favorite FLOSS

2025-07-12

For a piece of FLOSS (free/libre and open source software) to be here, it has to both be personally useful, and I have to like it a-lot.

The following applies to use on lap/desk/rack computers, unless specified:

environment: Debian, Zellij, fish

web browser: Firefox (also hand computer)

text editor: Helix

development: Rust toolchain (cargo, rustfmt, rustdoc, rust-analyzer, clippy)

chat: Zulip

social: Phanpy (on hand computer)

search: ripgrep, fd-find

audio/video: AntennaPod, VLC, Transmission

monitoring: top, part of procps suite

documentation: mdBook