What open source software deserves more attention?

[CosmicRay67]

Q: Which open source projects are genuinely useful for normal users, not just developers?

A: There are loads. Browsers, office suites, media players, password managers and backup tools all have strong open source options now.

The best part is not just that they are free. It is that people can inspect, improve and preserve them instead of relying entirely on one company changing direction later

[Dan]

VLC is still one of the best pieces of software ever made

[Aura49]

Bitwarden is my default recommendation now