== Summary ==

The three best books covering the fundamentals of [[screenwriting]] and [[storytelling]] for [[filmmaking]]: ''The Anatomy of Story'', ''Save The Cat!'', ''Story''.

== Source ==

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These technology alternatives lists are merely a starting point.

If you learn nothing else from this page, understand these four points:

# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Mint Linux Mint] is certainly better than [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows Microsoft's Windows] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS Apple's macOS]
# [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser) Brave Browser] is certainly better than [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome Google's Chrome browser]
# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_Search Brave Search] is certainly better than [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Search Google Search engine]
# [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice LibreOffice] is certainly better than [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office Microsoft's Office suite]

== Operating systems ==

=== Personal computer operating systems ===

: ''Personal computer operating systems blurb will go here.''

* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer Personal computer]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system Operating system]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_tower Computer tower]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laptop Laptop] or notebook computer

: ''FLOSS blurb will go here.''

* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software Free and open-source software]

If you're smart your next PC will be Linux rather than Windows.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Personal Computer Operating Systems
|-
!scope="col" |Num
!scope="col" |OS
!scope="col" |Security
!scope="col" |Details
!scope="col" |Note
|-
| 1 || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Mint Linux Mint] || style="background: #DDFFEE;" | strong || now most popular FLOSS || -
|-
| 2 || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu Ubuntu] || style="background: #DDFFEE;" | strong || formerly most popular FLOSS || -
|-
| 3 || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS macOS] || style="background: #FFFFCC;" | meh || Linux-based,<br/>extremely constricted,<br/>corporate compromised || -
|-
| 4 || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7 Windows 7] || style="background: #FFE2BB;" | weak || corporate compromised || -
|-
| 5 || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_10 Windows 10] || style="background: #FFE2E2;" | terrible || corporate compromised || -
|}

=== Portable device operating systems ===

: ''Portable device operating systems blurb will go here.''

* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_custom_Android_distributions List of custom Android distributions]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_mobile_operating_systems Comparison of mobile operating systems]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone Smartphone]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_computer Tablet computer]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set-top_box Set-top box] (for televisions and home-theatres)

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Portable Device Operating Systems
|-
!scope="col" |Num
!scope="col" |OS
!scope="col" |Security
!scope="col" |Details
!scope="col" |Note
|-
| 1 || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LineageOS LineageOS] || style="background: #DDFFEE;" | strong de-Googled || style="background: #FFFFCC;" | Only supports [https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/ specific models] || style="background: #FFFFCC;" | requires tech skills
|-
| 2 || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system) Android OS] || Google || corporate compromised || -
|-
| 3 || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS iOS]<br/>(formerly iPhone OS) || Apple || secure with humans but<br/>corporate compromised || -
|}

=== DeGoogled phones ===

Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/DeGoogle DeGoogle]

Can't or don't want to learn how to load an operating system on a phone?

* '''[https://AbovePhone.com AbovePhone.com]'''
** [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=Above+Phone DuckDuckGo.com/?q=Above+Phone]
* '''[https://Fairphone.com Fairphone.com]'''
** DuckDuckGo: [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=Fairphone Fairphone]
** Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairphone Fairphone]
* '''[https://LineageOS.org LineageOS.org]'''
** LineageOS is an Android-based operating system for smartphones, tablet computers, and set-top boxes, with mostly free and open-source software.
** DuckDuckGo: [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=LineageOS LineageOS]
** Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LineageOS LineageOS]
* '''[https://Pine64.org/PinePhone/ Pine64.org/PinePhone]'''
** DuckDuckGo: [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=PinePhone PinePhone]
** Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PinePhone PinePhone]

== Programs and applications ==

=== Cross-platform software ===

: ''Cross-platform software blurb will go here.''

* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-platform_software Cross-platform software]

=== Personal computer programs ===

: ''Personal computer programs blurb will go here.''

