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GitHub is full of tools you can actually use without being a programmer. These five help you edit videos, explain something on screen, sort PDFs, read ebooks and find the links you saved.
✂️ LosslessCut — trim supported video and audio without a full re-encode. Useful for keeping the good parts of long recordings. You can also extract tracks, join compatible clips and save frames. Cut points depend on keyframes, so preview the export. Official manual downloads are free; store editions
can be paid.
🎥 Screenity — record a tab, desktop or camera, then add drawings, arrows and text to make an explanation easier to follow. Highlight your cursor, blur details and trim the result before exporting. The free Chrome extension is separate from the paid Pro platform. Try it for a short tutorial or a clearer bug report.
📄 PDF Arranger — drag page thumbnails into order, combine documents, export selected pages, rotate scans and crop margins. A handy Windows/Linux tool for tidying a PDF before sending it. It
rearranges pages; it is not a word processor for rewriting the text inside them.
📚 Koodo Reader — organize your own EPUBs, PDFs and other supported DRM-free books. Add notes and highlights, create shelves and adjust the reading layout. Basic reading is free; Pro features and mobile library limits are separate. You supply the books.
🔖 Karakeep — a self-hostable place for links, notes, images and PDFs. Search saved content, organize lists and keep highlights. Optional AI tagging needs a configured provider, such as a
supported local model. Self-hosting means setup, backups and possible hosting costs; open source does not automatically mean a hosted service costs nothing.
Official repos: mifi/lossless-cut • alyssaxuu/screenity • pdfarranger/pdfarranger • koodo-reader/koodo-reader • karakeep-app/karakeep.
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