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henrikx@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

What lesser known free and open source software do you use daily to improve your life?

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What lesser known free and open source software do you use daily to improve your life?

henrikx@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago
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For me it is the note taking/PKMS tool SilverBullet.

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  • notthebees@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Kde connect on my phone (iphone) and laptop.

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    1 year ago

    Gadgetbridge lets you connect and get data from supported smart or fitness watch without manufacturers app. Completely local.

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    pivpn for wireguard setup:

    • https://www.pivpn.io

    newpipe and libretube for youtube:

    • https://newpipe.net/
    • https://libretube.dev/

    And the entire Fossify app suite in Android:

    • https://www.fossify.org/

    scrcpy for connecting to my Android screen from my laptop:

    • https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

    kde connect for general android/laptop connectivity:

    • https://kdeconnect.kde.org/
    • Chaotic Entropy@feddit.uk
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      The Fossify apps do look pretty slick.

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    • LibreWolf, a privacy-optimized fork of Firefox
    • Mull, hardened Firefox for Android.
    • EteSync with self-hosted Etebase, an end-to-end encrypted solution for syncing calendars and contacts.
    • Molly, a hardened Signal fork for Android.
    • Accrescent, a secure, alternative app store for Android. Still in an early stage of development though.
    • UnifiedPush, a privacy-friendly notification system.
    • LibRedirect, a browser extension that automatically redirects you to private frontends for privacy invasive websites.
    • movie-web, a web app that let’s you watch any movie/tv show for free. I highly recommend it.
    • Seal, an amazing Android app for downloading videos. YTDLnis is an alternative.
    • Cobalt downloader, a website that let’s you download basically everything imaginable from the internet. All kinds of posts, photos and videos from various social media platforms and many other websites.
    • Linkwarden, a bookmark manager that can be self-hosted. Also check out Omnivore and wallabag.
    • ArchiveBox, a self-hosted app for archiving websites.
    • Tube Archivist, a self-hosted app for archiving YouTube videos/playlists/channels.

    (I love downloading and archiving stuff lol)

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    Firefox. Fuck chrome amiright

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    Definitely Syncthing.

    Great app to sync my phone with my laptop.

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      I have an extensive syncthing set up but I find the mobile app a battery hungry

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        Syncthing-fork which fixes battery drain issue and others as well. I’ll just leave this here for your battery needs: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.catfriend1.syncthingandroid/

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    1 year ago

    Secure file sending: croc
    Dedjplication: Czkawka
    Sorting tool: Phockup
    OCR: OCRmyPDF

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