Best software tools on Reddit
179 reviews from r/youtubers, r/PLC, r/crestron and 30 more subreddits
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By Brand
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#1
Adobe
4.1
(14)
"I just use Photoshop for anything picture related like editing pics, drawing, coming up with different layouts."
"Great for video editing and effects."
"I learned Premiere Pro over time and found it to be a powerful tool for video editing."
"Excellent for creating thumbnails."
"I’m a film nerd so I prefer Premiere Pro."
"Adobe programs work well for drawing."
"Premiere Pro is great for editing."
"Premiere Pro - Editing"
"Photoshop - Thumbnails"
"I first edited my videos on Adobe Premiere Elements and it was a great starting point."
#2
Blackmagic Design
4.3
(7)
"DaVinci is perfect for beginners."
"Resolve is great because it’s so immersive and can do anything you can dream of."
"Excellent for editing and animation."
"Davinci Resolve is an excellent video editing software with powerful features."
"DaVinci Resolve is great for editing."
"Considered better for color grading and it's free."
"I regret wasting so much time on the other software now."
#3
Canva
4.3
(7)
"Super basic but Canva's great for a beginner!"
"Canva is great for simple video edits for shorts or reels."
"Canva is useful for background removal."
"Canva is a great tool for design."
"Other times I will do it in Canva."
"Useful for stock photos and videos."
"For thumbnail creation, I also use Canva."
#4
Notion
4.8
(5)
"Notion is great for organizing with templates for tracking filming/upload dates and editing notes."
"Notion is an excellent tool for organization and note-taking."
"I like Notion! It’s very good for organization, at least."
"I second Notion, it's a great platform, keeps me on track."
"Notion for scripting and planning"
#5
OBS Studio
4.2
(5)
"OBS is fantastic for video and audio recording, very reliable."
"OBS Studio for recording."
"Although it has a steep learning curve at times, OBS Studio is the best. It's not 100% perfect though but as completely free and open source it's unbeatable."
"OBS is a good software for recording; it may seem scary at first but there’s YouTube videos that teach you how to get familiar with obs; for editing I recommend filmora pro"
"OBS is helpful for adjusting mic settings."
#6
Microsoft
4.8
(4)
"Excel is an excellent tool for data analysis and visualization."
"Spreadsheets are incredibly useful for data analysis and organization."
"Excel is a powerful tool for data analysis."
"Excel is used fairly often for data management."
#7
PuTTY
4.3
(4)
"Putty is my go-to terminal for SSH connections."
"Putty is a tool I use a ton."
"PuTTY is essential for SSH connections."
"Putty."
#8
OBS
4.3
(4)
"Obs is a must have for recording videos."
"It's so nice to have tools that do so much."
"Great for PC recording."
"Good for screen recording."
#9
CapCut
4.0
(4)
"Easy to use and effective with all editing and thumbnail creation in one spot."
"CapCut is free on the phone and has a cheap subscription."
"Capcut for Windows"
"I still use CapCut, it’s time to upgrade…"
#10
Lightwright
4.7
(3)
"Lightwright an absolute must for paperwork like hookups and patches."
"Lightwright an absolute must for paperwork like hookups and patches."
"I have found in my experience that Vectorworks and Lightwright are the programs designers use."
#11
ChatGPT
4.7
(3)
"ChatGPT is an excellent tool for generating content."
"ChatGPT helps in creating outlines and brainstorming titles."
"Chatgpt for random questions lol."
#12
DaVinci
4.3
(3)
"Davinci."
"DaVinci is still free and worth revisiting."
"Davinci Resolve. Reaper for audio."
#13
Filezilla
3.7
(3)
"Filezilla."
"FileZilla FTP."
"Filezilla is my choice for an FTP client."
#14
CloudCompare
3.7
(3)
"Either Meshlab or Cloud Compare."
"Cloudconpare is what I use."
"I've done it once with cloud compare and it worked well, but not the easiest piece of software."
#15
Deeplawn
3.3
(3)
"Their lawn measuring/quoting features are pretty much the tip of the spear."
"Deeplawn is effective for lawn care management."
"Positive review for DeepLawn."
#16
MobaXterm
5.0
(2)
"MobaXterm has been my Swiss Army Knife for deployments, config, and service."
"Haven’t seen anyone mention my go to to which is MobaXTerm."
#17
Notepad++
5.0
(2)
"Notepad++ is an excellent text editor for coding."
"Much better than Notepad"
#18
LiveChat
5.0
(2)
"LiveChat integrates well with Shopify and social platforms, enhancing customer interaction."
"I use it to set-up marketing campaigns on website (mainly lead gen), and the support team is chatting with clients."
#19
Afforai
5.0
(2)
"It's an AI research assistant that can not only summarize and search through multiple documents but also organizes everything neatly."
"It's been a game-changer. It helps me keep track of all my drafts and notes with its AI assistant and awesome annotation features."