==== FLOSS alternatives ====

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender_(software) Blender (software)] is the best FLOSS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_computer_graphics 3D computer graphics] package
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP GIMP] is the best FLOSS package like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop Adobe Photoshop]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkscape Inkscape] is the best FLOSS package like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Illustrator Adobe Illustrator]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice LibreOffice] is the best FLOSS package like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office Microsoft's Office suite]

Also on SaidIt.net:

* [https://SaidIt.net/s/Blender /s/Blender]
* [https://SaidIt.net/s/DesignPro /s/DesignPro]

=== Portable device applications ===

: ''Portable device applications blurb will go here.''

* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_Android_applications List of free and open-source Android applications]

== Internet web browsers ==

Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser Web browser]

=== What are your browser needs? ===

* usability
* privacy (and security)
* customizability
* philosophy (open-source, privacy, security, etc)
* respect for the user
* looks
* resource usage (speed, memory, processing, etc)

Very critical, thorough, and highly recommended article dissecting and reviewing all browsers:

=== How to choose a browser for everyday use? ===

" ''Let's start with the basics. What is the point of a web browser? Originally, it was to be able to read HTML documents, but since then, the Web has changed massively, and modern browsers need to satisfy more demands.'' [...] ''One advantage of these niche browsers is that they don't spy on you, but what I've learned from trying probably all of them is that, in the end, addons are essential'' [...] ''so, for a day-to-day browser, you have only two options: Firefox based and Chrome based. Since they all support the same addons'' [...] ''we will have to use some other criteria to judge these browsers. These consist of usability, privacy, customizability, philosophy, respect for the user, looks, and resource usage. Let's analyze them one by one:''
: ~ [https://DigDeeper.NeoCities.org/articles/browsers DigDeeper.NeoCities.org/articles/browsers]

Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_browsers List of web browsers]

=== Browsers to avoid ===

[[Jason Carswell]] generally recommends that everyone should '''AVOID''':

* Microsoft's '''Edge'''
* Microsoft's '''Internet Explorer'''
* Google's '''Chrome'''
* Apple's '''Safari'''
* Mozilla's '''Firefox'''
* '''Opera'''

=== Chromium-based browser recommendations ===

Good '''Chromium-based''' browsers, a standard using addons found in Google's '''[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions Chrome Web Store]'''.

==== Brave ====

* https://Brave.com
* Chromium-based web browser
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser) Brave (web browser)]
* Related: '''Brave Search''' ([https://Search.Brave.com Search.Brave.com]) is better than Google Search and DuckDuckGo.com
* Currently Brave the best combination of privacy and compatibility.
* Brave is not as good at privacy as they lead you to believe.
* The Brave BAT tokens are great if you want $5 in extra beer money a month.
* '''Chromium-based''' browsers like Brave can be better for privacy but still cede too much control of the open web to Google.
* PC, laptop, phone, tablet, Windows, Mac, Linux.

==== Vivaldi ====

* https://Vivaldi.com
* Chromium-based web browser
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivaldi_(web_browser) Vivaldi (web browser)]
* Vivaldi works seamlessly across desktop and mobile devices, syncing your browsing history, passwords, bookmarks, tabs, and more. We use end-to-end encryption to protect your data from being accessed by third parties. And as an added bonus, we host your browsing data on-premises in Iceland, where it's covered by strict privacy laws.
* '''Chromium-based''' browsers like Vivaldi can be better for privacy but still cede too much control of the open web to Google.
* PC, laptop, phone, tablet, Windows, Mac, Linux.

=== Firefox-based browser recommendations ===

Good '''Firefox-based''' browsers, a standard using addons found in Mozilla's '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ Firefox Browser Add-Ons]'''.

==== Basilisk ====

* https://www.Basilisk-Browser.org
* Firefox-based web browser
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilisk_(web_browser) Basilisk (web browser)]
* Basilisk, forked from Firefox for Windows, Linux, and macOS, is a free and open-source web browser created by the developer of the Pale Moon browser.
* Occasionally not recognized by corporate websites.

