Adobe Acrobat was once the gold standard for PDF viewing and editing, but it's grown bloated, invasive, and expensive. Okular offers a refreshing alternative that's fast, free, privacy-friendly, and ...

Switching away from Adobe Acrobat wasn't something I planned, it was a necessity. After years of using it, I felt every update piled on more features, making the software feel heavier and slower. I ...

LibreOffice is free to download and install for Windows.

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I got tired of links disappearing online, so I replaced bookmarks with a self-hosted system that actually preserves ...

Built by Sensia Technology, it was thin enough to hang like a tapestry or slip under bedding. Volume was modest, audio ...

Go fully offline with a private AI and RAG stack using n8n, Docker, Ollama, and Quadrant, so your personal, legal or medical files never leave your PC ...

I replaced Notion with a local-first, open-source workspace to regain offline access, encryption, and full ownership of notes ...

FocusWriter earned a top spot in my setup because it’s extremely minimal and mainly does one thing. It’s a free and ...

OneNote has its own issues - it stores your data in opaque formats and offers very little transparency or portability, so ...

Espanso is an open-source, cross-platform text expander. I simply define short, plain-text triggers that instantly expand ...