Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-resources-for-polyglots

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<div class="pg_page_title">Free Internet Resources for Polyglots</div>
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<blockquote>
* Links with “!!!!” are the most important resources for you if you don't know English well;
* Links with “!!” has low English skill requirement. For English-learning resources, go [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-resources-for-learning-specific-languages#English|HERE]];
* For a condensed version of this article, go [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/IRFP-in-brief|HERE]].
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Hello polyglots, 😀

The Internet is a giant treasure. It provides so many free services.

On this page we have listed the sites that offer the most useful services for polyglots.

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== -- Introduction -- ==
=== Advices ===
This page is updated from time to time, not frequently, not regularly. “But how do I know what you have changed since the last time I come here?” Try this: hover your mouse over “Actions” on the upper right corner of this page, click on “history”, select the current and the version you saw last time, click on “Compare selected versions”.

It would be great if you pay a visit to every site on the list. Don't lose your curiosity.

If you want to do creative work to help others to learn languages and to know about cultures, please visit [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Productivity-tools-for-polyglots]].

If you see GitHub or GitLab links, please notice that the download icons mean to download the source code. Unless its language is [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3265357/compiled-vs-interpreted-languages interpreted] like Python and Perl, you will need to build the program on your own. Links to download binaries (built programs) are elsewhere like “Releases” or links in the README.MD file.

If a resource is using Electron.js, it means bloat, because Electron.js can be used to create cross-platform programs easily but it means to integrate a Chromium in every program, which means bloat. What's more, it has been depending on Node.js, which has been having the background of political activism (Black Lives Matter). Political activism can cause unexpected damage, like node-ipc by RIAEvangelist on Github.

It is not recommended to put some banner like “featured in Polyglot Club” on your website, because this list is dynamic.

It is highly recommend to have privacy protections on. An open-source website on privacy: https://privacyguides.org/

=== Resource Selection Criteria ===
To be listed on this page, resources should possess at least one of the following characteristics:

# be rich in '''FREE''' content (not just a trial or not fulfilling the need in the free part), and the free content is mostly accurate, and the free content is not all covered by other free ones;
# be made with a unique good idea;
# has no better alternatives.

Resources must not possess the following characteristics:

# propagate specific political or religious ideas without possibility of discussion.

Resources with the following features will be given a little priority:

# available offline;
# available on multiple platforms;
# multilingual user interface;
# lightweight;
# open source;
# privacy-friendly (including “registration not required”).

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Blue Light Filter & Dark Mode</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/Fushko/gummy </big></big>

Filter for Linux. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/LibreShift/red-moon/ </big></big>

Filter for Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/Tyrrrz/LightBulb </big></big>

Filter for Windows 7 and newer versions. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://darkreader.org/ </big></big>

Dark mode for web browsers. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Reminder</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://workrave.org/ </big></big>

Rest reminder. It can lock your keyboard and mouse buttons when it is time. It is open-source.

➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=7 Write a review]

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/adrcotfas/Goodtime </big></big>

Pomodoro timer on Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://gitlab.com/axet/android-hourly-reminder </big></big>

Repeating timer. It alarms every hour or even minute. This reminds you how a minute passes by. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/thetwom/toc2 </big></big>

Metronome on Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.antcom.de/gtick/ </big></big>

Metronome on Linux. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://sourceforge.net/projects/openmetronome/ </big></big>

Metronome on Windows. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Self-Control Helper</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/ </big></big>

Browser add-ons for blocking websites. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://timelimit.io/ </big></big>

Limit your app using time for Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://detoxdroid.flx-apps.com/ </big></big>

Some other measures to help you on Android. Need to use a PC to enable developer mode. It is open-source.

It can be downloaded from [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.flx_apps.digitaldetox/ F-droid].

<hr><big><big> !! https://selfcontrolapp.com/ </big></big>

Block websites for Mac. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Activity and Habit Tracker</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://activitywatch.net/ </big></big>

Track your own activity. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> https://github.com/markusfisch/ScreenTime </big></big>

Screen time tracker on Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> https://codeberg.org/fynngodau/usageDirect </big></big>

It shows your app usage on Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/SamAmco/track-and-graph </big></big>

Habit tracker with graphs for Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/iSoron/uhabits </big></big>

Simple habit tracker for Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/Glitchy-Tozier/githo </big></big>

Form a habit step by step, on Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://gottcode.org/kapow/ </big></big>

Timer for activities. It can also generate a report. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/albertvaka/bettercounter </big></big>

Counter for activities on Android. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Brain Training</div> ==
'''Notice: Whether brain training works or not is still controversial. If you don't believe it works, please skip this section.'''

<hr><big><big> https://www.lumosity.com/ </big></big>

Practise through mini-games, 3 random games everyday for free.

<hr><big><big> https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Apps/gbrainy </big></big>

Mini-games. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> http://brainworkshop.sourceforge.net/ </big></big>

Dual n-back. It is open-source.

Its latest version 4.8.7 is not available on the website, but on the [https://sourceforge.net/projects/brainworkshop/files/brainworkshop/Brain%20Workshop%204.8/ SourceForge page].

<hr><big><big> https://github.com/vivekthazhathattil/dekadico </big></big>

Memory trainer with numbers. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Workout</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/oliexdev/openWorkout </big></big>

Workout assistant for Android with videos. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Eating</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://world.openfoodfacts.org/ </big></big>

Information about food nutrition.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Relaxation & Meditation</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.freesoundslibrary.com/ </big></big>

It has more than 200 ambient sounds for download. Turn loop on and enjoy.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/yuttadhammo/BodhiTimer </big></big>

Meditation timer. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://gitlab.com/axet/android-binaural-beats </big></big>

Binaural beats. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://ashutoshgngwr.github.io/noice/ </big></big>

Background noise. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://sites.google.com/view/jithware </big></big>

Meditation helper with breath control for Android. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Input-methods <u>Keyboard</u>]</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://colemak.com/ </big></big>

This one supports a lot of languages in Latin script, but it means to learn typing again. [https://waddles.org/2007/04/21/switching-to-colemak-part-4/ It is worth it]. You may have noticed that “Kolemak” is even better than Colemak. How to modify keyboards will be discussed below.

[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KB_US-Colemak_with_AltGr.svg A better layout image].

Note that the download link on the home page is “Caps Lock Unchanged”. The idea of replacing Caps Lock with Backspace is great because of its convenience to press Backspace, but having it unchanged is generally better because it's punitive to press Backspace, urging you to make fewer misspellings.

