This is a list of my favorite tools. You might find it useful when you're tooling up.
if you have a suggestion, drop me a note: [email protected]
DBeaver - Database Tool - Java based.
https://dbeaver.io/download
Visual Studio Code.
https://code.visualstudio.com
Geany Editor.
https://www.geany.org
Notepad++.
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/
SSHFS - Visual Studio Code Plugin for SSH File Access.
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Kelvin.vscode-sshfs
Filezilla - FTP Client.
https://filezilla-project.org
CyberDuck - Cloud Storage Access for Mac/Windows.
https://cyberduck.io
MountainDuck - Mount cloud drives.
https://mountainduck.io
Remote Desktop Manager.
https://devolutions.net
Hex Workshop - Hex Editing.
http://www.hexworkshop.com
NSBasic - App Studio for Mobile Development.
https://www.nsbasic.com
IBM Access - Client Solutions (Emulator and ODBC Drivers).
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-i-access-client-solutions
Code for IBM i - Visual Studio Code Plugin.
https://github.com/halcyon-tech/vscode-ibmi
GitBucket Git Server - Java based.
https://gitbucket.github.io
QShell on i - Run QSH/PASE Apps from Traditional RPG/CL.
https://github.com/richardschoen/qshoni
Work with IBM i - Windows Replacement for PDM.
https://github.com/richardschoen/workwithibmipdm.
TN5250J - 5250 Emulator - Java.
http://tn5250j.org
Jasper Reports Server.
https://community.jaspersoft.com
Richard Schoen Blog.
http://blog.richardschoen.net
IBM i Open Source (OSS) Documentation.
https://ibmi-oss-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/README.html
Midrange.com. - Online IBM i Content and Forums.
https://midrange.com.
MCPress. - IBM i Books and Weekly Newsletter.
https://www.mcpress.com
IT Jungle - IBM i Newsletter.
https://www.itjungle.com
Scott Klement - IBM i related articles and content.
https://www.scottklement.com
Built on Power
https://builtonpower.com
Simon Hutchinson - IBM i on Power Technical Blog.
https://www.rpgpgm.com.
Greenshot Screen Capture.
https://getgreenshot.org
Draw.io Diagramming
https://drawio-app.com
Record Screen, Edit and Save as GIF.
https://www.screentogif.com
Camtasia/Snagit - Screen Capture and Video Editing.
https://www.techsmith.com
OBS - Open Broadcasting Video Studio
https://obsproject.com
Cross Platform Audio Recording.
https://www.audacityteam.org
Help and Manual and HelpXPlain- Create Help Documentation and Tutorials.
https://www.helpandmanual.com.
Markdown Monster - Markdown Editor (Windows).
https://markdownmonster.west-wind.com
HelpNDoc - Help Authoring.
https://www.helpndoc.com
JSON Placeholder - Free fake API for testing and prototyping.
https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com
Postman - REST API testing.
https://www.postman.com
VMware.
https://www.vmware.com
QEMU.
https://www.qemu.org
UTM - Mac wrapper around QEMU.
https://mac.getutm.app
Parallels.
https://www.parallels.com
ProxMox
https://www.proxmox.com.
Virtual Box.
https://www.virtualbox.org
OSBoxes - Prebuild Linux Virtual Machines for various flavors.
https://www.osboxes.org
KeePass Password Safe.
https://keepass.info
Sophos Antivirus - Free Home Version (I've used Sophos for over 10 years).
https://home.sophos.com/en-us.