I’ve been using ULauncher for a while and I’m quite happy with it, it has plugin support too.

Yes, Clonezilla runs off a live USB. If it is large enough it can also store the partition you want to clone, making the whole process a lot simpler.

I actively avoid Amazon, however there’s a brand I really like that only sells through Amazon in my country, so I’ve used it a couple of times when I have no other choice.

I also have an audible account from before it was acquired by Amazon, idk if that counts, but I stopped paying for it over a decade ago

don’t be fooled by the name, KDE connect also works on GNOME and even Windows. It is a truly wonderful app