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Taking a Curated Look at Black Friday Sales For 2025

I’m not one to really get excited about the sales going on for Black Friday or Cyber Monday because the trend seems to be for several years now that most items that are on sale are mostly cheap quality products or the sale price is not much of a savings to bother at local stores. However, that doesn’t mean I still don’t get exited to play with some new tech gadgets now and again. I’ve tried to choose independent creators or small businesses. Those that fall outside this were chosen because they align with protecting our freedoms by offering Digital Rights Management (DRM) free products. Here is what I found of interest for 2025.

Note

In no way do I directly or indirectly benefit from the following products and services.

Misc Deals

  • Foureyes Courses

    Sale: 50% off | Discount Code: n/a | Expires: Dec. 1, 2025

    An independent woodworker that provides in-depth online courses that focus on specific projects. Each course contains step-by-step video chapters, dimensional drawings, and technical information to ensure that you’ll complete the project while forming new skills and confidence to build anything!

  • The Brass Chunky

    Sale: $10 off | Discount Code: n/a | Expires: Dec. 1, 2025

    An independent woodworker creates an individual machine crafted brass mechanical pencil for the workshop that can withstand heavy use without the wear and tear.

Gaming Deals

  • GOG.COM

    Sale: Varies | Discount Code: n/a | Expires: Dec. 1, 2025

    Browse over 7500 deals by category or filters to locate your next gaming experience DRM Free for GNU/Linux, macOS or Windows.

  • Humble Bundle

    Sale: Varies | Discount Code: n/a | Expires: Unknown

    Browse the deals by category, publisher or view all in order to grab DRM Free games for GNU/Linux, macOS or Windows. Make sure to watch for the DRM Free statement.

Tech Deals

  • AppSec Village Shop

    Sale: 30% off all gear | Discount Code: BlackFriday | Expires: Nov. 30, 2025
    Sale: Free shipping over $100 | Discount Code: BlackFridayShip | Expires: Nov. 30, 2025

    A volunteer-run and community supported group to promote diverse voices and perspectives in an inclusive environment driven for and by the appsec community to increase education and awareness of application security methods and practices. All shop sales support this effort.

  • Bvckup

    Sale: 40% off Pro Workstation, 50% off Support Renewals | Discount Code: BF-2025-PRO | Expires: Unknown

    Hands down this is one of the best backup software solutions I’ve used to date on a Windows system. We all generally don’t enjoy backing up our data, but I tell you this software will make backup so smooth and painless you will enjoy handling your backups. To me this is a huge selling point. I’ve followed the author Alexander Pankratov for some time, and he produces quality software no questions asked. Click on “Review Order” to apply the discount and see the adjusted total.

  • Hak5

    Sale: Up to 60% Off | Discount Code: n/a | Expires: Unknown

    Founded in 2005, Hak5’s mission is to advance the InfoSec industry. This is achieved through videos, leading pentest gear, and inclusive community – where all hackers belong.

  • InfoSec Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals - 2025 Edition

    Sale: Varies | Discount Code: Varies | Expires: Unknown

    A large directory of the deals for Information Security (InfoSec) related software and tools for Black Friday.

  • Piccalilli

    Sale: £60 Off + 50% coupon | Discount Code: n/a | Expires: Dec. 9, 2025
    Sale: Varies | Discount Code: JS4EDONATE | Expires: Dec. 9, 2025

    Boost your career opportunities with these front-end online education courses covering the web technologies of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript, User Experience (UX)/User Interface (UI).

  • Tuta

    Sale: 62% off | Discount Code: n/a | Expires: Dec. 1, 2025

    Turn off surveillance and take back your data with Tuta’s encrypted email, calendar and contacts.

  • Wizard Zines by Julia Evans

    Sale: 50% off PDF Zines | Discount Code: n/a Expires: Nov. 29, 2025
    Sale: 30% off print zines| Discount Code: n/a | Expires: Nov. 29, 2025

    Zines in the style of a comic strip explain the complexities about various technologies. Available in print or digitally as a PDF.

    Sale is for November 28, 2025 only.

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