Tools for Broke Scholars

Citation Management

• Zotero

Database Creation

• MySQL

Data Refining

• OpenRefine

Desktop Publishing

• Scribus

Digital Safety

• Awesome Privacy - A directory of recommended private software.
• Digital-Defense.io - A great checklist to help keep you and your information private.
• uBlock Origin - A plugin for firefox and chrome that blocks adds, trackers, and malware sites.
• IntelTechniques Personal Data Removal Workbook - currently working through this myself.
• Big Ass Data Broker Opt Out List

Ebook management and detailed file conversion

• Calibre

Flashcards

• Anki - Free for PC and on android with the app AnkiDroid.
• Knowt - Like Quizlet, but free

Game Dev

• Godot
• Magic Tools for Game Dev

General Quality of Life

• PowerToys for Windows

Graphics and Visuals

• Penpot
• GIMP
• Inkscape
• Krita

IDEs

• VSC
• VIM
• ATOM
• Sublime Text

Internet hosting

• Skalar
• Github Pages with Jekyll
• Hugo & Vercel - Use Hugo to build your site, and Vercel for hosting. Must be familiar with Github repostitories.

Make Maps

• ArcGIS

Media Servers

• Plex - Free, but requires making an account on Plex's central servers. Less private and offers a paid subscription tier.
• Jellyfin - This is what I use. It is fully self hosted, so you will need to run it off of your own server.

Notetaking

• Logseq - Markdown based free open source notetaking system.
• Obsidian - Markdown based free notetaking system. Built around creating connections between small chunks of information using wiki style hyperlinks. No longer open source, but has a large selection of community maintained plugins.
• Zettlr - Markdown based FOSS writing and notetaking software with LaTex integration.

Password Managers

• Bitwarden
• KeepassXC
• ProtonPass

PDF Readers

• Sumatra
• Okular

Screen Recording

• OBS

Word Processers/Office Suite

• LibreOffice
• OpenOffice
• Calligra

VPN

• Mullvad
• ProtonVPN

More Lists

• Github Definitive Open Source
• Awesome OSS Alternatives
• Github Open Source Mac OS Apps
• Github Awesome Design Tools
• Github Awesome Linux
• Awesome Self-Hosting Guide
• Awesome Stock Resources - Photos, Vector Graphics, Icons, etc.