Daily Shaarli
October 21, 2025
ActivityWatch is a free, open-source app that automatically tracks how you spend time on your devices. Itβs privacy-first, cross-platform, and a great alternative to RescueTime, ManicTime, or WakaTime. Key features:
π Tracks app usage, websites, and overall activity automatically
π Privacy-focused: all data stored locally, no external servers
π» Cross-platform support: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
βοΈ Highly extensible with modules and custom watchers
π Insightful stats and visualizations to improve productivity or spot bad screen habits
π Community-driven, transparent, and free forever
Perfect for anyone who wants clear insights into their digital habits without sacrificing privacy.
Picocrypt-NG (New Generation) is a very small, very simple, yet highly secure file encryption utility. Designed to be the go-to tool for protecting sensitive files, it emphasizes security, simplicity, and reliability. Key features:
π‘οΈ Uses modern cryptography: XChaCha20 cipher + Argon2id key derivation
π¦ Lightweight and portable β minimal footprint, no unnecessary complexity
π Strong focus on security and reliability, with open-source transparency
βοΈ Easy to use: straightforward interface for quick encryption/decryption
π Cross-platform support for everyday file protection needs
Perfect for anyone who wants fast, trustworthy encryption without bloat.
A simple, fast and free app to remove unnecessary files from your computer.
Features
- Written in memory-safe Rust - almost 100% unsafe code free
- Amazingly fast - due to using more or less advanced algorithms and multithreading
- Free, Open Source without ads
- Cache support - second and further scans should be much faster than the first one
- CLI frontend - for easy automation
- GUI frontend
- No spying - Czkawka does not have access to the Internet, nor does it collect any user information or statistics
- Multilingual - support multiple languages like Polish, English or Italian
Multiple tools to use:
- Duplicates - Finds duplicates based on file name, size or hash
Empty Folders - Finds empty folders with the help of an advanced algorithm - Big Files - Finds the provided number of the biggest files in given location
- Empty Files - Looks for empty files across the drive
- Temporary Files - Finds temporary files
- Similar Images - Finds images which are not exactly the same (different resolution, watermarks)
- Similar Videos - Looks for visually similar videos
- Same Music - Searches for similar music by tags or by reading content and comparing it
- Invalid Symbolic Links - Shows symbolic links which point to non-existent files/directories
- Broken Files - Finds files that are invalid or corrupted
- Bad Extensions - Lists files whose content not match with their extension
Perfect for anyone who wants a lightweight, reliable, and transparent way to declutter their system.
Postal is a complete, open-source mail delivery platform designed for websites and web servers. Think SendGrid, Mailgun, or Postmark β but fully self-hosted and under your control. Key features:
βοΈ Full-featured mail server for transactional and bulk email
βοΈ Built-in web interface for managing domains, queues, and logs
π Privacy and security: keep all data on your own servers
π Scalable for small projects or enterprise-level deployments
π§© Open-source transparency, community-driven development
π Ideal for developers and organizations who want independence from third-party email providers
Perfect for anyone who needs reliable, flexible, and private email delivery without relying on external services.