Favorite Free and FOSS Software I Use
After reading through this article here
I felt the desire to also share what software I use daily or at least
reasonably regularly. The software listed below is either free and
open source, freeware or freemium. The freemium software such as Plex
is paid for because I like the additional premium services it
provides.
As much as I try to adhere the philosophy of free and open source software, technology etc, I'm also practical as it relates to my own productivity, security and convenience.
The list is divided into three areas, specifically Desktop, LAN and Mobile (Android). I've included links where you can find our more about each application or access via an Android App Store. The majority of free and open source software may be installed via the package manager for the respective Operating Systems.
Without further ado, the my current list:
As much as I try to adhere the philosophy of free and open source software, technology etc, I'm also practical as it relates to my own productivity, security and convenience.
The list is divided into three areas, specifically Desktop, LAN and Mobile (Android). I've included links where you can find our more about each application or access via an Android App Store. The majority of free and open source software may be installed via the package manager for the respective Operating Systems.
Without further ado, the my current list:
| Desktop | ||
| Operating System (Desktop) | CentOS 7 (MATE), UbuntuMATE | |
Office Productivity | LibreOffice | |
Text Editing | Pluma (Part of MATE) | |
Journal | Red NoteBook | |
Mind Mapping | Freemind | |
PDF Reader | Atril (Part of MATE), Okular | |
File Share and Sync | Nextcloud Sync Client | |
Media Player (Video) | VLC | |
Media Player (Audio) | RhythmBox (Part of MATE) | |
Image Editing | The Gimp | |
Personal Finances | HomeBank | |
Business Accounts (ERP) | Odoo* | |
Web Browser | Firefox, Chromium | |
FTP Client | FileZilla | |
Pass Management | KeepassX, Bitwarden* | |
Data Protection | Veracrypt | |
IM | Telegram | |
Virtualization (Desktop) | VirtualBox | |
LAN | ||
Cloud File Share n Sync | Nextcloud | |
Media Organizer and Streaming | Plex | |
Audio Organizer and Streaming | Subsonic | |
eBook Manager | Calibre | |
Document Management | Mayan eDMS | |
Note Taking and Sync | Notes (Nextcloud App) | |
Calendar | Address Book | Calendar | Contacts (Nextcloud App) | |
Firewall | Gateway | OPNsense | |
Project Management (Kanban) | Deck (Nextcloud App) | |
Mobile | ||
App Repo | F-Droid | |
Pass Management | Keepass | |
Calendar | Address Book Sync | DAV Droid | |
Office Productivity | WPS Office | |
File Share and Sync | Nextcloud Sync Client | |
Notes Taking and Sync Email (Imap) | Nextcloud Notes K-9 Mail | |
Scanner | Doc Scanner | |
IM | Telegram | Signal | |
Twidere | ||
SlimSocial | ||
eBook Reader | FB Reader | |
File Manager | Total Commander | |
QR Codes | QR Droid Private | |
(*): Learning | ||
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