VS Code
Category: Text Editor
Link: https://code.visualstudio.com/
Pricing: Free
Despite being Electron based, VS Code is one of best text editors. It has extensible plugin support.
VS Code has intellisense and can do debugging. It also has integrated terminal. There is also Git integration
There is also a version with less extension support and no telemetry called VS Codium
Veracrypt
Category: File Encryption
Link: VeraCrypt - Free Open source disk encryption with strong security for the Paranoid
Price: Free & Open Source
VeraCrypt as the name suggests is an encryption software that can be used to encrypt disks, partitions etc. It is a fork of the old TrueCrypt. While more complicated than bitlocker, it is amazing.
It offers multiple security algorithms and one can even cascade them. It also supports creation of hidden containers inside encrypted container.
VeraCryptâs architecture is generally
not suitable for cloud as it stores data in a container, changing even a tiny document forces your cloud provider to re-upload / resync entire container.
Category: Notes, Personal Knowledge Management
Obsidian stores notes privately on your device, so you can access them quickly, even offline.
Syncs between your desktop and phone.
Isnât inbuilt sync a paid feature
@Satyanveshi Yes. However itâs not essential.
Have been using it for years without any issue.
You can use any of the available plugins to setup your own syncing
Ditto is an extension to the standard Windows clipboard. It saves every item placed on the clipboard so you can access any of those items later. Text, images, HTML, custom formats, everything that normally gets overwritten after the next copy.
With this, you donât have to save temporary text or images to disk while working. Just pull them back from clipboard history. Doesnât sound impressive on paper, but if you work on a computer all day and rely on copy paste constantly, this changes how you operate. No more going back to re-copy something you already accessed five minutes ago. No more creating random temp files.
https://ditto-cp.sourceforge.io/
Also recommend AutoHotkey
AutoHotkey makes it simple to automate almost any task on a Windows machine by simulating keystrokes, mouse movement, and manipulating windows and controls. The scope is massive. You can automate most repetitive tasks you do daily.
Once you start automating small things, and setting up hotkeys for your prefered actions it becomes a huge time saver and a boon for lazy people like me. You used to have to spend a few hours setting up all the automations you need but now you can use some LLM to help you write the script.
Which plugin do you use for syncing?
I just keep the repository in a synced folder and it works..
I use remotely save plugin
But if your current setup works, then why change ?
okay.
Just wanted to know alternative options just in case the current set up stops working.
I use Stayfree to measure screen time and block time consuming apps.