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Search Engines

1. Ecosia.org (Berlin/de, select region/language) - the search engine that plants trees
2. metaGer[.org], metager.de (non profit community search; foundation in Hannover/de, select your region/language)
3. Qwant (European search engine based in France)
4. Fireball (Spinoff of the University of Berlin)
5. Startpage (meta search engine, founded in the Netherlands, global company, select region/language)
6. Good-Search, the search engine for a better world
7. Google (used many)
8. more …

8. Mavink - visual search/ search by image
9. Lycos (language selection, US based search, spinoff from the Carnegie Mellon University)
10. Ask (US, Oakland based, Ask Media Group)
11. Moose (Austrian search engine)
12. Exalead (European engine, limited index)
13. info.com US-based search engine, manually reviewed pages
14. Bing (by Microsoft)
15. You.com (servers in US)
16. Kagi (closed, formerly Peekier, it was a visual, non-intrusive search, servers in USA, select region)
17. Snowflake, sf-docs (closed, US/California, data cloud platform that acquired the Neeva search engine)
18. MillionShort (US based search engine)
19. FastBot search: Wikipedia, Wiktionary & more, translation, alphabetical index
20. InfoTiger - German Startup, from Munich
21. Mojeek (UK)
22. WebCrawler (by System1 like startpage)
23. DogPile (US based search engine)
24. ZapMeta (from the Netherlands, company:Visymo, collects your IP)
25. EntireWeb (according to Facebook likely from Sweden, website IP: UK)
26. DuckDuckGo (US based search, Pennsylvania, which is oblidged due to the Patriot Act to disclose all your information to US-based secret services. Duckduckgo may not store your data but that does not help since the secret services read all along at their internet access point.)
27. Yandex (Russian search engine) , Baidu (Chinese)
28. searx.org (open source meta search, not fully functional, language/time select, search instances in USA and Europe)
29. Crawlson (no statement about country of origin; crawls from India, US, Germany, UK, Iran)
30. Yahoo (US, California)
31. search.brave.com (US-based search, San Francisco)
32. GigaBlast (alternative search, servers in US)
33. SwissCows (swiss search engine, with ads, language can be selected)
34. Yacy (well-tried), Oasis-SE (in beta state): OSS/GPL - you need to install software and invest resources!
35. cross reference: academic search engines↑🧪
36. cross reference: blog search engines↑📎

Map Services (Landkarten)🗺

1. maps.google.com, OpenStreetMap
2. maps.bing.com, qwant.com/maps/, de/at: maps.metager.de
3. free Wifis: wiman, wifimap, wifispc, USA: OpenWifiSpots, WifiFreeSpot de/at: FreiFunk (OpenWifiMap),
4. World Atlas on the web, Sygic: travel attractions, mapchecking.com - estimate number of people,
5. TheTrueSize - compare the size of countries (on planar maps generally contorted by Mercator projection)
6. internet map, submarine cable map
7. satellite maps, globe: Google Earth Web (historic: experimental), app/download: Marble (with OpenStreetMap)

Weather & Time🌦🕑

1. WunderGround (remembers settings, click on the wheel at the top-right to switch between °C and °F)
2. worldwide: theweather.com (English), meteored.mx (Español)
3. AccuWeather (remembers), DarkSky, Weather.com
4. timeanddate.com/weather future/past, sunset/rise, moon, night sky, meteor showers, world/local, TimeZone/DST
5. world clock, calendar (timeanddate.com), daylight earth map
6. windy.com, whatis dBZ, Wikipedia, satellite images: sat24.com
7. Italy: 3bmeteo (+mare), ilmeteo, Austria: zamg.ac.at, wetter.orf.at
8. world: metoffice.gov.uk (remembers, no ads, future +for some loc. past)

News & Journals, English🗞

News & Journals, German🗞

Blogs, Recipes & NGOs📎 (cooking🍴, environment🌲, etc.)

