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| | Accessibility | [[find-cursor]] | [[github>arp242/find-cursor|Code]] | [[aur>find-cursoe|AUR]] | Replicates the accessibility feature in [[microsoft_windows|Windows]] where you can press Ctrl to spawn some contracting concentric circles to show you where your mouse cursor is. | | | Accessibility ^ [[find-cursor]] | [[github>arp242/find-cursor|Code]] | [[aur>find-cursoe|AUR]] | Replicates the accessibility feature in [[microsoft_windows|Windows]] where you can press Ctrl to spawn some contracting concentric circles to show you where your mouse cursor is. | |
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| | Desktop Utils. | [[Rofi]] | [[github>DaveDavenport/rofi|Code]] | [[arch>community/x86_64/rofi/|Arch]] | Flexible launcher for [[i3wm]]. | | | Desktop Utils. ^ [[Rofi]] | [[github>DaveDavenport/rofi|Code]] | [[arch>community/x86_64/rofi/|Arch]] | Flexible launcher for [[i3wm]]. | |
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| | Download Management | [[mega#Megatools]] | [[https://megatools.megous.com/|Home]] | [[aur>megatools|AUR]] | Command-line tools for working with mega.co.nz, either with or without an account. | | | Download Management ^ [[mega#Megatools]] | [[https://megatools.megous.com/|Home]] | [[aur>megatools|AUR]] | Command-line tools for working with [[mega|mega.nz]], either with or without an account. | |
| | `` | [[yt-dlp]] | [[github>yt-dlp/yt-dlp|Code]] | [[arch>community/any/yt-dlp|Arch]] | CLI tools for grabbing video and audio from [[Youtube]] (and some other places, apparently). Spiritual-successor to [[youtube-dl]]. | | | ::: ^ [[yt-dlp]] | [[github>yt-dlp/yt-dlp|Code]] | [[arch>community/any/yt-dlp|Arch]] | CLI tools for grabbing video and audio from [[Youtube]] (and some other places, apparently). Spiritual-successor to [[youtube-dl]]. | |
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| | Files | [[mediainfo]] | [[https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo|Home]] | [[arch>community/x86_64/mediainfo|Arch]] | CLI and GUI tools for getting detailed information about various kinds of media files (video, audio, etc), in different formats.\\ I mostly use the [[aur>mediainfo-gui-qt|QT version on Arch]], as it has more features than the default GTK one, including a real vital one which let's me set which page of information it opens on, for some reason.\\ Is also on Windows and Macs. | | | Files ^ [[mediainfo]] | [[https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo|Home]] | [[arch>community/x86_64/mediainfo|Arch]] | CLI and GUI tools for getting detailed information about various kinds of media files (video, audio, etc), in different formats.\\ I mostly use the [[aur>mediainfo-gui-qt|QT version on Arch]], as it has more features than the default GTK one, including a real vital one which let's me set which page of information it opens on, for some reason.\\ Is also on Windows and Macs. | |
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| | Game stuff | [[archi_steam_farm]] | [[github>JustArchi/ArchiSteamFarm|Code]] | [[aur>asf/|AUR]] | Collects [[Steam]] cards without having to open the game. | | | Game stuff ^ [[archi_steam_farm]] | [[github>JustArchi/ArchiSteamFarm|Code]] | [[aur>asf/|AUR]] | Collects [[Steam]] cards without having to open the game. | |
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| | Hardware | [[CPU-X]] | [[https://x0rg.github.io/CPU-X/|Home]] | [[aur>cpu-x/|AUR]] | Open-source clone of [[https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html|CPU-Z]]. Gets info. about the computer. | | | Hardware ^ [[CPU-X]] | [[https://x0rg.github.io/CPU-X/|Home]] | [[aur>cpu-x/|AUR]] | Open-source clone of [[https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html|CPU-Z]]. Gets info. about the computer. | |
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| | Media Editing | [[ffmpeg]] | [[https://ffmpeg.org/|Home]] | [[arch>ffmpeg|Arch]] | [[terminal_emulator|Terminal]]-based tool for working with video and audio. You can crop, resize, convert, concatenate, etc.; probably anything you can imagine. | | | Media Editing ^ [[ffmpeg]] | [[https://ffmpeg.org/|Home]] | [[arch>ffmpeg|Arch]] | [[terminal_emulator|Terminal]]-based tool for working with video and audio. You can crop, resize, convert, concatenate, etc.; probably anything you can imagine. | |