==== IceRaven ====

* https://github.com/fork-maintainers/iceraven-browser
* Firefox-based '''mobile''' web browser
* Iceraven Browser is a web browser for Android, based on Mozilla's Fenix version of Firefox, GeckoView and Mozilla Android Components.
* (I've not used this yet.)

==== LibreWolf ====

* https://LibreWolf.net
* Firefox-based '''desktop''' web browser
* https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:LibreWolf
* A custom and independent version of Firefox, with the primary goals of privacy, security and user freedom - including a few security improvements.

==== Pale Moon ====

* http://www.PaleMoon.org
* Firefox-based web browser
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Moon Pale Moon]
* Pale Moon, forked from Firefox for Windows, FreeBSD, macOS, and Linux, is a free and open-source web browser focusing on efficiency and customization.
* Occasionally not recognized by corporate websites.

==== Waterfox ====

* https://www.Waterfox.net
* Firefox-based web browser
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfox Waterfox]
* Waterfox, forked from Firefox for Windows, macOS, and Linux, is a free and open-source web browser with enhanced safeguards for your privacy, preventing tracking of interests, browsing habits, and data collection without interfering with site operation.

=== Browser add-on and extension recommendations ===

For maximum security it's best to not use addons nor extensions.

[[Jason Carswell]] generally recommends the following list of addons, among some others, mostly* available on either Google's [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions Chrome Web Store] or Mozilla's [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ Firefox Browser Add-Ons]. (* Google prevents YouTube addons from downloading audio/video files.)

* Dark Reader
* Enhancer for YouTube
* Magic Actions for YouTube
* Nimbus Screenshot
* Return YouTube Dislike
* SingleFile
* SmartVideo for YouTube
* Tab Manager Plus for Chrome
* uBlock Origin
* uMatrix - only if you know what you're doing, requires setup and tweaking
* Video DownloadHelper

See also [[#YouTube-DLG|YouTube-DLG]] below.

== Search engines ==

Search engines that are better (safer with less censorship and corporatocracy bias) than Google Search:

=== Brave Search ===

* https://Search.Brave.com
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_Search Brave Search]
* Private, independent, and transparent, Brave Search is a search engine developed by the makers of the Brave web browser, a real alternative to Google. On mobile, desktop, and anywhere the web takes you. Search with privacy and confidence that your searches and clicks are not being tracked and traced.

=== DuckDuckGo ===

* https://DuckDuckGo.com
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo]
* Filters results too, they're just not as bad as Google.
* Imperfect, without better alternatives.

=== searX ===

* https://searX.TheGPM.org/
* https://searX.TheGPM.org/about
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searx Searx]
* https://Searx.Space = list of SearXNG and SearX instances
* Searx is a free and open-source metasearch engine with the aim of protecting the privacy of its users.

=== Startpage ===

* https://www.StartPage.com
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startpage.com Startpage.com]

=== YaCy ===

* https://YaCy.net
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YaCy YaCy]
* YaCy (pronounced "ya see") is a free and open-source decentralized and distributed search engine, built on the principles of peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. Join a community of search engines or make your own search portal. There are these three use cases you can choose from: P2P Mode Web Search by the people, for the people: decentralized, all users are equal, no central, no search request storage, shared index.

== Social media ==

=== Bastyon ===

* https://Bastyon.com
* https://Bastyon.site/get-started-content-creators/
* Decentralized/distributed free-thinking truth-seeking social media client app.

=== Briar ===

: ''More soon.''

=== Flote ===

* https://Flote.app
* American free-thinking truth-seeking social media client app.

=== Friendevu ===

* https://Friendevu.com
* Canadian free-thinking truth-seeking social media.

