Simplifier simplifier.neocities.org

Practical, low-tech guides and resources to simplify daily life.

SHIFT shift.eco

Modular devices designed for repairability.

Scuttlebutt scuttlebutt.nz

A decentralised, low-bandwidth social network that works offline and is powered by a peer-to-peer gossip protocol.

XFE roland65.free.fr

A simple and efficient file manager.

Repair Café repaircafe.org

Free meeting places for repairing things together.

Reclaimed Systems reclaimed.systems

Conducts research on ethical and sustainable technology, particularly in AI's societal and ecological impacts.

RC2014 rc2014.co.uk

A simple 8 bit Z80 based modular computer.

Pluralistic pluralistic.net

Explores technology, digital rights, and societal issues.

From appropriate technology to permacomputing: a glossary of counternarratives and practices piped.video

Marloes de Valk, 2022.

Piped piped.video

An open-source alternative frontend for YouTube which is efficient by design.

pine64 pine64.org

Devices based on open-source hardware.

Permacomputing as a practice permacomputingasapracticefordigitalgraphicdesign.com

Integrates permacomputing principles into graphic design processes.

Permacomputing permacomputing.net

A wiki for permacomputing.

OLinuXino olimex.com

Single-board computers based on open-source hardware.

No tech Magazine notechmagazine.com

Low-tech Magazine's sister blog, it emphasizes simple technologies over high-tech, resource-intensive ones.

NoScript noscript.net

An open-source browser extension that allows JavaScript to be executed only on trusted websites of your choice.

Permacomputing and the Dance of Repair Amid the Vestiges of Digital Obsolescence networkcultures.org

Nancy Mauro-Flude, 2023.

Monoskop monoskop.org

A wiki for arts and studies.

Mojeek mojeek.com

Independent, privacy-focused search engine.

Modding Fridays moddingfridays.bleu255.com

A wiki about maintenance, repurposing, and reappropriation of supposedly obsolete electronics.

Redefining our needs: permacomputing and vernacular computing medium.com

Robert Engels, 2022.

LURK lurk.org

Hosts discussions on decentralised, sustainable computing and new digital environments.

Low-tech Magazine lowtechmagazine.com

Articles about solving human problems with low-tech solutions.

DuckDuckGo Lite lite.duckduckgo.com

A minimal version of the DuckDuckGo search engine.

TLP linrunner.de

Linux power management tool to extend battery life.

Permacomputing Aesthetics: Potential and Limits of Constraints in Computational Art, Design and Culture limits.pubpub.org

Aymeric Mansoux, Brendan Howell, Dušan Barok, and Ville-Matias Heikkilä, 2023.

Computing within Limits limits.pubpub.org

An annual workshop concerning the role of computing in human societies affected by real-world limits.

Permacomputing on the SDF Chatter Lemmy instance lemmy.sdf.org

The Beauty of Finished Software josem.co

Jose M. Gilgado, 2023.

LOWREZJAM itch.io

A game jam where participants create games with a maximum resolution of 64x64 pixels.

IPFS ipfs.tech

Peer-to-peer file storage and sharing protocol.

Death by Design imdb.com

Sue Williams, 2016.

Low-Tech imdb.com

Adrien Bellay, 2023.

Surviving Progress imdb.com

Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks, 2011.

Neptune Frost imdb.com

Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams, 2021.

The Social Dilemma imdb.com

Jeff Orlowski-Yang, 2020.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind imdb.com

Hayao Miyazaki, 1984.

iFixit ifixit.com

Step-by-step guides for repairing various devices.

Green Software Foundation greensoftware.foundation

An ecosystem of people, standards, tooling and best practices for building green software.

Green Arrays greenarraychips.com

Low power computation platforms.

Lagrange gmi.skyjake.fi

A minimal, open-source browser designed for browsing Geminispace.

Zola getzola.org

A fast static site generator in a single binary.

Gemini geminiprotocol.net

Minimalist, text-based internet protocol.

Frugal Computing frugalcomputing.neocities.org

Ideas and notes on frugal computing.

Freifunk freifunk.net

Decentralised, non-profit wireless community network in Germany.

Framework frame.work

Customisable, repairable laptops.

Fiber Space fiber-space.nl

Events and workshops exploring permacomputing in creative and digital arts.

Festival festival.pm

A lightweight music player designed for local album collections.

Do the Math dothemath.ucsd.edu

Explores the physical limits of growth in energy consumption and technological progress.

Dillo dillo.org

A multi-platform graphical web browser, focused on speed and minimal resource usage.