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# My favorite _**Free and Open Source**_ Software

- Links go to...

	- Source code repositories (e.g. GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg)

	- Project websites (only when they contain more information than the repo OR the repo isn't public)

- I strongly recommend the following websites for finding and comparing the right software for anyone and their use case:

	- [AlternativeTo](https://alternativeto.net/): Find alternatives for specific products

	- [Slant](https://slant.co): Compare products of a broader category (like "Linux distributions")

- 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)

- 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



# Cross-Platform

> All of this is available at least on Linux and Windows, probably even more!

- [Firefox Browser Developer Edition](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/): Internet browser

	- [uBlock Origin](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock): Content blocker (ads, trackers, pop-up, ...) add-on

	- [Bonjourr](https://github.com/victrme/Bonjourr): Add-on for a better startpage

- [VSCodium](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium): Open source builds of [VSCode](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode), a universal code and text editor

- [Proton Mail](https://github.com/ProtonMail) + [Proton Calendar](https://proton.me/calendar): End-to-end encrypted email and calendar

- [Signal](https://github.com/signalapp): Private messenger (also on [mobile](#mobile-android--ios)!)

- [Notesnook](https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook): Simple note taking (also on [mobile](#mobile-android--ios)!)

- [LibreOffice](https://www.libreoffice.org/): Office suite containing tools for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, ...

- [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/): Virtualization software (for managing and running VM's)

	- VM's are really useful! Testing out operating systems, checking the safety of executables with no risk to your system, ...

- [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/): Image editing and manipulation software

- [Inkscape](https://github.com/inkscape/inkscape): Create and edit vector graphics (SVG, PDF, ...)

- [Darktable](https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable): Photography workflow application and non-destructive raw developer 

- [Tenacity](https://codeberg.org/tenacityteam/tenacity): Multi-track audio editor (a.k.a. [Audacity](https://www.audacityteam.org/), but better)

- [Vesktop](https://github.com/Vencord/Vesktop): Open source 3rd party [Discord](https://discord.com/) client with better Wayland support on Linux

- [OpenRGB](https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB): RGB lighting control for various hardware

- [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!)

- [USBImager](https://gitlab.com/bztsrc/usbimager): Minimal GUI to create bootable USB sticks

- [`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))

- [Overleaf](https://github.com/overleaf/overleaf): Web-based real-time collaborative LaTeX editor

- [GParted](https://gparted.org/): Partition editor 

	- Especially useful as bootable USB drive!

- [OBS Studio](https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio): Live streaming and screen recording

- [Gitnuro](https://github.com/JetpackDuba/Gitnuro): Desktop GUI for `git`

	- If you run into issues with credentials see [this issue](https://github.com/JetpackDuba/Gitnuro/issues/16)

- [Bruno](https://github.com/usebruno/bruno): HTTP API client, useful for testing e.g. REST API's

- [JetBrains Mono](https://github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono): Monospaced font for programming. I especially like the "No Ligatures" (NL) version :)

- [rEFInd](http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/): (U)EFI boot manager

	- [refind-dark](https://github.com/2KAbhishek/refind-dark): Theme for rEFInd

	- 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!

- [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)

- [Flameshot](https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot): Quickly take, edit, share and save screenshots

- [VeraCrypt](https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt): Encrypt (password-protect) disks/drives and partitions

	- I use this to password-protect my external backup-SSD

- [FreeFileSync](https://freefilesync.org/): Folder comparison and synchronization software that creates and manages backups

	- I use this to make occasional differential backups of my data on an external SSD



# Mobile (Android / iOS)

- [ente Authenticator](https://github.com/ente-io/auth): 2FA with end-to-end encrypted cloud backups and web access

- [Bura](https://github.com/davidtakac/bura): Weather app (Android only)



# Linux

> The following software is available for Linux-based (and possibly other [Unix-like](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix-like)) operating systems

