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## Recommended software
I rely on [free software](https://ethan.yoois.me/Open_source/) every day.
I rely on [free software](https://ethan.yoois.me/Open_source/) every day. Described below are the ones I use most often, the majority of which I have used for multiple years.
[Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/): Self-hostable password manager\
[Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/) {{< icon "/icon/bitwarden.svg" >}}: Self-hostable password manager\
Licensing: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0\
*Replaces 1Password, Dashlane, and LastPass*
[FreshRSS](https://freshrss.github.io/FreshRSS/en/): Self-hosted news aggregator\
[Cryptomator](https://cryptomator.org/) {{< icon "/icon/cryptomator.svg" >}}: Client-side file encryption solution that works well with cloud storage\
Licensing: GNU General Public License v3.0\
*Replaces Boxcryptor*
[Firefly III](https://www.firefly-iii.org/) {{< icon "/icon/firefly-iii.svg" >}}: Self-hosted personal finance manager\
Licensing: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0\
*Replaces Mint and YNAB, albeit with a ["fundamentally different"](https://docs.firefly-iii.org/firefly-iii/about-firefly-iii/what-its-not/) [philosophy](https://docs.firefly-iii.org/firefly-iii/about-firefly-iii/personal-finances/)*
[FreshRSS](https://freshrss.org/) {{< icon "/icon/freshrss.svg" >}}: Self-hosted news aggregator\
Licensing: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0\
*Replaces Feedly and Inoreader*
[Joplin](https://joplinapp.org/): Note-taking and task management application with encryption and synchronization\
[GnuPG](https://gnupg.org/) {{< icon "/icon/gnupg.svg" >}}: Used by Keyoxide's [decentralized identity verification](https://docs.keyoxide.org/) and mailbox.org's [encrypted inbox](https://mailbox.org/en/security), "GnuPG is a complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard as defined by RFC4880" \
Licensing: GNU General Public License v2.0 or later\
*See also [Git's "Signing Your Work"](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Signing-Your-Work) and [Keyoxide](https://keyoxide.org/)*
[Joplin](https://joplinapp.org/) {{< icon "/icon/joplin.svg" >}}: Note-taking and task management application with encryption and synchronization\
Licensing: MIT (Expat) License\
*Replaces Google Keep and Microsoft OneNote*
[mailbox.org](https://mailbox.org/en/): Secure mail service\
[linkding](https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding#readme) {{< icon "/icon/linkding.png" >}}: Simple bookmark tool that can automatically save bookmarked pages to the [Internet Archive's Wayback Machine](https://archive.org/web/)\
Licensing: MIT (Expat) License\
*See also [ArchiveBox](https://archivebox.io/)*
[Logseq](https://logseq.com/) {{< icon "/icon/logseq.png" >}}: "Privacy-first" knowledge base for writing and organizing notes\
Licensing: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0\
*Replaces Notion and Obsidian*
[mailbox.org](https://mailbox.org/en/) {{< icon "/icon/mailboxdotorg.svg" >}}: Secure mail service provider\
Licensing: Based on [Open-Xchange, Postfix, and other free software](https://userforum-en.mailbox.org/topic/is-everything-at-mailbox-org-open-source)\
*Replaces Gmail and Outlook*
[Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/athome/): Self-hosted cloud storage and collaborative platform\
Licensing: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0\
[Mozilla Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browsers/) {{< icon "/icon/mozillafirefoxbrowser.svg" >}} and [Mozilla Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/) {{< icon "/icon/mozillathunderbird.svg" >}}: Web browser (desktop and mobile) and email client that can also manage contacts, calendars, and feeds (desktop)\
Licensing: Mozilla Public License 2.0\
*Firefox replaces Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, etc. while Thunderbird replaces eM Client, Mailbird, and Microsoft Outlook. See [FairEmail](https://email.faircode.eu/) for a mobile email client*
[Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/athome/) {{< icon "/icon/nextcloud.svg" >}}: Self-hosted cloud storage and collaboration platform\
Licensing: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later (server)\
*Replaces Google Drive and Microsoft 365 -- CalDAV and CardDAV support also allow for synchronization of calendars and contacts, respectively*
[wallabag](https://github.com/wallabag/wallabag#readme): Self-hostable read-it-later application\
[ntfy](https://ntfy.sh/) {{< icon "/icon/ntfy.svg" >}}: Self-hostable HTTP-based push notification service\
Licensing: Apache License 2.0 and GNU General Public License v2.0\
*See also [Gotify](https://gotify.net/)*
[Rclone](https://rclone.org/) {{< icon "/icon/rclone.svg" >}}: Cloud storage management tool (e.g., move files between different servers)\
Licensing: MIT (Expat) License\
*Replaces Instapaper and Pocket*
*Replaces [a supported provider's](https://rclone.org/#providers) synchronization software (e.g., Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive)*
[Zooming Out](https://adikos.net/blog/zooming-out/): "A provisional list of Zoom replacements"
[Shiori](hhttps://github.com/go-shiori/shiori#readme) {{< icon "/icon/shiori.png" >}}: Self-hosted read-it-later application\
Licensing: MIT (Expat) License\
*Replaces Instapaper and Pocket. See also [wallabag](https://wallabag.org/en), which I used until early December 2022*
Please feel free to contact me (below) for further alternatives or public instances of each service!
[Signal](https://www.signal.org/) {{< icon "/icon/signal.svg" >}}: Secure instant messaging\
Licensing: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (server, desktop) and GNU General Public License v3.0 (mobile)\
*Replaces text messages (SMS/MMS), Facebook Messenger, Telegram, and WhatsApp*
[Syncthing](https://syncthing.net/) {{< icon "/icon/syncthing.svg" >}}: Continuous file synchronization program\
Licensing: Mozilla Public License 2.0\
*See also [Syncthing-Fork](https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android#readme) (Android) and [SyncTrayzor](https://github.com/canton7/SyncTrayzor#readme) (Windows)*
[Vikunja](https://vikunja.io/) {{< icon "/icon/vikunja.svg" >}}: Self-hostable task management application\
Licensing: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0\
*Replaces Microsoft To Do, Todoist, etc.*
[Zooming Out](https://web.archive.org/web/20210724054236/https://adikos.net/blog/zooming-out/): "A provisional list of Zoom replacements"
Please feel free to contact me for further alternatives or public instances of self-hostable services!
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