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Hello polyglots, 😀 


<big>'''If your English is not good, please find links with “!!”. Links with “!!!!” are the most important to improve your English. Also, go [[Language/English/Culture/Internet-resources-for-learning-English|here]].'''</big>
Polyglots are individuals who are able to speak multiple languages fluently. With the rise of the internet and technology, there are now numerous online free resources and [https://polyglotclub.com/language/tool tools] available for polyglots to improve their language skills and connect with other language enthusiasts. This article aims to provide an overview of the most useful internet resources for polyglots, including language learning websites, forums, and social media communities. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned polyglot, these resources can help you take your language skills to the next level and further your language journey.


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* Links with “!!!!” are the most important resources for you if you don't know English well;
* Links with “!!” has low English skill requirement.
* For the condensed version of this article, go [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/IRFP-in-brief|HERE]].
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The Internet is a giant treasure. It provides so many free services.


An interesting list: https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2018/06/27/european-music-media-organizations-article-13/
This page has a child: [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-resources-for-learning-specific-languages]].


This page is updated from time to time, not frequently, not regularly.
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Welcome to our lesson on "Multiple-languages Culture → Internet resources for polyglots"! 🌍 In this lesson, we will explore various online resources that can help you enhance your language learning journey and dive deeper into the fascinating world of polyglots. After completing this lesson, you can also check out other related pages, such as our [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/The-Polyglot-Club-Team|Polyglot Club Team]] page, where you can learn more about the people behind the scenes who are passionate about multiple languages and cultures.
 
If you're interested in learning how to study languages more effectively, don't miss our guide on [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/How-to-Study-with-a-Markup-Language|studying with a markup language]], which can help you organize your language learning materials in a more structured way. And for those who love video games, we have a special treat for you! Discover how you can explore real-life locations through [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Video-Games-with-Real%E2%80%90Life-Locations|video games with multiple languages and cultures]]! 🎮
 
So, let's dive into the world of polyglots and explore the best internet resources to help you become a true language enthusiast!
== -- 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” in 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.
It would be great if you pay a visit to every site on the list. Don't lose your curiosity.


Condensed version with services' names: [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/IRFP-in-brief]].
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]].
 
It is not recommended to put some banner like “featured in Polyglot Club” on your website, because this list is dynamic.
 
It is highly recommended to have privacy protections on. An open-source website on privacy: https://privacyguides.org/


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]].
=== Tips ===
Some programs require the use of command-line. There is an article about [https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-open-command-prompt-2618089 how to do it on Windows]. If you use Linux, you may use [https://sites.google.com/site/pleyadestest/david/projects/sakura Sakura], for its lightweight being and good Unicode support; If you want to customise the font in command line on Windows, you can use [https://conemu.github.io/ ConEmu].
 
Some programs split words in a sentence with spaces. In this case, texts in Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese and other languages need a [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Introduction-to-some-language-tools#Word_segmentation word segmentation].
 
The customisation of some programs require a text editor. It is recommended to use [https://www.geany.org/ Geany], because it is lightweight and has useful shortcuts like “Ctrl + D” to duplicate a line.
 
See if you are downloading the binary file or the source code. Unless its language doesn't require compilation, you would need to build the program on your own with the source code. Links to download binaries (built programs) are elsewhere like “Releases” or links in the README.MD file. If you see there are multiple links in “Releases”, select the link with your corresponding operating system, CPU architecture and other clues in its filename. The “amd64” and “x86_64” have minor differences and are usually considered the same when describing a binary. “md5”, “sha256”, “sha512”, etc. are checksum formats, which can be used to check the integrity of the downloaded file. You can use the open-source tool [https://gtkhash.org/ GtkHash] to check the integrity of the files with the same name of the checksum files.
 
If you see SourceForge, you may simply click on the “Download” button. In some cases, the downloaded file is not what you want. Then you need to find it out in “Files”.
 
If you don't see an executable file in the program, then you may have to run it in another way:
* C/C++: Download [https://gcc.gnu.org/ GNU Compiler Collection] or [https://clang.llvm.org/ Clang]/[https://llvm.org/ LLVM] for advanced users. There is a [https://www.programiz.com/cpp-programming/getting-started guide].
* Python: Download [https://www.python.org/ Python] and install packages with its package manager pip, or [https://www.pypy.org/ PyPy] for advanced users. There is a [https://www.pythonforbeginners.com/development/how-run-your-python-scripts guide].
* JavaScript/TypeScript: Download [https://nodejs.org/ Node.js] or [https://deno.com/ Deno] for advanced users. There are package managers like [https://pnpm.io/ pnpm] that may perform better than the default npm. There is a [https://fireship.io/courses/javascript/beginner-js-where-to-run/ guide].
* Java: Download [https://www.java.com/ Java] and use [https://sdkman.io/ SDKMAN] to manage Software Development Kits for advanced users. There is a [https://www.maketecheasier.com/run-java-program-from-command-prompt/ guide].
* Rust: Download [https://www.rust-lang.org/ Rust]. There is a [https://www.rust-lang.org/learn/get-started guide].
* Go: Download [https://go.dev/ Go]. There is a [https://go.dev/ guide].
* Dart: Download [https://dart.dev/ Dart]. There is a [https://dart.dev/tutorials/server/get-started guide].
* Perl: Download [https://www.perl.org/get.html Perl]. There is a [https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-install-and-run-perl-2641103 guide].
* Ruby: Download [https://www.ruby-lang.org/ Ruby]. There is a [https://www.rubyguides.com/ruby-tutorial/ guide].
* Haskell: Download [https://www.haskell.org/ Haskell]. There iss a [https://www.haskell.org/get-started/ guide].
 
JavaScript and some other languages support running something with two programs: a server and a client. You need to start the server, then access the server with the client.
 
JavaScript programs often utilise Electron.js to have cross-platform support easily, which integrates a Chromium in every program and occupies a lot of resources.
 
Java relies on a virtual machine, which is an emulator of a computer system and requires some more system resources.
 
See if the program is updated recently. Outdated programs may be no longer reliable, because they may rely on something else, like another program or a webpage, which can become invalid with the change of time. It may also contain security loopholes that were not discovered at that time and discovered now.
 
Political activism can motivate people to cause unexpected damage, like [https://securityaffairs.co/129174/hacking/node-ipc-npm-package-sabotage.html node-ipc by RIAEvangelist on GitHub].
 
=== 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 possessing the following characteristics will be given disadvantage:


If you see GitHub or GitLab links, please notice that the download icons on GitHub and GitLab mean to download the source code. Links to download built programs are elsewhere like “Releases” or links in the README.MD file.
# propagate specific political or religious ideas without possibility of discussion.


It is not recommended to put some banner like “featured in Polyglot Club” on your website, because this list is dynamic.
Resources with the following features will be given a little priority:


<big>It is highly recommend to have privacy protections on. An open-source website on privacy: https://www.privacytools.io/</big>
# available offline;
# available on multiple platforms;
# multilingual user interface;
# lightweight (including “written in C”);
# open source;
# privacy-friendly (including “registration not required”).


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


<big><big><big>!!</big> http://jonls.dk/redshift/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://codeberg.org/fusco/gummy </big></big>


Filter for Linux and BSD. Windows version is experimental. It is open-source.
Filter for Linux. It is open-source.


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


Filter for Android. It is open-source.
Filter for Android. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://github.com/Tyrrrz/LightBulb </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://codeberg.org/ltguillaume/redshift-tray </big></big>


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


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Dark Mode</div> ==
<hr><big><big> !! https://darkreader.org/ </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://darkreader.org/ </big></big>
Dark mode for web browsers. It is open-source.


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://hovancik.net/stretchly/ </big></big>
 
Rest reminder with macOS releases. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/WinTenDev/rminder </big></big>
 
Reminders for Chromium/Chrome. 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://bdt.jepfa.de/ </big></big>
 
Break down a period of time to equal slices on Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/mattvchandler/ProgressBars  </big></big>
 
Progress bars on Android. 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;">Work-Break Timer</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://zidoro.github.io/pomatez/ </big></big>
 
Simple work-break timer on desktop. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/ayoisaiah/focus </big></big>
 
Work-break timer in command-line. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/adrcotfas/Goodtime </big></big>
 
Work-break timer on Android. It is open-source.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Activity Tracker</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> https://activitywatch.net/ </big></big>
 
Track your own desktop activity. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/rybak/resoday </big></big>
 
Habit calendar on desktop. 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://codito.github.io/habito/ </big></big>
 
Habit tracker in command line. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/SamAmco/track-and-graph </big></big>
 
Habit tracker with graphs on Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/Razeeman/Android-SimpleTimeTracker </big></big>
 
Timer for activities on Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/iSoron/uhabits </big></big>
 
Simple habit tracker on Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://gottcode.org/kapow/ </big></big>
 
Timer for activities on desktop. It can also generate a report. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://github.com/eleloya/NightPDF </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/appstome/timetome-app </big></big>


View PDF in dark mode. It is open-source.
Timer for activities on Android. It is open-source.


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Rest Reminder</div> ==
Its timer doesn't stop, so if you would like to do anything untracked, you need to select “other” and that category is tracked as well.


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


It can lock your keyboard and mouse buttons when it is time. It is open-source.
Form a habit step by step on Android. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://hovancik.net/stretchly/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/Destaq/language-learning-dashboard </big></big>


It supports Windows, Linux, BSD and macOS. Fewer features than Workrave. It is open-source.
Dashboard for language learning, requiring some programming knowledge. It is open-source.


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


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://safing.io/ </big></big>
 
Firewall for blocking Internet traffic for Desktop. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/anfragment/zen </big></big>
 
Internet traffic filter list on desktop. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://rethinkdns.com/ </big></big>
 
Firewall for blocking Internet traffic on Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://launchpad.net/timekpr-next </big></big>
 
Limits the using times with a schedule for Linux. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/ </big></big>


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


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://github.com/Alikaraki95/Getoffyourphone </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://selfcontrolapp.com/ </big></big>


Lock the app and suspend the network for Android. It is open-source.
Block websites for Mac. It is open-source.


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


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


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://detoxdroid.flx-apps.com/ </big></big>
<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.
Some other measures to help you on Android. Need to use a PC to enable developer mode. It is open-source.
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It can be downloaded from [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.flx_apps.digitaldetox/ F-droid].
It can be downloaded from [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.flx_apps.digitaldetox/ F-droid].


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://selfcontrolapp.com/ </big></big>
== <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.'''


Block websites for Mac. It is open-source.
<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].


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Activity and Habit Tracker</div> ==
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/vivekthazhathattil/dekadico </big></big>


<big><big> https://activitywatch.net/ </big></big>
Memory trainer with numbers. It is open-source.


Track your own activity. It is open-source.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Workout</div> ==


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


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


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


<big><big> https://www.lumosity.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://codeberg.org/epinez/Energize/ </big></big>


Practise through mini-games, 3 random games everyday for free.
Nutrition tracker for Android. It is open-source.


Whether brain training works or not is controversial, just like hydroxychloroquine. I believe it works in specific aspects.
<hr><big><big> https://world.openfoodfacts.org/ </big></big>


This is merely a little teaser, not something like [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIxKjmrCrS4 Ikaruga].
Information about food nutrition.


<big><big> https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Apps/gbrainy </big></big>
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Relaxation & Meditation</div> ==


Mini-games. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.freesoundslibrary.com/ </big></big>


<big><big> http://brainworkshop.sourceforge.net/ </big></big>
It has more than 200 ambient sounds for download. Turn loop on and enjoy.


Dual n-back. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/rafaelmardojai/blanket </big></big>


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].
Play multiple audio files simultaneously on Linux. It is open-source.


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Relaxation & Meditation</div> ==
<hr><big><big> !!  https://github.com/CliffracerMerchant/SoundAura </big></big>


<big><big> https://mynoise.net/ </big></big>
Play multiple audio files simultaneously on Android. It is open-source.


Generate noises in different scenarios.
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/yuttadhammo/BodhiTimer </big></big>


But I still prefer finding multi-hour-long videos on YouTube, because it offers much more options.
Meditation timer. It is open-source.


<big><big> https://gitlab.com/tslocum/meditationassistant </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/Mr-Kumar-Abhishek/brain-beats </big></big>


Meditation assistant. It is open-source.
Binaural beats and more for desktop. It is open-source.


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


Binaural beats. It is open-source.
Binaural beats for Android. It is open-source.


<big><big> https://ashutoshgngwr.github.io/noice/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://sites.google.com/view/jithware </big></big>


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


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


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


In my modification, I exchanged positions of “q” and “j”, “x” and “b”, according to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_frequency letter frequency]. There are also [https://www.sttmedia.com/wordcreator-frequencies some pages on this].
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].


*[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=22339 Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator] for Windows;
<hr><big><big> https://bepo.fr/wiki/Accueil </big></big>
*[https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/ Karabiner-Elements] for macOS;
*[http://rlog.rgtti.com/2014/05/01/how-to-modify-a-keyboard-layout-in-linux/ A guidance] for Linux;
*[https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/change-keyboard-layout.52615/ A discussion] for FreeBSD.


For languages with other letters such as Ə and Ɔ, autocorrection (or called in another way: text replacement) is required.
Based on French, giving consideration to European languages. But if you don't type French much, it might be not ideal.


*[https://autohotkey.com/ AutoHotkey] for Windows, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_9-QkD-zJ4 a video about it];
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.
*[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].


People think it's uncomfortable to type “he” with Colemak because it requires stretching the index finger and shrinking the middle finger. I type “e” with my ring finger in this case.
<hr><big><big> https://forum.colemak.com/topic/519-rulemak-russian-colemak-layout/ </big></big>


<big><big> https://bepo.fr/wiki/Accueil </big></big>
Variant of Colemak for typing Cyrillic. It is available as source code. It is pre-installed on Linux, but it requires some effort as mentioned in the “Colemak” section to make sure it appears in the files. “Greek (Colemak)” is also available.


Based on French, giving consideration to European languages. But if you don't type French much, it might be not ideal.
For Windows, [http://pkl.sourceforge.net/ Portable Keyboard Layout] is required. Or you can use that keyboard creator to do it manually.


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


<big><big> https://forum.colemak.com/topic/519-rulemak-russian-colemak-layout/ </big></big>
It is lightweight and supports many languages, with many keyboard layouts. But it has problems, such as poor Japanese support.


Variant of Colemak for typing Cyrillic. It is available as source code. It is pre-installed in some Linux distributions including Debian, but it might require some effort as mentioned in the guidance of changing keys in “Colemak” to make sure it is listed on those 2 XML and 2 LST files. “Greek (Colemak)” is also available there.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Typing</div> ==


For Windows, [http://pkl.sourceforge.net/ Portable Keyboard Layout] is required. Or you can use that keyboard creator to do that manually.
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/max-niederman/ttyper </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kl.ime.oh </big></big>
Typing practice in command line with detailed statistics. It is open-source.


