Windows
Firefox or Brave | They're good privacy browsersDirectory Opus | Really customizable and just good file manager, I'm using a cracked version from nsaneforums
foobar2000 | Really customizable music player, if you want a easy set up guide then try this video
MusicBee | This is a simpler way to play music, but still really good
Spicetify | Spotify mod for desktop
Nicotine+ | Soulseek client I use for downloading and sharing music (remember rule 1 & 2, idiots)
Mp3tag | Music Tagger
KeepassXC | Local password manager, Bitwarden is good for not having to worry about backing up your database
yt-dlp | CLI youtube video downloader, 1000x better than shit like yt to mp* sites. You can download playlists and entire channels too
Stacher | GUI for people that don't know how to use the command line
ShareX | I use this take screenshots and automatically save it into a folder to look at later
Mullvad | One of the only VPNs that isn't ran by federal agents
AirVPN | Supports port forwarding which is useful for Soulseek and Torrenting, and it also bypasses my parents firewall
IDM | Downloads large files in splits to download faster
mpv | It plays videos
Irfanview | It shows images
7zip | It manages zip files and isn't nagware
Discord | Chat program
Notepad++ | Better Notepad
Photoshop | GIMP sucks
Web
last.fm | To track my music and for semi-good recommendationsLucida | To rip music from Tidal and other services
Proton Mail | For email
Tutanota | For more email
Photopea | Photoshop but browser
Youtube Music | Better than Spotify
Cobalt.tools | Simple yt-dlp and in your web browser
Android
Musicolet | To listen to music
CX File Manager | To manage files
F-Droid | To download FOSS apps
Kiwi Browser | For web browsing and extensions
Seal | yt-dlp for Android
Seeker (Google Play) | Soulseek for android
xManager | Cracked Spotify
Youtube Music | Still better than Spotify