{"id":1095,"date":"2024-07-19T02:16:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T02:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.contrastruction.com\/artgallery\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:32:04","slug":"free-open-source-tech-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.contrastruction.com\/artgallery\/free-open-source-tech-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"free open source tech tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"container linkeys phoney\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.contrastruction.com\/artgallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/free-open-source-tech-tools-1920x180.png\" alt=\"free-open-source-tech-tools graphic\" class=\"wp-image-1640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.contrastruction.com\/artgallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/free-open-source-tech-tools-1920x180.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.contrastruction.com\/artgallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/free-open-source-tech-tools-300x28.png 300w, https:\/\/www.contrastruction.com\/artgallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/free-open-source-tech-tools-768x72.png 768w, https:\/\/www.contrastruction.com\/artgallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/free-open-source-tech-tools-1536x144.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.contrastruction.com\/artgallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/free-open-source-tech-tools-2048x192.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default has-large-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-951c4fc72fbca955a241c0fcd0b982b9\">A small curated hoard of web browser bookmarks&#8230;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Contrastruction production preferences and favorites of open source;<br> programs, resources, software, tech tools, etc&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br><br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">List of resources and open source tools:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">There are many online open source resources;<br> websites, libraries, directories, repositories, etc&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<br><br>\n<div class=\"container text-start\">\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Web Browsers:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/librewolf.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">librewolf.net<\/a> &#8211; LibreWolf<br>&#8211; A custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterfox.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">waterfox.net<\/a> &#8211; Waterfox<br>&#8211; Fast and Private Web Browser<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thorium.rocks\/mercury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thorium.rocks\/mercury<\/a> &#8211; Mercury<br>&#8211; Mercury &#8211; Compiler optimized, private Firefox fork.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghostery.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ghostery.com<\/a> &#8211; Ghostery<br>&#8211; Browse the web safer, faster &amp; with less ads.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zen-browser.app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">zen-browser.app<\/a> &#8211; Zen<br>&#8211; Beautifully designed, privacy-focused, and packed with features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources\/repositories:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alternativeto.net\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alternativeto.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">alternativeto.net<\/a> &#8211; Crowdsourced software recommendations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/trending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">github.com\/trending<\/a> &#8211; Trending  repositories on GitHub today \u00b7 GitHub<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/huggingface.co\/\">huggingface.co<\/a> &#8211; The AI community building the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuretools.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">futuretools.io<\/a> &#8211; Find The Exact AI Tool For Your Needs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br><br>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Software\/Programs\/Applications\/Tools:<br>(Free \/ Open Source)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graphic Image Editing Programs &#8211; Free open-source Photoshop alternatives <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/krita.org\/en\/\">Krita | Digital Painting. 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