There are billions of people accessing the world wide web, but only a fraction of these are able to easily produce content for others to see. Particularly for people in developing nations who are accessing the internet largely on low-end smartphones, it can be difficult to actually produce something of value without specialised knowledge, considerable cash or both. Language can be another barrier, with most free tools for content creation existing in English, Mandarin or other dominant languages. Mozilla, the company behind Firefox, is attempting to correct this imbalance with a free Android app called Webmaker.
Webmaker is intended to democratise the internet, allowing anyone with an Android smartphone to create and share various bits of content. It starts simply – with text, links and photos – but is deep enough to allow more complex creations too; Mozilla suggest the tool could be used to create anything from scrapbooks and photo galleries to memes, comic books or guides.
If you want to give Webmaker a go, you can download it from the Google Play Store from the link below. You might also want to check out Mozilla’s announcement blog on the subject, also linked below.
Try it out and let us know what you think in the comments below!