FreedomLab’s Tool Library compiles all online tools and resources that can be relevant for human rights defenders, spanning a wide variety of topics. Use the filters below to find relevant resources - tools can be filtered by Topic, Type, and Target Group. Please note that tools included in this library do not belong to FreedomLab and, whilst the Library is regularly updated and maintained by the FreedomLab team, users should be aware of the risks that arise by clicking on external links. If you know of a tool that could be added to this library, fill out this form.
YouTube Blur
YouTube Blur is a tool for video editing and increased anonymity. The simple-to-use tool allows users to draw a box over what they want to blur in the video, lock on the item, and have it blurred...
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Other tools
Software
Topics
Information Visualization and Design
Bayanat
Bayanat is an open source data management solution for processing huge amounts of data relevant to human rights abuses and war crimes, developed and maintained by Syrian talents at the Syria Justice...
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Databases
Software
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
ATLAS.ti
Atlasi, was released in 1993 as a tool used for qualitative data analysis. Users can code or mark data sources and assign them to specific categories to be able to analyze how/when/how many times a...
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Software
Topics
Information Collection and Documentation
Information Verification and Analysis
Information Visualization and Design
Project Management
Kinemaster
KineMaster is a full-featured video editor for Android and iOS devices. This tool makes it easy to edit videos with lots of powerful tools and downloadable content. It includes downloadable...
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Mobile Applications
Software
Topics
Information Visualization and Design
GIMP
GIMP is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows and more operating systems. It is free software, you can change its source code and distribute your changes. GIMP...
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Software
Topics
Information Visualization and Design
Inkscape
Languages: English, German, French, Croatian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Czech, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean.
Inkscape is a free and open source vector graphics...
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Software
Topics
Information Visualization and Design
ShortHand
Shorthand is the platform that brands, publishers, non-profits, universities and others use to create engaging stories, annual reports, case studies and other content. It allows to build digital...
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Software
Topics
Advocacy
Information Visualization and Design
Visme
Visme is an all-in-one visual design tool which allows non-designers to create powerful visual stories in the form of engaging presentations, infographics, visual documents, graphics, charts and much...
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Software
Topics
Advocacy
Information Visualization and Design