#20
Zendesk
5.0
(2)
"I would suggest Zendesk."
"Zendesk accomplishes what you're looking for."
#21
Nextiva
5.0
(2)
"Cheap, tons of features and easy to use"
"The pricing is great compared to other tools I've used in the past like Hootsuite, etc and it's stacked with features (AI, automation, multichannel intelligence, etc.)"
#22
Vectorworks
4.5
(2)
"I have found in my experience that Vectorworks and Lightwright are the programs designers use."
"I have found in my experience that Vectorworks and Lightwright are the programs designers use."
#23
WinSCP
4.5
(2)
"WinSCP is a reliable FTP client for file transfers."
"WinSCP is very useful for file transfers."
#24
Ahrefs
4.5
(2)
"Ahrefs is a powerful tool for SEO and tracking."
"Ahrefs, vidIQ, and answer the public for keyword research"
#25
4.5
(2)
"Great for script writing."
"I prefer Google Docs for screenwriting."
#26
Sony
4.5
(2)
"Sony Vegas for editing videos."
"I got Sony Vegas in a humble bundle and recently upgraded it."
#27
Photoshop
4.5
(2)
"Photoshop is useful for creating thumbnails."
"Photoshop is a solid choice for background removal."
#28
Obsidian
4.0
(2)
"Obsidian, Canva, Notion and sometimes ChatGPT"
"Obsidian and Sourcetree (git)"
#29
Adobe Premiere Pro
4.0
(2)
"Premiere pro for the vids, canva and procreate for thumbnails"
"Promovie, premiere pro, photoshop, chrome"
#30
Midjourney
4.0
(2)
"It's so nice to have tools that do so much."
"Great for stock photos and videos."
#31
Davinci Resolve
4.0
(2)
"All of them kind of get my content up to a 'livable' standard now."
"Davinci resolve"
#32
GIMP
4.0
(2)
"Sometimes I make my thumbnails in GIMP."
"Gimp is a free image manipulation software."
#33
HubSpot
4.0
(2)
"Hubspot"
"HubSpot for SEO and analytics"
#34
Filmora
4.0
(2)
"I like the UI and asset library. It's served me well for over a year."
"Filmora is good for video editing."
#35
Photopea
4.0
(2)
"Excellent for creating thumbnails."
"Photopea is a good alternative for those without Photoshop."
#36
Yardbook
4.0
(2)
"Yardbook is great for my lawn care business. Estimates, invoicing, I use Stripe, linked to Yardbook, for charging credit cards. Very pleased with it."
"I tried Yardbook, and it is good, but I'm too lazy to really get into it."
#37
Gorilla Desk
4.0
(2)
"Gorilla desk"
"Try out different ones. There are tools like Gorilla Desk, House Calls Pro, and Jobber."
#38
MeshLab
4.0
(2)
"Either Meshlab or Cloud Compare."
"MeshLab is another free open source software where one can align pointclouds."
#39
ImageJ
3.5
(2)
"ImageJ is a great option for geometric morphological measurements if photos are standardized."
"ImageJ. Clunky but tried and tested."
#40
Mailchimp
3.0
(2)
"Mailchimp is user-friendly and offers solid reporting features."
"Mailchimp just seems clumsy, not intuitive."
#41
SCFConnect
5.0
(1)
"SCFConnect"
#42
Vray
5.0
(1)
"Rendering: vray/enscape"
#43
Alora
5.0
(1)
"I’ve been using Alora for a while, and it’s made managing patient care way easier."
#44
Rhinoceros
5.0
(1)
"3d modeling: rhinoceros +grasshopper"
#45
Adobe Suite
5.0
(1)
"Graphics: Adobe suite: indesign, photoshop, illustrator."
#46
Imaris
5.0
(1)
"I use Imaris for image analysis"
#47
Khan Academy SQL Class
5.0
(1)
"Kahn Academy has a fairly large and comprehensive SQL class available for free."
#48
Drata
5.0
(1)
"But the best thing about Drata is that they have built a ton of automated control tests that beat most GRC tools and can reduce testing by 40%."
#49
Total Commander
5.0
(1)
"Total commander (file management)"
#50
mDash
5.0
(1)
"MDash is a pm tool for web development offers instant product scoping, auto project setup, velocity and budget tracking."
#51
OpenAI
5.0
(1)
"This tool is great: https://grisk.itch.io/whisper-gui"
#52
Lansweeper
5.0
(1)
"I like on prem LanSweeper - it can do quite a bit of it, including document retention."
#53
Bluebeam
5.0
(1)
"Studio sessions are an amazing productivity hub."
#54
Twinmotion
5.0
(1)
"The rendering tools I would recommend should be Twinmotion and Enscape, just try them."
#55
Harvest
5.0
(1)
"Harvest has been great and pretty much any good pdf manager/mark up will do."
#56
Akash Thakkar YouTube Tutorials
5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend the work of Akash. It's the sound designer from Hyper Light Drifter and Destiny."
