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 ====== Tools and templates ====== ====== Tools and templates ======
-FIXME **This page is outdated. Please help completing the wiki updates.** 
  
 As an ODI we cannot promote non-open-source applications it’s part of our philosophy of Openness and Independence. As an ODI we cannot promote non-open-source applications it’s part of our philosophy of Openness and Independence.
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 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. 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====
   * [[https://​notes.datawrapper.de/​ | Etherpad]]   * [[https://​notes.datawrapper.de/​ | Etherpad]]
-  * [[http://​www.hackpad.com|Hackpad]] (cloud-based word processing)+  *<​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]] ​+  * [[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** +====Translation==== 
-  * [[http://​www.transifex.com|Transifex]] +  * [[https://​www.transifex.com|Transifex]] 
-  * [[http://​crowdin.com/​ | Crowdin]]+  * [[https://​crowdin.com/​ | Crowdin]] 
 +  * [[https://​weblate.org | weblate.org]]
  
-**RSS news feeds**+====RSS news feeds====
   * [[http://​www.wprssimporter.com|WordPress RSS Importer]] (WordPress plugin)   * [[http://​www.wprssimporter.com|WordPress RSS Importer]] (WordPress plugin)
  
  
-**Web scraping** +====Web scraping==== 
-  * [[webscraper.io/​| Webscraper.io]]+  * [[https://webscraper.io/​| Webscraper.io]]
   * [[https://​wrapapi.com/​| wrapapi.com]] ​   * [[https://​wrapapi.com/​| wrapapi.com]] ​
-  * [[http://​www.kimonolabs.com|Kimono Lab.com]]+  * <del>[[http://​www.kimonolabs.com|Kimono Lab.com]]</​del>​
   * [[http://​www.import.io|Import.io]]   * [[http://​www.import.io|Import.io]]
  
-** API Creation / Testing ​** +====API Creation / Testing==== 
   *[[https://​www.postman.com/​| Postman]]   *[[https://​www.postman.com/​| Postman]]
   *[[https://​wrapapi.com/​| wrapapi.com ]]   *[[https://​wrapapi.com/​| wrapapi.com ]]
-**Web app automation** + 
-  * [[http://​www.ifttt.com|IFTTT]] +====Archiving Webpages==== 
-  * [[http://​www.zapier.com|Zapier]]+  ​[[ 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**
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   * [[http://​timemapper.okfnlabs.org/​|TimeMapper]]   * [[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 ===== ===== External resources =====
  
 [[http://​archives.open-steps.org/​resources-guides/​|Open Steps' resources and guides]] [[http://​archives.open-steps.org/​resources-guides/​|Open Steps' resources and guides]]
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