There is a flaw of no “„” or “‚”. You can replace “÷” and “×” with them. Also, the positions of single and double quotation marks only benefit British people for not pressing Shift. You can exchange their positions, too.

*[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=102134 Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator] for Windows;
*[https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/ Karabiner-Elements] for macOS;
*[https://karols.github.io/blog/2013/11/18/creating-custom-keyboard-layouts-for-linux/ A guidance] for Linux.

If you want to type even more characters, you will need the autocorrection, which can turn multiple characters into one.

*[https://autohotkey.com/ AutoHotkey] for Windows, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_9-QkD-zJ4 a video about it];
*[https://support.apple.com/guide/automator/welcome/mac Automator] for macOS, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z56PBanBSx4 a video about it];
*[https://github.com/autokey/autokey AutoKey] for Linux, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9-Rj5P1dq8 a video about it].

There is [https://colemakmods.github.io/mod-dh/ a modified version] and [https://forum.colemak.com/topic/1458-locale-colemak-variants-for-several-countries-the-edreymar-way/ local variants].

<hr><big><big> https://bepo.fr/wiki/Accueil </big></big>

Based on French, giving consideration to European languages. But if you don't type French much, it might be not ideal.

No English translation for this site, but it doesn't matter, because this keyboard is generally pre-installed in common operating systems. You just need to find it in the “French” section of keyboard settings.

<hr><big><big> https://forum.colemak.com/topic/519-rulemak-russian-colemak-layout/ </big></big>

Variant of Colemak for typing Cyrillic. It is available as source code. It is pre-installed in Linux, but it require some effort as mentioned in the “Colemak” section to make sure it appears in the files. “Greek (Colemak)” is also available.

For Windows, [http://pkl.sourceforge.net/ Portable Keyboard Layout] is required. Or you can use that keyboard creator to do it manually.

<hr><big><big> !! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kl.ime.oh </big></big>

It is lightweight and supports many languages, with many keyboard layouts. But it has problems, such as poor Japanese support.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Typing</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://klavaro.sourceforge.io/ </big></big>

Typing tutor. It is open-source.

➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=6 Write a review]

<hr><big><big> !! https://10fastfingers.com/ </big></big>

A place to train typing.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Shortcut</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_keyboard_shortcuts </big></big>

Keyboard shortcuts in general.

<hr><big><big> !! https://defkey.com/ </big></big>

Keyboard shortcuts for specific programs.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">To-Do-List & Task Calendar</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.taskcoach.org/ </big></big>

Simple to-do-list. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://abstractspoon.com/wiki/doku.php?id=todolist-description </big></big>

Complex to-do-list. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://super-productivity.com/ </big></big>

Good-looking schedule with a pomodoro timer. It is open-source.

Electron.js is used.

By the way, that “at a glance” video recording guy behaved so easy to understand with some college lecturers.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8a5rA-Exmw A video about it].

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/ransome1/sleek </big></big>

To-do-list based on [http://todotxt.org/ todo.txt]. It is open-source.

Electron.js is used.

<hr><big><big> !! https://tasks.org/ </big></big>

To-do-list on Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://crazymarvin.com/to-dont/ </big></big>

To-don't-list on Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://eck.cologne/peafactory/en/html/calendar_pea.html </big></big>

Calendar program with encryption. Java is required. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/Etar-Group/Etar-Calendar </big></big>

Calendar program. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Notebook & Diary</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://logseq.com/ </big></big>

Knowledge manager with graphic view of nodes and flashcards. It has plugins including adding Anki Flashcards. It is open-source.

Electron.js is used.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/zadam/trilium </big></big>

Advanced notebook with hierarchy, text formatting, link map, synchronization and encryption. Good for working. It is open-source.

Electron.js is used.

This project has been having the background of political activism (pro-Ukraine).

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.giuspen.com/cherrytree/ </big></big>

Hierarchical notebook with encryption. It is open-source.

This project has been having the background of political activism (pro-Ukraine).

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.zim-wiki.org/ </big></big>

Hierarchical notebook in plain text. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://gsantner.net/project/markor.html </big></big>

Text editor with markdown and todo.txt supports on Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> https://tiddlywiki.com/ </big></big>

Non-linear Wiki on web that require some effort to install. It is open-source.

Its add-on [http://tiddlymap.org/ TiddlyMap] can create mind maps.

<hr><big><big> https://orgmode.org/ </big></big>

Plain text markup for GNU Emacs. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://eck.cologne/peafactory/en/html/notebook_pea.html </big></big>

Write RTF files with encryption. Java is required. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://xournalpp.github.io/ </big></big>

Handwritten note ditor. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://getcarnet.app/ </big></big>

Simple note taking app with binaries available for Linux and Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! http://lifeograph.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main_Page </big></big>

Diary for desktop. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/hanjoongcho/aaf-easydiary </big></big>

Diary for Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! http://thetimelineproj.sourceforge.net/ </big></big>

Timeline. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Mind Map</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.freeplane.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page </big></big>

Successful fork of the discontinued [http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page FreeMind]. Java is required. It is open-source.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCfGAuHJk0s A video about it]; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKt9Bm9krBM another video about it].

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/juzzlin/Heimer </big></big>

Simple and intuitive mind map. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Hierarchical Spreadsheet</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://strlen.com/treesheets/ </big></big>

It combines mind map, spreadsheet and other forms of data. It is open-source.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB-saQZfrsw A video about it].

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Media Management</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! http://www.gcstar.org/ </big></big>

For creating databases of what you have read, listened, watched, and so on. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.tagspaces.org/ </big></big>

File tagging. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://calibre-ebook.com/ </big></big>

E-Book management tool. It is open-source.

The main drawback is it has to keep a copy of your book in a central directory, which will cause duplication if you also keep the book elsewhere.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;"> Web Table Extraction</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.libreoffice.org/ </big></big>

Office suite with spreadsheet that can [https://help.libreoffice.org/6.0/en-US/text/scalc/guide/webquery.html capture web tables]. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://merribithouse.net/copytables/ </big></big>

Capture tables from webpages for Chrome and Safari. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/nirantak/copytables </big></big>

Fork of Copytables for Firefox. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">International Phonetic Alphabet</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/ </big></big>

The site of the maker. The full IPA chart can be downloaded here. There is also a link to an interactive IPA chart.

<hr><big><big> !! https://easypronunciation.com/en/ipa-phonetic-transcription-converters </big></big>

IPA and romanization transcriptions. Very detailed, but there is a limitation for each hour. Its “More Tools” is also noteworthy.

