Audio
Audio Players
foobar2000 - An advanced freeware audio player.
AIMP - A full-featured music player.
MusicBee - A music manager and player.
Museeks - A simple, clean and cross-platform music player.
Dopamine - An elegant audio player which tries to make organizing and listening to music as simple and pretty as possible.
Harmonoid - Elegant music app to play & manage music library.
Strawberry Music Player - A music player and music collection organizer.
DeaDBeeF - A modular cross-platform audio player.
Tauon Music Box - The desktop music player from the future!
CPOD - A simple, beautiful podcast app.
Music Streaming
nuclear - Streaming music player that finds free music for you.
YouTube Music Desktop App - A Desktop App for YouTube Music.
Cider - An open source and community oriented Apple Music client.
Spotube - A lightweight free Spotify crossplatform-client which handles playback manually, streams music using Youtube & no Spotify premium account is needed.
Lofi - A mini Spotify player with WebGL visualizations.
Audio Editors
Audacity - An easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder.
Tenacity - An easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder.
fre:ac - A free audio converter and CD ripper with support for various popular formats and encoders.
AudioMass - Free full-featured web-based audio & waveform editing tool.
Music Tag Editors
MusicBrainz Picard - An open-source cross-platform music tagger.
Mp3tag - A powerful and easy-to-use tool to edit metadata of audio files.
Kid3 - An open-source cross-platform audio tag editor for many audio file formats.
OneTagger - The ultimate music tagger for DJs.
Music Production
MuseScore - Create, playback, and print sheet music for free.
LMMS - Cross-platform music production software.
Mixxx - Free DJ software that gives you everything you need to perform live mixes.
Helio Workstation - One music sequencer for all major platforms, desktop and mobile.
Sonic Pi - A code-based music creation and performance tool.
AudioStellar - Open source data-driven musical instrument for latent sound structure discovery and music experimentation.
OpenMPT (ModPlug Tracker) - Sample-based music production program in the style of trackers such as Impulse Tracker and FastTracker.
Jamulus - A networked music performance software allowing musicians to rehearse, perform and play in real-time.
BeepBox - An online tool for sketching and sharing instrumental melodies.
Volume Control
SoundSwitch - SoundSwitch offers you the opportunity to switch your playback and recording devices using simple hotkeys.
EarTrumpet - A powerful volume control app for Windows.
Volumey - Volume mixer that allows you to set up global hotkeys to control your Windows audio system.
WinMute - WinMute can automatically mute all sound devices on your PC.
Others
SonoBus - A real-time network audio streaming collaboration tool.
Piano Trainer - A music practice program w/ MIDI support.
Neothesia - Flashy Synthesia Like Software For Linux, Windows and macOS.
projectM - The most advanced open-source music visualizer.
Friture - An application to visualize and analyze live audio data in real-time.
Spek - Free Acoustic Spectrum Analyser.
Sonic Visualiser - Visualisation, analysis, and annotation of music audio recordings.
Figaro - Real-time open-source voice modification program & sound board.
Soundux - A cross-platform soundboard that features a simple user interface.
Carla - A fully-featured audio plugin host, with support for many audio drivers and plugin formats.
VB-CABLE - VB-CABLE is a virtual audio device working as virtual audio cable.
Equalizer APO - A system-wide equalizer.
Peace Equalizer - A Windows PC interface for Equalizer APO.
Real-time Noise Suppression Plugin - Noise suppression plugin based on Xiph's RNNoise.
SpleeterGUI - Music source separation desktop app.
Audio Band - Display and control songs from the Windows taskbar.
Sunamu - Show your currently playing song in a stylish way!
MicMute - Control your microphone using keyboard and mouse hotkeys.
Mechvibes - Adds sound feedback any keyboard.
AudioPlaybackConnector - Bluetooth audio playback (A2DP Sink) connector for Windows 10 2004+.
AirPodsDesktop - AirPods desktop user experience enhancement program.
AirConnect - Use AirPlay to stream to UPnP/Sonos & Chromecast devices.
swyh-rs - Stream What You Hear written in rust, inspired by SWYH.
Ai Applications - FREE
graphics and pictures - https://hotpot.ai/
Photo Gif Maker - https://www.myheritage.com/deep-nostalgia
logo creator -https://brandmark.io/
photo enhancement - https://deep-image.ai/
Image Enlarger - https://bigjpg.com/
online video creator - https://lumen5.com/
Business Name Generator - https://namelix.com/
BANKING, SPENDING, SAVING
Half
You can save a small fortune by buying and selling your textbooks online. There are other websites with a similar purpose, but Half is the easiest one to use.
StudentRate
Among all the new responsibilities as a college student, budgeting may be the toughest one. StudentRate.com is a website where you can find great discounts and steal deals that range from textbooks, to travel, to technology.
The College Investor
If you hate incurring student loan debt and want other financial tips that are helpful to college students, give the College Investor website a gander.
Amazon Prime Student
Amazon is an electronic commerce platform where you can buy anything, from a T-shirt to electronic hardware. If you have ever Google-searched “buy a book,” the first results are always from Amazon. Why do we tell you this? Because as a student, you will buy stacks of books.
Amazon offers a free Prime Student trial for six months.
After that, you will pay only half of the standard Prime version (
$6.49per month
). To access the option, you only need to have an email address ending with .edu. It has all the features of the standard Prime membership. As a bonus, it includes additional benefits that can help you with your studies. The offer lasts for four years or until your graduation, whichever comes first.
CamelCamelCamel
Use this resource whenever you think of buying something on Amazon.
CamelCamelCamel tracks Amazon prices for free
, offering you the best discounts and even alerting you when the cost of your browsed goods has dropped. You can consult the price history of almost
20 million products
to see price trends.
There are several ways to use the tool:
Use this resource whenever you think of buying something on Amazon.
CamelCamelCamel tracks Amazon prices for free
, offering you the best discounts and even alerting you when the cost of your browsed goods has dropped. You can consult the price history of almost
20 million products
to see price trends.
There are several ways to use the tool:
Retail Me Not has the most extensive database of discount codes, cash-back offers, and coupons.
Before purchasing from an online store, search for the needed goods on Retail Me Not. You will definitely find a lower price.
There is an option to download the browser extension,
RetailMeNot Deal Finder
When you shop online, the extension offers you all the available coupons valid for the websites you visit. The resource can even combine different discounts that help save you even more.
Coupons.com
This website is an oldie but a goodie. You can browse for
printable and digital coupons, promo codes, and special holiday deals
to make your online shopping less of a money drain. The special offers comprise 88 categories
, including personal care, baby products, food and beverages, and even hotel bookings
Save the Student
Wise money management is not only about finding the best price and discounts. It is also about tracking how much you spend every month and which expenses are unnecessary. Save The Student is a resource that can help make you a financial expert.
Everything from student banking to making money is available here. “Student Deals” category, listing the best offers for all sorts of products.
Groupon.com
Groupon offers daily deals on things such as spa days, fancy restaurants and city breaks. It’s not exactly the place to go to for the essentials of student life, but it’s a good way to treat yourself at the end of a stressful exam period, perhaps.
MoneySavingExpert.com
MoneySavingExpert has advice on everything from cheap flights to the best bank interest rates, helping your student budget stretch further.
Mint.com
Free to use, Mint can help you organize your finances and track your spending.
UniDays.com
Just one of many student websites offering discounts, UniDays lists thousands of student discounts and offers around the globe. It’s free to join and also available as an app.
BOOKS
Okular - A universal document viewer.
Sumatra PDF - A free PDF, eBook (ePub, Mobi), XPS, DjVu, CHM, Comic Book (CBZ and CBR) viewer.
Sioyek - A PDF viewer designed for reading research papers and technical books.
calibre - An e-book manager.
Koodo Reader - A modern ebook manager and reader.
Libation - Audible audiobook manager.
AudiobookSuite - A WPF application with the goal of providing an easy to use local audiobook library and player for modern Windows systems.
Thorium Reader - The best free reading application for EPUB, PDF and DAISY 3 ebooks, audiobooks and digital comics.
YACReader - Yet another comic reader.
Sigil - A multi-platform EPUB ebook editor.
Kiwix - An offline reader for online content like Wikipedia, Project Gutenberg, or TED Talks.
ZLibrary - The world's largest ebook library.
Sci-Hub - A shadow library website that provides free access to millions of research papers and books.
Library Genesis - A file-sharing based shadow library website.
Project Gutenberg - A library of over 60,000 free eBooks.
Open Library - An open, editable library catalog.
Internet Archive - A non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Mind Expanding Books - Books everyone should read!
Books - Awesome Book Lists.
Z library - free ebooks - free ebooks & articles that you can monetize/use for content on your website w/ no drama
Good Books: https://www.goodbooks.io
Amazon Textbooks
On Amazon Textbooks, you can rent, sell and buy textbooks. But in case you weren’t happy with the books, you can return them within 30 days for a refund. You can also trade your used textbooks for an Amazon gift card. Additionally, by shopping on Amazon Textbooks, you can enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping on millions of items, including cheap college textbooks, when you join Prime Student.
Overdrive
Who wants to pay for books when they don’t have to spend anything to read them? Thanks to Overdrive, when you discover, for example, the 10 bucks that Amazon is charging for the Kindle version of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, use Overdrive and your local library account to have it sent to your iPad or other devices to read for free in its entirety.
PostYourBook
College students can make back some of that cash shelled out for expensive textbooks by selling them to other students, who can save money by getting discounted books.
InstaGrok
TheBookPond.com
The Book Pond allows you to sell your old academic textbooks or buy the ones you need from other students who are ready to pass them on.
https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/free-ebook-reader-apps-for-smartphone-or-table
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
Amazon Textbooks
On Amazon Textbooks, you can rent, sell and buy textbooks. But in case you weren’t happy with the books, you can return them within 30 days for a refund. You can also trade your used textbooks for an Amazon gift card. Additionally, by shopping on Amazon Textbooks, you can enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping on millions of items, including cheap college textbooks, when you join Prime Student.
Overdrive
Who wants to pay for books when they don’t have to spend anything to read them? Thanks to Overdrive, when you discover, for example, the 10 bucks that Amazon is charging for the Kindle version of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, use Overdrive and your local library account to have it sent to your iPad or other devices to read for free in its entirety.
PostYourBook
College students can make back some of that cash shelled out for expensive textbooks by selling them to other students, who can save money by getting discounted books.
InstaGrok
News
QuiteRSS - Free news feeds reader.
Raven Reader - A open source desktop news reader with flexible settings to optimize your experience.
Fluent Reader - Modern desktop RSS reader.
RSS Guard - Feed reader which supports RSS/ATOM/JSON and many web-based feed services.
Content Creation
scribehow - step-by-step guide creation
https://www.storyboardthat.com/ - animated story-boarding
Communication
Email
Protonmail - An email provider/service that respects privacy and puts people first.
Tutanota - A secure email service.
Thunderbird - A free email application that’s easy to set up and customize.
Delta Chat - Chat over e-mail.
Mailspring - A beautiful, fast and fully open source mail client.
AnonAddy - Anonymous Email Forwarding.
SimpleLogin - Receive and send emails anonymously.
Burner.kiwi - No bullshit temporary mail service written in Go.
MailDrop - A quick, disposable email.
Guerrilla Mail - A disposable email.
https://privnote.com/ - destructible emails
https://temp-mail.org/en/ temporary email address
https://10minutemail.com/ - 10 minute emails
http://scr.im/ - Convert your email address into a short, ink you can share on social media
https://faxzero.com/
Temp Mail https://temp-mail.org/
IM
Signal - A messaging app with an unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all the features expected from a modern IM app.
Element - Secure and independent communication, connected via Matrix.
Session - An end-to-end encrypted messenger.
Ferdium - A desktop app that helps you organize how you use your favourite apps by combining them into one application.
Hamsket - Free messaging and emailing app that combines common web applications into one.
Jitsi Meet - Free Jitsi Meet instance, provising state-of-the-art video conferencing.
Revolt - User-first chat platform built with modern web technologies.
Social Media
LBRY - A decentralized video sharing network.
PeerTube - A free, decentralized and federated video platform.
Glimesh - A next generation live streaming platform built by the community, for the community.
Mastodon - Globally interconnected microblogging community.
Lemmy - A link aggregator / Reddit clone for the fediverse.
WriteFreely - A clean, simple publishing platform made for writers.
Downloaders
Download Managers
Development
Text Editors
education/research
https://willrobotstakemyjob.com/
https://www.goodjobsfirst.org/violation-tracker
https://www.capitoltrades.com/about-us - all trades made by politicians
https://www.quiverquant.com/ trades made by politicians
https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ - see what drug manufacturers pay doctors
https://www.goodjobsfirst.org/violation-tracker
https://www.hownormalami.eu/
https://www.manualslib.com/ - library of manuals
http://www.etymonline.com/
https://www.zocdoc.com/
https://www.docsity.com/en/ - study & research tool
https://www.omnicalculator.com/ - calculator
https://www.codingame.com/start - programing education
https://www.instructables.com/ - learning platform
https://www.litsolutions.org/ -
https://cheatography.com/ - academic cheat sheets
https://www.classcentral.com/report/free-certificates/
https://learn-anything.xyz/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/online-courses
https://freelearninglist.org/ - learning site
https://scholar.google.com/
https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ - rate college professors
https://www.symbolab.com/ - solve math problems
https://www.mathway.com/ - solves math problems for you
https://ptable.com/#Properties
https://gutenberg.org/
http://evernote.com/
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/list
nt facts, up-to-date information, as well as helpful tips, tricks, tools, and advice to assist Ph.D. candidates in finding the help they need to make educated decisions.
Education
Education for Free
MIT Open Courseware
has fabricated one of the greatest innovations of online learning through a database filled with relevant content for all degrees and programs that the university offers. All content and information are constantly updated and available for free. PhD students may obtain these courses and learn these on their own through the study materials that reinforce learning in traditional or online MIT classes.
Open University
is an ideal website to use when you are looking to make a career shift or obtain mastery in certain fields of study. There are no requirements to study through this website. It is highly ideal for Ph.D. students who need to study at their own pace and time without compromising their access to a wide range of free academic resources.
Edx
is an online resource ideal for Ph.D. students or those who love to supplement their knowledge. For those who have accounts, there are several online courses for students interested in doctorate degree programs in the country. EdX gives you immediate access to homework assignments to enhance your skills and test your knowledge on certain topics. Certificates are also given to those who are able to complete their courses and programs
online.Ph.D.
students may find this site favorable as it was established through Harvard University and MIT in 2012. EdX is an online resource and MOOC supplier that provides advanced, helpful courses from the world’s best academic institutions to Ph.D. students.
Coursera
This database houses licenses from and links to universities globally. Through specific partnerships, Coursera features online courses and necessary information for financial aid as well. Ph.D. students can learn on flexible schedules on Coursera, while also interacting with fellow students from different places across the country or around the globe. Options for certification and acknowledgment of course completion are also offered.Each program on Coursera also features competent peer-reviewed papers, community discussion forums, and auto-graded homework. Ph.D. students who complete courses will receive an electronic Course certificate.
Cosmo Learning
presents both scholastic and skill-based types of learning for Ph.D. students. Learners can consult the references or materials provided or pursue any of the site’s 58 courses. The online resource is composed of three areas consisting of educational materials, documentaries, and courses. Courses have also been segregated into two parts: extra-curricular and academics
College Confidential
helps Ph.D. students find appropriate universities and colleges for their degree programs. The website features a search tool that assists users in their search for reputable academic institutions based on degrees, programs, and other parameters. Articles that tackle college admissions, expert advice, community awareness, and career opportunities, are also presented on the website. College Confidential is considered an online resource where doctorate students and mentors support each other.
