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Questions tagged [software-recommendation]

Questions asking for specific applications that perform a given task.

Questions asking for specific applications that perform a given task or work with a given file format.

Please refer to How do we run the software-recommendation tag? for advice on asking and answering such questions.

Note The advice should be moved here over time, but discussed on meta first.

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Has anyone got a Text to Speech engine installed?

Just wondering whether anyone has got a Text to Speech engine installed on the Pi?It would make a great addition to almost any programming project to make it talk to the user!
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How to get a good overview over used space?

Is there a command line package/application to get a good (maybe visual) overview over the free/used space left on Pi's SD-card. ls -lh is nice but it does not show me how much space the content of a folder uses. Also it would be helpful if it gives…
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Raspberry Pi as an Email Server

I just got my Pi today, and of course I can't even use it because I got the wrong HDMI to DVI converter but that's besides the point and question. My question is the following: I have decided to ditch Gmail and to setup my own email server. First I…
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What is the best way to access a DRM flash sites like Hulu or YouTube?

What is the best way to access DRM Flash sites like Hulu or YouTube using the Raspberry? I have a Neuros (Ubuntu) box on the same network that runs these sites now using the Flash plug-in.
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Does Atlassian JIRA run well on the Raspberry Pi?

Using the RaspPi to run an issue tracker such as Atlassian JIRA seems a natural use case. However, apart from this Spanish-language blog post nobody seems to have tried it yet, and that one does not give any details. Is JIRA usable when run on the…
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Big Endian distribution for the Raspberry Pi

I have an application that I'm writing on a little endian x86 system, but I would like to test it on a big endian processor to ensure compatibility. I understand that the ARM processor can go big endian or little endian, but by default the…
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Monitor Raspberry pi undervoltage warning over time

I am looking to find a way to monitor the under-voltage warning over a longer period of time, preferably also what it currently reads as the voltage. The reason being I would like to fuse the data from it and a couple of other sensors so that I can…
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Speech to text conversion for Raspberry Pi 2

I'm new to this Forum as well as using Raspberry Pi 2 for the first time. I'm currently making a learning device for a blind person. My project requires text-to-speech and speech-to-text conversion to work properly to deliver the pronunciation of…
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Raspberry Pi C++ IDE

I would like to be able to code in C++ on my Raspberry Pi. I know that you can edit, run, and compile with only the command line, but I would like a more familiar IDE, such as Visual Basic or CodeBlocks. Are there any I could use?
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Raspberry Pi as Office Jukebox?

I'd like to set up an office jukebox using a Pi. I've found some decent instructions for a simple implementation, which look good as far as all the audio stuff goes. My problem is that this requires the files to be on storage connected to the Pi. Is…
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Program that autosaves music position on shutdown?

I'm looking for a program that saves the track position and playtime upon shutdown of the Rpi. We're talking a proper shutdown, not unplugging the Rpi unexpectedly. Imagine the Rpi is an iPod, that when I shutdown the Rpi it remembers where the…
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Touch Screen Window Size Adjuster

I have a 3.5in touchscreen attached to the GPIO of my B+. Most windows you can double click the decorations to resize to fit the screen. However, some windows have that feature disabled(at least via the GUI) and are too big to drag. Because of this…
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which windows 10 is for the raspberry pi 2?

I'm in the insider program. I have my raspberry pi2. but there are several options for downloads. x86 vs 64 bit, cpu vs phone. but nothing says arm support. and all of them are 3GB + downloads. I chose x64 for phone, and hope that is right. Anyone…
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Can RPi2 be used as an IP cam viewer?

I want to monitor my IP cam on my TV (both set to 1920 x 1080p). Since the IP cam uses ethernet and the TV has HDMI, I'm hoping my RPi2 will be a suitable interface. At this point, I'm unsure of my next step. How do I find the right software, or…
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How to set up the RPi as a DLNA client

I have recently bought a DAC sound card, which can be mounted on the RPi, uses I2C connection, and outputs surprisingly good sound quality. I have also set up a WiFi dongle so that the RPi can act as an AP hotspot and let Android devices and iPad…
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