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The largest index of free alternatives to every paid tool on the internet. 14 categories with safety ratings.
What is FMHY?
FMHY (Free Media Heck Yeah) is the internet's largest community-maintained wiki of free tools, services, and resources. Every link is vetted by the community and tagged with safety ratings so you know what's trustworthy before you click. Think of it as a massive, always-updated alternative to paying for software.
14
categories covering every type of software and media
1000+
vetted links with community safety ratings
Daily
updates from a global community of contributors
14 categories
FMHY organizes thousands of free resources into 14 top-level categories. Each category contains subcategories, safety ratings, and community notes.
Free alternatives to ChatGPT, Copilot, Midjourney, and every major AI service.
Free alternatives to Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and every streaming platform.
Free alternatives to Kindle, Audible, and paid book platforms.
Software, media, and tools available for direct download.
Torrent clients, trackers, indexers, and related tools.
Free courses, textbooks, tutorials, and learning platforms.
Free games, emulators, mods, and gaming tools.
Free utilities for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Free VPNs, browsers, extensions, and privacy tools.
Alternative social platforms, management tools, and scrapers.
Free alternatives to Discord, Slack, email services, and more.
Free IDEs, hosting, databases, APIs, and dev utilities.
Free Android apps, launchers, modded APKs, and tools.
Everything else: productivity, health, finance, travel, and more.
For AI users
The AI tools landscape changes weekly. New wrappers, clones, and scams appear daily. FMHY's AI Tools section is one of the most comprehensive free AI directories on the internet, and the safety ratings help you avoid the noise.
Every AI tool listed on FMHY is community-reviewed. Unsafe sites are flagged or removed entirely. When a new "free GPT-4" wrapper appears, the community tests it and reports whether it's legitimate or harvesting data. You get the signal without the risk.
Google surfaces paid tools with affiliate links. FMHY surfaces free alternatives with no financial incentive. Need a free Midjourney alternative? FMHY lists the actual best options — not the ones that pay for SEO placement.
Blogs publish "best free AI tools" lists that go stale in a month. FMHY is a wiki — when a tool shuts down, changes pricing, or gets flagged as unsafe, the community updates the listing within hours. The information is always current.
How to use it
FMHY is a free, open wiki. No account needed. Browse categories, use the search, and pay attention to the rating system.
Rating system explained
Starred
Recommended by the community. Tested, safe, and reliable.
Top Pick
Best-in-class. The single best option in its category.
Use Caution
Works but has known risks. Read the notes before using.
Visit fmhy.net
The main site has a clean interface with search and category navigation. Bookmark it — you'll use it often.
Browse or search
Use the category sidebar or search for what you need. Results include descriptions, ratings, and direct links.
Check the ratings
Look for starred items first. Top picks are the best-in-class. Avoid anything with a caution flag unless you know what you're doing.
Our ecosystem page indexes 345+ AI-specific tools — MCP servers, agent frameworks, second brains, design systems, orchestration engines, and more. FMHY gives you the breadth across all software categories. We give you the depth on AI.
Use both: FMHY for free alternatives to any paid tool. Our ecosystem for the complete AI toolchain.