File Management
File Managers
Cloud Storage
free Stock Videos & Photos
invideo.io
https://simplified.co/ - Design, Write, Edit videos, and Publish Content. Built For Teams.
https://www.pexels.com/ - royalty-free images & videos - -No 4K video - No attribution
https://pixabay.com/
Games
gig work
https://www.taskrabbit.com/
https://business.fiverr.com & https://fiverr.com/
https://www.upwork.com/
https://www.guru99.com/best-fiverr-alternatives.html
https://99designs.com/blog/business/fiverr-alternatives/
Health
Health and Fitness
WiseBread.com
dedicated to living well on a tight budget – whether you’re a student or just trying to get more for your money. It offers advice on everything from debt management to growing your own fruit and vegetables.
Healthline
The life of a student is stressful enough with all things you have to deal with, from having to find an apartment to rent to your papers and exams. It is one of the most intense periods that require your full focus on your goals. As an additional resource for self-help, you may subscribe to Healthline, another great resource for your health and wellbeing. The platform helps you to cope with the most common problems that students face. However, it is not a proper substitute for therapy or counseling, which you should take into consideration.
ASHASexualHealth.org
Sexual health advice and resources for those based in the US.
WebMD.com
WebMD allows you to check your current health status using its symptom checker. Although this resource is great for hypochondriacs, it doesn’t replace the knowledge of a real doctor – go offline and visit your university’s health center if you’re really concerned.
The Ultimate Health Food Guide
This guide will be a lifesaver throughout student life for times when you’re feeling wrung out, stressed or ill. Whatever your ailments, visit this resource to find out what foods to eat to build your immunity and vitality back up.
Influencer Marketing Tools
https://cmp.falcon.io/unionmetrics/
https://klear.com/
https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/
https://www.brandwatch.com/products/audiences/
https://buzzsumo.com/
legal / business
http://1099.com/c/ar/articles.html
https://pacer.uscourts.gov/
money
https://www.investopedia.com/
https://expensemanager.demo.vaadin.com/
money - instantly pay apps
https://www.superpay.me/?ref=Majoycana1
https://surveytime.io/?source=w2BaKCxss
https://offernation.com/?ref=Majoycana1
https://www.citizenme.com/for-citizens/
https://earnably.com/
https://instagc.com/
music
https://vocalremover.org/ - make instrumentals / acapella's
Free Audio / Music
Types of Creative Commons Licenses
Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
dig.ccMixter
an online platform for sharing remixes. All the music on the site is licensed under Creative Commons (that’s what the “cc” stands for), which makes it the perfect place to explore.
ccTrax
Site dedicated to Creative Commons music, ccTrax is a curated collection with a focus on electronic genres like techno and house music.
You can filter tracks by license type, genre, and tags like “cinematic” or “shoegaze.”
SoundCloud
Follow Creative Commons, which has a profile on SoundCloud featuring Creative Commons music.
Enter the license type (e.g., “CC0”) you’re looking for in the search bar.
Use the search bar to find specific sounds or moods, and then filter the results based on your needs.
Bandcamp
Searching for music tagged with public domain is the easiest way to find tracks for commercial use.
Musopen
provides sheet music, recordings, and educational materials for free to the public. They have a focus on classical music,
Free Music Archive
There are over 3,500 tracks on FMA in the public domain, and over 8,880 licensed under CC-BY.
FreeSound
over 11,000 tracks in the public domain, which can be used without attribution or restriction.
Archive.org
You can find Creative Commons music on Archive.org a few ways. One is to simply search for files tagged with “public domain” or the specific CC license, then filter by media type (“Audio.”)
LibriVox
a collection of audiobooks in the public domain.
Uppbeat
music for creators, and everything on their site is royalty-free for commercial use on any platform. This makes it very easy to search if you’re a brand or content creator who hopes to monetize your videos.
FreePD
FreePD is a collection of music in the public domain, which means you can use it however you want without attribution.
Everything on the site is free to use and download, though FreePD offers the option to bulk-download all of the MP3s and WAV files for a small fee.
All the music on this site was created by Kevin MacLeod, who has licensed it all under CC-BY. That means you can use everything provided you give him credit.
Audionautix
Audionautix provides music that is free to use, provided you give attribution.
Scott Buckley
production music library for filmmakers and media artists, which offers all the music under Creative Commons. On Scott Buckley, you can search for the music or filter the results by genre, mood, album, and instrumentation.
UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive
UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive holds cylinder recordings that are downloadable in high-quality MP3 format. Its database includes classical songs, comedic monologues, ethnic and foreign recordings, which you can search as well.
iBeat –
If you’re looking for some free beats and loops, iBeat has a wide database of clips which are free under Creative Commons licensing. The beats available come in a variety of genres such as rock beats, hip hop beats, and even acoustic or electronic beats. No registration is required.
Josh Woodward
This work of a single person, this site features more than 180 songs that are free for download, sharing and use. Do give this generous man attribution if you use his clips in your productions.
Purple Planet –
Purple planet is the creation of two people, Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey, who let you use their music for free. You can use any of their audio clips on online videos so long as you link to their website at the video’s description. Their style of music falls under effects that accompany a horror, dramatic or mysterious scene.
Phlow-Magazine –
It is a magazine-themed site that collects the finest songs all over the web from netlabels and musicians that release music under creative commons license. They provide a wide range of genres such as techno, hip-hop, house, pop, rock and a lot more. Their latest project is about #366DaysOfMusic where they release a free MP3 music download each day, for 366 days.
Machinimasound –
The 2 people behind Machinima sound are Per Killstofte and Jens Killstofte. They also produce the music on the site. Its purpose is to provide media creators with quality music, and push Machinimasound to be at the forefront of this industry. You can download and use their free music for both personal and commercial use as long as you provide credit.
DL Sounds –
DL Sounds is a site which caters to those who are looking for fresh tunes, loops or samples to be used in projects. This site has been around since 2009, and even now, they are still providing high-quality music and royalty-free music to their customers.
PacDV –
This is a database of free audio clips organised by mood or emotion such as: Warm, Loving, Serious or Lonely.
DanoSongs –
This is also a one-man wonder site. You get to use his wide variety of self-made clips, arranged by genres such as soundtrack, pop/rock band, and even techno/electric.
Public Domain 4U –
This website has a wide selection of genres of free music you can download. The genre leads to another website that houses the album and description of the album. You can download your tracks there without registration.
Sonnyboo –
To use songs from this website, you have to credit the owner and writer of the songs, Peter John Ross. The song selection he has ranges from Jazz to Techno.
Network and Admin
Virtualization
Personal Finance
Privacy and Security
Decentralized Networks
I2P - The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) is a fully encrypted private network layer.
Freenet - A peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant and privacy-respecting publishing and communication.
IPFS - A peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol to make the web faster, safer, and more open.
Remove EXIF Data
ExifCleaner - Cross-platform desktop GUI app to clean image metadata.
jExifToolGUI - Graphical frontend for the excellent command-line ExifTool by Phil Harvey.
ExifTool - ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information in a wide variety of files.
Encryption Tools
Bitlocker - A Microsoft Windows security and encryption feature.
VeraCrypt - Disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt.
Hat.sh - Encrypt and Decrypt files securely in your browser.
Cryptomator - Multi-platform transparent client-side encryption of your files in the cloud.
Boxcryptor - An easy-to-use encryption software optimized for the cloud.
Gnupg - A complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard as defined by PGP.
Age - A simple, modern and secure encryption tool.
Picocrypt - A very small, very simple, yet very secure encryption tool.
cppcryptfs - An implementation of the gocryptfs encrypted overlay filesystem in C++ for Windows.
SiriKali - A Qt/C++ GUI front end to sshfs, ecryptfs-simple, cryfs, gocryptfs, securefs, fscrypt and encfs.
Kryptor - A simple, modern, and secure encryption and signing tool that aims to be a better version of age and Minisign.
Minisign - A dead simple tool to sign files and verify digital signatures.
Horcrux - Split your file into encrypted horcruxes so that you don't need to remember a passcode.
OpenStego - An open-source steganography tool.
StegCloak - Hide secrets with invisible characters in plain text securely using passwords.
Password Managers
Bitwarden - An open source password manager.
KeePassXC - A modern, secure, and open-source password manager that stores and manages your most sensitive information.
KeeWeb - This webapp is a browser and desktop password manager compatible with KeePass databases.
LessPass - A stateless password manager.
Diceware Passphrase Generator - A tool for generating strong Diceware passwords, with entropy and crack time estimates.
System Tweakers
O&O ShutUp10++ - Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11.
Privatezilla - Performs a privacy & security check of Windows 10.
ThisIsWin11 - ThisIsWin11 lets you customize Windows 11 all in one place.
Optimizer - The finest Windows Optimizer.
Firewalls
Windows Defender Firewall - A stateful host firewall.
Simplewall - Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.
Portmaster - Monitor all network activity.
Others
Windows Security - Windows 10 and 11 include Windows Security, which provides the latest antivirus protection.
VirusTotal - Free online malware detection service for analyzing suspicious files and URLs.
ProtonVPN - High-speed Swiss VPN that safeguards your privacy.
Windscribe - Free VPN and Ad Blocker.
Image Scrubber - This is a tool for anonymizing photographs taken at protests.
Blacklight - A Real-Time Website Privacy Inspector.
Privacy Guides - Protect your data against global mass surveillance programs.
PRISM Break - Privacy/security-oriented software recommendations.
EFF - The leading nonprofit defending digital privacy, free speech, and innovation.
Awesome Privacy - List of free, open source and privacy respecting services and alternatives to privative services.
Personal Security Checklist - A curated checklist of 300+ tips for protecting digital security and privacy.
Anonymous Planet - This is a maintained guide with the aim of providing an introduction to various online tracking techniques, online ID verification techniques, and detailed guidance to creating and maintaining (truly) anonymous online identities.
Online Services
Secret Sharing
PrivateBin - A minimalist, open source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data.
Password Pusher - A dead-simple application to securely communicate passwords over the web.
One-Time Secret - Keep sensitive info out of your email & chat logs.
Yopass - Secure sharing of secrets, passwords and files.
URL Shorteners
Kutt - A modern URL shortener with support for custom domains.
anon.to - An anonymous URL redirector and shortener.
Lstu - A nice and open source url shortener.
ZWS - Shorten URLs using invisible spaces.
Survey Tools
LimeSurvey - The most popular FOSS online survey tool on the web.
Framaforms - Design your online surveys easily while respecting your audience.
Framadate - Schedule a meeting or create an opinion poll.
Search Engines
Brave Search - The user-first and privacy-focused search engine that uses its own index making it an independent search engine.
DuckDuckGo - The search engine that doesn't track you.
SearXNG - Privacy-respecting metasearch engine.
Whoogle Search - A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine.
Others
Disroot - A platform providing online services based on principles of freedom, privacy, federation and decentralization.
Framasoft - A not-for-profit popular educational organization.
AlternativeTo - A website which lists alternatives to web-based software, desktop computer software, and mobile apps.
Product Hunt - A website that lets users share and discover new products.
Slant - A product recommendation community with the goal of making it effortless to find the best product, app or game for you.
Awesome Windows - An awesome & curated list of best applications and tools for Windows.
switching.software - Ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives to well-known software.
Opensource.Builders - A website to find and request open-source alternatives to popular software you already use.
Mostly Free Resources for Almost Everyone - A list of mostly free resources for almost anyone.
Awesome Piracy - A curated list of awesome warez and piracy links.
Piracy Index - This website is a collection of the best digital piracy resources.
degoogle - A huge list of alternatives to Google products.
Awesome Fediverse - A curated, collaborative list of awesome Fediverse resources.
Awesome-Selfhosted - A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers.
online software
https://www.slidescarnival.com/https://alternativeto.net/ - alternative to paid for software
https://www.statista.com/ - statistical information for business
https://snapdrop.net/ - send & receive files
https://corrupt-a-file.net/ - file corruptor
https://code.visualstudio.com/ helps you debug code
http://bugmenot.com/ -
https://replit.com/ - live coding website
https://www.whatruns.com/ - Discover what runs a website
Personalization
PDF
PDF -https://products.aspose.app/slides/splitter
PDF - https://pfpmaker.com/
PDF - https://www.sejda.com/
PDF - https://pdfcandy.com/
PDF - https://www.pdfdrive.com/
PDF - https://rtftopdf.com/
PDF - https://www.pdfescape.com/
PDF - https://www.ilovepdf.com/
PDF - https://tinywow.com/
PDF - https://smallpdf.com/
PDF - https://www.onlineocr.net/
PDF - https://www.timeanddate.com/
PDF - https://www.tineye.com/
PDF - PDF24 Tools
ePub to PDF Converters Offline & Online
Pick A Contest Winner for your Site
www.pickawinner.co
https://commentpicker.com/youtube.php
https://www.easypromosapp.com/pricing/
https://woobox.com/pickawinner
http://website.informer.com/visit?domain=pickawinner.co&source=domain-visitlinktop&cid=desktop-
photo
Productivity
Productivity
Automation
Task Management
CollegeRuled
Students are using CollegeRuled to make class schedules online and find their classmates in order to launch study groups and get the answers to pressing questions.
Flvto
With Flvto, students are afforded an easy way to listen to video presentations on the go, even when they don’t have Wi-Fi access or their data plans are hitting 90% and they need to lay off all that streaming because Mom and Dad are getting Verizon Wireless warnings.
Ice Cream Apps
The Internet-based world we live in means that common web-based homework tasks need easy and fast solutions. Ice Cream Apps fills the bill by providing students the software to take care of tasks like capturing screenshots, converting video formats, making slideshows and all kinds of stuff that college students’ coursework can require.
Slack
Slack is a website that helps not only business people improve their communication efforts, but students as well. It integrates with DropBox, always keeps your place when you jump around various applications and it connects teams, so it can be used by study groups and project partners with open, efficient communication.
Google Driveand Outlook.
But the most valuable benefit is the web clipper feature that allows you to save a selected part of a web page for future reference.
Trello
Professors adore assigning students to group projects. It’s how we learn teamwork and interpersonal skills. At first, we tend to think sharing work with a group of people makes the task easier. Very quickly, you realize that it is quite the opposite. The most challenging thing is coordination.
Trello helps teams become more efficient problem solvers.
This visual collaboration tool displays the tasks and the people responsible for them.
Then, you can track the work progress by each person and as a whole group. It can also track the productivity of each member to show who is the most efficient and who you hope you don’t get partnered with for the next project.
Google Calendar
The most challenging thing can be switching between tasks with the same deadline. Long-haul assignments can be even more stressful. If you forget to regularly work on them, you might miss a huge deadline altogether.
Google Calendar is a place to store your deadlines.
Use it!
Tomato Timer
a simple but useful timer to fight your procrastination and writer’s block.
Its principle consists of dividing your work into 25-minute intervals with 5-minute breaks
. After four such cycles, you can have a 10-minute break. The tool has convenient keyboard shortcuts so as not to distract yourself from extra clicking.
Francesco Cirillo
, the author of the method, found out that we become most effective when breaking long assignments into short, equal intervals. He called them “Pomodoros” (tomatoes from Italian) after the tomato-shaped timer he used while being a student.
LinkedIn
LinkedIn brings excellent opportunities for networking with your peers.
Few students realize how priceless their time at university is. You communicate with hundreds of people who will become professionals in the same sphere as you. In ten years, you will be grateful to know people with whom you can share your work or even hire.
professionaland educational content
to help you become a real specialist.
Many companies publish their job openings and look for recent graduates here. If you are not already on LinkedIn, do it and make your profile as complete as possible. Your future self will thank you.
GOOGLE.COM
Google is the largest search engine in the world, and the Google Suite has become widely used in the education space. The cloud-based collaboration and productivity tools are secure and easy to use.
YOUTUBE.COM
YouTube is a free sharing website owned by Google. While videos on the platform range from entertainment to tutorials to travel videos, a recent
Pew research study
TEACHERDASHBOARD.COM
The Hapara Teacher Dashboard tool enables teachers to view and facilitate real-time browser activity of learners. Teacher Dashboard integrates with the G Suite, so that teachers are able to access all student files and Drives on a single interface.
INSTRUCTURE.COM
Instructure is the publisher of Canvas, a web-based learning management system, and Canvas Network, a massive open online course platform.
CLEVER.COM
Clever is a secure pipeline between school district data and the learning applications that teachers and students use. Users may log onto Clever and immediately access all apps that are made available by the district.