It is lightweight and supports many languages, with many keyboard layouts. But it has problems, such as poor plugins.
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/bloznelis/typioca </big></big>


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Typing</div> ==
Typing practice in command line with a time limit. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://klavaro.sourceforge.io/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/Mithil467/mitype </big></big>


Typing tutor. It is open-source.
See the replay of your typing session. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://10fastfingers.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/plu5/retype </big></big>


A place to train typing.
Type books in EPUB format. It is open-source.


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


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


Keyboard shortcuts in general.
Keyboard shortcuts in general.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://defkey.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://defkey.com/ </big></big>
 
Keyboard shortcuts for specific programs. Add “?pdfOptions=True” to the end of address to download its PDF.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Cheat Sheet</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://cheatography.com/ </big></big>
 
Cheat sheets for programs.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/gnebbia/kb </big></big>
 
Knowledge base of commands in command-line. It is open-source.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Text Editor</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> https://vscodium.com/ </big></big>
 
Text editor with extensibility. It is open-source.
 
With its extensions, you can do a lot with Markdown files. A single Markdown file can be a mind map and a list of flashcards at the same time, for example.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.geany.org/ </big></big>
 
Text editor with features like replacing text in multiple files. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://gottcode.org/focuswriter/ </big></big>
 
Text editor in full-screen with backgrounds. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://micro-editor.github.io/ </big></big>
 
Text editor in command-line. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/gsantner/markor </big></big>
 
Text editor with markdown and todo.txt supports on Android. It even has a “speed read” function. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/doom-neovim/doom-nvim </big></big>
 
Configuration for the text editor in command-line [https://neovim.io/ Neovim], with many keybindings to ensure high efficiency. It is open-source.
 
Tutorials are [https://www.openvim.com/ OpenVim], [https://github.com/iggredible/Learn-Vim Learn Vim], among others. Cheatsheet is [https://vim.rtorr.com/ Vim Cheat Sheet].
 
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs </big></big>
 
Configuration for the text editor in command-line [https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ GNU Emacs], with high extensibility. It is open-source.
 
Tutorial is [https://www.emacswiki.org/ EmacsWiki].
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Comprehensive Tool</div> ==


Keyboard shortcuts for specific programs.
<hr><big><big> !! https://affine.pro/ </big></big>


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">To-Do-List & Task Calendar</div> ==
Text and whiteboard. It is open-source.


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


It has many functions: hierarchy, progress, different views of the list. It is open-source.
Good-looking schedule with a pomodoro timer. It is open-source.


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


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://abstractspoon.com/wiki/doku.php?id=todolist-description/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://xwmx.github.io/nb/ </big></big>
 
Knowledge management in command-line. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://jtx.techbee.at/ </big></big>
 
Journal, note, todo with tags on Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/mhss1/MyBrain </big></big>
 
All-in-One productivity on Android. It is open-source.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Task Planner & To-Do-List</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.abstractspoon.com/ </big></big>
 
Versatile task planner on desktop. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.taskcoach.org/ </big></big>
 
Simple task planner on desktop. It is open-source.


A different to-do-list. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/v1tzor/TimePlanner </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://tasks.org/ </big></big>
Task planner on Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://eck.cologne/peafactory/en/html/calendar_pea.html </big></big>
 
Task calendar with encryption on Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/Etar-Group/Etar-Calendar </big></big>
 
Task calendar on Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/Sztorm/NoteCalendar </big></big>
 
Note calendar. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/ransome1/sleek </big></big>
 
To-do-list based on [http://todotxt.org/ todo.txt]. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/kraanzu/dooit </big></big>
 
To-do-list in command-line with TUI. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://taskwarrior.org/ </big></big>
 
To-do-list in command-line. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://tasks.org/ </big></big>


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


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/calendar/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/ribeirompl/144_blocks </hr></big></big>
 
Plan a day in 144 blocks. It is open-source.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Notebook</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.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://joplinapp.org/ </big></big>
 
Notes with end-to-end encryption and syncronisation. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://mindforger.com/ </big></big>
 
Notes with hierarchy and tags, and can be exported to CSV files. It is open-source.
 
<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.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.giuspen.com/cherrytree/ </big></big>
 
Hierarchical notebook with encryption. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://eck.cologne/peafactory/en/html/notebook_pea.html </big></big>
 
Write RTF files with encryption. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://quillpad.github.io/ </big></big>
 
Simple note-taking app for Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://safenotes.dev/ </big></big>
 
Encrypted notes on Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://jrnl.sh/ </big></big>
 
Notebook in command-line. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://orgmode.org/ </big></big>
 
Notebook for Emacs, Neovim and other text editors. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://postkevone.github.io/tiddlyresearch/ </big></big>
 
Notebook for Tiddly Wiki. It is open-source.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Handwriting Notebook</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://xournalpp.github.io/ </big></big>
 
Handwritten note editor. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://saber.adil.hanney.org/ </big></big>
 
Note with handwriting. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://rnote.flxzt.net/ </big></big>
 
Handwriting program. It is open-source.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Audio Notebook</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://certified84.github.io/AudioNote/ </big></big>
 
Audio tonebook on Andriod. It is open-source.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Whiteboard</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://excalidraw.com/ </big></big>
 
Online whiteboard. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.tldraw.com/ </big></big>
Online whiteboard. It is open-source.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Wiki</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> https://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki </big></big>
 
Wiki with many add-ons. It is open-source.
 
It requires setting up a server.
 
It has [https://github.com/fabienli/DokuwikiAndroid an open-source viewer for Android].
 
<hr><big><big> https://tiddlywiki.com/ </big></big>
 
Non-linear Wiki on web with HTML files. It is open-source.
 
Not ideal if the file is large. If the file is large, that means each time you modify and save it, it writes another large file.
 
It has [https://github.com/donmor/Tiddloid an open-source viewer for Android].
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.zim-wiki.org/ </big></big>


Calendar program. It is open-source.
Simple wiki. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://github.com/Etar-Group/Etar-Calendar </big></big>
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Diary</div> ==


Calendar program. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> !! http://lifeograph.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main_Page </big></big>


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Notebook</div> ==
Diary for desktop. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.zim-wiki.org/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://billthefarmer.github.io/diary/ </big></big>


A desktop wiki. It is open-source.
Diary for Android. It is open-source.


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9bbVFzkN_E&list=PLNY1np4YRcnyl8mWOAih6_wo8G3-OrBpo A tutorial about it].
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Diagram</div> ==


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


It supports hierarchy. It is open-source.
Diagrams. It is open-source.


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S-uaq9jZ3k A video about it on Windows]; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKzfsDUdcfs a video about it on Linux].
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Timeline</div> ==


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


It is privacy-focused. It is open-source. Can't insert images without payment.
Timeline. It is open-source.


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


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


Successful fork of the discontinued [http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page FreeMind]. Java is required. It is open-source.
Mind map with not many and not few features. 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>


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://github.com/juzzlin/Heimer </big></big>
Simple and intuitive mind map. It is open-source.


Simple and intuitive mind map. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> !! https://markmap.js.org/ </big></big>
 
Markdown mind map with VSCodium / VS Code support. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> http://tiddlymap.org/ </big></big>
 
Mind map for Tiddly Wiki. It is open-source.


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


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


It combines mind map, spreadsheet and other forms of data. It is open-source.
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].
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB-saQZfrsw A video about it].
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Graph</div> ==
<hr><big><big> !! https://foambubble.github.io/ </big></big>
Graph for VSCodium and VSCode. It is open-source.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Media Management</div> ==
<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.
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/mateusz-bak/openreads-android </big></big>
E-Book tracker on Android. It is open-source.
== <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> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">International Phonetic Alphabet</div> ==


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/ </big></big>
<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.
The site of the maker. The full IPA chart can be downloaded here. There is also a link to an interactive IPA chart.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://easypronunciation.com/en/ipa-phonetic-transcription-converters </big></big>
<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.
IPA and romanization transcriptions. Very detailed, but there is a limitation for each hour. Its “More Tools” is also noteworthy.


<big><big> https://github.com/dmort27/epitran/ </big></big>
<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.
Transcription to IPA. It is open-source. It won't help if you don't know Python.
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== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Logic</div> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Logic</div> ==


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


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


<big><big> https://tellerprimer.ucdavis.edu/pdf </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://www.logicmatters.net/tyl/ </big></big>


Book under a public license. Old and short.
Book, conditioned distribution allowed.


<big><big> https://www.logicmatters.net/tyl/ </big></big>
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Artificial Intelligence</div> ==


All rights reserved, conditioned distribution allowed.
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://gpt4all.io/ </big></big>


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-Courses <u>Course</u>]</div> ==
AI application with several models available for offline use. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://www.duolingo.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://github.com/LiLittleCat/awesome-free-chatgpt </big></big>


The best free online language courses. It is actually a collection of exercises instead of real teaching courses. It is also under criticism, from quality to method.
List of online GPT services.


Don't neglect their other products.
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://github.com/xx025/carrot </big></big>


<big><big> https://www.coerll.utexas.edu/coerll/ </big></big>
List of online GPT services with some categories.


This one has a lot of materials as well as other things.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-Courses <u>Course</u>]</div> ==


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


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


Some super cool courses. This is suggested by RomDasha.
Some super cool courses. This is suggested by RomDasha.


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


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


<big><big> https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/ </big></big>
<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.


Grammar lessons.
<hr><big><big> https://ikindalikelanguages.com/ </big></big>


<big><big> http://native-languages.org/ </big></big>
Introductions to languages.


Material of native American languages.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Speaking</div> ==


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


Books are mostly incomplete and in lack of update, but some are nearly completed or completed, not bad.
Dictionary of pronunciation.
 
➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=3 Write a review]
 
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://youglish.com/ </big></big>


<big><big> http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/ </big></big>
Pronunciation from videos, with a large subtitle frame.


It is discontinued, but deserves a mention for quality. It is for beginners.
It is better to be used together with the Chromium or Chrome extension [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/separate-window/cbgkkbaghihhnaeabfcmmglhnfkfnpon/related Separate Window].


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


Only 3 languages, but still worth a mention for its quantity and maybe quality.
Submit the recording and wait for the response. Supported languages are not many.


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Linguistic Article</div> ==
➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=2 Write a review]


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


When you are confused about the grammar, or simply out of curiosity, you want to touch linguistics. This site can help, though few articles are free.
Try not to hurt yourself when practising.


<big><big> http://www.oajse.com/subjects/linguistics.html </big></big>
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”.


A list and a search engine of open-access Linguistic journals.
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.


<big><big> https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/ampersand </big></big>
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Flashcard</div> ==


Open-access Linguistic journal by Elsevier.
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://apps.ankiweb.net/ </big></big>


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Speaking</div> ==
Offline flashcard platform. You can find its manual at “Docs” on the website. Content can be rendered in HTML and CSS. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://forvo.com/ </big></big>
Unfortunately, not free on iOS.


Dictionary of pronunciation.
Related resources:


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://speechling.com/ </big></big>
{{Anki-menu}}


Submit the recording and wait for the response. Supported languages are not many.
There is also [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/How-to-become-a-polyglot#Flashcard a section of an article] on flashcards.


<big><big> https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/ </big></big>
There is an infamous issue of it: if you add or delete fields in a note type, you have to upload all your data when syncronising. Also expect Bazel, which it utilises to cause troubles.


With this one, you can say you are “studying” pronunciation.
<hr><big><big> !! https://mnemosyne-proj.org/ </big></big>


[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].
Flashcards with basic functions. It is open-source.


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


Try not to hurt yourself when practicing.
Minimalistic flashcards in command line through TSV files. It is open-source.


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”.
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/FilippVolodin/ReeePlayer </big></big>


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.
Flashcard with video clips. It is open-source.


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Vocabulary</div> ==
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/alyssaxuu/carden </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://apps.ankiweb.net/ </big></big>
Chromium/Chrome addon. It is open-source.


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


Its community has [https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks/ many shared decks], but this is not mentioned at the home page. There is a successful collaborative project: [https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2109889812 Ultimate Geography].
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.


Unfortunately, not free on iOS.
➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=16 Write a review]


*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XaJjbCSXT0 A video] about the intervals of Anki;
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/rh-id/a-flash-deck </big></big>
*[https://www.lengthytravel.com/create-anki-deck-google-sheets-spreadsheet/ An article] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwGNP3GXmxg a video] about how to import from a spreadsheet;
*[http://womenlearnthai.com/index.php/creating-anki-flashcard-decks-with-audio-and-pictures/ An article] about how to add images and audios;
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02vwciRkRYg A video] about how to split audios and add them into cards.
*[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].
Flashcards with notification on Android. It is open-source.


Looks like no one tells people how to export anki decks into spreadsheets. Let me do it:
<hr><big><big> https://tadeas.dev/twsr/ </big></big>
#click on the cog of your deck, click on “Export”;
#in “Export from”, select “Notes in plain text (.txt)”;
#export;
#open the file in a spreadsheet program, which should be able to automatically recognise its separator “tab”.


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.
Flashcard for Tiddly Wiki. It is open-source.


If you are still confused, go to communities about Anki and find solution.
<hr><big><big> https://codeberg.org/GrimPixel/Tabletop_Club_Flashcard_Tool </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://mnemosyne-proj.org/ </big></big>
Flashcard generator for Tabletop Club. It is open-source.


If your want a simple alternative to Anki, try this one. It is open-source.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Presentation</div> ==


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://www.memrise.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://codeberg.org/GrimPixel/Fountain </big></big>


Flashcards in high quality can be found. Some most popular languages have courses of 0-5k and 5k-8k words, or divided differently and still reach 8k. A few can be over 30k.
Presentation with TSV in command-line. It is open-source.


Though it is said to be memorizing words with “mems” (memes in many cases), the “mems” are actually not in good quality.
<hr><big><big> !! https://maaslalani.com/slides/ </big></big>


Its app is quite worse than the web version. On the app, you can't add other courses besides official ones, and the download for offline use always fails if the vocabulary is over 3k.
Presentation with Markdown in command-line. It is open-source.


In the app, don't look at the candidates (including candidate letters) at first, to avoid getting hints from them.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Wallpaper</div> ==


You can [https://memrise.helpshift.com/a/memrise-learn-a-new-language/?p=all&l=en&s=course-creation&f=how-can-i-add-words-to-my-course-can-i-upload-words-from-a-spreadsheet import from a spreadsheet].
<hr><big><big> https://peterlevi.com/variety/ </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://quizlet.com/ </big></big>
Wallpaper changer for Linux. It is open-source.