<hr><big><big> https://github.com/dmort27/epitran/ </big></big>

Transcription to IPA. It is open-source. It won't help if you don't know Python.

It only supports words, as is [https://github.com/dmort27/epitran/issues/12 discussed]. Somebody can develop a tool for sound change.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Logic</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://forallx.openlogicproject.org/ </big></big>

Book edited by different groups of people. Its work is under a public license.

<hr><big><big> https://tellerprimer.ucdavis.edu/pdf </big></big>

Book. Its work is under a public license.

<hr><big><big> https://www.logicmatters.net/tyl/ </big></big>

Book, conditioned distribution allowed.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-Courses <u>Course</u>]</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://www.coerll.utexas.edu/coerll/materials </big></big>

This one has a lot of materials as well as other things. Its work is under a public license.

<hr><big><big> https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/ </big></big>

Mainly courses of Foreign Service Institute, Defense Language Institute, Peace-Corps. FSI is initially aimed at middle-aged officials, so maybe not everyone likes it. Its work is partly in public domain.

<hr><big><big> https://www.coursera.org/browse/language-learning/ </big></big>

Some super cool courses. This is suggested by RomDasha.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.lingolia.com/ </big></big>

A little site with useful basic courses of 5 languages with good design.

<hr><big><big> https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Subject:Languages </big></big>

Books are mostly incomplete and in lack of update, but some are nearly completed or completed, not bad.

<hr><big><big> https://librelingo.app/ </big></big>

An experimental language-learning platform by community. Still far from being mature and is active. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Speaking</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://forvo.com/ </big></big>

Dictionary of pronunciation.

➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=3 Write a review]

<hr><big><big> !! https://speechling.com/ </big></big>

Submit the recording and wait for the response. Supported languages are not many.

➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=2 Write a review]

<hr><big><big> https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/ </big></big>

With this one, you can say you are “studying” pronunciation.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjlFNOzfdPo A little tutorial] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDNhmBsOXcM&list=PL4mxJ1XKfFjK9VswLDnYqgJiO4mOoVzyQ a big playlist of various videos].

<hr><big><big> !! https://ivypanda.com/tongue-twisters </big></big>

Try not to hurt yourself when practicing.

It covers [http://www.tongue-twister.net/ an older site] and has improved a lot. There's no copyright affair involved because such a list is not a “creative work”.

You may want to ask if this page is protected by copyright. All my comments are protected, the list of links like the one in [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/IRFP-in-brief that brief version] is not.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Vocabulary</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://apps.ankiweb.net/ </big></big>

Offline flashcard platform. You can find its manual at “Docs” on the website. Content can be rendered in HTML and CSS. There are also [https://ankiweb.net/shared/addons/ many powerful add-ons for it]. It is open-source.

Its community has [https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks/ many shared decks], but this is not mentioned at the home page. [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Helpful-Anki-Shared-Decks Some language-learning decks are picked out by me].

If you have vocabulary lists in forms other than TSV, you can try [https://github.com/ilius/pyglossary PyGlossary] or [https://github.com/dbohdan/structured-text-tools some command line tools] to convert them.

Unfortunately, not free on iOS.

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XaJjbCSXT0 A video] about the intervals of Anki;
*[https://www.lengthytravel.com/create-anki-deck-google-sheets-spreadsheet/ An article] about how to import from a spreadsheet;
*[https://www.expatden.com/thai/creating-anki-flashcard-decks-with-audio-and-pictures/ An article] about how to add images and audios;
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saVJN5-_JDM&list=PLoRUsKSPCHAYv6OnDZQnb_TjGn6WGIpud A playlist] of tutorial.
*[https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAnKing A channel] about add-ons and techniques.

Related [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Useful-Anki-add%E2%80%90ons add-on wiki page]. [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Useful-Anki-add%E2%80%90ons Some are picked out by me].

You can set up your own server for synchronization with [https://github.com/ankicommunity/djankiserv djankiserv] or [https://github.com/ankicommunity/anki-sync-server anki-sync-server]

Good open-source browser add-ons for Chromium or Chrome include:
* [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ankitab/ihoaepdiibjbifnhcjoaddgcnfgjmjdk learn with new tabs]
* [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/anki-quick-adder/gpbcbbajoagdgnokieocaplbhkiidmmb adding flashcards easily]
* [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ruzu-anki-pop-ups/mpjdjilfcgmndfnailloidpemknemeno pop-up every interval of time]

If you want to batch rename files, there is [http://file-folder-ren.sourceforge.net/ a program to do it] and it is open-source.

If you are still confused, go to communities about Anki and find solution.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/tema6120/ForgetMeNot </big></big>

Flashcard program for Android. More advanced than AnkiDroid in many aspects, including necessary instructions. You can even set intervals for the spaced repetition. It is open-source.

➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=16 Write a review]

<hr><big><big> !! https://mnemosyne-proj.org/ </big></big>

If your want a simple alternative to Anki, try this one. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.clozemaster.com/ </big></big>

Learn with cloze. It is effective, but sometimes it is just repeating the same point in different questions. Also, synonyms are not supported.

➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=18 Write a review]

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://context.reverso.net/translation/ </big></big>

Among its products, the mobile version of Context seems to be the most helpful: learn and practise new words with example sentences.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://babadum.com/ </big></big>

It's pretty good for educating young polyglots.

➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=19 Write a review]

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://github.com/tkrajina/10000sentences </big></big>

Sentences from Tatoeba to practice. It is aesthetically same with Anki (I mean copy-paste). It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.languageguide.org/ </big></big>

Some basic vocabulary.

<hr><big><big> !! https://babadada.com/ </big></big>

Visual dictionary. No grammatical genders or pronunciation, suitable for reviewing.

A lot of languages has not been completed yet, without any notice. Also, look out for polyseme mistakes.

➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=20 Write a review]

<hr><big><big> https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Swadesh_lists </big></big>

Swadesh lists are basic vocabulary initially for linguistic use. But it can be the starting point of vocabulary building for language learners as well.

<hr><big><big> !! https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists </big></big>

Frequency lists. Make use of it with programs that help to memorise, such as Anki.

If you seriously want to learn a language, and there are no ready-made free flashcards reaching the native level, and you don't want to spend money, this may be the most effective way to memorise words.

