so what gives?
Dont know, didnt compare them much. I ignored Calibre untill now because it seemed primarly for e-books which I dont have. Sumatra seems not available for Linux. And I am on dual boot but prefer the same apps for both Win11 as Deb12
Me on Win10 AME and Debian 12. I use Calibre on both, because of its flow mode for ebooks. Calibre is both for eBook viewing and library management, and is best for both purposes, besides a minor speed advantage for standalone readers like Sumatra, muPDF and Okular.