# Software I like

You may also like command line applications that stand the test of time, operating on standardised protocols and schemas, in contrast to UI-centric web applications, which tend towards bloat, quick obsolescence, and black box proprietary backends.

* **Gentoo**: a "build-it-yourself" Linux operating system.
* **ratpoison**: a tiling-based "graphical" user interface
* **xterm**: I spend most of my time in the terminal
* **elinks**: a text only web browser. I use this as my primary browser until websites break. It also browses Gemini.
* **Blender**: I work heavily with analysing 3D geometry and BIM data.
* **Krita**: for any 2D graphics work
* **Inkscape**: for vector graphics work
* **LaTeX / typst**: write documents
* **vim**: a text editor that will change your life
* **mutt**: a local email client
* **newsboat**: RSS feed reader
* **ledger**: financial accounting and budgeting
* **weechat**: connect to online chatrooms on IRC
* **mc** (Midnight Commander): a two-panel file browser that has completely replaced the need for a graphical file explorer
* **pass**: password manager using Git
* **scrot**: take screenshots
* **ncdu**: a hierarchical view of filespace usage to help keep systems lean
* **nethack**: the greatest game you will ever play
* **Radiance**: photometrically validated light simulation and rendering
* **Lilypond**: like LaTeX, but for scoring music
* **feh**: image viewer
* **geeqie**: multiple image viewer
* **mpd** with **ncmpcpp**: music player
* **mupdf**: open PDFs
* **calcurse**: calendar
* **mplayer**: watch videos
* **git** with **lazygit**: version control
* **rsync** (with [rsync.net]): sync files from A to B. Used for backups. This is not a sponsored link. They're just that good.


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