It is not so good at efficient memorization as Memrise. It is for having quizzes. But you can find specific practice such as reflexive verbs, weak nouns.
It has “quotes”, which can be used as the flashcard. An example is [https://github.com/amirgi73/variety-german-words variety-german-words]. To customise its code:


It even encourages you to copy other people's card decks and create your own variants, in case a good deck has flaws and the creator doesn't respond to it.
In “german_words.py”
* Search and find “data = ”, change its structure;
* Replace “reader(fin)” to “reader(file, delimiter="\t")” to support TSV;


You can [https://quizlet.com/help/2444107/import-content-to-quizlet import from a spreadsheet].
In “words.csv”, change its content.


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://www.clozemaster.com/ </big></big>
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Danmaku</div> ==


Learn with cloze. It is effective, but sometimes it is just repeating the same point in different questions. Also, synonyms are not supported.
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/luyuhuang/DWords2 </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://lingvist.com/ </big></big>
Shoot entries on the screen. It is open-source.


Four languages to learn, for lower intermediate learners (roughly telc B1). There is a trial automatically started after you register, so don't expect all features will continue if you don't pay after 48 hours.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-Vocabularies <u>Vocabulary</u>]</div> ==


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://context.reverso.net/translation/ </big></big>
<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.
Among its products, the mobile version of Context seems to be the most helpful: learn and practise new words with example sentences.


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


It focuses on visual training, which has both advantages and disadvantages. Free users have to wait 10 hours for the next 5 min practice session.
It's pretty good for educating young polyglots.


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://www.learnwitholiver.com/ </big></big>
➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=19 Write a review]


Simply learn words and sentences.
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://github.com/tkrajina/10000sentences </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://babadum.com/ </big></big>
Sentences from Tatoeba to practice. It is aesthetically same with Anki (I mean copy-paste). It is open-source.


It's pretty good for educating young polyglots.
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.clozemaster.com/ </big></big>


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


Sentences from Tatoeba to practice. It is aesthetically same with Anki (I mean copy-paste). It is open-source.
➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=18 Write a review]


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


Some basic vocabulary.
Some basic vocabulary.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.wordofthehour.org/ </big></big>
<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://trielingual.com/ </big></big>
 
See the related phrases of a word. It is open-source.
 
<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.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/frekwencja/most-common-words-multilingual </big></big>
 
Word frequency of top 5000 words.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/rspeer/wordfreq </big></big>
 
Word frequency tool for Python. It is open-source.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Etymology</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> https://etymologeek.com/ </big></big>
 
Etymology in European languages.
 
== <div style="color:#119922;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/How-to-Customise-Open%E2%80%93Source-Language-Games <u>Language Game</u>]</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://sourceforge.net/projects/scrabble/ </big></big>
 
Scrabble with downloadable dictionaries. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://people.csail.mit.edu/jasonkb/quackle/ </big></big>
 
Scrabble that can show all possible words. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://gottcode.org/tanglet/ </big></big>
 
Boggle. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://gottcode.org/connectagram/ </big></big>
 
Connectagram. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://gitlab.gnome.org/jrb/crosswords </big></big>
 
Crossword on Linux. It is open-source.


They may think “word of the day” is too inefficient, so do I. It is constantly being improved, but not satisfying for now. The response of a contact is quick and friendly.
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/lexica/lexica </big></big>


<big><big> http://sublearning.com/ </big></big>
Game of finding words on Android. It is open-source.


Practice sentence translation through subtitles. Don't expect word-to-word translations.
<hr><big><big> !! https://billthefarmer.github.io/gurgle/ </big></big>


<big><big> https://www.iclanguage.com/ </big></big>
A word game on Android. It is open-source.


A site of basic vocabulary with a different design.
<hr><big><big> !! https://billthefarmer.github.io/gridle/ </big></big>


<big><big> https://babadada.com/ </big></big>
A word game on Android. It is open-source.


Visual dictionary. No grammatical genders or pronunciation, suitable for revision.
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/Magoninho/word-search-puzzle-generator </big></big>


A lot of languages has not been completed yet, without any notice. Also, look out for polyseme mistakes.
Word search game on command line. It is open-source.
 
To change the letters in the game, modify the list in “alphabet.py”.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://gitlab.com/Hague/forkyz </big></big>
 
Crosswords on Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/devarshi16/HangMan </big></big>
 
Hangman. It is open-source.
 
Its data is at “hangmanultimate/data.py”.


<big><big> https://github.com/lexica/lexica </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://gemelo.org/grabagram/ </big></big>


Word game for Android. It is open-source.
Anagram on mobile. It is open-source. Code at [https://github.com/bpeel/verda-sxtelo its github repository].


<big><big> https://mainichi.me/ </big></big>
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Quiz</div> ==


A great idea to learn a word each time you open a tab. Only for three languages. Only for beginners.
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/Yvee1/hascard </big></big>


<big><big> https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Swadesh_lists </big></big>
Quizzes in Markdown files in command line. It is open-source.


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://github.com/ismet55555/exam-terminal </big></big>


<big><big> https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists </big></big>
Quizzes in YAML files in command line. It is open-source.


Frequency lists. Make use of it with programs that help to memorise, such as Anki.  
You may need to enter full-screen mode, otherwise the program won't work for not having enough space.


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.
<hr><big><big> !! https://codeberg.org/GrimPixel/Quiz_Grid </big></big>


I will make a tutorial on using Regular Expression to extract entries from dictionary files later.
Quiz of TSV files in a grid. It is open-source.


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


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


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


For testing your vocabulary size.
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.
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.


<big><big> https://www.ezglot.com/vocabulary-test.php </big></big>
<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.
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;">Reading</div> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Reader</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://mupdf.com/ </big></big>
 
Lightweight PDF Reader for desktops. It is open-source.
 
Type “man mupdf” in command line to see its shortcuts.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/ </big></big>
 
PDF Reader for Windows. Dark mode and Annotation are available. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://gitlab.com/mudlej_android/mj_pdf_reader </big></big>
 
PDF Reader for Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.libreoffice.org/ </big></big>
 
Editor for many document formats. 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>


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.wikipedia.org/ </big></big>
Reader with a simple user interface for Android. It is open-source.


Numerous articles in many languages and they are usually proofed to read.
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.kiwix.org/ </big></big>


Don't forget to browse the “Category” to find specific contents.
Read Wikipedia and some other sites offline. It is open-source.


Also take a look at its sister projects on [https://www.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia].
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">RSS Client</div> ==


Remember [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/11/28/5-times-studies-proved-wikipedias-left-wing-bias/ it is left-leaning].
<hr><big><big> !! https://lzone.de/liferea </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.kiwix.org/ </big></big>
RSS feeder for Linux. It is open-source.


Make Wikipedia and some other sites offline. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/martinrotter/rssguard </big></big>


<big><big> https://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/ </big></big>
RSS feeder for desktop. It is open-source.


The largest collections of books in the public domain, mostly in English though.
<hr><big><big> !! https://newsboat.org/ </big></big>


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.
RSS feeder in command-line. It is open-source.


<big><big> https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/archives.html </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://gitlab.com/spacecowboy/Feeder </big></big>


List of book collections. Many links are available in “https” now but appear as “http” on this page.
RSS feeder for Android. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://quiterss.org/ </big></big>
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">RSS Feed</div> ==


RSS feeder. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> !! https://rss.feedspot.com/ </big></big>


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


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://getflowlingo.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.cyberseo.net/public-rss-feed-catalogue/ </big></big>


Read and create flashcards to learn. The response of a contact is quick and friendly.
Catalogue of RSS feeds.


<big><big><big>!!</big> http://paralleltext.io/ </big></big>
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Image Viewer</div> ==


As what its domain name says, parallel text. Classical works.
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/nomacs/nomacs </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://readlang.com/ </big></big>
Image viewer. It is open-source.


Articles in many languages, with online dictionaries.
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/atanunq/viu </big></big>


<big><big> https://vocabhunter.github.io/ </big></big>
Image viewer in command-line. It is open-source.


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


It doesn't support Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese, because words are not separated by spaces or a word is usually separated by one or more spaces in these languages. Inflection is not supported.
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://github.com/jzohrab/lute-v3 </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/autoscrolling/ </big></big>
Build vocabulary list by adding definitions to words on texts. It is open-source.


Autoscrolling for Firefox. Good for practising reading speed. It is open-source.
<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. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://github.com/FreeLanguageTools/vocabsieve </big></big>
 
Analyse the sentence, find the vocabulary and create Anki flashcards. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://github.com/geajack/Wordology </big></big>
 
Browser add-on for building vocabulary. It is open-source.
 
Available for [https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/wordology/ganonoebdpdnhcbolgkelccfaffgmlpd Chromium] and [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wordology/ Firefox].


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


Autoscrolling for Chrome. Good for practising reading speed.
Footnote creator for e-books. It is open-source.


<big><big> https://www.bible.com/ </big></big>
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Webpage Tool</div> ==


Declaration: suggesting it is not for preaching.
<hr><big><big> !! https://piro.sakura.ne.jp/xul/_treestyletab.html.en </big></big>


The full Bible has been translated into at least 670 languages, more than double the number of languages of Wikipedia.
Arrange browser tabs in hierarchy. It is open source.


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


Save the web page as a single file.
Save the web page as a single file.
Line 580: Line 1,097:
There is also a [https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile SingleFileZ], which can compress pages.
There is also a [https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile SingleFileZ], which can compress pages.


<big><big> https://librera.mobi/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/OlegWock/anori </big></big>
 
Browser extension for customised new tab. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/zimocode/smartupGesturefy </big></big>
 
Gestures for some Browsers. It is open-source.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Speed Reader</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/Darazaki/Spedread </big></big>
 
Reading speed trainer for Linux. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/pasky/speedread </big></big>
 
Reading speed trainer. Perl is required. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/nemanjan00/uniread </big></big>
 
Speed reader with e-book support. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://comfortreader.rhizomaticdesign.net/ </big></big>
 
Streaming reader for Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/FP22FD/auto-scroll-down-chrome-extension </big></big>
 
Autoscrolling for Chromium/Chrome. Good for practising reading speed.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/hisakaz0/AutoScrolling </big></big>
 
Autoscrolling for Firefox. Good for practising reading speed. It is open-source.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Book Catalogue</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/tfonteyn/NeverTooManyBooks </big></big>


Reader for Android. It is open-source.
Book catalogue on Android. It is open-source.


<big><big> https://okular.kde.org/ </big></big>
== <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> ==


Reader for desktops. You can take notes with it. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> !! https://wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page </big></big>


<big><big> https://www.onlyoffice.com/ </big></big>
Literature in public domain. They can be downloaded.


Works better in some aspects like reading PDF than Librera on Android. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> https://www.gutenberg.org/ </big></big>


<big><big> https://learning-with-texts.sourceforge.io/ </big></big>
The largest collections of books in the public domain, mostly in English, though.


This is a PHP project. The page design is very bad and you need sufficient 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.
Android app for downloading books is available at [https://github.com/Pool-Of-Tears/Myne Myne].


[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].
There is a book catalogue 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].


Their installation tutorial is not clear, and [https://sourceforge.net/p/lwt/discussion/1813497/thread/26bc0075/ the reply on a common problem is responded impolitely] (they have cleared all the discussion up now).
<hr><big><big> !! https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/archives.html </big></big>


LingQ is freemium, but it can't be recommended, for its unacceptable limitations on free users.
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> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Writing</div> ==


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


It is not for learning languages, but for how to write and read.
It is not for learning languages, but for how to write and read. Its work is under a public license.


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


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


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


== <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.theologeek.ch/manuskript/ </big></big>
 
Tool for writing stuff. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/Wavesonics/hammer-editor </big></big>
 
Tool for writing on Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/Wavesonics/hammer-editor </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://www.lexicool.com/ </big></big>
Corrector of minor typos. It is open-source.


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


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


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


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://www.wordreference.com/ </big></big>
there is a [https://github.com/tatuylonen/wiktextract parser] for its data. [https://kaikki.org/index.html Extracted JSON data] are also available.
 
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.wordreference.com/ </big></big>


It is really completed.
It is really completed.


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://www.linguee.com/ </big></big>
<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.
It is completed, with example sentences of high quality. You can even find uncommon words with meanings of common words.


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


It is completed for several languages.
It is completed for several languages.


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


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


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


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> http://goldendict.org/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://xiaoyifang.github.io/goldendict-ng/ </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.
It supports online and offline dictionaries, based on [http://goldendict.org/ GoldenDict]. It is open-source.


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


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> http://aarddict.org/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://crissium.github.io/SilverDict/ </big></big>


Offline dictionaries. It is open-source.
Web version of GoldenDict. It is open-source.


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


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


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.freelang.net/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://mouse-dictionary.netlify.app/ </big></big>


Offline dictionary with even larger quantity and lower quality.
Browser add-on for searching local dictionary files. It is open-source.


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Translator</div> ==
To convert dictionary text files into TSV format, see [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/How-to-make-a-TSV-file this article]. The files at “mouse-dictionary/data/rule/” will need to be edited as well.
 
<hr><big><big> https://aarddict.org/ </big></big>
 
Different from other advocates for donating to Ukraine, they have an offline dictionary. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://translate.google.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/rdoeffinger/Dictionary </big></big>


The best translator by now. It also supports optical character recognition on mobile.
Offline Wiktionary with custom dictionary support on Android. Its search results are easy to read for robots like you. It is open-source.


There is [https://tipsmake.com/3-simple-ways-to-download-pronunciation-files-on-google-translate an article on how to save its text-to-speech files]
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Translator</div> ==


There is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIpXjFwVdIE a video about how machine translation works].
<hr><big><big> !! https://crow-translate.github.io/ </big></big>


There is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAgp7nXdkLU a video about why machine translation makes mistakes].
Translator with multiple engine support. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.bing.com/translator </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/Bnyro/TranslateYou </big></big>


It supports several languages that Google Translation doesn't support, but its quality is not so good as Google's.
Translator for Android. It is open-source.


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


Browser add-on for Google Translate. It is open-source.
Webpage translation for Firefox. It is open-source.


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


Translate to multiple languages at one time. It is open-source.
Browser add-on for Google Translate with detailed information. It is open-source.


<big><big> https://nicetranslator.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/ttop32/MouseTooltipTranslator </big></big>


Similar to Translatr, but it is powered by Microsoft.
Translator for Chromium and other Browsers with mouse hovering. It is open-source.


<big><big> https://www.soimort.org/translate-shell/ </big></big>
This extension sets AltGr key to translate.
 
