#Alternatives Tools

[lltechnolab]

Top 5 AngularJS Alternatives for Modern Web Development

Discover the top 5 AngularJS alternatives for modern web development. Explore powerful frameworks and libraries like React, Vue.js, Svelte, Ember.js, and Backbone.js to build scalable, efficient web applications.

[engravedlives]

misc music stamps

[fantasykiri5]

Fabian Seacaster, Maximum Legend that you are

[the960writers]

Alternatives to google docs

For various reasons, this is now a hot topic. I'm putting my favorites here, please add more in your reblogs. I'm not pointing to Microsoft Word because I hate it.

Local on your computer:

1.

LibreOffice (https://www.libreoffice.org/), Win, Linux, Mac.

Looks like early 2000 Word, works great, imports and exports all formats. Saves in OpenDocumentFormat. Combine with something like Dropbox for Cloud Backup.

2.

FocusWriter (https://gottcode.org/focuswriter/) Win, Linux.

Super customizable to make it look pretty, all toolbars hide to be as non-distracting as possible. Can make typewriter sounds as you type, and you can set daily wordcount goals. Saves in OpenDocumentFormat. Combine with something like Dropbox for Cloud Backup.

3.

Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview) Win, Mac, iOS

The lovechild of so many writers. Too many things to fiddle with for me, but I'm sure someone else can sing its praises. You can put the database folder into a Dropbox folder for cloud saving (but make sure to always close the program before shutting down).

Web-based:

4.

Reedsy bookeditor (https://reedsy.com/write-a-book) Browser based, works on Firefox on Android. Be aware that they also have a TOS that forbids pornography on publicly shared documents.

My current writing program. Just enough features to be helpful, not so many that I start fiddling. Writing is chapter based, exports to docx, epub, pdf. You can share chapters (for beta reading) with other people registered at Reedsy.

5.

Novelpad (https://novelpad.co/) Browser based.

Looks very promising, there's a youtuber with really informative videos about it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHN8TnwjG1g). I wanted to love it, but the editor didn't work on Firefox on my phone. It might now, but I'm reluctant to switch again.

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So, this is my list. Please add more suggestions in reblogs.

[sleepyc0rex]

all i wanted was yeewww ❤️‍🩹🦋

[larissa-the-scribe]

Me, logging on to 4thewords to do some writing not long after the latest NaNoWriMo news dropped:

no no nonononono--

OH THANK GOODNESS

[xxebony-the-strangexx]

[deadthatmetalhead]

Maynard James Keenan of Tool

[tasteofgasoline]

TOOL

Kerrang Magazine

1993

[unauthorized-output]

a message from TOOL found in the insert for ÆNIMA (1996). zoom for details.

[j-tillow]

[24bughours]

Inspired by how spotify only plays Lowe's ads when i listen to my toshi playlist

[blueskittlesart]

what’s your process when drawing simplified and/or detailed backgrounds? any tips or tutorials? thanks!

the tiktok art critics are gonna crucify me for this one but genuinely my answer is that i trace. i find a reference photo (emphasis on PHOTO, do not trace other people's work) or take one myself, overlay it in my drawing program, and trace that motherfucker. this is what i do for almost every background. I've been encouraged to do this in art school. because most of what i draw is from video games, I usually either take my own reference photos from the game in question or use an online model resource like noclip to get the precise angles that i need. csp also has a bunch of free 3d models of like classrooms and other common buildings. there is legitimately no reason to kill yourself trying to draw complex backgrounds from scratch, and by tracing you ARE actually intuitively learning about how perspective works and spaces are constructed. in the event that there IS some specific background i need to draw that doesn't already exist somewhere, i find a reference photo with similar vibes/perspective and alter it to fit my needs during the tracing process (i.e. if i need like. a very specifically furnished room that doesn't exist anywhere but my head, i find just a regular room in the perspective i need and then add the right furniture in as i go. i've also gotten very good at frankensteining reference pictures together, which, again is a literal actual skill they teach you in art school if you get an illustration degree.)

the most important thing in terms of backgrounds imo is making it so your characters don't look out of place in your backgrounds. the only foolproof way i know how to do this is to draw the background FIRST, and THEN put the character into it. trying to draw a scene around a character is always going to look a little off, imo, and it will almost always be easier to account for perspective on a character than on a full scene. I also like to color my characters either at the same time as my backgrounds or after the backgrounds, because, again, it's much easier (and makes more sense in terms of how lighting and color work) to adjust a character's color palette to fit a background & lighting situation than it is to do it the other way around.

[thelunarsystemwrites]

"Picture this..."

I wonder what he's thinking of...

Definitely one of my favourites I've made of him in awhile! You finally get to see what the back of his jacket looks like too!

Anyways my ask box is open if you have questions!

[miru667]

Happy Birthday to @bethanygabrielleart!! This is my first time ever trying someone's DTIYS omg I'm usually too intimidated but this one seemed doable for me, I hope you like it! TTWTT

Link to the original image: [link]

[l0verei]

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START HERE (WIP)

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