- [NixOS](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs): Linux-based immutable and declaratively configured operating system

	- [nh](https://github.com/viperML/nh): **N**ix **H**elper for prettier/better `nix` commands

	- [nix-output-monitor](https://github.com/maralorn/nix-output-monitor): Prettier output for `nix` commands

- [keyd](https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd): Key remapping daemon

	- 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

- [SDDM](https://github.com/sddm/sddm): Display manager / login screen

	- [`sddm-sugar-candy`](https://github.com/Kangie/sddm-sugar-candy): Theme for SDDM

- [OneDrive Client for Linux](https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive): CLI tool for accessing Microsoft OneDrive

	- [OneDriveGUI](https://github.com/bpozdena/OneDriveGUI): GUI for before-mentioned OneDrive CLI tool

- [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)

	- [ProtonUp-Qt](https://github.com/DavidoTek/ProtonUp-Qt): GUI for easy management of Proton and Wine installations

- [Pitivi](https://www.pitivi.org/): Video editor

- [Bottles](https://github.com/bottlesdevs/Bottles): [Wine](https://www.winehq.org/) wrapper to easily run Windows software (including games) on Linux

- [`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))

- [Font Manager](https://github.com/FontManager/font-manager): Font management

- [AppImageLauncher](https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher): Integrate AppImages into your system seamlessly

- [Flatseal](https://github.com/tchx84/Flatseal): Manage Flatpak permissions per app

- [Psensor](https://github.com/chinf/psensor) (GUI) + [lm-sensors](https://github.com/lm-sensors/lm-sensors) (CLI): Sensor monitoring (e.g. cpu temperature)

- [Piper](https://github.com/libratbag/piper): Configure gaming mice

- [Playerctl](https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl): CLI-tool for controlling media players (e.g. play/pause current media player)

- [Plymouth](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Plymouth/): Beautiful loading animations during boot

- [NoiseTorch](https://github.com/noisetorch/NoiseTorch): Real-time microphone background noise suppression

- System monitors

	- [Resources](https://github.com/nokyan/resources): Great system monitor overall

	- [Monitor](https://github.com/stsdc/monitor): System monitor with a great process view

	- [nvidia-system-monitor](https://github.com/congard/nvidia-system-monitor-qt): System monitor for NVIDIA GPU's



### Command line

> Tools to improve your command line experience

- [Alacritty](https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty): GPU-accelerated terminal emulator

- [Fish Shell](https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell): Modern shell with command suggestions and completions

- [Starship](https://github.com/starship/starship): Highly customizable shell prompt (for any shell)

- [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

- [Numbat](https://github.com/sharkdp/numbat): Scientific calculator (and also a programming language!)

- [LibreSpeed CLI](https://github.com/librespeed/speedtest-cli): Internet speed test

- [`bat`](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat): Better `cat` with syntax highlighting and paging

- [`lsd`](https://github.com/lsd-rs/lsd): Better `ls` with icons, colors and tree-views

- [`fzf`](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf): Fast fuzzy finder (useful to e.g. search for a file in a directory with thousands of files)

- [`tldr`](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr): Like `man`, but way shorter, more comprehensive and colored

- [`wsl-vpnkit`](https://github.com/sakai135/wsl-vpnkit): Fix company VPN issues on WSL

- Just for fun

	- [`cbonsai`](https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai): ASCII art bonsai

	- [`asciiquarium`](https://github.com/nothub/asciiquarium): ASCII art aquarium/sea

	- [`fastfetch`](https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch): Fast overview of system information



### Theming

> Theming of this kind is possible on almost any graphical Linux-system, although the methods to apply these themes vary.

- GTK Themes (change the look and feel of apps built with GTK)

	- [Orchis theme](https://github.com/vinceliuice/Orchis-theme): Rounded corners

	- [Fluent gtk theme](https://github.com/vinceliuice/Fluent-gtk-theme): Sharp corners (often better with window managers)

- Cursors (sets of custom cursors)

	- [Capitaine cursors](https://github.com/keeferrourke/capitaine-cursors): Unobtrusive and modern cursor with rainbow loading animation

	- [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

- Icons (sets of custom icons for common applications, folders, ...)

