--- title: Our Favorite Apps 2026 | daily.dev description: Three Linux podcast hosts run their annual round-robin of favorite apps, covering editors (Ghostty-style Genie, Neovim, Vim, Micro), media tools (DaVinci... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/our-favorite-apps-2026-tqnetq5xd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Our Favorite Apps 2026 | daily.dev og:description: Three Linux podcast hosts run their annual round-robin of favorite apps, covering editors (Ghostty-style Genie, Neovim, Vim, Micro), media tools (DaVinci... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/our-favorite-apps-2026-tqnetq5xd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/tqnEtq5Xd.png og:image:alt: Our Favorite Apps 2026 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Our Favorite Apps 2026 **[The Linux Cast](https://daily.dev/sources/linuxcast)** · 52 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Three Linux podcast hosts run their annual round-robin of favorite apps, covering editors (Ghostty-style Genie, Neovim, Vim, Micro), media tools (DaVinci Resolve, Jellyfin, Plex, Navidrome, VLC, Audiobookshelf, Channels DVR), self-hosted services (Plausible, Umami, Home Assistant, Syncthing, LinkeDing, Linkwarden, SearXNG, Notesnook, immich, FreshRSS), terminals and browsers (Kitty, Firefox ESR, Helium), utilities (Flameshot, EasyEffects, Reaper, Ascender, Quillpad), and several self-built self-hosted projects (a music DJ app, habit tracker, reading tracker, Subsonic TUI). The conversation is casual, anecdotal, and unscripted, with hosts sharing personal setups and configs rather than delivering tutorials. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is a good self-hosted alternative to Plex or Netflix DRM streaming for personal media? Jellyfin is a free, self-hosted streaming platform recommended as an alternative to Plex, praised for giving full control over the media server without vendor lock-in. Hardware transcoding setup, including Nvidia codec support, has become much simpler over time, with configuration now handled directly in the settings rather than requiring manual workarounds. _Anyone comparing self-hosted media servers can track community picks like Jellyfin on daily.dev._ ### What is a lightweight self-hosted read-it-later alternative to Pocket? LinkDing is a self-hosted, open-source read-later and bookmarking service similar to the discontinued Pocket. It has a simple UI, supports tagging, categorizing, and notes on saved links, and offers Android and iOS apps. Linkwarden is a heavier alternative with browser extension sharing features for collaborating on bookmarks with family or teams. _Developers building their own self-hosted stack can compare bookmarking tools like these on daily.dev._ ### What music player works well for very large personal music libraries when Jellyfin is too slow? Navidrome is recommended for large personal music libraries because it is much faster than Jellyfin for music playback, though it lacks extensive metadata management features. It implements the Open Subsonic standard, so it can be paired with any Subsonic-compatible client, such as Symphonium on Android, without running a separate Subsonic server. _Self-hosters weighing music server options can find picks like Navidrome on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [These are the Linux Apps I Couldn't Live Without in 2025](https://daily.dev/posts/these-are-the-linux-apps-i-couldn-t-live-without-in-2025-nqtrcbsbl) · It's Foss · 14 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools), [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting), [#jellyfin](https://daily.dev/tags/jellyfin) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/our-favorite-apps-2026-tqnetq5xd) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Our Favorite Apps 2026","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/our-favorite-apps-2026-tqnetq5xd","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/our-favorite-apps-2026-tqnetq5xd"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T02:15:05.174Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T20:10:20.481Z","description":"Three Linux podcast hosts run their annual round-robin of favorite apps, covering editors (Ghostty-style Genie, Neovim, Vim, Micro), media tools (DaVinci...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XeQDhEnKElw/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XeQDhEnKElw/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Linux Cast","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Linux Cast","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--OxKNYu2Y--/f_auto/v1729364114/logos/linuxcast","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/linuxcast"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/our-favorite-apps-2026-tqnetq5xd","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"open-source,linux,devtools,self-hosting,jellyfin","timeRequired":"PT52M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"Our Favorite Apps 2026","description":"Three Linux podcast hosts run their annual round-robin of favorite apps, covering editors (Ghostty-style Genie, Neovim, Vim, Micro), media tools (DaVinci...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XeQDhEnKElw/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-08-23T02:15:05.174Z","duration":"PT52M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/tqnEtq5Xd","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/XeQDhEnKElw"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Linux Cast","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/linuxcast"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Our Favorite Apps 2026"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/our-favorite-apps-2026-tqnetq5xd#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is a good self-hosted alternative to Plex or Netflix DRM streaming for personal media?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Jellyfin is a free, self-hosted streaming platform recommended as an alternative to Plex, praised for giving full control over the media server without vendor lock-in. 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