For me, that would be Secure CRT. I have yet to find a terminal emulator that matches its feature set. If you regularly manage hundreds of machines using various connection protocols (serial and ssh mostly in my case) It’s worth the $$$, and so far there hasn’t been any subscription nonsense. I liked using it at work so much I forked over the dough to have it at home.

None of the free alternatives do everything I need.

I’ll also mention a few iOS apps. One is Sun Surveyor. It’s an AR app that shows you the position of the sun, moon, and galactic center at any given time. The other would have to be Radarscope. It’s a weather radar app, but it’s a really good weather radar app.

EDIT:

This one’s debatable, but I use it all the time. Plasticity is 3D modelling software that attempts to bridge the gap between practical CAD programs and software meant for 3D artists like Blender. It’s not cheap considering Blender is free, but it’s buy once use forever, and at (I think) $150 it’s within reach of an individual hobbyist who knows what they want and is willing to pay for it.

  • just some guy@sh.itjust.works
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    24 days ago

    Fight club 5e. If you play enough D&D it becomes quickly worth it. It’s also proven useful in helping our new players get their characters setup more quickly.

    • nocturne@slrpnk.net
      1·
      9 days ago

      It is very slow to be updated. Has he said if there is a plan to update to current rules? Last update was 2+ years ago. I loved the app, I purchased it, but as of now it is useless.

      • just some guy@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        9 days ago

        I haven’t seen him say anything about it, but I also don’t really watch his updates. I mostly watch for compendium updates from the Archivist. So far the 2024 stuff has imported fine, I’m using it in one of my campaigns, now. I’ve only had issues in the app with edge cases like changing an attack roll modifier for a specific special weapon, or something else niche.

        • nocturne@slrpnk.net
          1·
          5 days ago

          Thanks, i guess it had been so long since i imported the files i completely forgot about that step of the process.

  • iegod@lemmy.zip
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    25 days ago

    Photoshop used to be worth the money. The move to subscription based comes at a time when alternatives are starting to catch up though, so that time (of being worth it) may be coming to an end.

    • Scrollone@feddit.it
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      24 days ago

      There’s no reason to pay for Photoshop now if you’re just starting. Affinity is free (as in beer) and full-featured.

      • nocturne@slrpnk.net
        1·
        9 days ago

        And now that it is free they moved their support from a forum, which was easily searchable for questions and answers, to discord! Such an improvement! /s

        I paid for affinity 1, and I use it, mostly because I do not have ps cs5 for my Mac, if I did I would still be using that.

        It is a decent program, but there are so many off choices they have made, and hills they are willing to die on. Like to crop in designer you have to use the select tool, copy, then open a new document from clipboard.

        Then there is stuff you cannot do in designer, so you have to do it in photos, copy it and paste it into designer.