Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)
- monolith - CLI tool to save a webpage as a single HTML file.
- dub.co - bitly alternative.
- plausible.io - Google Analytics alternative.
- pdf24 - Edit PDFs properly online.
- listmonk - Mailing list manager.
- jit.si and jami.net - For calls and communication.
- dillinder - Personal HackMD alternative.
- etherpad - Google docs alternative.
- Kdenlive - Video editor.
- mpv.io - Media player.
- Open Science Resouces.
- beets.io - Music library management.
- FreeTube - Desktop client for YouTube allowing users to bypass tracking.
- Filestash - Dropbox like file manager, allows for managing files on a browser, works with FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Minio.
- rose - Web browser.
- ladybird - Web browser built from scratch.
- LibreWolf - Privacy-focused web browser.
- Peergos - P2P encrypted file management.
- KISS Android Launcher.
- Deno - JavaScript runtime.
- WezTerm - Terminal emulator and multiplexer.
- KOReader - Document viewer aimed at e-ink readers.
- Koodo Reader - Ebook reader with web access, with supported formats like pdf, epub, mobi etc.
- Calibre-Web - Web application interface for Calibre.
- DeDRMtools - DeDRM tools for ebooks.
- Librera Book Reader - Document reader for Android.
- YewTube - API free terminal based YouTube player and downloader.
- Gajim - XMPP client.
- GNU Taler - Privacy focused payment system.
- tox.chat - Privacy focused instant messaging.
- GNU Social - The free software social networking platform.
- virt-manager - Desktop user interface for managing virtual machines through libvirt.
- purple-discord - A libpurple/Pidgin plugin for Discord.
- purple-whatsapp - A libpurple/Pidgin plugin for WhatsApp.
- purple-signald - A libpurple/Pidgin plugin for signald (See security note here).
- tdlib-purple - A libpurple/Pidgin plugin for Telegram.
- home-assistant.io - Privacy focused home automation.
- Radicale - Small but powerful CalDAV (calendars, to-do lists) and CardDAV (contacts) server.
- Himalaya - CLI for managing emails.
- BigBlueButton - Open source web conferencing system for online learning.
- TMSU - Tool for tagging files. See also this StackExchange post and this StackOverflow post on tagging files in Linux, also this Reddit thread for this in emacs.
- dhtfs - Tagging based filesystem.
- tagfs - Tag file system.
- Tagistant - Tag based filesystem.
- suckless recommended software.
- friends - CLI to keep track of relationships with people you care about.
- hyperplane - Non-hierarchical file manager.
- Taguette - Tag content inside documents.
- Tagger - Tag your music.
- eza - Modern replacement for
ls. - Mail-in-a-Box - Mail server.
- uv - pip alternative.
- guix-forge - Non-monolith software forge.
- vieb - Vim inspired Electron web browser.
- Bloatware alternatives.
- Github tag: data-science.
- Github tag: engineering.
- Github tag: email-client.
Resources
- Read up on this blog post, e.g. of why a startup chose AGPL license.
- Twitter thread by @SimonHoiberg
- Open Collective - a platform for accounting related to FOSS projects.
- Read this blog post on many tools, also page on CLI tools and bookmarks is very informative.
- See this list from karl-voit.at.
- While not free, lu.ma looks like a great platform for hosting events.
- suckless which develops minimalist software, alongside their reccomendations.
- opensourcealternative.to lists FOSS alternatives to commonly used software.
- List of helpful scripts.
Notes
- Fully free Linux distributions are a relatively recent thing, RMS mentions here in 2006 that he only recently got Ututo.
- Look into the browser extension
adnauseum, and better Google chrome alternatives.