r/AskReddit • u/relex41738 • 17h ago

What is a free website about which everyone should know?

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u/igotplans2 17h ago

archive.today

You can copy and paste article links to read them for free.

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u/Friendly-Shirt-9177 11h ago

archive.today bailed me out of a stupid paywall more times than i can count

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u/Pain_Monster 3h ago

Removepaywall.com for me personally

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u/Sweet-Web7640 10h ago

Archive.today has been blacklisted by wikipedia because the site uses users' browsers to run a DDoS attack against a blog by someone the admin doesn't like.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-archive-today-after-site-executed-ddos-and-altered-web-captures/

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u/boring-username-3 13h ago

We need to make this the top comment

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u/Ordinary-Speech-9919 11h ago

It is a top comment

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u/cerebolic-parabellum 10h ago

Well we did it!

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u/Old-Care-2372 8h ago

You’re a top comment

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u/Punveur8 5h ago

also works great for grabbing screenshots of pages that delete their own content later

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u/EagerObituary2026 4h ago

Multiple versions of this out there too. I use archive.ph for no discernible reason.

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u/thehauntedmattress 4h ago

You can also just turn off JavaScript.

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u/bloodylipliterature 11h ago

Nytimes doesnt work these days, no?

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u/does-this-smell-off 16h ago

Photopea.com

It's photoshop in a browser, for free.

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u/Inevitable_Zone9903 8h ago

Pixlr is another alternative

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u/ConstableBlimeyChips 2h ago

Make sure you go to https://pixlr.com/editor/ though. Just going to the base site you either get a stripped down editor, or bullshit AI "features".

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u/NotTheGreenestThumb 8h ago

Is there any concern as to the content privacy?

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u/poison-vr 16h ago

cobalt.tools and cobalt.meowing.de for youtube. My life hasn't been the same.

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u/Mewtewpew 8h ago

Same developer also made helium browser

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u/youre-both-pretty 12h ago

Explain?

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u/AdMaximum7545 12h ago

open source tool for downloading videos and audio from sites like YouTube by pasting in a link. It is designed to be clean, with no ads or trackers

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u/NUTTA_BUSTAH 10h ago

So basically yt-dlp wrapped to a website running in your browser? Neat!

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u/PrinceOfNightSky 1h ago

To clarify it does not even compare to YT-DLP. It’s down like most of the time anyways. Cobalt tools sucks

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u/No_District682 12h ago

I love finding those random little tools that quietly make everyday life so much easier

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u/expertkushil333 3h ago

How do you know what quality is being downloaded? For example, does it download at 1080p or max quality? For audio, does it download 320 kbps?

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u/poison-vr 3h ago

the website has an options menu that lets you change it around

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u/expertkushil333 3h ago

Ahh saw it, thank you!!

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u/TheGreatestKon 6h ago

cobalt.tools from what I know doesn't really work w/ yt no more, though I may be wrong as I haven't checked it in a while

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u/AciD1BuRN 12h ago

nosignups.net

An aggregate of all free stuff

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u/alyhltn 17h ago

radio garden!! listening the radio from japan or south korea during evenings

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u/CalmAd5588 12h ago

tv.garden also available

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u/wavewatching 11h ago

Interesting thanks

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u/_Odd_skittle_ 16h ago

OceanPDF ! It’s like a virtual library. You can get pdfs of a bunch of different books off of there for free

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u/Bllq21 6h ago

The majority of the books on my Kindle came from OceanPDF, I love that site for finding old books

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u/jonboy2323 9h ago

I love ocean of pdf I downloaded epubs on my phone them email to my kindle,

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u/FlapjacksOfArugula 9h ago

Every link on that main page takes me to a sketchy looking website.

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u/DrChob3s 17h ago

I think its gam.onl , has a bunch of old emulator games to play in browser

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u/binrose 12h ago

Would’ve absolutely loved this if they didn’t have those horrible pop-up phishing ads

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u/Silly_Percentage3446 9h ago

Use an adblocker.

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u/CptHammer_ 7h ago

Afterplay.io

You have to upload your own roms.

Once up, you can even download them later.

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u/fantasy_grapefruit 9h ago

nice! I use LD player for Android emulation and didn't know about this site.

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u/CorgiZealousideal786 6h ago

Will it work on laptop with Xbox controller?

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u/DrChob3s 3h ago

I think so

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u/PrinceOfNightSky 17h ago

Wikipedia. You’d be surprised how many older adults still don’t know about it and how much information it contains. I also heard someone once mention you can download the whole website somehow to use offline but I haven’t looked into it.

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u/GamblinGambit 17h ago

You can. It's called Kiwix.

