Jerren’s Utility List
This is a list of websites, software, customizations, and extensions that I personally find useful, and figured I would compile them into one place.
If you find any issues with the list, you can email me at [email protected]
Table of Contents
Free Stuff
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NEED TO ACTIVATE WINDOWS OR MICROSOFT OFFICE APPS?: USE THIS AMAZING TOOL ON GITHUB (KMS38)
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Looking for Adobe Products? Use Adobe Suite GenP - Guide, or you could use Monkrus
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Third-party Free Stuff Megalist by IgglyBuff - Github Link - A list of everything
DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY SOFTWARE OR INPUT PERSONAL INFORMATION INTO ANY OF THE BOOKS / STREAMING SITES BELOW. THEY DON’T NEED YOU TO PAY (UNLESS SPECIFIED IN SITE DESC). ENABLE ADBLOCKERS.
IF YOU NEED AN ACCOUNT, DONT REUSE PASSWORDS
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Books
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Open-Slum (Uptime Checker) - Website - For all the links below, this website is an uptime monitor, so check here if you are finding some dead links.
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Open-Slum 2 (Uptime Checker Mirror) - Website - For all the links below, this website is another uptime monitor, so check here if you are finding some dead links.
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(Best) Anna’s Archive - Website - This is THE website for all things books. It usually has a small wait cooldown before downloading, unless you pay for the premium version. In terms of library size, it is likely the most comprehensive.
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z-lib - Website - Has download limit, you can register for an account, if you do, DON’T REUSE PASSWORDS. Cleaner version of Libgen | A website that allows you to download free books. You can download them in a variety of formats, including EPUB, MOBI, and PDF. Check open-slum if the link is dead.
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Libgen - Website 1 / Website 2 / Google Search - Free books and articles. You can download them in a variety of formats, including EPUB, MOBI, and PDF. *Link extension might change, just use the google search if links are broken*
- As of April 2026, the site 1 (libgen.li) is the most consistent and fastest mirror.
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Scribd - Website - A website that allows you to download free books. You can download them in a variety of formats, including EPUB, MOBI, and PDF.
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Sci-Hub - Website - Link Checker Google Search - A website that allows you to download scientific papers for free. *Link extension might change, just use the google search if links are broken*
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Public Domain
- Project Gutenberg - Website - A collection of free books that are in the public domain. You can download them in a variety of formats, including EPUB, MOBI, and PDF.
- LibriVox - Website - A collection of free audiobooks that are in the public domain. You can download them in a variety of formats, including MP3, OGG, and FLAC.
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Streaming Websites (movies / tv / sports / etc)
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Just go here for every link you will ever need: Reddit Sites List
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Sports
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If these suck or have died, try the reddit link above, I’m not joking
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NBAbite - Website/If link dead, google search - Live NBA streams.
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NFLBite - Website/If link dead, google search - Live NFL streams.
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TopStreams - Website/If link dead, google search - Sports related streams.
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Streambtw - Website/If link dead, google search - Sports related streams.
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Totalsportek - Website/If link dead, google search - Sports related streams.
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UFC / MMA / Boxing Fight Replays - Website - Fight replays.
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DLHD Website - Live TV channels.
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Anime / Manga
- TheIndex - Website - Anime/Manga indexer list.
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Browser Extensions
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My Extension List
- uBlock Origin - Chrome/Firefox/Others - Best adblocker out IMO. Open-source and easily modifiable.
- FilterLists - A list of public filter lists for uBlock Origin.
- Dark Reader - Chrome/Firefox/Others - If you are a darkmode enjoyer, this is a MUST-HAVE extension. It will automatically invert the colors of a webpage so you don’t burn your retinas, and you can customize it to your liking.
- SponsorBlock for Youtube - Chrome/Firefox/Others - Skip all the annoying sponsor segments in Youtube videos. This extension is AMAZING.
- Unwanted Twitch - Firefox - A Firefox extension that allows use to block users from appearing.
