People ask me all the time, “What are you using for ___?” Well, here you go. This list will stay updated.

• 2 Factor (2FA)
  • Aegis
• 3D Printing
  • Bambu Studio - printer software
    • Orca Slicer - open source Linux replacement for Bambu Slicer
  • Fusion 360 - Windows only CAD
  • TinkerCad - web-based CAD; very simple and basic
• AdBlock
  • AdGuard Home - primary
  • PiHole - secondary
  • Mobile - DNSNet, app with local with settings backup
• App Stores
  • F-Droid
  • APK Pure
  • Mobilism
• Backup
  • TrueNAS - My NAS
  • Syncthing
  • rsync w/ cron
• Bookmarks
  • Linkding
  • Flame
• Browser
  • Desktop: LibreWolf
  • Mobile: Cromite - Chrome, but without all the crap
  • Extensions
    • Dark Reader - Removes the bright white backgrounds
    • uBlock Origin - makes the internet usable
    • TamperMonkey - add custom JS (like Nova) to sites
    • globalSpeed - defaults video at 1.x speed
    • Bypass Paywalls Clean - I ain’t paying to read a news site alt link & in the news
    • LibRedirect - redirect links to free alternatives
    • Keepa - inject price history and tracking into Amazon product pages
    • CleanURLs - also see my post on filtering URLs
    • Kagi Search Helper - summarizes articles with AI
    • Modern for Hacker News - makes HN pretty and usable
    • LinkDing Injector - inject bookmark results into popular search engines
    • LinkDing Extension - easily add bookmarks from the browser toolbar
• Calendar
  • See Tasks
• Chat
  • Signal - the only true End to End Encrypted (E2EE) chat
• Domain Registrar
  • Porkbun
• Email
  • Tuta with custom domains
• Entertainment
  • Music
    • Plex with self-hosted FLAC
    • Radio Paradise - curated radio by people that love music
  • Video
    • TV
      • SmartTubeTV - Ad free YT
      • Plex - selfhosted videos and music
      • SoundTV - Ad free Twitch
    • Desktop/Mobile
      • Xtra - Ad free Twitch
• Fitness / Health
  • Blood Pressure, Exercise, Weight, and Calories - self hosted python script
  • Oura Ring
  • Garmin Forerunner 245 Music - Metrics / analytics replaced with self-hosted
• Images
  • PhotoPea - web based replacement for Photoshop (make sure you have adblock on)
  • Krita - open source Photoshop replacement (PhotoPea is my #1)
• Keyboard
  • (Android) gBoard - Yes, it’s Google. But you can block network access to the app. Use what works.
  • (Desktop) Keychron - K1 Pro: Open source, custom keyboards with RF, Bluetooth, and USB-C
• Mouse
  • Logitech MX Vertical Wireless Mouse
• Navigation & Maps (Android)
  • Magic Earth - this app is amazing!
• News
  • TT-RSS - self-hosted clean and minimal RSS reader
• Notes
  • Joplin Self-hosted notes with markdown, sync, and Android apps
• Notifications
  • Slack with webhooks
• Passwords
  • Desktop: KeePassXC
  • Mobile: KeePassDX
• Phone
  • Pixel 4 with GrapheneOS
  • Call Blocking: Yet Another Call Blocker
  • Mint Mobile: $15/mo with no contract.
• Search
  • Kagi
• Social
  • McWain.net
  • LibReddit - Self-hosted Reddit proxy
  • Twitter
• Streaming
  • Nvidia Shield - Been using the same Android box since 2017. No way am I using anything else. It’s perfect!
• Tasks
  • TickTick