Recommended Software Shortlist

Someday, I'll write out reviews for these. But for now, here's a shortlist of good, mostly Linux-based, software.

🌠 means really good

Video Tools

• 🌠 yt-dlp (general web media downloader)
• 🌠 ffmpeg (cli video processor/encoder/everything)
• kdenlive (Multiplatform OSS Video Editor)
• vlc / mpv for playback
• 🌠 lossless-cut: The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing

Linux Shell

• 🌠 yadm (git-style dotfile management)
• 🌠 mise-in-place
• 🌠 uv - python package management
• 🌠 fish shell
• 🌠 unar
• Kitty (Terminal)
• 🌠 Atuin (Shell History Sync)
• croc
• tealdeer
• Starship - The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!

Linux GUI/web Applications

• android-file-transfer (macOS and Linux)
• 🌠 trilium (Do I Like the Notetaking Program TriliumNext? (Yes)
• firefox
  • Recommended Firefox Extensions
• zellij
• ente auth for 2fa. works on mobile, web, and desktop. Free and Open Source.
• Youtube Music Desktop Client (Unnofficial)

Unsorted

• 🌠 Dokku (Self-hosted Heroku)
• sxhkd
• 🌠 sqlite3