Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad




Apps to help me focus better on my work.




I wish I had this earlier ... one of my favourite tools if I need to lock in, plus being able to customize the avatar to my OC makes it feel a little closer to body doubling. Alternatively I use On-Together Virtual Co-Working for an actual body doubling experience with other people.




Things to organize my life.
Unfortunately I've been in the Apple Ecosystem for so long that it's hard to detangle my reminders from my usage, especially the Siri integration. Would highly, HIGHLY recommend alternatives, I'm just stuck here for now.








My primary password manager, though it definitely needs a gutting/cleaning out of my old accounts. Feels nice to just have a local password manager, though it's mildly cumbersome to transfer the file monthly, so the same passwords are updated on my phone (I'm not gonna rely on a cloud service for that).
KeePassium for iOS.




My note-taking app for mostly things like code learning, writing blog posts, recipes, journaling, and keeping track of schedules for making videos.




Bookmark manager. I'm sure there's a better alternative for this, but right now it works to have cross-platform bookmarks with a tag/folder manager.




Or well, I guess better said apps picked with privacy in mind.
Email forwarding aliases, usually the primary one I use. I do also have SimpleLogin ones as well, but they're less used.




Err, well I actually need to move fully onto this, but I'm ditching Authy eventually ... just need to move it ... over manually LOL ...












It's Windscribe, what else is there to say. I've been using them primarily for VPN stuff, plus I like that they have a 'choose your places' discounted plan + an extension for double protection.




... I dunno how else to word this outside of 'makes computer usage better' LOL.
Great tool for swapping between dark and light mode on Windows, especially since sometimes dark mode is too dark during the day. Allows customizing wallpaper per dark/light mode.




Open-source HDD/SSD utility for monitoring S.M.A.R.T. values, disk temperature and other information.




Professional Windows diagnostic tool offering real-time hardware monitoring and comprehensive device information, ideal for experts and integrators.


It's SO nice to send photos/files between my laptop and iPhone just through wifi. Web alternative is
JustBeamIt .




Enhance your Windows with customizable skins showcasing system resources, and more. Enjoy privacy-focused features, lightweight performance, and no ads.




Where has this been my whole life? I'm so late to TeraCopy, basically a big upgrade to Window's built in copy and paste system, but so much better and more thorough.








I'm trying to wean off using YouTube more (on PC), and this helps to consolidate all my subscriptions into one cleaner place.








Open-source, ad-free torrent client offering a polished user interface, integrated multi-site search, RSS support, remote web control, and cross-platform availability.




Formats USB drives to various file systems and creates bootable USBs from ISOs. Supports MS-DOS/FreeDOS bootable sticks and offers BIOS or UEFI options.




Windows 11 ugly, this adds a lot of customizable options even for the Windows Explorer windows. Don't think I could live without it now. Unfortunately paid and not open source, but the cost isn't terribly high, and it does have a Windows 10 version.


My primary browser after moving off Firefox (and after moving off Chrome after I think I got cookie hijacked lol). My browser extension list is here: https://alternativeto.net/lists/43731/browser-extensions/

This is just a list of the apps I use to help ease my day. Not all of the choices are perfect, I'd definitely love if some were open source, but I'm trying to be more mindful of that for future apps.