SCHOOLOGY.COM
Schoology is a virtual learning environment and social networking service for K-12 schools and higher education institutions. Schoology allows students to create, manage, and share academic content with their teachers and peers. Schoology is a Learning Management System (LMS) by PowerSchool.
PRODIGYGAME.COM
Prodigy Games is an adaptive, subscription-based learning platform to help students visualize and engage with math.
SEESAW.ME
Seesaw is a digital app-based platform that allows students, teachers, and guardians to complete and share classroom work over a variety of media types (videos, photos, drawings, text, links, and PDFs, to name a few!).
PBSKIDS.ORG
Operated by the U.S. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), PBSKids.org offers K-12 students a variety of curriculum-based games and videos – many of which feature beloved PBS Kids show characters!
Instructables.com
This is one of the most useful online student resources if you like making and fixing things yourself. You can learn anything from how to make spaghetti ice-cream to how to fix a broken shelf.
MentalFloss.com
Although essentially one of many time-wasting student websites, MentalFloss is good for learning interesting facts from around the world, covering topics such as food, culture and science. Admittedly, its main function may be as a procrastination aid, but you should still learn something.
UnplugTheTV.com
This student resource offers an alternative to TV (and, unfortunately, studying), hosting randomized videos on interesting scientific topics.
Sleepyti.me
This site tells you the best times to go to bed if you have to be up at a certain hour – a very useful tool within student life. Taking into account regular sleep cycles, Sleepyti.me can help if you suffer from grogginess in the mornings.
KeepMeOut.com
If you struggle to stay away from social media when you’re meant to be studying, use KeepMeOut to block certain distracting websites.
Random Sites
Just TheRecipe https://www.justtherecipe.com/
LunaPic https://www12.lunapic.com/editor/
MyNoise https://mynoise.net/
Pcience.gov https://www.science.gov/
MixKit: https://mixkit.co
Hostinger: https://www.hostinger.com/
PickFu:Hosting https://pickfu
Hotjar: https://www.hotjar.com
Rebrandly: https://rebrandly
Mention: https://mention.com
Kamua: https://kamua.com
Loom: https://www.loom.com
InPaint: https://theinpaint.com
FlatIcon: https://flaticon.com
LordIcon: https://lordicon.com
Remove.bg: https://remove.bg
Taskade: https://taskade
Goodbye Metrics: https://goodbyemetrics.com
PixelMe:
Resume
https://cvmkr.com/ - cv maker
https://www.kickresume.com/en/ - resume creator
https://flowcv.io/ - resume helper
https://www.resumemaker.online/ - resume writer
RESEARCH & IDEA GENERATION
Alchemy Text
If you want to extract the important topics from a great piece of content, this is the tool for you. AlchemyLanguage is a collection of APIs that offer text analysis through natural language processing. It can analyze text to help you understand its concepts, entities, keywords, sentiment, and more.
Google Trends
Discover trends and see if the subject you are thinking of writing about is taking off or fading into obscurity.
Portent’s Content Idea Generator
A writing tool for when you’re stuck staring at a blank page. Simply enter a topic and it will suggest a title and provide some resources for further reading.
HubSpot’s Blog Topic Generator
Another tool to help when you’ve got writer’s block. Add three nouns to this tool and HubSpot will return 5 blog headline ideas.
Brandwatch
Excuse us for blowing our own trumpet, but Brandwatch has several useful functions for a content marketer. Discover relevant trending content, research your audience and what they are talking about, and unearth influencers to amplify your content. We’ve written a free SEO and content guide if you’d like to know more.
Gutenberg.org
Gutenberg is the world’s largest online library of literature in the public domain. The copyright period of its books has elapsed, and now everyone has the right to use them for free. Most fiction(except for contemporary authors) and classics of psychology, sociology, literary criticism, and other non-fiction genres are housed here.
JSTOR
A go-to for back-issues and current issues of academic journals, books and other primary sources for your essay needs!
Pocket
With Pocket, college students can save articles they come across for later reading. If you’re writing a paper about “voodoo economics” for instance, it even lets you save the articles into a folder under the same name for easy reference later.
Bright Knowledge
If you ever searched for the most convenient collection of relevant articles on various topics... A goldmine for any student. It assist students in the most challenging questions of their careers and learning opportunities.
Gutenberg.org
Similarly, Project Gutenberg provides free online access to texts whose copyright has expired; so far, it’s digitized more than 56,000 texts.
Scholarpedia
welcomes scholars and Ph.D. students of any degree program to submit articles on any relevant topic. These articles are then peer-reviewed or published after being approved by the website’s editorial team. All references on this website are 100% legitimate; students can utilize different sources they can find to support their ideas for a specific topic. It is also an outstanding online encyclopedia.
Scribd
regarded as an amazing resource for Ph.D. students who prefer electronic book versions. A $9 monthly membership is required in order to gain accessibility tobooks that can be used for the Scribd database. The books can be read on the website. You can also bookmark the pages for easier reference.
Google Scholar
the leading online resource that offers access to a database of scholastic resources and academic papers. Google has placed a ranking system that is entirely based on publishing date, source frequency, and other factors. Most papers are downloadable for free, which Ph.D. students can use for dissertations, researches, and many more.
Bartleby
Most of the published works kept on the site’s database are considered extremely helpful references for Ph.D. academic papers. Non-academic literary works including prose, fiction literature, nonfiction literature, and more publications can also be located on the site. You can also search for the famous novelists or storytellers whose works you intend to read.
Zotero
encourages collaboration among users to conduct research and gather information. Ph.D. students can collect and organize sources as they’re researching for information for their academic projects. These sources can be cited and synced on the same platform. The best part is that all research can be shared so that multiple users can update their own and supplement the database continually. Through this method, Zotero aims to streamline the research process involving groups.
Channel.com
The Futures Channel
an online resource for knowledge enrichment of Ph.D. students. Compared to other sites, it normally tackles current issues that post-secondary students face in class or in school.
Refseek
an online academic website for scholars, researchers, graduate, and post-graduate students looking to find and cite academic articles, web pages, books, and journals. This online resource lets you evade difficult-to-read sources and instead obtain the most relevant and appropriate content in a much simpler way.
Academic Earth
a site that features readily accessible free online college courses from reputable universities. It highly prioritizes online students, with all courses carefully chosen for, among others, Ph.D. students. What makes this online resource unique is its database of existing original videos on subjects that are relevant to them. The dynamic viewing experience is also a plus. The videos and other learning media are shown outside of a scholastic setting to provide realistic applications and discovery of certain interesting topics.
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Online education research and information library, Education Resources Information Center, or ERICis a project of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the U.S. Department of Education. It is administered by the U.S. National Library of Education (NLE). ERIC database offers access to educational documents, journal articles, and non-journal literature. With collections that include educational association publications, conference papers, instructional materials, and research reports, ERIC is definitely a reliable go-to digital library for research-intensive Ph.D. dissertations and projects.
Internet Archives
one of the most sought-after websites that features books sourced from reputable websites. American libraries, for example, have a wide range of free books that are mostly connected to college library websites. While it does not award certificates or admission based on learning, Internet Archive aims to be the go-to portal for sharing free and available knowledge to Ph.D. students.
Big Think
an online resource that caters to 2,000 experts in their fields of study. These specialists create relevant articles and do recordings of tutorial sessions for Ph.D. students. The site’s editorial team scrutinizes every information they gather and polishes the content they share to give genuine information to post-graduate students. Ph.D. students can utilize this site to form their own unique ideologies and demonstrate different opinions on a topic. In return, Ph.D. students obtain views from their mentors.
TED Talks
the most legitimate online resources presenting multimedia content that are highly relevant for Ph.D. students. The site regularly features significant lessons or topics through a series of videos and media. Ph.D. students may also check on the site’s audiobooks, projects, partnership programs, podcasts, and translators.
Mendeley
an online resource that enables Ph.D. students to save and access research references and interpret these as PDF format. Doctorate students may properly organize their papers and work well in private or public. The website generally creates bibliographies and citations in any format.
The Economist
The Economist is ideal for Ph.D. students who want brief, concise, and insightful reading. If you’re a Ph.D. student trying to find news and relevant articles on just about any topic on a local, national, or global scale, The Economist is your answer.
Huffington Post College
an online resource for you. It features an array of articles that articulate what it is like to pursue higher education. From tackling laborious research, to discussing student advancements, to expressing the efforts you’ve put into your post-doctorate program, Huffington Post College offers a platform for discussion and learning.
social media
Profile Pic Maker: https://pfpmaker.com
CloudConvert https://cloudconvert.com/
https://snapinsta.app/ - instagram download
https://instafinsta.com/ - downloads tiktok, instagram, & pintrest
https://www.nameche
https://musicaldown.com/en - tiktok downloader no watermarks
ck.com/en/ - check for name availability
https://www.accountkiller.com/en/home
https://fakeyou.com/ - clone voice, txt to speech
https://app.urlgeni.us/ - Create deep links and QR codes for any app - no SDK required
Snaptik App, MusicallyDown, and Apowersoft’s Online Watermark Removal - remove the huge watermark
shopping
https://www.tosdr.org/ - Terms of Service; Didn't Read
https://gethuman.com/ - Fix Your Customer Service Issues Faster.
https://reviewmeta.com/ - spot fake amazon reviews
https://camelcamelcamel.com/ - amazon price checker
https://www.amazon.com/outlet - amazon outlet
https://lozo.com/ - printable coupons
https://www.importyeti.com/ - find a companies suppliers
https://www.retailmenot.com/ - deals
http://www.lucyphone.com/
http://www.twofoods.com/
TUTORING
Khan Academy
an online coaching site. This is ideal for post-graduate students who are living on a tight budget yet need intensive coaching. Ph.D. students opt for the flexible learning time arrangement and study at their own pace. The website also houses a dashboard that determines the Ph.D. student’s progress report. Traditional bachelor’s, graduate, and post-graduate courses are featured on this site. Its partnership with the MIT, the California Academy of Science, NASA, and the Museum of Modern Art ensures relevant and up-to-date information.
Desmosis
online graphing calculator that's way easier to use than a physical graphing calculator.
Wolfram Alpha
an answer engine that's way better than Yahoo Answers. Search your question and chances are Wolfram Alpha will have a step-by-step solution. Wolfram Alpha is a lifesaver for math and science classes, but can also answer your humanities and life questions. Pop this guy into the search bar "∫ln(4x^3) + 6x δx" and you'll get an answer!
BenchPrep
This extensive library of interactive test prep courses will help locate all exam study material you need. BenchPrep also provides an impressive base of flashcards, practice questions and study lessons.
RealCalc
With the help of this scientific calculator, you may actually start enjoying calculating. You don’t have to invest in an expensive calculator to use in class when you have this brilliant software at your disposal
Koofers
Koofers enable you to access flashcards and prepare for exams more easily. In addition, students use Koofers to get information about job and internship openings and to get hired for inadequate positions.
OpenStudy
If you’re the type that doesn’t do well studying alone, use OpenStudy to meet other like-minded college students to study along with based on a variety of topics.
Study Blue
With Study Blue, college students can use the convenient service to make flashcards that help them create notes online without wasting paper. It represents a supremely portable way to create formal study guides and freshen up prior to tests without going through piles of text.
tech
https://wifispc.com/ - wifi password map
https://www.wifimap.io/ - WiFi Finder
https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ - website checker
https://downdetector.com/ - website checker
https://fast.com/ - speed checker
https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri - check pc compatibility
https://ifttt.com/ - app automation
https://www.7-zip.org/ - zi/unzip files
https://bitwarden.com/ - password manager
https://builtwith.com/ - Find out what websites are Built With
travel
There: https://there.pm (Alternate: https://timezone.io)
Every Time Zone https://everytimezone.com/
FlightStats https://www.flightstats.com/
https://flightaware.com/
https://cityprotect.com
https://rsoe-edis.org/ - Emergency and Disaster Information Service
https://www.flightradar24.com
https://www.seatguru.com/
https://www.gasbuddy.com/
http://www.cleverlayover.com/
https://www.cheapoair.com/
https://www.skyscanner.com/
https://skiplagged.com/
Utility
video
https://agoodmovietowatch.com/ - find a movie
https://www.netflix-codes.com/
https://tvchart.benmiz.com/ - tv chart
https://yt5s.com/en86 - download youtube for free
https://obsproject.com/
https://invideo.io/pricing
https://wirestock.io/ - sidehustle - uploading b-roll - stock footage
http://videvo.net/
https://videos.pexels.com/
https://www.videezy.com/ - Requires attribution
https://www.lifeofvids.com/
https://coverr.co/
https://www.splitshire.com/category/video/
https://www.clipstill.com/downloads/category/free/
https://dareful.com/
https://www.vidsplay.com/
https://www.videoblocks.com/videos/footage
https://mixkit.co/
https://mazwai.com/
https://pikwizard.com/
https://www.videezy.com/
WRITING TOOLS
Note Taking
https://www.jasper.ai/?fpr=suresh - writing
https://www.articleforge.com/ - writing
https://contentbot.ai/?fpr=signup - writing
https://www.peppertype.ai/ - writing
diffchecker - DiffChecker:
screely. - screely
https://clearbrand.com/storybrand-web - Storybrand Website Blueprint:
coschedule headline-analyzer - Headline Analyzer:
Keywordtool.io: https://keywordtool.io - Keywords
https://keywordseverywhere.com - Keywords Everywhere:
https://www.title-generator.com - Title Generator:
https://www.copy.ai/ writing -
https://www.beautiful.ai/ -presentations -
Headline analyzer - Title writing tools
https://witeboard.com/ - presentations
https://dictation.io/ - type with voice
https://smmry.com/ - summarize text for papers
https://www.prepostseo.com/ - Plagiarism Checker
https://quillbot.com/ - paraphrasing tool helps rewrite any sentence, paragraph, or article
http://www.essaytyper.com/ - essay writing help
https://www.easybib.com/
https://hemingwayapp.com/ - writing help
https://pastebin.com/ - store any text online and share via link, set expiration time, it gets deleted after a date.
https://sii.im/playground/notes/ - free note-taking linked to Twitter
https://www.futureme.org/ write your future self
http://750words.com/ - type 750 words daily
http://www.writewords.org.uk/word_count.asp word frequency counter
https://get.scribehow.com/lp-3/?utm_campaign=aurelius&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=paid
https://rytr.me/ - writing assistant
https://writeme.ai/ - writing assistant
https://writer.com/ - writing assistant
https://anyword.com/ - writing assistant
https://www.naturalreaders.com/ - AI transcription
ai copywriting tool
Copy Paste Character: https://copypastecharacter.com/
Copy.ai: https://www.copy.ai/tools
https://go.chrisstarkhagen.com/growthbar
https://go.chrisstarkhagen.com/jasper
https://go.chrisstarkhagen.com/hypotenuse
https://www.copy.ai/?via=suri
https://writesonic.com/
https://kafkai.com/
https://copysmith.ai/
https://ai-writer.com/
Academic Writing
Copyleaks
If you are trying to achieve a high academic score, you must
avoid plagiarism
student plagiarism checker
is an excellent solution to avoid unintentional plagiarism.
Copyleaks
Students in middle school, high school, and graduate degrees can use o
PaperWriter
PaperWriter is a platform with professional essay writers who can assist you with the most difficult tasks and guide you in doing relevant research. You can be sure that you will find an expert in every subject area and receive a high-quality service without having to worry about deadlines.
studyfy
one of the best websites for students out there. It has a vast collection of essay samples, articles, guides, both on writing,
EssayTyper
EssayTyper is one of those confusing yet funny websites that claims it uses a combination of Wikipedia and magic to help students craft their essays fast – but also warns not to use it legitimately. If anything, the site can help spark imaginations that need to be rewritten – heavily – to likely get a passing grade.
Copyscape
a great website that college students can use to check out the plagiarism level of the papers they construct. Use their premium services to copy and paste the things you’ve rewritten and essays constructed from multiple sources to ensure that it’ll fly with your teachers. There’s a nominal fee of five cents per search conducted.
