I really like the Assimil method of learning. I find it is more organic than Duolingo or flashcards. It makes you more proficient in conversation early than learning a whole lot of vocabulary.

My uni also offered a Dutch course with a similar style to Assimil. Loved learning it, although it is quite similar to German so it was actually super easy. No offence to you Dutch folk, but the way you pronounce your G is just terrible. xD

DeepL is better than Google Translate for the languages it supports. I find that it captures the context better when words have multiple meanings. Some features are paid, for example, translating a text to an informal context (Sie vs du in German).

It does not support as many languages as Google, though. Most European languages are supported.

Between DeepL and Wiktionary, I find I don’t even need Google Translate anymore.

DivestOS has ceased maintaining Mull if I remember correctly. I use Ironfox on Android now.

I’d pay for Youtube if Google would guarantee to not track me. I donate to open source projects that I use, rotating every month whom I choose to donate to. I even donated to Manjaro recently even though I don’t use it any more, but it was something I had used in the past and I was poor and couldn’t donate them then. But I refuse to feel any guilt for watching Youtube for free.

I switched to Pipepipe from Newpipe because I wasn’t sure Newpipe was being maintained. Pipepipe has SponsorBlock.