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.
Conversations
Conversations is a messaging app for instant messaging, sharing photos and other files, as well as group chats. It is a paid app, and it is open-source, Jabber/XMPP client for Android 5.0+...
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Mobile Applications
Topics
Digital Security
ChatSecure
ChatSecure is a free and open-source messaging app for MacOS, which that features OMEMO encryption and OTR encryption and it runs over XMPP.
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Mobile Applications
Topics
Digital Security
Adium
Adium is a free and open-source instant messaging application for MacOS with a built-in support for OTR encryption.
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Add-Ons & Plug-Ins
Mobile Applications
Topics
Digital Security
Click&Clean
Click&Clean is a browser extension designed to remove cache, optimize, and speed up your browser.
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Add-Ons & Plug-Ins
Topics
Digital Security
Just Delete Me
Just Delete Me is a Google Chrome extension and a website with a directory of links to enable users to easily delete theiraccount from web services.
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Add-Ons & Plug-Ins
Databases
Topics
Digital Security
Trackography
Trackography is an open-source project that illustrates who tracks you online and shows which countries host the servers of tracking companies.
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Databases
Online Toolkits
Other tools
Topics
Digital Security
How to Use Your Senses to Get Grounded and Feel Calm Quickly
In this video Dr. Rebecca Dempster, clinical psychologist, shows how to do a simple grounding exercise that can help to get grounded quickly when you feel stressed or disconnected, maximize the...
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Media Content
Topics
Well-being
How to Self Soothe
In this video Yesim Arikut-Treece, counseling psychologist, explains how to identify what self-soothing activities will work for you, incorporate self-soothing into your day-to-day activities, and,...
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Media Content
Topics
Well-being