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Used tools

Welcome to the summary page of the tools I used to design and maintain this personal website.

This list brings together a selection of various tools, ranging from graphic creation to performance optimization, including hosting and translation. Each tool was carefully chosen to meet specific needs, whether to improve user experience, optimize SEO, or simplify technical management.

Whether you are curious about the resources behind the design of this site or looking for tools for your own project, this list provides a detailed overview of each solution used, along with an indication of its business model.

Feel free to explore these tools to discover how they can help you with your own web development or content management projects.

Legend:

  • Free : 100% free tool, often open source.
  • Freemium : Free with limited features or paid for full functionality.
  • Paid : Paid tool, often proprietary.

Archiving / encryption

  • 7-Zip [ 7-zip.org ] free : Free and open-source file archiver with a very high compression ratio.
  • Cryptomator [ cryptomator.org ] freemium : Free and open-source encrypted cloud storage.

Image creation / editing

  • Converseen [ converseen.fasterland.net ] free : A free batch image converter and more.
  • GIMP [ gimp.org ] free : The free Photoshop alternative.
  • GodSVG [ github.com ] free : Free SVG editor.
  • Luminar Neo [ skylum.com ] paid : Effortlessly enhance your edits with the power of generative AI.
  • Upscayl [ upscayl.org ] free : AI-powered image upscaling.

CDN

  • Cloudflare [ cloudflare.com ] freemium : Make your teams, applications, and networks faster and more secure worldwide, while reducing complexity and costs.

Cloud

  • pCloud [ pcloud.com ] paid : File security made simple.
  • Proton Drive [ pr.tn ] freemium : Store, share, and access your important files and photos securely, anytime, anywhere.

Comments

  • Commentics [ commentics.com ] freemium : A free PHP comment script.

Web development (IDE)

  • VSCodium [ vscodium.com ] free : Open-source version of Microsoft Visual Studio Code.

Documents

  • LibreOffice [ libreoffice.org ] free : A free and open-source office suite.
  • Proton Docs [ pr.tn ] freemium : Write, edit, and share secure online documents.

Emails

  • Proton Mail [ pr.tn ] freemium : Secure email that protects your privacy.

Contact form

  • Formspree [ formspree.io ] freemium : Custom forms without server-side code.

FTP

  • FileZilla [ filezilla-project.org ] free : The free and open-source FTP solution.

Hosting

  • LWS [ lws.fr ] paid : French web hosting provider with domain names, Linux and Windows dedicated servers, VPS servers, online storage, backups, and eCommerce shops.

AI

  • Microsoft Copilot [ copilot.microsoft.com ] freemium : Your AI assistant.
  • Mistral AI: Chat [ chat.mistral.ai ] freemium : Chat with the latest language models from Mistral AI.
  • Proton Lumo [ lumo.proton.me ] freemium : Ask questions and imagine with a privacy-focused AI assistant.

Icons

  • Font Awesome [ fontawesome.com ] freemium : The industry standard.
  • Simple Icons [ simpleicons.org ] free : 3,195 free SVG icons for popular brands.

Video embedding

  • Dailymotion [ dailymotion.com ] free : French alternative to YouTube.
  • YouTube [ youtube.com ] freemium : Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it with friends, family, and the world.

Monitoring and status page

  • Better Stack [ betteruptime.com ] freemium : Detect, resolve, and prevent downtime.

Web browser

  • Brave [ brave.com ] (primary) free : The browser that puts you first.
  • Mozilla Firefox [ firefox.com ] (for testing) free : Take back control of your online life.

Snow

  • particles.js [ github.com ] free : A JavaScript snow effect for HTML.

Image optimization

  • Kraken [ kraken.io ] freemium : Free online image optimizer.
  • Vecta Nano [ vecta.io ] free : Free online SVG optimizer.

Site optimization

  • GTmetrix [ gtmetrix.com ] freemium : Website performance testing and monitoring.
  • Pingdom [ tools.pingdom.com ] freemium : Website speed test.
  • WebPageTest [ webpagetest.org ] freemium : Website performance and optimization testing.

Sharing

  • Buttons created by myself to avoid privacy issues.

Search

  • Algolia [ algolia.com ] freemium : Companies and developers use Algolia’s AI-powered search infrastructure to understand users and show them what they are really looking for.

Repository

  • GitLab [ about.gitlab.com ] freemium : Open-source alternative to GitHub. From planning to production, collaborate in a single application. Deliver secure code more efficiently to bring your added value faster.

Operating system

  • Linux Mint [ linuxmint.com ] free : An elegant, easy-to-use, modern, and comfortable desktop operating system.
  • Microsoft Windows [ microsoft.com ] freemium : A widely used desktop operating system, but criticized for telemetry, ads, security flaws, and questionable update quality.

Self-hosted analytics

  • Matomo [ matomo.org ] free : The Google Analytics alternative that protects your data and your users’ privacy.

Syntax highlighting

  • PrismJS [ prismjs.com ] free : Free syntax highlighter.

VPN

  • Proton VPN [ pr.tn ] freemium : The best VPN for speed and security.