== <div style="color:#119922;">Word Game</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://sourceforge.net/projects/scrabble/ </big></big>

Scrabble. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> https://gottcode.org/tanglet/ </big></big>

Boggle. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> https://github.com/lexica/lexica </big></big>

Game of finding words on Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> https://github.com/billthefarmer/gurgle </big></big>

A word game for Android. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Test</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://lingua.com/ </big></big>

A few materials for beginners. Better treat it as your proficiency tests instead of learning materials because it's not much.

➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=21 Write a review]

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.transparent.com/language-resources/tests.html </big></big>

Test your proficiency.

There is only one set of test for each language. Don't search the meanings of the words you don't know, if you want to take this test again later.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.arealme.com/vocabulary-size-test/en/ </big></big>

For testing your vocabulary size.

There is only one set of test for each language. Don't search the meanings of the words you don't know, if you want to take this test again later.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.ezglot.com/vocabulary-test.php </big></big>

Test your vocabulary size. It's faster and maybe not so accurate. The result is at an inconspicuous corner.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Reader</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://okular.kde.org/ </big></big>

Reader for desktops. It supports annotations. Dark mode at “Settings -> Configure Okular... -> Accessibility -> Change Colors”. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/ </big></big>

Reader for Windows. Dark mode and Annotation are available. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://johnfactotum.github.io/foliate/ </big></big>

Reader for Linux with features like layout and online translation. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://librera.mobi/ </big></big>

Reader for Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://koreader.rocks/ </big></big>

Reader with a simple user interface for Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://nomacs.org/ </big></big>

Image viewer. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://memex.garden/ </big></big>

Webpage manager, with functions like page annotation. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://quiterss.org/ </big></big>

RSS feeder for desktop. No pre-installed mainstream media. It is open-source.

If you don't know what RSS is, you can read [https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-an-rss-feed-4684568 this article].

<hr><big><big> !! https://gitlab.com/spacecowboy/Feeder </big></big>

RSS feeder for Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.kiwix.org/ </big></big>

Raed Wikipedia and some other sites offline. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Reading Helper</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://vocabhunter.github.io/ </big></big>

Find unfamiliar words in a document. Great for getting familiar with all words in a document before reading. Better to disable the filter. Java is required. It is open-source.

For Chinese, Japanese, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese and some other languages, [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Introduction-to-some-language-tools#Word_segmentation word segmentation] is required.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/jeffkowalski/gritz </big></big>

Reading speed trainer. [https://www.perl.org/get.html Perl] and GTK are required. It is open-source.

To open it, just run “gritz.pl”.

For Chinese, Japanese, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese and some other languages, [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Introduction-to-some-language-tools#Word_segmentation word segmentation] is required.

You can also modify the source code (don't execute the file, but open it with a file editor), like these:

* $font: font name and size.
* $span_black_open: colors of black characters.
* $span_red_open: colors of red characters.

p.s. Colors are “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors web colors]”. You can find a “[https://www.wincalendar.com/Color-Picker color picker]” to get the hex values of a color.

* $wpm = 200: default reading speed (words per minute).

* button_slower: WPM increment per click.
* button_faster: WPM decrement per click.

Maybe when I have free time, I can try converting it into Python and do some modification: add shortcuts, create a user interface with BeeWare, add word segmentation support.

<hr><big><big> !! https://comfortreader.rhizomaticdesign.net/ </big></big>

Streaming reader for Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/autoscrolling/ </big></big>

Autoscrolling for Firefox. Good for practising reading speed. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/simple-auto-scroll/dccjkemhmffnljlnnoffljpkhkfpldff </big></big>

Autoscrolling for Chrome. Good for practising reading speed.

<hr><big><big> !! http://docfetcher.sourceforge.net/en/index.html </big></big>

Search text in multiple files at once. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://piro.sakura.ne.jp/xul/_treestyletab.html.en </big></big>

Arrange browser tabs in hierarchy. It is open source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile </big></big>

Save the web page as a single file.

There is also a [https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile SingleFileZ], which can compress pages.

<hr><big><big> https://learning-with-texts.sourceforge.io/ </big></big>

This is a PHP project. You need some patience to read the guide and follow it. It's a DIY, offline and free version of LingQ. Inflection is not supported. It is open-source.

LingQ is freemium, but it can't be recommended for its unacceptable limitations on free users.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXHFktejxBo A video for its introduction]; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOrpB51I_N4 a video about its setup]; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZLfH77NMt4 a video about its more features].

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Reading-material-enhanced-for-language-learning <u>Reading Material</u>]</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page </big></big>

Literature in public domain. They can be downloaded.

<hr><big><big> https://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/ </big></big>

The largest collections of books in the public domain, mostly in English though.

There is a book catalog website with ever-changing domain names: LibGen, which contains a wider range of books. Make sure you don't see any strange link there. [https://github.com/manuelvargastapia/libgen_mobile_app It is also available on Android].

<hr><big><big> !! https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/archives.html </big></big>

List of book collections. Many links are available in “https” now but appear as “http” on this page.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Writing</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://owl.excelsior.edu/ </big></big>

It is not for learning languages, but for how to write and read.

It is teaching about English, so something does not applies to some other languages.

<hr><big><big> https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html </big></big>

Another online writing lab. A bit dumb but also good.

<hr><big><big> https://www.theologeek.ch/manuskript/ </big></big>

Tool for writing stuff. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-Dictionaries <u>Dictionary</u>]</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.wiktionary.org/ </big></big>

Practical, no need to switch dictionaries, translations in many languages are shown together.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.wordreference.com/ </big></big>

It is really completed.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.linguee.com/ </big></big>

It is completed, with example sentences of high quality. You can even find uncommon words with meanings of common words.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://bab.la/ </big></big>

It is completed for several languages.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://github.com/meetDeveloper/Dictionary-Anywhere </big></big>

Add-on for Firefox, powered by Google's partner Oxford Languages. You can download history in TSV format (with “txt” as file extension). It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://iate.europa.eu/ </big></big>

Terminology dictionary of European Union. That is to say, what you search should be a term.

<hr><big><big> !! https://glosbe.com/ </big></big>

It supports a lot of languages, citing results from several corpora. It is somehow messy and in many cases inaccurate, but if the dictionaries listed above have no result about a word, this one may help.

<hr><big><big> !!!! http://goldendict.org/ </big></big>

It supports several dictionaries in the free version, and also Lingoes in the paid Android version. No one would want to pay after knowing a link below. It is open-source.