Encyclopediae, Lexica, Libraries🌎

1. Encyclopedia Britannica (search, browse)
2. Wikipedia (free, open encyclopedia)
3. wissen.de, wissenschaft.de: Wahrig online
4. search & lexica, kids: Kiddle, de/tr: HellesKöpchen, FragFinn, BlindeKuh (tr)
5. Atlas Obscura: guidebook & tour-guide to the world´s most wondrous places
6. more …

Languages🗪

Online Shopping & Food🛒🍴 ← click here!

Travelling✈

1. Tripadvisor accomodation, restaurants, things to do, travel forums, flights, cruises
2. booking.com accomodation, flights, cars
3. Trip.com flights, hotels, train tickets; FlixBus/d.; see also: Tours↓
4. hotels.com stays/hotels # Trivago.com (fr, de, es, pt, it, nl, cz, hu)
5. AirBnB bad and breakfast, rental # co-living: CoTown (students, professionals, digital nomads), Shop Photo/House↑🏠
6. lastminutetravel.com, lastminute.com, restplatzboerse.com German/Austrian last minute travels
7. CheapoAir.com flights, hotels, cars # SunnyCars # HotelStars.eu, NextDayHotels
8. WeGo flights, hotels, activities, blog # Sygic: map with attractions near you
9. info: WikiVoyage, FunLifeCrisis (en), ThriftyWithACompass (en), TravelBook (de), ReiseReporter (de), Alpe Adria Magazin (at), The Travel Reporter (en), DumontReise (de), Sonne-Wolken (de) # 50 travel blogs, travel news sites
10. TravelPlanBooker, JoinMyTrip, buddies↓🙋 # Work Away, TravelFriends (de), WithLocals: avoid the crowds
11. Academic-Travel, Geo-Reisen, Anabasis (at), Schlosszimmer/Castle Rooms (de/en) # Food/Essen&Trinken↑🍴, motor sports holidays🏎
12. de: HolidayCheck, ReiseUhu (+R.magazin), Swoodoo (2021 Testsieger), flug.check24.de (2018 Testsieger), checkfelix.com: Pauschalreisen, Flüge, Hotels, Mietwagen, Camper, Aktivitäten
13. TUI (travel agency) # UrlaubsGuru.de/.at, ruefa.at, a.i.d.U (de/at/ch)
14. Rome2Rio, Expedia.com ~ travelocity.com (flights, stays-cruises)
15. Intrepid (people&planet-friendly adventures)
16. flight booking platforms: SkyScanner, cheapflights.co.uk, Fluege.de, fluge-buchen.de
17. air lines: Air France, KLM, Iberia, Alitalia, Delta, Lufthansa, Austrian, FlyOne, EuroWings, Condor, Ryanair, TradeAir, TransAvia, WizzAir.
18. EasyJet flights, holidays, cars (also an air line)

Tours, Outdoor Activities⛺

1. bergfex: at, ch, de, fr, es, nl: maps, tours, lake temperatures, webcams & more
2. OutdoorActive: maps, tours, hiking, biking; Langlaufen AT-Kärnten: Klu, FB
3. Komoot: outdoor tours with tips & social annotation
4. de/at: Alpenverein (de), Naturfreunde (at, ch), Nabu/BirdLife.at/.ch
5. Austria.info (en, etc.), Graz (it, en), Kärnten; Klagenfurt (en, it, sl), Ljubljana/en (sl, de, it, fr)
6. Berlin: Tourm., berlin.de+StPlan/ReiseInf, Frankfurt: Tourm./Stadt-Info, München: münchen.de, .travel, 3

1. Interrail.eu
2. FlixBus (de, at, ch, uk, es, pl, cz, hu, etc.)
3. de: DB, Bus-Bahn, Meldg., Berlin: S-Bahn (en), BVG, VBB, Frankfurt: RMV, München: MVV, Auskunft
4. at: ÖBB Scotty (at), Wiener Linien (Vienna), Salzburg (en), Innsbruck (en), Graz (en), Linz (en), Klagenfurt, Bregenz
5. Uber, Taxi: eu, de-nr/web, at, ch[1,2,3], fr, es-nr/mitaxi, pt/lsb, it-nr[1]/it-nr[2]

