Software I Love and Use
A running list of what’s actually installed on my machines and my phone — not a roundup, just my daily drivers. The through-line is the same as the rest of this site: private by default, open where it counts, and mine to control. It changes over time; this is the current state.
guest@spears.network:~$ ls ~/software/services
Proton SuiteEncrypted email, VPN, drive, and calendar
Brave SearchIndependent search index, no trackingguest@spears.network:~$ ls ~/software/desktop
Arch LinuxRolling-release, build-it-yourself Linux — KDE Plasma, KDE Connect, Zen kernel
DebianRock-solid Linux for machines that just need to run — XanMod kernel
Brave BrowserChromium without the Google — ad and tracker blocking built in
LibreWolfHardened, de-Googled Firefox
VSCodiumVS Code without the Microsoft telemetry
LocalSendAirDrop-style file transfer over your own network, any platformguest@spears.network:~$ ls ~/software/mobile
GrapheneOSHardened, de-Googled Android
SignalEnd-to-end encrypted messaging
FUTO KeyboardA private keyboard that doesn't harvest what you type
FUTO Voice InputOn-device speech-to-text
TermuxA real Linux terminal on Android
Droid-ifyA clean client for F-Droid, the open-source app store