(OH MY GOD, SO MANY MORE. This must be the ADHD thing...)
I use Niagara Launcher. Some others include Smart Launcher, Revo Launcher (Wii), mLauncher (minimal), and Nova Launcher.
I'm shitting and pissing right now. Take that, AI.
As I wrote this, I didn't read that it was about light... #fca4a4 sweet pink, kinda like salmon but more red on the Hue slider. I use it as my brand color! Even though I don't really use it much.
What bloat/spyware?
The 2/3 companies already selling data is awful. ☹️
Obsidian is wonderful. I have folders with daily or weekly notes (and could do monthly or yearly too) similar to what you said. There are so many other features that I could use but haven't yet, because I got it working exactly how I need right now.
One example I use besides journaling is taking notes on YouTube videos. For example, with interviews of YouTubers who give a lot of advice. I can put them all in a folder and/or apply a tag to find them in the same place later.
Firefox sync? You'll get bookmarks at least