Find Partner, Dating, Events♡🙋

1. Tinder, ParShip, LemonSwan.de, okcupid, be2.com, Hinge-doc, ElitePartner (en, fr, es, ru, de, at), lovepoint-club.de, DateMyAge
2. travelling: JoinMyTrip (de), WorkAway (fr, de, es, pt), GoGaffl, TripGiraffe, de: UrlaubsPartner.net, reisepartner-gesucht.de, TravelFriends
3. misc: bestfriendmaker.de, ReisePartner.de (Reise +verschiedene Kontaktanzeigen)
4. dancing: dancepartner.co.uk (UK), dancesportinfo.net/PartnerWanted (many countries), dancepartner.com (English speaking c., USA, +registration), tanzpartner.at (de,at,ch)
5. eventbrite.com (worldwide), eventfinder.de (de), meinestadt.de (de), events.at (at), sms.at (Personen/Telefon finden)

Internet & Sharing Platforms🎎♫📷

1. YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion (news)
2. Pinterest (recipes, home ideas, style inspiration - see it, make it, try it out)
3. music platforms♫: SoundCloud, Jamendo (free/open), FunkWhale (social), Spotify (music), brain.fm (focus, relax, sleep: 3-day trial)
4. find song, trending music♫: midomi (+trending), aha-music (+file upload), app: Shazam: recognize sung song, nachsingen, search lyrics/song texts: AZLyrics, SongLyrics, Lyrics, SongMeanings, LyricsTranslate, de: SongTexte, MusikGuru (trending)
5. PearlTrees: share web pages, images, notes, files and get recommendations
6. BookWyrm (flagship instance, about) - share what you read, blog platforms↑📎
7. Flickr (browser&upload fotos, very short videos, link2it)
8. upload.PhotoBox.com, imgbb.com, directupload.net, peertube.fr (share photos/evtl. movies)
9. crossref: Tools↑🛠 (slide & office sharing)

Social Networks 🐦

1. Facebook (friends based, message groups)
2. Twitter (subscribe to anyone)
3. Instagram (image, video & more visually driven)
4. Mastodon, Friendica: free, open source social networks, not for profit, see also: Swedish blog post
5. TikTok: Chinese Platform
6. Discord: topic-based group channels, SnapChat (Chrome browser only) [group] chat, own story posts visible for timespan,
   Jodel, BeReal: share photos from you every day at a different time, Fun Page↑⚽, ClubHouse.com, Find Partner↑♡🙋

Work & Employment💵

1. LinkedIn, Xing - profession related social networks
2. Glassdoor search & rate companies, Kununu (de): Gehaltscheck, Blog, young-professionals (uk)
3. de: Arbeits-ABC, Karriere Magazin, KarriereBibel
4. Resumo.io - professional grade curriculum vitae, also and especially for freelancers
5. many countries: Jobsora, Jooble, indeed, themuse, comparably select country/bottom & find company
6. worldwide: fairygodboss, teamblind question forum, GreatPlaceToWork employer review
7. USA: BuiltIn search by industry, spec. experience, firsthand.co find company, browse by section, jobcase job postings, careerbliss job postings
8. USA misc: inhersight for women, ratemyinternships internship review platform
9. by country: RateMyEmployer.ca Canada, seek.com.au Australia, thejobcrowd UK, StellenMarkt.de, StellenAnzeigen.DE, AT, CH, WillstDuKannstDu (at), karriere.de, Monster (de), Linux/de

Chat, Communication 🕻🗪

1. chat: Slack, ChatWork, Discord (dld & info), Line (Japanese chat+), Viber (Isreali)
   WhatsApp & FB Messenger (owned by Meta), Skype (dld, owned by MS), WeChat (dld, Chinese!)
2. open chat & VoIP services: Signal (aapp), Jabber/XMPP (aapp), SIP (aapp), IRC, Telegram: popular OSS Software↑🖫
3. IRC: netsplit.de: channel search, f.i. #worldchat, web.libera.chat, webchat.oftc.net, IRC-howto; libera/list, how to paste
4. Jabber/XMPP, open account: jabberix.com, isgeek.info, jabbim.com
5. ask/search a question: StackXchg forums, Quora, Open Source Software forums↑🐧

