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Here's my non-cli list of to me usefuly software on linux (working as freelancer since 2010):

- Webstorm + Phpstorm: Amazing tools for web development

- Sublime text for simple text editing

- Meld for graphical diffs between files and directories. Very useful.

- Signal client: Using it more and more recently

- Spotify: That's not productivity though :)

- Joplin for markdown formatted note taking

- KeepassCX + FF extension: Works decently for password management. Though there's no solution for FF mobile as far as I know.

- Reaper for professional audio production (never liked audacity and ardour). There's also Bitwig which is more like Ableton live but quite expensive.

- Gimp: I use it but I don't like the user experience.

- Inkscape works pretty well for anything vector based

- Libreoffice: I tend to use calc regularly

- Darktable for raw image editing

- Arduino

- Figma for digital design (web-based, so not really linux)

- Nextcloud as file storage and for synching contacts and calendars.

- Zoom for video conferencing (need to try jitsi again though)



> KeepassCX + FF extension: Works decently for password management. Though there's no solution for FF mobile as far as I know.

Not sure what mobile platform you use, but on Android I have been very happy with Keepass2Android (https://github.com/PhilippC/keepass2android). It uses the android password-manager API so you get autofill (or at least a quick-access button) on login fields in both apps and websites.

Edit: It also supports a lot of methods for syncing the keepass database between devices, I point it to a directory that's managed by Syncthing and it works pretty flawlessly.


Thank you, I will check that out!


I've tried Joplin but have stuck with standard notes for now.

Joplin is very good and has basic things like ctrl+f for finding withing a document that Standard Notes lack, but end to end encryption is baked in to SN where as it's somewhat trickier to set up in Joplin. Both are solid recommendations to check out though.


I too use joplin and darktable on MacOS.




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