Web Browser Extensions

(Stop using Chrome-based browsers given Manifest v3 limitations soon™)

Content Blockers & Privacy

• uBlock Origin — [Chrome Lite] / [Firefox Full Engine]
• SponsorBlock — [Chrome] / [Firefox]
• KeePassXC-Browser — [Chrome] / [Firefox]
• NoScript — [Chrome] / [Firefox]
• Cookie AutoDelete — [Chrome] / [Firefox]
• Redirect Skipper / FastForward

Script Managers & Development

• Violentmonkey — [Chrome] / [Firefox] (Used to run userscripts like Instagram Helper or Undiscord)
• User-Agent Switcher and Manager — [Chrome] / [Firefox]
• Get cookies.txt LOCALLY — [Chrome] / [Firefox]

Downloaders & Media Tools

• Transpose ▲ Pitcher & Speed Changer — [Chrome] / [Firefox]
• Video Speed Controller — [Chrome] / [Firefox]
• Video DownloadHelper — [Chrome] / [Firefox]
• DownloadThemAll! — [Chrome] / [Firefox]
• Simple Mass Downloader — [Chrome] (Not officially available on Firefox)
• My JDownloader Integration — [Chrome] / [Firefox]

Tab Management & Enhancements

• Firefox Multi-Account Containers — [Firefox Exclusive]
• Link Gopher — [Chrome] / [Firefox]
• Reddit Enhancement Suite (RES) — [Chrome] / [Firefox]
• DF Tube (Distraction Free YouTube) — [Chrome] / [Firefox]
• Bypass Paywalls Clean — [GitHub Source Repository] (Manual developer side-load deployment mandatory)
• Bookmark All Tabs — (Native hotkey shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+D / Cmd+Shift+D)

Web Search & Metadata Discovery

• Searx — Decentralized metasearch engine portal
• Startpage — Unfiltered Google search queries delivered with complete privacy
• SearchMySite — Crowdsourced index tracking the personal/independent web
• Deep Search (Marginalia) — Navigation mapping text-heavy classic layouts
• Yandex Image Search — High-performance reverse photo identification engine
• Frog Find — Minimalist HTML-based parsing search engine for legacy hardware
• Search Files — Open-source file indexing checker directory
• Pexels — Free high-quality open stock image distribution network
• Openverse — Massive library tracking Creative Commons licensed audio and graphics
• Flaticon — Mass tracking library for custom vector icons, stickers, and graphics
• Libgen / Z-Library / Sci-Hub / LibriVox (FOSS Audiobooks)
• AlternativeTo — Open crowdsourced database tracking application replacements

Videos & Media Streaming Resources

• Synctube — Synchronized video chat nodes for real-time group viewing
• Invidious.io — Privacy-respecting, lightweight wrapper proxy engine for YouTube
• newpipe.net — Legacy open Android distribution source layer
• freetubeapp.io — Local sandboxed open-source desktop container for YouTube media
• github.com/TeamPiped/Piped — Highly efficient alternative web-based media platform layout
• yt-dlp — Complete deployment binaries for the CLI media extractor backend
• ev01 — Free video library streaming portal
• Find a streaming website — Automated mirror tracking redirect routing portal
• Quite a playlist — Tool reclaiming structural titles from dead or deleted video strings
• VidLii — Retro-layout independent video network database mirroring vintage designs
• IPTVcat — Automated multi-stream tracking live database indexing global IPTV networks

Interactive Webapps

• Zero Knowledge Pastebin (PrivateBin) — Locally encrypted zero-knowledge text host
• PortChecker — Remote diagnostic checking open firewall rules
• Draw.io — Cloud diagramming architecture canvas tool
• Photopea — Complete advanced image editor layout closely mirroring Photoshop
• DeepL Translator — Context-aware translation automation
• Crypto prices (CoinGecko) — Independent cryptocurrency metric monitoring index
• remove.bg — Automated foreground isolation for transparent png exports
• Etherpad - Riseup / CryptPad (Encrypted Workspace Suite)
• ezgif — Swiss army knife framework editing and deploying static GIF/video files
• What time is it (Time.is) / What day is it (Checkiday)
• ZWS Link Shortener — Zero-width character engine making short URLs invisible
• 68k.news — Google News parsed into plaintext HTML layers for legacy setups
• Grammar Checker (QuillBot)
• Minimal wpm game — Text typing speed test engine
• ConvertCase — Text character layout adjustments tool
• FotoForensics — Error Level Analysis processing image verification layers
• Wallhaven.cc — High-definition graphic asset database repository
• Base64Decode — Decoding parser processing base64 sequences
• QR Code Generator — Generation tool creating clean matrix patterns
• iLovePDF — Production toolkit handling compression and modification of PDF files
• Percentage of the year remaining / completed
• LogicalIncrements — PC builder maps ranked by budget price categories
• TOSDR — Terms of Service; Didn't Read visual rating tracker
• Scribd Downloader — Direct document retrieval text engine extractor
• Random text file generator — Testing sandbox creating dummy text payloads
• Mail Tester — Verification engine checking SPF, DKIM, and mail flow loops
• Password Generator — High entropy cryptography security generator