Free Email & Mailing Lists 📨

1. Google Mail, Cfg (largest postbox, largest emails, Google OAuth IMAP + SMTP, cellular registration required)
2. Zoho Mail, Zoho Login, Cfg (large postbox, large emails, IMAP + SMTP, own serial letter filtering for Inbox, cellular registration required, option in settings to activate IMAP is well hidden)
3. GMX Mail, Cfg (ads, cellular number required but no verification process)
4. Disroot (Cfg, m.), Tutanota —apps available,
   but no IMAP, Protonmail —free plan has no IMAP, secure emailing overview // some hosters↑🖌, mailbox.org (kb)
5. popular IMAP, POP & SMTP configurations, web: yahoo, hotmail, pepipost, ru: yandex, cn: QQ; sohu; 163
6. One Time Emails: guerrillamail, yadim.dismail.de 10minute-mail, tempmail, email-on-deck (shall be secure)
7. freelists.org, groups.io: create a mailing list, riseup.net for social change, VPN, email on invitation

VPN & Proxy: Virtual Private Networks🛰

1. OpenVPN: with registration, gratis (nl,jp,us): ProtonVPN (login): openvpn xy.ovpn - select Android for Linux, supposed to be an anonymous VPN; also: use protonvpn GPL OSS
2. more OpenVPNs, free: VPNgate-extract: elstel.org/software/: different countries, see the internet as from out of another country, not a security feature
3. download OpenVPN, Python: /oss/pop/↑🖫 - check your firewall if it should not work
4. free web proxy: vpnbook.com (US, UK, FR, CA), no security feature
5. more VPNs: leap VPN derivatives: riseup shall be anonymous, all can be used to secure an open/unencrypted wifi, own software
6. hide.me: member area, signup - Malaysian VPN provider, no logging, free plan with sw-install, ovpn files at pay (fr, es, de, nl, sg, us, ca, uk)
7. VPN via ssh: sshuttle (Linux, MacOS), Windows: ProxyCAP socks5 proxy on port 8000 + Cygwin: ssh -D 8000 -N user@destination.com (Linux, also: tsocks instead of ProxyCAP)
8. IPv6 Tunnel Broker, Hurrican Electric: get IPv6 on an IPv4 only network

Security🗝

1. Password Generator (Linux: do that offline with pwgen)
2. online virus scanners: MetaDefense, Kaspersky Online Scan, VirusTotal, virusscan.jotti.org/de, online.drweb.com (unknown viruses often not found, MetaDefense may be best bet)
   Linux offline virus scanner: clamav (open source and free) # win: PC Manager → free sw↑🖫
   CuckooSanbox (open source automated malware detection, needs download now)
3. Debian Security Mailing List, visit defuse.ca
4. rootkits: debcheckroot check Debian/Ubuntu also against unknown rootkits # popular and useful as well: chkrootkit, rkhunter, chkboot
5. web page to jpeg-image: w2p, with browsing: websiteplanet
6. pdf file to jpeg-image: Adobe pdf converter
7. anonymous browsing with Tor: Tails (dld iso + key), for max. security: Kicksecure, Whonix, lighter anonymity; see also: VPNs↑🛰
8. about DRM: Issues with Digital Rights Managament (with support of the FSF)
9. Linux security distros: Kali (Debian), ParrotLinux (Debian), BackBox (Ubuntu based), Caine (Live Ubuntu), BlackArch, Pentoo (Live Gentoo), other Linux distros↑🐧
10. eSecurityPlanet: security news & hints // DANE test sites
11. encrypt/decrypt/sign with GNUPG on the command line (de) - this is PGP for Linux/BSD
12. privacytools.io, Prism↯Break (many langs), howsmyssl, ssl-site-test, ipleak.net

OSS, Linux, Virtualization, Operating Systems🐧 +open source and free software🖫

Creativity: Photos, Publishing & Hosting🖌

Mathematics & Nature Sciences 🧪

Software Development💻

Tools & Miscellaneous Resources🛠

installation on your tablet or smartphone: Open index2web in your web browser and select 'add to start screen' (Android) under the three vertical dots at the top-right or 'add to home screen' (iPhone) under where you need to scroll down first.