Dragon Dictation
Instead of typing like a maniac, you can become more productive by dictating. Dragon Dictation will instantly transform your words into text.
Purdue Owl,
was created by Purdue University to provide instructional materials in the field of writing for Ph.D. students. This online resource enables students to develop their writing skills through comprehensive lectures regarding the writing process while keeping in mind the fundamental techniques of proper writing. The APA and MLA citation guidelines are also featured on this site to help with proper citation and referencing on Ph.D. formal papers.
NinjaEssays
With the help of this website, you can always get your papers and assignments ready for submission. The company will assign your projects to real experts, so you can be sure that the results will be excellent.
Using English for Academic Purposes (UEfAP)
an online resource that is readily accessible to Ph.D. students. They can search for activities to do for the purpose of strengthening rules and strategies for editing and proofreading their papers. It is a handy online resource for effective writing, as it features basic and advanced grammar, sentence construction, and general writing rules and techniques.
Focus Writer
This writing app focuses on an uncluttered interface and has a hidden menu that you access by moving your mouse to the edge of your screen. Over 20 languages are supported, and it features daily goals, timers, and alarms, customizable themes, spellcheck, and autosave.
Calmly Writer
Does too much clutter distract you? Maximize this writing tool and you are faced with a sea of white and a blinking cursor. Hidden in the menu is a nice feature that estimates reading time. Available as a browser extension or online.
StayFocusd
Sometimes it’s not the clutter that distracts you, but the lure of lolz on Twitter. This highly customizable browser extension increases your productivity by allowing you to limit the amount of time that you can spend on certain websites.
The Most Dangerous Writing App
Even its creators call this app sadistic. If you stop typing for more than about 3 seconds it deletes everything you have written up to that point. It could force you into completing your work before that looming deadline, or it might just make you destroy your laptop in a fit of rage.
Ilys
A unique take on a writing tool that will help anyone who is too precious over their first draft. You set a word limit at the start. When you start typing, the screen flashes up one letter at a time. You can only see what you have written, and edit that copy, once you have exceeded your set number of words.
Otranscribe
Anyone who has had to transcribe some audio will know how painful it can be, especially when you have to switch between an audio player and a word processor. This tool allows you to upload your audio or video file and features a word processor with controls for the audio on the same page.
Style and grammar tools
Read-O-Meter
Want to give your readers an estimated reading time? Simply copy and paste your text into this tool for an estimate.
Hemingway editor
The Hemingway editor allows you to paste your content into the tool and it will analyze it sentence by sentence.
ProWritingAid
This writing tool features a large number of checks on your writing, from vague words to sentence length and overused words.
Grammar girl
Don’t know if you should be using effect or affect? Struggle with semicolons? Grammar girl has your back, with a library of clearly worded tips that will help clear things up.
UK vs US spelling
For anyone educated in the UK but writing for the US market, here is a comprehensive list of the variations between the two versions of the English language.
Wordcounter
This tool ranks the most frequently used words in any given body of text. You can use it to discover words you overuse or to extract the keywords from a great piece of content you’ve found.
Thesaurus.com
If Wordcounter has revealed you are overusing the same words, head over to Thesaurus.com to find alternatives.
Grammarly
Basically a very good spelling and grammar checker. Grammarly says it corrects over 250 types of grammatical mistakes. It also covers contextual spelling errors and poor vocabulary usage.
Cliche Finder
Enter a body of text and this tool will find a cliché faster than a speeding bullet.
SEO writing tools
Yoast WordPress Plugin
If you are writing content optimized for search engines, this WordPress plug-in will score your efforts based on several factors and ensure you don’t forget any vital components of SEO.
SERP title tool
Enter your title tag, meta description, and URL to see how they’ll appear in a Google search result.
Collaborative writing tools
Google Docs
You can choose who to share your documents with, both inside and outside your organization, and decide on their level of access to allow editing or comment-only input.
Bit.ai
Bit is a new-age cloud-based document collaboration tool that allows teams to create, store, share and track all of their documents easily.
You can invite your peers or fellow writers to the document to work together, gather feedback and make decisions. Your colleagues can collaborate in real-time, highlight changes, add comments, and can even chat with you, without leaving the document.
A Soft Murmur
If you find the noise of the office too distracting and wish you were on a beach instead, this tool has a variety of ambient sounds out to help with distraction-free writing. You can mix your own sounds, so if you find a burning coffee shop relaxing, they’ve got you covered.
Special Aditions:
FutureTools Collects
Audio Players
foobar2000 - An advanced freeware audio player.
AIMP - A full-featured music player.
MusicBee - A music manager and player.
Museeks - A simple, clean and cross-platform music player.
Dopamine - An elegant audio player which tries to make organizing and listening to music as simple and pretty as possible.
Harmonoid - Elegant music app to play & manage music library.
Strawberry Music Player - A music player and music collection organizer.
DeaDBeeF - A modular cross-platform audio player.
Tauon Music Box - The desktop music player from the future!
CPOD - A simple, beautiful podcast app.
Music Streaming
nuclear - Streaming music player that finds free music for you.
YouTube Music Desktop App - A Desktop App for YouTube Music.
Cider - An open source and community oriented Apple Music client.
Spotube - A lightweight free Spotify crossplatform-client which handles playback manually, streams music using Youtube & no Spotify premium account is needed.
Lofi - A mini Spotify player with WebGL visualizations.
Audio Editors
Audacity - An easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder.
Tenacity - An easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder.
fre:ac - A free audio converter and CD ripper with support for various popular formats and encoders.
AudioMass - Free full-featured web-based audio & waveform editing tool.
Music Tag Editors
MusicBrainz Picard - An open-source cross-platform music tagger.
Mp3tag - A powerful and easy-to-use tool to edit metadata of audio files.
Kid3 - An open-source cross-platform audio tag editor for many audio file formats.
OneTagger - The ultimate music tagger for DJs.
Music Production
MuseScore - Create, playback, and print sheet music for free.
LMMS - Cross-platform music production software.
Mixxx - Free DJ software that gives you everything you need to perform live mixes.
Helio Workstation - One music sequencer for all major platforms, desktop and mobile.
Sonic Pi - A code-based music creation and performance tool.
AudioStellar - Open source data-driven musical instrument for latent sound structure discovery and music experimentation.
OpenMPT (ModPlug Tracker) - Sample-based music production program in the style of trackers such as Impulse Tracker and FastTracker.
Jamulus - A networked music performance software allowing musicians to rehearse, perform and play in real-time.
BeepBox - An online tool for sketching and sharing instrumental melodies.
Volume Control
SoundSwitch - SoundSwitch offers you the opportunity to switch your playback and recording devices using simple hotkeys.
EarTrumpet - A powerful volume control app for Windows.
Volumey - Volume mixer that allows you to set up global hotkeys to control your Windows audio system.
WinMute - WinMute can automatically mute all sound devices on your PC.
Others
SonoBus - A real-time network audio streaming collaboration tool.
Piano Trainer - A music practice program w/ MIDI support.
Neothesia - Flashy Synthesia Like Software For Linux, Windows and macOS.
projectM - The most advanced open-source music visualizer.
Friture - An application to visualize and analyze live audio data in real-time.
Spek - Free Acoustic Spectrum Analyser.
Sonic Visualiser - Visualisation, analysis, and annotation of music audio recordings.
Figaro - Real-time open-source voice modification program & sound board.
Soundux - A cross-platform soundboard that features a simple user interface.
Carla - A fully-featured audio plugin host, with support for many audio drivers and plugin formats.
VB-CABLE - VB-CABLE is a virtual audio device working as virtual audio cable.
Equalizer APO - A system-wide equalizer.
Peace Equalizer - A Windows PC interface for Equalizer APO.
Real-time Noise Suppression Plugin - Noise suppression plugin based on Xiph's RNNoise.
SpleeterGUI - Music source separation desktop app.
Audio Band - Display and control songs from the Windows taskbar.
Sunamu - Show your currently playing song in a stylish way!
MicMute - Control your microphone using keyboard and mouse hotkeys.
Mechvibes - Adds sound feedback any keyboard.
AudioPlaybackConnector - Bluetooth audio playback (A2DP Sink) connector for Windows 10 2004+.
AirPodsDesktop - AirPods desktop user experience enhancement program.
AirConnect - Use AirPlay to stream to UPnP/Sonos & Chromecast devices.
swyh-rs - Stream What You Hear written in rust, inspired by SWYH.
Ai Applications - FREE
graphics and pictures - https://hotpot.ai/
Photo Gif Maker - https://www.myheritage.com/deep-nostalgia
logo creator -https://brandmark.io/
photo enhancement - https://deep-image.ai/
Image Enlarger - https://bigjpg.com/
online video creator - https://lumen5.com/
Business Name Generator - https://namelix.com/
BANKING, SPENDING, SAVING
Half
You can save a small fortune by buying and selling your textbooks online. There are other websites with a similar purpose, but Half is the easiest one to use.
StudentRate
Among all the new responsibilities as a college student, budgeting may be the toughest one. StudentRate.com is a website where you can find great discounts and steal deals that range from textbooks, to travel, to technology.
The College Investor
If you hate incurring student loan debt and want other financial tips that are helpful to college students, give the College Investor website a gander.
Amazon Prime Student
Amazon is an electronic commerce platform where you can buy anything, from a T-shirt to electronic hardware. If you have ever Google-searched “buy a book,” the first results are always from Amazon. Why do we tell you this? Because as a student, you will buy stacks of books.
Amazon offers a free Prime Student trial for six months.
After that, you will pay only half of the standard Prime version (
$6.49per month
). To access the option, you only need to have an email address ending with .edu. It has all the features of the standard Prime membership. As a bonus, it includes additional benefits that can help you with your studies. The offer lasts for four years or until your graduation, whichever comes first.
CamelCamelCamel
Use this resource whenever you think of buying something on Amazon.
CamelCamelCamel tracks Amazon prices for free
, offering you the best discounts and even alerting you when the cost of your browsed goods has dropped. You can consult the price history of almost
20 million products
to see price trends.
There are several ways to use the tool:
- You can browse the most popular goods with the most significant discounts.
- You can use the search bar: enter the products and compare prices.
- You can enter the URL of your dream product on Amazon and be notified when the price decreases.
Use this resource whenever you think of buying something on Amazon.
CamelCamelCamel tracks Amazon prices for free
, offering you the best discounts and even alerting you when the cost of your browsed goods has dropped. You can consult the price history of almost
20 million products
to see price trends.
There are several ways to use the tool:
- You can browse the most popular goods with the most significant discounts.
- You can use the search bar: enter the products and compare prices.
- You can enter the URL of your dream product on Amazon and be notified when the price decreases.
Retail Me Not has the most extensive database of discount codes, cash-back offers, and coupons.
Before purchasing from an online store, search for the needed goods on Retail Me Not. You will definitely find a lower price.
There is an option to download the browser extension,
RetailMeNot Deal Finder
When you shop online, the extension offers you all the available coupons valid for the websites you visit. The resource can even combine different discounts that help save you even more.
Coupons.com
This website is an oldie but a goodie. You can browse for
printable and digital coupons, promo codes, and special holiday deals
to make your online shopping less of a money drain. The special offers comprise 88 categories
, including personal care, baby products, food and beverages, and even hotel bookings
Save the Student
Wise money management is not only about finding the best price and discounts. It is also about tracking how much you spend every month and which expenses are unnecessary. Save The Student is a resource that can help make you a financial expert.
Everything from student banking to making money is available here. “Student Deals” category, listing the best offers for all sorts of products.
Groupon.com
Groupon offers daily deals on things such as spa days, fancy restaurants and city breaks. It’s not exactly the place to go to for the essentials of student life, but it’s a good way to treat yourself at the end of a stressful exam period, perhaps.
MoneySavingExpert.com
MoneySavingExpert has advice on everything from cheap flights to the best bank interest rates, helping your student budget stretch further.
Mint.com
Free to use, Mint can help you organize your finances and track your spending.
UniDays.com
Just one of many student websites offering discounts, UniDays lists thousands of student discounts and offers around the globe. It’s free to join and also available as an app.
BOOKS
Okular - A universal document viewer.
Sumatra PDF - A free PDF, eBook (ePub, Mobi), XPS, DjVu, CHM, Comic Book (CBZ and CBR) viewer.
Sioyek - A PDF viewer designed for reading research papers and technical books.
calibre - An e-book manager.
Koodo Reader - A modern ebook manager and reader.
Libation - Audible audiobook manager.
AudiobookSuite - A WPF application with the goal of providing an easy to use local audiobook library and player for modern Windows systems.
Thorium Reader - The best free reading application for EPUB, PDF and DAISY 3 ebooks, audiobooks and digital comics.
YACReader - Yet another comic reader.
Sigil - A multi-platform EPUB ebook editor.
Kiwix - An offline reader for online content like Wikipedia, Project Gutenberg, or TED Talks.
ZLibrary - The world's largest ebook library.
Sci-Hub - A shadow library website that provides free access to millions of research papers and books.
Library Genesis - A file-sharing based shadow library website.
Project Gutenberg - A library of over 60,000 free eBooks.
Open Library - An open, editable library catalog.
Internet Archive - A non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Mind Expanding Books - Books everyone should read!
Books - Awesome Book Lists.
Z library - free ebooks - free ebooks & articles that you can monetize/use for content on your website w/ no drama
Good Books: https://www.goodbooks.io
Amazon Textbooks
On Amazon Textbooks, you can rent, sell and buy textbooks. But in case you weren’t happy with the books, you can return them within 30 days for a refund. You can also trade your used textbooks for an Amazon gift card. Additionally, by shopping on Amazon Textbooks, you can enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping on millions of items, including cheap college textbooks, when you join Prime Student.
Overdrive
Who wants to pay for books when they don’t have to spend anything to read them? Thanks to Overdrive, when you discover, for example, the 10 bucks that Amazon is charging for the Kindle version of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, use Overdrive and your local library account to have it sent to your iPad or other devices to read for free in its entirety.
PostYourBook
College students can make back some of that cash shelled out for expensive textbooks by selling them to other students, who can save money by getting discounted books.
InstaGrok
TheBookPond.com
The Book Pond allows you to sell your old academic textbooks or buy the ones you need from other students who are ready to pass them on.
https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/free-ebook-reader-apps-for-smartphone-or-table
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
Amazon Textbooks
On Amazon Textbooks, you can rent, sell and buy textbooks. But in case you weren’t happy with the books, you can return them within 30 days for a refund. You can also trade your used textbooks for an Amazon gift card. Additionally, by shopping on Amazon Textbooks, you can enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping on millions of items, including cheap college textbooks, when you join Prime Student.
Overdrive
Who wants to pay for books when they don’t have to spend anything to read them? Thanks to Overdrive, when you discover, for example, the 10 bucks that Amazon is charging for the Kindle version of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, use Overdrive and your local library account to have it sent to your iPad or other devices to read for free in its entirety.
PostYourBook
College students can make back some of that cash shelled out for expensive textbooks by selling them to other students, who can save money by getting discounted books.
InstaGrok
News
QuiteRSS - Free news feeds reader.
Raven Reader - A open source desktop news reader with flexible settings to optimize your experience.
Fluent Reader - Modern desktop RSS reader.
RSS Guard - Feed reader which supports RSS/ATOM/JSON and many web-based feed services.
Content Creation
scribehow - step-by-step guide creation
https://www.storyboardthat.com/ - animated story-boarding
Communication
Protonmail - An email provider/service that respects privacy and puts people first.
Tutanota - A secure email service.
Thunderbird - A free email application that’s easy to set up and customize.
Delta Chat - Chat over e-mail.
Mailspring - A beautiful, fast and fully open source mail client.
AnonAddy - Anonymous Email Forwarding.
SimpleLogin - Receive and send emails anonymously.
Burner.kiwi - No bullshit temporary mail service written in Go.
MailDrop - A quick, disposable email.
Guerrilla Mail - A disposable email.
https://privnote.com/ - destructible emails
https://temp-mail.org/en/ temporary email address
https://10minutemail.com/ - 10 minute emails
http://scr.im/ - Convert your email address into a short, ink you can share on social media
https://faxzero.com/
Temp Mail https://temp-mail.org/
IM
Signal - A messaging app with an unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all the features expected from a modern IM app.
