A somewhat up to date list of the open source software I use regularly. I’m an open source developer so I’m always prioritizing and looking for open source software to meet my needs. I try to update this list every few years.
OpenBSD #
This is the foundation of all my computing requirements. I use OpenBSD on my laptop, my servers, everywhere. The only place I can’t currently run OpenBSD is on my work laptop, which is annoying, but I understand. My work laptop runs Fedora Linux.
Firefox #
I’ve been using this browser since it was called Netscape Navigator, and though I did switch to Chrome for a few years I’ve since moved back and will likely stay on Firefox for a long time.
Calibre #
My e-book organizer/reader of choice, though I don’t read many e-books on my computer, Calibre lets me manage my collection and sync with my kobo e-book reader.
Vim #
Many years ago I typed vim at the terminal, and I’ve been trying to figure out
how to exit ever since.
Thunderbird #
Has calendaring, contacts, and email handling out of the box.
hugo #
Static site generator, what lets me write simple markdown files and turn them into this website.
HomeAssistant #
All the home automation things.
tmux #
Terminal multiplexer, for having a bunch of terminal “tabs” in a single terminal window, also useful for maintaining state in case of connection loss.
httpd #
The http server included as part of OpenBSD, what is currently serving this webpage.
smtpd #
I run my own mail server, and this is the server software I uses to handle incoming and outgoing SMTP traffic, also included in the OpenBSD base system.
git #
My version control software of choice. I did have a long running love affair with mercurial, but the inertia of git has won me over.
Immich #
As part of my migration away from google I found Immich a great Google Photos alternative that allows me to sync my and my families photos from various devices to my Immich server. Immich has apps for iOS, Android and a web app.
Karakeep #
After pocket shutdown, I needed a place to dump all my bookmarks and archive them. karakeep is working pretty well for that for me. It auto-tags my bookmarks, indexes them for easy searching, copies a snapshot of the article, and let’s me highlight and annotate text in the pages.
TrueNAS Scale #
My NAS runs TrueNAS Scale. It works great and makes it really easy to install docker images and swap out storage as I grow my digital hoard.
Gramps #
I’m the family archivist and historian, and I store all my families genealogy information in Gramps
FreshRSS #
Still trying to find an RSS reader that I really like. At the moment FreshRSSis doing the job.
draft #
One of my own programs, I use it to take notes.
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