my essential (free) tools

All the tools listed here are 100% free. No subscriptions, no paywalls. Perfect for scraping, downloading, editing, and more.


📥 downloading & streaming

Tool Description
tf1dlp This is actually my own code to download episodes from tf1+. tf1dlp (DM me for password)
yt-dlp The best free YouTube (and more) downloader. yt-dlp
DownloadHelper Free browser extension for video downloads. DownloadHelper
Internet Download Manager A download accelerator with media detection, offering a lifetime license at an affordable price. IDM
mp4-decrypt Free tool to decrypt MP4s protected with Widevine. mp4-decrypt
Get Widevine keys 108.181.133.95:8080 or cdrm-project.com
Widevine Proxy2 Advanced Widevine key extractor that runs locally. Typically paired with N_m3u8DL-RE or yt-dlp. Widevine Proxy2
N_m3u8DL-RE Powerful CLI tool to download and decrypt encrypted HLS streams (m3u8). Supports muxing, subtitles, and more. N_m3u8DL-RE
Wiflix A French streaming site. Use DownloadHelper or IDM (above) to grab episodes. Use uBlock Origin (below) or similar. wiflix-hd.vip
p1racy megathread IYKYK. Everything you need. rentry.co/megathread
Tipiakeries thread French p1racy resources. tipiakeries

🎬 media & image editing

Tool Description
Photopea Free, browser-based image editor that very closely mimics Adobe Photoshop. Photopea
Vectorpea Free, browser-based vector graphics editor that very closely mimics Adobe Illustrator. Developed by the creator of Photopea. Vectorpea
FFmpeg Free command-line tool for all things multimedia. FFmpeg
OBS Studio Free screen recording and streaming software. OBS Studio
VLC Media Player Free open-source media player. VLC Media Player
Audacity Free, open-source audio editor. Audacity
Shotcut A free, open-source, cross-platform video editor with advanced features. Shotcut
SubtitleEdit Feature-rich, free subtitle editor with OCR and auto-translate. SubtitleEdit
Subtitles Translator Free online subtitle translation. Subtitles Translator
Upscayl AI Image Upscaler. Free desktop version. Upscayl
gifski Free high-quality GIF encoder. gifski
ezgif Free online GIF/image editing tool. ezgif

🔧 essential utilities

Tool Description
Sandboxie Plus Runs apps in isolated environments (free version available). Sandboxie Plus
uBlock Origin Free ad blocker with advanced filtering. uBlock Origin
Notepad++ Free lightweight code/text editor. Notepad++
Visual Studio Code Free powerful code editor with extensions. Visual Studio Code

💡 Need a new tool? Something not working? Looking for alternatives? Hit me up. tman


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Pub: 14 Mar 2025 10:15 UTC

Edit: 19 May 2025 21:25 UTC

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