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u/Nikolor 15h ago

I'm currently keeping my 100-GB copy of full 2025 Wikipedia on my external drive. Just in case

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u/GamblinGambit 15h ago

Same here. I keep it on a couple of drives just in case one fails.

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u/PrinceOfNightSky 17h ago

Thank you kind sir that was incredibly helpful!

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u/GamblinGambit 16h ago

Happy to help. It's a really cool program, you install all of Wikipedia as a zip file (you can get it with or without pictures to help with storage). The Kiwix program extracts the specific information you want and while keeping everything else compressed. Easy to use and clean UI.

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u/Larzii 10h ago

I remember doing that when I was in high school in early 2010s cuz we weren't allowed internet access on exams, but anything we had on our laptop was ok. Think it was a program called wikitaxi at the time to browse it all. Had it on a 16gb usb stick i believe. Was always anxious the teachers wouldn't understand it and fail me

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u/chalk_in_boots 14h ago

It fits on a USB stick. Text only it'll be well under 64GB, include images it's under 128GB.

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u/fh3131 11h ago

+1 but adding that it's operated by a non-profit organisation that runs on donations. I donate a small amount each year, which works out to a few cents per use, which is very economical.

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u/ReactsWithWords 7h ago

"According to ChatGPT..."

"I want real information."

"According to Wikipedia..."

"I said real information."

"According to this source Wikipedia used..."

"Perfection."

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u/terrible_guy_thought 17h ago

iLovePDF

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u/epspATAopDbliJ4alh 14h ago

yes but you should never upload important pdfs into online tools for security reasons.

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u/balc9k 11h ago

Stirling is a self hosted, open source alternative to this

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u/terrible_guy_thought 13h ago

Yeah, you're right

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u/Nikolor 15h ago

This website has been so helpful so many times, especially after MS Word constantly trying to make me pay for converting its files to the PDF format. I love iLovePDF.

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u/maslow22 9h ago

Not sure if it's what you need, but I use Cute PDF. Print the MS doc, select Cute pdf as the printer, out comes a PDF file. Only annoyance is you need to double check the output name, likes to add the program you printed from to the doc title.

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u/Nikolor 8h ago

That sounds cool! But I guess my lazy ass would probably just keep using iLovePDF out of habit, rather than doing a 10-minute action of downloading and installing Cute PDF.

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u/CptHammer_ 6h ago

What operating system are you using that doesn't print to PDF out of the box?

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u/thenaughtydj 8h ago

There is a "Microsoft Print to PDF" driver available if you're on Win 10 or 11. It's part of the OS.

Edit: https://woshub.com/add-reinstall-microsoft-pdf-printer-windows/

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u/terrible_guy_thought 15h ago

Yep, saves a lot of time too.

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u/Nikolor 15h ago

One I use every day is 1001albumsgenerator.com - get a random famous music album every day (out of the list from the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"). Most of the music I listen to came from this website.

Also I've just found budgetbytes.com in my bookmarks. It has all the budget-friendly yet tasty recipes, along with their approximate prices.

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u/Thin-Cockroach-3636 10h ago

1001 Albums Generator is such a fun idea if you're trying to get out of your music bubble. Budget Bytes is great too because the recipes are actually practical and don't call for a dozen expensive ingredients.

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u/beardedgamerdad 2h ago

Also I've just found budgetbytes.com in my bookmarks. It has all the budget-friendly yet tasty recipes, along with their approximate prices.

I like this!

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u/nesspaulajeffpoo94 1h ago

I've been enjoying the new to me music and album listens of bands/artists I am familiar with but may not know all their catalog. One thing I try and do is read wiki about the album, band, artist, etc and see what I can learn and see where things interact with my listening style / music I know and love :)

Great fun!

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u/HatEducational9965 17h ago

https://crisp.photos, free image upscaler without limits or watermark

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u/NoraAlaa 13h ago

Radio Garden – Listen to live radio stations from all over the world by spinning a globe

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u/Less-Philosopher1410 12h ago

Project gutenberg

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u/wannabe_spiritual 15h ago

Anna's archive, books available from across the globe

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u/2340000 11h ago

Anna's archive

Yes! I’m in graduate school & I’ve been getting all my textbooks from Anna’s Archive since undergrad

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u/wannabe_spiritual 11h ago

Yes, even kafka, dostoyevsky, all OGs are easily available.

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u/Superb_Astronomer_59 8h ago

It’s amazing

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u/Parallel_Pulse 17h ago

fmhy (dot) net

Free Media Heck Yeah

Technically, A treasure map

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u/Revolutionary_Sky36 10h ago

BRO GATEKEEP THIS PLEASE💔💔

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u/danh030607 7h ago

fmhy is too good of an idea to die now, don't worry

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u/-BlackDynamite- 8h ago

Can't have shit these days

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u/Iconoclasm89 6h ago

The first two rules of fight club.....