Ephemeral File Transfer

• Catbox — Fast, persistent data repository sharing storage
• Fileconvoy — Temporary asset file distribution layout with expiration tags
• WeTransfer — Standard transit framework routing attachments over email
• SendAnywhere — Direct secure peer-to-peer data transport utilizing code verification
• Wormhole — End-to-end encrypted file delivery interface
• Temp.sh — Automated destruction temporary storage platform
• ToffeeShare — Unlimited size peer-to-peer straight file streaming tool

Content Creation & Making Stuff

• GetYarn.io — Search engine mapping raw clips matching target text lines
• cleanup.pictures — AI-powered background item eraser canvas
• ttsmp3 — Standard speech converter outputting MP3 tracks from text profiles
• TikTok Voice Generator / TikTokTTS Unlimited (No Caps)
• Identify Songs Guide Matrix
  • aha music — Real-time browser trace stream acoustic matching extension
  • audiotag.info — Direct clip upload processing database engine identification
• HookTheory — Music theory sandbox identifying chord structures
• SampleKrate / SampleFocus — Sound effect and production loop repositories
• The Sounds Resource — Large archive cataloging audio files ripped out of video games
• WriterSolo — Offline local-first scenario script processor running free-form
• The Noun Project — Definitive global vector iconography library
• Awesome 3d printing repo — CAD tuning records index

Privacy & Security Resources

• privacytools.io — Collective ecosystem suggesting hardened software options
• ssd.eff.org (EFF) — Electronic Frontier Foundation surveillance self-defense roadmap
• haveibeenpwned.com — Core leak registry testing exposed credential variables
• Madaidan's Insecurities — Hard security analyses highlighting runtime code framework flaws
• FSF Respects Your Freedom — Free Software Foundation zero proprietary firmware tracking database
• techlore.tech — Practical privacy bootcamps, architecture breakdowns, and tool tutorials
• justdelete.me — Central portal hosting direct links to platform profile deletion tools
• easyoptouts.com — Automated removal platform managing deletion steps from data broker grids
• OSINT framework — Master blueprint mapping public investigation lookup vectors
• KYCNot.me — Matrix monitoring decentralized peer-to-peer non-KYC exchange configurations
• virustotal.com — Multi-engine antivirus diagnostics heuristics analyzer sandbox

Repos of good sites & resources (meta)

• rentry.org/good-sites — General alternative web resources map
• sizeof.cat/links/ — Comprehensive index linking software repositories and privacy logs
• Github: Awesome AHK — Curation gathering workflow macro extensions
• Github: Awesome Infosec — Unified penetration tool and compliance index
• Ripped.guide — Deep database defining media backup methods and conversion settings
• NixNet — Curation engine tracking decentralized independent privacy proxy servers
• Suckless.org Rocks — Structural software indexing strict low-complexity apps

Master Software Suite

Platform Agnostic (Cross-Platform)

• Obsidian - knowledge base mapper and markdown canvas
• Calibre - Ebook manager and library processor
• Keepass - Classic secure local-first password vault database core
• Zim - A graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages
• Anydesk - Fast proprietary remote desktop connectivity agent
  • Rustdesk - Excellent open source FOSS alternative agent to Anydesk
• Mumble - Low-latency encrypted voice chat infrastructure server
• Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) - Production screen recording and live streaming engine
• Avidemux - Video editor layer for rapid clean cuts and code adjustments
• yt-dlp - Command-line video downloader framework package
• RedNotebook - Local text notebook interface supporting tagging matrices
• Quassel IRC - Distributed open IRC shell layout using a persistent server core
• Thunderbird - Local email client, scheduler, and RSS feeder
• Telegram - Secure fast instant messaging multimedia layer
• VirtualBox - Multi-platform x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization environment runner
• RPCS3 - Advanced open source Sony PlayStation 3 emulator core
• balenaEtcher - Fast graphical writer flashing OS images to SD or USB tokens
• Portainer - Container orchestration web UI managing Docker configurations
• Beets - Music collection command line organizer and automated tag analyzer
• LosslessCut — FFmpeg GUI wrapper performing real-time video slices without re-encoding
• Vibe Transcribe — High accuracy local AI audio transcription environment
• pgAdmin — Open source management platform managing PostgreSQL databases

