The tiny open-source apps that somehow became essential (and you’ve probably never heard of them)

Some of the most effective innovations of the last ten years have not come from large, expensive platforms, but from small, community-driven projects. These programs show that some major computing annoyances can be fixed by the smallest, most essential applications, if you know where to find them. Sure, they don’t have much hype in the mainstream, but they save money and are incredibly important.