Awesome List Updates on Dec 24, 2021

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1. Awesome Cryptography

C / Git

• XKCP (⭐614) — is a repository that gathers different free and open-source implementations of the cryptographic schemes defined by the Keccak team.

2. Awesome Ironsworn

Hacks and homebrew / Ironsworn

• Bladesworn - A simplified Blades in the Dark ruleset for Ironsworn

3. Awesome Yew

Crates / Hooks

• yew-hooks (⭐171) - Custom Hooks library for Yew, inspired by streamich/react-use (⭐43k) and alibaba/hooks (⭐15k).

4. Alternative Front Ends

Call to Action

• Do you know any other free/open-source projects that are not included in the overview yet? (front ends, alternatives to websites, apps, etc.)

• Just create an issue (⭐8k) and let me know. I'm always looking for new free/open-source projects to add.

Overview / YouTube

• CloudTube: Alternative front-end for Invidious
  • Official instance: https://tube.cadence.moe
  • Installation guide for self-hosting: https://git.sr.ht/~cadence/tube-docs/tree/main/item/docs/cloudtube/Installing%20CloudTube.md

• TubeSync (⭐2.3k): TubeSync is a PVR (personal video recorder) for YouTube. It syncs YouTube channels and playlists to a locally hosted media server

• ytfzf (⭐3.9k): A POSIX script that helps you find Youtube videos (without API) and opens/downloads them using mpv/youtube-dl

Overview / Reddit

• Xeddit (⭐15): A Xamarin.Forms app for Reddit
  • Official instance: xeddit.com
  • Example: /r/Privacy on Reddit and Xeddit

Overview / Spotify

• spot (⭐2.4k): Gtk/Rust native Spotify client for the GNOME desktop. Only works with premium accounts

Overview / Google Translate

• Lingva Translate (⭐1.7k): Alternative front-end for Google Translate, serving as a free and open-source translator with over a hundred languages available
  • Official instance: lingva.ml
  • Public instances: https://github.com/TheDavidDelta/lingva-translate#instances (⭐1.7k)

• SimplyTranslate: Provide fast and private translations to the user without wasting much overhead for extensive styling or JavaScript. Supports Google Translate, DeepL, ICIBA and LibreTranslate.
  • Home page and public instances: https://simple-web.org/projects/simplytranslate.html

• SimplyTranslate Mobile (⭐192): Unofficial Android client of SimplyTranslate.
  • Available on F-Droid

• InstaLate: Distraction-free translation for Android, to be used directly from within any app. Supports Beolingus, DeepL, Dict.cc, GNU CIDE, Heinzelnisse, LibreTranslate, Linguee, WikDict and Wiktionary.
  • Available on F-Droid

• DeepL Android (⭐442): Unofficial Android client for DeepL
  • Available on F-Droid

Overview / Facebook

• SlimSocial (⭐444): Android, alternative front-end for Facebook, built with Java

• Frost (⭐1.1k): An extensive and functional third party app for Facebook (Android app)

Overview / Apple AirPlay

• RPiPlay (⭐5.1k): An open-source AirPlay mirroring server for the Raspberry Pi. Supports iOS 9 and up.

• air-pi-play (⭐1.4k): Turn a Raspberry Pi into an Airplay server using RPiPlay to enable screen mirroring on tvs, monitors and projectors.

Overview / Hacker News

• Hackerweb (⭐1.2k): A simply readable Hacker News web app
  • Official instance: https://hackerweb.app
  • About Hackerweb: https://hackerwebapp.com

• Hckrnws (⭐97): A custom front-end for a better reading experience of HackerNews
  • Official instance: https://www.hckrnws.com

Redirection / Other services

• Farside (⭐867): Farside provides links that automatically redirect to working instances of privacy-oriented alternative frontends, such as Nitter, Libreddit, etc. This allows for users to have more reliable access to the available public instances for a particular service, while also helping to distribute traffic more evenly across all instances and avoid performance bottlenecks and rate-limiting.

Related projects / Other services

• Matrix.org's Synapse (⭐12k): End-to-end-encrypted messaging. Matrix reference homeserver. See also matrix.org.

5. Awesome Productivity

Websites

• Pomodoro Technique - Slice your tasks in 25 minute packages and get more done in less time.

• r/Productivity - Productivity subreddit.

• ShortLib - Collection of hundreds of shortcuts for Windows, Mac and Linux.

• Zen Habits - Blog by Leo Babauta with topics such as simplifying life.

Books

• Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task.

• Getting Things Done - A very simple and efficient time-management method.

Tools and Apps / File Management

• Box - Very good cloud storage solution for business customers.

• Dropbox - Simple, elegant, and versatile cloud storage solution.

• Google Drive - Cloud storage solution deeply integrated in the Google ecosystem.

• Mega - A very generous (50G from the get go) and highly secure cloud storage solution.

• Nextcloud - The self-hosted productivity platform that keeps you in control.

Tools and Apps / Note Management

• Evernote - Evernote can basically become your second brain and remember everything for you.

• Inkdrop - A cross-platform note taking application for Markdown lovers.

• Joplin - A note taking and to-do application with synchronization capabilities.

• OneNote - Very good note management solution, but best for Windows users.

• Preserver (⭐216) - Notes organizer desktop application based on Electron.

• Simplenote - Light, clean, and free. Simplenote is now available for iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, and the web.

• Standard Notes - A simple and private notes application.

• WorkFlowy - Outlining application for nested bulleted lists.

Tools and Apps / Task Management

• Airtable - Mix of spreadsheet and database to help organize work.

• Amazing Marvin - Marvin incorporates principles from behavioral psychology to help beat procrastination, feel in control and finish todo list.

• GitHub Projects - A lesser known feature of GitHub, makes it easy to tie your project management process to your code.

• Hitask - Easy Project and Task Management for Teams.

• KanbanFlow - Kanban method task board with Pomodoro technique.

• Microsoft To Do - Microsoft cloud-based task management application based on Wunderlist technology.

• OmniFocus - A Getting Things Done based task manager for macOS and iOS.

• Remember the Milk - Great at managing tags for to-dos and location based tasks.

• Taskade - Simple and collaborative task lists for teams.

• Timing - Automatic time and productivity tracking for Mac. Helps you stay on track with your work and ensures no billable hours get lost if you are billing hourly.

• Tinido - A beautiful and simple task management app that can also give you insights by showing your completed tasks in a contribution graph similar to the one you find on your GitHub profile.

• Todo.txt - Tired of having complicated apps to organize your tasks? Todo.txt is a technique that uses a single .txt file to help you get the job done.

• Todoist - Powerful and cross-platform productivity tool.

• Topydo (⭐845) - A powerful todo list application using the todo.txt format, positioned between todo.txt CLI and Taskwarrior.

• Trello - Kanban method task board.

• VivifyScrum - Agile project management app for teams that deliver. Customizable Scrum and Kanban boards.

Tools and Apps / Habit Trackers

• Everyday - Form new habits by doing things every day.

• Habitica - Complete your real life daily goals in a role play game (previously called HabitRPG).

Tools and Apps / Task Automation

• Awesome AutoHotKey (⭐2.8k) - AutoHotKey is a free, open-source macro-creation and automation software for Windows that allows users to automate repetitive tasks.

• IFTTT - Allows you to create chains of conditional statements (called recipes) between web services in order to make the web work for you and boost your productivity.

• Zapier - Automation tool that allows you to connect hundreds of web services and create automations between the processes.

Tools and Apps / Screen Capture

• ShareX - Screen capture, file sharing and productivity tool.

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