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 ====== Tools and templates ====== ====== Tools and templates ======
  
 +As an ODI we cannot promote non-open-source applications it’s part of our philosophy of Openness and Independence.
 +
 +Here are some fundamentals are guiding principles:
 +    - We should always promote open source and free software where applicable and appropriate. Those that provide more control over personal data and security protections. 
 +  -  Tools and applications which are respectful of data privacy and rights - this precludes many proprietary software applications - see terms and conditions.
 +  - Tools and applications which do not lock users into services which they cannot afford over the longer term, or require them to loose this access upon account closures.
 +  
 +
 +Sometimes we do use proprietary software and this mix is going to be around for various reasons. Where-ever possible we do try to ensure that these companies have a ‘social’ component that offers services for non-for-profits which offers the full suite without a cost. Tableau and DataWrapper do, as does Mapbox. ​
 +We have previously moved away from some applications because they do not off these services - such as Carto, ArcGIS and to an extent that we still use some is because of legacy. i.e. many had free terms and then changed these policies at a later date.
 ===== Tools and templates for more efficient work ===== ===== Tools and templates for more efficient work =====
-**Collaborative documentation** +====Collaborative documentation==== 
-  * [[http://​www.hackpad.com|Hackpad]] (cloud-based word processing)+  ​[[https://​notes.datawrapper.de/​ | Etherpad]] 
 +  *<​del> ​[[http://​www.hackpad.com|Hackpad]] (cloud-based word processing)</​del>​
   * [[https://​drive.google.com/​|Google Drive]] (cloud-base spreadsheet)   * [[https://​drive.google.com/​|Google Drive]] (cloud-base spreadsheet)
   * [[https://​www.draw.io/​|Draw.io]] (Flowchart/​diagram-making tool. It can be connected to Google Drive, Dropbox, Device or browser)   * [[https://​www.draw.io/​|Draw.io]] (Flowchart/​diagram-making tool. It can be connected to Google Drive, Dropbox, Device or browser)
  
-**Data cleaning**+====Data cleaning====
   * [[http://​openrefine.org/​|OpenRefine]] (Tutorials and documentation are available[[https://​github.com/​OpenRefine/​OpenRefine/​wiki/​External-Resources|here]])   * [[http://​openrefine.org/​|OpenRefine]] (Tutorials and documentation are available[[https://​github.com/​OpenRefine/​OpenRefine/​wiki/​External-Resources|here]])
 +  * [[https://​workbenchdata.com/​ | Workbench]] (Workbench is recommended workflow of data pipelines over Google spreadsheets,​ you can follow the tutorial [[https://​app.workbenchdata.com/​lessons/​en|here]]) ​
  
-**Translation** 
-  * [[http://​www.transifex.com|Transifex]] 
  
-**RSS news feeds**+ 
 +====Translation==== 
 +  ​[[https://​www.transifex.com|Transifex]] 
 +  ​[[https://​crowdin.com/​ | Crowdin]] 
 +  * [[https://​weblate.org | weblate.org]] 
 + 
 +====RSS news feeds====
   * [[http://​www.wprssimporter.com|WordPress RSS Importer]] (WordPress plugin)   * [[http://​www.wprssimporter.com|WordPress RSS Importer]] (WordPress plugin)
  
-**Web scraping** + 
-  * [[http://​www.kimonolabs.com|Kimono Lab.com]]+====Web scraping==== 
 +  ​[[https://​webscraper.io/​| Webscraper.io]] 
 +  ​[[https://​wrapapi.com/​| wrapapi.com]] ​ 
 +  * <del>[[http://​www.kimonolabs.com|Kimono Lab.com]]</​del>​
   * [[http://​www.import.io|Import.io]]   * [[http://​www.import.io|Import.io]]
  
-**Web app automation** +====API Creation / Testing====  
-  * [[http://​www.ifttt.com|IFTTT]] +  ​*[[https://​www.postman.com/​| Postman]] 
-  * [[http://​www.zapier.com|Zapier]]+  ​*[[https://​wrapapi.com/​| wrapapi.com ]] 
 + 
 +====Archiving Webpages==== 
 +  * [[ https://​archive.is/​faq | Archive.is]] Better features and no exclusion rules for certain websites 
 +  * [[ https://​archive.org | Archive.org ]]  
 + 
 +====Web Search====  
 +  ​[[https://​www.torproject.org/​download/​ | Tor Browser]] Use Tor and Tor Browser to search  
 +  ​[[https://​duckduckgo.com | DuckDuckGo]] 
 +  * [[https://​www.qwant.com/​ | Qwant]] 
 + 
 +====Web app automation==== 
 +<​del> ​ * [[http://​www.ifttt.com|IFTTT]] 
 +  * [[http://​www.zapier.com|Zapier]]</​del>​
  
