External Tools
Web & Software Development
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JSFiddle
Popular JavaScript sandbox and testing web tool that also allows you to mock up an entire page (HTML, CSS, etc.).
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Playcode
A good, complete silo system, which lets you test client-side web code in a sandbox environment.
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W3C Markup Validator
Online tool to verify or correct your web page's markup (HTML).
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RegEx Library
A great place for all things related to regular expressions, including a multi-platform test environment and a very helpful cheatsheet.
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Font Awesome
A huge range of free icons collected together in a single library, so you can avoid excess images, and scale icons smoothly.
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WAVE ADA Compliance Checker
Web tool that checks your web page's WCAG compliance, and helps improve the experience for visitors who have disabilities.
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Python Online Compiler
A slick online REPL (programming environment) for the Python programming language, that let's you explore and test in a sandbox environment.
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Flexy Boxes
Online sandbox for learning and fine-tuning the Flexbox HTML responsive layout system.
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Regular Expressions 101
Regular expression sandbox and online tester that simulates several different RegEx frameworks.
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SEOptimer
Search Engine Optimization audit and reporting tool that helps identify SEO gaps in your website.
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Mozilla Observatory
Mozilla's online tool that performs a security audit on your website, and offers security suggestions.
Online Knowledge & Info Sharing
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University of the People
Non-profit organization that offers very low-cost degree programs in business admin, education, computer science, and health science.
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Internet Archive
A vast library of public domain audio, video, software, and video games, and historical snapshots of web pages.
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Alison Free Courses
Another great resource for free online courses (and also some diplomas), spanning a variety of topics.
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edX Online Courses
Online education platform offering free courses from some of America's top universities on a diverse number of topics.
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Mozilla Development Network Documentation
A broad range of online web development tools, documentation, and training resources, courtesy of Mozilla.
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Wikipedia
English language version of the massive, free online encyclopedia that's community built and maintaned.
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Open Culture Free Online Courses
A very large and diverse selection of free courses from some of the world's top universities.
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Stack Overflow
The go-to online knowledge-sharing resource for software and web developers all over the world.
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Khan Academy
Non-profit organization that hosts a huge array of free online courses covering many different topics.
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W3Schools
A great selection of simple and easy-to-follow tutorials on using various web development languages and technologies.
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Udemy Free Courses
An assortment of online courses currently being offered free by Udemy, a popular online learning platform.
Audio & Video
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Freerange
Large library of good quality, royalty free, stock images that are also free to download.
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Audio Joiner
Online tool that allows you to splice multiple audio files together into a single file.
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Audacity
An open source, feature-rich, audio editing desktop application that has become an essential tool to millions.
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Vectr
A feature-rich, online tool for creating vector graphics (there is also a desktop version available).
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Favicon.io
Online tool that allows you to convert an image into different sized Windows icon (.ico) files.
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Inkscape
A very slick, easy-to-use, and free to use, desktop application for creating vector graphics.
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Audioalter
Audio converter that turns a standard stereo audio file into an enhanced 8D audio file.
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CDex
A great, free, audio file convertor and CD ripper that supports many different file formats.
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VLC Media Player
Another piece of stand-out software, VLC is the leading open source video and audio playback tool on many operating systems.
Office & Productivity
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LibreOffice
An open source desktop software suite that featues word processing, spreadsheet editing, and other office productivity tools.
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Ubuntu Operating System
An establish distro (version) of the Linux operating system that is beginner-friendly and feature-rich.
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Discord
An intuitive and feature-rich group and collaboration platform that's moved far beyond its gamer roots.
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Google Docs
Google's very popular online office suite (word processor, spreadsheet editor, etc.).
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Bit Warden
A very nice open source password manager that's secure, easy-to-use, and can be accessed across multiple platforms.
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Musescore
A free desktop application that allows you to write and transpose sheet music.
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Online2PDF
Online tool that allows you to convert documents of a variety of formats into PDF files.
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DuckDuckGo
A privacy-respecting search engine that provides pertinent results, and which offers various consumer-friendly add-on products.
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Standard Notes
Easy-to-use, secure open-source repository for all your digital data, accessible via apps on basically every platform.