Here's a list of all the apps/services i use for music and other stuff :3
Disclaimer: there are no affiliate links used (unless mentioned otherwise), all links go directly to the website/app
Music
apps/services i use for music:
- amuse - great distributor. alternatives would be DistroKid, CD Baby & TuneCore (i've used DK as well, but i prefer amuse 100%)
- GarageBand - it's free on Mac/iOS so 🤷. alternatives i've used - Soundtrap & BandLab
- Feature.fm - smartlinks for music (amuse/DK has smartlink/pre-save option by default, so you can also just use that)
- Canva - editing cover art/social media posts
- Fourthwall - the service that keeps this site alive :3
Privacy
Privacy oriented apps/services i use:
- MEGAÂ (affiliate) - cloud storage/backups
- Proton - VPN, email, calendar, cloud storage, password manager
- Bitwarden / Bitwarden Autheticator - password manager / 2FA
- uBlock Origin - ad-blocker
- Vivaldi - privacy-focused browse
- Signal - secure messaging. another widely used alternative would be WhatsApp, but since it's owned by Meta, i don't recommend it as much
- VLC - media player
- LibreOffice - office suite
- NextDNS (affiliate) - ad-blocker for apps/websites, also blocks security threats such as malware and phishing
- PrivacyGuides / PrivacyTools / The New Oil / EFF / Surveillance Self-Defense by EFF / Street Level Surveillance by EFF - more info about privacy in general
Other
for people that must bring a sacrifice to the blood moon once a month:
- Stardust - encrypted period tracker. not open-source (as far as i know), but they're very open about the data they collect and why. an open-source alternative would be drip.
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for other people:
- nothing :3