Stack

Software I use on an (almost) daily basis. I aim to stick to free and open-source software whenever possible. That said, I also try to use the best tools for the job.

Base#

• Ghostty :: Customizable and fast cross-platform terminal.
• Hyprland :: Slick Wayland compositor with tiling.
• KDE :: Batteries-included desktop environment.
• NixOS :: Declarative build system and GNU/Linux distribution.
• Zsh :: Powerful and extensible command-line shell.

Browsers#

• Brave :: Privacy-centric chromium fork with ad-blocking.
• Firefox :: Highly extendable and flexible independent web browser.

Communication#

• Matrix + Element :: Reasonably secure and decentralized messaging platform.
• Signal :: Very secure messaging platform.
• Thunderbird :: Open source email client.
• Vesktop :: Discord with extra features.

Development#

• Direnv :: Isolated per-project development environments.
• Git :: Version control from Mr. Linux himself.
• Helix Editor :: Very slick and extensible terminal text editor.
• Nix :: Declarative devShells, package builders, and more.
• VSCodium :: Extensible code editor with a rich ecosystem.

File Sync + Backup#

• Backblaze :: Very cheap S3-compatible cloud storage.
• Immich :: Self-hosted photo and video backup.
• Syncthing :: Peer-to-peer file syncing.

Gaming#

• Heroic Launcher :: Easy and fast game launcher for Epic + GOG games.
• Steam :: Mainstream games platform that doesn’t suck too bad.

Media#

• Audiobookshelf :: Self-hosted audiobooks + podcasts.
• Navidrome :: Awesome self-hosted Subsonic-compatible media server.
• Plex :: High quality streaming for Linux ISOs (and more).
• Symfonium :: Awesome Android music player with Subsonic support.

Productivity#

• Obsidian :: Powerful note-taking, project management, and knowledge base.
• Todoist :: Versatile task manager for individuals and households.

Utilities#

• Tailscale :: Secure networking with WireGuard.
• Vaultwarden :: Self-hosted Bitwarden implementation for password management.