Collections
Short, hand-picked sets of software for one goal. Nothing in a collection is sponsored.
- Leave Google on AndroidAn operating system, an app store and an updater that together run an Android phone without a Google account.6 listings
- PDFs without a subscriptionRead, merge, convert and edit PDF files with free software instead of a paid Acrobat plan.3 listings
- Own your dataSelf-hosted replacements for hosted services: passwords, photos and documents on a server you control.3 listings
- Private by defaultFree tools whose defaults protect you: encrypted messaging, a local password vault and a content blocker.4 listings
- A Windows starter kitThe handful of free tools most people install first on a new Windows machine: instant search, the missing system utilities, an archiver, a capture tool and a text editor.6 listings
- Leave the Adobe subscriptionFree replacements for photo editing, painting, vector drawing, video editing and audio work, none of which bill you monthly.6 listings
- Play and convert anythingOpen any file, cut it without re-encoding, convert it for a device, or fetch it from the web in the first place.5 listings
- Reach your own machinesPrivate networking and sync between the computers you own, with no third party storing your files.5 listings
- Your own media libraryRun the streaming service yourself: a media server, a torrent client and photo backup on hardware you control.4 listings
- Backups that actually restoreEncrypted, deduplicated snapshots to storage you control, and a tool to verify they come back.5 listings
- Run AI on your own hardwareChat with a capable language model without sending a word of it to somebody else’s server.4 listings
- A terminal worth usingTerminals, SSH clients and file transfer tools for people who work at a command line.6 listings
- Encrypt what mattersEncrypt a drive, a cloud folder, or a single file you are about to send.5 listings
- Play your old consolesEmulators for the consoles you grew up with, plus one front end to hold them all.5 listings
- Games on LinuxLaunchers and compatibility layers that get a Windows game library running on Linux.4 listings
- Develop your own photosRaw developers, a library manager and a viewer, none of them rented by the month.5 listings
- See inside your machineFind out what the hardware is doing, and what is moving across the network.7 listings
- Run another operating systemHypervisors for trying an OS in a window, or running a rack of them on one box.3 listings
- A desk you can reach from anywhereRemote desktop tools that do not route your session through somebody else’s cloud.4 listings
- Mail on your own termsDesktop mail clients that keep your accounts in one window instead of five browser tabs.3 listings
- A library of your ownManage, read and serve ebooks and comics from storage you own.4 listings
- Design and print in 3DModellers for parts, buildings and rooms, from sketch-driven CAD to scripted solids.4 listings