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OpenWhispr on Windows 11

I tried 3 open-source alternatives to Otter for my meeting notes, and one runs entirely on my PC

Zen browser running on a Mac

This web browser rips off the best parts of Arc, but skips the AI and bloat

Arcane running on NAS

Arcane replaced Portainer and Dockge in my home lab, and my containers are finally easy to manage

Samsung phone being held in front of a laptop

I turned my Samsung phone into a productivity powerhouse with just 5 changes

Sendspin playing music

Sendspin and an old Android tablet replaced my Sonos multi-room setup

Claudemy generated project

I found a Claude skill that turns AI into my personal tutor for anything

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Android 17 Beta 1 installing on a Pixel 7 in a phone cradle against an orange backdrop
This one Pixel setting fix stops the Android 17 animation stutter, and it takes 30 seconds to apply

A fix is on the way, but stopgap measures should suffice until they arrive

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By  Chandraveer Mathur
editing with vectorcraft on desktop pc
I ditched Inkscape for an open-source Illustrator rival built with AI

Five weeks old and already on my taskbar

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By  Nolen Jonker
Old reader with self-hosted server instead of Kindle app
I stopped using Amazon’s Kindle app after connecting my old e-reader to a self-hosted server
amazon kindle

EPUBs deserve better than Send to Kindle.

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By  Samir Makwana
Pixel developer settings featured image
I explored these hidden Pixel developer settings and my phone feels faster

A few taps inside Developer Options made my old Pixel feel surprisingly fresh again.

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By  Yash Patel
ArtCraft and OnlyOffice installed on Lenovo Legion
I tried replacing Microsoft 365 with a vibe-coded app and a popular FOSS toolkit, and only one stuck

I went looking for something new and ended up sticking with a familiar approach to productivity.

Posts 7
By  Yash Patel
Canva alternatives in Lenovo Legion
I tried 5 open-source Canva alternatives for a month, and only one stuck

I wanted to ditch Canva for good, and one open-source design tool made the decision surprisingly easy.

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By  Yash Patel
Use these free apps to replace expensive software on Windows
These 5 free Windows apps made me regret paying for expensive software

My PC no longer needs subscriptions

Posts 1
By  Parth Shah
Vivaldi browser on Lenovo Legion laptop
I ditched Firefox for this simple, non-AI browser, and I wish I’d done it sooner
Browser

Firefox had been my default for years, but this customizable browser made switching surprisingly easy.

Posts 2
By  Yash Patel
LocalSend on Google Pixel device
These 6 apps turned my old Pixel into a productivity powerhouse
Android Apps

My Pixel didn't need an upgrade; it just needed these six clever apps.

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By  Yash Patel
OBS open capturing Tarkov Arena
OBS Studio is the screen recorder I should have used all along, and my setup now starts in one click

Two launch parameters turned OBS into a one-click replay recorder that runs on Windows and Linux

Posts 1
By  Ty Sherback
brave on a laptop
4 open-source apps that convinced me to ditch software I thought I'd use forever
Open Source

Proprietary software isn't always better.

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By  Megan Ellis
DocFetcher on Windows 11 laptop featured image
I gave my PC a search tool that reads inside every document, and Windows Search can't compete

Windows Search kept missing the details, so I gave my PC a smarter way to dig through documents.

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By  Yash Patel
Accessing the Sirius AI Tray Assistant
I gave my Windows 11 clipboard a local LLM brain, and it made trivial copy-paste operations a lot more productive

Plus, since everything remains local, I can run inference operations on private clipboard data freely

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By  Ayush Pande
AppFlowy running on Mac
I tried 5 open-source Obsidian alternatives, and one was an easy winner

Five promising apps, one clear winner.

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By  Parth Shah
upscayl app with ai models on desktop pc
I ditched ComfyUI for a local image tool that does exactly what I need
Artificial Intelligence

Sometimes the boring tiny job deserves its own app

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By  Nolen Jonker
n8n on macbook with morning automation
I automated the most distracting part of my morning routine with one email, and it barely took any effort

I gave my morning tabs the day off

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By  Mahnoor Faisal
photo of lawnchair home samsung
I ditched Samsung's One UI launcher for an open-source alternative, and I wish I'd done it sooner
lawnchair

An open-source makeover that unlocks custom icon packs, editable app names, advanced gestures, and tailored search options.

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By  Abhishek Kumar Mishra
searxng on a laptop
Self-hosting a search engine sounds pointless until you look at what Google's results have become
Self-Hosting

It's also easier than you think.

Posts 1
By  Megan Ellis
Vivaldi on desktop pc, lamp in view
Miss uBlock Origin? Vivaldi's latest update takes its built-in ad-blocker to the next level
Vivaldi Browser

It's time to say goodbye to ads

Posts 2
By  João Carrasqueira
A Windows 11 laptop running Affinity and editing a photo and showing information about the app
Affinity has been free for a year now, and it's the Photoshop replacement I'd recommend to anyone

It's not even close

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By  João Carrasqueira
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