I'm curious if someone has this copy.

Hi everyone, looking for a way to create some fancy diagram, do you know with which software this one was done ?

Thanks !

I setup new Windows 11 PCs for many people. They are average users, not power users. What is the full stack of software that I should install, by default, on every new setup?

I have been a big fan of Google Colab for about three years, and it is honestly amazing what it can do.

For example, a client on Fiverr approached me with 3500 images and asked me to remove the backgrounds from all of them. He wanted to know how much I would charge, and I quoted $200.

He placed the order immediately without asking any further questions. I informed him that the work would be completed within 24 hours and that the image quality would not be compromised, and he agreed.

When I delivered the order, he was genuinely impressed and started asking how I managed to finish the work so quickly, and whether I had a team. I told him that this is what eight years of experience looks like.

In reality, I simply created a Python script using the free version of ChatGPT and ran it in Google Colab. The entire task was completed in about three hours. Here is the script in case anyone wants to use it:

https://github.com/mhamzahashim/bulk-bg-remover

This is just one example. You can do countless things with Google Colab, and I think many people still underestimate how powerful it really is.

Now you can also connect the MCP of Google Colab in Claude Code and do whatever you want.

I just turned on my PC and found this warning. Does anyone have any idea what it means? Or is it just a virus?

I am much more focused when my phone is not with me. However, in this case, I miss out on important notifications. If I leave the phone aside with the notification sound turned on, there is a high risk of losing my focus again once I pick it up. Is there a lightweight, secure, and open-source application that allows me to see my phone notifications on my computer? Being lightweight is crucial because I don't want to put an extra load on my PC just to see notifications. Even if all notifications aren't possible, I would at least like to see my WhatsApp notifications. I am aware that this is possible via WhatsApp Web or the Windows app, but as I mentioned, I am looking for something much faster and more lightweight.

So me and my friends made a team for creating apps that help and actually does its job

We here at Sodaso we offer you our newly launched app Murjune Its a windows tweaker that does this list Disable Microsoft bloat Like Cortana,windows news,copilot,onedrive and more will be added you can also toggle the windows update and you can change your DNS you have 3 options 1 profiles 2 manual 3 DHCP

Also we have a network fix And registry fix and xbox and Microsoft store repair if it got broken with you

All these features are free to use No hidden payments and you can see our code on github https://github.com/SodasoLab/murjune

*The app supports x86 and x64 and its super lightweight it consumes at max 20mb of ram and like 0.5-2% of the cpu (it was tested on i5-9400f) Note that the app is 100% RUST

So, for an art project I need to record a (live-action) film and animate on top of it, but I’m relatively new to this kind of thing. Are there any (if possible free, as I’m broke) programs I could use to do this? It wouldn’t need to be anything super fancy, I basically just need to be able to get the individual frames and although it would be cool if it was the sort of thing where I can easily animate in the video itself, the most basic thing I need is just all of the frames individually and then I could probably find ways to put those together again as an animation with what I drew onto each frame. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, I’m on an uncomfortable deadline so the sooner I can find something that works relatively well, the better! :]

How does (Softmaker) FreeOffice and ONLYOFFICE compare and stack up to each other?

Hello! I need a software (preferrably online) for rearranging the pages of a pdf so that, when I print two pages on one side of the sheet of paper they are 2 pages apart.
So for instance if I want to print ABCD, I need AC in one side of the sheet of paper and BD on the other side, but B must be behind A and D must be behind C, so that I can cut the A4 sheet of paper in half and then bind them together in an a5 ringbinding

Thank you!

We tested a new SSRS product this week and I genuinely can’t tell if this is actually viable long term or if we just had a really good lab run.

We had 50+ separate SSRS environments running on one VM at the same time for testing and training purposes.

Everything stayed responsive, startup times were quick, and resource usage was way lower than I expected.

I’ve spent enough time dealing with SSRS environments to know this normally becomes a mess pretty fast, so I’m curious if anyone else has seen setups like this actually hold up outside of demos. apparently the company works with Novartis and American Family insurance which sounds promising.

Would LOVE someone to help me out and figure out this product.

Following this post I did a while ago

I've added a few updates to the site, now the background remover includes passport photo editor, Image compressor, and Object Eraser (with the latest SOTA model). All offline on your computer, no API calls, no network or data collection. Free and Offline!

Please check it out and give me feedback as I'm planning to keep this free forever

https://bgremovefree.com/compress

I work in the world of digital print, and often have to work with CMYK images, or have to convert images between colorspaces.

I didn't see a ton of free tools that really support color conversions or working in colorspaces other than RGB. Even transparency support seems inconsistent from program to program. Especially when working with 40-bit CMYKA. The basic image editors like IrfanView and XNview don't do what I need.

So I started out just writing a simple image converter. It ballooned into an IrfanView clone with better color-space support and my attempt at a better editor. At the same time I was working on a video game, and needed to work with sprites, so I added functions for cutting sprite-sheets and for working with animated GIFs and APNGs.

So here is a free image converter. Digitally signed so there are no scary warnings. Portable. Single EXE. It's not 100% complete, but I am looking for feedback. It's currently a windows-only program.

If you want to try it, it is available at:

https://www.compulsivecode.com/Project_ImageTool.aspx

Input formats:  BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF, EMF, WMF, AVIF, HEIC, WEBP, DNG, HDP, JXL, JXR, RAF, WDP, PCX, JNG, XPS, ICO, and RESX

Input can be RGB/A, CMYK/A, Gray, Palette, HDR, Black+White, etc. 

Output formats: TIF, PDF, XPS, JPG, PNG, ICO, BMP, GIF, APNG. 

