Recomended web tools and browser add-ons

24 August 2025

by Chris Were

Web browser add-ons

behind!: This is a great tool for helping you download photos and videos from many websites.
uBlock Origin: The best ad blocking tool out there, and the primary reason I’m still using Firefox web browser.

Google Fonts: Shamefully I’ve found that Google Fonts is a really good repository for SIL Open Font Licensed fonts. They’re downloadable so you don’t have to use their hosting. They have a vast selection and many of them are of superb quality.
DaFont and Font Squirrel: Both also have a large collection of fonts, searchable by licence.
FreePD: A large library of public domain music. I don’t use music in my videos any more, but this still remains the best place for public domain stock music.

Whilst I avoid using non-FOSS tools whenever possible, the following are what I’ll make an exception for.

Temp Mail: This allows you to set up a one-time-use temporary email address for signing up to online services. I use it for all accounts that I don’t consider important, and for services where I don’t which to leave my real email address.