You can search the word by selecting it and listen to Forvo pronunciation. You can also add dictionary websites.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://github.com/pnlpal/dictionaries </big></big>

Browser add-on with clear results and can export to Anki decks. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://aarddict.org/ </big></big>

Offline dictionaries. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Translator</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://simple-web.org/projects/simplytranslate.html </big></big>

Translation with privacy. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://crow-translate.github.io/ </big></big>

Translator with multiple engine support. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/FilipePS/Traduzir-paginas-web </big></big>

Webpage translation for Firefox. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://simple-translate.sienori.com/ </big></big>

Browser add-on for Google Translate with detailed information. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> https://www.soimort.org/translate-shell/ </big></big>

Command-line translator from different sources. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> https://www.apertium.org/ </big></big>

It is open-source. Promising.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2atSy3Zfiec A video about it].

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Conjugation</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://cooljugator.com/ </big></big>

Conjugation and some declension.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.verbix.com/ </big></big>

Conjugation.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Gender</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! http://www.passion4teq.com/apps/ </big></big>

Apps for practising genders in 4 languages. You can also estimate how long you can practice until your battery goes empty.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Number</div> ==
<hr><big><big> https://codeberg.org/GrimPixel/Numeration </big></big>

Program to practise reading numbers. Python is required It is open-source.

In progress. It can see major progresses during school holidays. Introduction: [[Language/Multiple-languages/Vocabulary/Numeration-Tutorial]].

➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=14 Write a review]

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/numbering-systems/ </big></big>

Rules of writing numbers, more concise than Wikipedia's entries.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Grammar Checker</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://languagetool.org/ </big></big>

It supports several languages but works well on the few. It is open-source.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnQCHo14gOU A video about the rule editor].

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Listening-material-with-transcript <u>Listening</u>]</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://audacious-media-player.org/ </big></big>

Lightweight audio player for desktops. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/enricocid/Music-Player-GO </big></big>

Lightweight audio player for Android with comfortable UI design. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.listeningpractice.org/ </big></big>

To practice listening. Voices are from volunteers and their qualities vary. It also has conjugation exercises. Its work is under public licenses.

If your browser doesn't play the audio automatically, then you need to grant the website the autoplay permission (next to the URL in Firefox).

<hr><big><big> https://globalstorybooks.net/ </big></big>

Stories in many languages translated from [https://africanstorybook.org/ African Storybook]. Its work is under a public license.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.easy-languages.org/ </big></big>

Street interview videos with embedded subtitles. Real and fun.

The first time I watch a video, I was busy picking up the unknown words; the second time, I understood the sentences; the third time, I got an impression what kind of person the interviewee is.

<hr><big><big> !! https://librivox.org/ </big></big>

Books read by volunteers. Its work is under public licenses.

<hr><big><big> !! https://lyricstraining.com/ </big></big>

Listen to songs and fill in the blanks of lyrics.

<hr><big><big> !! https://rhinospike.com/ </big></big>

Listen to recordings.

<hr><big><big> !! https://audio-lingua.eu/ </big></big>

Listening materials with CEFRL levels. Its work is under public licenses.

It doesn't have transcripts so speech-recognition is required.

<hr><big><big> !! https://tenacityaudio.org/ </big></big>

For audio edit. Fork of Audacity without potential privacy violation. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://obsproject.com/ </big></big>

When you are playing games in the languages you are learning, it is often hard to focus on the voices and subtitles without failing your goals in the games. You can solve this problem by recording your gameplay with this program. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> https://greatlanguagegame.com/ </big></big>

Listen and identify the language. It has been shut down, but it has links to other sites in the same type.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Text-to-Speech</div> ==
If you don't know how to get the voices on Windows, you can see [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/How-to-use-SR-and-TTS-on-Windows]].

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.cwu.edu/central-access/reader </big></big>

A TTS program. Supported platforms are limited. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !!!! http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm </big></big>

A TTS program.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://github.com/Danesprite/tts-util-app </big></big>

Text-to-Speech For Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://app-t2s.web.app/ </big></big>

It is the highest rated platform on Android.

<hr><big><big> !! https://readaloud.app/ </big></big>

Browser add-on. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> https://pypi.org/project/pyttsx3/ </big></big>

Offline Text-to-Speech with Python. It is open-source.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2F9hTlCUs8 a video about it].

<hr><big><big> https://pypi.org/project/gTTS/ </big></big>

Online Google Text-to-Speech with Python. It is open-source.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q8wtPCyMdo a video about it].

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Speech Recognition</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.speechtexter.com/ </big></big>

Turn audios into texts, powered by Google.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://speech-to-text-demo.ng.bluemix.net/ </big></big>

Turn audios into texts, powered by IBM Watson.

<hr><big><big> https://pypi.org/project/SpeechRecognition/ </big></big>

Speech recognition with Python.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QebIJmWwXfA A video about it].

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Example Sentence</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://tatoeba.org/ </big></big>

Example sentences in many languages. Its work is under public licenses.

Don't forget to try searching in both directions. You can not only see the meaning of a sentence, but also try to translate a sentence into the language you are learning and see how you did.

If you want to translate, please translate sentences with audio first, because the translations may appear on sites which provide translations of audio.

<hr><big><big> !! https://deskell.sketchengine.co.uk/run.cgi/skell </big></big>

Sketch from a large of text corpus.

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://weblate.org/ </big></big>

Website for localisation. You can easily find parallel texts. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Parse Tree</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.mapsofspeech.com/2017/10/02/treeform/ </big></big>

A tool to draw parse trees and have a better understanding of sentence structures. It is open-source.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5DhtQgrlTE A video about it].

<hr><big><big> !! https://ltc.sourceforge.io/ </big></big>

A different one to draw parse trees. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Text Memorization</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/zg/text-memorize </big></big>

For memorizing text. Python is required.

For Chinese, Japanese, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese and some other languages, [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Introduction-to-some-language-tools#Word_segmentation word segmentation] is required.

<hr><big><big> !! https://rememberthetext.com/ </big></big>

Memorization with hints. It has some libraries of text samples. You can add your texts.

It is also useful for building the impressions of sentence structures.

Unfortunately, there are problems:
# It does not recognize the punctuation of many scripts such as Arabic;
# For Chinese, Japanese, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese and some other languages, [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Introduction-to-some-language-tools#Word_segmentation word segmentation] is required.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Image Memorization</div> ==
<hr><big><big> !! https://lgames.sourceforge.io/LPairs/ </big></big>

Match the pairs. You can create your own “themes” i.e. sets of images. It is open-source.

