Apps

This page lists apps for daily work, networking, monitoring, and self-management.

Note

These are practical recommendations, not strict requirements. Pick tools based on your OS, threat model, and workflow.

Web

Terminal

Monitoring

Remote access

Notes

Network

Web

Application	Description
Helium	Best privacy and unbiased ad-blocking by default. Handy features like native !bangs and split view. No adware, no bloat, no noise. Made for people, by people. Fully open source.
Firefox	Fast browser for Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile. Tune with Betterfox for stronger defaults.
Betterfox	Tuned user.js profile for speed, privacy, and security. Based on yokoffing/Betterfox with personal improvements.
Zen	Firefox-based browser with a modern interface and privacy-focused defaults. Tune with Betterfox for stronger defaults.
Floorp	Fast, customizable browser with Betterfox-style performance and privacy improvements.

Terminal and SSH

Application	Description
PuTTY	Lightweight terminal emulator with SSH, Telnet, and SCP support for remote administration.
Termius	Modern SSH client with host groups, cross-device sync, and SFTP support.

FTP

Application	Description
FileZilla	Cross-platform client for file transfers over FTP, SFTP, and FTPS.

Monitoring and system info

Application	Description
btop4win	Resource monitor for CPU, memory, disk, network, and process usage on Windows.
btop	Resource monitor for CPU, memory, disk, network, and process usage across platforms.
lm-sensors	Linux utility for reading hardware sensor values, including CPU temperature.
HWiNFO	Detailed hardware diagnostics and real-time monitoring for Windows.
CPU-Z	Lightweight utility for CPU, motherboard, memory, and GPU details.
CPU-G	Open-source system information tool similar to CPU-Z.

Video recording

Application	Description
OBS	Open-source tool for video recording and live streaming with advanced scene control.

Remote access

Application	Description
AnyDesk	Remote desktop software for support, collaboration, and daily operations.
RustDesk	Open-source remote desktop tool with optional self-hosting for stronger privacy control.
Parsec	Low-latency remote access platform optimized for collaboration and performance.

Tools

Application	Description
PowerToys	Microsoft utility suite that adds advanced productivity features to Windows.
EarTrumpet	Enhanced Windows volume mixer with per-app audio control.
NVIDIA Shader Cache Explorer	Utility for inspecting and managing NVIDIA shader cache data.
MPO GPU Fix	Fix utility for MPO-related display issues on supported AMD and NVIDIA GPUs.
MAS	Open-source activation and troubleshooting scripts for Windows and Office.
PaintDotNet	Release repository for Paint.NET installers and portable builds.

Notes

Application	Description
AFFiNE	Collaborative knowledge management and note-taking app.
Obsidian	Local-first Markdown note app for building a connected knowledge base.
Notion	All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, databases, and collaboration.
Karakeep	Self-hostable bookmark-everything app with AI-assisted organization.
AppFlowy	Self-hosted cloud backend for AppFlowy with auth, storage, and real-time sync.

Virtual machine

Application	Description
VirtualBox	Open-source hypervisor for running multiple operating systems on one host.
VMware Workstation	Desktop hypervisor with advanced virtualization features and high stability.
VM Manager	Platform for automating virtual infrastructure and managing virtualization workloads.

Audio

Application	Description
Audacity	Free, open-source, cross-platform tool for recording and editing audio.

Network

Application	Description
Wireshark	Network protocol analyzer for troubleshooting, analysis, and education.
Jfscan	Super fast port scanning & service discovery using Masscan and Nmap. Scan large networks with Masscan and use Nmap’s scripting abilities to discover information about services. Generate report.