- FrankerFaceZ - Firefox - A Firefox extension that allows you to add custom emotes to Twitch chat and adds other twitch enhancements.
- Bypass Paywalls - GitHub - A Firefox extension that blocks paywalls.
- Video DownloadHelper - Firefox - A Firefox extension that allows you to download videos from websites.
- Youtube Addon - Firefox - A Firefox extension that allows you customize youtube.
- Translate Webpages - Firefox - A Firefox extension that allows you to translate webpages.
- Bitwarden - Chrome/Firefox/Others - A password manager that allows you to store your passwords and other sensitive information.
- Return Youtube Dislikes - Firefox - A Firefox extension that allows you to return youtube dislikes.
- Violentmonkey - Chrome/Firefox/Others - A userscript manager that allows you to run custom scripts on websites.
- Search by Image - Firefox - A Firefox extension that allows you to search for images by image.
- User Agent Switcher - Firefox - A Firefox extension that allows you to switch your user agent.
- uBlock Origin - Chrome/Firefox/Others - Best adblocker out IMO. Open-source and easily modifiable.
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The MUST-HAVES
- uBlock Origin - Chrome/Firefox/Others - Best adblocker out IMO. Open-source and easily modifiable.
- FilterLists - A list of public filter lists for uBlock Origin.
- Dark Reader - Chrome/Firefox/Others - If you are a darkmode enjoyer, this is a MUST-HAVE extension. It will automatically invert the colors of a webpage so you don’t burn your retinas, and you can customize it to your liking.
- SponsorBlock for Youtube - Chrome/Firefox/Others - Skip all the annoying sponsor segments in Youtube videos. This extension is AMAZING.
- uBlock Origin - Chrome/Firefox/Others - Best adblocker out IMO. Open-source and easily modifiable.
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Adblock-type Extensions
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Bypass Paywalls - GitHub Page - A Chrome/Firefox extension that allows you to bypass paywalls on various news websites or other websites that have paywalls.
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Twitch Ad-block Docs - Github Solutions Page - A list of solutions for blocking ads on Twitch. I personally use uBlock Origin with the vaft solution.
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Passwords
- Bitwarden (Password Manager) - Chrome/Firefox/Others - A password manager that is open-source and free. It has a browser extension, desktop app, and mobile app. Can host locally (free) or in the cloud (costs $10 USD annually for remote storage, has family plans). It’s probably the best out there.
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Youtube
- Youtube Auto HD + FPS - Chrome / Firefox - Automatically forces to a set video quality setting on Youtube (youtube will sometimes default to auto and scuffs the viewing experience).
- Multiselect for Youtube - Chrome / Firefox - Allows you to select multiple videos on Youtube and perform actions on them. Absolutely massive time saver for sorting / handling large playlists.
- Youtube Playlist Helper - Chrome / Firefox - Allows you to sort your Youtube playlists by name, date added, or date published.
- Youtube Upload Time - Chrome - Adds the upload time of a video to the Youtube video page.
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Web Dev-esque Tools
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General / Uncategorized
- CopyMeThat - Chrome - *Cooking* Extension to copy a recipe from a website and save it, removing all the junk. This is an extension counterpart to the JustTheRecipe website.
Useful Software
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The MUST-HAVES
- 7 Zip - Website - STOP USING WINRAR. A free, open-source file archiver. Supports a wide variety of formats, and is very fast.
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Text Editors - STOP USING NOTEPAD/WORDPAD
- NotePad++ - Website - A free, open-source text editor. Supports a wide variety of formats, and is very fast.
- Visual Studio Code - Website - A free text editor (primarily for coding) / IDE. Supports a wide variety of languages, has extensions, themes, built-in terminal, and more.
- Atom - Website - A free text editor.
- Sublime Text - Website - A free text editor, primarily coding based.
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File Management / Syncing / Downloading
- qBitTorrent - Website - A free, open-source torrent client. Supports a wide variety of features, and is very customizable.