You may need open-source screen capture tools like [https://getsharex.com/ ShareX] or [https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot Flameshot].

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Phrasebook</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.funeasylearn.com/ </big></big>

It provides apps for both phrase and vocabulary, but I have categorized it in this one because it provides IPA in the apps of phrases.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.loecsen.com/ </big></big>

It supports many languages, and it is detailed.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.50languages.com/ </big></big>

Actually a few more than 50 languages. You can also have a test there.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">World Clock, Calendar & Weather</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.timeanddate.com/ </big></big>

It has not only the world clock for every city but also many other features, such as calendars with festivals of most countries.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.ventusky.com/ </big></big>

A lot of things about meteology.

<hr><big><big> !! https://earth.nullschool.net/ </big></big>

Wind, weather, ocean conditions.

<hr><big><big> !! https://waqi.info/ </big></big>

Air condition around the world.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Community</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.italki.com/ </big></big>

The most popular language learning community by now. It also pushes helpful articles written by teachers.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.tolearnfree.com/free-educational-sites.php </big></big>

The design of the webpages is old-fashioned but it has a lot of content, including little tests.

Its French version has something more.

<hr><big><big> !! https://polyglotclub.com/ </big></big>

There are some rare features of it, such as Wiki lessons, Events. It adopts ISO 639-3, almost every language is included here.

<hr><big><big> https://www.minetest.net/ </big></big>

Voxel game, with endless possibility for creation, ultimate immersive language learning tool. You can even play draughts. There are some bilingual servers and bilingual people. It is open-source.

If you know some language learning partners, you can go there and practice language exchange.

For singleplayer, Minetest is just a tool for development. You will need a “game” to play, like the default “Minetest Game”. There is a game called “Tutorial” that helps beginners. There are also cool mods like “technic”, “digiline”, where you can program with Lua.

[https://servers.minetest.net/ Servir list].

To look for a good server, see if people there welcome you warmly, if signs are properly written for guidance, if the public infrastructure is complete and easy to access.

There is a server with rules banning controversial names like Hitler, where I saw a Stalin.

When you are looking at the scene, you are also a part of the scene.

<hr><big><big> https://workadventu.re/ </big></big>

Virtual environment with Jitsi. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Most-Popular-Forums-around-the-World <u>Forum</u>]</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://hinative.com/ </big></big>

Ask and answer with people around the world. Unfortunately, don't expect them to be effective in dealing with spamming and abusing. But I'm not encouraging you to do so.

Search before you ask.

Do not feed the trolls.

Do not answer blanked homework questions, because the questioner is too lazy to deserve an answer.

Do not answer the meaning of a single word. The questioners should consult a dictionary on their own. Exceptions are newbies, because they may be just following the tutorial and have a try, not lazy.

Do not ask questions in English channels, because the questions are too many, the answer rate is extremely low. Try asking at Polyglot Club.

Ask in parallel text. Then the respondent won't need to ask you about the real meaning if the sentence is not understood.

<hr><big><big> https://stackexchange.com/sites#culturerecreation </big></big>

One of the most popular Q&A site.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Language Exchange</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://conversationexchange.com/ </big></big>

Find language exchange partners online.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.lingbe.com/ </big></big>

An app for talking with people.

<hr><big><big> !! https://mylanguageexchange.com/ </big></big>

Free users can be contacted by those who have paid. Since they have paid, they are more likely to be serious learners.

<hr><big><big> !! https://cryptpad.fr/ </big></big>

Cloud office suit. Zero knowledge. It is open-source.

It's also great for language partners to do something together.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-Blogs <u>Blog</u>]</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://blogs.transparent.com/ </big></big>

There are periodically good contents being presented.

<hr><big><big> https://www.thoughtco.com/languages-4133094 </big></big>

Languages are fewer than Transparent's, and so do the update frequency. But its quality is still high.

<hr><big><big> https://blog.feedspot.com/culture_blogs/ </big></big>

Blogs about cultures. There are also [https://blog.feedspot.com/culture_magazines/ magazines].

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Lyrics</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.musixmatch.com/ </big></big>

See lyrics and translations.

<hr><big><big> !! https://lyricstranslate.com/ </big></big>

Lyrics and translations.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Subtitle</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.opensubtitles.org/ </big></big>

One of the most popular subtitle sites. Subtitles in European languages are easier to find.

➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=9 Write a review]

<hr><big><big> !! https://subscene.com/ </big></big>

One of the most popular subtitle sites. Subtitles in English, Arabic, Persian, Indonesian are easier to find.

<hr><big><big> !! https://getcaption.co/ </big></big>

For downloading subtitles on desktop. You can add websites on your own. It is open-source.w

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/FunkyMuse/SubHub </big></big>

For downloading subtitles on Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://bonigarcia.github.io/dualsub/index.html </big></big>

It can help to merge two subtitles. It may crash at the second time. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.smplayer.info/ </big></big>

This player can display two subtitles. It is open-source.

What a good name of this program.

<hr><big><big> !! http://subs2srs.sourceforge.net/ </big></big>

Turn subtitles into flashcards. It is open-source.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AvgqVGHP8A A video about it].

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">News</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! http://www.abyznewslinks.com/ </big></big>

Links to news websites.

Some TV have shows for free, some of which even with subtitles.

<hr><big><big> !! https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean </big></big>

Paywall bypasser for Chromium/Chrome, Firefox and other browers. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> https://liveuamap.com/ </big></big>

Instant news about hot spots from social media.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Radio & Podcast</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.radio-browser.info/ </big></big>

A list of internet radio stations. You can find clients in “Apps”, some of which are open-source.

I prefer two stations: Public Domain Classical, Public Domain Jazz. Pleasing names.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.listennotes.com/ </big></big>

Search Engine of podcasts.

<hr><big><big> !! https://antennapod.org/ </big></big>

Podcast player with search engine for Android. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/z-------------/CPod </big></big>

Podcast player with search engine. It is open-source.

Electron.js is used.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Live & Video</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://mpv.io/ </big></big>

Video player with fast response. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://livetvcentral.com/ </big></big>

The most complete list of worldwide online TV channels.

Many links are dead, but the live stream is still available somewhere else in many of these sites.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.squidtv.net/ </big></big>

Another list of TV channels, has fewer channels but contains details.

<hr><big><big> !! https://freetubeapp.io/ </big></big>

Watch YouTube videos privately on desktop. It is open-source.

