I recently found out about URLCheck. You set it as default browser and it gives you a popup when clicking on a link. You can preview, edit the link and open it with the app you want instead of automatically opening it in its default app. Especially useful for apps that don’t give a link preview on text like my comment that hide the link address.
I’m not sure if they’re popular or not but I didn’t see them mentioned in this thread and I rely on these fantastic open source apps daily:
- AntennaPod – podcast app
- Orgzly – Todo lists / reminders / notes via org files. Can be synced via syncthing.
- Aves – gallery app
- KeePassDX – keepass client
- Prognoza – weather app
- Olauncher – minimalist launcher
Honourable mention: Harmonic – hacker News app. Not “essential” by any means but it’s quite good.
Edit: added prognoza and olauncher
Imagepipe, remove the metadata of your photos before sending it to an app
YMusic. It lets you listen to only the audio from YouTube videos, even when the screen is off. You can create music playlists, shuffle, and turn the screen off, with almost no ads.
Unlauncher changed my life and helped me break my addiction to my phone by using monochrome home screen with no icons so I didn’t get dopamine hits when I looked at my screen to open an app.
Tasker is wonderful for automating tasks
KLWP is great if you want to go full custom with your Homescreen and Lockscreen, allowing you to generate custom interactive live wallpapers which can act as a dashboard or as a launcher
For anyone who lives in Houston Texas or the surrounding area, Space City Weather is a phenomenal no bullshit, no ads, just weather app.