 **Visualization and infographics** **Visualization and infographics**
 +   * [[https://​www.canva.com/​ | canva.com]]
   * [[http://​extremepresentation.typepad.com/​blog/​2006/​09/​choosing_a_good.html|Chart suggestion - a thought-starter]] (What would you like to show? relationship,​ comparison, composition,​ or distribution?​)   * [[http://​extremepresentation.typepad.com/​blog/​2006/​09/​choosing_a_good.html|Chart suggestion - a thought-starter]] (What would you like to show? relationship,​ comparison, composition,​ or distribution?​)
   * [[http://​www.informationisbeautiful.net/​|Information is Beautiful]] (Inspirations on ideas, issues, knowledge, data — visualized!)   * [[http://​www.informationisbeautiful.net/​|Information is Beautiful]] (Inspirations on ideas, issues, knowledge, data — visualized!)
   * [[http://​piktochart.com/​|Piktochart]]   * [[http://​piktochart.com/​|Piktochart]]
   * [[http://​infogr.am|Infogr.am]]   * [[http://​infogr.am|Infogr.am]]
-  * [[https://​datawrapper.de/​|Datawrapper]]+  * [[https://​datawrapper.de/​|Datawrapper]] (Setting font size for title and notes is possible with html codes. The note section can be used to list multiple sources of data.) 
 +  * [[https://​cloud.highcharts.com/​|Highcharts Cloud]]
   * [[https://​public.tableau.com/​s/​|Tableau Public]]   * [[https://​public.tableau.com/​s/​|Tableau Public]]
   * [[https://​cartodb.com/​|CartoDB]]   * [[https://​cartodb.com/​|CartoDB]]
 +  * [[https://​timeline.knightlab.com/​|Timeline JS]]
 +  * [[http://​timemapper.okfnlabs.org/​|TimeMapper]]
   * [[http://​d3js.org/​|D3:​ Data Driven Documentation]] (JavaScript library for producing dynamic, interactive data visualizations in web browsers)   * [[http://​d3js.org/​|D3:​ Data Driven Documentation]] (JavaScript library for producing dynamic, interactive data visualizations in web browsers)
-  * [[https://​support.google.com/​fusiontables/​answer/​2571232|Google Fusion Table]] (Fusion Tables is an experimental data visualization web application to gather, visualize, and share data tables.)+  * <del>[[https://​support.google.com/​fusiontables/​answer/​2571232|Google Fusion Table]] (Fusion Tables is an experimental data visualization web application to gather, visualize, and share data tables.)</​del>​
   * [[http://​www.xmind.net|XMind]] (tree diagramming,​ like for the taxonomy)   * [[http://​www.xmind.net|XMind]] (tree diagramming,​ like for the taxonomy)
  
-**Interactive tutorials**+====Code Editors==== 
 +  ​[[ https://​code.visualstudio.com/​ | VS Code]] 
 +  ​[[ https://​marketplace.visualstudio.com/​items?​itemName=ritwickdey.LiveServer| Live Server Extension for VS Code]] 
 +  ​[[https://​marketplace.visualstudio.com/​items?​itemName=CoenraadS.bracket-pair-colorizer|Bracket Pair Colorizer Extension for VS Code]] 
 +  ​[[ https://​marketplace.visualstudio.com/​items?​itemName=SirTori.indenticator| Indenticator Extension for VS code]] 
 +  * [[ https://​marketplace.visualstudio.com/​items?​itemName=mohsen1.prettify-json| JSON Prettify Extension for VS Code ]] 
 + 
 +====Notebooks==== 
 +  * [[https://​observablehq.com | Observable Notebooks] 
 +  * [[ https://​colab.research.google.com| Google Colaboratory ]] 
 + 
 +====Interactive tutorials====
   * [[http://​www.amberjack.com|Amberjack]]   * [[http://​www.amberjack.com|Amberjack]]
   * [[http://​usablica.github.io/​intro.js/​|USAblica.github.io]]   * [[http://​usablica.github.io/​intro.js/​|USAblica.github.io]]
   * [[http://​www.powtoon.com|Powtoon]] (making short animated videos)   * [[http://​www.powtoon.com|Powtoon]] (making short animated videos)
   * [[http://​camstudio.org/​|CamStudio]] (making videos by capturing on-screen activity and audio)   * [[http://​camstudio.org/​|CamStudio]] (making videos by capturing on-screen activity and audio)
 +
 +====Typesetting/​DTP====
 +  * [[https://​www.scribus.net/​ | Scribus]] Use Scribus to create reports, books and publications. Here is [[https://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=JQH5fQjGqbk | in depth video tutorial of scribus]]
 +
 +===== External resources =====
 +
 +[[http://​archives.open-steps.org/​resources-guides/​|Open Steps' resources and guides]]
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