Software
301 sites
https://permacomputing.net/
The Permacomputing wiki explores a community-driven concept centered on resilience, regenerativity, and sustainability in computing, drawing inspiration from permaculture philosophy. Visitors will find principles, technical assessments, project listings, and a library of texts examining the environmental and societal costs of modern computational culture from an anti-capitalist, ecological perspective.
http://kleinware.net/software
Georg Klein's KleinWare offers a collection of free, open-source tools built since 2002, including AppleScripts, IGOR procedures, and SubEthaEdit modes for macOS power users. Highlights include utilities for syncing Mail with iCal, managing iTunes artwork, and copying folder hierarchies, all distributed with source code under permissive terms.
https://abtmtr.link/
MeowcaTheoRange's abtmtr.link is a suite of self-hosted internet services including a mail server, a privacy-focused search engine, and a personal cloud storage instance. The site also serves as a community hub with a Discord server, webrings, and a collection of affiliated friend sites.
https://suckless.org/rocks
The suckless.org 'rocks' page is a curated directory of FOSS software and libraries that align with the suckless minimalist philosophy, covering everything from C compilers and compression libraries to window managers, web servers, and Gopher daemons. It serves as an invaluable reference for developers who prioritize small, auditable, and dependency-light tools over bloated mainstream alternatives.
https://kilkakon.com/shimeji
Kilkakon hosts his personal fork of Shimeji-ee, an open source Java desktop pet application that lets tiny animated characters roam around your Windows screen. The site offers downloads, new character packs drawn by artists worldwide, tutorials, and source code for this charming little utility.
http://doom9.net/
Doom9.net is a long-running technical resource dedicated to video encoding, DVD ripping, and digital video compression, covering codecs, tools, and guides for enthusiasts. It has been a cornerstone reference for the home video encoding community since the late 1990s, hosting forums, guides, and news about formats like DivX, x264, and Blu-ray ripping.
https://joarvarndt.se/
Joar von Arndt's personal blog covers a wide-ranging mix of technology commentary, GNU Emacs evangelism, graphic design, and cultural criticism. Posts range from hands-on explorations of LLMs and Emacs workflows to analyses of industrial policy and TV shows like Pluribus, making it a thoughtful and eclectic read.
https://acme.com/
ACME Laboratories is Jef Poskanzer's long-running freeware hub, offering a trove of open-source tools including tiny web servers, image conversion utilities, JavaScript libraries, and Java applets. The site blends practical software downloads with interactive web toys, maps, spam-filtering guides, and tutorials spanning Unix, networking, and web development.
https://squabbled.net/
Squabbled, known online as Bit, runs this tech-focused personal site featuring a blog covering technology, privacy, and product reviews alongside free scripts and tools. The site itself is self-hosted on a Raspberry Pi 4B, giving it a hands-on hobbyist tech spirit that enthusiasts will appreciate.
http://aspell.net/win32
Maintained by Thorsten Maerz, this page provides the Win32 port of GNU Aspell 0.50, a free spell-checking utility compiled with MinGW GCC for native Windows use. Visitors can download the full installer, precompiled dictionaries in over a dozen languages, and linkable development libraries for MinGW GCC and MS Visual C++.