Possible Tech

Technology alternatives that have public benefit during partial and full internet shutdowns

Sample apps (Not all in the list are included)

Access to Information

Communication and Information Distribution During Blackouts

• SMSWithoutBorders: https://smswithoutborders.com/

• Butter Box: https://likebutter.app/box/

• Briar: https://briarproject.org/

• Bridgify: https://bridgefy.me/

• Qual: https://qaul.net/

Alternative Communications (That Require a Wifi or Cell Connection)

• Signal: https://signal.org/

• Zello: https://zello.com/

Circumvention

• nthLink: https://www.nthlink.com/

• Mulvad: https://mullvad.net/en

• Tunnel Bear: https://www.tunnelbear.com/

• BeePassVPN: https://beepassvpn.com/en/

• Psiphon: https://psiphon.ca/

• Lantern: https://lantern.io/

• Orbot: https://orbot.app/en/

• NewNode VPN: https://www.newnode.com/

• Outline: https://getoutline.org/ (You or your organization can run a VPN for yourselves or your network. Using the Outline app requires that you have an access key to a service provided by someone you know.)

Documentation

• Tella: https://tella-app.org/

• Kobo Collect: https://www.kobotoolbox.org/

• ProofMode: https://proofmode.org/

File Sharing

• Ouisync: https://ouisync.net/

• Butter Box: https://likebutter.app/box/

Network Tests

• OONI: https://ooni.org/install/

• LibreSpeed: https://librespeed.org/

Wayfinding

• OsmAnd: https://osmand.net/

Life & Wellbeing

• NewPipe: https://newpipe.net/ (Note: You may need to install the legacy version to be able to download content for offline use.)

• EnRecipe: https://enrecipes.vishnuraghav.com/

• Feeel: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.enjoyingfoss.feeel/

• Noice: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.ashutoshgngwr.noice/

• MediLog: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.zell_mbc.medilog/

• Calendula: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/es.usc.citius.servando.calendula/

Power Supplies

• Battery packs and solar panels: https://voltaicsystems.com/solar-panel-kits/