<hr><big><big> https://www.soimort.org/translate-shell/ </big></big>


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


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


It is open-source. Promising.
It is open-source.


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2atSy3Zfiec A video about it].
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2atSy3Zfiec A video about it].
<hr><big><big> https://www.argosopentech.com/ </big></big>
It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.dual-subtitles.com/ </big></big>
Dual subtitles on YouTube integrated in the video player. The translation is set in the setting “Default subtitles” of YouTube.
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.dualsub.xyz/ </big></big>
Dual subtitles on YouTube and other sites with Chinese and Japanese transcription support. Embedded videos are not supported.
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.subtrans.cc/ </big></big>
Dual subtitles on YouTube and other sites with SRT file support. Subtitles can be delayed or advanced.


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


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


Conjugation and some declension.
Conjugation and some declension.


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


Conjugation. I didn't expect Chinese is also there.
Conjugation.


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


<big><big><big>!!</big> http://www.passion4teq.com/apps/ </big></big>
<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 becomes empty.
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> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Number</div> ==
<big><big> https://gitlab.com/GrimPixel/Numeration </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://codeberg.org/GrimPixel/Numeration </big></big>


Program to practise reading numbers. It is open-source.
Program to practise reading numbers. It is open-source.
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In progress. It can see major progresses during school holidays. Introduction: [[Language/Multiple-languages/Vocabulary/Numeration-Tutorial]].
In progress. It can see major progresses during school holidays. Introduction: [[Language/Multiple-languages/Vocabulary/Numeration-Tutorial]].


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/numbering-systems/ </big></big>
➡ [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.
Rules of writing numbers, more concise than Wikipedia's entries.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.random.org/sequences/ </big></big>
== <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;">Audio Player</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://audacious-media-player.org/ </big></big>
 
Lightweight audio player for desktops. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org/ </big></big>
 
Audio manager with many features. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://quodlibet.readthedocs.io/ </big></big>


Generate a random sequence. You can practice reading them or train your listening with TTS.
Simple audio manager. It is open-source.


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Grammar Checker</div> ==
<hr><big><big> https://musikcube.com/ </big></big>
 
Music player in command-line. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/chr56/Phonograph_Plus </big></big>
 
Lightweight audio player for Android. It is open-source.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Listening-material-with-transcript <u>Listening Material</u>]</div> ==
 
<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.


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


It supports several languages but works well on the few. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> !! https://globalstorybooks.net/ </big></big>


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnQCHo14gOU A video about the rule editor].
Stories in many languages translated from [https://africanstorybook.org/ African Storybook]. Its work is under a public license.


== <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://www.easy-languages.org/ </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> http://www.listeningpractice.org/ </big></big>
Street interview videos with embedded subtitles. Real and fun.


To practice listening. Not very good-looking. Voices are from volunteers, the quality is not very good. It also has conjugation exercises.
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.


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


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


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


Listen to songs and fill in the blanks of lyrics.
Listen to songs and fill in the blanks of lyrics.


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


Listen to recordings.
Watch videos and learn with subtitles.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.languagepod101.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://lingualibre.org/ </big></big>


Materials can become no-free after a period of time.
Recordings. Its work is under a public license.


It doesn't mean that you can't see an archived lesson forever if you don't pay. They offer a random lesson each Thursday for free.
<hr><big><big> !! https://rhinospike.com/ </big></big>


Just too much English.
Recordings.


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


Listening materials with public licenses. It doesn't have transcripts but can search according to your level.
Listening materials with CEFRL levels. Its work is under public licenses.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.audacityteam.org/ </big></big>
It doesn't have transcripts, so speech-recognition is required.


This is for editing audio files, but it can also do something else: [https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_recording_audio_playing_on_the_computer.html record the playback from your computer], which means that you can record online stream radios.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Audio Tool</div> ==


There are [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3jUONYgiak a video about labeling], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEStFcRQSbE a video about pronunciation checking] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02vwciRkRYg a video about automatically splitting words from a vocabulary recording].
<hr><big><big> !! https://tenacityaudio.org/ </big></big>


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCisC3sHneM A video about tips for using Audacity].
For audio edit, as well as training your pronunciation by comparing your own voice with the recording you were imitating. Fork of Audacity without potential privacy violation. It is open-source.


It is open-source.
There are videos about [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEStFcRQSbE checking your pronunciation], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_PpDODVpNg practising dialogues on your own], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lla74qPiGQ8 recording computer audio], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hUFTitJVyc labeling audio positions].


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


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


Listen and identify the language. It has been shut down, but it has links to two other sites in the same type. [https://www.verbling.com/game Verbling has this game, too.]
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].


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Text-to-Speech</div> ==
== <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]].


<big><big><big>!!</big> http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/ideasman42/nerd-dictation </big></big>


A software to read texts. If you don't know how to get the voices, you can see [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/How-to-use-SR-and-TTS-on-Windows]].
TTS for Linux. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://github.com/Danesprite/tts-util-app </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.cwu.edu/student-life/student-support/central-access/resources/reader.php </big></big>


Text-to-Speech For Android. It is open-source.
A TTS program. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://app-t2s.web.app/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !!!! http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm </big></big>


It is the most highly rated platform on Android.
A TTS program with support other than SAPI 5.


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


Browser add-on. It is open-source.
Browser add-on. It is open-source.


<big><big> https://pypi.org/project/pyttsx3/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/suno-ai/bark </big></big>


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


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2F9hTlCUs8 a video about it].
<hr><big><big> !! https://codeberg.org/GrimPixel/Altering_TTS </big></big>


<big><big> https://pypi.org/project/gTTS/ </big></big>
A little program to generate audio files with altering TTS voices. It is open-source.


Online Google Text-to-Speech with Python. It is open-source.
Configure everything in “setting.yaml”, have a look at “demo.tsv”. Change your command-line directory into the folder, run “python do.py“ to start.


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q8wtPCyMdo a video about it].
Currently only Google Translate is supported. Offline engines on the way.


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


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://www.speechtexter.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://github.com/audapolis/audapolis </big></big>
 
Turn audios into texts, powered by Google.


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://speech-to-text-demo.ng.bluemix.net/ </big></big>
It transcribes audio. It is open-source.


Turn audios into texts, powered by IBM Watson.
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.speechtexter.com/ </big></big>


<big><big> https://pypi.org/project/SpeechRecognition/ </big></big>
Turn audio into texts, powered by Google.  


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


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QebIJmWwXfA A video about it].
Turn audio into texts, powered by IBM Watson.


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


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


Example sentences in many languages. It is open-source.
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.
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, translate sentences with audio first, because the translations may appear on sites which provide translations of audio.
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.


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://www.dictionarist.com/ </big></big>
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Parallel Text</div> ==


Search for example sentences of a word, with the Lingoes dictionary inserted. Many results are from Tatoeba.
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://weblate.org/ </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://deskell.sketchengine.co.uk/run.cgi/skell </big></big>
Website for localisation. You can easily find parallel texts. It is open-source.


Sketch from a large of text corpus.
<hr><big><big> !! http://sublearning.com/ </big></big>
 
Subtitles in parallel. Sometimes the selected lines don't match because the sentences are not complete. Sometimes there are mistakes in subtitles.
 
<hr><big><big> https://www.manualslib.com/ </big></big>
 
Manuals. Some of them are in multiple languages. You can also find their German, Spanish, French domains at the bottom of the page.
 
<hr><big><big> https://www.bible.com/ </big></big>
 
Bible in more than 1600 languages.


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


Website for localisation. You can easily find parallel texts. It is open-source.
Bible in many languages on Android. It is open-source.


<big><big> https://subasub.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://quran.com/ </big></big>


Search for parallel texts in subtitles.
Quran in many languages. It has an open-source Android app and other  programs on [https://github.com/quran/quran_android GitHub].


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


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


A tool to draw parse trees and have a better understanding of sentence structures. It is open-source.
A tool to draw parse trees and have a better understanding of sentence structures. It is open-source.
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5DhtQgrlTE A video about it].
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5DhtQgrlTE A video about it].


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


A different one to draw parse trees. It is open-source.
A different one to draw parse trees. It is open-source.
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== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Text Memorization</div> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Text Memorization</div> ==


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


For memorizing text. Python is required.
For memorizing text.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://rememberthetext.com/ </big></big>
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Phrasebook</div> ==


Memorization with hints. It has some libraries of text samples. You can add your texts.
<hr><big><big> !!!! https://www.funeasylearn.com/ </big></big>


It is also useful for building the impressions of sentence structures.
It provides apps for both phrase and vocabulary.


Unfortunately, it doesn't support many scripts. The reasons are: 1. it does not recognize the punctuation of many scripts such as Arabic; 2. it does not recognize words in scripts in which words are not separated by spaces such as Han or some languages where a word have spaces inside it, such as Vietnamese.
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.loecsen.com/ </big></big>


Solutions are: 1. add punctuation according to [[Language/Multiple-languages/Grammar/Punctuation-of-many-languages]]; 2. add dictionaries of Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, etc. from Wiktionary or elsewhere.
It supports many languages, and it is detailed.


[https://memorizer.me/ memorizer.me] has the same problems.
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.50languages.com/ </big></big>


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Phrasebook</div> ==
Actually a few more than 50 languages. You can also have a test there.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Clock</div> ==


<big><big><big>!!!!</big> https://www.funeasylearn.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://theknight.co.uk/ </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.
Clock widget on Linux. It is open-source.


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


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


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.50languages.com/ </big></big>
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Weather</div> ==


Actually a few more than 50 languages. You can also have a test there.
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/chubin/wttr.in </big></big>


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">World Clock, Calendar & Weather</div> ==
Weather program in command line. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.timeanddate.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/woheller69/omweather </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.
Weather program for Android. It is open-source.


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


A lot of things about meteology.
A lot of things about meteorology.


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


Wind, weather, ocean conditions.
Wind, weather, ocean conditions.


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


Air condition around the world.
Air condition around the world.
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== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Community</div> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Community</div> ==


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


The most popular language learning community by now. It also pushes helpful articles written by teachers.
Chat client that supports many protocols through plug-ins. It is open-source.


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


It is surely a miscellany, and it is a good miscellany.
The most popular language learning community by now. It also pushes helpful articles written by teachers.
 
Go to r/languagelearning or r/linguistics to enjoy.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.tolearnfree.com/ </big></big>
<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.
The design of the webpages is old-fashioned, but it has a lot of content, including little tests.


Its French version has something more.
Its French version has something more.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://polyglotclub.com/ </big></big>
<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.
There are some rare features of it, such as Wiki lessons, Events. It adopts ISO 639-3, almost every language is included here.


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


<big><big> https://hinative.com/ </big></big>
<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.
Ask and answer with people around the world.


Search before you ask.
In some channels, questions are too many, answer rates are low. Try asking at Polyglot Club.


Do not feed the trolls.
Ask in parallel text in case the respondent doesn't understand your formulation.


Do not answer blanked homework questions, because the questioner is too lazy to deserve an answer.
<hr><big><big> https://stackexchange.com/sites#culturerecreation </big></big>


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.
One of the most popular Q&A site.


Do not ask questions in English channels, because the questions are too many, the answer rate is extremely low. Try asking at Polyglot Club.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Language Exchange</div> ==


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://conversationexchange.com/ </big></big>


<big><big> https://stackexchange.com/sites#culturerecreation </big></big>
Find language exchange partners online.


One of the most popular Q&A site.
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.lingbe.com/ </big></big>


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


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


An app for talking with people who are as nervous to talk with strangers like you.
Free users can be contacted by those who have paid. Since they have paid, they are more likely to be serious learners.
 
<big><big><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>


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Blog</div> ==
Cloud office suit. Zero knowledge. It is open-source.


<big><big> https://blog.thelinguist.com/ </big></big>
It's also great for language partners to do something together.


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


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


There are periodically good contents being presented.
There are periodically good contents being presented.


<big><big> https://www.thoughtco.com/languages-4133094 </big></big>
<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.
Languages are fewer than Transparent's, and so do the update frequency. But its quality is still high.
<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> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Lyrics</div> ==


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


See lyrics and translations.
Lyrics and their translations.


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


Lyrics and translations.
Lyrics and their translations.


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


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


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


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://subscene.com/ </big></big>
➡ [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.
One of the most popular subtitle sites. Subtitles in English, Arabic, Persian, Indonesian are easier to find.


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


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


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


It can help to merge two subtitles. It may crash at the second time. It is open-source.
Subtitle downloader on Android. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.smplayer.info/ </big></big>
Subtitle downloader on web. It is open-source.


If Dualsub can't run since the second time, you can try this player, which can display two subtitles. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> !! https://bonigarcia.github.io/dualsub/index.html </big></big>


What a good name of this program.
It can help to merge two subtitles. It may crash at the second time. It is open-source.


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


Turn subtitles into flashcards. It is open-source.
Turn subtitles into flashcards. It is open-source.
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== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">News</div> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">News</div> ==


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


Links to news websites.
Links to news websites.
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Some TV have shows for free, some of which even with subtitles.
Some TV have shows for free, some of which even with subtitles.


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


Instant news about hot spots from social media.
Paywall bypasser for Chromium/Chrome, Firefox and other browsers. It is open-source.


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


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.radio-browser.info/gui/ </big></big>
<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.
A list of internet radio stations. You can find clients in “Apps”, some of which are open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.listennotes.com/ </big></big>
I prefer two stations: Public Domain Classical, Public Domain Jazz. Pleasing names.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/zaps166/QMPlay2 </big></big>
 
Podcast player for desktop with RadioBrowser support. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/xgi/castero </big></big>


Search Engine of podcasts.
Podcast client in command line. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://antennapod.org/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/XilinJia/Podcini </big></big>


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


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


Podcast player with search engine. It is open-source.
Charts of podcasts.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.listennotes.com/ </big></big>
 
Search Engine of podcasts.


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


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


The most complete list of worldwide online TV channels.
Video player with fast response. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.smplayer.info/ </big></big>
 
It is a frontend of [http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html MPlayer] and can display two subtitles. It is open-source.


Many links are dead, but the live stream is still available somewhere else in many of these sites.
What a good name of this program.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.squidtv.net/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv </big></big>


Another list of TV channels, has fewer channels but contains details.
Database of IPTV stream addresses. It is under a public license.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.twitch.tv/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/yuki-iptv/yuki-iptv </big></big>


There are players speaking different languages. Its “IRL” section is people in real life. You can interact with them in their languages. Lots of slang to learn.
IPTV player on desktop. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.youtube.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://brunochanrio.github.io/DangoPlayer/ </big></big>


No one can be richer in content than this. Heavy censorship, demonetization, weird copyright terms.
IPTV player on Android. It is open-source.


