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My favorite _**Free and Open Source**_ Software\n- Links go to...\n\t- Source code repositories (e.g. GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg)\n\t- Project websites (only when they contain more information than the repo OR the repo isn't public)\n- I strongly recommend the following websites for finding and comparing the right software for anyone and their use case:\n\t- [AlternativeTo](https://alternativeto.net/): Find alternatives for specific products\n\t- [Slant](https://slant.co): Compare products of a broader category (like \"Linux distributions\")\n- I keep my [GitHub Stars](https://github.com/julius-boettger?tab=stars) up-to-date with this list, so you can also scroll through there (at least for software that primarily uses GitHub)\n- If you are familiar with [NixOS](https://nixos.org/) you can find my `configuration.nix` in my [dotfiles](https://github.com/julius-boettger/dotfiles), which contains all the software I currently use\n\n# Cross-Platform\n\u003e All of this is available at least on Linux and Windows, probably even more!\n- [Firefox Browser Developer Edition](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/): Internet browser\n\t- [uBlock Origin](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock): Content blocker (ads, trackers, pop-up, ...) add-on\n\t- [Bonjourr](https://github.com/victrme/Bonjourr): Add-on for a better startpage\n- [VSCodium](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium): Open source builds of [VSCode](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode), a universal code and text editor\n- [Proton Mail](https://github.com/ProtonMail) + [Proton Calendar](https://proton.me/calendar): End-to-end encrypted email and calendar\n- [Signal](https://github.com/signalapp): Private messenger (also on [mobile](#mobile-android--ios)!)\n- [Notesnook](https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook): Simple note taking (also on [mobile](#mobile-android--ios)!)\n- [LibreOffice](https://www.libreoffice.org/): Office suite containing tools for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, ...\n- [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/): Virtualization software (for managing and running VM's)\n\t- VM's are really useful! Testing out operating systems, checking the safety of executables with no risk to your system, ...\n- [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/): Image editing and manipulation software\n- [Inkscape](https://github.com/inkscape/inkscape): Create and edit vector graphics (SVG, PDF, ...)\n- [Darktable](https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable): Photography workflow application and non-destructive raw developer \n- [Tenacity](https://codeberg.org/tenacityteam/tenacity): Multi-track audio editor (a.k.a. [Audacity](https://www.audacityteam.org/), but better)\n- [Vesktop](https://github.com/Vencord/Vesktop): Open source 3rd party [Discord](https://discord.com/) client with better Wayland support on Linux\n- [OpenRGB](https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB): RGB lighting control for various hardware\n- [Ventoy](https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy): For creating a reusable bootable USB drive that can hold multiple ISO's at once (no more reformatting for every ISO!)\n- [USBImager](https://gitlab.com/bztsrc/usbimager): Minimal GUI to create bootable USB sticks\n- [`liquidctl`](https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl): CLI-tool and drivers for liquid coolers (also see [`liquidtux`](https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidtux) when on [Linux](#linux))\n- [Overleaf](https://github.com/overleaf/overleaf): Web-based real-time collaborative LaTeX editor\n- [GParted](https://gparted.org/): Partition editor \n\t- Especially useful as bootable USB drive!\n- [OBS Studio](https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio): Live streaming and screen recording\n- [Gitnuro](https://github.com/JetpackDuba/Gitnuro): Desktop GUI for `git`\n\t- If you run into issues with credentials see [this issue](https://github.com/JetpackDuba/Gitnuro/issues/16)\n- [Bruno](https://github.com/usebruno/bruno): HTTP API client, useful for testing e.g. REST API's\n- [JetBrains Mono](https://github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono): Monospaced font for programming. I especially like the \"No Ligatures\" (NL) version :)\n- [rEFInd](http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/): (U)EFI boot manager\n\t- [refind-dark](https://github.com/2KAbhishek/refind-dark): Theme for rEFInd\n\t- I strongly recommend this for dual boot systems, as you will need some kind of boot manager either way. This is probably the best-looking one + it supports using your mouse!