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This list is organized in alphabetical order, if not specified otherwise.
1) Productivity
2) Knowledge Management
3) Audio / Music
4) Email Providers
5) Search Engines
6) Web Browsers
7) Games
8) Online Programs & Resources
1) Productivity
Bc - GNU bc arbitrary precision calculator language.
Calcurse - text-based calendar and todo manager.
Cht.sh - cheat sheets repositories.
Groff - document preparation system.
GNU Pem - personal expense manager.
Keepass XC - password manager.
LaTeX - document preparation system.
Ledger - double-entry accounting system.
Libreoffice - office productivity suite.
Mdp - markdown presentation tool.
Newsboat - rss/atom feed reader.
Rate.sx - cryptocurrencies exchange rates.
Rofi - window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement.
Taskwiki (vim plugin)- integration of taskwarrior with vimwiki.
2) Knowledge Management
BibTeX - lists of references (works well with LaTeX).
Vimwiki (vim plugin)- note taking.
Xapers - personal document indexing system, geared towards academic journal articles.
Zimwiki - note taking (alternative to vimwiki).
3) Audio / Music
FFmpeg - tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files.
FLAC - lossless audio coding format.
Pulsemixer - mixer for PulseAudio.
Ogg Vorbis - lossy audio coding format.
Opus - lossy audio coding format (preference: 128-160 VBR).
Quod Libet - audio player, tag editor and library organizer.
4) E-mail Providers
Displayed in order of preference. I have used all of those (many more actually), and all here offer a good service overall.
Posteo - open-source, secure, eco-friendly, cheap.
Countermail - a bit more expensive alternative, more oriented towards security.
Snopyta - free open-source service, but more limited email functionality.
Tutanota - free open-source service.
Automario - free open-source service.
5) Search Engines
DuckDuckGo - most known out of the list.
Little Isle - stock SearX with a Wiby template.
Mojeek - privacy-centered (UK).
SearX - privacy-centered (many instances to choose from).
Yacy - built on principles of peer-to-peer networks.
6) Web Browsers
Librewolf - fork of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom.
Links2 - open source text and graphic web browser with a pull-down menu system.
Qutebrowser - uses Vim-style key bindings and a minimal GUI.
Tor - great for privacy (generally slower, for good reasons).
W3m - text-based web browser and terminal pager.
7) Games
I'm not a gamer, but I'm adding these in case you want a quick 5 minute break from work!
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8) Online Programs & Resources
Coursera - some free online courses from various schools (proprietary).
Dead Sea Scrolls - digital library.
edX - some free online courses from various schools (proprietary).
Encyclopedia Britannica - alternative to wikipedia (proprietary).
Petrolette.space - rss reader on your browser.
Project Gutenberg - library of public domain ebooks.
Standard Ebooks - public domain ebooks that are carefully formatted.
Research Rabbit - tool to discover research papers (proprietary).
DeepL - translation tool (proprietary alternative to google translate).
Lingva Translate - a FOSS front-end for Google Translate.
Libre Translate - open-source translation tool.
SimplyTranslate - open-source translation tool.
Cryptee - encrypted service to store notes, documents and photos.
The Good Cloud (Nexcloud host).
Codeberg - software development platform.
Freetube - private youtube client for desktop.
Hedgedoc - platform to write and share markdown.
Inventaire - book inventory and sharing.
Invidious instances - front end for youtube.
Jitsi Meet - video calls and conferencing.
KissccO - library of free-usable images.
Neocites - web hosting service.
Pickup Image - library of free-usable images.
p2p.chat - peer-to-peer video conferencing application.
Unsplash - library of free-usable images.
Museopen - free music recordings, sheet music, apps, and educational materials.