Open Source Alternatives to Popular Software
openalternative.co
A curated collection of the best open source alternatives to everyday SaaS products. Save money with reliable tools hand-picked for you.

This list is an absolute gem in finding what are the trending state-of-the-art open source programs. I have found so many cool open source projects I feel addicted to browsing more…

  • Fargeol@lemmy.worldEnglish
    83·
    1 day ago

    « -We have AI-powered coding agent, AI-powered development assistant, AI interface, AI workflow automation, AI code editor, AI-powered social media, personal AI assistant, AI-driven financial AI, AI-driven AI, AI agent for writing AI, AI-driven AI with a little AI on the top, AI-driven AI agents powered with AI, eggs bacon and AI, eggs, bacon, AI and spam… 
    -Do you have anything without AI in it?
    -Well, AI code editor has not that much AI in it… »

    • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
      351·
      22 hours ago

      Wow, you weren’t kidding.

      • Ad: AI company.
      • Our sponsors: the same AI company.
      • #1: A code editor designed for AI
      • Ad: Another list website.
      • #2: Messaging app (no AI)
      • #3: Note taking and planning software… with AI.
      • #4: Screen recording software (no AI)
      • #5: Visual Studio Code extension for using AI to write internal tooling.
      • #6: Project management software (no AI?)
      • #7: A web interface for using AI models.
      • #8: A note-taking app (no AI)
      • #9: AI-based workflow automation software.
      • #10: Yet another AI code editor.
      • #11: A bookmark manager… with AI.
      • #12: A collaboration software suite (no AI)
      • #13: A different note-taking app (no AI)
      • #14: AI-powered social media management.
      • #15: AI personal assistant.
      • #16: Markdown-based wiki software (no AI)
      • #17: Rich text wiki software (no AI)
      • #18: A third note-taking app (no AI)
      • #19: A LLM interface.
      • #20: AI-powered personal finance tool.

      Over half of the first 20 items focus on AI, and that’s not even considering the ads.

      • NotSteve_@piefed.caEnglish
        111·
        18 hours ago

        Number 1 is Zed but it’s not actually an “AI editor”, they’re just leaning into it a bit for funding. Its a fully open source Rust editor made by the former Atom developers and I highly recommend it as a replacement for Microsoft’s VSCode. A good selling point is that its not just another electron app and has a native UI. On first startup, they even offer you the option to fully disable any AI features

        If you do want to enable AI, they’ve worked hard to allow you to use your own self hosted model

          • NotSteve_@piefed.caEnglish
            7·
            10 hours ago

            Less Microsoft and a native UI. Microsoft is already making it hard to use alternative releases of VSCode like Codium by restricting them from using their extension marketplace and things like Pylance (their newer, more advanced proprietary Python LSP that replaces Pyright). Try to even download a .vsix extension from Microsoft’s site - you can’t because they don’t offer the ability to anymore without VSCode

            Zed also openly integrates with LSP so you can use servers like basedpyright and get a more featurefull editor than Code

            edit: I realise I sound like a Zed salesman but I really like it lol

    • Fargeol@lemmy.worldEnglish
      301·
      1 day ago

      Any Monty Python jokes aside, I like AlternativeTo to find good software (even if they’re not AI-powered)

    • hansolo@lemmy.todayEnglish
      17·
      1 day ago

      – or Lobster Thermidor aux crevettes with a Mornay sauce served in a Provençale manner with shallots and aubergines, garnished with truffle pâté, brandy and a fried egg on top and AI.

    • Damage@feddit.itEnglish
      8·
      23 hours ago

      Alright, AI, AI, AI!Come on in AI lovers!Here at the Titty Twister we’re slashing AI in half!Give us an offer on our vast selection of AI, this is a AI blow out!Alright, we got white AI, black AI, Spanish AI, yellow AI. We got hot AI, cold AI. We got wet AI. We got smelly AI. We got hairy AI, bloody AI. We got snapping AI. We got silk AI, velvet AI, naugahyde AI. We even got horse AI, dog AI, chicken AI.C’mon, you want AI, come on in AI Lovers!If we don’t got it, you don’t want it!Come on in AI lovers!