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+title: "open source tools for students"
+pubDate: 'Jan 24 2025'
+description: ""
+draft: false
+---
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+As I'm no longer a student I wanted to share what open source tools I've used through my education to minimize my dependency on vendor locked-in software, optimize my data availability and get a little more privacy.
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+But you probably wonder why you should use open source tools as a student when your school or university most likely have all the licenses you need for the proprietary tools that you're used too? Good question.
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+Like I mentioned in the opening, you start of by avoiding vendor lock-ins. This will help you keep your notes even when licenses expire. _"But Sid, my notes are still locally on my laptop?"_ Yeah yeah I know, but here comes the second point.
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+You'll optimize your data availability, since you no longer rely on a specific program for your notes (_with those custom, weird file extensions_). This means that you can explore a ton of tools to use and find one that fits you the best, without having to worry about copying and pasting all those notes into a new program or exporting them out in another format.
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+No? That's not enough to convince you? Well then, privacy! [There's so much tracking and documentation of what you're doing in school](https://theprivacydad.com/privacy-for-students-on-a-budget/), and it'll probably be quite hard to achieve privacy within the school system. But, why add even more tracking by using proprietary tools as well? 
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+Additionally, many of the open source tools I've used are free of charge, so you save money! That's music playing in a students ears.
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+_"Well then, what should I use?"_, you ask. Look no further! I've made a list over some of my favorites below, hope you try some of them out and start your open source journey :)
+
+### List of my go-to tools (+ alternatives)
+
+| Category | Chosen tool |
+| - | - |
+| Operating system | Linux <3 Choose any distro you want. |
+| Browser | Firefox ([Waterfox](https://www.waterfox.net/) / [LibreWolf](https://librewolf.net/) / etc. for more privacy) |
+| Notes | [LoqSeq](https://logseq.com/) / [Joplin](https://joplinapp.org/) / [StandardNotes](https://standardnotes.com/) |
+| -> Notion-alternative | [AppFlowy](https://appflowy.io/) / [AnyType](https://anytype.io/) |
+| Email | [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net/) |
+| Password manager | [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/) |
+| Ebook library | [Calibre](https://calibre-ebook.com/) |
+| Office suite | [LibreOffice](https://www.libreoffice.org/) |
+| Whiteboard | [Excalidraw](https://excalidraw.com/) |
+| Video conferencing | [Jitsi](https://meet.jit.si/) |
+| Blogging | [Bearblog.dev](https://bearblog.dev/) |
+| IDE | [VSCodium](https://vscodium.com/) / [Vim](https://www.vim.org/) |
+| Project management | [Focalboard](https://www.focalboard.com/) |
+| Resume-builder | [OpenResume](https://www.open-resume.com/) |
+| Document signing | [DocuSeal](https://www.docuseal.com/) |
+| PDF-stuff | [Stirling PDF](https://stirlingpdf.io) |
+
+> _There's probably a lot more of categories and tools which I forgot, so if you'd like to add something to the list -> [/contact](/contact)_