Obsidian: open source markdown-based note taking app, good free alternative to Notion/Evernote. Lots of plugins to customize it.
Anki: open source flashcard app for spaced repetition, good free alternative to Quizlet. Lots of fun plugins.
W3Schools: literally how I learned to code little websites back when I was 8 years old. thrilled to see it's still thriving and updating. super easy-to-follow tutorials.
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LibreOffice: free alternative of Microsoft Office software
GIMP: free image editor. this is what I used to learn image manipulation for YEARS before I got access to Photoshop.
cobalt.tools: free web tool to download images, videos and audio from different social media sites. Love that there’s no ads.
Dither it!: free web tool to dither any image for a retro pixel look & more efficient energy usage
Dimensional: a personality-test app that lets u share with friends, lots of fun. Has a paid version but free gives u access to most of the features (not sponsored, I just really like the app)
feeeed: free newsfeed app that lets you add RSS feeds, social feeds, YouTube, etc. so you can see all the content you wanna follow in one place
keystro: free app to highlight your cursor/keyboard shortcuts when recording your screen, great for recording video tutorials
Proton: encrypted email, calendar, VPN and more. Has a solid free tier.