Guides: Research After Graduation: Tips, Tricks, and Tools for your Post-Georgetown Life: Add-ons, Apps, and Tools

Definitions

App	Short for "application." Generally refers to applications downloaded onto mobile devices.
Plug-in, Add-on	A module that adds functionality to software or another computer application
Browser Extension	A plug-in that adds functionality to a web browser.
Bookmarklet	A small program that can be stored for use in your browser as a bookmark.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation
The EFF works to defend user privacy, free speech and innovation online.
Privacy Badger
A browser add-on from the Electronic Frontier Foundation to limit tracking online.
HTTPS Everywhere
HTTPS Everywhere is a browser extension from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which encrypts communications with websites better securing your online browsing.
Tor Browser
The Tor Browser uses a distributed relay of servers to prevent the sites you visit from knowing your location.
Library Freedom Project Toolkit
A list of tools that you can use to enhance your privacy online including: password managers, VPNs, mobile tools, encryption, and anti-malware tools.

Libre Office
Libre Office comes with a word processor, and spreadsheet, presentation, diagram, and database software freely.
Okular PDF
An Open Source PDF reader
PSPP
PSPP is a free alternative to the statistical analysis software SPSS.
GIMP
GIMP is a free and open source editor for images, comparable to Photoshop.

Unpaywall
This add-on will search for a freely available version of a research article online.
Zotero
Zotero is a free tool designed to help you gather, manage and share information about books, articles, web pages and other digital objects that you are using in your research, and to generate citations and bibliographies. Zotero is a Mozilla browser plugin. You can choose to gather your data on your hard drive (if you are working mainly from one computer), or on a flash drive or a network (if you frequently access your data at multiple workstations).
OA Button
Use the Open Access Button bookmarklet to find or request an open access version of an article.

AlternativeTo
Crowdsourced recommendations for new software, webapps, and other tools. Search for free and open source solutions to fit your needs.
CNET
CNET is a consumer technology online magazine. They provide software reviews, best of lists, and downloads of tools you may want to use.
Free and Open Software Portal
A wiki portal for freely available software and open-source software
GNU
GNU is an open source operating system based on Linux. In addition to offering a freely available operating system, the community maintains a number of open source softwares including many usable in Windows.
Make Use Of
Make Use Of has lists of tools, extensions, apps, and other sources that may be useful. Additionally, they create articles on software, hardware, and apps.
Ninite
Ninite will not review any tools for you, but rather gives you a chance to download multiple tools at once.
opensource.com
Opensource.com provides a list of tools and applications you can use to replace some of the proprietary tools you may have gotten used to being able to use at Georgetown. Check out their opensource alternatives to MATLAB, for example.
Reddit
The social site reddit is a surprisingly rich place for finding new tools, applications, and other useful free resources. They have subreddits devoted to open source technology, tips and tricks, notifying when apps become free, and many others. As always, be wise about what you decide to use.