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Developer Tools Petal: Open-Source Multi-Window Screen Sharing for Pair Programming, Where Shared Windows Are Real Windows

Petal is an Apache-2.0 pair programming tool: shared windows show up as native desktop windows, with remote control and self-hosted LiveKit. macOS is solid; Windows is still early.

Productivity Software Everything: Instant File Search for Windows That Finds Any File as You Type

voidtools’ free Everything indexes every file name on your Windows PC in seconds and filters results as you type. Here’s how to set it up and search like a pro.

File Transfer & Sync LocalSend: The Free, Open-Source AirDrop Alternative for Every Device

Send files between Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS over your local network. No account, no cloud, no size limits, and it’s open source.

Open Source DownVid: A Free, Open-Source Video Downloader with a Clean GUI for yt-dlp

A free, MIT-licensed desktop app that wraps yt-dlp in a simple interface: paste a link, pick up to 4K, download. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux.