What are some of your favorite digital tools? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by ayyo@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

52 comments fedilink hide all child comments

This is pretty open ended, and I'm not sure "digital tool" is really what I should call it honestly. But basically, I'm putting together a big list of programs, applications, websites and the like that I find useful or helpful in some way, that I think could be beneficial to others.

So far my list consists of things like localsend, alternativeto.net, Microsoft powertoys, does the dog die, etc. Pretty varied list, some very niche some very general purpose, but just those kind of things if that makes sense?

I'm looking for some more to add, so what do you have to contribute?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 10 months ago

Here are ten (FOSS) tools that I use on a regular basis.

Syncthing
Jellyfin with Findroid
Ntfy
Navidrome with Tempus
Immich
Sonarr, Prowlarr
Chhoto URL
FileShelter
Signal
Caddy

[-] cRazi_man@europe.pub 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

What does ~~Mavis time~~ Navidrome offer beyond Jellyfin? Music on Jellyfin with Symfonium on the phone works out so well.

Edit: lol, fucking autocorrect

[-] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Assuming you mean Navidrome, it offers more control over transcoding, has broader support, and has smart playlists. Also, I just like that it's a separate service. I don't like keeping all my eggs in the same basket.

When it comes to Symfonium, I just find the dev to be extremely annoying. I bought a license for it, and used to use it with Navidrome. But when I encountered some issues, the dev was unhelpful, and downright abusive. So, I decided to find something that's FOSS, and Tempus fits the bill.

[-] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

What does syncthing do? It came preinstalled on bazzite and I've never had a reason to launch it.

[-] amelia@feddit.org 4 points 10 months ago

Syncs files between your devices. I use it to automatically upload my photos from my phone to my computer. It does it automatically any time both are in the same wifi. Great alternative to cloud solutions.

[-] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Oh holy shit! That would be amazing for my home media server!

[-] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It syncs stuff between devices. It's de-centralized, P2P, extremely fast, highly customizable, and works with a large number of devices.

[-] cRazi_man@europe.pub 3 points 10 months ago

People have described what it does, but here are some uses for it.

Make it automatically:

Send photos yo your PC
send songs from your PC to your phone
keep your documents on your PC synced with your NAS
send screenshots from your steam deck to your PC
DIY solution to auto sync save files between gaming devices for emulated games (currently syncs my save files for emulated Switch games between my PC, Steam Deck and Retroid Pocket 5)

this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2025

60 points (96.9% liked)

Asklemmy

55534 readers

550 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

Open-ended question
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

Lemmyverse: community search
sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
!lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~

founded 7 years ago

MODERATORS