Element - Secure and independent communication, connected via Matrix.
Session - An end-to-end encrypted messenger.
Ferdium - A desktop app that helps you organize how you use your favourite apps by combining them into one application.
Hamsket - Free messaging and emailing app that combines common web applications into one.
Jitsi Meet - Free Jitsi Meet instance, provising state-of-the-art video conferencing.
Revolt - User-first chat platform built with modern web technologies.
Social Media
LBRY - A decentralized video sharing network.
PeerTube - A free, decentralized and federated video platform.
Glimesh - A next generation live streaming platform built by the community, for the community.
Mastodon - Globally interconnected microblogging community.
Lemmy - A link aggregator / Reddit clone for the fediverse.
WriteFreely - A clean, simple publishing platform made for writers.
Downloaders
Download Managers
- Free Download Manager - A powerful modern download accelerator and organizer.
- Motrix - A full-featured download manager.
- FireDM - A good open-source internet download manager.
- JDownloader - A free, open-source download management tool.
- XDM - Powerfull download accelerator and video downloader.
- Persepolis - A download manager & a GUI for Aria2.
- AriaNg-Native - A better aria2 desktop frontend than AriaNg, containing all features of AriaNg and more features for desktop.
- Streamlink - A CLI utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video player.
- youtube-dl - Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites.
- YT-DLP - A youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes.
- You-Get - A tiny command-line utility to download media contents (videos, audios, images) from the Web.
- Lux - A fast and simple video downloader built with Go.
- Open Video Downloader - A cross-platform GUI for youtube-dl made in Electron and node.js.
- Tartube - A GUI front-end for youtube-dl.
- Media Downloader - A Qt/C++ front end to youtube-dl.
- Hitomi Downloader - Desktop utility to download images/videos/music/text from various websites, and more.
- Video Downloader - A video and channel downloader that supports 110 websites.
- YoutubeDownloader - An application that lets you download videos from YouTube.
- N_m3u8DL-CLI - A command line tool for downloading m3u8.
- gallery-dl - Command-line program to download image galleries and collections from several image hosting sites.
- Twitch Leecher - An extremely fast and easy to use Twitch VOD downloader.
- SpotiFlyer - Kotlin Multiplatform Music Downloader ,supports Spotify, Youtube, Gaana, Jio-Saavn and SoundCloud.
- HakuNeko - A cross-platform downloader for manga and anime from various websites.
- AllTube Download - Web GUI for youtube-dl.
- Ytmdl - A simple app to get songs from YouTube in mp3 format with artist name, album name etc from sources like iTunes, Spotify, LastFM, Deezer, Gaana etc.
- qBittorrent - qBittorrent aims to be a good alternative to all other bittorrent clients out there.
- Transmission - A fast, easy, and free BitTorrent client.
- PicoTorrent - A tiny and minimal BitTorrent client.
- WebTorrent - The streaming torrent app.
- Instant.io - Streaming file transfer over WebTorrent (torrents on the web).
Development
Text Editors
- Notepads - A modern, lightweight text editor with a minimalist design.
- Notepad++ - A free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
- Kate - A multi-document text editor.
- Lapce - Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.
- Lite XL - A lightweight text editor written in Lua.
- Visual Studio Code - A free, lightweight, and extensible code editor.
- VSCodium - A community-driven, freely-licensed binary distribution of Microsoft’s editor VS Code.
- GNU Emacs - An extensible, customizable, free/libre text editor — and more.
- Brackets - Brackets is a modern text editor that makes it easy to design in the browser.
- Windows Terminal - A modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application for users of command-line tools and shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL.
- Fluent Terminal - A Terminal Emulator based on UWP and web technologies.
- PowerShell - A task-based command-line shell and scripting language built on .NET.
- Tabby - A highly configurable terminal emulator, SSH and serial client.
- WindTerm - A professional cross-platform SSH/Sftp/Shell/Telnet/Serial terminal.
- RStudio - RStudio provides open source and enterprise-ready professional software for data science.
- gretl - A cross-platform software package for econometric analysis, written in the C programming language.
- GNU PSPP - A program for statistical analysis of sampled data. It is a free as in freedom replacement for the proprietary program SPSS.
- jamovi - A free and open statistics package, which is easy to use, and designed to be familiar to users of SPSS.
- JASP - JASP is an open-source statistics program that is free, friendly, and flexible.
- massCode - A free and open source code snippets manager for developers.
- DevToys - A Swiss Army knife for developers.
- WinMerge - An Open Source differencing and merging tool for Windows.
- adb - A programming tool used for the debugging of Android-based devices.
- freeCodeCamp.org - Learn to code for free with millions of other people around the world.
- The Odin Project - An open-source curriculum for learning full-stack web development.
education/research
https://willrobotstakemyjob.com/
https://www.goodjobsfirst.org/violation-tracker
https://www.capitoltrades.com/about-us - all trades made by politicians
https://www.quiverquant.com/ trades made by politicians
https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ - see what drug manufacturers pay doctors
https://www.goodjobsfirst.org/violation-tracker
https://www.hownormalami.eu/
https://www.manualslib.com/ - library of manuals
http://www.etymonline.com/
https://www.zocdoc.com/
https://www.docsity.com/en/ - study & research tool
https://www.omnicalculator.com/ - calculator
https://www.codingame.com/start - programing education
https://www.instructables.com/ - learning platform
https://www.litsolutions.org/ -
https://cheatography.com/ - academic cheat sheets
https://www.classcentral.com/report/free-certificates/
https://learn-anything.xyz/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/online-courses
https://freelearninglist.org/ - learning site
https://scholar.google.com/
https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ - rate college professors
https://www.symbolab.com/ - solve math problems
https://www.mathway.com/ - solves math problems for you
https://ptable.com/#Properties
https://gutenberg.org/
http://evernote.com/
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/list
nt facts, up-to-date information, as well as helpful tips, tricks, tools, and advice to assist Ph.D. candidates in finding the help they need to make educated decisions.
Education
- Anki - Powerful, intelligent flash cards.
- Tabby- Simple timetable desktop app to track your school schedule.
- Qalculate! - A multi-purpose cross-platform desktop calculator.
- GeoGebra - Free digital tools for class activities, graphing, geometry, collaborative whiteboard and more.
- LanguageTool - Checks your writing in more than 20 languages.
- Crow Translate - A simple and lightweight translator.
- DeepL Translator - A neural machine translation service.
- Lingva Translate - Alternative front-end for Google Translate.
- Zotero - A free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
- JabRef - An open-source, cross-platform citation and reference management tool.
- Qiqqa - A free research and reference manager.
- GCompris - A high quality educational software suite.
- Scratch - With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations.
- Orange Data Mining - A data mining and visualization toolbox for novice and expert alike.
- Avogadro - An advanced molecular editor designed for cross-platform use in computational chemistry, molecular modeling, bioinformatics, materials science, and related areas.
- Gramps - Research, organize and share your family tree with Gramps.
- Scilab - Open source software for numerical computation.
- GNU Octave - A programming language for scientific computing.
- BOINC - Open-source software for volunteer computing and grid computing.
- ZoteroBib - ZoteroBib helps you build a bibliography instantly from any computer or device.
- edX - Free online courses by Harvard, MIT.
- Khan Academy - A personalized learning resource for all ages.
- Coursera - Free and paid courses on a wide variety of subjects from scholastic to technical and more.
Education for Free
MIT Open Courseware
has fabricated one of the greatest innovations of online learning through a database filled with relevant content for all degrees and programs that the university offers. All content and information are constantly updated and available for free. PhD students may obtain these courses and learn these on their own through the study materials that reinforce learning in traditional or online MIT classes.
Open University
is an ideal website to use when you are looking to make a career shift or obtain mastery in certain fields of study. There are no requirements to study through this website. It is highly ideal for Ph.D. students who need to study at their own pace and time without compromising their access to a wide range of free academic resources.
Edx
is an online resource ideal for Ph.D. students or those who love to supplement their knowledge. For those who have accounts, there are several online courses for students interested in doctorate degree programs in the country. EdX gives you immediate access to homework assignments to enhance your skills and test your knowledge on certain topics. Certificates are also given to those who are able to complete their courses and programs
online.Ph.D.
students may find this site favorable as it was established through Harvard University and MIT in 2012. EdX is an online resource and MOOC supplier that provides advanced, helpful courses from the world’s best academic institutions to Ph.D. students.
Coursera
This database houses licenses from and links to universities globally. Through specific partnerships, Coursera features online courses and necessary information for financial aid as well. Ph.D. students can learn on flexible schedules on Coursera, while also interacting with fellow students from different places across the country or around the globe. Options for certification and acknowledgment of course completion are also offered.Each program on Coursera also features competent peer-reviewed papers, community discussion forums, and auto-graded homework. Ph.D. students who complete courses will receive an electronic Course certificate.
Cosmo Learning
presents both scholastic and skill-based types of learning for Ph.D. students. Learners can consult the references or materials provided or pursue any of the site’s 58 courses. The online resource is composed of three areas consisting of educational materials, documentaries, and courses. Courses have also been segregated into two parts: extra-curricular and academics
College Confidential
helps Ph.D. students find appropriate universities and colleges for their degree programs. The website features a search tool that assists users in their search for reputable academic institutions based on degrees, programs, and other parameters. Articles that tackle college admissions, expert advice, community awareness, and career opportunities, are also presented on the website. College Confidential is considered an online resource where doctorate students and mentors support each other.
File Management
File Managers
- 7-Zip - A file archiver with a high compression ratio.
- NanaZip - The 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience.
- PeaZip - A free file manager and file archiver.
- Files - A modern file manager.
- Xplorer - A customizable, modern and cross-platform File Explorer.
- Double Commander - A free cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side.
- Sigma File Manager - A free, open-source, quickly evolving, modern file manager app.
- Far Manager - A program for managing files and archives in Windows operating systems.
- Czkawka - Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc.
- dupeGuru - A cross-platform GUI tool to find duplicate files in a system.
- Video Duplicate Finder - A cross-platform software to find duplicated video (and image) files on hard disk based on similiarity.
- Ant Renamer - A free program that makes easier the renaming of lots of files and folders by using specified settings.
- File Renamer Diff - A File Renamer App featuring a difference display before and after the change for Windows.
- Szyszka - A simple but powerful and fast bulk file renamer.
- Pandoc - Universal markup converter.
- File Converter - A very simple tool which allows you to convert and compress one or several file(s) using the context menu of windows explorer.
- Dangerzone - Take potentially dangerous PDFs, office documents, or images and convert them to a safe PDF.
- Convertio - Easy tool to convert files online.
Cloud Storage
- Nextcloud - A suite of client-server software for creating and using file hosting services.
- MEGA - A secure, user-controlled end-to-end encrypted cloud storage and communications service with 20 GB free storage space.
- Sync - A file storage and document collaboration platform.
- Tresorit - Tresorit is the ultra-secure place in the cloud to store, sync, and share files within your organization and with external partners.
- Internxt Drive - A zero-knowledge cloud storage service based on best-in-class privacy and security.
- Rclone - A command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers.
- Duplicati - Store securely encrypted backups in the cloud!
- Kopia - A simple, cross-platform tool for managing encrypted backups in the cloud.
- restic - Fast, secure, efficient backup program.
- Duplicacy - A new generation cloud backup tool.
- Syncthing - A continuous file synchronization program.
- Cyberduck - A libre FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Backblaze B2, Azure & OpenStack Swift browser.
- Ludusavi - A tool for backing up your PC video game save data.
- ChoEazyCopy - Simple and powerful RoboCopy GUI.
- Ultracopier - Ultracopier acts as a replacement for files copy dialogs.
- FreeFileSync - Folder comparison and synchronization software that creates and manages backup copies of all your important files.
- WinSCP - A popular free SFTP and FTP client for Windows.
- OpenSSH - Windows Optional Features. OpenSSH is a complete implementation of the SSH protocol (version 2) for secure remote login, command execution and file transfer.
- SFTPGo - Fully featured and highly configurable SFTP server with optional HTTP/S, FTP/S and WebDAV support.
- LANDrop - A cross-platform tool that you can use to conveniently transfer photos, videos, and other types of files to other devices on the same local network.
- Sharik - An open-source, cross-platform solution for sharing files via Wi-Fi or Mobile Hotspot.
- Winpinator - Send and receive files across a local network.
- Flying Carpet - Wireless, encrypted file transfer over automatically configured ad hoc networking.
- miniserve - A CLI tool to serve files and dirs over HTTP.
- OnionShare - An open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network.
- croc - A CLI file-transfer tool.
- Magic Wormhole - Get things from one computer to another, safely.
- Rymdport - A GUI for the Magic Wormhole.
- RiftShare - Easy, Secure, and Free file sharing for everyone.
- Tresorit Send - Send big files up to 5 GB securely.
- Send - Simple, private file sharing.
- Lufi - Anonymous file sharing services with temporary storage.
- FileSend - Simple, encrypted file sharing.
- SwissTransfer - Send files up to 50 GB free of charge.
- pic.infini - A free and anonymous image hosting service.
- Snapdrop - A Progressive Web App for local file sharing.
- ShareDrop - Easy P2P file transfer powered by WebRTC.
- FilePizza - Peer-to-peer file transfers in your browser.
- Blaze - A P2P file sharing web app.
- Wormhole - Simple, private file sharing.
- libcimbar - Optimized implementation for color-icon-matrix barcodes.
free Stock Videos & Photos
invideo.io
https://simplified.co/ - Design, Write, Edit videos, and Publish Content. Built For Teams.
https://www.pexels.com/ - royalty-free images & videos - -No 4K video - No attribution
https://pixabay.com/
Games
- itch.io - An online game marketplace and community.
- GOG GALAXY - Truly gamer friendly, DRM-free online gaming platform.
- Playnite - An open source video game library manager and launcher with support for 3rd party libraries like Steam, GOG, Origin, Battle.net and Uplay.
- RetroArch - A frontend for emulators, game engines and media players.
- CrossOver - A Crosshair Overlay for any screen.
- AntiMicroX - Graphical program used to map keyboard buttons and mouse controls to a gamepad.
- Cockatrice - A cross-platform virtual tabletop for multiplayer card games.
- Minetest - An open source voxel game engine.
- Warzone 2100 - A ground-breaking and innovative 3D real-time strategy game.
- 0 A.D. - A free, open-source game of ancient warfare.
- Widelands - A free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode.
- Mindustry - A sandbox tower defense game written in Java.
- Wesnoth - An open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme.
- Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead - A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.
- Thrive - A free, open-source game about the evolution of life.
- Unciv - Open-source Android/Desktop remake of Civ V.
- SuperTuxKart - A free kart racing game.
- Xonotic - An addictive, arena-style first person shooter with crisp movement and a wide array of weapons.
- FlightGear - An open-source flight simulator.
- Rigs of Rods - An open-source soft-body vehicle simulator.
- Endless Sky - A space exploration and combat game similar to Escape Velocity.
- osu! - A free-to-win rhythm game. Rhythm is just a click away!
- Lichess - The complete chess experience, play and compete with friends and others around the world.
- OpenTDD - OpenTTD is a business simulation game in which players try to earn money by transporting passengers and freight via road, rail, water and air.
gig work
https://www.taskrabbit.com/
https://business.fiverr.com & https://fiverr.com/
https://www.upwork.com/
https://www.guru99.com/best-fiverr-alternatives.html
https://99designs.com/blog/business/fiverr-alternatives/
Health
Health and Fitness
- UBPM - Manage your blood pressure data on Windows/Linux/macOS.
- Ambie - The best white noise app on Windows.
- f.lux - f.lux warms up your screen at night to help you relax and wind down before bed.
- LightBulb - An application that reduces eyestrain produced by staring at a computer screen when working late hours.
- Eyes Guard - A Windows application for protecting your eyes when you are working with your PC or Laptop.
- Workrave - A free program that assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI).
