My Open-Source toolkit for 2024
Published: 2024-02-10 17:32:43

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I kicked off 2024 with an attempt to get more organized and continue my quest to rely less on big tech. To start things off, I’m trying out an open-source taskboard called [Kanboard](https://kanboard.org/). It’s like Trello but without all the integrations or [surprises](https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/01/23/trello-data-breach-exposes-over-15-million-user-email-addresses). I’ve been using it for personal tasks and side projects. I like these boards for dumping out the things I want to do and then visually sorting them into their status and priority. Doing the things is still hard, but at least I know what I’ve got on my plate.

![Screenshot of Kanboard installation](https://eddywashere.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/kanboard-1280x791.png)

[Outline](https://github.com/outline/outline) is another open-source tool I’ve been using lately for note-taking and knowledgebase purposes. Previously, my app of choice for this was [Bear.app](https://bear.app/#). It worked out well for markdown notes, but I needed something more like a wiki to organize content. I discovered [Outline](https://github.com/outline/outline) in late 2022 and found it to be a snappy experience and just what I needed: nestable collections, markdown, and a decent search experience. Outline delivers that and more. It also offers real-time collaborative editing like Google Docs and public shares for either a single page or for all nested pages of a share.


![Screenshot of Outline Wiki](https://eddywashere.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/outline-1280x781.png)

### Other services I’ve been using lately

- [Listmonk](https://listmonk.app/) – An open-source alternative to Mailchimp just released version 3. It’s great as a stand-alone newsletter. Also seems like a low lift for capturing leads for side projects.
- [PikaPods](https://www.pikapods.com/apps) – A cost-effective way to try out or run open-source apps.
- [OpenSaaS](https://opensaas.sh/) – I was curious what the latest starter kit for building out SaaS apps looks like. I wrote my own a whole decade ago [github.com/eddywashere/node-stripe-membership-saas](https://github.com/eddywashere/node-stripe-membership-saas).
- [SerpBear](https://github.com/towfiqi/serpbear) – I’ve been getting back into SEO and search engine position tracking. I’ve been using this tool to see how my site and others are doing over time.
- [n8n](https://n8n.io/?ref=ntk1yzv&utm_source=affiliate) – Zapier alternative. I just set up a workflow that calls my SerpBear API, sends that to [quickcharts](https://quickchart.io/) to create a graph, and then sends me a message on Signal with s[ignal-cli-rest-api](https://github.com/bbernhard/signal-cli-rest-api). I’m thinking of building some templates through the creator’s program. [Let me know](https://eddywashere.com/suggestion-box) what you’d be interested in seeing.

These last two aren’t open-source, but they have been pretty helpful:

- [Pandan](https://sindresorhus.com/pandan) – This app is pretty handy for time awareness. I enjoy the little notification that I’ve been focused on for some time and can see how long I’ve been on my computer.
- [Aiko](https://sindresorhus.com/aiko) – A handy app for creating a text transcript from an audio or video file (iOS and MacOS).

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