| | `` | [[imagemagick]] | [[https://imagemagick.org/|Home]] | [[arch>imagemagick|Arch]] | Like [[ffmpeg]], but for images. | | | ::: ^ [[imagemagick]] | [[https://imagemagick.org/|Home]] | [[arch>imagemagick|Arch]] | Like [[ffmpeg]], but for images. | |
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| | Music | [[mpd]] | [[https://www.musicpd.org/|Home]] | [[arch>extra/x86_64/mpd/|Arch]] | Run a small music server for streaming music to hardware on your network (or Internet). | | | Music ^ [[mpd]] | [[https://www.musicpd.org/|Home]] | [[arch>extra/x86_64/mpd/|Arch]] | Run a small music server for streaming music to hardware on your network (or Internet). | |
| | `` | [[github>mps-youtube/mps-youtube|mps-youtube]] | [[arch>community/any/mps-youtube/|Arch]] | ? | Stream [[Youtube]] audio from the [[terminal_emulator|terminal]]. | | | ::: ^ [[yewtube]] | [[github>mps-youtube/yewtube|Code]] | [[aur>mps-youtube-git|AUR]] | Stream [[Youtube]] audio from the [[terminal_emulator|terminal]]. | |
| | `` | [[ncmpcpp]] | | | Feature-rich, [[terminal_emulator|terminal]]-based, [[mpd]] client. | | | ::: ^ [[ncmpcpp]] | | | Feature-rich, [[terminal_emulator|terminal]]-based, [[mpd]] client. | |
| | `` | [[quod_libet]] | | | [[Music player]] and library organiser. | | | ::: ^ [[quod_libet]] | | | [[Music player]] and library organiser. | |
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| | Organisation | [[http://freemind.sourceforge.net/|FreeMind]] | [[arch>community/any/freemind/|Arch]] | [[choco>freemind|Win7]] | Mind-mapping tool. | | | Organisation ^ [[FreeMind]] | [[http://freemind.sourceforge.net/|Home]] | [[arch>community/any/freemind/|Arch]] | Mind-mapping tool. | |
| | `` | [[qownnotes]] | [[aur>qownnotes/|AUR]] | ? | Nice bit of software for writing and organising notes. I sync them between computers and phone with [[Syncthing]]. Might change to [[emacs#Org-mode]] one day? | | | ::: ^ [[qownnotes]] | [[aur>qownnotes/|AUR]] | ? | Nice bit of software for writing and organising notes. I sync them between computers and phone with [[Syncthing]]. Might change to [[emacs#Org-mode]] one day? | |
| | `` | [[http://tellico-project.org/|Tellico]] | [[arch>community/x86_64/tellico/|Arch]] | ? | Software for organising info. about collections. Easy to customise what fields you want to use, and does a good job of importing data from places like [[Discogs]]. I use it for videogames and music.\\ I also tried GCstar, but liked this more. | | | ::: ^ [[Tellico]] | [[http://tellico-project.org/|Home]] | [[arch>community/x86_64/tellico/|Arch]] | Software for organising info. about collections. Easy to customise what fields you want to use, and does a good job of importing data from places like [[Discogs]]. I use it for videogames and music.\\ I also tried GCstar, but liked this more. | |
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| | P2P | [[SoulseekQT]] | [[http://www.slsknet.org/|Home]] |[[aur>soulseekqt|AUR]] | GUI [[soulseek]] client. Mostly used for music sharing. I much prefer it to the alternate [[nicotine-plus|Nicotine+]], but I can't remember why. | | | P2P ^ [[SoulseekQT]] | [[http://www.slsknet.org/|Home]] |[[aur>soulseekqt|AUR]] | GUI [[soulseek]] client. Mostly used for music sharing. I much prefer it to the alternate [[nicotine-plus|Nicotine+]], but I can't remember why. | |
| | `` | [[transmission]] | | | [[Torrent]] client. I actually use two versions, one for downloading stuff to my computer, and more commonly, one for downloading stuff to my [[nas]]. | | | ::: ^ [[transmission]] | | | [[Torrent]] client. I actually use two versions, one for downloading stuff to my computer, and more commonly, one for downloading stuff to my [[nas]]. | |