There is a [https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube redirect plug-in], so you can always open the YouTube links with FreeTube. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://newpipe.schabi.org/ </big></big>

Watch YouTube videos without being watched by YouTube on Android. It is open-source.

Downloading YouTube videos violates YouTube's terms of service. What a great move of grabbing your videos and claiming them as their properties.

<hr><big><big> https://similarchannels.com/ </big></big>

It can find similar YouTube channels.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.downthemall.org/ </big></big>

Link and image downloader. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/ </big></big>

Download videos with command line. It is open-source.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A-HLSvtBWc A tutorial about it].

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Language Information</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://www.omniglot.com/ </big></big>

It provides information about basic knowledge of many languages. Many “Alphabet and Pronunciation” lessons on this site are from there.

➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=11 Write a review]

<hr><big><big> https://glottolog.org/ </big></big>

Information of languages of the world. Not only languages, but also many varieties. It is open-soruce.

<hr><big><big> https://www.scriptsource.org/ </big></big>

Information of scripts.

<hr><big><big> https://www.muturzikin.com/countries.htm </big></big>

Linguistic maps.

<hr><big><big> https://lingvo.info/ </big></big>

General knowledge about European languages.

<hr><big><big> https://iso639-3.sil.org/ </big></big>

Codes for every language and is still being updated. You can find the whole table.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">General Knowledge</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://www.britannica.com/ </big></big>

A comprehensive encyclopedia.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Educational Resources</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://libguides.humboldt.edu/openedu/ </big></big>

Educational resources including geography, history and sociology. When you have learned such subjects, you will have insights on a culture or civilisation.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Map</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.openstreetmap.org/ </big></big>

Another map site. You can even download them. It is open-source.

There is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_v7HrDJfyk a video about its modification with Inkscape].

<hr><big><big> !! https://marble.kde.org/ </big></big>

Alternative to Google Earth. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://organicmaps.app/ </big></big>

Offline maps for mobile with OpenStreetMap data. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://ontheworldmap.com/ </big></big>

Downloadable maps. It even includes cities. I don't expect them to be up-to-date.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Culture & Travel</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu/ </big></big>

Introductions to cultures.

<hr><big><big> https://www.wikivoyage.org/ </big></big>

Introduction of the city and many details of countries. It is open-source.

The most important page for travelers is [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Stay_safe this].

<hr><big><big> https://www.everyculture.com/ </big></big>

Its information is old. There are details of peoples and countries.

<hr><big><big> https://www.civilopedia.net/ </big></big>

Encyclopedia for Sid Meier's Civilization VI. It even has multiple languages so it's great for reading as well.

<hr><big><big> https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/ </big></big>

It is about countries and in progress.

<hr><big><big> https://www.commisceo-global.com/country-guides/ </big></big>

It is mainly about some details about manners.

<hr><big><big> https://guide.culturecrossing.net/index.php </big></big>

It is mainly about some details about manners.

<hr><big><big> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_subcultures </big></big>

Subcultures, modern things.

<hr><big><big> https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/ </big></big>

Cultural heritages. There is also an interactive map.

<hr><big><big> https://ich.unesco.org/en/lists/ </big></big>

Intangible cultural heritages.

<hr><big><big> https://rammworldcultures.org.uk/home/objects/ </big></big>

Cultural Objects.

<hr><big><big> https://www.tripadvisor.com/ </big></big>

Guide of traveling cities.

<hr><big><big> https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/ </big></big>

A formal publication of basic information about countries.

<hr><big><big> https://worldcultures.webs.com/ </big></big>

Links to other sites about cultures.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">History</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://www.worldhistory.org/ </big></big>

An encyclopedia. Articles, images, videos, 3D images, podcasts and more.

<hr><big><big> http://www.fsmitha.com/ </big></big>

Detailed articles about history.

<hr><big><big> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timleg.historytimeline </big></big>

An app about major events of history.

<hr><big><big> https://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html </big></big>

Basic knowledge of the world history. Good for beginners. Looks old-fashioned, but it is not bad if you get used to it.

<hr><big><big> https://histography.io/ </big></big>

Historical events in dots.

<hr><big><big> https://omniatlas.com/ </big></big>

It shows you some old news with detailed maps.

<hr><big><big> https://www.timemaps.com/ </big></big>

Maps of history.

<hr><big><big> https://geacron.com/ </big></big>

Map of every year.

<hr><big><big> https://www.oldmapsonline.org/ </big></big>

Old maps around the world.

The site has trouble with the mobile site. You need to set to view the desktop site on mobile.

<hr><big><big> http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/</big></big>

Videos and podcasts about the history of how nations reason each other with truth. Animations are abundant and the art is familiar to some game players. The comments of its videos provide more information such as corrections.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Philosophy & Religion</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religions_and_spiritual_traditions </big></big>

List of religions and spiritual traditions.

Not believing a religion itself is also religious.

<hr><big><big> https://www.philosophybasics.com/ </big></big>

The basics of philosophy, “by a layman for the layman”.

<hr><big><big> http://philosophypages.com/ </big></big>

Resources about philosophy. Its work is under a public license.

<hr><big><big> https://religionfacts.com/ </big></big>

Facts about religions.

<hr><big><big> https://virtualreligion.net/ </big></big>

Resources about religions.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Geography</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://www.worldatlas.com/ </big></big>

Short articles.

<hr><big><big> !! https://gedevapps.com/flags/ </big></big>

Flags, capitals, currencies, some landmarks, in multiple languages. Dependencies included are not many.

<hr><big><big> !! http://worldmapquiz.qbisstudio.com/index.html </big></big>

An app for practising world map in several languages.
Dependencies are not all included. The form of address in Chinese version is a mixture of PRC's and ROC's, which is not good. For Chinese names of countries, there is a list: [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Countries-and-Nationalities]].

<hr><big><big> https://userbase.kde.org/KGeography </big></big>

Learn Geography on Linux. Information is incredibly outdated, though [https://github.com/KDE/kgeography it's still being maintained]. This is where I don't like KDE: no issues can be opened on their repositories. It is open-source.

For Linux users, maps and flags are at /usr/share/kgeography/

I am thinking about creating my own version.

<hr><big><big> https://www.flagid.org/ </big></big>

Flag identifier.

