Best software tools on Reddit

175 reviews from r/youtubers, r/PLC, r/crestron and 20 more subreddits

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Adobe

4.1

(17)

"This plugin lets me download clips directly from yt into premiere."

"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"

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."

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."

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"

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."

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."

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."

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."

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."

"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

Filezilla

3.7

(3)

"Filezilla."

"FileZilla FTP."

"Filezilla is my choice for an FTP client."

#13

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."

#14

Notepad++

5.0

(2)

"Notepad++ is an excellent text editor for coding."

"Much better than Notepad"

#15

Zendesk

5.0

(2)

"I would suggest Zendesk."

"Zendesk accomplishes what you're looking for."

#16

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."

#17

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.)"

#18

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."

#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

Vectorworks

4.5

(2)

"I have found in my experience that Vectorworks and Lightwright are the programs designers use."

#21

Google

4.5

(2)

"Great for script writing."

"I prefer Google Docs for screenwriting."

#22

Ahrefs

4.5

(2)

"Ahrefs is a powerful tool for SEO and tracking."

"Ahrefs, vidIQ, and answer the public for keyword research"

#23

WinSCP

4.5

(2)

"WinSCP is a reliable FTP client for file transfers."

"WinSCP is very useful for file transfers."

#24

Photoshop

4.5

(2)

"Photoshop is useful for creating thumbnails."

"Photoshop is a solid choice for background removal."

#25

DaVinci

4.5

(2)

"Davinci."

"DaVinci is still free and worth revisiting."

#26

Sony

4.5

(2)

"Sony Vegas for editing videos."

"I got Sony Vegas in a humble bundle and recently upgraded it."

#27

Obsidian

4.0

(2)

"Obsidian, Canva, Notion and sometimes ChatGPT"

"Obsidian and Sourcetree (git)"

#28

HubSpot

4.0

(2)

"Hubspot"

"HubSpot for SEO and analytics"

#29

Photopea

4.0

(2)

"Excellent for creating thumbnails."

"Photopea is a good alternative for those without Photoshop."

#30

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."

#31

Adobe Premiere Pro

4.0

(2)

"Premiere pro for the vids, canva and procreate for thumbnails"

"Promovie, premiere pro, photoshop, chrome"

#32

Davinci Resolve

4.0

(2)

"All of them kind of get my content up to a 'livable' standard now."

"Davinci resolve"

#33

Gorilla Desk

4.0

(2)

"Gorilla desk"

"Try out different ones. There are tools like Gorilla Desk, House Calls Pro, and Jobber."

#34

GIMP

4.0

(2)

"Sometimes I make my thumbnails in GIMP."

"Gimp is a free image manipulation software."

#35

Midjourney

4.0

(2)

"It's so nice to have tools that do so much."

"Great for stock photos and videos."

#36

ImageJ

3.5

(2)

"ImageJ is a great option for geometric morphological measurements if photos are standardized."

"ImageJ. Clunky but tried and tested."

#37

Mailchimp

3.0

(2)

"Mailchimp is user-friendly and offers solid reporting features."

"Mailchimp just seems clumsy, not intuitive."

#38

Total Commander

5.0

(1)

"Total commander (file management)"

#39

Unbiased Software Reviews

5.0

(1)

"This is the fastest resource to get what you need."

#40

mDash

5.0

(1)

"MDash is a pm tool for web development offers instant product scoping, auto project setup, velocity and budget tracking."

#41

Lansweeper

5.0

(1)

"I like on prem LanSweeper - it can do quite a bit of it, including document retention."

#42

Cytellix

5.0

(1)

"Cytellix"

#43

Bluebeam

5.0

(1)

"Studio sessions are an amazing productivity hub."

#44

Twinmotion

5.0

(1)

"The rendering tools I would recommend should be Twinmotion and Enscape, just try them."

#45

Paramify

5.0

(1)

"Paramify"

#46

Harvest

5.0

(1)

"Harvest has been great and pretty much any good pdf manager/mark up will do."

#47

Helcim

5.0

(1)

"We've just launched a completely free online invoicing tool."

#48

SCFConnect

5.0

(1)

"SCFConnect"

#49

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."

#50

Vray

5.0

(1)

"Rendering: vray/enscape"

#51

Adobe Creative Suite

5.0

(1)

"Adobe creative suite Notion Monday TubeBuddy TubeSpanner Streamyard Opus Clip Camtasia Chat GPT Creative Fuel Midjourney DittoDubbing Rev Logic Pro"

#52

NetSetMan Pro

5.0

(1)

"IP Address switching saves a lot of time."