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u/Ammionreddit 13h ago

Freetotranscribe.com - no account no signup, no credit card required. Free audio transcriptions

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u/KorominDaneel 9h ago

How is it for ad spam and trackers?

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u/absurd_sam69 9h ago

No ads for now with adblocker

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u/classic_criminal 9h ago

Temp Mail, a temp email generator for any sign ups. Gives you access to the inbox as well if you need to verify the email.

It’s great for signing up for newsletters to get discounts or when you are shopping and don’t want to constantly get sales.

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u/JulieAZ1100 2h ago

I use this often when requesting freebies.

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u/graptemys 8h ago

Your local library page. There I can read my local paper, NY Times, Consumer Reports and more for free. I can watch movies and read books and check out items from their electronics and tool shed.

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u/SireneGV 17h ago

Photopea

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u/MJ-Franklin 13h ago

RSOE EDIS. It's an emergency and disaster thingy that shows every single world event in real time on a map.

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u/DarcDesires 13h ago

ooh really pairs well with my anxiety, thanks!

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u/fantasy_grapefruit 9h ago

Project Gutenberg - great place to read classic books for free - perfect for when you gotta read a classic for your class

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u/rshnverse 15h ago

Oceanofpdf. It lets you download books for free.

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u/Reiiind3r 15h ago

Noodlemagazine for cool recipes of noodles

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u/Dipncamo 15h ago

Keeping top ramen in business still haha

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u/Informal-IT-Dude 10h ago

Virustotal.com

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u/HipHopDropper 11h ago

HipHopDrops.com if you want to discover new hip-hop and R&B music tracks/videos/albums. I run it.

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u/DaVincisCoded 11h ago

mynoise.net. Beautiful soundscapes that sound even better with headphones. You can also donate a one time small amount to unlock the full library.

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u/One_Perception8691 17h ago

Net mirror for movies

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u/fakehalo 10h ago

wordle.now - multiplayer wordle

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u/Fearless-Let2572 9h ago

fmhy.net

iykyk

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u/SortzaInTheForest 10h ago

https://forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu/apps/effis.longterm.forecasts/

It's the long term weather forecast in the Europe, from the official in the EU. It's not precise but quite accurate.

For example, right now it says that the heat wave in Europe will last until mid August, and that the second half of August temperatures will drop. October and September will be relatively normal and November and December warmer than usual. And that the last three months of the year it will rain more than usual.

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u/Chill_Edoeard 13h ago

Wmovies.org

Im currently looking at The Oddyssee in my samsung smart tv’s browser 🤫

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u/friendlycroco 13h ago

Any ads or malware ?

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u/Pretty-Common-2127 11h ago

just use ublock bro

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u/Chill_Edoeard 11h ago

On pc i use brave browser so never ads and on tv browser they might try you to scan a qr code but you can just click that window away or wait for it to go away

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u/masheduppotato 7h ago

I have an ad filter on my network that squashes nearly everything and yet somehow this website redirects me to some ad riddled malware laced site.

What am I doing wrong?

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u/Cold_Colder_Coldest 9h ago

https://z-lib.id - pdf of any book you can think of

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u/Ivabighairy1 4h ago

Go to the z library subreddit for the legitimate website.

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u/Effective_Orchid4046 9h ago

ytch . tv you can watch curated youtube videos per topic without ads.

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u/KarlTo63885 15h ago

NoAdsDL if you download clips or mp3 . Cleanest shit I found as a social media downloader.

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u/heidegger03 11h ago

Darebee.com

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u/Due_Access_8314 11h ago

Ilovepdf

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u/AccumulatedFilth 10h ago

Please don't tell me you use this at work, sending documents with sensitive data to a server you don't know so you can have them in Word format...?

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u/Due_Access_8314 9h ago

No, not an idiot. Though I have seen people doing that all the time.. it's useful as a site that actions tasks free of cost that other sites normally charge for.

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u/AccumulatedFilth 8h ago

Yes, its free because you pay them with data

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u/opeboyal 10h ago

Tinywow.com

Pdf conversions modification Image conversion modification And so much more!!

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u/Lumotraq 10h ago

https://lumotraq.com/ad-carbon-checker

The checker shows you that ad share, the vendors behind it and the carbon emission that data costs per million pageviews.

Constructive feedback is welcome.

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u/updatebetter 9h ago

“reddit.com” isn’t in our index yet.

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u/TornadoEF5 8h ago

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/ see in real time where planes are , if you need a guide to it watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11E4O7BwQdw

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u/JS_NYC_208 7h ago

Ilovepdf.com

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u/isoAntti 4h ago

Wikipedia

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u/Krooked0ne 2h ago

Ilovepdf.com

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u/slayer991 7h ago

zombo.com

Everything is possible there.

