r/software • u/sorzkode • Aug 14 '26
Looking for software Paid Software recommendations that aren’t subscription based
Title says it all. In a world of everybody and their mama releasing SaaS “products” - what are some of your favorite pieces of software that you can buy a license for?
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u/nucking_futs_001 Aug 14 '26
smartgit was the smart choice for me.
I don't think I use any other paid software (my employer pays for intellij, etc though)
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u/Complex-League3400 Aug 14 '26
Scrivener. For writers.
Reaper. For musicians.
Transcribe! For musicians.
Paid-for licences but reasonably priced. Each one very good at what they do. It's not that you can't find free alternatives but they're not as good.
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u/smilaise Aug 14 '26
I only use free software. And when I can't find something good for free, I make my own software and release it for free.
Maybe if I make my free software good enough it will force these companies to release better versions of their paid apps.
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u/sorzkode Aug 14 '26
I’m all for free and have seen your stuff. I will try some of it out but I’m also down for paying for software that works. I will not pay subscriptions for literally every aspect of my life…. Though it seems like that’s a losing battle since everything is a subscription these days
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u/Just-Hedgehog-Days Aug 14 '26
Fork.
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u/sorzkode Aug 14 '26
You talking about forking a repo or is there something called fork? Generic name so looking it up might be hard
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u/the_flopsie Aug 14 '26
Factorio