What I Use

I've seen posts on the Fediverse from this series and decided to publish my own list of software that I regularly use and can recommend.

Why I thought this was a good idea — first, readers might find something suitable for themselves; second, this list can be shared with acquaintances and it's convenient.

Not all the software listed meets my requirements of simplicity and stability. But often it happens that alternatives simply don't exist.

Updated 02.06.2026

Core

What I use most often.

OS: Manjaro
Desktop Environment: KDE Plasma
File Manager: Dolphin
Browser: LibreWolf
Email Client: Thunderbird
Password Manager: KeePassXC, on smartphone KeePassDX
Encryption: VeraCrypt, on smartphone EDS Lite
Matrix Client: Element
Notes/Knowledge Base: Obsidian. Looking into Logseq
RSS Client Desktop: Vore
RSS Client Android: Capy Reader
VPN Client Desktop: Throne

Secondary

Key Manager: Kleopatra, on smartphone OpenKeychain
Remote Access: RustDesk
Media Player: VLC media player
E-books: epy and I can recommend Foliate
Image Viewer: Gwenview
Gemini Browser: Lagrange, Amfora
Gopher Browser: phetch
XMPP Client: Dino
Metadata Cleaning: mat2

Browser Extensions

KeePassXC-Browser: password manager plugin for KeePassXC
LibRedirect: redirects to alternative services
Temporary Containers: isolated container for tabs
uMatrix: network request filtering

Editors

Image Editor: GIMP
Video Editor: Shotcut
Text Editor: Micro
Office Suite: FreeOffice

Smartphone

Same standard set of apps ± like everyone else

F-Droid: app catalog
Aurora Store: Google Play Store client
Firefox: browser
OpenCamera: camera app
OrganicMaps: maps
Street Complete: OSM surveyor
wallabag: read-it-later
Conversations: XMPP client
NewPipe: YouTube client