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Categories
Very Cool
DukeNukemIs.Cool | Ashley Jones who does cool stuff: dukenukemis.cool
Cozy Net | A cool guy that blogs and makes videos, music, etc. He even has his own forum: cozynet.org
toastytech.com | Retro technology and GUI desktop showcases: toastytech.com
Richard Stallman | Founder of the Free Software Foundation and GNU: stallman.org
Technology
Web Browsers
Mullvad Browser | Great security hardened Firefox-based browser: mullvad.net
LibreWolf | Decent security hardened Firefox-based browser: librewolf.net
Pale Moon | Traditional web browser based on old Firefox with cool themes: palemoon.org
Privacy and Security
KeePassXC | The best password manager: keepassxc.org
Proton | Email, cloud storage, and more with a good privacy policy: proton.me
Mullvad VPN | VPN with DNS-based blocking and many features: mullvad.net
uBlock Origin | One of the best ad, tracker, and cookie banner blockers for web browsers: ublockorigin.com
Messaging
XMPP | Federated, extensible, FOSS messaging: xmpp.org
Matrix | Federated FOSS messaging: matrix.org
Revolt | Free, privacy-respecting, feature-rich Discord-like platform: revolt.chat
Operating Systems
Linux Mint | The most beginner-friendly Linux distribution: linuxmint.com
Devuan GNU/Linux | Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution without Systemd: devuan.org
Fedora | Excellent Linux system that has more of the latest software features: fedoraproject.org
ReactOS | FOSS Windows Recreation: reactos.org
LibreELEC | Home theater PC OS: libreelec.tv
Social Networks
PeerTube | Self-hostable, federated, video hosting: joinpeertube.org
Lemmy | Self-hostable, federated, board system: join-lemmy.org
Mastodon | Self-hostable, federated, microblogging: joinmastodon.org
Pixelfed | Self-hostable, federated, image sharing: pixelfed.org
Hacking and Learning
OverTheWire: Wargames | Lessons on offensive hacking: overthewire.org
Landchad.net | Website and server hosting guides: landchad.net
Comfy.Guide | Server hosting and tech guides: comfy.guide
Tech Activism
The Electronic Frontier Foundation | Non-profit for privacy and Internet freedom: eff.org
Hosting
Neocities | Centralised hosting for artisanal websites: neocities.org
1984 Hosting | Domain and server company that believes in free software: 1984.hosting
Contabo | Domain and cheap server company: contabo.com
Search Engines
4get | Self-hostable, minimal, proxy search engine: 4get.ca
SearXNG | Self-hostable, fairly minimal, metasearch engine: searxng.org
Wiby.org | Search engine for the artisanal web : wiby.org
Wiby.me | Another popular instance of Wiby for artisanal web search : wiby.me
Miscellaneous
Microsoft Activation Scripts | Free Windows and Office downloads with activation methods: massgrave.dev
Mike's Winamp Skins | A collection of Winamp skins: http://skins.freeservers.com/
Gaming
Good Old Games (GOG) | DRM-free video games gog.com
OpenRails | Free train simulator game: openrails.org
0 A.D. | Free historical RTS game: play0ad.com
ProtonDB | Database for Linux game compatability: protondb.com
xemu | Original Xbox emulator: xemu.app
DeSmuME | Nintendo DS emulator: desmume.org
melonDS | Nintendo DS emulator: melonds.kurbi64.net
PPSSPP | PSP emulator: ppsspp.org
Dolphin Emulator | GameCube and Wii emulator: dolphin-emu.org
Insignia | Reverse-engineered OG Xbox Live replacement: insignia.live
FlightGear | Free flight simulator: flightgear.org
Console Mods Wiki | Community wiki for modification of games consoles: consolemods.org
The PS2 Homebrew Wiki | All things PS2 homebrew: ps2wiki.github.io
Books
Archive of Our Own | Fan-written literature: archiveofourown.com
Project Gutenberg | Public domain literature: gutenberg.org
Matrix | Decentralised FOSS messaging: matrix.org
Torrents
Nyaa | Anime, manwha, and manga: nyaa.si
Miscellaneous
Bandcamp | DRM-free music with indie artists: bandcamp.com
The Internet Archive | Extensive archive of all types of media including websites: archive.org
Bitview | Video site with the appearance of classic YouTube: bitview.net
based.cooking | Simple community-run recipe website: based.cooking