The Top Tools of 2025

Celebrating TFR's 10th Anniversary

Hi, all! We have officially reached 10 years together. I celebrated TFR’s 10th with a year of bonus tools that is now wrapping up.

And that means it’s time for the Top Tools of 2025! We’re doing this one Wrapped style.

The most shared tool: Scrape a website with AI using Browse.ai

The most liked tool: Edit videos for free with DaVinci Resolve

The most subscribed post: Take a walk through backgrounding tools with the OSINT Framework

The most viewed post: Find the real destination of a link with ExpandURL

And my honorable mention, for most under-used tool: Automate your public records requests with MuckRock

Thank you to all my paid subscribers who explored new tools, topics and beats with me in 2025. See you in the new year, reporters!