Linux alternatives to some macOS programs

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🎁 indicates a nixpkgs package.

macOS ProgramLinux alternative
NotesNotes web app, Cryptee
RemindersTickTick
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Office running on Windows in VirtualBox on NixOS, Google Docs/Sheets/Slides, libreoffice🎁
Time Machine BackupsRsync backup on linux🎁
Menu Bar appsgnomeExtensions.appindicator🎁 and GNOME extensions installed via chromium🎁 from https://extensions.gnome.org/
Music, TV, Books and Podcasts (iTunes)clementine🎁, iTunes on a Windows in VirtualBox on NixOS, spotify🎁
File sharing (iCloud/DropBox/Google Drive/OneDrive)dropbox🎁 (it might be possible to get the others working but DropBox works the best out of the box on NixOS)

Sometimes webapps are the nicest option for some program, using Brave/Chromium/Google Chrome’s “More Tools” > “Create Shortcut” > “Open as window” option is quite useful. gnome3.epiphany🎁 also has nice support for single page web apps.

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