There are some open-source alternatives to it such as [https://joinpeertube.org/ PeerTube].
<hr><big><big> !! https://livetvcentral.com/ </big></big>


There are many channels teaching languages and introducing cultures, which people may forget. However, YouTube is not the only source of such channels.
The most complete list of worldwide online TV channels.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://newpipe.schabi.org/ </big></big>
Many links are dead, but the live stream is still available somewhere else in many of these sites.


Watch YouTube videos without being watched by YouTube on Android. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.downthemall.org/ </big></big>


Downloading YouTube videos violates YouTube's terms of service. What a great move of grabbing your videos and claiming them as their properties.
Link and image downloader. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://freetubeapp.io/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp </big></big>


Watch YouTube videos privately on desktop. It is open-source.
Video downloader in command line. 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://www.favoree.io/ </big></big>


<big><big> https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/ </big></big>
Popular YouTube channels, in English.


Download videos with command line. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> https://similarchannels.com/ </big></big>


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A-HLSvtBWc A tutorial about it].
It can find similar YouTube channels.


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


<big><big> https://www.omniglot.com/ </big></big>
<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.
It provides information about basic knowledge of many languages. Many “Alphabet and Pronunciation” lessons on this site are from there.


<big><big> https://glottolog.org/ </big></big>
➡ [https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?tool_id=11 Write a review]


Information of languages of the world. Not only languages, but also many varieties. It is open-soruce.
<hr><big><big> https://glottolog.org/ </big></big>


<big><big> https://www.scriptsource.org/ </big></big>
Information of languages of the world. Not only languages, but also many varieties. It is open-source. Its work is under a public license.


Information of scripts.
<hr><big><big> https://www.scriptsource.org/ </big></big>


<big><big> https://www.muturzikin.com/countries.htm </big></big>
Information of scripts. Its work is under a public license.
 
<hr><big><big> https://www.muturzikin.com/countries.htm </big></big>


Linguistic maps.
Linguistic maps.


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


General knowledge about European languages.
General knowledge about European languages.


<big><big> https://iso639-3.sil.org/ </big></big>
<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.
Codes for every language and is still being updated. You can find the whole table.
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== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">General Knowledge</div> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">General Knowledge</div> ==


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


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


<big><big> https://libguides.humboldt.edu/openedu/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://oasis.geneseo.edu/index.php </big></big>


Educational resources including geography, history and sociology. When you have learned such subjects, you will have insights on a culture or civilisation.
Educational resources including geography, history and sociology. Its contents are under public licenses.


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


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.google.com/maps/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.openstreetmap.org/ </big></big>
 
It resolves the exotic sense. If you are careful enough, you can find trivia about a place.
 
From the maps you can only see the appearance, not inside the societies. Actually, people in somewhere looks rich maybe not so happy as people in somewhere looks poor.
 
<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.openstreetmap.org/ </big></big>


Another map site. You can even download them. It is open-source.
Another map site. You can even download them. It is open-source.
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There is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_v7HrDJfyk a video about its modification with Inkscape].
There is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_v7HrDJfyk a video about its modification with Inkscape].


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


Alternative to Google Earth. It is open-source.
Alternative to Google Earth. It is open-source.


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


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


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


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


<big><big> https://www.geoguessr.com/ </big></big>
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">National Symbol</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_national_symbols </big></big>


Guess where you are in a random Google Maps street view.
Lists of national symbols.


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


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


Introductions to cultures.
Introductions to cultures.


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


Introduction of the city and many details of countries. It is open-source.
Introduction of the city and many details of countries. It is open-source.
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The most important page for travelers is [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Stay_safe this].
The most important page for travelers is [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Stay_safe this].


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


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


<big><big> http://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/ </big></big>
<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.
It is about countries and in progress.


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


It is mainly about some details about manners.
It is mainly about some details about manners.


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


It is mainly about some details about manners.
It is mainly about some details about manners.


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


Subcultures, modern things.
Subcultures, modern things.


<big><big> https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/ </big></big>
 
Detailed information about health.
 
<big><big> https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/ </big></big>


Cultural heritages. There is also an interactive map.
Cultural heritages. There is also an interactive map.


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


Intangible cultural heritages.
Intangible cultural heritages.


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


Cultural Objects.
Guide of travelling cities.


<big><big> https://www.tripadvisor.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/ </big></big>
 
Guide of traveling cities.
 
<big><big> https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/ </big></big>


A formal publication of basic information about countries.
A formal publication of basic information about countries.


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


Links to other sites about cultures.
Links to other sites about cultures.
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== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">History</div> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">History</div> ==


<big><big> http://www.fsmitha.com/ </big></big>
<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.
Detailed articles about history.


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


Ancient history. Articles, images, videos, 3D images, podcasts and more.
An app about major events of history.


<big><big> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timleg.historytimeline </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html </big></big>


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


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


It looks cool.
Historical events in dots.


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


It shows you some old news with detailed maps.
It shows you some old news with detailed maps.


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


Maps of history.
Maps of history.


<big><big> https://www.wdl.org/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://worldhist.org/ </big></big>
 
Map of every year. Names of nations can be searched.
 
<hr><big><big> https://www.worldhistorymaps.info/ </big></big>
 
Historical maps. Its works are under a public license.
 
<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.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Philosophical-and-Religious-Texts Philosophy & Religion]</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> https://plato.stanford.edu/index.html </big></big>
 
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
 
<hr><big><big> https://iep.utm.edu/ </big></big>
 
University of Tennessee at Martin's Encyclopedia of Philosophy.


Items in the history.
<hr><big><big> https://www.philosophybasics.com/ </big></big>


<big><big> http://geacron.com/ </big></big>
The basics of philosophy, “by a layman for the layman”.


Map of every year.
<hr><big><big> https://simplyphilosophy.org/ </big></big>


<big><big> https://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html </big></big>
Articles about different aspects of philosophy.


Looks old-fashioned, but it is not bad if you get used to it.
<hr><big><big> http://philosophypages.com/ </big></big>


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Philosophy & Religion</div> ==
Resources about philosophy. Its work is under a public license.


<big><big> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religions_and_spiritual_traditions </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://www.learnreligions.com/ </big></big>
 
Articles about religions.
 
<hr><big><big> https://slife.org/ </big></big>
 
An interfaith community with introductions to spiritual topics.
 
<hr><big><big> https://www.holybooks.com/ </big></big>
 
Downloadable books about religions.
 
<hr><big><big> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religions_and_spiritual_traditions </big></big>


List of religions and spiritual traditions.
List of religions and spiritual traditions.


Not believing a religion itself is also religious.
<hr><big><big> https://virtualreligion.net/ </big></big>
 
Resources about religions.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Mythology</div> ==


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


The basics of philosophy, “by a layman for the layman”.
Basics of myths.
 
<hr><big><big>https://mythopedia.com/</big></big>
 
Myth information.
 
<hr><big><big> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mythologies</big></big>


<big><big> http://www.religionfacts.com/ </big></big>
List of mythologies.


Facts about religions.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Epic</div> ==


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


<big><big> https://www.youtube.com/user/GeographyNow/ </big></big>
Epics.


Videos about world geography.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Geography</div> ==


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


Short articles.
Short articles.


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


Flags, capitals, currencies, some landmarks, in multiple languages. Dependencies included are not many.
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.geoguessr.com/seterra/ </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!</big> http://worldmapquiz.qbisstudio.com/index.html </big></big>
Game of geography, online or with apps.


An app for practising world map in several languages.
<hr><big><big> https://www.flagid.org/ </big></big>
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, go to [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Countries-and-Nationalities]].


<big><big> https://userbase.kde.org/KGeography </big></big>
Flag identifier.


Learn Geography on Linux. Information is outdated, though [https://github.com/KDE/kgeography it's still being maintained]. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> https://worldledaily.com/ </big></big>


I am thinking about creating my own fork.
Street view quizzes.


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


Flag identifier.
Street view videos with quizzes.


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


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


All about traditional music.
Information about folk music.


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


Recognize music with recording or your humming. It has some advantages over Shazam.
Many tools about music, including similar song finder.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.shazam.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.soundhound.com/ </big></big>
 
Recognize music with recording or your hum. 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.
Recognize music with recording. It has some advantages over Soundhound.
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== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Art</div> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Art</div> ==


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


All kinds of artwork around the world.
All kinds of artwork around the world.
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== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Dance</div> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Dance</div> ==


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic,_regional,_and_folk_dances_by_origin </big></big>
<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.
Dances by origin. You can search for them on video sites.


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Cuisine</div> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Websites-of-Cuisine-Recipes Cuisine]</div> ==


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.allrecipes.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://www.allrecipes.com/recipes/86/world-cuisine/ </big></big>


Recipes around the world.
A bit of recipes around the world.


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


List of cuisines.
List of cuisines.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Sport</div> ==
<hr><big><big> http://www.traditionalsports.org/ </big></big>
Introduction to traditional sports.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Tabletop-Games Tabletop Game]</div> ==
<hr><big><big> !! https://drwhut.itch.io/tabletop-club </big></big>
Multiplayer 3D tabletop games. Still incomplete currently. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> !! https://pysolfc.sourceforge.io/ </big></big>
Card and tile games. It is open-source.
<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.
<hr><big><big> https://www.pychess.org/ </big></big>
Multiplayer platform for playing chess variants.
<hr><big><big> https://vassalengine.org/ </big></big>
Strategy game engine and modules. It is open-source.
<hr><big><big> https://boardgamegeek.com/ </big></big>
Information of board games.
<hr><big><big> https://www.wopc.co.uk/ </big></big>
Playing card patterns.


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


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


List of folk costume.
List of folk costume.
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== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Folktale</div> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Folktale</div> ==


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


Some faire tales.
Some tales.


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


Some fairy tale books.
Some tale books.


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


Not complete, but still good.
Not complete, but still good.


<big><big> https://www.world-festivals.net/ </big></big>
<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.
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> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Name </div> ==


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.behindthename.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_most_common_surnames </big></big>


Find the meanings of a given name.  
List of the most popular family names.


Don't expect you can understand every Chinese name.
<hr><big><big> !! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_popular_given_names </big></big>
 
List of the most popular given names.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://www.behindthename.com/ </big></big>
 
Find the meanings of a given name.


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


<big><big> https://stellarium.org/ </big></big>
<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.
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 Standard</div> ==
== <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.globalproductprices.com/ </big></big>


<big><big> https://www.craigslist.org/ </big></big>
The prices of products in different regions. Its work is under a public license.


Living information. It's also on GTA IV.
<hr><big><big> https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/ </big></big>


<big><big> https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/ </big></big>
The prices of energy in different regions. Its work is under a public license.


Prices from the world. Sometimes inaccurate.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Economy</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> https://www.exchange-rates.org/ </big></big>
 
Exchange rates.
 
<hr><big><big> https://commodity.com/ </big></big>
 
Basic understanding of trading around the world.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Vehicle</div> ==


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


The prices of the same products in different regions.
Automobile brands around the world.


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


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


All kinds of statistical data. Some are free.
All kinds of statistical data. Some are free.


<big><big> https://ourworldindata.org/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://ourworldindata.org/ </big></big>
 
It has detailed explanation on its data.
 
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Train</div> ==


It has detailed explanation on each data.
<hr><big><big> https://www.seat61.com/ </big></big>


<big><big> https://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/ </big></big>
Information about train travels.


A research program by the World Bank. There is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwide_Governance_Indicators an article] on Wikipedia about it.
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Prepaid SIM Card</div> ==


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Trivia Quizzes</div> ==
<hr><big><big> https://prepaid-data-sim-card.fandom.com/wiki/Prepaid_SIM_with_data </big></big>


<big><big> https://www.jetpunk.com/ </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 completed.
 
== <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.
Trivia quizzes of the world. It is available in multiple languages.


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Prepaid SIM Card</div> ==
== <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 of which 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;">Character</div> ==
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gucharmap </big></big>
 
Character map for Linux and macOS. It is open-source.


<big><big>https://prepaid-data-sim-card.fandom.com/wiki/Prepaid_SIM_with_data </big></big>
<hr><big><big> !! https://leun4m.github.io/symbsearch/ </big></big>


Details about SIM cards.
Character search for Windows. It is open-source.


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">License Plate</div> ==
<hr><big><big> !! https://github.com/Ryosuke839/UnicodePad </big></big>


<big><big><big>!!</big> http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/ </big></big>
Character search for Android. It is open-source.


Take a look if you are interested. It's so completed.
It is also available [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/jp.ddo.hotmist.unicodepad/ on F-droid].


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Fonts</div> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">[https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/FLOSS-Fonts Font]</div> ==


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.google.com/get/noto/ </big></big>
<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.
It presents a lot of fonts in one art style. It is open-source.


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://unifoundry.com/unifont/index.html </big></big>
<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.
No one covers more of the Unicode map than GNU Unifont. It is open-source.
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Its function is limited, such as bad support for South and Southeast Asian characters.
Its function is limited, such as bad support for South and Southeast Asian characters.


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


You can go to its “stuff” and search by Unicode characters.
You can go to its “stuff” and search by Unicode characters.
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== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Optical Character Recognition</div> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Optical Character Recognition</div> ==


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


It recognizes characters on the screen with Tesseract. It is open-source.
It recognizes characters on the screen with Tesseract. It is open-source.
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ba7mflTI1I A video about training].
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ba7mflTI1I A video about training].


<big><big> https://github.com/SubhamTyagi/android-ocr </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://dynobo.github.io/normcap/ </big></big>
 
Capture screen and recognize the characters with Tesseract. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> !! https://tegaki.github.io/ </big></big>
 
Handwriting recognition for Chinese and Japanese. You can download new models and load them. It is open-source.
 
<hr><big><big> https://github.com/SubhamTyagi/android-ocr </big></big>


It uses Tesseract 4 data on Android. It is open-source.
It uses Tesseract 4 data on Android. It is open-source.
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== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Language Identifier</div> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Language Identifier</div> ==


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


It identifies languages.
It identifies languages.
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Unlike this page, those are for some specific languages, and I am not responsible for their qualities.
Unlike this page, those are for some specific languages, and I am not responsible for their qualities.


<big><big> https://www.lexilogos.com/english/index.htm </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Free_media_resources </big></big>


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


<big><big> https://www.ats-group.net/language-resources.html </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://www.lexilogos.com/english/index.htm </big></big>


This one has a lot of languages.
This one is in a great quantity.


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


A comprehensive resource database.
This service has many languages.


<big><big> https://www.openculture.com/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> http://lexicity.com/ </big></big>
 
This one has various references.
 
