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access: Public published: 2025-07-01 creationDate: 2025-06-20 modifiedDate: 2025-11-13 description: List of programs I use. Linux 🐧 and Android. digitalGarden: Bud
Command-Line Tools
- Homebrew - useful for installing things on Steam Deck and MacOS (and Typst on Raspberry Pi)
- topgrade - Upgrade everything
- Zellij - better
tmux(betterscreen) - tldr - too long; didn’t read
manpages with examples - zsh - better
bash(better…dash?) with omz and powerlevel10k - bat - better
cat - eza - better
ls - ranger - Terminal file manager, though would like to try and use another non-“I have to setup Python” alternative like
lf - spotdl - Download songs (and playlists) using Spotify metadata from YouTube Music
- btop - Better
htop(bettertop) - Atuin - Better shell history
Desktop (Linux 🐧)
- KDE (via Kubuntu)
- Zen Browser - Firefox fork (compatible extensions), the killer feature is split tab browsing on an ultrawide monitor
- Syncthing - File syncing
- GIMP - image editing
- Steam - Games
- [[Obsidian]] - Local first note taking on desktop and mobile
- Visual Studio Code - Text editor
- Calibre - Ebook library management
- VLC - watch any video format
- Ventoy - make a bootable USB stick for installing operating systems
- Grayjay - YouTube, Patreon (and other) client that can sync subscriptions, playlists, etc among multiple local devices
- Always use a password manager
Android
- F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository (Store)
- Phocid (F-Droid) - Music player with automatic local file playlist syncing
- AntennaPod (F-Droid) - Podcast client with gPodder sync support, local automatic backups and nice interface
- GrayJay (F-Droid) - YouTube, Patreon (and other) client that can sync subscriptions, playlists, etc among multiple local devices
- LibreTorrent (F-Droid) - torrent downloader
- Syncthing-Fork (F-Droid) - file syncing across devices
- µLauncher (F-Droid) - Minimal home launcher with edge gestures
- VLC (F-Droid) - watch any video format
- Firefox - Replace Chrome
- Barcode Scanner (F-Droid) - Scan QR codes and barcodes
- FitoTrack (F-Droid) - Good for recording GPS runs, automatic file backups
- Fossify:
- Material Files (F-Droid) - File manager
- HeliBoard (F-Droid ) - On-screen keyboard, you can also add swipe gestures to type (see here)
- NewsBlur (Git) - RSS feed reader
- CoMaps (F-Droid) - Maps (Google Maps alternative)
- Audile (F-Droid) - audio/song recognition (Shazam alternative)
- Voice Audio Player (F-Droid) - Audio book player
- Always use a password manager
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