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?

  • @soratoyuki
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    59 months ago

    This is the one Windows app I just cannot find a good alternative to. Deadbeef comes the closest, but even it is laggy when searching my library, sometimes crashes when I add too many files, and has a mediocre search function.

    • Kabe
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      39 months ago

      Tell me about it.

      I also use deadbeef because of the plug-in support, although I haven’t experienced much lag myself.

      The media library management definitely doesn’t come anywhere close to FB2K, though, sadly.

      • circuitfarmer
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        29 months ago

        The media library is the ONE reason I haven’t switched to Deadbeef. Everything else seems close enough.

        Annoyingly, there is apparently an updated Medialib plugin for Deadbeef, but only on the Mac, since the dev is a Mac person.