<big><big> https://www.lonweb.org/ </big></big>
 
This one has more languages with fewer links for each one.
 
<big><big> http://lexicity.com/ </big></big>


This one focuses on ancient languages.
This one focuses on ancient languages.


<big><big> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Free_media_resources </big></big>
<hr><big><big> http://www.meta-share.org/ </big></big>
 
Free media resources.
 
<big><big> https://www.alllanguageresources.com/ </big></big>
 
This one includes recommendations that are not free-of-charge without notice.
 
<big><big> http://www.meta-share.org/ </big></big>


Repository for language researching.
Repository for language researching.
<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> ==
== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Internet Archive</div> ==


<big><big> https://www.archive.org/ </big></big>
<hr><big><big> https://archive.org/ </big></big>
 
Archive of the Internet since 1996. Really cool!


Examples: [https://archive.org/details/5LanguageVisualDictionary ''De Agostini 5 Language Visual Dictionary''] (practical) and [https://archive.org/details/FiveLanguageVisualDictionary ''The Firefly Five Language Visual Dictionary''] (comprehensive).
Archive of the Internet since 1996 and other things. Really cool!


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


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


Those who are hindered from accessing the world Internet, send an e-mail to it.
Those who are hindered from accessing the world Internet, send an e-mail to it.
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Official site: https://psiphon3.com/en/index.html
Official site: https://psiphon3.com/en/index.html


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://www.torproject.org/ </big></big>
<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.
For visiting Project Gutenburg and other sites, if some books are still not in public domain in your country. It is open-source.
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It won't lead you to the dark web, if you don't know any such address.
It won't lead you to the dark web, if you don't know any such address.


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


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


<big><big><big>!!</big> https://windscribe.com/ </big></big>
<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”.
They provide 10GB each month with high speed and multiple locations for free. Great for “immersive language learning”.


== <div style="color:#119922; font-weight:bold;">Endangered Language Protection</div> ==
== <div style="color:#ffad00; font-weight:bold;">-- AUTHOR --</div> ==
If you are capable and responsible, please do your part to protect endangered languages.
 
<big><big> https://www.eldp.net/ </big></big>
 
<big><big> http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/ </big></big>
 
==<div style="color:#0099ff; font-weight:bold;">-- CRITERIA --</div>==
 
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:
 
# making use of the website as propaganda.
 
Resources with the following features will be given a little priority:
 
# available offline;
# available on multiple platforms;
# multilingual user interface;
# open source;
# privacy-friendly (including “registration not required”).
 
== <div style="color:#0099ff; font-weight:bold;">-- AUTHOR --</div> ==
[https://polyglotclub.com/member/GrimPixel GrimPixel]
[https://polyglotclub.com/member/GrimPixel GrimPixel]


 
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==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/How-to-Customise-Open–Source-Language-Games|How to Customise Open–Source Language Games]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Historical-Realistic-Video-Games|Historical Realistic Video Games]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Most-Popular-Sports|Most Popular Sports]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Ordering-with-Letters|Ordering with Letters]]
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* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Elements-of-Traditional-Architectures:-Western-Europe|Elements of Traditional Architectures: Western Europe]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/How-to-be-Creative|How to be Creative]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Keyboards|Keyboards]]
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Free Internet Resources for Polyglots - 2024
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Hello polyglots, 😀

Polyglots are individuals who are able to speak multiple languages fluently. With the rise of the internet and technology, there are now numerous online free resources and tools available for polyglots to improve their language skills and connect with other language enthusiasts. This article aims to provide an overview of the most useful internet resources for polyglots, including language learning websites, forums, and social media communities. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned polyglot, these resources can help you take your language skills to the next level and further your language journey.


  • Links with “!!!!” are the most important resources for you if you don't know English well;
  • Links with “!!” has low English skill requirement.
  • For the condensed version of this article, go HERE.


This page has a child: Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-resources-for-learning-specific-languages.

Welcome to our lesson on "Multiple-languages Culture → Internet resources for polyglots"! 🌍 In this lesson, we will explore various online resources that can help you enhance your language learning journey and dive deeper into the fascinating world of polyglots. After completing this lesson, you can also check out other related pages, such as our Polyglot Club Team page, where you can learn more about the people behind the scenes who are passionate about multiple languages and cultures.

If you're interested in learning how to study languages more effectively, don't miss our guide on studying with a markup language, which can help you organize your language learning materials in a more structured way. And for those who love video games, we have a special treat for you! Discover how you can explore real-life locations through video games with multiple languages and cultures! 🎮

So, let's dive into the world of polyglots and explore the best internet resources to help you become a true language enthusiast!

-- Introduction --[edit | edit source]

Advices[edit | edit source]

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” in 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.

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

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

Tips[edit | edit source]

Some programs require the use of command-line. There is an article about how to do it on Windows. If you use Linux, you may use Sakura, for its lightweight being and good Unicode support; If you want to customise the font in command line on Windows, you can use ConEmu.

Some programs split words in a sentence with spaces. In this case, texts in Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese and other languages need a word segmentation.

The customisation of some programs require a text editor. It is recommended to use Geany, because it is lightweight and has useful shortcuts like “Ctrl + D” to duplicate a line.

See if you are downloading the binary file or the source code. Unless its language doesn't require compilation, you would need to build the program on your own with the source code. Links to download binaries (built programs) are elsewhere like “Releases” or links in the README.MD file. If you see there are multiple links in “Releases”, select the link with your corresponding operating system, CPU architecture and other clues in its filename. The “amd64” and “x86_64” have minor differences and are usually considered the same when describing a binary. “md5”, “sha256”, “sha512”, etc. are checksum formats, which can be used to check the integrity of the downloaded file. You can use the open-source tool GtkHash to check the integrity of the files with the same name of the checksum files.

If you see SourceForge, you may simply click on the “Download” button. In some cases, the downloaded file is not what you want. Then you need to find it out in “Files”.

If you don't see an executable file in the program, then you may have to run it in another way:

  • C/C++: Download GNU Compiler Collection or Clang/LLVM for advanced users. There is a guide.
  • Python: Download Python and install packages with its package manager pip, or PyPy for advanced users. There is a guide.
  • JavaScript/TypeScript: Download Node.js or Deno for advanced users. There are package managers like pnpm that may perform better than the default npm. There is a guide.
  • Java: Download Java and use SDKMAN to manage Software Development Kits for advanced users. There is a guide.
  • Rust: Download Rust. There is a guide.
  • Go: Download Go. There is a guide.
  • Dart: Download Dart. There is a guide.
  • Perl: Download Perl. There is a guide.
  • Ruby: Download Ruby. There is a guide.
  • Haskell: Download Haskell. There iss a guide.

JavaScript and some other languages support running something with two programs: a server and a client. You need to start the server, then access the server with the client.

JavaScript programs often utilise Electron.js to have cross-platform support easily, which integrates a Chromium in every program and occupies a lot of resources.

Java relies on a virtual machine, which is an emulator of a computer system and requires some more system resources.

See if the program is updated recently. Outdated programs may be no longer reliable, because they may rely on something else, like another program or a webpage, which can become invalid with the change of time. It may also contain security loopholes that were not discovered at that time and discovered now.

Political activism can motivate people to cause unexpected damage, like node-ipc by RIAEvangelist on GitHub.

Resource Selection Criteria[edit | edit source]

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

  1. 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;
  2. be made with a unique, good idea;
  3. has no better alternatives.

Resources possessing the following characteristics will be given disadvantage:

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

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

  1. available offline;
  2. available on multiple platforms;
  3. multilingual user interface;
  4. lightweight (including “written in C”);
  5. open source;
  6. privacy-friendly (including “registration not required”).

Blue Light Filter & Dark Mode
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 !! https://codeberg.org/fusco/gummy

Filter for Linux. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/LibreShift/red-moon/

Filter for Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://codeberg.org/ltguillaume/redshift-tray

Filter for Windows. It is open-source.


 !! https://darkreader.org/

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

Reminder
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 !! https://workrave.org/

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

Write a review


 !! https://hovancik.net/stretchly/

Rest reminder with macOS releases. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/WinTenDev/rminder

Reminders for Chromium/Chrome. It is open-source.


 !! https://gitlab.com/axet/android-hourly-reminder

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


 !! https://bdt.jepfa.de/

Break down a period of time to equal slices on Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/mattvchandler/ProgressBars

Progress bars on Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/thetwom/toc2

Metronome on Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://www.antcom.de/gtick/

Metronome on Linux. It is open-source.


 !! https://sourceforge.net/projects/openmetronome/

Metronome on Windows. It is open-source.

Work-Break Timer
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 !! https://zidoro.github.io/pomatez/

Simple work-break timer on desktop. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/ayoisaiah/focus

Work-break timer in command-line. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/adrcotfas/Goodtime

Work-break timer on Android. It is open-source.

Activity Tracker
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https://activitywatch.net/

Track your own desktop activity. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/rybak/resoday

Habit calendar on desktop. It is open-source.


 !! https://codeberg.org/fynngodau/usageDirect

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


 !! https://codito.github.io/habito/

Habit tracker in command line. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/SamAmco/track-and-graph

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


 !! https://github.com/Razeeman/Android-SimpleTimeTracker

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


 !! https://github.com/iSoron/uhabits

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


 !! https://gottcode.org/kapow/

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


 !! https://github.com/appstome/timetome-app

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

Its timer doesn't stop, so if you would like to do anything untracked, you need to select “other” and that category is tracked as well.


 !! https://github.com/Glitchy-Tozier/githo

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


 !! https://github.com/Destaq/language-learning-dashboard

Dashboard for language learning, requiring some programming knowledge. It is open-source.

Self-Control Helper
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 !! https://safing.io/

Firewall for blocking Internet traffic for Desktop. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/anfragment/zen

Internet traffic filter list on desktop. It is open-source.


 !! https://rethinkdns.com/

Firewall for blocking Internet traffic on Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://launchpad.net/timekpr-next

Limits the using times with a schedule for Linux. It is open-source.


 !! https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/

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


 !! https://selfcontrolapp.com/

Block websites for Mac. It is open-source.


 !! https://timelimit.io/

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


 !! https://detoxdroid.flx-apps.com/

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 F-droid.

Brain Training
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Notice: Whether brain training works or not is still controversial. If you don't believe it works, please skip this section.


https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Apps/gbrainy

Mini-games. It is open-source.


http://brainworkshop.sourceforge.net/

Dual n-back. It is open-source.

Its latest version 4.8.7 is not available on the website, but on the SourceForge page.


https://github.com/vivekthazhathattil/dekadico

Memory trainer with numbers. It is open-source.

Workout
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 !! https://github.com/oliexdev/openWorkout

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

Eating
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https://codeberg.org/epinez/Energize/

Nutrition tracker for Android. It is open-source.


https://world.openfoodfacts.org/

Information about food nutrition.

Relaxation & Meditation
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 !! https://www.freesoundslibrary.com/

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


 !! https://github.com/rafaelmardojai/blanket

Play multiple audio files simultaneously on Linux. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/CliffracerMerchant/SoundAura

Play multiple audio files simultaneously on Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/yuttadhammo/BodhiTimer

Meditation timer. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/Mr-Kumar-Abhishek/brain-beats

Binaural beats and more for desktop. It is open-source.


 !! https://gitlab.com/axet/android-binaural-beats

Binaural beats for Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://sites.google.com/view/jithware

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

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 !! https://colemak.com/

This one supports a lot of languages in Latin script, but it means to learn typing again. It is worth it. You may have noticed that “Kolemak” is even better than Colemak. How to modify keyboards will be discussed below.

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.

There is a modified version and local variants.


https://bepo.fr/wiki/Accueil

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.


https://forum.colemak.com/topic/519-rulemak-russian-colemak-layout/

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

For Windows, Portable Keyboard Layout is required. Or you can use that keyboard creator to do it manually.


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

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

Typing
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 !! https://github.com/max-niederman/ttyper

Typing practice in command line with detailed statistics. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/bloznelis/typioca

Typing practice in command line with a time limit. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/Mithil467/mitype

See the replay of your typing session. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/plu5/retype

Type books in EPUB format. It is open-source.

Shortcut
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 !! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_keyboard_shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts in general.


 !! https://defkey.com/

Keyboard shortcuts for specific programs. Add “?pdfOptions=True” to the end of address to download its PDF.

Cheat Sheet
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 !! https://cheatography.com/

Cheat sheets for programs.


 !! https://github.com/gnebbia/kb

Knowledge base of commands in command-line. It is open-source.

Text Editor
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https://vscodium.com/

Text editor with extensibility. It is open-source.

With its extensions, you can do a lot with Markdown files. A single Markdown file can be a mind map and a list of flashcards at the same time, for example.


 !! https://www.geany.org/

Text editor with features like replacing text in multiple files. It is open-source.


 !! https://gottcode.org/focuswriter/

Text editor in full-screen with backgrounds. It is open-source.


 !! https://micro-editor.github.io/

Text editor in command-line. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/gsantner/markor

Text editor with markdown and todo.txt supports on Android. It even has a “speed read” function. It is open-source.


https://github.com/doom-neovim/doom-nvim

Configuration for the text editor in command-line Neovim, with many keybindings to ensure high efficiency. It is open-source.

Tutorials are OpenVim, Learn Vim, among others. Cheatsheet is Vim Cheat Sheet.


https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs

Configuration for the text editor in command-line GNU Emacs, with high extensibility. It is open-source.

Tutorial is EmacsWiki.

Comprehensive Tool
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 !! https://affine.pro/

Text and whiteboard. It is open-source.


 !! https://super-productivity.com/

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

A video about it.


 !! https://xwmx.github.io/nb/

Knowledge management in command-line. It is open-source.


 !! https://jtx.techbee.at/

Journal, note, todo with tags on Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/mhss1/MyBrain

All-in-One productivity on Android. It is open-source.

Task Planner & To-Do-List
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 !! https://www.abstractspoon.com/

Versatile task planner on desktop. It is open-source.


 !! https://www.taskcoach.org/

Simple task planner on desktop. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/v1tzor/TimePlanner

Task planner on Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://eck.cologne/peafactory/en/html/calendar_pea.html

Task calendar with encryption on Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/Etar-Group/Etar-Calendar

Task calendar on Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/Sztorm/NoteCalendar

Note calendar. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/ransome1/sleek

To-do-list based on todo.txt. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/kraanzu/dooit

To-do-list in command-line with TUI. It is open-source.


 !! https://taskwarrior.org/

To-do-list in command-line. It is open-source.


 !! https://tasks.org/

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


https://github.com/ribeirompl/144_blocks

Plan a day in 144 blocks. It is open-source.

