I've posted in the past, generally poking all you fellow DRM free lovers about how you manage your libraries and what apps you use, etc etc. So I figured I would post everything I do now, see any suggestions and possibly help some people. :)

Games:
Man, I miss some games. Thankfully my favorite games of all time, Mount & Blade Warband (BANNERLORD WHEN, TALEWORLDS!?!?), Kenshi, Dragon Age Origins, Kingdom Come Deliverance (and other games I like) are DRM free. As I've put a tight leash on my DRM free lifestyle, I can only play games available DRM free legally, and free games that aren't platforms. So I can play PlanetSide 2, but not Fortnite, since Epic bundles their store with a "free" game. That's mostly to stop me from being tempted to take free games or being swayed to eventually paying for DRM games again. These stores will constantly attempt to manipulate you into spending money. All of these tactics are to get you invested into their ecosystem and to feel like leaving would be a loss. Then "hey, cool games for sale, purchase purchase purchase purchase..." sinking you further and further. I know, I felt it when I deleted my steam. No thanks, keep your marketing and manipulation tactics. I have a bookmark where I check new releases on GOG, a folder of shortcuts to games I might like, and I have a wishlist of games I'll eventually get.

Games Launcher:
So I use this cool launcher with no tracking, no advertisements and all around no bullshit. Playnite. It's been pretty great. As I install my games and organize them manually (no GOG galaxy), it's nice to just have one shortcut for all my installed games. I encourage you to check Playnite out if you're looking for a games launcher with legit nothing else attached to it. It's essentially an .exe launcher with built in systems for organizing and metadata.

Music:
Most music sites allow direct downloads. Amazon for MP3's, Bandcamp for "hq" (limited artists), 7DigitalUS for "hq", Qobuz for "hq", Jamendo for free music (mostly classical and piano for me). Using these, I can find every single song I want. I'm not an audiofile, and after many tests with the gear I do have, I'm not convinced buying anything other than MP3 is even worth it. I'm sure $1,000's+ of audio equipment would give me better sound, but I doubt I'll ever buy anything like that. I have, however, bought the highest quality music files I could get... just in case. I also only typically buy individual songs, as paying for a full album just to listen to 3 songs is as stupid, to me, as buying 15 games you'll never play because they were $1 each on sale.

I use Musicbee to organize and play. Pretty awesome software with no advertisements or annoying shit. "It just works." xD

TV Shows & Movies:
Man is it hard to not put on my tricorn and eyepatch. This world of TV and Movies is so damn stream and subscription based... many shows I want are available in HD... but only on a streaming platform (muahahahaa $15/month forever!). Even if you would purchase, you only get DVD quality. Or like IASIP, after season 9 you just can't buy physical discs!? I mean what is this anti-consumer crap? And then when you look for other means of attaining, it's still the same shitty quality, 480p or 480p disguised as 720p. I remember when I started all this DRM free shit I bought Black Sails on DVD and thought "cool, one of my favorite shows is mine now." Yeah, until I saw the quality. It looked like shit! I learned the hard way, if it's not Blu-ray it will look like pixelated ass (usually). This is where I really need some help from you all. I know you can actually download on itunes, but it's only 720p. I'm sorry, but in my opinion, if there is a 1080p option out there, and when I purchase and download I can only get it in 720p, that's bullshit. Not to mention the file is unique to only play on itunes. Then you've got a lot of adult swim shows that are completely unavailable. pffffffffffffffffffffffft.

I use Emby, it works pretty good. I would have used Plex but now they seem to be forcing people down a path that I don't want. Emby is just straight up and easy to use without any added bullshit unless you want to add it. At least many shows are available in blu-ray, it's only specific and older shows I'm having trouble finding. You'd think these companies would just let you buy the videos and download them. I guess that would be too easy and convenient. For any new shows that come out, since I don't pay for any subscription models, I just buy the episodes on VUDU. No way around paying twice, unless I want to wait 6+ months to buy a Blu-ray and can avoid spoilers. I would use Google to watch new episodes, but they constantly have pop-ups for me to "trial" different services, which is them hoping for a misclick or to get someone paying who doesn't monitor their finances.

So I just got me a 6tb, put all my media on it. My games EXE's are packed up and organized on it, and I'll just install a game whenever I get a feeling to play it on my 500gb nvme. I'll some day buy 2 12-16tb's and raid them for security, but that will be a while, and frankly I don't need it as I still have 4 tb's free of my 6tb. Managing 1 pc is enough for me and my OCD ways, so I have my gaming pc in the front room and hooked to the TV. It acts as a server and my gaming rig. It's my all-in-one. :)