<hr><big><big> https://www.geographynow.com/ </big></big>

Videos about world geography. You can expect political correctness.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Music</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org/ </big></big>

Music player with many features. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.youtube.com/user/pupsibaerle1 </big></big>

All about traditional music.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.chosic.com/ </big></big>

Many tools about music including similar song finder.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.soundhound.com/ </big></big>

Recognize music with recording or your humming. It has some advantages over Shazam.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.shazam.com/ </big></big>

Recognize music with recording. It has some advantages over Soundhound.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Art</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.wikiart.org/ </big></big>

All kinds of artwork around the world.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Dance</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic,_regional,_and_folk_dances_by_origin </big></big>

Dances by origin. You can search for them on video sites.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Cuisine</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://www.allrecipes.com/ </big></big>

A little bit of recipes around the world.

<hr><big><big> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cuisines </big></big>

List of cuisines.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Board Game</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/ </big></big>

Traditional board games. Its user interface is more cruel than AI opponents. It is open-source.

There are pre-installed engines, but they are somehow old. The most versatile engine is [https://github.com/ianfab/Fairy-Stockfish Fairy Stockfish].

[https://github.com/cutechess/cutechess Cute Chess] looks good but Xiangqi and Janggi are missing.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Folk Costume</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_costume </big></big>

List of folk costume.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Folktale</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://fairytalez.com/ </big></big>

Some faire tales.

<hr><big><big> https://www.worldoftales.com/ </big></big>

Some fairy tale books.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Festival</div> ==
<hr><big><big> !! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists_of_festivals_by_country </big></big>

Not complete, but still good.

<hr><big><big> https://www.world-festivals.net/ </big></big>

It includes more countries than the one above. I wonder if it is so difficult to gather information about festivals.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Martial Art</div> ==
<hr><big><big> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_martial_arts </big></big>

List of martial arts.

<hr><big><big> https://blackbeltwiki.com/ </big></big>

Introduction to many martial arts.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Name </div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.behindthename.com/ </big></big>

Find the meanings of a given name.

Don't expect you can understand every Chinese name.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Astronomy</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://stellarium.org/ </big></big>

You can see the sky in different locations and times. There are starlores in different cultures. Some even have constellation art.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Living Condition</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/ </big></big>

Prices from the world. Sometimes inaccurate.

<hr><big><big> https://www.globalbrandprices.com/ </big></big>

The prices of the same products in different regions. Its work is under a public license.

<hr><big><big> https://www.craigslist.org/ </big></big>

Living information. It's also mentioned in GTA IV.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Statistics</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://www.statista.com/ </big></big>

All kinds of statistical data. Some are free.

<hr><big><big> https://ourworldindata.org/ </big></big>

It has detailed explanation on each data.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Trivia Quiz</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://www.jetpunk.com/ </big></big>

Trivia quizzes of the world. It is available in multiple languages.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Prepaid SIM Card</div> ==

<hr><big><big>https://prepaid-data-sim-card.fandom.com/wiki/Prepaid_SIM_with_data </big></big>

Details about SIM cards. Its work is under a public license.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">License Plate</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/ </big></big>

Take a look if you are interested. It's so completed.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">National Anthem</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.nationalanthems.info/ </big></big>

National anthems with lyrics. Its work is under a public license.

I can only appreciate an unheard one by listening to it more times. It's not only me, i guess.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Model</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://castle-engine.io/view3dscene.php </big></big>

3D model viewer with support of walking and flying. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> https://sketchfab.com/ </big></big>

3D models, some are under public licenses. Make sure your computer's memory is large enough to view them.

You can also use 3D printers to print them if you like.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Font</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.google.com/get/noto/ </big></big>

It presents a lot of fonts in one art style. It is open-source.

<hr><big><big> !! https://unifoundry.com/unifont/index.html </big></big>

No one covers more of the Unicode map than GNU Unifont. It is open-source.

Its function is limited, such as bad support for South and Southeast Asian characters.

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.fontspace.com/ </big></big>

You can go to its “stuff” and search by Unicode characters.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Optical Character Recognition</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://github.com/manisandro/gImageReader </big></big>

It recognizes characters on the screen with Tesseract. It is open-source.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ba7mflTI1I A video about training].

<hr><big><big> https://github.com/SubhamTyagi/android-ocr </big></big>

It uses Tesseract 4 data on Android. It is open-source.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Language Identifier</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! http://www.polyglot3000.com/ </big></big>

It identifies languages.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Resource Links</div> ==
Unlike this page, those are for some specific languages, and I am not responsible for their qualities.

<hr><big><big> https://www.lexilogos.com/english/index.htm </big></big>

This one is in a great quantity that even GrimPixel's resource pages can hardly match.

<hr><big><big> https://www.ats-group.net/language-resources.html </big></big>

This one has a lot of languages.

<hr><big><big> https://gratisglobal.com/ </big></big>

A comprehensive resource database.

<hr><big><big> https://www.openculture.com/ </big></big>

This one has various references.

<hr><big><big> https://www.lonweb.org/ </big></big>

This one has more languages with fewer links for each one.

<hr><big><big> http://lexicity.com/ </big></big>

This one focuses on ancient languages.

<hr><big><big> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Free_media_resources </big></big>

Free media resources.

<hr><big><big> https://www.alllanguageresources.com/ </big></big>

This one includes recommendations that are not free-of-charge without notice.

<hr><big><big> http://www.meta-share.org/ </big></big>

Repository for language researching.

<hr><big><big> https://nlp.stanford.edu/links/statnlp.html </big></big>

Academic software. You may wonder why academicians are so dumb at design. That is because they are not so good at front-end and they don't have to learn much of it.

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Internet Archive</div> ==

<hr><big><big> https://archive.org/ </big></big>

Archive of the Internet since 1996 and other things. Really cool!

== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Virtual Private Network and others</div> ==

<hr><big><big> !! mailto:get@psiphon3.com </big></big>

Those who are hindered from accessing the world Internet, send an e-mail to it.

Official site: https://psiphon3.com/en/index.html

<hr><big><big> !! https://www.torproject.org/ </big></big>

For visiting Project Gutenburg and other sites, if some books are still not in public domain in your country. It is open-source.

It won't lead you to the dark web, if you don't know any such address.

<hr><big><big> !! https://protonvpn.com/ </big></big>

It doesn't allow torrenting on the free plan, but there's no volume limit.

<hr><big><big> !! https://windscribe.com/ </big></big>

They provide 10GB each month with high speed and multiple locations for free. Great for “immersive language learning”.

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[https://polyglotclub.com/member/GrimPixel GrimPixel]

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