=== Lemmy ===

* https://Join-Lemmy.org
** Lemmy is a Reddit-like link aggregator for the fediverse - a free and open-source software for running self-hosted social news aggregation and discussion forums. Lemmy instances are run by a large number of individuals or corporations, each with their own content moderation policies. There is no advertising, tracking, or secret algorithms. Content is organized into communities, so it is easy to subscribe to topics that you are interested in, and ignore others.
** Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmy_(software) Lemmy (software)]

=== Librti ===

* https://Librti.com
* Canadian free-thinking truth-seeking social media and indie-media.

=== Mastodon ===

* Decentralized and Federated.
* Mastodon is more than just a website like Twitter - it's thousands of interconnected Mastodon instances.
* Mastodon may seem rather counter-intuitive and not user-friendly.

=== MediaWiki ===

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki]s are very secure, extremely well supported globally as '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.L.O.S.S. FLOSS]''' (free / [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/floss-and-foss.en.html libré] open-source software), and because powerful [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralization#Technological_decentralization decentralized] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_computing distributed] wiki networks do not exist (yet), Projex.Wiki's simple decentralization solution and top priority is to provide openly downloadable backups to prepare for the worst (censorship and loss of freedom).

: ''[[Projex.Wiki:Download backups]] coming soon.''

=== Movim ===

* https://Movim.eu
** Movim posts and chat is akin to Facebook/Messenger.
** Movim is a free and open-source distributed social network built on top of the XMPP protocol. It can be accessed using existing XMPP clients and Jabber accounts.
** DuckDuckGo: [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=Movim Movim]
** Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movim Movim]

=== Nomos ===

* https://Nomos.net
** The World's Timebank and community app.
** An alternative to the fiat currency-based economy.
** Offer and request services, engage in experiences and exchange items with the click of a button. Expose your hidden talents.

=== Saidit ===

[[File:Saidit.net_2019_Logo_Night_Text_In_Bubble.svg-700px.png|thumb|right|200px|'''[https://SaidIt.net SaidIt.net]''' is an uncensored Reddit-like aggregation news and debate forum for free-thinking and truth-seeking.]]

* https://SaidIt.net
* Free-thinking truth-seeking Reddit-like news aggregator forum.

=== Signal ===

* https://Signal.org
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software) Signal (software)]
* Signal is an encrypted messaging service for instant messaging, voice, and video calls. The instant messaging function includes sending text, voice notes, images, videos, and other files. Communication may be one-to-one between users, or for group messaging.
* Signal is a superior alternative to WhatsApp for messaging apps.

=== TheBrain ===

* https://TheBrain.com
** TheBrain: The Ultimate Digital Memory
** TheBrain is the trusted repository of all kinds of people and knowledge. From business leaders to visionary artists. From scientific data to marketing plans. When you start your Brain, you join a community of people who share your passion for knowledge and getting things done.
** TheBrain Technologies is a software company located in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1998, they specialize in a Knowledge Graph type of mind mapping software.
**: ~ Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheBrain_Technologies TheBrain Technologies]

=== Unjected ===

* https://Unjected.com
* Free-thinking truth-seeking social media for unvaccinated people.

=== Also on SaidIt.net ===

* [https://SaidIt.net/s/DecentralizeAllThings /s/DecentralizeAllThings]
* [https://SaidIt.net/s/Internet /s/Internet]
* [https://SaidIt.net/s/SocialMedia /s/SocialMedia]
* [https://SaidIt.net/s/Technology /s/Technology]

=== Worth further investigation ===

* DAO Decentralized autonomous organization
** A decentralized autonomous organization, sometimes called a decentralized autonomous corporation, is an organization constructed by rules encoded as a computer program that is often transparent, controlled by the organization's members and not influenced by a central government.
**: ~ Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralized_autonomous_organization Decentralized autonomous organization]

* https://Hacktivismo.com
** Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacktivismo Hacktivismo]

* https://IPFS.Tech
** HowToGeek.com: [https://www.HowToGeek.com/784295/what-is-the-interplanetary-file-system-ipfs/ What Is the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) and How Do You Use It?]
** The InterPlanetary File System is a protocol, hypermedia and file sharing peer-to-peer network for storing and sharing data in a distributed file system.
**: ~ Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterPlanetary_File_System InterPlanetary File System]

* https://Nostr.com
** Nostr stands for "Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays". Like HTTP or TCP-IP, Nostr is a protocol; an open standard upon which anyone can build. Nostr itself is not an app or service that you sign up for. Nostr is designed for simplicity and enables censorship-resistant and globally decentralized publishing on the web.

