Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Apple Watch
- Google Chrome
- Android Wear
- Mozilla Firefox












π Demolishes every other password manager. There's no competition. Bitwarden does it all and then some. Integrates with SimpleLogin too.










π I can have multiple accounts on a website and have all the emails go to one inbox. Also adds a nice layer of privacy.




Has shaved 30 minutes off of drives to appointments before. Traffic and hazard updates are just unbeatable.




π The Windows digital artist's best friend. Has a ridiculous amount of tools, and often goes on sale. Subscription-only on iOS and Android, and Windows and Mac will soon be subscription-only as well.




The best open-source digital art app there is, period. Updates can be pretty slow, but it still feels like a commercial drawing app.




π My DAW of choice. Also contains Edison, which is one of the greatest audio editors of all time. Very animated and intuitive interface. One time payment with updates for life.




Unfortunately, the gold standard of image editing tools. Extremely powerful, but I don't recommend giving Adobe money.




Very similar to Photoshop, but is a one-time payment and a TINY fraction of the price. Development is very very active.




Having all of my photos stored in the cloud is outstanding, and Google's AI features are so good with image editing and object recognition, that it can be kinda scary.



π The best email client for Android, period. It doesn't actually physically hurt to read and write emails from my phone now.



π If I'm getting around a city or taking public transportation, I always use Citymapper. If you're in the US and used to driving, this takes out all the difficulty of transit. App is pretty much useless if you don't get the subscription, unfortunately.




A very feature-packed Telegram client for Android. Updates are slow, but it's a tradeoff made up for by the amount of features the app crams in.
π The best way to browse Reddit I've come across so far. Just an absolutely gorgeous app.




π If you have a rooted Android device, and want to back up, then get this. I really wish something like this didn't require rooting, as this is such a powerful and intuitive way to back up things on an Android.



Lets you make your Android 12+ device a little more pretty with Material You customization.



Probably the easiest way to install APK bundles and APKs as root on Android. Interface could use a little more polish.





















π My current favorite weather app for Android (RIP Weather Timeline). Super convenient, and has nice widgets and permanent notification for quick access.







π This dude put so much effort into this masterpiece of a last.fm scrobbler. Nothing else on Android even comes close.







π Sometimes I don't even know how this piece of software is free. This thing is in the ranks with Blender and Krita in terms of commercial-grade open source software








π The best game organizer and launcher there is. Lots and lots of customization and settings.







Does what is says on the tin. Undos YouTube's very dumb decision of removing dislikes.









π Youtube Vanced, except now it's fully legal because all this does is patch your existing YouTube APK. Blocks ads, comes with SponsorBlock, and Return Youtube Dislike.





















π Windows file explorer on super steroids. Once you take advantage of XYplorer's features, you never want to go back. Stupid fast and feature packed.








π I've tried many image viewers and organizers, and none of them come close to XnView MP.











Comments
A number of my personal favorites are on this list, happy to see. Unfortunately the majority of Reddit third-party software is now obsolete.