#57
Google Workspace
5.0
(1)
"Same with Google Workspace, very useful for sharing documents."
#58
Python VSCode
5.0
(1)
"Now, thankfully, I am using Python and VSCode, dev containers, MNE, edfio, and the usual suspects, scikit-learn, numpy, etc."
#59
Figma
5.0
(1)
"If for user interfaces, figma is lit."
#60
Helcim
5.0
(1)
"We've just launched a completely free online invoicing tool."
#61
Overleaf
4.0
(1)
"My network of collaborators and I, who are all geographically separated, use zoom (meetings) overleaf (our documents) git (code) and Google drive (papers we have found)."
#62
GovSky
4.0
(1)
"Here is one: https://www.govsky.com/"
#63
Kapwing
4.0
(1)
"I use Kapwing"
#64
Riverside
4.0
(1)
"I've used Riverside's free transcription options at work with great results."
#65
Apple Final Cut
4.0
(1)
"Final Cut & Google Cloud"
#66
Vegas Pro
4.0
(1)
"Vegas Pro, GIMP, the BorisFX plugin suite, NewBlue Titler"
#67
Final Cut
4.0
(1)
"Final Cut for all editing, Soundstripe for audio, Motion Array for plugins, vidIQ, Munch and SemRush for seo/web."
#68
Copia
4.0
(1)
"Copia, it's GitHub but for PLC programs, I know it works well with Rockwell and Siemens."
#69
TIA Portal
4.0
(1)
"I mostly use:
- TIA Portal
- GE iFIx
- SQL management studio
- Notepad++
- Excel/Word
- VirtualBox
- Outlook"
#70
smashboards
4.0
(1)
"You can add smashboards to your list. It’s a tool for having anonymous conversations within teams."
#71
KeyedIn
4.0
(1)
"KeyedIn for portfolio management, Time Tracking, High level planning, resourcing, financials and status reporting."
#72
ACC
4.0
(1)
"Forma for site and early design, Revit for documentation, Docs review tools, basic clash, Build for CA... It's all there and more or less working in one integrated ecosystem."
#73
RegScale
4.0
(1)
"RegScale, Paramify, Preveil, FutureFeed."
#74
Fastone Capture
4.0
(1)
"I always liked fastone capture it can do screenshots and screencasts and output very small files."
#75
FutureFeed
4.0
(1)
"This is a very good option let me know if you need help"
#76
Zoom
4.0
(1)
"My network of collaborators and I, who are all geographically separated, use zoom (meetings) overleaf (our documents) git (code) and Google drive (papers we have found)."
#77
GrowVeg Garden Planning App
4.0
(1)
"I watch GrowVeg on YouTube and they mention they have a garden planning app."
#78
OpenProject
4.0
(1)
"Have you tried any of the open source (and self-hostable) alternatives to Jira (OpenProject, etc)?"
#79
Smartsheet
4.0
(1)
"We use Smartsheet to run the whole program for a few clients."
#81
Inkscape
4.0
(1)
"Inkscape is a free vector editor."
#82
Sublime Text
4.0
(1)
"Sublime Text (coding, notes, cisco configs with syntax highlighting) and Sublime Merge."
#83
PyCharm
4.0
(1)
"Pycharm (I use Pandas a lot for dealing with excel files, merging, filtering etc.)"
#84
QuillBot
4.0
(1)
"Quillbot is handy sometimes but be careful."
#85
Mixmax
4.0
(1)
"Mixmax, Nextiva, Deeplawn and a kid that's good at Tiktok"
#86
UserMaven
4.0
(1)
"My favorite software tools include: \- Usermaven for Product and Website Analytics"
#87
Content Studio
4.0
(1)
"\- Content Studio for Social Media Management"
#88
Replug
4.0
(1)
"\- Replug for Link Management"
#89
ServiceNow
4.0
(1)
"We use service now's GRC module"
#90
mRemoteNG
4.0
(1)
"One I haven't seen mentioned yet that I use quite a bit is mremote NG to keep track of remote systems."
#91
Taskade
4.0
(1)
"1. Taskade: Alternative to notion with ChatGPT 4."
#92
Mixpanel
4.0
(1)
"2. Mixpanel: Alternative to Hubspot"
#93
Visme
4.0
(1)
"3. Visme is alternative to canva with focus on content creation."
#94
Icons8
4.0
(1)
"Icons8 and FlatIcon for more advanced visuals ( infographics, etc)"
#95
Google Sheets
3.0
(1)
"We push all the data into a Google Sheet, so in the morning you just need to open a dashboard to see what's going on."
#96
FBX Game Recorder
3.0
(1)
"I would recommend FBX Game Recorder as a backup for those times OBS doesn't work properly, but you need to pay to unlock full functionality."
#97
BQE
1.0
(1)
"Avoid Unanet, i thought BQE sucked until we changed"
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