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| | Package Management | [[github>Jguer/yay|Yay]] | [[aur>yay|AUR]] | n/a | Gosh AUR helpers keep disappearing. But this one's doing a good job of replacing the now maintained pacaur. | | | Package Management ^ [[Yay]] | [[github>Jguer/yay|Code]] | [[aur>yay|AUR]] | Gosh AUR helpers keep disappearing. But this one's doing a good job of replacing the now maintained pacaur. | |
| | `` | [[github>trizen/trizen|Trizen]] | [[aur>trizen|AUR]] | n/a | I've switched from Yay to Trizen, but they're both pretty equally fine and I can't remember why I changed~ | | | ::: ^ [[Trizen]] | [[github>trizen/trizen|Code]] | [[aur>trizen|AUR]] | I've switched from Yay to Trizen, but they're both pretty equally fine and I can't remember why I changed~ | |
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| | Scanning | [[https://www.hamrick.com/|VueScan]] | [[aur>vuescan-bin|AUR]] | [[https://www.hamrick.com/download.html|Win]] | On Windows this was vital to get [[hewlett-packard_scanjet_4100c|my scanner]] working, as it was old and compatibility was broken. On Linux this isn't a problem, but it might still be useful, as the amount of control it gives you over the [[scanner]] is unparalleled. Expensive as fuck though. | | | Scanning ^ [[VueScan]] | [[https://www.hamrick.com/|Home]] | [[aur>vuescan-bin|AUR]] | On Windows this was vital to get [[hewlett-packard_scanjet_4100c|my scanner]] working, as it was old and compatibility was broken. On Linux this isn't a problem, but it might still be useful, as the amount of control it gives you over the [[scanner]] is unparalleled. Expensive as fuck though. | |
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| | Security | [[http://keepass.info/|KeePassXC]] | [[arch>community/x86_64/keepassxc/|Arch]] | [[choco>keepassxc|Win7]] | Encrypted, locally hosted, password manager.\\ Switch to this from some other version of KP 'cause I needed [[wp>Time-based_One-time_Password_algorithm|TOTP]] without a phone. | | | Security ^ [[http://keepass.info/|KeePassXC]] | [[arch>community/x86_64/keepassxc/|Arch]] | [[choco>keepassxc|Win7]] | Encrypted, locally hosted, password manager.\\ Switch to this from some other version of KP 'cause I needed [[wp>Time-based_One-time_Password_algorithm|TOTP]] without a phone. | |
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| | Timed Shutdown | [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/sleeptimer2/|Sleep Timer]] | [[aur>sleeptimer/|AUR]] | [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/sleeptimer2/|Win7]] | Simple program for scheduling computer shutdown, hibernation etc. | | | Timed Shutdown ^ [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/sleeptimer2/|Sleep Timer]] | [[aur>sleeptimer/|AUR]] | [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/sleeptimer2/|Win7]] | Simple program for scheduling computer shutdown, hibernation etc. | |
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| | File management | [[https://ipmsg.org/tools/fastcopy.html.en|FastCopy]] | [[github>KengoSawa2/RapidCopy|Lin]] | [[choco>FastCopy|Win7]] | Copies files faster, with more options. Not sure how useful it is on Linux, but there's a port for it and OSX called RapidCopy. | | | File management | [[https://ipmsg.org/tools/fastcopy.html.en|FastCopy]] | [[github>KengoSawa2/RapidCopy|Lin]] | [[choco>FastCopy|Win7]] | Copies files faster, with more options. Not sure how useful it is on Linux, but there's a port for it and OSX called RapidCopy. | |
| | `` | [[http://www.mediacoderhq.com/|Mediacoder]] | ? | [[choco>mediacoder|Win7]] | Info. on video files | | | ::: | [[http://www.mediacoderhq.com/|Mediacoder]] | ? | [[choco>mediacoder|Win7]] | Info. on video files | |
| | `` | [[http://pandorarecovery.com/|Pandora Recovery]] | n/a | [[http://www.pandorarecovery.com/download/|Win7]] | Super useful program for re-getting deleted items | | | ::: | [[http://pandorarecovery.com/|Pandora Recovery]] | n/a | [[http://www.pandorarecovery.com/download/|Win7]] | Super useful program for re-getting deleted items | |
| | `` | [[http://qttabbar.wikidot.com/|QTTabBar]] | n/a | [[choco>QTTabBar|Win7]] | Adds tabs (and other stuff I don't care about) to Windows Explorer. | | | ::: | [[http://qttabbar.wikidot.com/|QTTabBar]] | n/a | [[choco>QTTabBar|Win7]] | Adds tabs (and other stuff I don't care about) to Windows Explorer. | |