- Everything - Website - A free, open-source search tool. Can search for files and folders on your computer, and is very fast.
- SyncThing - Website - A free, open-source file synchronization tool. Can be used to sync files between computers, or to sync files to a cloud service.
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Paint / Image Editing
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Media Players
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VLC - Website - A free, open-source media player. Supports a wide variety of formats, and is very fast. Choose this or mpc-hc over Windows Media Player.
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mpc-hc - Github Fork 1 Release | Github Fork 2 Release - A free, open-source media player. Supports a wide variety of formats, and is very fast. Has some different functionality to VLC. Choose this or VLC over Windows Media Player.
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Screenshotting tools - Quick screenshotting programs
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Operating System Tools / Hardware Tools
- Open Hardware Monitor - Website - A free, open-source hardware monitoring tool. Can monitor CPU, GPU, RAM, HDD, and more.
- Display Driver Uninstaller - Website - A free, open-source tool for uninstalling graphics drivers. Can be used to uninstall drivers that are causing issues. Amazing fix for a lot of problems.
- TreeSize Free - Website - A free, open-source disk space analyzer. Can show you the size of folders, and can be used to find large files.
- Recuva - Website - A free (with paid versions) data recovery tool. Can be used to recover deleted files.
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Video Related Software
- OBS Studio - Website - A free, open-source screen recorder, capable of livestreaming to sites like Twitch/Youtube. Supports a wide variety of sources, and is very customizable.
- yt-dlp - Github - Command-line utility for downloading videos from youtube or other platforms. A fork of youtube-dl that is actively maintained. It supports a wider variety of sites, and has a few extra features. I recommend using a GUI for this.
- Stacher.io- Website - GUI for yt-dlp.
- ffmpeg - Website - Command-line utility for converting video files. This software is extremely powerful, but also very complicated. I recommend using a GUI for this.
- Handbrake - Website - GUI for ffmpeg.
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Security-esque Tools
- Malwarebytes - Website - A free (has paid options) anti-malware tool. Can be used to scan your computer for malware.
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Remote Desktop Software (free for personal use)
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General / Uncategorized
- Microsoft PowerToys - Github - A collection of utilities for Windows 10/11. Includes a window manager, OCR Text reader, Always-on-top, and more.
Websites
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AI Chats / APIs companies / etc
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General / Uncategorized Useful or Interesting Sites
- Wavacity (Audacity web version) - Website
- PC Part Picker - Website - If you are building a PC and not buying a pre-built, GO HERE. It will help you find the best parts for your budget, and will also help you find the best deals on parts. Detects parts that are compatible with other parts you have selected.
- OneLook’s Reverse Dictionary - Website - Got a word on the tip of your tongue but can’t quite remember it? This is a reverse dictionary that allows you to search for words based on their definition.
- Free Annual Credit Report (USA) - [https://www.annualcreditreport.com] - MAKE SURE THE LINK IS CORRECT, WATCH OUT FOR SCAM SITES, YOU CAN EVEN GOOGLE IT JUST TO BE SAFE. A website that allows you to get a free credit report from each of the three major credit bureaus. You can get one report every 12 months.
- CostPlusDrugs - Website - A website that allows you to compare the prices of prescription drugs and potentially get them cheaper. You can search by drug name, or browse by category. Founded by Mark Cuban.
- WayBack Machine - Website - A website that allows you to view archived versions of websites. Useful for finding old versions of websites that have since been updated.
- 10minutemail - Website - A temporary email address that you can use for things like signing up for newsletters, etc. It will automatically delete itself after 10 minutes.
- ID Ransomware - Website - A website that allows you to upload ransomware files and it will tell you what type of ransomware it is, and potentially see if there is a solution.
- DeepL Translations - Website - A free, open-source translation service. It is typically more accurate than Google Translate, and has a much better UI.
- Just The Recipe - Website - *For Cooking* A website that you paste a recipe link into and it removes the original authors life story and just gives you the recipe in a concise format.