Notebook
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 !! https://logseq.com/

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


 !! https://joplinapp.org/

Notes with end-to-end encryption and syncronisation. It is open-source.


 !! https://mindforger.com/

Notes with hierarchy and tags, and can be exported to CSV files. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/zadam/trilium

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


 !! https://www.giuspen.com/cherrytree/

Hierarchical notebook with encryption. It is open-source.


 !! https://eck.cologne/peafactory/en/html/notebook_pea.html

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


 !! https://quillpad.github.io/

Simple note-taking app for Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://safenotes.dev/

Encrypted notes on Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://jrnl.sh/

Notebook in command-line. It is open-source.


 !! https://orgmode.org/

Notebook for Emacs, Neovim and other text editors. It is open-source.


 !! https://postkevone.github.io/tiddlyresearch/

Notebook for Tiddly Wiki. It is open-source.

Handwriting Notebook
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 !! https://xournalpp.github.io/

Handwritten note editor. It is open-source.


 !! https://saber.adil.hanney.org/

Note with handwriting. It is open-source.


 !! https://rnote.flxzt.net/

Handwriting program. It is open-source.

Audio Notebook
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 !! https://certified84.github.io/AudioNote/

Audio tonebook on Andriod. It is open-source.

Whiteboard
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 !! https://excalidraw.com/

Online whiteboard. It is open-source.


 !! https://www.tldraw.com/

Online whiteboard. It is open-source.

Wiki
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https://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki

Wiki with many add-ons. It is open-source.

It requires setting up a server.

It has an open-source viewer for Android.


https://tiddlywiki.com/

Non-linear Wiki on web with HTML files. It is open-source.

Not ideal if the file is large. If the file is large, that means each time you modify and save it, it writes another large file.

It has an open-source viewer for Android.


 !! https://www.zim-wiki.org/

Simple wiki. It is open-source.

Diary
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 !! http://lifeograph.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main_Page

Diary for desktop. It is open-source.


 !! https://billthefarmer.github.io/diary/

Diary for Android. It is open-source.

Diagram
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 !! https://www.diagrams.net/

Diagrams. It is open-source.

Timeline
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 !! http://thetimelineproj.sourceforge.net/

Timeline. It is open-source.

Mind Map
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 !! https://www.insilmaril.de/vym/

Mind map with not many and not few features. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/juzzlin/Heimer

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


 !! https://markmap.js.org/

Markdown mind map with VSCodium / VS Code support. It is open-source.


http://tiddlymap.org/

Mind map for Tiddly Wiki. It is open-source.

Hierarchical Spreadsheet
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 !! https://strlen.com/treesheets/

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

A video about it.

Graph
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 !! https://foambubble.github.io/

Graph for VSCodium and VSCode. It is open-source.

Media Management
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 !! https://www.tagspaces.org/

File tagging. It is open-source.


 !! https://calibre-ebook.com/

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.


 !! https://github.com/mateusz-bak/openreads-android

E-Book tracker on Android. It is open-source.

Web Table Extraction
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 !! https://www.libreoffice.org/

Office suite with spreadsheet that can capture web tables. It is open-source.


 !! https://merribithouse.net/copytables/

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


 !! https://github.com/nirantak/copytables

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

International Phonetic Alphabet
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 !! https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/

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


 !! https://easypronunciation.com/en/ipa-phonetic-transcription-converters

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


https://github.com/dmort27/epitran/

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

It only supports words, as is discussed. Somebody can develop a tool for sound change.

Logic
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https://forallx.openlogicproject.org/

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


https://www.logicmatters.net/tyl/

Book, conditioned distribution allowed.

Artificial Intelligence
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 !!!! https://gpt4all.io/

AI application with several models available for offline use. It is open-source.


 !!!! https://github.com/LiLittleCat/awesome-free-chatgpt

List of online GPT services.


 !!!! https://github.com/xx025/carrot

List of online GPT services with some categories.

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https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/

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.


https://www.coursera.org/browse/language-learning/

Some super cool courses. This is suggested by RomDasha.


 !!!! https://www.lingolia.com/

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


https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Subject:Languages

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


https://ikindalikelanguages.com/

Introductions to languages.

Speaking
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 !!!! https://forvo.com/

Dictionary of pronunciation.

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 !!!! https://youglish.com/

Pronunciation from videos, with a large subtitle frame.

It is better to be used together with the Chromium or Chrome extension Separate Window.


 !! https://speechling.com/

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

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 !! https://ivypanda.com/tongue-twisters

Try not to hurt yourself when practising.

It covers 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 that brief version is not.

Flashcard
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 !!!! https://apps.ankiweb.net/

Offline flashcard platform. You can find its manual at “Docs” on the website. Content can be rendered in HTML and CSS. It is open-source.

Unfortunately, not free on iOS.

Related resources:

Shared Decks Add-ons External Programs
Beginner Tutorial TSV Creation Web Scrapping Markup Studying

There is also a section of an article on flashcards.

There is an infamous issue of it: if you add or delete fields in a note type, you have to upload all your data when syncronising. Also expect Bazel, which it utilises to cause troubles.


 !! https://mnemosyne-proj.org/

Flashcards with basic functions. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/proycon/vocage

Minimalistic flashcards in command line through TSV files. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/FilippVolodin/ReeePlayer

Flashcard with video clips. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/alyssaxuu/carden

Chromium/Chrome addon. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/tema6120/ForgetMeNot

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.

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 !! https://github.com/rh-id/a-flash-deck

Flashcards with notification on Android. It is open-source.


https://tadeas.dev/twsr/

Flashcard for Tiddly Wiki. It is open-source.


https://codeberg.org/GrimPixel/Tabletop_Club_Flashcard_Tool

Flashcard generator for Tabletop Club. It is open-source.

Presentation
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 !! https://codeberg.org/GrimPixel/Fountain

Presentation with TSV in command-line. It is open-source.


 !! https://maaslalani.com/slides/

Presentation with Markdown in command-line. It is open-source.

Wallpaper
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https://peterlevi.com/variety/

Wallpaper changer for Linux. It is open-source.

It has “quotes”, which can be used as the flashcard. An example is variety-german-words. To customise its code:

In “german_words.py”

  • Search and find “data = ”, change its structure;
  • Replace “reader(fin)” to “reader(file, delimiter="\t")” to support TSV;

In “words.csv”, change its content.

Danmaku
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https://github.com/luyuhuang/DWords2

Shoot entries on the screen. It is open-source.

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 !!!! https://context.reverso.net/translation/

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


 !!!! https://babadum.com/

It's pretty good for educating young polyglots.

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 !!!! https://github.com/tkrajina/10000sentences

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


 !!!! https://www.clozemaster.com/

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

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 !! https://www.languageguide.org/

Some basic vocabulary.


 !! https://babadada.com/

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.

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https://trielingual.com/

See the related phrases of a word. It is open-source.


https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Swadesh_lists

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


 !! https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists

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.


 !! https://github.com/frekwencja/most-common-words-multilingual

Word frequency of top 5000 words.


 !! https://github.com/rspeer/wordfreq

Word frequency tool for Python. It is open-source.

Etymology
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https://etymologeek.com/

Etymology in European languages.

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 !! https://sourceforge.net/projects/scrabble/

Scrabble with downloadable dictionaries. It is open-source.


 !! https://people.csail.mit.edu/jasonkb/quackle/

Scrabble that can show all possible words. It is open-source.


 !! https://gottcode.org/tanglet/

Boggle. It is open-source.


 !! https://gottcode.org/connectagram/

Connectagram. It is open-source.


 !! https://gitlab.gnome.org/jrb/crosswords

Crossword on Linux. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/lexica/lexica

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


 !! https://billthefarmer.github.io/gurgle/

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


 !! https://billthefarmer.github.io/gridle/

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


 !! https://github.com/Magoninho/word-search-puzzle-generator

Word search game on command line. It is open-source.

To change the letters in the game, modify the list in “alphabet.py”.


 !! https://gitlab.com/Hague/forkyz

Crosswords on Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/devarshi16/HangMan

Hangman. It is open-source.

Its data is at “hangmanultimate/data.py”.


 !! https://gemelo.org/grabagram/

Anagram on mobile. It is open-source. Code at its github repository.

Quiz
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 !! https://github.com/Yvee1/hascard

Quizzes in Markdown files in command line. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/ismet55555/exam-terminal

Quizzes in YAML files in command line. It is open-source.

You may need to enter full-screen mode, otherwise the program won't work for not having enough space.


 !! https://codeberg.org/GrimPixel/Quiz_Grid

Quiz of TSV files in a grid. It is open-source.

Test
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https://lingua.com/

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

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 !! https://www.transparent.com/language-resources/tests.html

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.


 !! https://www.arealme.com/vocabulary-size-test/en/

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.


 !! https://www.ezglot.com/vocabulary-test.php

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

Reader
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 !! https://mupdf.com/

Lightweight PDF Reader for desktops. It is open-source.

Type “man mupdf” in command line to see its shortcuts.


 !! https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/

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


 !! https://gitlab.com/mudlej_android/mj_pdf_reader

PDF Reader for Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://www.libreoffice.org/

Editor for many document formats. It is open-source.


 !! https://johnfactotum.github.io/foliate/

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


 !! https://librera.mobi/

Reader for Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://koreader.rocks/

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


 !! https://www.kiwix.org/

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

RSS Client
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 !! https://lzone.de/liferea

RSS feeder for Linux. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/martinrotter/rssguard

RSS feeder for desktop. It is open-source.


 !! https://newsboat.org/

RSS feeder in command-line. It is open-source.


 !! https://gitlab.com/spacecowboy/Feeder

RSS feeder for Android. It is open-source.

RSS Feed
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 !! https://rss.feedspot.com/

List of RSS feeds with details.


 !! https://www.cyberseo.net/public-rss-feed-catalogue/

Catalogue of RSS feeds.

Image Viewer
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 !! https://github.com/nomacs/nomacs

Image viewer. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/atanunq/viu

Image viewer in command-line. It is open-source.

Vocabulary Builder
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 !!!! https://github.com/jzohrab/lute-v3

Build vocabulary list by adding definitions to words on texts. It is open-source.


 !!!! https://vocabhunter.github.io/

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


 !!!! https://github.com/FreeLanguageTools/vocabsieve

Analyse the sentence, find the vocabulary and create Anki flashcards. It is open-source.


 !!!! https://github.com/geajack/Wordology

Browser add-on for building vocabulary. It is open-source.

Available for Chromium and Firefox.


 !! https://github.com/xxyzz/WordDumb

Footnote creator for e-books. It is open-source.

Webpage Tool
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 !! https://piro.sakura.ne.jp/xul/_treestyletab.html.en

Arrange browser tabs in hierarchy. It is open source.


 !! https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile

Save the web page as a single file.

There is also a SingleFileZ, which can compress pages.


https://github.com/OlegWock/anori

Browser extension for customised new tab. It is open-source.


https://github.com/zimocode/smartupGesturefy

Gestures for some Browsers. It is open-source.

Speed Reader
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https://github.com/Darazaki/Spedread

Reading speed trainer for Linux. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/pasky/speedread

Reading speed trainer. Perl is required. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/nemanjan00/uniread

Speed reader with e-book support. It is open-source.


 !! https://comfortreader.rhizomaticdesign.net/

Streaming reader for Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/FP22FD/auto-scroll-down-chrome-extension

Autoscrolling for Chromium/Chrome. Good for practising reading speed.


 !! https://github.com/hisakaz0/AutoScrolling

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

Book Catalogue
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https://github.com/tfonteyn/NeverTooManyBooks

Book catalogue on Android. It is open-source.

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 !! https://wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page

Literature in public domain. They can be downloaded.


https://www.gutenberg.org/

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

Android app for downloading books is available at Myne.

There is a book catalogue website with ever-changing domain names: LibGen, which contains a wider range of books. Make sure you don't see any strange link there. It is also available on Android.


 !! https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/archives.html

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

Writing
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https://owl.excelsior.edu/

It is not for learning languages, but for how to write and read. Its work is under a public license.

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


https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html

Another online writing lab.


https://www.theologeek.ch/manuskript/

Tool for writing stuff. It is open-source.


https://github.com/Wavesonics/hammer-editor

Tool for writing on Android. It is open-source.


https://github.com/Wavesonics/hammer-editor

Corrector of minor typos. It is open-source.

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 !!!! https://www.wiktionary.org/

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

there is a parser for its data. Extracted JSON data are also available.


 !!!! https://www.wordreference.com/

It is really completed.


 !!!! https://www.linguee.com/

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


 !!!! https://bab.la/

It is completed for several languages.


 !!!! https://iate.europa.eu/

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


 !! https://glosbe.com/

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.


 !!!! https://xiaoyifang.github.io/goldendict-ng/

It supports online and offline dictionaries, based on GoldenDict. It is open-source.

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


 !!!! https://crissium.github.io/SilverDict/

Web version of GoldenDict. It is open-source.


 !!!! https://github.com/pnlpal/dictionaries

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


 !!!! https://mouse-dictionary.netlify.app/

Browser add-on for searching local dictionary files. It is open-source.

To convert dictionary text files into TSV format, see this article. The files at “mouse-dictionary/data/rule/” will need to be edited as well.


https://aarddict.org/

Different from other advocates for donating to Ukraine, they have an offline dictionary. It is open-source.


https://github.com/rdoeffinger/Dictionary

Offline Wiktionary with custom dictionary support on Android. Its search results are easy to read for robots like you. It is open-source.

Translator
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 !! https://crow-translate.github.io/

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


 !! https://github.com/Bnyro/TranslateYou

Translator for Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/FilipePS/Traduzir-paginas-web

Webpage translation for Firefox. It is open-source.


 !! https://simple-translate.sienori.com/

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


https://github.com/ttop32/MouseTooltipTranslator

Translator for Chromium and other Browsers with mouse hovering. It is open-source.

This extension sets AltGr key to translate.


https://www.soimort.org/translate-shell/

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


https://www.apertium.org/

It is open-source.

A video about it.


https://www.argosopentech.com/

It is open-source.


 !!!! https://www.dual-subtitles.com/

Dual subtitles on YouTube integrated in the video player. The translation is set in the setting “Default subtitles” of YouTube.


 !!!! https://www.dualsub.xyz/

Dual subtitles on YouTube and other sites with Chinese and Japanese transcription support. Embedded videos are not supported.


 !!!! https://www.subtrans.cc/

Dual subtitles on YouTube and other sites with SRT file support. Subtitles can be delayed or advanced.

Conjugation
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 !!!! https://cooljugator.com/

Conjugation and some declension.


 !!!! https://www.verbix.com/

Conjugation.