Android (F-Droid Focus)

Sticking strictly to free, open-source packages. If an asset from Google Play is mandatory, route through the secure proxy interface Aurora Store

• scrcpy — Mirrored display pipeline orchestrating Android interfaces from a PC
• Aegis 2fa - Secure 2-factor authentication manager with encrypted export setups — Fdroid
• Bromite - Hardened web browser framework — Fdroid
• Element - Secure chat client routing over the matrix protocol — Fdroid
• Feeder - RSS and Atom feed viewer aggregator — Fdroid
• k-9 Mail - Full open mail application layer — Fdroid
• MPV - Modular core multimedia video player port — Fdroid
• Simple music player - Local file audio player layout — Fdroid
• Vanilla music player - Clean extensible background engine — Fdroid
• NewPipe - Anonymous frontend client proxy bypassing YouTube tracking blocks — Fdroid
• Podverse - Open source podcast management layer with timestamps clippings tools — Fdroid
• Open Note Scanner - Flattens handwritten paper tracking notes directly into clean images — Fdroid
• OsmAnd~ - Offline mapping solution powered completely by OpenStreetMap — Fdroid
• Primitive ftpd - Immediate background FTP/SFTP system server deployment — Fdroid
• Syncthing - Dynamic matrix tracking directory adjustments across devices locally — Fdroid
• DNS66 — Local VPN proxy executing block configurations against ad hosts — Fdroid
• Hacki — Mobile client processing YCombinator Hacker News — Fdroid
• KeePassDX — Fluid local password manager port utilizing native APIs — Fdroid
• Raven — Web scraping automation feed news reader — Fdroid
• Audile — Acoustic waveform scanner identifying song details — Fdroid
• FairScan — Portable document scanner outputting flattened text PDFs instantly — Fdroid
• SherpaTTS — Local offline text-to-speech engine using Piper or Coqui voices — Fdroid
• Unstoppable Crypto Wallet — Decentralized asset tool for cryptocurrencies — Fdroid
• Whisper+ — Voice recognition keyboard emulation layout leveraging OpenAI Whisper models — Fdroid

Meta Curation Trackers: FLOSS Android Apps Repository / Awesome Android Developers GitHub

Windows Environment

• Ditto - Multi-entry clipboard database utility caching entries across instances
• Mremoteng - Tabbed multi-protocol structural remote connections portal
  • WindTerm — High-efficiency advanced SSH/Telnet terminal emulator with KeePassDX integrations
• Notion - Cloud planning note layout canvas
  • Zettlr — Academic local-first markdown notebook; FOSS alternative to Notion
• AutoHotkey - Windows interface scripting language orchestrating macro key commands
• Foobar2000 - High-performance modular local music playback audio manager
• Notepad++ - Code syntax editor and reliable notepad replacement
• RDCMan - Remote Desktop Connection Manager aggregating grouped system RDP sessions
• 7zip - Open file archiver optimizing decompression of ZIP and RAR allocations
• VLC - Core cross-platform multimedia codec player layout
• Greenshot - Fast workflow screenshot tool
  • ShareX — Capturing suite with complex upload automations; highly recommended alternative
• Imageglass - Fast modern picture viewer
• DigiKam — Professional asset manager organizing photographs and RAW files
• XnView MP — Versatile multi-format image catalog viewer and batch conversion system
• IrfanView — Fast image viewer layout packing robust batch editing codec plugins
• Paint.net — Layer-based graphic tool fitting the middle ground between MSPaint and Photoshop
• FileConverter — Context menu explorer extension managing quick conversions of files via right-click
• Files App — Modern replacement layout for Explorer.exe backing filesystem tabs
• DirectoryOpus — Desktop system workspace folder browser engine built for absolute power users
• Snappy Driver Installer — Open source driver installer database sorting clean deployments
• Hiren's BootCD PE — WinPE diagnostic live platform containing emergency storage utilities
• yt-dlp Frontend — Smooth GUI wrapper shell backing CLI yt-dlp queries
• Everything (Voidtools) — Instant system locator reading MFT tracking structures directly
• PowerToys — System utilities by Microsoft featuring FancyZones layout manager
• WinMerge — Graphical comparison and merging framework checking script files
• Exact Audio Copy (EAC) — Secure audio extraction converter ripping digital tracks off CDs
• Ultimate Vocal Remover (UVR) — Neural network source separator processing vocal/instrument isolation
• Pinokio — Script container orchestration installing local AI engines and LLMs instantly
• Fastfetch — High speed command line hardware information grabber (Install via winget install fastfetch)
• Hyper-V — Enterprise-grade virtualization hypervisor layer running natively on Windows kernel blocks

