🔗 Useful Links & Tools
Free or nearly-free online tools for design, editing, productivity, security and AI — tried and hand-picked, with direct links.
CineTemp
An iPhone app that turns your phone's camera into a professional light meter for filmmakers — measures color temperature (Kelvin) for any light source directly through the camera, and calculates exposure and ND filter values. It also includes an AR sun tracker showing the sun's path and golden/blue hour times for any location and date, very useful during location scouting and pre-production. Works fully offline with no account or data collection, designed by cinematographer Keaton Nye specifically for filmmakers. Note: paid app ($19.99), not free.
Pexels
Free high-quality stock videos and photos, for personal and commercial use with no attribution required.
Videezy
A massive library of drone footage and motion graphics renders — most are free and only require attribution.
Wispr Flow
An AI-powered voice dictation app — you speak, and it turns your speech into clean, formatted text, free of filler words and repetition, working in any app you can type in (email, messages, documents) with no plugins needed. Supports 100+ languages and learns your personal vocabulary and jargon over time. Plans: Free (2,000 words/week on desktop, 1,000 on iPhone, unlimited on Android as a limited-time launch offer still running as of now), Pro (unlimited dictation on every device, monthly). The sign-up link above is a referral link — sign up through it and you get a free month of Pro right away, and once you dictate 2,000 words, the site owner gets a free month of Pro too.
Sahehly (Arabic Proofreading)
An Arabic-language platform specialized in AI-powered proofreading and automatic diacritics (tashkeel), by Sakhr Software. Corrects spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors with explanations, plus multiple diacritics modes (full, partial, mandatory, word-ending only). Also offers a Quran word-search assistant, number-to-Arabic-text conversion, and Arabic-English translation on paid plans. Used by students, writers, editors, and institutions, with partners including King Abdulaziz University, the Saudi Ministry of Education, and STC. Plans: Free (up to 1,500 characters/day), Professional ($8.99/month, up to 100,000 words, includes translation and OCR), Business (custom institutional pricing).
Cazasouq
Gaming consoles, computer accessories, and gaming gear in Bahrain — delivery to all areas.
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