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# day-to-day-open-source-tools
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Curated list of tools to use everyday.
Each point includes a quick description that makes the choice easy for anyone, to pick up the tool he needs:
- theme (one key word: text edit, or mindmap)
- pros
- cons
- complexity (+ = beginner,++ = specific, +++ = expert)
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- use-case
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:straight_ruler: **One rule to add a tool : you must use it ;)**
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## Drawing
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### excalidraw
- theme: graphical
- pros: easy to use, nice results (sketch-like)
- cons: online
- complexity: +
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- use-cases: simple diagram for your presentation
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Online: https://excalidraw.com/ Open source source: https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw
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## Photo editing
- theme: graphical
- pros: efficient, work with camera raw files, a lot of postprocessing filters
- cons: a bit complex to grasp
- complexity: ++
- use-cases: Post-processing of photos
Open source source: https://www.darktable.org/
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## Mail encryption
### Enigmail (Thunderbird add-on)
- theme : encryption
- pros : easy to use, graphical
- cons : default setups
- complexity: +
- use-cases : encrypt and read emails with OpenPGP
Online: https://enigmail.net/index.php/en/ code: https://enigmail.net/index.php/en/download/source-code