I have to use Windows on my work computer and I am finding it hard to get FOSS applications on Windows that can do stuff like

  1. Record a video (like SimpleVideoRecorder does)
  2. Take a screenshot (there’s snip, but it isn’t very customizable)
  3. Unzip .zip files

Just the routine things I used to take for granted on Linux, so I was wondering if there was a FOSS app store for Windows

And it would be very helpful if someone could suggest alternative for

  1. SimpleVideoRecorder
  2. Archive Manager

Even the apps I installed for these things either had ads or asked me for payment to record more than 2 minutes of video, I am pretty sure there are FOSS apps to do these things out there, but I don’t know where :')

PS: To everyone who has tried to help, thank you very much. I was feeling guilty for not replying to most of you, so I thought I would reply to all of ya, but funnily enough, lemmy had had enough of my gratitude!

    • Subject6051@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 months ago

      Thank you! This would have been great if I didn’t get to know about ShareX, FOSS app and it manages screenshots and screenrecordings with many many more features! God bless the devs!

  • narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago
    1. OBS Studio, or even Xbox Game Bar (built-in, but might be disabled at your work PC)
    2. ShareX
    3. 7-Zip
  • Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
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    2 months ago

    To be fair, these tools are all already built-in

    1. Xbox Game Bar (Win+G)
    2. Windows screenshot (Win+S)
    3. File Explorer (Win+E) can handle .zip, even preview them quite nicely.

    I realise these are not open source (and others have already given great open-source options I would give, as well). But you’re using Windows already, so why not use Windows?

    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Yeah but those tools are very inferior. The GUI of 7z is much better for any task, it even adds right click shortcuts to common actions to your files. Same with greenshot. Haven’t ever used the game bar’s recorder so can’t tell about that, but once you learn the very basics of OBS (which is the location of the record button) it’s much more flexible, even without that flexibility being in the way.

    • infeeeee@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      File explorer’s built in archiver is still lagging behind, while it’s mostly usable, last time I tried to open a password protected rar, and it didn’t show a pw dialog just failed silently. 7zip opened it correctly

      • Corr@lemm.ee
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        2 months ago

        I’m using 7zip on win11. You need to get into the old context menu to see it tho. You can edit the registry to make the old one the default too.
        No idea why it’s a registry edit but Microsoft will do what they will

        • infeeeee@lemm.ee
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          2 months ago

          Yes that is another option. I know 7zip works there, win11 is mostly the same as win7 under the hood, but I would install a supported frontend instead of fiddling with the registry, tweaks like that can break after updates

          I don’t use windows personally, just set it up for others. I don’t care enough to tweak the registry for them, if there are more convenient solutions

          • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orgEnglish
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            2 months ago

            tweaks like that can break after updates

            That’s a perspective. I think 11 is broken that it does not show the expected context menu items that programs still put there, but it just ignores it.

            I don’t care enough to tweak the registry for them, if there are more convenient solutions

            If you set it once and export the reg key, it’s just a double click on the reg file for any future PCs.

          • Corr@lemm.ee
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            2 months ago

            I use win11 at work sadly so I’m stick with it there. I find the new context menu unusable so I prefer the old one

  • wargreymon@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    I have to use Windows

    1. Run a virtual machine
    2. Install your goto Linux distro
    3. Drink a cup of ☕ and pet a 😺 while it’s installing
    4. Happy hacking!
    • Subject6051@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 months ago

      The only problem is the resource management, if you are using something like MX Linux and you have good amount of RAM, you can do this, I have 8GBs of RAM and even Windows 10 runs into resource issues when I am using it casually (forget working on it).

    • maniii@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      WSL2 exists for the very reason, if you hate using Windblows, you can install Linux OS on top and do everything from the Linux VM. Why even bother struggling with Windozes interface and software ?

  • simpleguy@cuddly.space
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    2 months ago

    @Subject6051 Most of apps famous in linux are available on windows.

    Funny part is while joining Linux we searched alternatives and now for leaving it we need alternatives 😅

    • Subject6051@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 months ago

      Indeed! I gotmyself accustomed to a routine of using featherpad instead of notepad, using Kpaint instead of paint, it’s weird to be back. “Hey Windows, it’s me again, I hate you, but I have been told I must use you.”

      Pretty weird, it’s getting back at me by showing me the wrong time every time I login! :')

      • theshatterstone54@feddit.uk
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        2 months ago

        Yeah, I use a tiling WM at home, so having to deal with Windows’ way of doing things at college computers was very annoying, especially when the Super+L keybind I used to Launch apps, was used on Windows to Lock the machine. Locking your PC while trying to open an app is very, very annoying.

  • Presi300@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Video recorder: OBS

    Screenshot utility: built into most desktops

    Archive manager: Built into most file managers

  • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    I have to use Windows on my work computer and I am finding it hard to get FOSS applications on Windows that can do stuff like

    The Gold standard in the screen recording world is OBS. It’s not only available for Linux, but also for Windows and, well, is the gold standard. If you ask the question if OBS can do this-or-that regarding screen recording, the answer generally is yes (or “yes, via plugin”). Just use OBS on all platforms, it’s clearly the most mature screen recording tool out there.