







In the analog world, it takes great effort to make a copy.
Better Than Free
[Translations: Belarusian, Chinese, Estonian, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish] The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it. In order to … Continue reading →

Openverse
Search over 800 million free and openly licensed images, photos, audio, and other media types for reuse and remixing.


Tiny Tools Directory
A list of small, free, or experimental tools towards joyful digital creation.
Free for Developers
Developers and Open Source authors now have a massive amount of services offering free tiers, but it can be hard to find them all to make informed decisions.

Free for Developers
Developers and Open Source authors now have a massive amount of services offering free tiers, but it can be hard to find them all to make informed decisions.

It’s time to rethink Open Source
Why developers give away valuable work for free — and what can be done to take that money back.

Ardour 9.0 Proves a Free DAW Can Feel Modern, Fast, and Musical
Ardour 9 streamlines recording, MIDI editing, and clip workflows, bringing musical decisions closer to performance and modern production practice.

Why I used to prefer permissive licenses and now favor copyleft
Sorting out the Ethical Licensing Mess
Software developers who give the world, for free, usage rights to the code they write often use open source licenses to make this gift legally explicit. These free usage rights (and then some) are …

Free & Open-Source Bluesky Tools
Free and open-source Bluesky tools built with AI (vibe coding). No ads, paywalls, or trackers. Just simple and useful tools for everyone.

The Sound Lab Is a Simple Analog Synth
David Johnson-Davies' single-board synth works without a microcontroller.
