For Students

Office and Documents · Spreadsheets

Google Workspace

★ 6.9 / 10

Cloud productivity suite with Docs, Sheets, Slides and team collaboration.

Cybersecurity · Password Managers

KeePassXC

★ 7.7 / 10

Offline open-source password manager using encrypted local databases.

Office and Documents · Spreadsheets

LibreOffice

★ 7.7 / 10

Free and open-source office suite for documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

Browsers and Internet · Privacy Browsers

Mozilla Firefox

★ 8.3 / 10

Open-source browser focused on user choice, standards and privacy.

Office and Documents · Notes

Notion

★ 7.5 / 10

All-in-one workspace for notes, documents, databases and project planning.

Development · Database Management

Redis

★ 7.5 / 10

In-memory data store used for caching, queues and real-time applications.

Audio and Music · Music Production

Spotify

★ 7.9 / 10

Music and podcast streaming service with personalized recommendations.

Office and Documents · Productivity

Todoist

★ 7.8 / 10

Task manager for organizing personal and team work.

Development · Code Editors

Zed

★ 7.3 / 10

Fast collaborative code editor built for modern software development.

Cloud and Storage · Cloud Storage

Google Drive

★ 7.8 / 10

Cloud storage and file collaboration service integrated with Google Workspace.

Design and Graphics · Vector Design

Inkscape

★ 7.9 / 10

Free and open-source vector graphics editor.

Cloud and Storage · Cloud Storage

Nextcloud

★ 8.3 / 10

Open-source self-hosted platform for files, collaboration and communication.

Browsers and Internet · Privacy Browsers

Vivaldi

★ 8.0 / 10

Highly customizable Chromium browser for power users.

Audio and Music · Music Production

foobar2000

★ 7.9 / 10

Lightweight and customizable audio player for advanced users.

Design and Graphics · Photo Editing

GIMP

★ 7.9 / 10

Free and open-source image editor for photo manipulation and graphic design.

Development · Version Control

GitHub Desktop

★ 7.6 / 10

Graphical Git client for managing repositories and common Git workflows.

Office and Documents · Notes

Joplin

★ 8.3 / 10

Open-source note-taking and to-do application with synchronization support.

Audio and Music · Music Production

MusicBee

★ 7.0 / 10

Feature-rich music library manager and player for Windows.

Development · Databases

MySQL

★ 7.5 / 10

Widely used relational database for web and application development.

Office and Documents · Spreadsheets

ONLYOFFICE

★ 8.1 / 10

Office suite for documents, spreadsheets and presentations with collaboration support.

Design and Graphics · UI/UX Design

Penpot

★ 6.9 / 10

Open-source web-based design and prototyping platform.

Development · Developer Utilities

Podman

★ 7.9 / 10

Daemonless open-source container engine compatible with common container workflows.

Development · API Tools

Postman

★ 7.6 / 10

API platform for building, testing, documenting and collaborating on APIs.

Cybersecurity · VPN

Proton VPN

★ 7.8 / 10

Privacy-focused VPN service with open-source applications.