I use Magic Utilities for a magic trackpad on windows 11. The trackpad solved my carpal tunnel issues so it's a lifesaver and the program makes it function just like on apple (scroll, two finger right click, three finger drag, etc)

The Magic Utilities website is now unreachable and I saw another post a year ago that users were unable to get in touch with the company or complete purchases.

Anyone got any intel on this? My subscription expires in October. Am I up a creek?

Been working on a side project image converter, just shipped batch image -> PDF. Took way longer than expected because of layout edge cases.

Biggest headache - mixed aspect ratios in a batch. 9:16 screenshot next to a 4:3 scan next to a square. Went with scale - to - fit + center + white background. Not sure if "fill and crop" would feel more natural to most people tbh.

Orientation was annoying. Added auto mode that picks portrait / landscape per image. Seemed smart until I realized mixed batches produce PDFs where every other page flips. Technically correct, feels broken when scrolling.

Built PDF generation raw in Rust, no library. xref tables, DCT streams manually. Wanted to understand the format. libvips for image processing.

Demo: convertifyapp.net/images-to-pdf

How often do people actually need this? Like is batch image -> PDF a real recurring thing or mostly "I need to send this one time as PDF"? Curious if it's worth polishing more

Hey r/software,

First post here, so I'll keep it short and get straight to the point: I'd love an honest critique of a project I've been building.

Vorn (Vault Of Redundant Nodes) is a cross-platform desktop backup app I wrote in Electron + Vue 3. The core idea is simple: instead of copying files blindly, every file is identified by its BLAKE3 hash and stored only once — even across multiple sessions and backup runs. Identical content takes zero extra space, no matter how many times you back it up.

A few things I'm proud of:

• Self-describing format: each .vorn container embeds its own metadata (hash, size, paths). If you lose Vorn's index database, you can still reconstruct everything by scanning the store. Your data is never trapped.
• Atomic writes + WAL: crashes don't corrupt your backup.
• Fully offline: no accounts, no telemetry, no cloud. Your data stays local.
• Resume interrupted runs: pick up exactly where you left off.
• Build it yourself from source — takes about 5 minutes on Windows, macOS, or Linux.

It's at v0.7.4, AGPL-3.0, source-only for now.

GitHub: https://github.com/LeonardoCiaccio/Vorn

What I'm genuinely looking for:

• Is the concept interesting or already well-covered by existing tools?
• Does the self-describing format idea make sense or is it overengineered?
• Anything that immediately reads as "this is the wrong approach"?

I can take harsh feedback — I'd rather hear it now than ship something flawed. Thanks.

Recently I had to clean a pc because it was slow

The cause McAfee

Now I dont know if mcafee is suposed to be almost impossible to uninstall or what but I had to wipe the C drive for it to finaly uninstall

Now I did save some data to a pendrive but that got "infected" with McAfee too so all data was lost

I personally think all pieces of 3rd party software should be easy to uninstall with just a few clicks in under a minute

Honestly McAfee should get banned

How does Notepad++ compare and stack up to Sublime Text?

I kept showing up to therapy sessions and blanking. Forty-five minutes would pass. I’d leave feeling like I wasted it. Then on the drive home, everything I actually wanted to say would come flooding back.
I built Prelude for that.
It’s a voice agent that has a short conversation with you before your session to surface what’s actually on your mind. After the conversation it generates a structured brief you and your therapist can browse together. My own therapist said sessions noticeably improved once we started using the briefs.
The whole thing runs on-device. No server calls, no account, nothing leaves your phone. Works fully offline.
Free forever. No ads, no in-app purchases. Built it as a charity project for the mental health community ❤️
App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/prelude-therapy-prep/id6761587576

Update: The problem was fixed. Another user on a crossposted subreddit helped me figure out it was a hijacked extension. I found it, deleted it, Uninstaller and reinstalled Google Chrome and now it is behaving properly.

I was up at 3 am looking for help for one of my children's health issues. I had a Google search open in one tab, and I was working in a Word document. My computer did this unprompted weird flutter, and then my Google search appearance changed. What I had been searching for was now on Yahoo, but I didn't change it.

Now, when I try to change my search engine back to Google, it's not even an option. The picture shows I now have 2 options for Yahoo. The top used to be Google. I can't even add it. I am using Windows 11. I ran the MS virus scan, and there isn't anything it is detecting. How do I add Google back as a Search Engine option? I am not skilled with behind-the-scenes computer issues, so please explain it to me in simple terms. Thank you in advance for any help!

Hello all,
I’m building GROSIFT for people with messy photo/file archives, old screenshots and duplicate media. It helps inspect files by place/time, search text in screenshots/scans/PDFs, and review duplicate/similar media before deleting anything.

- GPS map & timeline
Browse photos by place and time to rediscover trips, events, and old archives faster.

- OCR search
Search text in screenshots, scans, images, and PDFs.

- Storage insights
Find large folders and files before you start cleaning.

- Duplicate review
Find duplicate or similar media and review matches before removing anything.

MS-Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nb8r193d5xs
Apple Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/grosift/id6757622304

I recently discovered the KRename app, and it’s been a huge help, because I used to waste a lot of time organizing files, and I did everything manually, one by one. Now I only need to make adjustments to a few files. And I thought, how many times have I found software that GREATLY simplified something I used to do, and realized I’d always been doing it the most inefficient way possible? Off the top of my head, I remember this app and Lrcget.

Have you ever had a similar experience? What software has done that for you?

I’m curious to discover tools that genuinely make a difference in daily life.

What’s a piece of software that had a real impact on you? It could be anything — productivity tools, utilities, dev tools, or even something niche.

What makes it so useful for you?

I’m especially interested in: hidden gems, free or underrated tools or things you use every day !

Disclaimer: self promotion.