\n- [Barrier](https://github.com/debauchee/barrier): Switch between using your mouse and keyboard on different systems over the network (instead of physically replugging them all the time)\n- [Flameshot](https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot): Quickly take, edit, share and save screenshots\n- [VeraCrypt](https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt): Encrypt (password-protect) disks/drives and partitions\n\t- I use this to password-protect my external backup-SSD\n- [FreeFileSync](https://freefilesync.org/): Folder comparison and synchronization software that creates and manages backups\n\t- I use this to make occasional differential backups of my data on an external SSD\n\n# Mobile (Android / iOS)\n- [ente Authenticator](https://github.com/ente-io/auth): 2FA with end-to-end encrypted cloud backups and web access\n- [Bura](https://github.com/davidtakac/bura): Weather app (Android only)\n\n# Linux\n\u003e The following software is available for Linux-based (and possibly other [Unix-like](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix-like)) operating systems\n- [NixOS](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs): Linux-based immutable and declaratively configured operating system\n\t- [nh](https://github.com/viperML/nh): **N**ix **H**elper for prettier/better `nix` commands\n\t- [nix-output-monitor](https://github.com/maralorn/nix-output-monitor): Prettier output for `nix` commands\n- [keyd](https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd): Key remapping daemon\n\t- very useful for European folks who are used to `Ctrl+Alt` doing the same thing as `AltGr`, which is not the default on Linux, but can be configured to work like that with this program\n- [SDDM](https://github.com/sddm/sddm): Display manager / login screen\n\t- [`sddm-sugar-candy`](https://github.com/Kangie/sddm-sugar-candy): Theme for SDDM\n- [OneDrive Client for Linux](https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive): CLI tool for accessing Microsoft OneDrive\n\t- [OneDriveGUI](https://github.com/bpozdena/OneDriveGUI): GUI for before-mentioned OneDrive CLI tool\n- [Proton GE Custom](https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom): [Proton](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton) fork with various changes for a better gaming experience (primarily with Steam games for Windows)\n\t- [ProtonUp-Qt](https://github.com/DavidoTek/ProtonUp-Qt): GUI for easy management of Proton and Wine installations\n- [Pitivi](https://www.pitivi.org/): Video editor\n- [Bottles](https://github.com/bottlesdevs/Bottles): [Wine](https://www.winehq.org/) wrapper to easily run Windows software (including games) on Linux\n- [`liquidtux`](https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidtux): Kernel drivers for liquid coolers (e.g. makes [lm-sensors](https://github.com/lm-sensors/lm-sensors) recognize coolant temperature sensor, also see [`liquidctl`](https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl) under [Cross-Platform](#cross-platform))\n- [Font Manager](https://github.com/FontManager/font-manager): Font management\n- [AppImageLauncher](https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher): Integrate AppImages into your system seamlessly\n- [Flatseal](https://github.com/tchx84/Flatseal): Manage Flatpak permissions per app\n- [Psensor](https://github.com/chinf/psensor) (GUI) + [lm-sensors](https://github.com/lm-sensors/lm-sensors) (CLI): Sensor monitoring (e.g. cpu temperature)\n- [Piper](https://github.com/libratbag/piper): Configure gaming mice\n- [Playerctl](https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl): CLI-tool for controlling media players (e.g. play/pause current media player)\n- [Plymouth](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Plymouth/): Beautiful loading animations during boot\n- [NoiseTorch](https://github.com/noisetorch/NoiseTorch): Real-time microphone background noise suppression\n- System monitors\n\t- [Resources](https://github.com/nokyan/resources): Great system monitor overall\n\t- [Monitor](https://github.com/stsdc/monitor): System monitor with a great process view\n\t- [nvidia-system-monitor](https://github.com/congard/nvidia-system-monitor-qt): System monitor for NVIDIA GPU's\n\n### Command line\n\u003e Tools to improve your command line experience\n- [Alacritty](https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty): GPU-accelerated terminal emulator\n- [Fish Shell](https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell): Modern shell with command suggestions and completions\n- [Starship](https://github.com/starship/starship): Highly customizable shell prompt (for any shell)\n- [zoxide](https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide): Provides the `z` command as a better `cd`, e.g. remembering your most frequent directories so you don't have to type them out fully\n- [Numbat](https://github.com/sharkdp/numbat): Scientific calculator (and also a programming language!)