What I'm using
This is a Uses Page. It was last updated on January 27th, 2026.
Hardware
My 📱 phone's a Pixel 9a, running GrapheneOS.
My 💻 desktop PC is running Fedora.
My ☁️ home server is running TrueNAS Community Edition.
My 📕 eReader is a Kindle Paperwhite (10th Generation, 32GB), jailbroken and running KOReader.
My 🖨 printer is a Brother HL-L8230CDW.
My 📃 document scanner is a Brother ADS-2600W.
My ⌨ keyboard is a Lintilla.
Software
Paid apps and services are marked with a 💰.
Core
- Desktop Environment
- GNOME (💻)
- Launcher
- Niagara Launcher (💰 & 📱)
- VPN
- Mullvad (💰)
- File Explorer
- Cx File Explorer (📱)
- Password Management
- 2FA
- (2x) YubiKey 5 (💻 & 📱)
- Browser
- Firefox (💻), GrapheneOS Vanadium (📱)
- Search
- Kagi (💰)
- Messaging
- Signal (💻 & 📱)
- Backups
- Borg (💻)
Mail, Calendar & Notes
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Mail Server
- Posteo (💰) behind Simplelogin (💰)
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Mail Client
- Thunderbird (💻), K-9 Mail (📱)
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Calendar
- Thunderbird (💻), aCalendar+ (💰 & 📱)
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Shopping List
- aCalendar+ (💰 & 📱)
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Notes
Hosted Services
- Cloud File Storage, Calendar & Contacts Backend
- Nextcloud (☁️)
- File Sync
- Syncthing (💻 & ☁️), Syncthing-Fork (📱)
- RSS
- FreshRSS (☁️)
- Read-it-Later
- Wallabag (☁️), though I haven't used it in forever
- Time Tracking
- Traggo (☁️)
- Document Management
- Paperless-ngx (☁️)
- "Smart" Home (would not recommend in general)
- Home Assistant (☁️ & 📱)
Media Consumption
- Music
- Podcast
- Podcast Addict (📱)
- Video
- Video Downloader
- yt-dlp (💻)
- Screenshot Utility
- Flameshot (💻)
Data Organizing
- PDF Management
- Zotero (💻)
- Music Library Management
- eBook Library Management
- Calibre (💻), Calibre-Web (☁️)
- Audiobook Library Management
- audiobookshelf (☁️)
- Video Library Management
- Jellyfin (☁️)
Creativity
- Podcast Editing
- Ultraschall (💻) (based on Reaper, which is 💰)
- Digital Drawing
- Krita (💻)
- Design
- Affinity Publisher (Linux Guide) (💰 & 💻)
- IDE
- VSCodium (💻)
Misc
- Maps
- Organic Maps (📱)
- Terminal Emulator, Shell & Prompt
- Alacritty, Zsh & powerlevel10k (💻)
Windows
I was running Windows before switching to Fedora, and if you are still stuck there I can highly recommend:
- Launcher
- Screenshot Utility
- Music