| | `` | [[http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/|Space Sniffer]] | ? | [[choco>spacesniffer|Win7]] | Visualises HD usage, so you can see what's hogging the most space.\\ Alternatives include Spacemonger and WinDirStat. | | | ::: | [[http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/|Space Sniffer]] | ? | [[choco>spacesniffer|Win7]] | Visualises HD usage, so you can see what's hogging the most space.\\ Alternatives include Spacemonger and WinDirStat. | |
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| | Game stuff | [[https://scottrice.github.io/Ice/|Ice]] | ? | [[https://scottrice.github.io/Ice/|Win7]] | Put ROMs in [[Steam]].\\ Get images from:\\ http://consolegrid.com/\\ http://steambanners.booru.org/| | | Game stuff | [[https://scottrice.github.io/Ice/|Ice]] | ? | [[https://scottrice.github.io/Ice/|Win7]] | Put ROMs in [[Steam]].\\ Get images from:\\ http://consolegrid.com/\\ http://steambanners.booru.org/| |
| | Privacy, security | [[ffaddon>multi-account-containers|Firefox Multi-Account Containers]] | Designate pages to open in their own, walled-off environment. | | | Privacy, security | [[ffaddon>multi-account-containers|Firefox Multi-Account Containers]] | Designate pages to open in their own, walled-off environment. | |
| | `` | [[ffaddon>privacy-redirect|Privacy Redirect]] | Redirects Youtube, Twitter, Instagram, and Google Maps links to proxies. | | | `` | [[ffaddon>privacy-redirect|Privacy Redirect]] | Redirects Youtube, Twitter, Instagram, and Google Maps links to proxies. | |
| | `` | [[ffaddon>umatrix|uMatrix]] | My main blocker, gives good control over media, cookies and scripts. | | | `` | [[ffaddon>umatrix|uMatrix]] | My main [[blocking|blocker]], gives good control over media, cookies and scripts. | |
| | `` | [[ffaddon>cookie-autodelete|Cookie AutoDelete]] | Dictate cookie lifespan, and manage other stuff pages and browsers store. I use it for clearing out my Youtube history. | | | `` | [[ffaddon>cookie-autodelete|Cookie AutoDelete]] | Dictate cookie lifespan, and manage other stuff pages and browsers store. I use it for clearing out my Youtube history. | |
| | `` | [[ffaddon>ublock-origin|uBlock Origin]] | I use it as a supplement to UMatrix for blocking specific elements of pages. See: [[UBlock Origin]] | | | `` | [[ffaddon>ublock-origin|uBlock Origin]] | I use it as a supplement to UMatrix for [[blocking|blocking]] specific elements of pages. See: [[UBlock Origin]] | |
| | `` | [[ffaddon>unshort-link|Unshort.link]] | Fixes shitty link shortener bullshit. | | | `` | [[ffaddon>unshort-link|Unshort.link]] | Fixes shitty link shortener bullshit. | |
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| | `` | [[ffaddon>tree-style-tab|Tab Sidebar]] | Let's you access tabs from the same panel you can use for bookmarks and history. I was using the popular [[ffaddon>tree-style-tab|Tree Style Tab]] for a while, but it loads slow, and I don't use all the fancy stuff, and it looks ugly with my theme. [[ffaddon>sidebery|Sidebery]] is similar to TST, but looks less ugly. Tab Sidebar just lists the tabs, loads rights away, and even has a shortcut built-in. | | | `` | [[ffaddon>tree-style-tab|Tab Sidebar]] | Let's you access tabs from the same panel you can use for bookmarks and history. I was using the popular [[ffaddon>tree-style-tab|Tree Style Tab]] for a while, but it loads slow, and I don't use all the fancy stuff, and it looks ugly with my theme. [[ffaddon>sidebery|Sidebery]] is similar to TST, but looks less ugly. Tab Sidebar just lists the tabs, loads rights away, and even has a shortcut built-in. | |
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| | UX | [[ffaddon>blocktube|BlockTube]] | Block Youtube channels from being shown. | | | UX | [[ffaddon>blocktube|BlockTube]] | [[blocking|Block]] Youtube channels from being shown. | |
