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Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Directory of open access scientific and scholarly journals.

Internet Live Stats
Real-time statistics about the internet: users, websites, traffic, and more.

TinEye
Reverse image search engine to track image sources and usage.

SSRN
Research papers and preprints in social sciences and humanities.

SteamDB
Unofficial Steam database for tracking games, sales, and stats.

JSTOR
Digital library of academic journals, books, and sources.

Are.na
FreemiumA social platform for creative research and curation. Save, organize, and connect ideas across images, links, text, and files. The thinking person's Pinterest.

PubMed
Database of biomedical and life sciences literature.

ERIC
Education Resources Information Center with journal articles and reports.

ResearchGate
Professional network for scientists and researchers to share papers and results.

arXiv
Open access repository of scholarly articles in physics, math, computer science, and more.

Academia.edu
Platform for sharing academic research papers.

Statista
PaidGlobal database of statistics and market research.

Namechk
Check username and domain availability across hundreds of platforms.

Namecheckr
Instantly search social media username and domain availability.

Semantic Scholar
AI-powered academic paper search engine.

MarineTraffic
Live ship tracking worldwide with vessel details and port information.

CORE
Aggregator for millions of open access research papers.

Terms of Service; Didn’t Read (TOS;DR)
Summarizes terms of service agreements to make them easier to understand.

SkyVector
Aeronautical charts and flight planning tools for pilots.

FlightAware
Live flight tracking with alerts and aviation data services.

Stellarium Web
Online planetarium to explore stars, constellations, and planets.

Smithsonian Open Access
Millions of free 3D models, images, and data from the Smithsonian.

Censys
FreemiumInternet-wide search engine for network and security research.

Shodan
FreemiumSearch engine for discovering internet-connected devices.

Roman Letters
8,000 real letters written by ancient Romans, all translated and searchable.

Hybrid Analysis
Malware analysis and threat intelligence platform.

Spyse
Cybersecurity database for analyzing digital assets and exposure.

BuiltWith
Analyze websites to see what technologies they’re built with.