This is a collection of my favourite tools and websites that I discovered over the years. Maybe you will find something useful for you too.
I am a huge fan of open-source projects and freeware since I believe that tools and knowledge should be accessible for everybody. All of the tools below are completely for free or at least provide a free version of the service.
If you have any suggestions, let me know.
👨🎓 Learning, studying and research
- Studo - Digitale Lösungen für Hochschulen
- Anki - Flashcards
- Duolingo - Learn a language for free
- Wolfram Alpha - Making the world’s knowledge computable
- Duden-Mentor - Rechtschreibprüfung online kostenlos
- Language Tool - Integrated grammar checker
👨🏫 Presentations and interactive tools
- wunderpresentation - Create presentations with Notion
- ActivePresenter - Video Editor & eLearning Software
- GatherTown - Virtual Office and Meeting Space
- Mentimeter - Interactive presentation & survey software
- Kahoot! - Learning games
- Doodly - Whiteboard Animation Software (Create whiteboard, blackboard, & glassboard videos)
🆓 Free creativity tools
- Canva
- Inkscape
- GIMP
- Diagram Software and Flowchart Maker
- Unsplash - Beautiful Free Images & Pictures
💻 Programming and development
📑 Note taking and journal
- Notion - The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
- Obsidian - A knowledge base that works on local Markdown files.
⚒️ Productivity
- Spark - Modern and Clean Email Client
- Save to Notion Browser Extension
- Zapier - The easiest way to automate workflows
🌎 Travelling and volunteering
- ESC - Volunteering in the EU
- WWOOF - World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
- Travelworks - Work and Travel Opportunities
- Workaway - Projekte in über 180 Ländern für sinnhaftes Reisen
- Work & Travel - Verbinde Reisen mit sinnvoller Arbeit | AIFS
- BeWelcome - BeWelcome
- Couchsurfing
- Bucketlist - 10,000 things to do before you die
- Hostels Worldwide - Online Hostel Bookings, Ratings and Reviews
- Booking.com - Huge selection of hotels, homes, and vacation rentals
- Omio - Online Travel Booking Platform
- Tricount - Organisieren von Gruppenausgaben
- splitwise - Split expenses with friends
