Uses

A list of tools, websites, and products I use on a daily basis.

Consider them recommendations! Most software listed are open-source, and the ones that are not are specified in the details section.

Fastmail

Loads fast, full-featured, allows me to use my own domain name.

Text Editor

Neovim

Fast, extensible, keyboard-focused.

Shell

Fish

Good defaults, easy to configure without third-party plugins.

Window Manager

niri

Scrollable tiling with multi-monitor support.

Linux Distribution

Arch Linux

Bleeding edge, minimal, excellent documentation.

Cursor Theme

Bibata Modern Ice

Neat!

SVG Icons

Tabler Icons

Customizable, no attribution required, commercial use allowed.

Font Analyzer (Website)

Wakamai Fondue

Displays font information (characters, glyphs, layout features), and generates CSS to utilize font features.
Note: Closed source, but runs fully client-side.

Documentation Browser (Website)

DevDocs

Supports many documentation sources, offline support, intuitive search.

Adblocker (Web Extension)

Ublock Origin

Free and open-source, light on CPU/memory, indispensible for web surfing.

Webpage Downloader (Web Extension)

SingleFile

Cross-platform, reliable, easy-to-use.

Password Manager

Bitwarden

Free, third party audited, open source, widely available.

Terminal Emulator

Kitty

Fast, feature-rich, low-latency.

Screenshot Utility

Flameshot

Powerful, convenient, cross-platform.

Disk Usage Analyzer

ncdu

Fast, easy to use, single binary.

Git Log Viewer

tig

Good visualization of commit history, information rich views of repository status and revision log.

Git TUI

lazygit

Easy to use, provides a very productive workflow.

BitTorrent Client

qBittorrent

Free and open-source, fast, stable.

Shell Script Static Analyzer

shellcheck

Indispensible for writing correct shell scripts.

Youtube Client (Mobile)

NewPipe

Free and open source, frequently updated, privacy-preserving, decent user experience.

Music Player (Mobile)

Musicolet

Powerful, stable, offline, great UI.
Note: Closed source, but does not have internet permissions.

Music Player (Mobile) (Paid)

Poweramp

Powerful, stable, offline, great UI.
Notable difference from Musicolet: Poweramp has a parametric equalizer.
Note: Closed source, but does not have internet permissions.

Manga Reader (Mobile)

Mihon

Good UI, supports many manga sources, feature-rich, frequently updated.

Emulator Frontend

RetroArch

Cross-platform (including mobile), supports multiple emulator backends (cores).

Domain Registrar

Porkbun

Well-priced, simple, no dark patterns.

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Mullvad

Well-priced, decent speed, no logs, third-party audited, strong history of trustworthiness.