- Pomatez - An open-source Pomodoro timer application aimed for simplicity and productivity.
- Pomotroid - Simple and visually-pleasing Pomodoro timer.
- Stretchly - The break time reminder app.
- QMapShack - An intuitive and efficient tool for route planning and GPS recordings visualization.
- OpenStreetMap - A collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world.
WiseBread.com
dedicated to living well on a tight budget – whether you’re a student or just trying to get more for your money. It offers advice on everything from debt management to growing your own fruit and vegetables.
Healthline
The life of a student is stressful enough with all things you have to deal with, from having to find an apartment to rent to your papers and exams. It is one of the most intense periods that require your full focus on your goals. As an additional resource for self-help, you may subscribe to Healthline, another great resource for your health and wellbeing. The platform helps you to cope with the most common problems that students face. However, it is not a proper substitute for therapy or counseling, which you should take into consideration.
ASHASexualHealth.org
Sexual health advice and resources for those based in the US.
WebMD.com
WebMD allows you to check your current health status using its symptom checker. Although this resource is great for hypochondriacs, it doesn’t replace the knowledge of a real doctor – go offline and visit your university’s health center if you’re really concerned.
The Ultimate Health Food Guide
This guide will be a lifesaver throughout student life for times when you’re feeling wrung out, stressed or ill. Whatever your ailments, visit this resource to find out what foods to eat to build your immunity and vitality back up.
Influencer Marketing Tools
https://cmp.falcon.io/unionmetrics/
https://klear.com/
https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/
https://www.brandwatch.com/products/audiences/
https://buzzsumo.com/
legal / business
http://1099.com/c/ar/articles.html
https://pacer.uscourts.gov/
money
https://www.investopedia.com/
https://expensemanager.demo.vaadin.com/
money - instantly pay apps
https://www.superpay.me/?ref=Majoycana1
https://surveytime.io/?source=w2BaKCxss
https://offernation.com/?ref=Majoycana1
https://www.citizenme.com/for-citizens/
https://earnably.com/
https://instagc.com/
music
https://vocalremover.org/ - make instrumentals / acapella's
Free Audio / Music
Types of Creative Commons Licenses
- CC-BY: This license also allows you to use the music however you like, on any platform and in any medium. However, you must give credit to the creator, and provide a link to the original license (for instance, by adding that information to your video caption).
- CC-BY-SA: This license also requires you to give attribution to the creator. Also, if you remix or modify the track in any way, you also need to make it available under the same license type.
- CC-BY-ND: This license requires you to give attribution to the creator. However, you can’t modify the material in any way
- Title: The name of the track or song.
- Creator: The name of the artist, ideally with a link to their website or creator profile.
- Source: Link back to where you originally found the music.
- License: Include the license type (like CC-BY) with a link to the original license deed.
Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
dig.ccMixter
an online platform for sharing remixes. All the music on the site is licensed under Creative Commons (that’s what the “cc” stands for), which makes it the perfect place to explore.
ccTrax
Site dedicated to Creative Commons music, ccTrax is a curated collection with a focus on electronic genres like techno and house music.
You can filter tracks by license type, genre, and tags like “cinematic” or “shoegaze.”
SoundCloud
Follow Creative Commons, which has a profile on SoundCloud featuring Creative Commons music.
Enter the license type (e.g., “CC0”) you’re looking for in the search bar.
Use the search bar to find specific sounds or moods, and then filter the results based on your needs.
Bandcamp
Searching for music tagged with public domain is the easiest way to find tracks for commercial use.
Musopen
provides sheet music, recordings, and educational materials for free to the public. They have a focus on classical music,
Free Music Archive
There are over 3,500 tracks on FMA in the public domain, and over 8,880 licensed under CC-BY.
FreeSound
over 11,000 tracks in the public domain, which can be used without attribution or restriction.
Archive.org
You can find Creative Commons music on Archive.org a few ways. One is to simply search for files tagged with “public domain” or the specific CC license, then filter by media type (“Audio.”)
LibriVox
a collection of audiobooks in the public domain.
Uppbeat
music for creators, and everything on their site is royalty-free for commercial use on any platform. This makes it very easy to search if you’re a brand or content creator who hopes to monetize your videos.
FreePD
FreePD is a collection of music in the public domain, which means you can use it however you want without attribution.
Everything on the site is free to use and download, though FreePD offers the option to bulk-download all of the MP3s and WAV files for a small fee.
All the music on this site was created by Kevin MacLeod, who has licensed it all under CC-BY. That means you can use everything provided you give him credit.
Audionautix
Audionautix provides music that is free to use, provided you give attribution.
Scott Buckley
production music library for filmmakers and media artists, which offers all the music under Creative Commons. On Scott Buckley, you can search for the music or filter the results by genre, mood, album, and instrumentation.
UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive
UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive holds cylinder recordings that are downloadable in high-quality MP3 format. Its database includes classical songs, comedic monologues, ethnic and foreign recordings, which you can search as well.
iBeat –
If you’re looking for some free beats and loops, iBeat has a wide database of clips which are free under Creative Commons licensing. The beats available come in a variety of genres such as rock beats, hip hop beats, and even acoustic or electronic beats. No registration is required.
Josh Woodward
This work of a single person, this site features more than 180 songs that are free for download, sharing and use. Do give this generous man attribution if you use his clips in your productions.
Purple Planet –
Purple planet is the creation of two people, Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey, who let you use their music for free. You can use any of their audio clips on online videos so long as you link to their website at the video’s description. Their style of music falls under effects that accompany a horror, dramatic or mysterious scene.
Phlow-Magazine –
It is a magazine-themed site that collects the finest songs all over the web from netlabels and musicians that release music under creative commons license. They provide a wide range of genres such as techno, hip-hop, house, pop, rock and a lot more. Their latest project is about #366DaysOfMusic where they release a free MP3 music download each day, for 366 days.
Machinimasound –
The 2 people behind Machinima sound are Per Killstofte and Jens Killstofte. They also produce the music on the site. Its purpose is to provide media creators with quality music, and push Machinimasound to be at the forefront of this industry. You can download and use their free music for both personal and commercial use as long as you provide credit.
DL Sounds –
DL Sounds is a site which caters to those who are looking for fresh tunes, loops or samples to be used in projects. This site has been around since 2009, and even now, they are still providing high-quality music and royalty-free music to their customers.
PacDV –
This is a database of free audio clips organised by mood or emotion such as: Warm, Loving, Serious or Lonely.
DanoSongs –
This is also a one-man wonder site. You get to use his wide variety of self-made clips, arranged by genres such as soundtrack, pop/rock band, and even techno/electric.
Public Domain 4U –
This website has a wide selection of genres of free music you can download. The genre leads to another website that houses the album and description of the album. You can download your tracks there without registration.
Sonnyboo –
To use songs from this website, you have to credit the owner and writer of the songs, Peter John Ross. The song selection he has ranges from Jazz to Techno.
Network and Admin
Virtualization
- Docker - Enterprise-focused container platform for building, sharing, and running any application.
- Hyper-V - Hyper-V is Microsoft's hardware virtualization product.
- VirtualBox - A powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use.
- WSL - Windows Subsystem for Linux.
- WSA - Windows Subsystem for Android.
- wsa_pacman - A GUI package manager and package installer for Windows Subsystem for Android.
- Magisk on WSA - Integrate Magisk root and Google Apps (OpenGApps) into WSA (Windows Subsystem for Android).
- Windows Sandbox - Windows Sandbox provides a lightweight desktop environment to safely run applications in isolation.
- Sandboxie - A sandbox-based isolation software for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows NT-based operating systems.
- Chrome Remote Desktop - The easy way to remotely connect with your home or work computer, or share your screen with others.
- DWService - Remotely access your devices from a Web browser.
- Quick Assist - A new app in Windows 10 that enables you to receive or provide assistance over a remote connection.
- scrcpy - Display and control your Android device.
- QtScrcpy - Android real-time display control software.
- Microsoft Remote Desktop - Use the Microsoft Remote Desktop app to connect to a remote PC or virtual apps and desktops made available by your admin.
- TightVNC - A free remote desktop application.
- TigerVNC - A free remote desktop software server and client application.
- Weylus - Use your tablet as graphic tablet/touch screen on your computer.
- Moonlight - An open source implementation of NVIDIA's GameStream.
- Sunshine - Host for Moonlight Streaming Client.
- ZeroTier - A smart programmable Ethernet switch for planet Earth.
- Tailscale - A mesh VPN alternative that makes it easy to connect your devices.
- ScreenTask - Share your screen across local devices without internet.
- Deskreen - A desktop app that turns any device with a web browser into a secondary screen for your computer over WiFi.
- RustDesk - Yet another remote desktop software.
- Screego - Screego allows you to share your screen with good quality and low latency.
- PRemoteM - A modern personal remote session manager and launcher.
- mRemoteNG - An open source, multi-protocol, tabbed remote connections manager.
- Veyon - Cross-platform computer monitoring and classroom management.
- Wireshark - The world’s foremost and widely-used network protocol analyzer.
- GlassWire - A network security monitoring tool and analyzer.
- Fiddler - A Web Debugging Proxy which logs all HTTP(S) traffic between your computer and the Internet.
- NETworkManager - A powerful tool for managing networks and troubleshoot network problems.
- Angry IP Scanner - Fast and friendly network scanner.
- TrafficMonitor - A network monitoring suspension window software on Windows platform.
- OpenNetMeter - A simple program to monitor your network/data usage.
- SwitchHosts - An App for managing hosts file.
- Wifinian - A Windows desktop tool to enable user to actively control Wi-Fi connections.
- LibreSpeed - This is a very lightweight Speedtest implemented in Javascript, using XMLHttpRequest and Web Workers.
Personal Finance
- Budget Badger - A simple Personal Budgeting cross-platform app built on top of Xamarin.Forms.
- Money - Personal Expense Manager.
- My Budget - Free, open source offline cross-platform budgeting solution built with Electron.
- Money Manager Ex - A free, open-source, cross-platform, easy-to-use personal finance software.
- GnuCash - A personal and small-business finance manager.
- KMyMoney - A cross-platform personal finance manager.
- HomeBank - Free personal finance software, money management for everyone.
- grocy - A web-based self-hosted groceries & household management solution for your home.
- Frappe Books - Free Desktop book-keeping software for small businesses and freelancers.
- CryptoTracker - Simple yet powerful cryptocurrency portfolio tracker designed with simplicity and functionality in mind.
- rotki - A portfolio tracking, analytics, accounting and tax reporting application that protects your privacy.
Privacy and Security
Decentralized Networks
I2P - The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) is a fully encrypted private network layer.
Freenet - A peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant and privacy-respecting publishing and communication.
IPFS - A peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol to make the web faster, safer, and more open.
Remove EXIF Data
ExifCleaner - Cross-platform desktop GUI app to clean image metadata.
jExifToolGUI - Graphical frontend for the excellent command-line ExifTool by Phil Harvey.
ExifTool - ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information in a wide variety of files.
Encryption Tools
Bitlocker - A Microsoft Windows security and encryption feature.
VeraCrypt - Disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt.
Hat.sh - Encrypt and Decrypt files securely in your browser.
Cryptomator - Multi-platform transparent client-side encryption of your files in the cloud.
Boxcryptor - An easy-to-use encryption software optimized for the cloud.
Gnupg - A complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard as defined by PGP.
Age - A simple, modern and secure encryption tool.
Picocrypt - A very small, very simple, yet very secure encryption tool.
cppcryptfs - An implementation of the gocryptfs encrypted overlay filesystem in C++ for Windows.
SiriKali - A Qt/C++ GUI front end to sshfs, ecryptfs-simple, cryfs, gocryptfs, securefs, fscrypt and encfs.
Kryptor - A simple, modern, and secure encryption and signing tool that aims to be a better version of age and Minisign.
Minisign - A dead simple tool to sign files and verify digital signatures.
Horcrux - Split your file into encrypted horcruxes so that you don't need to remember a passcode.
OpenStego - An open-source steganography tool.
StegCloak - Hide secrets with invisible characters in plain text securely using passwords.
Password Managers
Bitwarden - An open source password manager.
KeePassXC - A modern, secure, and open-source password manager that stores and manages your most sensitive information.
KeeWeb - This webapp is a browser and desktop password manager compatible with KeePass databases.
LessPass - A stateless password manager.
Diceware Passphrase Generator - A tool for generating strong Diceware passwords, with entropy and crack time estimates.
System Tweakers
O&O ShutUp10++ - Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11.
Privatezilla - Performs a privacy & security check of Windows 10.
ThisIsWin11 - ThisIsWin11 lets you customize Windows 11 all in one place.
Optimizer - The finest Windows Optimizer.
Firewalls
Windows Defender Firewall - A stateful host firewall.
Simplewall - Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.
Portmaster - Monitor all network activity.
Others
Windows Security - Windows 10 and 11 include Windows Security, which provides the latest antivirus protection.
VirusTotal - Free online malware detection service for analyzing suspicious files and URLs.
ProtonVPN - High-speed Swiss VPN that safeguards your privacy.
Windscribe - Free VPN and Ad Blocker.
Image Scrubber - This is a tool for anonymizing photographs taken at protests.
Blacklight - A Real-Time Website Privacy Inspector.
Privacy Guides - Protect your data against global mass surveillance programs.
PRISM Break - Privacy/security-oriented software recommendations.
EFF - The leading nonprofit defending digital privacy, free speech, and innovation.
Awesome Privacy - List of free, open source and privacy respecting services and alternatives to privative services.
Personal Security Checklist - A curated checklist of 300+ tips for protecting digital security and privacy.
Anonymous Planet - This is a maintained guide with the aim of providing an introduction to various online tracking techniques, online ID verification techniques, and detailed guidance to creating and maintaining (truly) anonymous online identities.
Online Services
Secret Sharing
PrivateBin - A minimalist, open source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data.
Password Pusher - A dead-simple application to securely communicate passwords over the web.
One-Time Secret - Keep sensitive info out of your email & chat logs.
Yopass - Secure sharing of secrets, passwords and files.
URL Shorteners
Kutt - A modern URL shortener with support for custom domains.
anon.to - An anonymous URL redirector and shortener.
Lstu - A nice and open source url shortener.
ZWS - Shorten URLs using invisible spaces.
Survey Tools
LimeSurvey - The most popular FOSS online survey tool on the web.
Framaforms - Design your online surveys easily while respecting your audience.
Framadate - Schedule a meeting or create an opinion poll.
Search Engines
Brave Search - The user-first and privacy-focused search engine that uses its own index making it an independent search engine.
DuckDuckGo - The search engine that doesn't track you.
SearXNG - Privacy-respecting metasearch engine.
Whoogle Search - A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine.
Others
Disroot - A platform providing online services based on principles of freedom, privacy, federation and decentralization.
Framasoft - A not-for-profit popular educational organization.
AlternativeTo - A website which lists alternatives to web-based software, desktop computer software, and mobile apps.
Product Hunt - A website that lets users share and discover new products.
Slant - A product recommendation community with the goal of making it effortless to find the best product, app or game for you.
Awesome Windows - An awesome & curated list of best applications and tools for Windows.
switching.software - Ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives to well-known software.
Opensource.Builders - A website to find and request open-source alternatives to popular software you already use.
Mostly Free Resources for Almost Everyone - A list of mostly free resources for almost anyone.
Awesome Piracy - A curated list of awesome warez and piracy links.
Piracy Index - This website is a collection of the best digital piracy resources.
degoogle - A huge list of alternatives to Google products.
Awesome Fediverse - A curated, collaborative list of awesome Fediverse resources.
Awesome-Selfhosted - A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers.
online software
https://www.slidescarnival.com/https://alternativeto.net/ - alternative to paid for software
https://www.statista.com/ - statistical information for business
https://snapdrop.net/ - send & receive files
https://corrupt-a-file.net/ - file corruptor
https://code.visualstudio.com/ helps you debug code
http://bugmenot.com/ -
https://replit.com/ - live coding website
https://www.whatruns.com/ - Discover what runs a website
Personalization
- Rainmeter - Desktop customization tool for Windows.
