Tools and computational infrastructure

The choice of tools and infrastructure can be influenced by several factors, such as; data portability (transitioning the data from one environment to another), security and privacy, popularity and use, etc.

Here, we list the most popular tools in each category.

Before making a choice please note that there is some overlap in the categories and the applications listed, some provide extended functionality and support over more specific ones.

✍️ Please also share any tools you might have used and/or found interesting, especially open-source tools.

• Instant messaging

  • WhatsApp

  • Matrix/Riot

  • Telegram

  • Wire

  • Jami

  • Gitter

  • Keybase

  • Tox chat

• Digital workspace

  • Slack

  • MatterMost

  • Rocket Chat

  • Zulip

  • FreeNode

  • BaseCamp

  • QiqoChat

• Video conference

  • Google Hangouts

  • Zoom

  • Skype

  • Jitsi

  • Mozilla Hubs

  • Whereby

  • BlueJeans

  • Zoho

  • Discord

  • Crowdcast

  • Gotomeeting

  • Webex

  • BigBlueButton

• Real-time documentation

  • Etherpad

  • Cryptpad

  • CodiMD

  • GoogleDocs

  • Google Sheets

  • EtherCalc

  • Microsoft 360

  • Overleaf

  • Board

  • Miro

  • TeamRetro

• Reference manager

  • Zotero

• Note-taking To-Do list

  • Joplin

• Computational notebooks, data visualization, and storytelling

  • Jupyter Project

  • BeakerX

  • Grafoscopio

  • Observable

  • The Gamma

  • Zeppeling

  • nteract

• Quizzes and assessment

  • Socrative

  • Kahoot

• Feedback and polling:

  • Mentimeter

  • Sli.do

  • Word clouds

  • Padlet

• Storage and data sharing

  • Google Drive

  • Dropbox

  • OwnCloud

  • Zenodo

  • Archive

  • BioRxiv

• Presentations

  • Google Slides with captions

  • Slideshare

• Pocket infrastructures

  • Fossil

  • Pharo

Pocket infrastructure offer simple, self-contained, online-offline availability and a functional package manager instead of containers independent of operating system

• Crowdsourcing

  • TopCoder

• Community building

  • Twitter

  • Mastodon

• Other

  • Gigantum

  • Ethical Alternatives & Resources

  • Diversity Tickets- help events reach a more diverse audience

  • Matomo-opensource web analytics