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The original was posted on /r/piracy by /u/ConcentrateUpper7450 on 2026-05-31 15:52:09+00:00.
I’ve always been involved in piracy in my life mostly, watching movies, TV shows and downloading music for free on the internet. But for the last 6 months (in between my busy studies in my free time), I’ve been trying to educate myself more on the other tools and apps out there that I can implement to my devices + how to improve my privacy protection in general.
In fact - I’m making this post while simultaneously downloading Jellyfin lol.
I wanted to ask if you had other recommendations for me to check out that are easy as my sort of beginner-intermediate skillset? I already wrote down about wanting to learn about github, plex, self-hosting, the open source community and similar stuff.
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CHANGES IN MY ROUTINE FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS:
Risky Office 365 free download online has been replaced by Mass Grave (still free) Office 365 products (MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc…) instead.
The Microsoft Edge browser has been replaced by the Ecosia & Brave browsers simultaneously instead.
YouTube built-in downloads have been replaced by Larkplayer (storage/organization) & Snaptube (downloading) instead. On my Samsung phone.
Webtoon has been replaced by Weebcentral & Comix, alongside many other extra websites (backups) I occasionally check. For manga, manhwa, manhua and similar asian comics.
Added Proton VPN and FMHY SafeGuard extension to the Brave browser for extra privacy protections alongside other extensions like QuillBot for grammar and simple translation.
Basic beginner reliance on fhmy.net.
Implementation of +3 TB Storage (HDD & SSD) of entertainment media, educational media, and TIW business documents.
Reliance on r/piracy, r/datahoarder subreddit communities, etc…
Installation of the FonePaw Screen Recorder on my laptop.
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(Hope this helps any newbie out there by taking interest in these alternatives < 3)