- Open-Shell-Menu - Classic Shell Reborn.
- Lively Wallpaper - Free and open-source software that allows users to set animated desktop wallpapers and screensavers.
- ScreenPlay - Modern, Cross Plattform, Live Wallpaper, Widgets and AppDrawer!
- AutoWall - Live wallpapers on Windows 10/11 using open-source wallpaper engine.
- AlbumPaper - An app for Windows that will change your desktop wallpaper to the album art of the song you are listening to.
- WinDynamicDesktop - WinDynamicDesktop ports the Dynamic Desktop feature from macOS Mojave to Windows 10.
- SpaceEye - Make live satellite imagery your desktop background with SpaceEye.
- Superpaper - A cross-platform multi monitor wallpaper manager.
- Windows Auto Dark Mode - Switches between the dark and light theme of Windows at scheduled times.
- TranslucentTB - TranslucentTB offers you control over the appearance of your taskbar.
- RoundedTB - Add margins, rounded corners and segments to your taskbars!
- TaskbarX - TaskbarX gives you control over the position of your taskbar icons.
- TaskbarXI - An application written in C++ to modify the Windows 11 Taskbar.
- TileIconifier - Creates tiles for most Windows 8.1 and 10 start menu icons.
- ModernFlyouts - A modern Fluent Design replacement for the old Metro themed flyouts present in Windows.
- ElevenClock - Have a customizable clock on your Windows 11 displays.
- Taskbar Groups - Lightweight utility for organizing the taskbar through groups.
- RunCat_for_windows - A cute running cat animation on your windows taskbar.
- Desktop Pet (eSheep) - This project gives you the possibility to add a pet to your desktop.
- ExplorerPatcher - This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows.
- Mica for Everyone - A tool to enable backdrop effect on titlebar of win32 apps on Windows 11.
- Aerial - Apple TV screen saver for Windows.
- Bibata Cursor - Opensource, compact, and material-designed cursor set.
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Productivity
Productivity
Automation
- espanso - A cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust.
- Beeftext - A text snippet tool for Windows.
- AutoHotkey - A free, open source macro-creation and automation software utility that allows users to automate repetitive tasks.
- SikuliX - SikuliX automates anything you see on the screen of your desktop computer running Windows, Mac or some Linux/Unix.
- Power Automate - Power Automate allows you to automate web and desktop applications on your Windows desktop by mimicking the user interface actions like clicks, and keyboard input.
- AutoActions - Application-based actions to change Windows settings (display, audio) or run any program or action.
- Macro Deck - A open source software to use your smartphone, tablet or almost any touch screen device with a internet browser as a simple macro pad or even as an powerful automation solution for streaming, gaming, content creation and more.
- Mouse Jiggler - A very simple piece of software whose sole function is to "fake" mouse input to Windows, and jiggle the mouse pointer back and forth.
- Shutdown Timer Classic - Pick a time and let your computer shutdown itself.
- Auto Screen Capture - Automated screen capture utility.
- Ditto - An extension to the standard windows clipboard.
- CopyQ - An advanced clipboard manager with powerful editing and scripting features.
- Clipboard Canvas - A tool that helps you be productive, preview multiple files on Infinite Canvas, save storage space with smart Reference Files, and work uninterruptibly with Autopaste.
- XClipper - A clipboard manager for Windows & Android which helps to track clipboard activities and makes it easier to interact with them.
- Everything - Locate files and folders by name instantly.
- EverythingToolbar - Everything integration for the Windows taskbar.
- Spyglass - A personal search engine, crawl & index websites/files you want with a simple set of rules.
- Orange - A cross-platform desktop application for searching local files.
- ueli - A keystroke launcher for Windows and macOS.
- Flow launcher - Quick file search & app launcher for Windows with community-made plugins.
- Cerebro - Open-source productivity booster with a brain.
- Pinpoint - Keystroke launcher and productivity tool.
- SystemTrayMenu - Browse and open your files easily.
- grepWin - A powerful and fast search tool using regular expressions.
- dnGrep - dnGrep allows you to search across files with easy-to-read results.
- drawio-desktop - An open source technology stack for building diagramming applications.
- draw.io - Free online diagram software.
- Heimer - A simple cross-platform mind map, diagram, and note-taking tool written in Qt.
- My Mind - A web application for creating and managing Mind maps.
- mindmaps - An open source, offline capable, mind mapping application leveraging HTML5 technologies.
- Wireflow - Flow chart collaboration app.
- ASCIIFlow - A client-side only web based application for drawing ASCII diagrams.
- Gaphor - A UML and SysML modeling application written in Python.
- LibreOffice - A free and powerful office suite.
- Google Docs - Free online document editor.
- Microsoft Office Online - Collaborate for free with online versions of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote.
- CryptPad - A collaboration suite that is end-to-end-encrypted and open-source.
- Grist - A modern relational spreadsheet.
- Sozi - A presentation tool for SVG docume
Task Management
- Super Productivity - To-do list & time tracker for programmers & designers.
- Focalboard - An open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.
- Kanban Tasker - A simple personal kanban board.
- sleek - A todo app based on todo.txt.
- WeekToDo - A free minimalist weekly planner app focused on privacy.
- ActivityWatch - The best free and open-source automated time tracker.
- Strategr - No-Fuss Time Management App.
- Tockler - An application that tracks your time by monitoring your active window title and idle time.
- Nomie - Open-source mood and life tracking.
- Habitica - A habit tracker app which treats your goals like a Role Playing Game.
- PDF Arranger - Small python-gtk application, which helps the user to merge or split pdf documents and rotate, crop and rearrange their pages using an interactive and intuitive graphical interface.
- PDFsam - A desktop application to extract pages, split, merge, mix and rotate PDF files.
- Scribus - An open source desktop publishing software.
- TeXstudio - A fully featured LaTeX editor.
- TagSpaces - An offline, open source, document manager with tagging support.
- Knowledge Canvas - With Knowledge Canvas, you can import almost any digital resource and use it to build your own personal Knowledge Base.
- Datawrapper - An open source tool helping everyone to create simple, correct and embeddable charts in minutes.
- RAWGraphs - An open web tool to create custom vector-based visualizations on top of the amazing d3.js library.
- Reactive Resume - A free and open source resume builder.
- Resumake - A website for automatically generating elegant LaTeX resumes.
- Phone Link - Link your Android phone and PC to view and reply to text messages, make and receive calls, view your notifications, and more.
- KDE Connect - Enabling communication between all your devices.
- QuickLook - Bring macOS “Quick Look” feature to Windows.
- DropPoint - Make drag-and-drop easier using DropPoint.
- ClickPaste - Windows 10 notification area app in C# that can paste clipboard contents as keystrokes to whatever location you click.
CollegeRuled
Students are using CollegeRuled to make class schedules online and find their classmates in order to launch study groups and get the answers to pressing questions.
Flvto
With Flvto, students are afforded an easy way to listen to video presentations on the go, even when they don’t have Wi-Fi access or their data plans are hitting 90% and they need to lay off all that streaming because Mom and Dad are getting Verizon Wireless warnings.
Ice Cream Apps
The Internet-based world we live in means that common web-based homework tasks need easy and fast solutions. Ice Cream Apps fills the bill by providing students the software to take care of tasks like capturing screenshots, converting video formats, making slideshows and all kinds of stuff that college students’ coursework can require.
Slack
Slack is a website that helps not only business people improve their communication efforts, but students as well. It integrates with DropBox, always keeps your place when you jump around various applications and it connects teams, so it can be used by study groups and project partners with open, efficient communication.
Google Driveand Outlook.
But the most valuable benefit is the web clipper feature that allows you to save a selected part of a web page for future reference.
Trello
Professors adore assigning students to group projects. It’s how we learn teamwork and interpersonal skills. At first, we tend to think sharing work with a group of people makes the task easier. Very quickly, you realize that it is quite the opposite. The most challenging thing is coordination.
Trello helps teams become more efficient problem solvers.
This visual collaboration tool displays the tasks and the people responsible for them.
Then, you can track the work progress by each person and as a whole group. It can also track the productivity of each member to show who is the most efficient and who you hope you don’t get partnered with for the next project.
Google Calendar
The most challenging thing can be switching between tasks with the same deadline. Long-haul assignments can be even more stressful. If you forget to regularly work on them, you might miss a huge deadline altogether.
Google Calendar is a place to store your deadlines.
Use it!
Tomato Timer
a simple but useful timer to fight your procrastination and writer’s block.
Its principle consists of dividing your work into 25-minute intervals with 5-minute breaks
. After four such cycles, you can have a 10-minute break. The tool has convenient keyboard shortcuts so as not to distract yourself from extra clicking.
Francesco Cirillo
, the author of the method, found out that we become most effective when breaking long assignments into short, equal intervals. He called them “Pomodoros” (tomatoes from Italian) after the tomato-shaped timer he used while being a student.
LinkedIn brings excellent opportunities for networking with your peers.
Few students realize how priceless their time at university is. You communicate with hundreds of people who will become professionals in the same sphere as you. In ten years, you will be grateful to know people with whom you can share your work or even hire.
professionaland educational content
to help you become a real specialist.
Many companies publish their job openings and look for recent graduates here. If you are not already on LinkedIn, do it and make your profile as complete as possible. Your future self will thank you.
GOOGLE.COM
Google is the largest search engine in the world, and the Google Suite has become widely used in the education space. The cloud-based collaboration and productivity tools are secure and easy to use.
YOUTUBE.COM
YouTube is a free sharing website owned by Google. While videos on the platform range from entertainment to tutorials to travel videos, a recent
Pew research study
TEACHERDASHBOARD.COM
The Hapara Teacher Dashboard tool enables teachers to view and facilitate real-time browser activity of learners. Teacher Dashboard integrates with the G Suite, so that teachers are able to access all student files and Drives on a single interface.
INSTRUCTURE.COM
Instructure is the publisher of Canvas, a web-based learning management system, and Canvas Network, a massive open online course platform.
CLEVER.COM
Clever is a secure pipeline between school district data and the learning applications that teachers and students use. Users may log onto Clever and immediately access all apps that are made available by the district.
SCHOOLOGY.COM
Schoology is a virtual learning environment and social networking service for K-12 schools and higher education institutions. Schoology allows students to create, manage, and share academic content with their teachers and peers. Schoology is a Learning Management System (LMS) by PowerSchool.
PRODIGYGAME.COM
Prodigy Games is an adaptive, subscription-based learning platform to help students visualize and engage with math.
SEESAW.ME
Seesaw is a digital app-based platform that allows students, teachers, and guardians to complete and share classroom work over a variety of media types (videos, photos, drawings, text, links, and PDFs, to name a few!).
PBSKIDS.ORG
Operated by the U.S. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), PBSKids.org offers K-12 students a variety of curriculum-based games and videos – many of which feature beloved PBS Kids show characters!
Instructables.com
This is one of the most useful online student resources if you like making and fixing things yourself. You can learn anything from how to make spaghetti ice-cream to how to fix a broken shelf.
MentalFloss.com
Although essentially one of many time-wasting student websites, MentalFloss is good for learning interesting facts from around the world, covering topics such as food, culture and science. Admittedly, its main function may be as a procrastination aid, but you should still learn something.
UnplugTheTV.com
This student resource offers an alternative to TV (and, unfortunately, studying), hosting randomized videos on interesting scientific topics.
Sleepyti.me
This site tells you the best times to go to bed if you have to be up at a certain hour – a very useful tool within student life. Taking into account regular sleep cycles, Sleepyti.me can help if you suffer from grogginess in the mornings.
KeepMeOut.com
If you struggle to stay away from social media when you’re meant to be studying, use KeepMeOut to block certain distracting websites.
Random Sites
Just TheRecipe https://www.justtherecipe.com/
LunaPic https://www12.lunapic.com/editor/
MyNoise https://mynoise.net/
Pcience.gov https://www.science.gov/
MixKit: https://mixkit.co
Hostinger: https://www.hostinger.com/
PickFu:Hosting https://pickfu
Hotjar: https://www.hotjar.com
Rebrandly: https://rebrandly
Mention: https://mention.com
Kamua: https://kamua.com
Loom: https://www.loom.com
InPaint: https://theinpaint.com
FlatIcon: https://flaticon.com
LordIcon: https://lordicon.com
Remove.bg: https://remove.bg
Taskade: https://taskade
Goodbye Metrics: https://goodbyemetrics.com
PixelMe:
Resume
https://cvmkr.com/ - cv maker
https://www.kickresume.com/en/ - resume creator
https://flowcv.io/ - resume helper
https://www.resumemaker.online/ - resume writer
RESEARCH & IDEA GENERATION
Alchemy Text
If you want to extract the important topics from a great piece of content, this is the tool for you. AlchemyLanguage is a collection of APIs that offer text analysis through natural language processing. It can analyze text to help you understand its concepts, entities, keywords, sentiment, and more.
Google Trends
Discover trends and see if the subject you are thinking of writing about is taking off or fading into obscurity.
Portent’s Content Idea Generator
A writing tool for when you’re stuck staring at a blank page. Simply enter a topic and it will suggest a title and provide some resources for further reading.
HubSpot’s Blog Topic Generator
Another tool to help when you’ve got writer’s block. Add three nouns to this tool and HubSpot will return 5 blog headline ideas.
Brandwatch
Excuse us for blowing our own trumpet, but Brandwatch has several useful functions for a content marketer. Discover relevant trending content, research your audience and what they are talking about, and unearth influencers to amplify your content. We’ve written a free SEO and content guide if you’d like to know more.
Gutenberg.org
Gutenberg is the world’s largest online library of literature in the public domain. The copyright period of its books has elapsed, and now everyone has the right to use them for free. Most fiction(except for contemporary authors) and classics of psychology, sociology, literary criticism, and other non-fiction genres are housed here.
JSTOR
A go-to for back-issues and current issues of academic journals, books and other primary sources for your essay needs!
With Pocket, college students can save articles they come across for later reading. If you’re writing a paper about “voodoo economics” for instance, it even lets you save the articles into a folder under the same name for easy reference later.
Bright Knowledge
If you ever searched for the most convenient collection of relevant articles on various topics... A goldmine for any student. It assist students in the most challenging questions of their careers and learning opportunities.
Gutenberg.org
Similarly, Project Gutenberg provides free online access to texts whose copyright has expired; so far, it’s digitized more than 56,000 texts.
Scholarpedia
welcomes scholars and Ph.D. students of any degree program to submit articles on any relevant topic. These articles are then peer-reviewed or published after being approved by the website’s editorial team. All references on this website are 100% legitimate; students can utilize different sources they can find to support their ideas for a specific topic. It is also an outstanding online encyclopedia.
Scribd
regarded as an amazing resource for Ph.D. students who prefer electronic book versions. A $9 monthly membership is required in order to gain accessibility tobooks that can be used for the Scribd database. The books can be read on the website. You can also bookmark the pages for easier reference.
Google Scholar
the leading online resource that offers access to a database of scholastic resources and academic papers. Google has placed a ranking system that is entirely based on publishing date, source frequency, and other factors. Most papers are downloadable for free, which Ph.D. students can use for dissertations, researches, and many more.
Bartleby
Most of the published works kept on the site’s database are considered extremely helpful references for Ph.D. academic papers. Non-academic literary works including prose, fiction literature, nonfiction literature, and more publications can also be located on the site. You can also search for the famous novelists or storytellers whose works you intend to read.
Zotero
encourages collaboration among users to conduct research and gather information. Ph.D. students can collect and organize sources as they’re researching for information for their academic projects. These sources can be cited and synced on the same platform. The best part is that all research can be shared so that multiple users can update their own and supplement the database continually. Through this method, Zotero aims to streamline the research process involving groups.
Channel.com
The Futures Channel
an online resource for knowledge enrichment of Ph.D. students. Compared to other sites, it normally tackles current issues that post-secondary students face in class or in school.
Refseek
an online academic website for scholars, researchers, graduate, and post-graduate students looking to find and cite academic articles, web pages, books, and journals. This online resource lets you evade difficult-to-read sources and instead obtain the most relevant and appropriate content in a much simpler way.
