Uses

A non-exhaustive list of hardware and software that I use.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of the hardware and software that I use.

You can find more /uses pages on uses.tech.

Hardware

PC: Asus TUF Gaming A15. Purchased in July 2025.
Smartphone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G. Purchased in August 2024.
Smartwatch: Xiaomi Smart Band 9
Video game consoles: Nintendo 3DS XL (with custom firmware installed), and Nintendo Switch

Fonts:
- Sans serif: Readex Pro
- Serif: Literata
- Monospace: Intel One Mono
- Chinese: Noto CJK
Colour scheme: Catppuccin (especially the Mocha flavour and Mauve accent)

Configuration files manager: Yet Another Dotfile Manger (yadm)
Package manager:
- PC: pacman, paru, and Flatpak
- Virtual private server: APT
Debloater: MIUI-Debloater on smartphone
Mobile app manager: Obtanium
Input method: Fcitx on PC, and Gboard on smartphone
Screen reader: Orca on PC, and TalkBack on smartphone
System information fetcher: fastfetch and hyfetch on PC
File manager: Dolphin (GUI) and ranger (terminal) on PC, and Simple File Manager on smartphone

Command line shell: Fish (default) and Bash
Terminal emulator:
- kitty (default)
- Konsole (KDE apps' built-in terminal)
- GNOME Terminal (for when I use a screen reader)
Shell prompt customisation: Starship
Terminal multiplexer: tmux
Fuzzy finder: fzf
Terminal clipboard utilities: wl-clipboard
Command line cheatsheet: tealdeer and cheat.sh
cat command alternative: bat
cd command alternative: zoxide
find command alternative: fd
grep command alternative: ripgrep (rg)
ls command alternative: eza

Web browser: Mozilla Firefox, Vivaldi, Lynx, and Tor Browser
Search engine: Ecosia and Mullvad Leta
Email service: Purelymail, Proton Mail and Gmail
Email client: Mozilla Thunderbird
Feed reader: Miniflux (my own instance), and Capy Reader on smartphone
VPN: Proton VPN
IRC client: The Lounge (my own instance)
Mastodon client: Tokodon on PC, and Moshidon on smartphone
YouTube client: yt-x (terminal) and FreeTube (GUI) on desktop, and NewPipe on smartphone
Front-ends: LibRedirect browser extension for redirecting web pages.
- Reddit: Redlib
- Stack Overflow: AnonymousOverflow
- Goodreads: BiblioReads
- Fandom.com: BreezeWiki

Notes:
- Obsidian for writing, project management and personal knowledge base
- Standard Notes for quick notes
Cloud storage:
- pCloud (Lifetime paid plan)
- Tresorit (free plan) for storing my most important files
- Nextcloud (The Good Cloud instance, free plan) for storing my Obsidian vaults and notes
File synchronisation: Syncthing
Bookmarks: Floccus with Nextcloud Files WebDAV, and my own instance of Linkding
Text editor: KWrite
Office suite: LibreOffice
Calendar: Nextcloud (The Good Cloud instance) with Mozilla Thunderbird
Tasks: Nextcloud (The Good Cloud instance) with Mozilla Thunderbird
Personal finance: Actual Budget (my own instance)
Spellchecker: LanguageTool
Translator: Mozhi (my own instance)

Integrated development environment (IDE): Neovim with the LazyVim setup
Code editors: Vim and Kate
Version control: Git with GitHub and my own Gitea instance
- Git terminal UI: lazygit

Image viewer: Gwenview (GUI) and chafa (CLI) on PC, and Simple Gallery on smartphone
Video and audio player: mpv on PC, and mpv-android on smartphone
Music library: Elisa on PC, and Simple Music Player on smartphone
Podcast management and client: PinePods (my own instance)
PDF viewer: Okular on PC, and MJ PDF on smartphone
Markdown viewer: ghostwriter
E-book viewer: Foliate on PC, and Librera Reader FDroid on smartphone
Comic reader: YACReader
Screenshot tool: Spectacle
Screen recorder: GPU Screen Recorder (also used for taking video game screenshots)
Image converter: ImageMagick
Media converter: FFmpeg
Video and audio downloader: yt-dlp
Audio effects: Easy Effects

Photo editor: Affinity (installed with rum based on AffinityOnLinux's guide) and GNU Image Manipulation Program
Vector graphic editor: Affinity (installed with rum based on AffinityOnLinux's guide) and Inkscape
Drawing: Krita
Video editor: Kdenlive
Audio editor: Tenacity