This is a list of small, free, or experimental tools that might be useful in building your game / website / interactive project. Although I’ve included ‘standards’, this list has a focus on artful tools and toys that are as fun to use as they are functional. The goal of this list is to enable making outside of closed production ecosystems or walled software gardens.

A custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom.

Betula is a free federated self-hosted single-user bookmarking software for the independent web. Use it to organize bookmarks or maintain a linklog.

I started compiling this list last year as part of a simple blog post. I decided to give it a better structure to make it easier for people to browse …

Tool for preserving academic papers from Academia.edu through automated downloading

Fast detailed offline maps for travelers, tourists, drivers, hikers and cyclists created by MapsWithMe (Maps.Me) app founders.