* https://OpenCola.io
** OpenCola™ is a P2P content sharing and discovery network - an alternative to current social media putting you in control of your personal data and shape the flow of information around you.
** https://GitHub.com/johnmidgley/opencola-alpha

* https://Qortal.org
** The Qortal Project is a new concept of utilizing blockchain technology in order to provide infrastructure for virtually any ethical system to be built upon. Qortal’s codebase is written completely from scratch other than some minor implementations from the QORA chain which required modification. Qortal aims to: 1) rebuild the Internet as we know it, 2) build a fair worldwide trustless cryptographic economic system, and 3) to provide the world with a much needed and truly democratic approach to some of most commonly used services:
**: ~ https://Wiki.Qortal.org/doku.php?id=what_is_the_qortal_project

== Archives ==

=== Internet Archive ===

* https://Archive.org
* The Internet Archive is an American non-profit digital library founded on May 10, 1996. It provides free universal access to '''collections''' of digitized materials like websites, software applications, print materials, books, audiovisual movies & music, as well as 624 billion archived web pages. The Archive is also an activist organization, advocating a free and open Internet.
*: Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Archive Internet Archive]

==== The Wayback Machine ====

* https://Web.Archive.org
* The Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the World Wide Web founded by the Internet Archive, created in 1996, launched publicly in 2001, it allows the user to go "back in time" and see how websites looked in the past.
*: Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine]

=== archive.today ===

* https://archive.today (main)
*: Alts:
*:* https://archive.fo
*:* https://archive.is
*:* https://archive.li
*:* https://archive.md
*:* https://archive.ph
*:* https://archive.vn
* archive.today (or archive.ph or archive.is) is a web archiving site, founded in 2012, that saves snapshots on demand, and has support for JavaScript-heavy sites such as Google Maps and progressive web apps such as Twitter. archive.today records two snapshots: one replicates the original webpage including any functional live links; the other is a screenshot of the page.
*: Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive.today archive.today]

=== Wikimedia Commons ===

* https://Commons.Wikimedia.org
* Wikimedia Commons (or simply Commons) is a media repository of free-to-use images, sounds, videos and other media. Files from Wikimedia Commons can be used across all of the [https://WikimediaFoundation.org Wikimedia Foundation] projects in all languages, including [https://en.Wikipedia.org Wikipedia], [https://www.MediaWiki.org MediaWiki], [https://Meta.Wikimedia.org Meta-Wiki], [https://en.Wikibooks.org Wikibooks], [https://www.Wikidata.org Wikidata], [https://en.Wikinews.org Wikinews], [https://en.Wikiquote.org Wikiquote], [https://en.Wikisource.org Wikisource], and [https://Species.Wikimedia.org Wikispecies], [https://en.Wikivoyage.org Wikivoyage], [https://en.Wiktionary.org Wiktionary], or downloaded for offsite use. As of February 2023, the repository contains over 90 million free-to-use media files, managed and editable by registered volunteers.
*: Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Commons Wikimedia Commons]
* Commons.Wikimedia: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Free_media_resources Commons:Free media resources] = Drawings, Maps, Music, Painting, Photography, Sound, Video

=== See also ===

* DuckDuckGo: [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=Reddit+archive Reddit archive]
* DuckDuckGo: [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=Twitter+archive Twitter archive]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_preservation Digital preservation]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_online_image_archives List of online image archives]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Web_archiving_initiatives List of Web archiving initiatives]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perma.cc Perma.cc]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cultural_Conservation-Restoration Template:Cultural Conservation-Restoration]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:DigitalPreservation Template:DigitalPreservation]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_archiving Web archiving]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_archiving#See_also Web archiving#See also]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebCite WebCite]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_web_archives_on_Wikipedia Wikipedia:List of web archives on Wikipedia]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.O.R.F._(Write_Once_Read_Forever) W.O.R.F. (Write Once Read Forever)]
* Archives of Ontario: http://Archives.Gov.ON.CA/en/index.aspx
* CBC Archives: https://www.CBC.ca/archives

== Resources ==

There is no such thing as perfect security - but you don't have to be stupid nor make it easy for hackers and/or tyrannical forces to spy, trace, and track you.

