Links & Resources
Free things that make using the computer more bearable that I would like to share with all of you :~)
Firefox Extensions
- DarkReader, automatically generate a dark mode for most webpages
- Enhancer for YouTube, essential YouTube features (e.g. custom speed settings, video looping)
- SponsorBlock, skips sponsored sections and interaction reminders in Youtube videos
- Return YouTube Dislikes
- DeArrow, replaces clickbait YouTube video titles (seeing the difference between the real titles and DeArrow titles is so god damn funny sometimes)
- TwitchAdSolutions (uBlock Origin plugin), removes ads on Twitch
- Augmented Steam, tracks price history for Steam game and finds better deals
- Volume Control for Bandcamp Player
- Save webP as PNG or JPEG
- Indie Wiki Buddy, redirects you from shitty Fandom sites to proper indie wikis in web searches
Programs & Computer Tools
- Obsidian, free, open-source, offline note-taking & writing program
- Thunderbird, email manager
- LibreOffice, FOSS alternative to Microsoft Office
- YT-DLP, command-line program that downloads YouTube videos
- WinDirStat, visualizer for your hard drive's storage (made me realize that Baldur's Gate 3 is 150gb, what the fuck)
- cobalt.tools, extract raw video and audio files from Twitter/TikTok/Instagram/etc
- ezgif.com, godsent tool for creating/optimizing gifs
- JustBeamIt, transfer files from one device to another via the browser
Art Resources
- ArtShield, a watermarking tool to protect images/artwork from ai scrapers
- SketchFab, a 3d asset website with an in-browser 3d viewport (amazing tool to quickly get reference for objects in perspective)
- Comics Devices, resources on the language of sequential art