#53

Rhinoceros

5.0

(1)

"3d modeling: rhinoceros +grasshopper"

#54

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."

#55

GovSky

4.0

(1)

"Here is one: https://www.govsky.com/"

#56

Draftsight

4.0

(1)

"CAD/Design: Draftsight, Ashlar-Vellum Argon, Skycad, and Diptrace."

#57

FileMaker

4.0

(1)

"FileMaker is a very powerful tool because you can basically make any software you want with it."

#58

SkyCAD

4.0

(1)

"Skycad augmented with Draftsight replace it nicely."

#59

Wireshark

4.0

(1)

"Wireshark."

#60

RealTerm

4.0

(1)

"Realterm."

#61

ModScan

4.0

(1)

"Modscan."

#62

ModPoll

4.0

(1)

"Modpoll."

#63

Moving Light Assistant

4.0

(1)

"Moving Light Assistant is a great tool for documenting shows."

#64

FCPX

4.0

(1)

"FCPX, MotionArray, EpidemicSound for editing"

#65

Icons8

4.0

(1)

"Icons8 and FlatIcon for more advanced visuals ( infographics, etc)"

#66

DeskDingo

4.0

(1)

"[DeskDingo](https://deskdingo.com) has a free tier and works great on mobile devices."

#67

MBF Biosciences

4.0

(1)

"During my Master’s I used several tools from MBF Biosciences for histological slide visualization and analysis."

#68

RegScale

4.0

(1)

"RegScale, Paramify, Preveil, FutureFeed."

#69

MATLAB

4.0

(1)

"R and/or Matlab depending on the lab, for stats and data visualization."

#70

R

4.0

(1)

"R and/or Matlab depending on the lab, for stats and data visualization."

#71

Smartsheet

4.0

(1)

"We use Smartsheet to run the whole program for a few clients."

#72

ServiceNow

4.0

(1)

"We use service now's GRC module"

#73

smashboards

4.0

(1)

"You can add smashboards to your list. It’s a tool for having anonymous conversations within teams."

#74

TIA Portal

4.0

(1)

"I mostly use: - TIA Portal - GE iFIx - SQL management studio - Notepad++ - Excel/Word - VirtualBox - Outlook"

#75

Atlassian

4.0

(1)

"It has essentially taken over crm, timesheet, project management, asset management and also on and off boarding."

#76

Trello

4.0

(1)

"* Trello: A popular collaborative project management tool."

#77

ONLYOFFICE DocSpace

4.0

(1)

"* ONLYOFFICE DocSpace: A cloud-based document collaboration platform."

#78

Copia

4.0

(1)

"Copia, it's GitHub but for PLC programs, I know it works well with Rockwell and Siemens."

#79

Visme

4.0

(1)

"3. Visme is alternative to canva with focus on content creation."

#80

Slack

4.0

(1)

"* Slack: A communication and collaboration hub for startups and teams."

#81

Zoho

4.0

(1)

"You can try zoho or hubspot for sales i guess?"

#82

VSDC Video Editor

4.0

(1)

"VSDC is pretty powerful (even at the free level)"

#83

Mixpanel

4.0

(1)

"2. Mixpanel: Alternative to Hubspot"

#84

Agent Ransack

4.0

(1)

"Find files faster with more options than Windows search"

#85

TeamViewer

4.0

(1)

"TeamViewer good for letting others remote access."

#86

VirtualBox

4.0

(1)

"Cross VMWare off your list and add Virtual Box."

#87

Wolfram Alpha

4.0

(1)

"Wolfram alpha for calculations."

#88

SmartGit

4.0

(1)

"Smartgit - daily use (for software and documentation)"

#89

Final Cut

4.0

(1)

"Final Cut for all editing, Soundstripe for audio, Motion Array for plugins, vidIQ, Munch and SemRush for seo/web."

#90

Acronis

4.0

(1)

"Totally worth it to have a 'fall back' position after someone breaks your shit."

#91

FutureFeed

4.0

(1)

"This is a very good option let me know if you need help"

#92

Capture

3.0

(1)

"Capture is an excellent option for pre-vis that has a free (but quite limited) student version available."

#93

Apple iMovie

3.0

(1)

"IMovie"

#94

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."

#95

BQE

1.0

(1)

"Avoid Unanet, i thought BQE sucked until we changed"

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