SNAKE>>WAREZ
hello netizen! welcome to the cyberpunk dystopia that is real life!
this is a list of tech resources and software i recommend :)
labels
foss | free and open source software |
[flag emoji] | what country a project's servers are based in. depending on your privacy needs this might be important to you. |
🔒 | has some sort of encryption available, either as a feature or baked into the design. |
🌿 | project has sustainability/eco-friendlyness in mind. |
infosec/privacy
guides/tips
- privacy guides aimed at beginners
- the new oil also aimed at beginners
- hitchhiker's guide to online anonymity extremely in depth
- prism break recommendations
- simple opt out guides to turning off excess data sharing
- how to protect yourself from your ISP
tools/software
- bitwarden foss 🔒 cloud-based password manager.
- keepassXC foss 🔒 local-only password manager. this was my favorite for years but recently ive been having issues with databases corrupting for some reason.
- exifcleaner foss remove metadata from files
- bleachbit foss drive cleaning
- fawkes edits photos in a way that confuses facial recognition AI
- have i been pwned data breach tracker
- terms of service; didn't read human-readable TOS's and privacy policies of websites/services
operating systems
- distrowatch open source operating system info/comparisons/news
- distrochooser tool to help you pick an open source operating system
- linux mint foss commonly recommended to people new to linux
- pop!_os foss also recommended to people new to linux
- fedora foss a bit of an older distro. pretty well-established and popular.
- manjaro foss an arch-based distro. a bit unstable (*i've never had issues)
- endeavour foss an arch-based distro.
networks
- tor foss 🔒 onion router. most popular alt network.
- I2P (invisible internet project) foss 🔒 P2P network layer
- freenet foss P2P internet alternative. not private, so only connect to freenet sites run by people you know.
- retroshare foss 🔒 P2P network focused on social communication
vpn
- mullvad foss no personal info needed to use. flat $5/mo rate.
- ovpn foss has legal insurance. paid only.
- protonvpn foss linked to protonmail account. free or paid.
storage
cloud
- nextcloud foss 🔒 self-hosted cloud drive with enterprise features.
- mega semi-foss 🔒 🇳🇿 free or paid.
- protondrive foss 🔒 🇨🇭 tied to protonmail account. free or paid.
- cozy foss 🇫🇷 aimed at europeans (but not a requirement).
- ente foss 🔒 🇳🇱 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 photo and video storage. paid only.
browsing
- fuck google chrome all my homies hate google chrome
- firefox foss daily driver. widely supported, highly customizable, and can be hardened depending on your security/privacy needs.
- tor foss 🔒 for anonymous browsing and accessing the tor network (dark web)
- librewolf foss firefox fork. basically just arkenfox.js added by default.
- icecat/gnuzilla foss firefox fork that doesn't push nonfree plugins or features.
- min foss minimalist browser
- bromite foss android browser
add-ons/extensions
- ublock origin foss powerful but lightweight adblocker (and more!)
- violentmonkey foss userscript manager
- stylus foss userstyle manager
- sponsorblock foss autoskips annoying segements in youtube videos
- containers foss isolates cookies to specific tabs, so you can sign into multiple accounts on one site in one window
- image search options foss reverse image search options on right click
userscripts/userstyles
- greasyfork userscripts
- userstyles.world foss created as a replacement of userstyles.org
- USO archive foss archive of userstyles.org
communication/social
- thunderbird foss 🔒 email client
- protonmail foss 🔒 🇨🇭 email provider (+more). free or paid.
- tutanota foss 🔒 🇩🇪 🌿 email provider (+more). free or paid.
- posteo 🔒 🌿 🇩🇪 email provider (+more). paid only.
- mailbox 🔒 🌿 🇩🇪 email provider (+more). paid only.
- disroot foss 🔒 🌿 🇳🇱 email provider (+more) aimed at activists. need to fill out an application for an account.
- riseup foss? 🔒 🇺🇸? email provider (+more) aimed at activists. invite only.
- autistici foss 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 email provider (+more) aimed at activists. selective.
- simplelogin foss 🔒 email aliasing.
instant messaging
- fuck discord all my homies hate discord
- IRC/XMPP foss oldskool IM protocols. well-established and widely supported.
- matrix foss 🔒 decentralized messenger protocol.
- mattermost foss 🔒 slack alternative.
- revolt foss discord-like.
- session foss 🔒 doesnt require info for an account.
- briar foss 🔒 P2P messenger that works without internet. useful for those with spotty or restricted internet access.
social media
- mastodon foss decentralized microblogging software, powered by activitypub and connected to the wider fediverse. twitter-like, but better. the most promising alternative to mainstream social media.
- cohost tumblr-like blogging platform. actively in development.
- dreamwidth foss livejournal alternative.
mastodon/fediverse-specific
- fedi tips in-depth guide to using mastodon and the fediverse.
- fedi directory people to follow.
- trunk people to follow.
office/productivity
- libreoffice foss office suite
- openoffice foss office suite
- etherpad foss real-time document collaboration (like google docs).
notes
- obsidian 🔒 customizable notebook that uses markdown.
- turtl foss 🔒 notebook with collaboration features.
- notesnook foss 🔒 notetaking. paid only.
- joplin foss 🔒 notetaking
- simplenote foss notetaking
development
text editors
- vscodium foss vscode, but with microsoft's telemetry shit removed
- notepad++ foss lightweight text editor
health/wellness
- commonhealth manage your personal health info
- euki sexual health/education. also has a period tracker.
- drip foss period/fertility tracker. designed to be private, secure, and inclusive.
- loop habit tracker
- stretchly foss periodically reminds you to take a break while on your PC
- workrave foss monitors your keyboard and mouse usage and makes you take breaks and will set limits for screentime.
idfk where to put these
- open street map foss map of the world. alternative to google and apple's maps.
- osmand foss offline maps and navigation, powered by OSM.
- organic maps foss hiking/walking maps, powered by OSM.
- raven foss 🔒 desktop RSS reader
entertainment
audio/music
players
- wacup - winamp, but without corporate garbage and cryptoshit
- foobar2000 - freeware. customizable and in-development since 2002
- aimp - freeware. customizable. designed to be winamp's spiritual successor.
streaming
- stealing bandwidth from spotify is morally correct
- spotX - modded spotify desktop client with unlocked premium features
- xmanager - android app that mods spotify
- nuclear - stream music from multiple free sources, in one app
- electronic: oldskool edm
- vgm: cirrusretro
radio
- various: radiooooo
- electronic: rekt network / di.fm
- vaporwave: nightwave plaza / poolsuite / vaporwave archive / retrowave
- chill: lofi cafe / chillhop / ambicular
- vgm: vgmradio / rainwave / vgm
- asian: listen.moe
- ambient: music for programming / tabletop audio / rainymood / tree.fm / sounds of maine / vibeocean
- keygen: keygen music / keygen music
- nostalgia machine - the top songs of a chosen year
- halo menus - classic halo menu screens
downloads
- yt-dl/yt-dlp - download videos from youtube (and other sites). use yt-dlg if you don't want to use the command line.
- soulseek - p2p music sharing (download soulseek NS, not Qt). if you don't like the UI, nicotine+ is a modern alternative.
- 9xbuddy - in-browser video-to-mp3 downloader
- vgm: khinsider / zophar's domain
- asian: sitting on clouds / openings.moe
video/movies/tv
streaming
- multihost: crocovid
- movies & tv: soap2day / m4ufree / ask4movie / c1ne / lookmovie
- cartoons: kimcartoon / kisscartoon / wco / watchcartoononline
- asian dramas: dramacool / kissasian