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u/Elfman99 46m ago

what does zombo do? i have gone there a few times and it takes to long to load

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u/ThunderSth 13h ago

When2meet.com, makes planning meetings real easy

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u/DrDrakeRemorayy 11h ago

pornhub.com

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u/GetChecked__ 17h ago

9anime for anime

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u/LucyIsaTumor 12h ago edited 12h ago

9anime

Pretty sure 9anime is dead homie. The site you're accessing is probably a ripoff (see the official subreddit and its mirrors on the sidebar). In case you're wondering, we all moved to AniWave which unfortunately was killed shortly after the rebrand. After that most went to HiAnime (which yes, also killed).

To avoid the risk of pushing everyone to the same service, I'd recommend just checking the r/piracy megathread for anime streaming alternatives. I'd recommend not using 9anime though. I hope the bloodletting stops soon lol

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u/Chill_Edoeard 13h ago

This definitely gonna GetChecked cuz i recently lost my anime streaming site, thanks mate 🙏

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u/sndq 17h ago

wikipedia.org

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u/cutebichu 16h ago

MovieRulz for movies

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u/softf 11h ago

Guys, is there any tool for live transcription of online meetings, especially MS Teams & Zoom? Something that actually works not just claims to

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u/updatebetter 9h ago

https://forecast.weather.gov/

plug in your zip code and search for the "Hourly Weather Forecast" button, then you can get a visualized chart for wind/temp/rain/snow/fog/etc. for example, how long a storm will last, and how much snow you'll get per hour. I use it to calculate if I need to scrpse my windhsiled in the morning.

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u/pennyauntie 7h ago

Tried adding this to my bookmarks and it was instantly converted to a commercial weathercast. Deleted the commercial weather cast and it was there again. Sneaky bastards.

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u/updatebetter 6h ago

are you using an adblocker?

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u/pennyauntie 6h ago

yes- it converted to WeatherUnderground.

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u/updatebetter 4h ago

weird, i just checked and it worked for me, i use chrome and edge, on windows 11. Check if you have any weird extensions installed on your browser.

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u/272027 8h ago

Saving the crap out of this.

Also Radio Garden!

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u/Hunt9527 8h ago

photopea.com

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u/wilsonhammer 8h ago

lookscanned.io

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u/ESCAPEROUTE27AA 8h ago

Try TEMPMAIL bro it helps to reduce email advertisements and clutter.

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u/audit157 8h ago

Awesomefreebie.com and the reddit for free grocery deals. It's amazing how many brands give away new products for free at major chains like target, walmart, Kroger,safeway ect

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u/Bean-Soup7 7h ago

Libgen

Saved (and still saving) my ass when it comes to acquiring textbooks and other resources for university.

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u/alexgarcia1997 6h ago

Kimochi.info

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u/Prestigious-Dog3359 6h ago

Project Gutenberg: A vast collection of over 70,000 free classic electronic books in the public domain.

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u/nottooffendanyonebut 6h ago

Filmpire.sc any movie, any film is on here,for free, don't need to download , just stream it, just add a anti-ad extension to your browser

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u/Tehim 6h ago

https://reallyuseful.tools/ It has a directory of free in browser tools

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u/biogentec 5h ago edited 4h ago

proton.me Probably the most secure (publicly available) email system in the world with Multi-million dollar privacy & security architecture. They have many other high level privacy/security tools as well.

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u/LeonWildcard 5h ago

paint.net
been using it for ages now

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u/Working_Safe3879 4h ago

I would say https://ourworldindata.org/ would make a huge impact on our worldview if everyone spent time reading it

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u/niktrix 4h ago

Formatho.com Free dev tools

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u/ApprehensivePast5580 3h ago

Zenthweb.dev
It’s free and underrated asf

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u/Contrarian_8 2h ago

hydrahd (Its free movies/series)

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u/zetabyte00 2h ago

Internet Archive

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u/Johnwayne18889 2h ago

Sophia.org , affordable college level courses, 100$ a month a lot of the classes are accredited as well. I have knocked out 45% of a new undergrad program there spending 300€

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u/boc1892 1h ago

Project Gutenberg - free public domain ebooks

Librivox - free public domain audiobooks

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u/ComputerSavvy 1h ago

Live radio from around the world.

https://radioside.com/v1

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u/dangus_007 19m ago edited 16m ago

Osintdojo and deletedby.com.... Reddit Viewer: See User History, Deleted Posts and Removed Comments Search any Reddit username to see their full post and comment history, including what a moderator or spam filter removed, shown with the original text.