We will be sharing some tools we feel are great for business, communication and marketing. As much as possible, we will try to share open source software (OSS), free or freemium tools. For OSS, it is invariable that some developers dropped off the scene and the code becomes unmaintained. Please let us know if particular tools have fallen off the scene. Thanks!
AL/ML/Automation
DeepL – translation of text and files
FutureTools – a directory of all things AI
Grammarly – grammar, spell check, punctuation, and write better
Krisp – remove background noise and echo from Zoom and other calls
Perplexity – a slightly different search engine based on BING
Rytr – writing assistant
App Directories
AlternativeTo – Find OSS and other software alternatives
Content Management
Grav – lightweight flat file CMS
WordPress – popular content management system (CMS) to build websites
Maps
OpenMapTiles – OpenStreetMap vector tiles for self-hosting
OpenStreetMap – community-driven maps
Media Production
Audacity – multi-track audio editor and recorder
DaVinci Resolve – non-linear editing (NLE), color grading, effects, and audio post
GIMP – opens source alternative to “Photoshop”
Seashore (simplified GIMP) – GIMP simplified just for Mac users
Network
Built With – find out what technologies websites run on
Dmarcian – check the domain health of your website
Down for Everyone or Just Me – find out if a website is down
Whatsmydns – DNS tools such as domain age, DNS records, IP address
Productivity
Cryptpad – E2E encrypted and open source office productivity suite
Hemingway – edit text for readability and clarity
Jami – audio and video calls, screen sharing, conferences like Zom
LibreOffice – Word, Excel & PowerPoint alternative
Lorem Ipsum – generate dummy text for mockups
Mailspring – email client
OnlyOffice – Word, Excel & PowerPoint alternative
Rocket.chat – secure and compliant collaboration like Slack
WPS Office – Word, Excel & PowerPoint alternative
Zettlr – MarkDown-based text editor
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