- A Soft Murmur - Website - Soothing ambient sounds to help you focus or relax (Weather/Nature primarily).
- radio.garden - Website - A website that allows you to listen to radio stations from around the world. You can search by country, city, or genre.
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General Somewhat-Useful Sites
- 12ft.io - Website - Paste link to bypass paywalls for news articles and other websites.
- TechURLS - Website - A website that allows you to search for tech-related articles. You can search by keyword, or browse by category.
- tosdr (Terms of Service Didn’t Read) - Website - A website that allows you to look up the terms of service for a website. It ranks their terms of services as well.
- Etymonline - Website - A website that allows you to look up the etymology of a word. It also has a dictionary and thesaurus.
- ASCII Art Generator - Website - A website that allows you to generate ASCII art from images. You can customize the colors, size, and more.
- ASCII (Lenny) Face Generator - Website - A website that allows you to generate Lenny ASCII faces. You can customize the eyes, mouth, and ears.
- REM Cycle Sleep Calculator - Website - Input the time you want to wake up and it would tell you the time you should fall asleep to get the best REM cycle.
- Random.org - Website - A website that allows you to generate completely (not really but close enough) random numbers, strings, and more.
- Open Payments Data - Website - A website that allows you to search for doctors and see how much money they have received from pharmaceutical companies.
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Images
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Image Generation / Free Images
- Unsplash - Website - A website that allows you to download free, high-quality images. You can search by keyword, or browse by category.
- Storyset - Website - A website that allows you to download free, high-quality illustrations. You can search by keyword, or browse by category.
- unDraw - Website - A website that allows you to download free, high-quality illustrations. You can search by keyword, or browse by category.
- Loading.io - Website - A website that allows you to generate loading animations for your website. You can customize the colors, size, and more.
- BGJar - Website - A website that allows you to generate SVG background images for your website/projects. You can customize the colors, size, and more.
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Reverse Searching
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Image Transformation
- iloveimg - Website - A website that allows you to transform images: upscale, rotate, resize, convert, remove background, watermark, etc.
- Photopea - Website - A free, online alternative to Photoshop. It has a lot of the same features as Photoshop, and is very easy to use.
- UpscalerJS - Website (Demo) - A website/app that allows you to upscale images. It uses machine learning to upscale images. Has installable version.
- TinyPNG - Website - A website that allows you to compress images. It is free, 20 images per month, 5MB max per image.
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Files
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Text-file Temporary Storage
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File Transfers
- tmpfiles - Website - A website that allows you to upload files and share them with others. It is free, 100MB max per file, 60 minute automatic deletion.
- justbeamit - Website - A website that allows you to upload files and share them with others. It is free, 2GB max per file, 7 day automatic deletion.
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File Conversions
- Cloud Convert - Website - A website that allows you to convert files to different formats. Supports a wide variety of formats, and is free to use.
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Programming / Web Dev / Design
- Diagrams.net (formerly draw.io) - Website - A website that allows you to create diagrams. It is free.
- Regex Checkers - Regex101 / RegExr / - Websites that allow you to test your regular expressions. You can test them against a string, and it will tell you if it matches.
- CodeMyUI - Website - A collection of UI elements that you can copy and paste into your own web development projects.
- Coolors - Website - A website that generates color palettes for you. You can either generate a palette based on an image, or you can manually select colors.
- Canva - Website - A website that allows you to create graphics. It is free, but has a premium version.
- 3D Warehouse - Website - A website that allows you to download 3D models for free. You can search by keyword, or browse by category.
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Security
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Tracking
- Flight Trackers - FlightAware / ADSB Exchange / Flightradar24 - Websites that allow you to track flights in real-time. You can search by flight number, airline, or airport.
- Ship Tracker - ShipMap / Marinetraffic - Websites that allows you to track ships in real-time. You can search by ship name, IMO number, or MMSI number.
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Fonts