SNAKE WAREZ
hello netizen! welcome to the cyberpunk dystopia that is real life!
this is a list of tech resources and software i recommend :)
last updated: 2023-07-10
currently in the process of adding labels to entries, which is very tedious. thanx 4 patience lol
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 cloud-based password manager
- keepassXC local-only password manager
- exifcleaner remove metadata from files
- bleachbit 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
operating systems
- distrowatch open source operating system info/comparisons/news
- distrochooser tool to help you pick an open source operating system
- linux mint commonly recommended to people new to linux
- pop!_os also recommended to people new to linux
- fedora a bit of an older distro. pretty well-established and popular.
- arch a popular distro for powerusers.
- endeavour an arch-based distro.
networks
- tor onion router. most popular alt network.
- invisible internet project P2P network layer
- retroshare focused on social communication between friends and family
vpn
- mullvad no personal info needed to use. flat $5/mo rate.
storage
cloud
- nextcloud self-hosted cloud drive with enterprise features.
- mega free or paid.
- protondrive tied to protonmail account. free or paid.
- cozy aimed at europeans (but not a requirement).
- ente photo and video storage. paid only.
browsing
- fuck google chrome all my homies hate google chrome
- firefox daily driver. widely supported, highly customizable, and can be hardened depending on your security/privacy needs.
- tor for anonymous browsing and accessing the tor network
- librewolf firefox fork. basically just arkenfox.js added by default.
- icecat firefox fork that doesn't push nonfree plugins or features.
- min minimalist browser
- bromite android browser
add-ons/extensions
- ublock origin powerful but lightweight adblocker (and more!)
- violentmonkey userscript manager
- stylus userstyle manager
- containers isolates cookies to specific tabs
- dont accept webp / save webp as jpg/png
- simple translate highlight + right click translate
- sponsorblock autoskips annoying segements in youtube videos
- unhook customize youtube's layout
- wikibuddy redirect to non-fandom wiki's or through breezewiki on fandom.com sites
- streetpass social automatically finds mastodon profiles while browsing
userscripts/userstyles
- greasyfork userscripts
- userstyles.world created as a replacement of userstyles.org
- USO archive archive of userstyles.org
communication/social
- thunderbird email client
- protonmail email provider (+more). free or paid.
- tutanota email provider (+more). free or paid.
- posteo email provider (+more). paid only.
- mailbox email provider (+more). paid only.
- disroot email provider (+more) aimed at activists. selective.
- riseup email provider (+more) aimed at activists. invite only.
- autistici email provider (+more) aimed at activists. selective.
- simplelogin email aliasing
instant messaging
- fuck discord all my homies hate discord
- IRC / XMPP oldskool IM protocols. well-established and widely supported
- matrix decentralized messenger protocol
- revolt discord-like, but open source. a bit janky as it's still in early development.
- guilded discord-like. has more features aimed at pro gamers. not open source.
- session doesnt require info for an account
- briar useful for those with spotty/restricted internet access
- mattermost slack alternative
social media
- cohost tumblr-esque blogging
- pillowfort tumblr alternative
- dreamwidth livejournal alternative
fediverse oss
- mastodon microblogging
- calckey/misskey microblogging
- pleroma microblogging
- akkoma microblogging
- pixelfed instagram alternative
- peertube youtube alternative
all of the software above can communicate with each other seamlessly. for example, someone with an account on a mastodon server can follow someone using pleroma, and subscribe to peertube channels.
- fedi tips in-depth guide to using mastodon and the fediverse
- fedi.garden fediverse servers you can sign up for
- fedi directory/fediverse info directory/trunk people to follow
office/productivity
- libreoffice office suite
- etherpad real-time document collaboration (like in google docs)
notes
- obsidian free/proprietarycustomizable notebook that uses markdown
- turtl notebook with collaboration features
- notesnook paid/ossnotetaking
- joplin notetaking
- simplenote notetaking
development
text editors
art / creative
illustration
- clip studio paid/proprietarywindows/mac/android/iosextremely powerful japanese painting software with an active community creating assets likes brushes, 3d models, etc.
- krita fosswindows/mac/linuxfoss illustration software. similar to CSP.
- paint tool SAI paid/proprietarywindowslightweight japanese illustration software. not as popular today, but was the go-to for indie internet artists a decade ago and still has lots of custom assets floating around as a result.
- aesprite paid/osswindows/mac/linuxsprite editor
3d
- blender fosswindows/mac/linux3d modelling and rendering
- F3D freewindows/mac/linuxlightweight 3d model viewer
health/wellness
- commonhealth manage your personal health info
- euki sexual health/education. also has a period tracker.
- drip period tracker. designed to be private, secure, and inclusive.
- loop habit tracker
- stretchly periodically reminds you to take a break while on your PC
- workrave set limits for screentime
idfk where to put these
- open street map map of the world. alternative to google and apple's maps.
- osmand offline maps and navigation, powered by OSM.
- organic maps hiking/walking maps, powered by OSM.
- raven desktop RSS reader
entertainment
audio/music
players
- wacup winamp, but without cringe corporate garbage and cryptoshit
- foobar2000 customizable and in-development since 2002
- aimp 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
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.
- 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