Applications

Windows Apps

Ninite is useful tool to batch download the following

• Brave - Private Browser. See Extensions, video, and instructions

• Steam - Gaming

• Everything - Way better than Windows search

• Discord - Messaging

• LibreOffice - Free Microsoft Office alternative. See here

• VLC - Lightweight video player

• Spotify - Music

• HandBrake - Video converter/compressor. See here

• RevoUninstaller - Actually uninstall apps. See here

Other

• LocalSend - Local file sharing

• PowerToys - Official Windows tools. See here

  • Advanced Paste (remap to Ctrl+Shift+V)

  • Always on Top

  • Color Picker

  • FancyZones

  • Image Resizer

  • PowerRename

  • Keyboard Manager 

• OBS Studio - Record & Stream

• VM VirtualBox - Virtual machine

• Proton - Free VPN, Password Manager, etc.

• Obsidian - Note taking

• Epic Games - Gaming

• Autoruns - Disable startup apps

• MakeMKV - CD ripper

• Jellyfin Media Player - NAS media player

• AMD Ryzen Master - Temps (for AMD only)

• Cinebench  - Benchmark test 

• ExifTool - See exif data

• Yt-dlp - YouTube downloader

• Syncthing - Local folder syncing. See here

• Cryptomator | Veracrypt - Encryption

• DaVinci - Video editing software

• Nora - Music player

• Anki - Flashcards

• Zen - Browser & PDF annotation

Linux Apps

• OBS Studio - Record & Stream

• Proton - VPN, Password Manager, etc.

• Obsidian | Standard Notes  - Note taking

• GNOME Boxes | VM VirtualBox - Virtual machine

• Heroic games Launcher - Epic games and GOG games

• Jellyfin Media Player - NAS media player

• Freetube - YouTube client 

• LocalSend - File sharing

• Cryptomator | Veracrypt - Encryption

• Kdenlive - Free video editing software

• Gimp - Photo editor

• Nora - Music player

• Anki - Flashcards

• Zen - Browser & PDF annotation

• Brave - Private Browser. See Extensions, video, and instructions

• Steam - Games

• Discord - Messaging

• LibreOffice - Office Suite (Office 360 alternative)

• VLC - Lightweight Video Player

• Spotify - Music

• Piper - Mouse settings (don't do flatpak)

• Fedora Media Writer - live USB drive writer

• Easy Effects - Audio Effects

Android Apps

• Brave - Browser - blocks ads see video and instructions

• Firefox - to get Extensions on mobile (SponsorBlock on YT)

• Signal - E2EE messenger. See here 

• Proton Pass, Drive, VPN, & Mail

• Proton Authenticator | Ente Auth - 2FA

• Ente Photos (code JRHCC5 for +10GB)

• Privacy.com - Private virtual cards

• Obsidian | Standard Notes - notetaking app

• Grayjay - Ad-free YouTube

• Google Voice - Free junk phone number - MySudo ($)

• ReadEra - PDF book reader

• FUTO Keyboard

• Canva - Design tool

• Snapseed - Photo editor

• Blue Letter Bible - Bible: In depth

• Literal Word - Bible: simple

• stats.fm - Spotify stats ($5 lifetime)

• Jellyfin - NAS media player

• GuitarTuna - Guitar tuner

• AnkiPro - Study (or Obsidian w/ addon)

• Seterra - Geography games

• Chess.com - Chess

• Chess Clock - Check timer

• Hungry Horses - Knight practice

• Chessable - Chess lessons

• HoursTracker - Free time tracker

• Calc84 - TI-84

• Scandit - Scan any QR code, bar code, etc.

• Olauncher - Digital Minimalism

• Screenzen - Timer to open apps

• Atlas obscura - Obscure landmarks

• LocalSend - Cross platform AirDrop/Nearby Share

• Organic Maps - Google maps alternative

• Netguard - Block Apps from connecting to the internet

• Dazz Cam - Camera filters

• Giga Text - Big text

• Toolbox - Random digital tools

Accrescent is an alternative to Google Play with few apps

• Organic maps - Offline private maps

• Qlango - Language learning

• Cake Wallet - Crypto wallet

• Molly - Signal fork

F-Droid is an alternative to Google Play with more apps

• Qr alarm - Scan QR code to stop alarm

• Memetastic - Meme maker

• Image pipe - Image editor and metadata scraper

• Gadgetbridge - Privacy respecting smart watch

• Lotus - Music player

• Obtainium is good for github apps

• SCRCPY - Screen caste, etc.

• WeatherMaster - Weather app

• Nobook - Facebook frontend

• xManager - Spotify frontend

• Twitter - X frontend

• Digitally - habit tracker

Some of the apps from these alternative app stores are also available in the Play Store.