| | Web Development | [[ffaddon>popup-alt-attribute|Popup ALT Attribute]] | Shows contents of element's ''alt'' attribute in a tooltip. | | | Web Development | [[ffaddon>popup-alt-attribute|Popup ALT Attribute]] | Shows contents of element's ''alt'' attribute in a tooltip. | |
| | `` | [[ffaddon>duplicate_tab|Duplicate tab]] | Let's you configure a keyboard shortcut for duplicating a tab. I use this feature a bunch, and having to do it through the right-click menu was a painnnnnn.\\ There's another add-on that's supposed to do the same thing, but I didn't have any luck with it: [[ffaddon>duplicate-tab-shortcut|Duplicate Tab Shortcut]]. | | | `` | [[ffaddon>duplicate_tab|Duplicate tab]] | Let's you configure a keyboard shortcut for duplicating a tab. I use this feature a bunch, and having to do it through the right-click menu was a painnnnnn.\\ There's another add-on that's supposed to do the same thing, but I didn't have any luck with it: [[ffaddon>duplicate-tab-shortcut|Duplicate Tab Shortcut]]. | |
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| ===== Thunderbird ===== | ===== Thunderbird ===== |
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| | Previously I used add-ons mostly for syncing calendar sand address books, but that stuff's finally built-in to [[Thunderbird]]. |
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| ^ Use ^ Add-on / Extension ^ Note ^ | ^ Use ^ Add-on / Extension ^ Note ^ |
| | Account management | [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/startupmaster/|StartupMaster]] | A fix for multiple master password prompts on startup. Not working after version 68 :( | | | Account management | [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools-ng/|ImportExportTools NG]] | Used it once for importing and exporting messages. | |
| | Ca*DAV | [[https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/tbsync/?src=search|TbSync]] | My fave for connecting with CardDAV and CalDAV servers.\\ Used to use [[https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/cardbook/|CardBook]], but it stopped working with my NAS / local network. | | |
| | `` | [[https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/dav-4-tbsync/|DAV-4-TbSync]] | Required by [[tbsync]] to add Ca*DAV support. | | |
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| ===== Android ===== | ===== Android ===== |
| | `` | DAVx⁵ | [[https://f-droid.org/packages/at.bitfire.davdroid/|F-Droid]] | [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.bitfire.davdroid|G.Play]] | Tool for syncing with CalDAV calendars (for example if you're hosting your own). | | | `` | DAVx⁵ | [[https://f-droid.org/packages/at.bitfire.davdroid/|F-Droid]] | [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.bitfire.davdroid|G.Play]] | Tool for syncing with CalDAV calendars (for example if you're hosting your own). | |
| | `` | ICSx⁵ | [[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/at.bitfire.icsdroid/|F-Droid]] | [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.bitfire.icsdroid|G.Play]] | Used for incorporating webcal, which DAVDroid doesn't handle. | | | `` | ICSx⁵ | [[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/at.bitfire.icsdroid/|F-Droid]] | [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.bitfire.icsdroid|G.Play]] | Used for incorporating webcal, which DAVDroid doesn't handle. | |
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| | | Tasks | OpenTasks | [[https://f-droid.org/packages/org.dmfs.tasks/|F-Droid]] | [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dmfs.tasks|G.Play]] | Decent app for managing tasks (the kind attached to CalDAV calendars). Has a decent widget. Seems to have stopped development, but works fine. | |
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| | Notes | ColorNote | x | [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.socialnmobile.dictapps.notepad.color.note|G.Play]] | Simple note taking software with a decent widget.\\ I don't use this anymore. | | | Notes | ColorNote | x | [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.socialnmobile.dictapps.notepad.color.note|G.Play]] | Simple note taking software with a decent widget.\\ I don't use this anymore. | |
