About this video

• Video Title: Top 20 Most Useful Websites You Need to Know! 2025
• Channel: PopGumbo
• Speakers: None explicitly named in the transcript.
• Duration: 00:16:13

Overview

This video presents a curated list of 20 highly useful websites across various categories. The aim is to introduce viewers to tools and resources that can enhance their online experience, productivity, and knowledge, covering areas like security, education, software alternatives, and more.

Key takeaways

• Security and Privacy: Websites like VirusTotal help scan suspicious files and URLs, while "Have I Been Pwned" checks for compromised email accounts. "Terms of Service Didn't Read" provides grades and summaries for privacy policies, and 10-Minute Mail offers temporary email addresses.
• Learning and Skill Development: Khan Academy offers free courses in various subjects, and SoloLearn provides resources for learning to code, with premium options for advanced learning. Codingame offers a free platform to improve coding skills through games.
• Resourcefulness and Productivity: iFixit provides free repair guides for electronics. JustWatch helps find where to stream movies and TV shows. Down Detector helps check if online services are experiencing outages.
• Creative and Practical Tools: Photopea is a free online photo editor. Pixabay and Unsplash offer royalty-free images and other creative assets. CamelCamelCamel tracks Amazon prices. Alternative 2 helps find software alternatives.
• Information and Utilities: HowLongToBeat estimates game completion times. Small PDF offers tools for working with PDF files. Wolf from Alpha is a factual computational knowledge engine. Ninite simplifies the installation and updating of multiple Windows programs.

Here's a list of all the websites mentioned in the video, with a description for each:

• Virus Total: A free service that uses over 60 security scanners to detect viruses, malware, and malicious content in files and website URLs. It acts as an extra layer of security.
• Have I Been Pwned: A website to check if your email addresses or phone numbers have been compromised in data breaches. It lists the data breaches where your information was found.
• iFixit: Offers free repair guides for popular electronic devices, along with tools and parts for DIY repairs.
• Photopea: A free online photo editor that functions as a Photoshop alternative, accessible through a web browser. It supports layers and professional editing tools.
• JustWatch: A streaming guide that helps users find where to watch movies, TV shows, and sports online across various streaming services and purchase platforms.
• Terms of Service Didn't Read: Analyzes and summarizes terms of service and privacy policies, assigning a grade (A-E) based on how fairly the service treats users and handles their data.
• 10-Minute Mail: Provides temporary email addresses that expire after 10 minutes, useful for signing up for services without using a personal email address.
• Khan Academy: A free, non-profit educational website offering courses in math, science, computing, engineering, and more, along with test preparation for exams like the SAT and MCAT.
• Down Detector: A website that allows users to check if online services (like cell providers, streaming services, etc.) are experiencing outages by aggregating user reports and providing status updates.
• Just Delete Me: A resource that provides direct links and information on how to delete accounts from various online companies, color-coding them based on the ease of deletion (green for easy, yellow for extra steps, red for contacting customer service, black for impossible).
• SoloLearn: A platform for learning to code, offering courses in popular languages and focusing on generative AI. It has free basic lessons and premium plans for more comprehensive learning.
• Pixabay: A resource offering millions of royalty-free images, vector graphics, videos, and music that can be used for free for commercial and non-commercial purposes.
• Unsplash: Another source for high-quality, royalty-free images that can be used for commercial and non-commercial purposes, similar to Pixabay.
• Camelcamelcamel: An Amazon price tracker that shows price history for products and allows users to set up price watch notifications to be alerted when an item drops to a desired price.
• Alternative 2: A website that helps users find alternatives for desktop software, web-based software, and mobile apps, listing various options with details on their pricing and features.
• HowLongToBeat: Provides estimated times to complete video games, based on player data, categorized by main story, main story and extras, and completionist playthroughs.
• Small PDF: Offers a suite of over 30 tools for working with PDF files, including conversion, compression, editing, and markup, with a limit on free daily document downloads.
• Codingame: A free platform where users can improve their programming skills by coding browser-based games using over 25 languages.
• Wolf from Alpha: A computational knowledge engine that provides factual answers to queries by computing data from curated sources, unlike AI chatbots that may generate incorrect information.
• Ninite: A package manager for Windows that allows users to select multiple programs to install simultaneously on a new PC. It's free for home use and can also be used to update installed programs.

Here are the websites categorized by their primary function as presented in the video:

Security & Privacy:

• Virus Total: Scans suspicious files and URLs for malware.
• Have I Been Pwned: Checks if your email has been compromised in data breaches.
• Terms of Service Didn't Read: Analyzes and grades website terms of service and privacy policies.
• 10-Minute Mail: Provides temporary, disposable email addresses.

Learning & Skill Development:

• Khan Academy: Free online courses in various subjects and test prep.
• SoloLearn: Platform for learning to code, with free and premium options.
• Codingame: Free platform to improve coding skills through game development.

Productivity & Utilities:

• iFixit: Free repair guides for electronics.
• JustWatch: Streaming guide to find where to watch movies and TV shows.
• Down Detector: Checks for outages and issues with online services.
• Just Delete Me: Direct links and guides for deleting online accounts.
• Small PDF: Tools for working with PDF files (convert, compress, edit, etc.).
• Ninite: Installs and updates multiple Windows programs at once.

Creative & Media:

• Photopea: Free online photo editor (Photoshop alternative).
• Pixabay: Royalty-free images, vectors, videos, and music.
• Unsplash: High-quality, royalty-free images.

Shopping & Research:

• Camelcamelcamel: Amazon price tracker and alert service.
• Alternative 2: Helps find software and app alternatives.
• HowLongToBeat: Estimates game completion times.
• Wolf from Alpha: Computational knowledge engine for factual answers.