	- [Papirus icon theme](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme): Flat, modern and minimalistic icons

	- [Fluent icon theme](https://github.com/vinceliuice/Fluent-icon-theme): Uses transparency and blur wherever possible



### Custom Desktop Environment

> This is software I exclusively use when I am not using a desktop environment but a standalone Xorg window manager or Wayland compositor.

>

> If you are interested in this section you might also want to take a look at my [dotfiles](https://github.com/julius-boettger/dotfiles) ;)

- [Rofi](https://github.com/lbonn/rofi) (fork with Wayland support): Application Launcher

- [CopyQ](https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ): Clipboard manager with history

- `lxpolkit` (shipped with [`lxsession`](https://github.com/lxde/lxsession)): Simple PolicyKit authentication agent

- [Eww](https://github.com/elkowar/eww) ("Elkowars Wacky Widgets"): Widget system to implement your own window manager agnostic widgets



#### [`wlroots`](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots)-based Wayland compositor only



- [Hyprland](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland): Highly customizable tiling compositor

	- [Hyprsome](https://github.com/sopa0/hyprsome): [Awesome](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome)-like workspace management for Hyprland

	- [grimblast](https://github.com/hyprwm/contrib/tree/main/grimblast): Screenshot utility for Hyprland based on Sway's Grimshot

- [Hyprpicker](https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprpicker): Simple color picker

- [SwayNotificationCenter](https://github.com/ErikReider/SwayNotificationCenter): Customizable Notification daemon and control center

- [SwayOSD](https://github.com/ErikReider/SwayOSD): On-screen display for changing volume, brightness, toggling capslock, ...

- [swaylock-effects](https://github.com/jirutka/swaylock-effects): Modern-looking lockscreen

- [swappy](https://github.com/jtheoof/swappy): Screenshot editing

- [`swww`](https://github.com/Horus645/swww): Wallpaper setter with change animations and support for animated wallpapers

- [`nwg-look`](https://github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-look): Tool to set GTK themes, cursors, icons, ... (better on Wayland)

	

#### Xorg window manager only



- [Awesome](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome): Highly customizable tiling window manager

	- [Awesome Copycats](https://github.com/lcpz/awesome-copycats): Set of themes for the Awesome window manager

- [picom](https://github.com/jonaburg/picom) (jonaburg fork): compositing manager with support for transparency, blur, rounded corners, shadows, animations, transitions, ...it just looks good.

- [Pick Colour Picker](https://github.com/stuartlangridge/ColourPicker): Screen-wide color picker with history of last picks

- [`unclutter-xfixes`](https://github.com/Airblader/unclutter-xfixes): Hide cursor on inactivity

- [`lxappearance`](https://github.com/lxde/lxappearance): Tool to set GTK themes, cursors, icons, ... (better on Xorg)



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# Proprietary Software

> I thought hard about referencing any proprietary software at all, as I try my best to avoid it. But there is some proprietary software that still seems to respect privacy somewhat and that I couldn't replace with an open source alternative just yet, because I simply couldn't find one that fits my needs in the same way.

- [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/): Markdown-based extensible note-taking app (also supports freehand drawing, pens, creating diagrams of all sorts, ...)

	- Cross-Platform

	- Source code can be inspected and seems to respect privacy (see [this](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/is-it-true-that-obsidian-is-already-open-source/46413))

- [Qwant](https://about.qwant.com/en/): Privacy-respecting and unbiased search engine (using [Bing](https://www.bing.com/)s index)

	- Mainly used as a [website](https://www.qwant.com/), but is also available through browser extensions and Android/iOS apps

	- Privacy is not top-notch, but still better than most reasonable alternatives