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free stuff masterpost by one of our ministers!

Books:
- @pantopialibrary
- libgen.rs
- z-lib.org
- sci-hub.se for papers (you can also directly ask the authors. They may provide them to you for free)
- calibre-ebook.com, free ebook reader
- it-ebooks.info, programming languages ebooks
- audiobookbay.nl, audiobooks
- booksonic.org, audiobook streaming
- mangadex.org, manga

Computer software:
- GetIntoPC.com

Editing Software:
- Photopea.com

Games:
- vimm.net, NES era->ps3 era roms and emulators. Cons: slow download speeds.
- nxbrew.com and NSW2u.xyz for switch roms
- hshop.erista.me, 3DS roms
- oldgamesdownload.com Old 90’s-2000’s PC games and some gamecube games. Technically, all of the games here are abandon ware, meaning the original company/creator doesn’t sell nor make money from the games anymore
- fitgirl-repacks.site Heavily compressed PC games, and other various consoles. Small downloads and faster speeds for the size of the games. Somewhat limited game selection
- steamunlocked.net, Steam games with easy-to-use installers
- cs.rin.ru/forum/index.php A user forum for piracy support, usually about installing cracked games. Does have some scattered PC game downloads
- amiibo.life Amiibo bins, can be loaded with some homebrew to load in games without any external source, or, if you buy writable NFC cards, you can make your own free amiibos

TV:
- aniwatcher.com, animedao.to, twist.moe, nyaa.si for anime
- yesmovies.ag/yes.html, ww3.watchmovie.movie, fmovies.to movies and TV series
- kimcartoon.li and wcostream.com, cartoons
- ustvgo.tv/ Free streaming of live tv, has most US cable tv channels
- hyperbeam.com, Spiritual successor to Rabbit, allows you to stream your screen with friends

Music:
@YTAudioBot add a YT link, get the MP3

Recipes (not technically free, but cheap recipe websites):

- Jack Monroe - Cooking on a Bootstrap
https://cookingonabootstrap.com/

https://www.budgetbytes.com/

http://myfridgefood.com/
(finds recipes based on what you have in your fridge)
- Cookbook Good and Cheap (free cookbook)
- based.cooking

Youtube ad-free:
NewPipe

Free Android APKs:
https://bestforandroid.com/apk/

GitHub Masterpost: links to more torrent sites, software, VPNs, uBlock origin filters, ect. Basically everything you could ever want starting out.

Other:
- thepiratebay.org
- 1337x.to, Torrent site for movies, shows, games, comics, ect
- the-eye.eu/public, An archive of old roms, OS systems, roms (non nintendo), comics, books, ect, ect. Cons: No search function and slightly hard to navigate

Credits: I added some of the links myself, but many come from Tumblr posts I've seen in the past.

Also, remember to use an adblock and similar software before using streaming websites.

To remove paywalls, sometimes turning off JavaScript in the browser's settings works.
You can also try to use 12ft.io

Adding https://moviestowatch.tv/

Oh, also, z-lib was seized by feds like a year ago, maybe 2

Fuck it, let's make an updated free shit list, drop resources you use for free stuff

I have a few to add myself!

Will post at ~6pm EST today, after receiving materials from various sources

free stuff masterpost by https://news.1rj.ru/str/ministryofgoodideas, as remastered by Recovered.

Books:
- @pantopialibrary
- libgen.rs
- sci-hub.se for papers (you can also directly ask the authors. They may provide them to you for free)
- calibre-ebook.com, free ebook reader
- it-ebooks.info, programming languages ebooks
- audiobookbay.nl, audiobooks
- booksonic.org, audiobook streaming
- mangadex.org, manga
- https://annas-archive.org/ book/study/etc site that searches a bunch of different sites
- https://z-lib.is/ z-lib, as not seized by the feds

Computer software:
- GetIntoPC.com

Editing Software:
- Photopea.com
Gimp - image editor like photoshop(not quite as capable, but works for most things)

Games:
- vimm.net, NES era->ps3 era roms and emulators. Cons: slow download speeds.
- nxbrew.com and NSW2u.xyz for switch roms
- hshop.erista.me, 3DS roms
- oldgamesdownload.com Old 90’s-2000’s PC games and some gamecube games. Technically, all of the games here are abandon ware, meaning the original company/creator doesn’t sell nor make money from the games anymore
- fitgirl-repacks.site Heavily compressed PC games, and other various consoles. Small downloads and faster speeds for the size of the games. Somewhat limited game selection
- cs.rin.ru/forum/index.php A user forum for piracy support, usually about installing cracked games. Does have some scattered PC game downloads
- amiibo.life Amiibo bins, can be loaded with some homebrew to load in games without any external source, or, if you buy writable NFC cards, you can make your own free amiibos
- https://cdromance.com/ faster version of Vimm with more recent games and faster download speeds. Cons: Requires an adblocker

TV:
- aniwatcher.com, animedao.to, twist.moe, nyaa.si for anime
- yesmovies.ag/yes.html, ww3.watchmovie.movie, fmovies.to movies and TV series
- kimcartoon.li and wcostream.tv, cartoons
- ustvgo.tv/ Free streaming of live tv, has most US cable tv channels
- hyperbeam.com, Spiritual successor to Rabbit, allows you to stream your screen with friends
https://moviestowatch.tv/ Streams a huge range of tv and movies

Music:
@YTAudioBot add a YT link, get the MP3
-https://www.slsknet.org/news/node/1 Soulseek: like limewire, but far better

Recipes (not technically free, but cheap recipe websites):

- https://news.1rj.ru/str/BrokeBitchFoods

- Jack Monroe - Cooking on a Bootstrap
https://cookingonabootstrap.com/

https://www.budgetbytes.com/

http://myfridgefood.com/
(finds recipes based on what you have in your fridge)
- Cookbook Good and Cheap (free cookbook)
- based.cooking

Youtube ad-free:
NewPipe

Free Android APKs:
https://bestforandroid.com/apk/

GitHub Masterpost: links to more torrent sites, software, VPNs, uBlock origin filters, ect. Basically everything you could ever want starting out.

Other:
- 1337x.to, Torrent site for movies, shows, games, comics, ect
- the-eye.eu/public, An archive of old roms, OS systems, roms (non nintendo), comics, books, ect, ect. Cons: No search function and slightly hard to navigate
-VLC Media Player
plugintorrent.com for VST plugins

-https://freeopensourcesoftware.org/index.php/Applications Index of FOSS software that covers a ton of stuff

Also, remember to use an adblock and similar software before using streaming websites.

To remove paywalls, sometimes turning off JavaScript in the browser's settings works.
You can also try to use BPC

Chrome Version: https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean
Firefox Version: https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean

You can also try using https://archive.ph/ to bypass paywalls

-https://www.appropedia.org/Welcome_to_Appropedia for DIY instructions

Full credits to the original posters https://news.1rj.ru/str/ministryofgoodideas for the base and most of the links, additional credit to various users and friends on telegram.

Feel free to share! While it's similar to the og, there are a few sites that aren't listed there!

Wait, so what happened to Syndiegram?