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Stingle Photos have published the server code, allowing self-hosting

README.md

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 <img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> Instead use
 - [Appwrite](https://appwrite.io/) - Secure open-source backend server for web, mobile & Flutter developers.
+- [DB3 Network](https://github.com/dbpunk-labs/db3) - Decentralized Firebase Firestore Alternative.
 - [Supabase](https://supabase.io/) - Open source Firebase alternative ([Limited](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/issues/4934) [self-hosting](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/issues/4440#issuecomment-992108832))
 - [Pocketbase](https://pocketbase.io/) - Open Source backend in 1 file written in Go.
 - [CondensationDB](https://github.com/CondensationDB/Condensation) [Inactive] - Condensation is an open-source zero trust, distributed database enabling to build modern applications while ensuring data ownership and security.
@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@ Apps such as Tinder collect and sell your personal intimate information. Tinder
 - [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/) - A free and open-source raster graphics editor used for image manipulation (retouching) and image editing, free-form drawing, transcoding between different image file formats, and more specialized tasks. It is not designed to be used for drawing, though some artists and creators have used it in this way.
 - [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/) - A free and open-source vector graphics editor for GNU/Linux, Windows and macOS. It offers a rich set of features and is widely used for both artistic and technical illustrations such as cartoons, clip art, logos, typography, diagramming and flowcharting. 
 - [Krita](https://krita.org/) - A free and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital art and 2D animation.
+- [Excalidraw](https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw) - Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams.
 
 ### Figma
 
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 	- [Nextcloud Notes app](https://github.com/stefan-niedermann/nextcloud-notes) - An android client for Nextcloud Notes.
 - [Notally](https://github.com/OmGodse/Notally) - A beautiful notes app (local only, no sync).
 - [Notesnook](https://notesnook.com/) - Open source zero knowledge private note taking.
+- [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md) - Obsidian is the private and flexible note‑taking app. Closed source but has no trackers (website / apps) and E2EE sync. 
 - [Quillnote](https://qosp.org/#/) - Take beautiful markdown notes and stay organized with task lists.
 - [SiYuan](https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan) - A local-first personal knowledge management system.
 - [Standard Notes](https://standardnotes.org/) - A free, open-source, and completely encrypted notes app.
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 - [Pigallery2](http://bpatrik.github.io/pigallery2/) - A self-hosted directory-first photo gallery website.
 - [Photoview](https://photoview.github.io/) - Photo gallery for self-hosted personal servers with Facial Recognition.
 - [Photostructure](https://photostructure.com/) - Self-hosted photo library that makes browsing and sharing a lifetime of memories delightful.
+- [Stingle Photos](https://stingle.org/) - Open source solution that provides strong security, privacy and encryption to backup your photos.
 
 
 ### Third-party
 - [Crypt.ee](https://crypt.ee/) - A private and encrypted place for all your photos, documents, notes and more.
 - [Ente](https://ente.io/) - End-to-end encrypted storage for photos and videos. Open source clients, [audited](https://ente.io/blog/cryptography-audit/) independently.
-- [Stingle Photos](https://stingle.org/) - Open source solution that provides strong security, privacy and encryption to backup your photos.
 
 ### Local
 - [DigiKam](https://www.digikam.org/) - Awesome Professional Photo Management with the Power of Open Source.
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 - [SearX](https://searx.me/) - Privacy-respecting metasearch engine.
   - [SearxNG](https://github.com/searxng/searxng) - Free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services and databases.  
 - [DuckDuckGo](https://duckduckgo.com) - A privacy respecting search engine.
-- [Brave Search](https://search.brave.com) - A privacy respecting search engine with its own index, which for the most part doesn't rely on search engines like Google or Bing, but [falls back on them if not enough results are found](https://search.brave.com/help/independence).
+- [Brave Search](https://search.brave.com) - A privacy respecting search engine with [its own independent index](https://brave.com/search-independence/).
 
 ## Social Networks and Platforms