Gender
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 !! http://www.passion4teq.com/apps/

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

Number
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https://codeberg.org/GrimPixel/Numeration

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

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

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 !! https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/numbering-systems/

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

Grammar Checker
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https://languagetool.org/

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

A video about the rule editor.

Audio Player
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 !! https://audacious-media-player.org/

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


 !! https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org/

Audio manager with many features. It is open-source.


 !! https://quodlibet.readthedocs.io/

Simple audio manager. It is open-source.


https://musikcube.com/

Music player in command-line. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/chr56/Phonograph_Plus

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

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 !!!! https://www.listeningpractice.org/

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).


 !! https://globalstorybooks.net/

Stories in many languages translated from African Storybook. Its work is under a public license.


 !! https://www.easy-languages.org/

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.


 !! https://librivox.org/

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


 !! https://lyricstraining.com/

Listen to songs and fill in the blanks of lyrics.


 !! https://www.captionpop.com/

Watch videos and learn with subtitles.


 !! https://lingualibre.org/

Recordings. Its work is under a public license.


 !! https://rhinospike.com/

Recordings.


 !! https://audio-lingua.ac-versailles.fr/

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

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

Audio Tool
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 !! https://tenacityaudio.org/

For audio edit, as well as training your pronunciation by comparing your own voice with the recording you were imitating. Fork of Audacity without potential privacy violation. It is open-source.

There are videos about checking your pronunciation, practising dialogues on your own, recording computer audio, labeling audio positions.


 !! https://obsproject.com/

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.


https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/

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

A little tutorial and a big playlist of various videos.

Text-to-Speech
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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.


 !! https://github.com/ideasman42/nerd-dictation

TTS for Linux. It is open-source.


 !!!! https://www.cwu.edu/student-life/student-support/central-access/resources/reader.php

A TTS program. It is open-source.


 !!!! http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm

A TTS program with support other than SAPI 5.


 !!!! https://github.com/Danesprite/tts-util-app

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


 !! https://readaloud.app/

Browser add-on. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/suno-ai/bark

Text-to-Speech model. It is open-source.


 !! https://codeberg.org/GrimPixel/Altering_TTS

A little program to generate audio files with altering TTS voices. It is open-source.

Configure everything in “setting.yaml”, have a look at “demo.tsv”. Change your command-line directory into the folder, run “python do.py“ to start.

Currently only Google Translate is supported. Offline engines on the way.

Speech Recognition
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 !!!! https://github.com/audapolis/audapolis

It transcribes audio. It is open-source.


 !!!! https://www.speechtexter.com/

Turn audio into texts, powered by Google.


 !!!! https://speech-to-text-demo.ng.bluemix.net/

Turn audio into texts, powered by IBM Watson.

Example Sentence
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 !!!! https://tatoeba.org/

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.


 !! https://deskell.sketchengine.co.uk/run.cgi/skell

Sketch from a large of text corpus.

Parallel Text
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 !!!! https://weblate.org/

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


 !! http://sublearning.com/

Subtitles in parallel. Sometimes the selected lines don't match because the sentences are not complete. Sometimes there are mistakes in subtitles.


https://www.manualslib.com/

Manuals. Some of them are in multiple languages. You can also find their German, Spanish, French domains at the bottom of the page.


https://www.bible.com/

Bible in more than 1600 languages.


https://andbible.org/

Bible in many languages on Android. It is open-source.


https://quran.com/

Quran in many languages. It has an open-source Android app and other programs on GitHub.

Parse Tree
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 !! https://sourceforge.net/projects/treeform/

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

A video about it.


 !! https://ltc.sourceforge.io/

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

Text Memorization
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 !! https://github.com/zg/text-memorize

For memorizing text.

Phrasebook
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 !!!! https://www.funeasylearn.com/

It provides apps for both phrase and vocabulary.


 !! https://www.loecsen.com/

It supports many languages, and it is detailed.


 !! https://www.50languages.com/

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

Clock
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 !! https://theknight.co.uk/

Clock widget on Linux. It is open-source.


 !! https://www.timeanddate.com/

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

Weather
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 !! https://github.com/chubin/wttr.in

Weather program in command line. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/woheller69/omweather

Weather program for Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://www.ventusky.com/

A lot of things about meteorology.


 !! https://earth.nullschool.net/

Wind, weather, ocean conditions.


 !! https://waqi.info/

Air condition around the world.

Community
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 !! https://www.pidgin.im/

Chat client that supports many protocols through plug-ins. It is open-source.


 !! https://www.italki.com/

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


 !! https://www.tolearnfree.com/free-educational-sites.php

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

Its French version has something more.


 !! https://polyglotclub.com/

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

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https://hinative.com/

Ask and answer with people around the world.

In some channels, questions are too many, answer rates are low. Try asking at Polyglot Club.

Ask in parallel text in case the respondent doesn't understand your formulation.


https://stackexchange.com/sites#culturerecreation

One of the most popular Q&A site.

Language Exchange
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 !! https://conversationexchange.com/

Find language exchange partners online.


 !! https://www.lingbe.com/

Talking with people.


 !! https://mylanguageexchange.com/

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


 !! https://cryptpad.fr/

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

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

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https://blogs.transparent.com/

There are periodically good contents being presented.


https://www.thoughtco.com/languages-4133094

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

Lyrics
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 !! https://www.musixmatch.com/

Lyrics and their translations.


 !! https://lyricstranslate.com/

Lyrics and their translations.

Subtitle
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 !! https://www.opensubtitles.org/

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

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 !! https://subscene.com/

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


 !! https://getcaption.co/

Subtitle downloader on desktop. You can add websites on your own. It is open-source.w


 !! https://github.com/FunkyMuse/SubHub

Subtitle downloader on Android. It is open-source.


https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr

Subtitle downloader on web. It is open-source.


 !! https://bonigarcia.github.io/dualsub/index.html

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


 !! http://subs2srs.sourceforge.net/

Turn subtitles into flashcards. It is open-source.

A video about it.

News
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 !! http://www.abyznewslinks.com/

Links to news websites.

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


 !! https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean / https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean

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

Radio & Podcast
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 !! https://www.radio-browser.info/

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.


 !! https://github.com/zaps166/QMPlay2

Podcast player for desktop with RadioBrowser support. It is open-source.


https://github.com/xgi/castero

Podcast client in command line. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/XilinJia/Podcini

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


 !! https://podcharts.co/

Charts of podcasts.


 !! https://www.listennotes.com/

Search Engine of podcasts.

Live & Video
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 !! https://mpv.io/

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


 !! https://www.smplayer.info/

It is a frontend of MPlayer and can display two subtitles. It is open-source.

What a good name of this program.


 !! https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv

Database of IPTV stream addresses. It is under a public license.


 !! https://github.com/yuki-iptv/yuki-iptv

IPTV player on desktop. It is open-source.


 !! https://brunochanrio.github.io/DangoPlayer/

IPTV player on Android. It is open-source.


 !! https://livetvcentral.com/

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.


 !! https://www.downthemall.org/

Link and image downloader. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp

Video downloader in command line. It is open-source.


https://www.favoree.io/

Popular YouTube channels, in English.


https://similarchannels.com/

It can find similar YouTube channels.

Language Information
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https://www.omniglot.com/

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

Write a review


https://glottolog.org/

Information of languages of the world. Not only languages, but also many varieties. It is open-source. Its work is under a public license.


https://www.scriptsource.org/

Information of scripts. Its work is under a public license.


https://www.muturzikin.com/countries.htm

Linguistic maps.


https://lingvo.info/

General knowledge about European languages.


https://iso639-3.sil.org/

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

General Knowledge
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https://www.britannica.com/

A comprehensive encyclopedia.

Educational Resources
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https://oasis.geneseo.edu/index.php

Educational resources including geography, history and sociology. Its contents are under public licenses.

Map
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 !! https://www.openstreetmap.org/

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

There is a video about its modification with Inkscape.


 !! https://marble.kde.org/

Alternative to Google Earth. It is open-source.


 !! https://organicmaps.app/

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


 !! https://ontheworldmap.com/

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

National Symbol
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 !! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_national_symbols

Lists of national symbols.

Culture & Travel
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https://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu/

Introductions to cultures.


https://www.wikivoyage.org/

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

The most important page for travelers is this.


https://www.everyculture.com/

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


https://www.civilopedia.net/

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


https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/

It is about countries and in progress.


https://www.commisceo-global.com/country-guides/

It is mainly about some details about manners.


https://guide.culturecrossing.net/index.php

It is mainly about some details about manners.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_subcultures

Subcultures, modern things.


https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/

Cultural heritages. There is also an interactive map.


https://ich.unesco.org/en/lists/

Intangible cultural heritages.


https://www.tripadvisor.com/

Guide of travelling cities.


https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/

A formal publication of basic information about countries.


https://worldcultures.webs.com/

Links to other sites about cultures.

History
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https://www.worldhistory.org/

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


http://www.fsmitha.com/

Detailed articles about history.


https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timleg.historytimeline

An app about major events of history.


https://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html

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


https://histography.io/

Historical events in dots.


https://omniatlas.com/

It shows you some old news with detailed maps.


https://www.timemaps.com/

Maps of history.


https://worldhist.org/

Map of every year. Names of nations can be searched.


https://www.worldhistorymaps.info/

Historical maps. Its works are under a public license.


https://www.oldmapsonline.org/

Old maps around the world.

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

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https://plato.stanford.edu/index.html

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.


https://iep.utm.edu/

University of Tennessee at Martin's Encyclopedia of Philosophy.


https://www.philosophybasics.com/

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


https://simplyphilosophy.org/

Articles about different aspects of philosophy.


http://philosophypages.com/

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


https://www.learnreligions.com/

Articles about religions.


https://slife.org/

An interfaith community with introductions to spiritual topics.


https://www.holybooks.com/

Downloadable books about religions.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religions_and_spiritual_traditions

List of religions and spiritual traditions.


https://virtualreligion.net/

Resources about religions.

Mythology
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https://mythbank.com/

Basics of myths.


https://mythopedia.com/

Myth information.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mythologies

List of mythologies.

Epic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epic_poems

Epics.

Geography
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https://www.worldatlas.com/

Short articles.


 !! http://worldmapquiz.qbisstudio.com/index.html

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.


 !! https://www.geoguessr.com/seterra/

Game of geography, online or with apps.


https://www.flagid.org/

Flag identifier.


https://worldledaily.com/

Street view quizzes.


https://virtualvacation.us/

Street view videos with quizzes.

Music
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 !! https://folkcloud.com/

Information about folk music.


 !! https://www.chosic.com/

Many tools about music, including similar song finder.


 !! https://www.soundhound.com/

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


 !! https://www.shazam.com/

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

Art
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 !! https://www.wikiart.org/

All kinds of artwork around the world.

Dance
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 !! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic,_regional,_and_folk_dances_by_origin

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

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https://www.allrecipes.com/recipes/86/world-cuisine/

A bit of recipes around the world.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cuisines

List of cuisines.

Sport
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http://www.traditionalsports.org/

Introduction to traditional sports.

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 !! https://drwhut.itch.io/tabletop-club

Multiplayer 3D tabletop games. Still incomplete currently. It is open-source.


 !! https://pysolfc.sourceforge.io/

Card and tile games. It is open-source.


 !! https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/

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 Fairy Stockfish.

Cute Chess looks good, but Xiangqi and Janggi are missing.


https://www.pychess.org/

Multiplayer platform for playing chess variants.


https://vassalengine.org/

Strategy game engine and modules. It is open-source.


https://boardgamegeek.com/

Information of board games.


https://www.wopc.co.uk/

Playing card patterns.

Folk Costume
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 !! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_costume

List of folk costume.

Folktale
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https://fairytalez.com/

Some tales.


https://www.worldoftales.com/

Some tale books.

Festival
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 !! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists_of_festivals_by_country

Not complete, but still good.


https://www.world-festivals.net/

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

Martial Art
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_martial_arts

List of martial arts.


https://blackbeltwiki.com/

Introduction to many martial arts.

Name
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 !! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_most_common_surnames

List of the most popular family names.


 !! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_popular_given_names

List of the most popular given names.


 !! https://www.behindthename.com/

Find the meanings of a given name.

Astronomy
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https://stellarium.org/

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

Living Condition
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https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/

Prices from the world. Sometimes inaccurate.


https://www.globalproductprices.com/

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


https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/

The prices of energy in different regions. Its work is under a public license.

Economy
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https://www.exchange-rates.org/

Exchange rates.


https://commodity.com/

Basic understanding of trading around the world.

Vehicle
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https://www.globalcarsbrands.com/

Automobile brands around the world.

Statistics
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https://www.statista.com/

All kinds of statistical data. Some are free.


https://ourworldindata.org/

It has detailed explanation on its data.

Train
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https://www.seat61.com/

Information about train travels.

Prepaid SIM Card
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https://prepaid-data-sim-card.fandom.com/wiki/Prepaid_SIM_with_data

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

License Plate
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 !! http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/

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

Trivia Quiz
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https://www.jetpunk.com/

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

Model
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https://castle-engine.io/view3dscene.php

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


https://sketchfab.com/

3D models, some of which 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.

Character
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 !! https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gucharmap

Character map for Linux and macOS. It is open-source.


 !! https://leun4m.github.io/symbsearch/

Character search for Windows. It is open-source.


 !! https://github.com/Ryosuke839/UnicodePad

Character search for Android. It is open-source.

It is also available on F-droid.

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 !! https://www.google.com/get/noto/

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


 !! https://unifoundry.com/unifont/index.html

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.


 !! https://www.fontspace.com/

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

Optical Character Recognition
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https://github.com/manisandro/gImageReader

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

A video about training.


https://dynobo.github.io/normcap/

Capture screen and recognize the characters with Tesseract. It is open-source.


 !! https://tegaki.github.io/

Handwriting recognition for Chinese and Japanese. You can download new models and load them. It is open-source.


https://github.com/SubhamTyagi/android-ocr

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

Language Identifier
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 !! http://www.polyglot3000.com/

It identifies languages.

Resource Links
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Unlike this page, those are for some specific languages, and I am not responsible for their qualities.


https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Free_media_resources

Free media resources.


https://www.lexilogos.com/english/index.htm

This one is in a great quantity.


https://www.ats-group.net/language-resources.html

This service has many languages.


http://lexicity.com/

This one focuses on ancient languages.


http://www.meta-share.org/

Repository for language researching.

Internet Archive
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https://archive.org/

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

Virtual Private Network and others
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 !! mailto:get@psiphon3.com

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

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


 !! https://www.torproject.org/

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.


 !! https://protonvpn.com/

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


 !! https://windscribe.com/

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

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