In the old days we linked to cool websites. This links page is different. Everything linked here is an independent creator, organisation or charity that I support financially because they do amazing stuff.
Creators
The Blindboy Podcast (via Patreon) – creating the best possible podcast.
Benn Jordan (via Patreon) – creating amazing videos
Alexander Proukodine (via Patreon) – running Libre Arts
Laurent Cozic (via Patreon) – maintaining the Joplin Notes app
Scroobius Pip (via Patreon) – creating another amazing podcast
I also buy plenty of music, much of that is on my Bandcamp collection page.
Community & Small Business
Lost Map Records (via Postmap Club) – a record label based on a Scottish island
The Manchester Mill (via Substack, sorry) – the local journalism that Manchester deserves
Mastodon.art (via Patreon) – a social media platform
Jellyfin (via Opencollective) – a home media server
postmarketOS (via Opencollective) – bringing real open source software to smartphones
Bitwig – makers of Bitwig Studio, one of the few pro audio companies who provide first-class support for Linux . (See also: u-he, Loomer, Modartt, and Audio Damage).
Web services: Pinboard.in (storing and archiving my web bookmarks, when it works), and Feedbin – an RSS feed reader (remember those?).
Charity
Médicos Sin Fronteras – doing something at least