Relive the golden age of the internet
Internet Archive: Explore the vast archives of the yesterweb
Neocities: Create and explore refreshingly old-school websites
Flaming Text: The cool fonts that kids crave
Aatabook: Free guestbook service for your own site
SVG Repo: Huge repository of free SVG icons
mIRC: The vintage IRC client for chatting like it's the 90s
Escape the technocracy and find your liberty
DuckDuckGo: The only search engine that won't snitch on you
Mozilla Firefox: Stop letting Chrome eat all your memory
ProtonMail: Secure email service that respects your privacy
Namecheap: Cheap domain names without GoDaddy's bloat
Stop paying subscriptions for things like an idiot
Linux Mint: Escape the mandatory anti-privacy hell of Windows
GIMP: Edit images without a Photoshop subscription
Audacity: Unironically, this is the best audio editor ever made
VLC Media Player: Media player that can handle any codec
Habits (Android): Great habit builder / tracker that you control
LibreOffice: Replace your Google Docs and Microsoft Office
Not as good as open-source but better than many
DaVinci Resolve: Alternative to Premiere for video editing
Foxit PDF Reader: Full PDF management without Adobe
Taking care of yourself and your kin is easier than you think
Ubuntu: This is the backbone of your self-hosting journey
Plex Media Server: Be your own Netflix and host any media
Plexamp Audio Player: Stream your music, cancel Spotify
Minecraft Java Server: Host a server, no need for Realms
Nextcloud: Self-hosted cloud storage, replace Google Drive
Money is whatever you want it to be
Monero GUI Wallet: Anonymously mine and transact Monero
Electrum Bitcoin Wallet: Lightweight wallet for secure Bitcoin