\n- [LibreSpeed CLI](https://github.com/librespeed/speedtest-cli): Internet speed test\n- [`bat`](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat): Better `cat` with syntax highlighting and paging\n- [`lsd`](https://github.com/lsd-rs/lsd): Better `ls` with icons, colors and tree-views\n- [`fzf`](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf): Fast fuzzy finder (useful to e.g. search for a file in a directory with thousands of files)\n- [`tldr`](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr): Like `man`, but way shorter, more comprehensive and colored\n- [`wsl-vpnkit`](https://github.com/sakai135/wsl-vpnkit): Fix company VPN issues on WSL\n- Just for fun\n\t- [`cbonsai`](https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai): ASCII art bonsai\n\t- [`asciiquarium`](https://github.com/nothub/asciiquarium): ASCII art aquarium/sea\n\t- [`fastfetch`](https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch): Fast overview of system information\n\n### Theming\n\u003e Theming of this kind is possible on almost any graphical Linux-system, although the methods to apply these themes vary.\n- GTK Themes (change the look and feel of apps built with GTK)\n\t- [Orchis theme](https://github.com/vinceliuice/Orchis-theme): Rounded corners\n\t- [Fluent gtk theme](https://github.com/vinceliuice/Fluent-gtk-theme): Sharp corners (often better with window managers)\n- Cursors (sets of custom cursors)\n\t- [Capitaine cursors](https://github.com/keeferrourke/capitaine-cursors): Unobtrusive and modern cursor with rainbow loading animation\n\t- [Colloid cursors](https://github.com/vinceliuice/Colloid-icon-theme/tree/main/cursors): Based on [Capitaine cursors](https://github.com/keeferrourke/capitaine-cursors), but has a slightly more uncommon shape\n- Icons (sets of custom icons for common applications, folders, ...)\n\t- [Papirus icon theme](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme): Flat, modern and minimalistic icons\n\t- [Fluent icon theme](https://github.com/vinceliuice/Fluent-icon-theme): Uses transparency and blur wherever possible\n\n### Custom Desktop Environment\n\u003e This is software I exclusively use when I am not using a desktop environment but a standalone Xorg window manager or Wayland compositor.\n\u003e\n\u003e If you are interested in this section you might also want to take a look at my [dotfiles](https://github.com/julius-boettger/dotfiles) ;)\n- [Rofi](https://github.com/lbonn/rofi) (fork with Wayland support): Application Launcher\n- [CopyQ](https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ): Clipboard manager with history\n- `lxpolkit` (shipped with [`lxsession`](https://github.com/lxde/lxsession)): Simple PolicyKit authentication agent\n- [Eww](https://github.com/elkowar/eww) (\"Elkowars Wacky Widgets\"): Widget system to implement your own window manager agnostic widgets\n\n#### [`wlroots`](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots)-based Wayland compositor only\n\n- [Hyprland](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland): Highly customizable tiling compositor\n\t- [Hyprsome](https://github.com/sopa0/hyprsome): [Awesome](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome)-like workspace management for Hyprland\n\t- [grimblast](https://github.com/hyprwm/contrib/tree/main/grimblast): Screenshot utility for Hyprland based on Sway's Grimshot\n- [Hyprpicker](https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprpicker): Simple color picker\n- [SwayNotificationCenter](https://github.com/ErikReider/SwayNotificationCenter): Customizable Notification daemon and control center\n- [SwayOSD](https://github.com/ErikReider/SwayOSD): On-screen display for changing volume, brightness, toggling capslock, ...\n- [swaylock-effects](https://github.com/jirutka/swaylock-effects): Modern-looking lockscreen\n- [swappy](https://github.com/jtheoof/swappy): Screenshot editing\n- [`swww`](https://github.com/Horus645/swww): Wallpaper setter with change animations and support for animated wallpapers\n- [`nwg-look`](https://github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-look): Tool to set GTK themes, cursors, icons, ... (better on Wayland)\n\t\n#### Xorg window manager only\n\n- [Awesome](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome): Highly customizable tiling window manager\n\t- [Awesome Copycats](https://github.com/lcpz/awesome-copycats): Set of themes for the Awesome window manager\n- [picom](https://github.com/jonaburg/picom) (jonaburg fork): compositing manager with support for transparency, blur, rounded corners, shadows, animations, transitions, ...it just looks good.\n- [Pick Colour Picker](https://github.com/stuartlangridge/ColourPicker): Screen-wide color picker with history of last picks\n- [`unclutter-xfixes`](https://github.com/Airblader/unclutter-xfixes): Hide cursor on inactivity\n- [`lxappearance`](https://github.com/lxde/lxappearance): Tool to set GTK themes, cursors, icons, ... (better on Xorg)\n\n-----\n-----\n-----\n\n# Proprietary Software\n\u003e I thought hard about referencing any proprietary software at all, as I try my best to avoid it. 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