CoMaps
Instead of Organic Maps, Google Maps and 1 more
CopyQ
★★★★★
It’s very easy to get to grips with. On Windows, I was able to set it to open at start-up and create a shortcut to display the minimised window whenever I wanted with no trouble at all. It’s highly customisable and allows you to store far more items in the clipboard than you can with the standard Windows clipboard tool. You can even create lists of items to keep for those you need regularly but which can be removed from the clipboard when the limit on the number of items that can be stored is...
FairEmail
★★★★★
My favourite email client on Android. I like its visual simplicity. I like the customisation options, particularly the filtering rules, which Thunderbird Mobile sorely lacks. NB: certain features, such as the rules, require a one-off payment to access the full version of the app; although I’ve only ever used the basic version for years, I missed the filters too much and I can’t always have my PC with me for that.
WaveUp
★★★★
WaveUp has been a great help in keeping my Fairphone 3 up and running. With the buttons becoming unresponsive – particularly the power button, which refuses to work on its own – WaveUp has given them a bit of a breather by letting them ‘rest’ when I just needed to read the display or wake the screen using my passcode or biometrics.
Files
★★★
Everything is perfect, but on my computer it can lag slightly or even quite a bit when transferring documents/photos/etc. I realise that this is a common issue, but as I said, it's open source and very promising ^^
It's also a shame that it's not available on Linux, as I'm looking for a better interface than the one already available on Linux distributions (Linux Mint for me with Nemo) to install. Currently on Linux, I alternate between Nemo and Dolphin. One is lightweight and remembers the...
Briar
★★★
It’s one of the few apps of this kind that isn’t too complicated to use and that I actually found quite enjoyable. However, the project has gone into ‘maintenance’ mode, thanks to the community’s efforts in persuading the developers not to simply abandon it. Now I’m not quite sure what to make of it.
The advantage of Element for me is that it's open source. I really appreciate the fact that it's a flexible solution that isn't polluted by foreign investment and the profit rationale that is becoming increasingly prevalent in Discord. Especially since I've seen documentaries showing financial relations with Chinese companies already well known for their government ties. It's like creating a Discord ‘server’ with rooms from lots of different places ^^.
The advantage of Element for me is that it's open source. I really appreciate the fact that it's a flexible solution that isn't polluted by foreign investment and the profit rationale that is becoming increasingly prevalent in Discord. Especially since I've seen documentaries showing financial relations with Chinese companies already well known for their government ties. I also like Revolt, which deserves to develop even further to reach its closest equivalent.