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I'm not sure if it's because I'm older or because I'm just more experienced with technology but it's gotten a lot easier for me to find programs I actually enjoy using and find helpful. Here's a list of programs I use pretty often.
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Most things here are free and open source software. I'll maybe include some guides later if there are some neat functions that require a bit more explaining.
[0;31mLinux / Windows / MacOS / Android / iOS
A truly insanely versatile notetaking app. It's described as like... a "knowledge base" on the site, which is pretty accurate. You can kinda compare it to something like Evernote or Joplin but with mindmap functions, linking between notes and MORE! Notes are formatted using Markdown so all your notes are just locally stored text files (but can be synced through Google Drive, Git, or Obsidian Sync which is paid). It also has a ton of useful plugins and themes. The Primary theme is my favorite for readability. Honestly, just check it out.
[0;31mLinux / Windows / MacOS
This is my main ebook manager. It's the best, seriously. You can use it to edit, convert, sort, read, share, and backup your books like a personal library. The DeDRM add-on can be used to remove DRM from your ebooks, which is pretty handy. It even works on library ebooks.
You can technically access your library from mobile browsers and there's an Android app called Calibre Companion for easy wireless syncing.
[0;31mLinux / Windows / MacOS
Basically an RSS reader for a bunch of different feeds, obviously including RSS but can also scan social media feeds and Tiddlywikis (and more)! It's pretty cool for if you need/want to keep up with stuff on social media but don't actually want to have to log in to an account or go searching for it. Pretty customizable as well.
[0;31mLinux / Windows / MacOS
For those who don't care for Fraidycat's formatting, this is a good alternative for those just looking for a simple RSS reader. It's got an embedded browser with adblock as well to follow feed links. What else is there to say? It gets the job done.
[0;31mLinux / Windows / MacOS
My current desktop client for browsing Geminispace. It's pretty simple but still allows for a decent amount of customization with regard to fonts, UI colors, and more. There's also a nice and simple bookmarking function, history tab, and the usual stuff you might get out of the average web browser. It has full unicode support and allows use of ANSI escape codes for coloring pages. Also! Audio playback and inline image support! It's a delight to use.
[0;31mLinux / Windows / MacOS
A fork of the Librefox project: modified Firefox with increased security/privacy features. Comes with uBlock Origin pre-installed :^) I recommend using it with the Multi-Account Containers, Facebook Container, Shinigami Eyes, User-Agent Switcher and Manager, Dark Reader, and xBrowserSync extensions. Maybe even Privacy Redirect if you are so inclined.
[0;31mLinux / Windows / MacOS / Android
My favorite password manager of all time. It's extremely secure and (thankfully) has extensions for tons of different browsers. You can store login info, card info, ID info... you can use it as an authenticator app.... you can generate secure passwords with it... The fact that it's so ubiquitous across platforms makes it a must-have.
[0;31mWindows
An alternative to Bitwarden as it's only an offline password manager. It supports encryption and allows you to generate passwords based on given parameters. If you're a big securityhead, this is probably more for you.
[0;31mLinux / Windows / MacOS
A peer-to-peer file sharing software mainly centered around music. Great if you love love love FLAC files. It's very easy to use, although there's kind of a weird culture within the app. You can customize user info and chat with other users, which is cool, but uh... You might want to check user info before downloading and make sure you share files too, or expect some rude messages. Anyways, it's very convenient. I prefer the SoulseekQt client, but there's also Nicotine+ which is open source and actively supported.
[0;31mWindows
A classic music player with support for a ton of different audio file formats. There's tons of neat skins, visualizations, plugins... It can stream audio from internet radios (Shoutcast supported), be used as an RSS aggregator, rip CDs, and can also play videos. There are no official versions for other operating systems, but Webamp on desktop is a decent alternative for Linux or Mac users. Or just plain Webamp. There's also Qmmp, but I hate it.
I linked it this way because Nullsoft's official site is a pain to scroll through.
[0;31mWindows
This is another audio player that's pretty customizable through "components" and skins and also supports a ton of different audio formats. Also can be used to rip CDs. I personally find it pretty difficult to use, but I used it for a good while and it has some style factor. It's much better for music management than Winamp however, which I primarily use for listening over anything else.
[0;31m Windows
A package manager for Windows. Install programs from the command line using "choco install [programname]", it's that easy. This makes my life alot easier when I'm having to set up a new system and install most of my daily drivers. I know I'm a Linux user and all, but once you start installing programs through a command line interface, you never wanna go back.
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Since you made it to the bottom of the page, here's a little bit more info about my setup.
My main unit these days is the communal desktop built by my roommates for gaming. Yes, we brought back the concept of the family computer. Not sure about all the parts, but there's some Asus/MSI stuff in there and an NVidia GeForce RTX graphics card. Sometimes I will use my MSI gaming laptop that runs Windows and Debian Bullseye for coding and writing on the go. /We/ also own a Synology NAS that I maintain to store music, movies, photos and ebooks.