A list of software that I endorse.
The best Linux distro.
I have fallen in love Arch ever since I have used it. I love it's modular nature and the control it gives me over my system. And the AUR is invaluable.
The most customizable desktop environment.
Extensively customizable, as all software should be. I also used to use bismuth to make KDE act as a tiling window manager, but it was a little too quirky (though still perfectly usable).
The best video player.
The best video player.
A lightweight version of Windows 10.
A bloatware-free, telemetry-free, lightweight version of Windows 10. Use it via a VM in case I really need Windows (for example if an old printer bugs out)
An open standard for interoperable, decentralized, real-time communication.
I have a self-hosted Matrix server with bridges for different chatting app, deployed using this repo on a free-tier Google Cloud Compute VM.
A Matrix client.
It's beautiful and well-polished on desktop, though it has it's quirks on Android.
A beautiful and well-designed note-taking app.
It is very well-designed, beautiful, and has everything I need for my personal use. Though lately I've switched to Obsidian exclusively, because KISS.
A powerful knowledge base on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.
I also use Obsidian for my personal knowledge stuff, journal, and maintaining this website (yes it's written in markdown).
A continuous file synchronization program.
Use it extensively for everything from syncing my documents between devices to backups.
The best browser.
Firefox everywhere, with uBlock Origin and more than a dozen of other extensions. It is not possible for me to browse the web without uBlock Origin anymore.
A list-based launcher for Android.
Nothing irks me immensely more than seeing tens of icons in my app drawer and visually searching for the icon I have to click on. Why everyone doesn't use list-based launchers: I have no idea.
A multi-platform app that allows your devices to communicate.
Apps like these, at least for me, put the walled garden of the apple ecosystem to shame. I can literally be watching a video or listening to music on any of my devices, and it would automatically pause if I get a call on my phone.
Allows your phone to become a bluetooth mouse/keyboard.
As the name suggests, allows your phone to become a bluetooth mouse/keyboard. Has customizable layout options which is pretty cool.
Fight spam notifications (and SMS spam too).
Use it to fight spam notifications (and SMS spam too), and to deliver/dismiss notifications according to predefined rules.
An automation app for Android.
At this point I have over twenty macros setup.
A beautiful sans-serif font.
Inter is my go-to sans-serif font. It's just so elegant!
Monospaced typeface.
For coding, I use Iosevka because of the readability (and how cool it looks). For terminal I use JetBrains Mono (exclusively because of the coolness).