Anonymity, Privacy, and Security are often used interchangeably, but they actually represent distinct concepts. It is important to understand the differences between them.

=== Awesome Piracy ===

Aggregated lists of resource bookmarks.

* https://GitHub.com/Igglybuff/awesome-piracy

=== Awesome Privacy ===

The primary focus of this list is to provide alternatives that prioritize privacy. These alternatives give you control over your data and do not collect or sell it.

* https://GitHub.com/pluja/awesome-privacy

=== ChatGPT alternatives ===

* https://Chat-GPT.org
* https://OpenAI.com/blog/chatgpt
* https://FreeChatGPT.chat
* HowToGeek.com: [https://www.HowToGeek.com/871065/chatgpt-how-to-use-the-ai-chatbot-for-free/ ChatGPT: How to Use the AI Chatbot for Free]
* ZDNet.com: [https://www.ZDNet.com/article/how-to-use-chatgpt/ How to use ChatGPT: What you need to know now]
* https://FreedomGPT.com
** MarkTechPost.com: [https://www.MarkTechPost.com/2023/04/04/meet-freedomgpt-an-open-source-ai-technology-built-on-alpaca-and-programmed-to-recognize-and-prioritize-ethical-considerations-without-any-censorship-filter/ Meet FreedomGPT: An Open-Source AI Technology Built on Alpaca and Programmed to Recognize and Prioritize Ethical Considerations Without Any Censorship Filter]
*** SaidIt.net: [https://SaidIt.net/s/technology/comments/an6y/meet_freedomgpt_an_opensource_ai_technology_built/ Meet FreedomGPT: An Open-Source AI Technology Built on Alpaca and Programmed to Recognize and Prioritize Ethical Considerations Without Any Censorship Filter]
* DuckDuckGo: [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=GPT4All GPT4All]

=== Nil's Free Speech Hosting Guide ===

* [https://SaidIt.net/s/DecentralizeAllThings/comments/8t47/nils_free_speech_web_hosting_guide/ Nil's Free Speech Hosting Guide] on SaidIt.net

=== Privacy Tools ===

Privacy Tools Guide: Website for Encrypted Software & Apps

* https://PrivacyTools.io

=== Restore Privacy ===

Privacy and Security News (top) + Restore Privacy Resources (below)

* https://RestorePrivacy.com

=== TOR ===

* https://TorProject.org
** For the privacy inclined, '''Tor''', short for "The Onion Router," is free and open-source software for enabling anonymous communication.
**: ~ Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(network) Tor (network)]

Tor Browser

* https://TorProject.org/download
** Some other browsers either come Tor-enabled or addons/extensions may be added, but security may be compromised by the browser and/or addons.
** DuckDuckGo: [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=Internet+to+Tor+portals Internet to Tor portals]

Tails OS (operating system)

* https://Tails.boum.org
** Tails, or "The Amnesic Incognito Live System," is a security-focused Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at preserving privacy and anonymity. It connects to the Internet exclusively through the anonymity network Tor.
** ~ Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tails_(operating_system) Tails (operating system)]

=== UnBlockIt ===

Friendly (pirate) resources instead of subscriptions to NetFlix, movies, sports, streaming, etc.

