Free and Open Source Software

• Firefox
• Signal
• FFUpdater
• Red Moon

Antenna-pod if you like podcasts is fantastic relative to google podcasts (but maybe that's a low bar)

I really hope the Infinity dev starts working on a Lemmy/kbin app.

i3. Once I got used to tiling window managers I just can't use anything else.

Syncthing is the one, I could probably replace any one but this one.

Firefox and Helix

Some more I did not see others mention. For Linux:

• Geany
• Python
• Meld
• Nextcloud
• Reminna and TightVNC
• Thunderbird
• Zim

For Android:

• Just Weather
• Joplin
• OpenSync
• Tasks
• OSMAnd
• Nextcloud
• SMSBackp
• Connect Bot

I also recommend the site: https://alternativeto.net/ . You can just search and it will tell you the most used FOSS apps in any category you want.

These two are now the first apps I install on any new device:

• Kiss launcher (simple and fast)
• Articons icon pack

Basically, my approach is to (mostly) prioritize text over icons, and reduce the colors I need to process.

Other apps:

• Brave browser (for YouTube and built-in anti-tracking features.)
• Librera (ebook/PDF reader with lots of features)
• Odyssey (local music player optimized for speed. My library is so large that all the other players were having trouble finding songs.)
• Graph 89 (TI graphing calculator emulator)
• Feeder (RSS feed aggregator)

The humble grep.

The list is too long. If I'm forced to choose 5, I guess they'll be,

1. Linux
2. Syncthing
3. Firefox
4. Neovim
5. PhotoPrism

Komga- manga reader

LocalSend : Do one way transfers between devices easily
ImgurViewer : View images from Imgur (and more !) without having to deal with the site
RethinkDNS : Control what apps connect to the internet and where they connect to . Best paired with Orbot !