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* -- these apps can also be installed directly from F-droid [https://f-droid.org] - an alternative app installer, similar to a regular app shop.

In general F-droid supports only open source apps.

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Youtube without adverts, no login required for 18+ content.

They allow: downloading content, playing in the background, PIP play.

They might help to avoid tracking by G, read app descriptions in the link.

They might temporarily stop working if G, make changes affecting how video from YT is extracted.

Android:

* LibreTube - https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube
* NewPipe - https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe
* PIpePipe - https://github.com/InfinityLoop1308/PipePipe

Windows:

Freetube https://freetubeapp.io

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VeraCrypt - disc encryption [whole system / partition / container-file]. It is based on TrueCrypt, software which development was unexpectedly abandoned
https://veracrypt.eu/en/

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KeePass Password Safe - storage of passwords
* https://keepass.info

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Syncthing - synchronizing [backing up files] on one's own network. Not advised for backup as if config muddled, it is easy to loose files. Also features encryption rendering 'backups' unreadable - as an option,
* https://syncthing.net

There is also * Syncthing Fork, that might be more suitable for Android phone users, although is not written by original crew

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Ventoy - program that lets the user to test/use the most Linux versions from USB, with the least hassle
https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

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Fairly secure messengers [as long as device itself is not compromised] [example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EncroChat ]

https://signal.org
https://element.io - TRP.red channel is on it

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DroidFS - encrypted container for files for Android
* https://forge.chapril.org/hardcoresushi/DroidFS/re...

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Wasteline - calorie counter - weight tracker
* https://github.com/davidhealey/waistline

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Librera - ebook reader - text to voice
* https://github.com/foobnix/LibreraReader

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Joplin - note taker. Android, iPhone, Apple - database can be synced with **Syncthing** between your own devices, without the use of external service, although they run server for it as well
* https://joplinapp.org

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LosslessCut - fast & lossless video cutter - Apple, MS, Linux
https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut

HandBrake - video transcoder / encoder - Apple, MS, Linux
https://handbrake.fr/

mp3DirectCut - fast & lossless mp3 cutter
https://mpesch3.de/