* https://UnBlockIt.Cam
* https://UnBlockIt.Click

=== YouTube-DLG ===

The standalone app YouTube-DLG ([https://GitHub.com/yt-dlg/yt-dlg GitHub.com/yt-dlg/yt-dlg]) has the ability to download YouTube audio, video, and merged files, batch download channels, and/or batch download playlists, along with the ability to custom batch rename downloaded files as you see fit. YouTube-DLG downloads easily from most sites with videos (ie. Facebook, Reddit, Rumble, Twitter, etc), not just YouTube. Admittedly it is perhaps too much for most folks being advanced geekery with so much customizability and power. Expert geek users might not use the GUI (graphic user interface) and may prefer to use command line control with the original YouTube-DL ([https://YouTube-DL.org YouTube-DL.org]).

== Crowdsourced references ==

: ''Unsorted...''

[https://SaidIt.net/s/technology/comments/8x88/projexwiki_will_be_starting_a_list_of_tech/ Projex.Wiki will be starting a list of tech alternatives and solutions for normies and resistance folks. Please discuss them here and I'll copy paste your feedback/reviews.] - posted on SaidIt, by JasonCarswell, Feb 15, 2022.

* Peer2Peer tier (Impossible to take down)
** Briar (chat, group-chat/private forums and forums), ManyVerse (chat, group-chat up to 7 and Facebook style posts), Jami (chat and group-chat), Aether (Reddit-style forum)
* Decentralized tier (Hard to take it all down at once, no single point of failure)
** Mastodon replaces Twitter, Diaspora/Friendica replaces Facebook, Lemmy replaces Reddit - basically anything that supports ActivityPub
* Self-hosted tier (Easy to take down)
** NextCloud (pi) for home cloud, YunoHost for private hosting, Matrix/XMPP/email/websites, scripts etc.
* Phone and computers (Disregarding the physical spy chips on modern CPU's)
* Use Linux on your computer, use open-source ROMs on your phone. If you can't hack it, it's not your hardware.
* I subscribe to a lot of open source producers (PinePhone, Fairphone, etc) and programmers, newsbots, interesting people etc.
* I also subscribe to YouTube and Instagram style platforms through the same account and get it in the same feed. I run a dedicated script that converts RSS to AP, so I subscribe to news sites through Mastodon too.
* NextCloud rather than Google cloud services
* Unbound (for running your own DNS server) rather than using the ISP DNS servers.

== After Effects alternatives ==

* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_After_Effects Adobe After Effects]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender_(software) Blender (software)]
* ButtleOFX
** https://ButtleOFX.WordPress.com
** Opensource Compositing Software for Linux
* Blackmagic Design’s Fusion
** https://BlackMagicDesign.com/products/fusion/
** Fusion is built into the stellar DaVinci Resolve
** Large range of advanced features; Efficient node-based interface; Free; Steep learning curve
* Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve
** https://BlackMagicDesign.com/products/davinciresolve/
** https://TechRadar.com/reviews/davinci-resolve-1746
** free video editing software
* HitFilm Express
** https://FXHome.com/product/HitFilm
** https://TechRadar.com/reviews/hitfilm-pro-15
** Editing and VFX in one streamlined app; Biggest and best feature set; Over 875 VFX presets
** Mac & Windows; HitFilm Pro = paid
* Natron
** https://NatronGitHub.GitHub.io
** FLOSS; not 3D; like Nuke

References:
* https://ShotKit.com/after-effects-alternative/
* https://TechRadar.com/best/adobe-after-effects-alternatives
* https://CyberLink.com/blog/cool-video-effects/82/best-free-after-effects-alternative
* https://MotionArray.com/learn/after-effects/after-effects-alternatives/
* https://VideoProc.com/video-editor/adobe-after-effects-alternative.htm

== See also ==

* [[Anti-corporate technology alternatives]]
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* [[Crowdsourcing]]
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* [[FLOSS alternatives]]
* [[Media alternatives]]
* [[News source alternatives]]
* [[Privacy Tools]]
* [[Recommended prepping]] (including radios)
* [[Recommended websites]]
* [[Social media alternatives]]
* [[Technology alternatives]]
* [[YouTube alternatives]]

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