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: November 2025

Software

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

Computer

  • OS: Arch Linux: I’ve finally done it, I use Arch btw.
  • Desktop: dwm: A lightweight tiling window manager, check my rice
  • Browser: Firefox - it works well after all.
  • Terminal: alacritty: My terminal of choice. Fast and minimal.
  • Shell: bash - I am too lazy to try others.
  • Text editor: neovim- here I write my blogs, edit files and scripts.
  • Password manager: KeepassXC - simple, offline, all I need.
  • File Manager: pcmanfm - it just works.
  • RSS Reader: newsboat - minimal, terminal interface
  • Image Editor: GIMP - solid, and works for pixel art.
  • Vector Graphics Editor: Inkscape - I design icons with it.
  • Mail client: Thunderbird - classic, robust, good enough.
  • Note-taking: Joplin - cross-platform and markdown based.
  • Soulseek client: Nicotine+ - to download cool stuff.

Android only

  • Launcher: KISS Launcher is current favorite.
  • Browser: Fennec is a fork of Firefox without fluff.
  • RSS Reader: Readrops: has FreshRSS and Nextcloud support.
  • Podcatcher: AntennaPod is simply the best one.
  • App Store: Droid-ify is a modern client for F-Droid.
  • Email client: K-9 Mail is just great for me.
  • Secure Instant Messaging: Signal is my favorite.
  • Password manager: KeepassDX is great.
  • Manga reader: Mihon is fantastic and tracks my progress too.
  • Mastodon client: Tusky just works.
  • 2FA Authenticator: Aegis, simple enough.
  • YouTube client: Tubular is a clean front-end with Sponsorblock.
  • XMPP client: Conversations is what I prefer.
  • Matrix client: Element X is fine.

Cross-platform software

  • Activity Tracking: ActivityWatch is a great tool to keep track of your desktop and android usage
  • File Sync: Syncthing keeps files accross multiple devices synced up.
  • File Sharing: LocalSend is similar to AirDrop and works great.

Web services

  • RSS reader: FreshRSS is my reader of choice, Newsboat and Readrops have support for it.
  • Email provider: Disroot is free, but I use Zoho Mail with my custom domain.

Hardware

Laptop

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" 1920Γ—1080

Gaming

  • Nintendo Switch OLED (Tears of the Kingdom Edition)
    • I use a NitroDeck for comfy handheld gameplay.
  • Anbernic RG35XX SP (Silver color, runing MuOS)
  • PlayStation Portable (Black, reshelled by me, modded with ARK-4)
  • Miyoo Mini Plus (Transparent Black, running OnionOS)

Other

  • E-reader: Kobo Clara 2E
  • Music Player: Innioasis Y1
  • Pen: Pilot Metropolitan

Peripherals

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

Changelog 2025-04

- 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

Changelog 2025-11

- Updated list format to show generic program names instead of just the program itself.
- Added gaming devices, reader, music player
- Replaced Phone to Nothing 3(a)
- Removed ArrowOS, I stick to stock NothingOS stock
- Added Tubular, a YouTube client
- Added Nicotine+, Soulseek client
- Added Conversations, XMPP client
- Added Element X, Matrix client
- Added Email providers