Uses

This page is a quick overview of the tech I love and use, which serve me well for my work and hobbies, most software here is FOSS, some may not be, but I probably won't promote those.

Last Updated: April 2025

Software

I split this section between desktop (mostly Free Software and available on Linux), android apps and also cross-platform.

Desktop

Arch Linux: I’ve finally done it, I use Arch btw.
dwm: A lightweight tiling window manager, quite patched up to fit my taste.
alacritty: My terminal of choice. Fast and minimal.
neovim: A terminal text editor where I write my blogs, edit files and scripts.
KeepassXC: Offline password manager.
pcmanfm: Simple graphical file manager.
newsboat: A minimal RSS reader with a terminal interface
GIMP: Just a solid image editing program I use for pixel art.
Inkscape: Vector based graphics design software, I design icons with it.
Thunderbird: A really powerful desktop email client by Mozilla.
Joplin: Cross-platform Markdown note taking app.

Android only

ArrowOS: A custom rom for Android devices.
KISS Launcher: My current favorite launcher.
Fennec: Firefox fork without Mozilla’s tracking.
AntennaPod: Podcast aggregator.
Droid-ify: A FOSS only client for the F-Droid store.
K-9 Mail: Amazing email client with nice features.
Signal: My favorite chatting app, secure and private.
KeepassDX: Android password manager that autofills passwords for me.
Mihon: Fantastic Manga reading app that can also track my progress.
Tusky: An Mastodon client that just works.
Aegis: Two Factor Authentication app.

Cross-platform software

ActivityWatch: A great tool to keep track of your desktop and android usage
Syncthing: Sync files accross multiple devices.
Element: The only Matrix client worth using.

Web services

I am not currently selfhosting anything at the moment, but I’ve used these before:

FreshRSS: My RSS reader of choice, Newsboat supports it as backend too.

Hardware

My computer is an Asus Notebook, especifically the VivoBook S15 S533E with these specs:

OS: Arch Linux
CPU: 11th Gen Intel i5-1135G7 (8) @ 4.200GHz
GPU: Intel TigerLake-LP GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics]
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 512GB SDD
Display: 15” 1920×1080
Shell: bash

Peripherals

Mouse: Logitech M-705
Phone: Xiaomi Poco F4
Earphones: Nothing Ear (a)
Microcomputer: Raspberry Pi 4B 8GB
~~Mouse: Logitech MX Anywhere 3~~
~~Earphones: Sony WF-C500~~

Unused but good

I decided to make this section to mention software that I no longer use but might work for you.

Void Linux: A unique distro that is not a fork, its super light, fast and customizable.
Endeavour OS: A simple arch based distro with a GUI installer and neat defaults.
Fedora: A great stable distro that I used for quite a while, served me well.
DietPi: A great distro for Raspberry Pi with installers for lots of things.
Godot: Easy to learn yet advanced Game engine, check the games I’ve made!
Qutebrowser: Minimal-keyboard driven browser based on QtWebEngine.
Firefox This is my main browser.
IceRaven: A Firefox mobile fork with more extensions and features.
Material Files: File manager
Yuito: A Mastodon client based on Tusky with some nice additions.
F-Droid: A FOSS only app store.
AwesomeWM: a lightweight tiling window manager with great customization.
Neomutt: A terminal based e-mail client.
khard, khal, vdirsynced: Contacts and calendar CLIs that can sync via DAV.
Pass: Minimal password manager that I still use with some scripts.
KDEConnect: Great tool to connect my phone and computer.
Jellyfin A pretty good media management server.
Nextcloud: A self-hosted cloud with a lot of extensions too, like syncing my podcasts and such.
The Lounge: IRC web client that stays online, so it keeps the chat history and the like.
Komga: A media server with a focus on Manga and comics.

Changelog 2025-04-25

- Added GIMP, KISS Launcher, Signal, Joplin
- Removed Librera, Pass, khal, khard, vdirsynced
- Replaced Newpipe with Tubular
- Replaced Neomutt with Thunderbird
- Replaced Firefox with Zen Browser (desktop) and Fennec (android)
- Renamed Self-hosted to Web Services