I had to test/fix something at work and I set up a Windows VM because it was a bug specific to Windows users. Once I was done, I thought, “Maybe I should keep this VM for something.” but I couldn’t think of anything that wasn’t a game (which probably wouldn’t work well in a VM anyway) or some super specific enterprise software I don’t really use.

I also am more familiar with the Apple ecosystem than the Microsoft one so maybe I’m just oblivious to what’s out there. Does anyone out there dual boot or use a VM for a non-game, non-niche industry Windows exclusive program?

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    Sadly, a few. I’d love to know if anyone knows any excellent Linux-equivalents for these:

    • MakeMKV1: For ripping DVDs & Blurays
    • Bulk Rename UtilityFor bulk-renaming files
    • Exact Audio CopyFor accurately ripping audio CDs
    • Logitech G Hub2: *For controlling peripherals’ LED profiles & DPI presets
    • Mp3tag3: The best fucking metadata editor ever made, that’s what!
    • Paint.NET: For raster image editing (more feature-complete than MS Paint but less complex than GIMP).
    • Playnite4: Platform-agnostic game launcher/manager
    • Star Wars: The Old Republic: Star Wars MMO that was better pre-7.0.
    • Mod Organizer 2: A mod management software that is open-source but not available on Linux? Heresy, I say!

     

     


    1 Technically, it does have a Linux version, but you have to compile it yourself, and I don’t know shit about that kind of stuff. Lol.

    2 I know OpenRGB exists, and it’s good enough for my needs when it comes to LED management, but it doesn’t seem to be able to control DPI presets like G Hub.

    3 I tried it back in like 2016 in Ubuntu 4.x and it worked just fine in Wine, but I’m unsure if it still does as I haven’t tried it since then really. Still, any Linux-native software that can do shit just as good is something I’d love to know about. :)

    4 Yes, I know there are alternatives like GameHub, Lutris, etc. but frankly none of them seem to come close to Playnite in terms of UI, UX, and sheer functionality.