Linux Distribution Elements

• mpv — High performance scriptable terminal-first media engine
• tmux — Workspace terminal multiplexer keeping background terminal nodes persistent
• kde Plasma — Custom engineering environment desktop panel matrix
• Remmina — Multi-protocol remote workspace connection manager backing RDP and VNC layers
• AutoKey — Text macro automation application runner built for Linux

Self-Hosted Infrastructure Stacks

Dashboards & System Automation

• homepage — High optimization static layout server monitoring portal landing page
• dockge — Reactive compose dashboard layout tracking stacks deployment rules
• Nginx Proxy Manager — Reverse proxy traffic management suite with automated SSL configurations
• Netdata — Real-time analytics infrastructure platform checking baremetal metrics

Data, Synchronization & Storage

• TrueNAS Scale — ZFS file system storage engine layout run from Debian base blocks
• Nextcloud — Complete groupware office system cloud data stack layer
• Syncthing Core — Distributed network node synchronizing local files between systems
• FileBrowser — Lightweight web portal file viewer mounting system directories
• Modoboa — Structured open SQL mail hosting management layer
• ArchiveBox — Digital scrap preservation engine collecting raw copies of site records
• WordPress — Central Content Management System architecture hosting web publication channels

Media Server Systems

• Immich — Advanced digital asset gallery layout mirroring mobile photos timelines
  • immich-go — CLI system script port transferring bulk Google Takeout assets into Immich instances
  • icloudpd (boredazfcuk) — Background container pipeline auto-syncing Apple photo streams
• Photoprism - Photo tagging and cataloging engine powered by AI models
• Piwigo — Open photo library manager built for extensive scalable data galleries
• Hydrus - High optimization image management tracking metadata tagging schemes
• Plex Media Server - Streaming database routing local media layers to external apps
• Jellyfin — The pure FOSS media distribution deployment free from premium licensing requirements
• Tautulli - Analytics panel capturing connection metrics and tracking streams on Plex
• metube — Node frontend parsing yt-dlp queues directly into downloads containers
• Tiny Media Manager — NFO metadata scripter scraping database tags for media files

Security, Communications & Feed Aggregators

• Vaultwarden — Lightweight server deployment API proxy running full Bitwarden features
• AdGuard Home — Network gateway DNS blocker matching tracker rules across local routers
• The Lounge — Modern responsive node web client interface running persistent IRC tracking channels
• linkding — Fast bookmark library database engine running light resources footprint
• Stirling-PDF — Sandboxed web application executing full structural changes on PDF documents
• SearXNG — Modular custom privacy proxy aggregating public meta searches
• Commafeed — Minimal feed interface mimicking Google Reader mechanics
• FreshRSS — Aggregate feed processing database system handling large tracking arrays
• TTRSS (Tiny Tiny RSS) — Highly continuous modular automation tracker system processing live text feeds

Financial & Terminal Utilities

• Finviz Market Heatmap — Real-time sectoral validation matrix processing stock variations
• Crypto Exchange Rates CLI: curl rate.sx — Terminal tracker printing live currency changes
• ANSI Weather Layout Stream: curl wttr.in/?0 — Quick command line terminal weather layout formatting
• Cheat.sh Command Direct Lookup: curl cheat.sh/tar — CLI tracking tool query library
• ExplainShell — Interactive framework parsing multi-flag command inputs against manual records
• Command Challenge — Gamified shell lab tracking text processing tasks in containers
• Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide — Thorough reference manual covering complex Unix Shell architectures

Home, Lifestyle & Performance Metrics

• FitFileTools — Dynamic parser fixing structural corruption gaps inside sport GPS .fit files
• Zwift Hub — Multiplayer cycling environment tracking training milestones
• Strava — Fitness milestones recording data stream metric app
• Garmin Connect — Hardware dashboard tracking sensor data analytics
• Cooked.wiki — Strips presentation layers off recipes pages to render pure text checklist tables
• Based Cooking — Minimal open cooking site operating without cookies or processing ads