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Sakamoto Days on Tablet
I canceled my manga subscriptions for this free self-hosted library

You supply the manga and the comics, and you've got a fantastic way to read wherever you'd like.

A laptop showing google and searxng home pages next to each other
Self-hosting my own search engine did more than replace Google

Turning search into a tool I control, not just consume.

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Read You
This is the ad-free news app setup I wish I used sooner

Getting the news can be a pain, but this makes it so much simpler.

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Notion and AFFiNE running side by side on a Windows 11 laptop.
I ditched Notion for a self-hosted app, and I’m never going back

Three months later, and Notion feels unnecessary.

Graphite running on Windows 11 laptop.
I found a browser-based creative suite and it being open-source is only part of the appeal

Open-source is nice, but that’s not the interesting part here.

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Pake apps running on Windows 11.
This open-source tool turns any web page into a desktop app, and I can’t stop using it

PWAs feel unfinished once you see how clean this is.

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Working wiith DockPeek
I was losing track of my self-hosted apps until I found this open-source dashboard

Managing containers wasn’t hard—accessing them quickly was the problem.

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LM studio running on windows 11 laptop with chat open.
I switched to a local LLM for these 5 tasks and the cloud version hasn't been worth it since

Why send your data to the cloud when your PC can do it better?

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Docker Desktop running on WIndows 11 with container search.
I love self-hosted software, but there are downsides no one talks about

Self-hosting promises freedom, until you become the IT department.

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Kopia UI on Windows
I don’t trust free backup apps, but this open-source one changed my mind

Open-source backups with flexible storage, encryption, and efficient snapshots.

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Penpot running on Windows 11.
This free open-source design tool finally made me cancel my Figma subscription

Figma kept getting pricier. This open-source tool didn’t.

Documenting with Docmost
This open-source wiki made me want to document things again

Real-time collaboration, structured spaces, and documentation that actually stays organized.

RAIN Featured Image
I installed this cute Android weather app for the design and stayed for the accuracy

Who would have thought something so adorable would be so excellent?

Windows desktop showing apps
I use these open-source tools to patch the parts of Windows that still annoy me

Windows is incomplete without these open-source tools.

Running self hosted tools with Docker
These 6 self-hosted tools replaced my favorite paid subscriptions

Managing photos, passwords, and workflows without paying a dime.

Documenting on BookStack
The open-source Notion alternative that you've never heard of

A documentation tool that actually teaches better organization.

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GIMP 3 running on Windows 11 with PhotoGIMP patch.
This free photo editor makes expensive apps feel overrated

The smart way to get top-tier photo edits for free.

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Using xleak on Windows
This terminal tool is my favorite way to view spreadsheets on my computer

Inspect spreadsheets natively inside your CLI workflow.

A computer running Steam on Linux connected to a monitor.
I can't use Linux as my daily driver anymore

95% reliability isn’t enough anymore.

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OwnTrack app running on Pixel 9a.
I started self-hosting my location history (and I actually love it)

I took back my location history—and I don’t regret it.

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