{"id":19216,"date":"2026-04-23T15:07:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/?p=19216"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:07:23","slug":"link-round-up-010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/link-round-up-010\/","title":{"rendered":"Link Round Up (010)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to Link Round Up, where we share the tools, projects and ideas that grab our attention each month.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this edition we\u2019ve got an ambitious all-in-one knowledge project, tools that reshape how you interact with the web and even your own prompts \u2013 and much more!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With no shortage of productivity tools, it takes something special to stand out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

AFFiNE<\/a> is an open-source, self-hostable workspace app that blends documents, whiteboards, databases, kanban boards and collaboration tools into one local-first platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Think of it as a hybrid between Notion<\/a>, Miro<\/a> and Obsidian<\/a> with an emphasis on privacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It supports a wide range of document formats and is completely free<\/a> for up to 10 members per workspace with, 30 days of backups and 100GB of additional cloud storage. Definitely worth checking out if you are part of a small team! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BambuStudio<\/a> is a completely free slicer software built for 3D printers. Take detailed STEP files and output multi-plate layout 3MF-based projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s fast, polished and surprisingly approachable, offering advanced controls without overwhelming newer users. For anyone in the 3D printing space, it\u2019s a reminder of how much UX still matters in traditionally technical tools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if you\u2019re not using Bambu hardware, it\u2019s worth exploring just to see how smooth the workflow can be! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve ever opened YouTube with the intention of checking out one video only to emerge 40 minutes later from a Shorts rabbit hole, wondering what happened, then Unhook<\/a> is the solution for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This browser extension works with Chrome<\/a>, Firefox<\/a> and Edge<\/a> to strip away recommendations, comments, sidebars and other attention-grabbing traps – leaving just the video you want to watch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unhook\u2019s less algorithm, more intention philosophy has earned 5000+ positive reviews and over 1 million active users! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spending time on YouTube isn\u2019t all bad \u2013 it\u2019s where we first found out about Project NOMAD<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This offshoot from Crosstalk Solutions explores a compelling concept: what if your knowledge stack didn\u2019t depend on the internet at all? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part philosophy, part tooling and centred around preserving access to information regardless of connectivity, Project NOMAD\u2019s aim is in the name: Node for Offline Media, Archives and Data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you\u2019re familiar with Internet in a Box<\/a> you\u2019re halfway there. All of Wikipedia, plus many more curated knowledge collections, all of OpenStreetMap<\/a> and all of Khan Academy<\/a> is a formidable foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Running open-source, free, local AI models on your own hardware is the icing on this multilayered tech cake, and sets it apart for tech enthusiasts, families in areas with poor internet connectivity or anyone living off-grid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reverse Prompter<\/a> flips the script on AI use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of using LLMs by entering a prompt to get a response, DEJAN\u2019s clever tool takes AI responses and works to discern what prompt was used to produce it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s a fascinating resource to refine your own prompts, and a useful way to better understand how to shape results \u2013 making Reverse Prompter valuable for anyone who works with LLMs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For developers who just want to test APIs quickly and get on with their day, Bruno<\/a> is a compelling proposition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s an open-source API client built around a local-first approach, storing collections as plain text files on your hardware rather than locking them into the cloud. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

API requests can sit alongside your codebase, be version controlled in Git and shared using workflows developers already know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bruno\u2019s comparison with Postman<\/a> leans into exactly that positioning: lightweight, Git-friendly and refreshingly free from forced accounts and unnecessary friction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roman Nurik\u2019s IconKitchen<\/a> is a delightfully focused tool for generating app icons across platforms – the<\/em> place to let your design skills cook! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Craft custom icons for Android, iOS, web, macOS, watchOS, tvOS as well as Android TV banners and Play Store banners (which are in beta at the time of publishing). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s the perfect tool for developers and UI designers who care about polish and want their apps to look exactly right for their users.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve shared UI libraries in past editions of our Link Round-Up series, but Cult UI is a bit special. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cult UI<\/a> builds on the popular shadcn\/ui ecosystem with a curated collection of animated components, blocks and templates designed to drop into React and Next.js projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rather than feeling generic or overly corporate, the emphasis is on polished motion, strong visual taste and components that look like someone genuinely cared when putting the assets together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you come across anything interesting, useful or unusual that caught your attention recently?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leave a comment below and let us know what we\u2019re missing!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n

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