Academic Earth
a site that features readily accessible free online college courses from reputable universities. It highly prioritizes online students, with all courses carefully chosen for, among others, Ph.D. students. What makes this online resource unique is its database of existing original videos on subjects that are relevant to them. The dynamic viewing experience is also a plus. The videos and other learning media are shown outside of a scholastic setting to provide realistic applications and discovery of certain interesting topics.
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Online education research and information library, Education Resources Information Center, or ERICis a project of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the U.S. Department of Education. It is administered by the U.S. National Library of Education (NLE). ERIC database offers access to educational documents, journal articles, and non-journal literature. With collections that include educational association publications, conference papers, instructional materials, and research reports, ERIC is definitely a reliable go-to digital library for research-intensive Ph.D. dissertations and projects.
Internet Archives
one of the most sought-after websites that features books sourced from reputable websites. American libraries, for example, have a wide range of free books that are mostly connected to college library websites. While it does not award certificates or admission based on learning, Internet Archive aims to be the go-to portal for sharing free and available knowledge to Ph.D. students.
Big Think
an online resource that caters to 2,000 experts in their fields of study. These specialists create relevant articles and do recordings of tutorial sessions for Ph.D. students. The site’s editorial team scrutinizes every information they gather and polishes the content they share to give genuine information to post-graduate students. Ph.D. students can utilize this site to form their own unique ideologies and demonstrate different opinions on a topic. In return, Ph.D. students obtain views from their mentors.
TED Talks
the most legitimate online resources presenting multimedia content that are highly relevant for Ph.D. students. The site regularly features significant lessons or topics through a series of videos and media. Ph.D. students may also check on the site’s audiobooks, projects, partnership programs, podcasts, and translators.
Mendeley
an online resource that enables Ph.D. students to save and access research references and interpret these as PDF format. Doctorate students may properly organize their papers and work well in private or public. The website generally creates bibliographies and citations in any format.
The Economist
The Economist is ideal for Ph.D. students who want brief, concise, and insightful reading. If you’re a Ph.D. student trying to find news and relevant articles on just about any topic on a local, national, or global scale, The Economist is your answer.
Huffington Post College
an online resource for you. It features an array of articles that articulate what it is like to pursue higher education. From tackling laborious research, to discussing student advancements, to expressing the efforts you’ve put into your post-doctorate program, Huffington Post College offers a platform for discussion and learning.
social media
Profile Pic Maker: https://pfpmaker.com
CloudConvert https://cloudconvert.com/
https://snapinsta.app/ - instagram download
https://instafinsta.com/ - downloads tiktok, instagram, & pintrest
https://www.nameche
https://musicaldown.com/en - tiktok downloader no watermarks
ck.com/en/ - check for name availability
https://www.accountkiller.com/en/home
https://fakeyou.com/ - clone voice, txt to speech
https://app.urlgeni.us/ - Create deep links and QR codes for any app - no SDK required
Snaptik App, MusicallyDown, and Apowersoft’s Online Watermark Removal - remove the huge watermark
shopping
https://www.tosdr.org/ - Terms of Service; Didn't Read
https://gethuman.com/ - Fix Your Customer Service Issues Faster.
https://reviewmeta.com/ - spot fake amazon reviews
https://camelcamelcamel.com/ - amazon price checker
https://www.amazon.com/outlet - amazon outlet
https://lozo.com/ - printable coupons
https://www.importyeti.com/ - find a companies suppliers
https://www.retailmenot.com/ - deals
http://www.lucyphone.com/
http://www.twofoods.com/
TUTORING
Khan Academy
an online coaching site. This is ideal for post-graduate students who are living on a tight budget yet need intensive coaching. Ph.D. students opt for the flexible learning time arrangement and study at their own pace. The website also houses a dashboard that determines the Ph.D. student’s progress report. Traditional bachelor’s, graduate, and post-graduate courses are featured on this site. Its partnership with the MIT, the California Academy of Science, NASA, and the Museum of Modern Art ensures relevant and up-to-date information.
Desmosis
online graphing calculator that's way easier to use than a physical graphing calculator.
Wolfram Alpha
an answer engine that's way better than Yahoo Answers. Search your question and chances are Wolfram Alpha will have a step-by-step solution. Wolfram Alpha is a lifesaver for math and science classes, but can also answer your humanities and life questions. Pop this guy into the search bar "∫ln(4x^3) + 6x δx" and you'll get an answer!
BenchPrep
This extensive library of interactive test prep courses will help locate all exam study material you need. BenchPrep also provides an impressive base of flashcards, practice questions and study lessons.
RealCalc
With the help of this scientific calculator, you may actually start enjoying calculating. You don’t have to invest in an expensive calculator to use in class when you have this brilliant software at your disposal
Koofers
Koofers enable you to access flashcards and prepare for exams more easily. In addition, students use Koofers to get information about job and internship openings and to get hired for inadequate positions.
OpenStudy
If you’re the type that doesn’t do well studying alone, use OpenStudy to meet other like-minded college students to study along with based on a variety of topics.
Study Blue
With Study Blue, college students can use the convenient service to make flashcards that help them create notes online without wasting paper. It represents a supremely portable way to create formal study guides and freshen up prior to tests without going through piles of text.
tech
https://wifispc.com/ - wifi password map
https://www.wifimap.io/ - WiFi Finder
https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ - website checker
https://downdetector.com/ - website checker
https://fast.com/ - speed checker
https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri - check pc compatibility
https://ifttt.com/ - app automation
https://www.7-zip.org/ - zi/unzip files
https://bitwarden.com/ - password manager
https://builtwith.com/ - Find out what websites are Built With
travel
There: https://there.pm (Alternate: https://timezone.io)
Every Time Zone https://everytimezone.com/
FlightStats https://www.flightstats.com/
https://flightaware.com/
https://cityprotect.com
https://rsoe-edis.org/ - Emergency and Disaster Information Service
https://www.flightradar24.com
https://www.seatguru.com/
https://www.gasbuddy.com/
http://www.cleverlayover.com/
https://www.cheapoair.com/
https://www.skyscanner.com/
https://skiplagged.com/
Utility
video
https://agoodmovietowatch.com/ - find a movie
https://www.netflix-codes.com/
https://tvchart.benmiz.com/ - tv chart
https://yt5s.com/en86 - download youtube for free
https://obsproject.com/
https://invideo.io/pricing
https://wirestock.io/ - sidehustle - uploading b-roll - stock footage
http://videvo.net/
https://videos.pexels.com/
https://www.videezy.com/ - Requires attribution
https://www.lifeofvids.com/
https://coverr.co/
https://www.splitshire.com/category/video/
https://www.clipstill.com/downloads/category/free/
https://dareful.com/
https://www.vidsplay.com/
https://www.videoblocks.com/videos/footage
https://mixkit.co/
https://mazwai.com/
https://pikwizard.com/
https://www.videezy.com/
WRITING TOOLS
Note Taking
- Joplin - A free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks.
- Standard Notes - A free, open-source, and completely encrypted notes app.
- Cryptee - A privacy focused, encrypted and secure documents, notes, files and photos service.
- SilentNotes - A simple note taking app which respects your privacy.
- Notesnook - A fully end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.
- Simplenote - The simplest way to keep notes.
- Notes - An open source and cross-platform note-taking app that is both beautiful and powerful.
- Trilium Notes - A hierarchical note taking application with focus on building large personal knowledge bases.
- Logseq - A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration.
- Zettlr - A Markdown Editor for the 21st century.
- AppFlowy - An open-source alternative to Notion.
- Foam - A personal knowledge management and sharing system for VSCode.
- Athens - An open-source knowledge graph that helps individuals and organizations solve complex problems by enabling them to capture, compose, and recombine ideas.
- QOwnNotes - A plain-text file notepad and todo-list manager with markdown support and Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.
- Obsidian - A powerful knowledge base on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.
- Mini Diary - Simple and secure journal app.
- linked - Daily journaling without distraction.
- RedNotebook - A modern desktop journal.
- Leaflet - POSP official notes application, written in flutter, beautiful, fast and secure.
- Butterfly - Powerful, minimalistic, cross-platform, opensource note-taking app.
- Lorien - An infinite canvas drawing/note-taking app that is focused on performance, small savefiles and simplicity.
- Xournal++ - A handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support.
- Microsoft Journal - A notetaking application that focuses on the inking experience.
- Manuskript - A open-source tool for writers.
- bibisco - An open source application for writing novels.
- novelWriter - An open source plain text editor designed for writing novels.
- ghostwriter - A cross-platform, aesthetic, distraction-free Markdown editor.
- KIT Scenarist - Simple and powerful application for writing screenplays
https://www.jasper.ai/?fpr=suresh - writing
https://www.articleforge.com/ - writing
https://contentbot.ai/?fpr=signup - writing
https://www.peppertype.ai/ - writing
diffchecker - DiffChecker:
screely. - screely
https://clearbrand.com/storybrand-web - Storybrand Website Blueprint:
coschedule headline-analyzer - Headline Analyzer:
Keywordtool.io: https://keywordtool.io - Keywords
https://keywordseverywhere.com - Keywords Everywhere:
https://www.title-generator.com - Title Generator:
https://www.copy.ai/ writing -
https://www.beautiful.ai/ -presentations -
Headline analyzer - Title writing tools
https://witeboard.com/ - presentations
https://dictation.io/ - type with voice
https://smmry.com/ - summarize text for papers
https://www.prepostseo.com/ - Plagiarism Checker
https://quillbot.com/ - paraphrasing tool helps rewrite any sentence, paragraph, or article
http://www.essaytyper.com/ - essay writing help
https://www.easybib.com/
https://hemingwayapp.com/ - writing help
https://pastebin.com/ - store any text online and share via link, set expiration time, it gets deleted after a date.
https://sii.im/playground/notes/ - free note-taking linked to Twitter
https://www.futureme.org/ write your future self
http://750words.com/ - type 750 words daily
http://www.writewords.org.uk/word_count.asp word frequency counter
https://get.scribehow.com/lp-3/?utm_campaign=aurelius&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=paid
https://rytr.me/ - writing assistant
https://writeme.ai/ - writing assistant
https://writer.com/ - writing assistant
https://anyword.com/ - writing assistant
https://www.naturalreaders.com/ - AI transcription
ai copywriting tool
Copy Paste Character: https://copypastecharacter.com/
Copy.ai: https://www.copy.ai/tools
https://go.chrisstarkhagen.com/growthbar
https://go.chrisstarkhagen.com/jasper
https://go.chrisstarkhagen.com/hypotenuse
https://www.copy.ai/?via=suri
https://writesonic.com/
https://kafkai.com/
https://copysmith.ai/
https://ai-writer.com/
Academic Writing
Copyleaks
If you are trying to achieve a high academic score, you must
avoid plagiarism
student plagiarism checker
is an excellent solution to avoid unintentional plagiarism.
Copyleaks
Students in middle school, high school, and graduate degrees can use o
PaperWriter
PaperWriter is a platform with professional essay writers who can assist you with the most difficult tasks and guide you in doing relevant research. You can be sure that you will find an expert in every subject area and receive a high-quality service without having to worry about deadlines.
studyfy
one of the best websites for students out there. It has a vast collection of essay samples, articles, guides, both on writing,
EssayTyper
EssayTyper is one of those confusing yet funny websites that claims it uses a combination of Wikipedia and magic to help students craft their essays fast – but also warns not to use it legitimately. If anything, the site can help spark imaginations that need to be rewritten – heavily – to likely get a passing grade.
Copyscape
a great website that college students can use to check out the plagiarism level of the papers they construct. Use their premium services to copy and paste the things you’ve rewritten and essays constructed from multiple sources to ensure that it’ll fly with your teachers. There’s a nominal fee of five cents per search conducted.
Dragon Dictation
Instead of typing like a maniac, you can become more productive by dictating. Dragon Dictation will instantly transform your words into text.
Purdue Owl,
was created by Purdue University to provide instructional materials in the field of writing for Ph.D. students. This online resource enables students to develop their writing skills through comprehensive lectures regarding the writing process while keeping in mind the fundamental techniques of proper writing. The APA and MLA citation guidelines are also featured on this site to help with proper citation and referencing on Ph.D. formal papers.
NinjaEssays
With the help of this website, you can always get your papers and assignments ready for submission. The company will assign your projects to real experts, so you can be sure that the results will be excellent.
Using English for Academic Purposes (UEfAP)
an online resource that is readily accessible to Ph.D. students. They can search for activities to do for the purpose of strengthening rules and strategies for editing and proofreading their papers. It is a handy online resource for effective writing, as it features basic and advanced grammar, sentence construction, and general writing rules and techniques.
Focus Writer
This writing app focuses on an uncluttered interface and has a hidden menu that you access by moving your mouse to the edge of your screen. Over 20 languages are supported, and it features daily goals, timers, and alarms, customizable themes, spellcheck, and autosave.
Calmly Writer
Does too much clutter distract you? Maximize this writing tool and you are faced with a sea of white and a blinking cursor. Hidden in the menu is a nice feature that estimates reading time. Available as a browser extension or online.
StayFocusd
Sometimes it’s not the clutter that distracts you, but the lure of lolz on Twitter. This highly customizable browser extension increases your productivity by allowing you to limit the amount of time that you can spend on certain websites.
The Most Dangerous Writing App
Even its creators call this app sadistic. If you stop typing for more than about 3 seconds it deletes everything you have written up to that point. It could force you into completing your work before that looming deadline, or it might just make you destroy your laptop in a fit of rage.
Ilys
A unique take on a writing tool that will help anyone who is too precious over their first draft. You set a word limit at the start. When you start typing, the screen flashes up one letter at a time. You can only see what you have written, and edit that copy, once you have exceeded your set number of words.
Otranscribe
Anyone who has had to transcribe some audio will know how painful it can be, especially when you have to switch between an audio player and a word processor. This tool allows you to upload your audio or video file and features a word processor with controls for the audio on the same page.
Style and grammar tools
Read-O-Meter
Want to give your readers an estimated reading time? Simply copy and paste your text into this tool for an estimate.
Hemingway editor
The Hemingway editor allows you to paste your content into the tool and it will analyze it sentence by sentence.
ProWritingAid
This writing tool features a large number of checks on your writing, from vague words to sentence length and overused words.
Grammar girl
Don’t know if you should be using effect or affect? Struggle with semicolons? Grammar girl has your back, with a library of clearly worded tips that will help clear things up.
UK vs US spelling
For anyone educated in the UK but writing for the US market, here is a comprehensive list of the variations between the two versions of the English language.
Wordcounter
This tool ranks the most frequently used words in any given body of text. You can use it to discover words you overuse or to extract the keywords from a great piece of content you’ve found.
Thesaurus.com
If Wordcounter has revealed you are overusing the same words, head over to Thesaurus.com to find alternatives.
Grammarly
Basically a very good spelling and grammar checker. Grammarly says it corrects over 250 types of grammatical mistakes. It also covers contextual spelling errors and poor vocabulary usage.
Cliche Finder
Enter a body of text and this tool will find a cliché faster than a speeding bullet.
SEO writing tools
Yoast WordPress Plugin
If you are writing content optimized for search engines, this WordPress plug-in will score your efforts based on several factors and ensure you don’t forget any vital components of SEO.
SERP title tool
Enter your title tag, meta description, and URL to see how they’ll appear in a Google search result.
Collaborative writing tools
Google Docs
You can choose who to share your documents with, both inside and outside your organization, and decide on their level of access to allow editing or comment-only input.
Bit.ai
Bit is a new-age cloud-based document collaboration tool that allows teams to create, store, share and track all of their documents easily.
You can invite your peers or fellow writers to the document to work together, gather feedback and make decisions. Your colleagues can collaborate in real-time, highlight changes, add comments, and can even chat with you, without leaving the document.
A Soft Murmur
If you find the noise of the office too distracting and wish you were on a beach instead, this tool has a variety of ambient sounds out to help with distraction-free writing. You can mix your own sounds, so if you find a burning coffee shop relaxing, they’ve got you covered.
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