The full privacy software catalog. Stack filters to narrow down. 352 tools.
Cross-platform workhorses first: the tools that do the most jobs and run on the most platforms.
Zero-knowledge notes, tasks, files, passwords, journal, contacts and bookmarks under a single 12-word recovery phrase, with no email or password required. The full client for web, desktop and mobile is open source under AGPL-3.0. No subscription model.
Ad · Easy to setup within minutes. Comes with setup guides for all systems. You only need to enter two IP adresses.
Privacy-focused search engine and mobile browser that blocks trackers and searches without profiling you. Partially open source, based in the US.
Reliable, fast and privacy-friendly. Harden it with add-ons, enable DNS-over-HTTPS, and sync across all your devices.
Ad · The major advantage of NextDNS over AdGuard DNS is to be able to configure the service to your needs via parental controls, website restrictions or block whole categories of…
Install the SponsorBlock extension in your Chrome browser to automatically block sponsored segments in YouTube videos.
Tor, short for The Onion Router, is for enabling anonymous communication. It directs Internet traffic through a free, worldwide, volunteer overlay network, consisting of more…
Fast, cross-platform Chromium browser that blocks ads and trackers by default. A complete package out of the box, suitable for beginners or when setup time matters.
Ad · Audited by an independent cybersecurity firm Cure53 in Feb 2020 and confirmed the security of NordPass. Offers browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, Opera and…
OnionShare is an open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network. Share files, host websites,…
Tuta: Free, Cross-Platform and Zero-Knowledge Calendar
1Password is a commercial password manager for individuals, families, and teams, available on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, and all major browsers. It uses a dual-key architecture combining your master password with a locally generated Secret Key.
Ad · Based in Cyprus. Operating since 2009. Everyone gets a 3 GB free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee. One subscription covers 10 devices.
Bitwarden is our top choice. You can import your previous passwords from other password managers with ease. Free for personal use. Available for Desktop, all Browsers, Android…
The person creating the call requires to use Brave Browser, but the participants can join from any browser.
Based in United States. Supports: DNS-over-TLS (DoT) and DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH).
Customizable encrypted DNS resolver supporting DoH, DoT, DoQ, and legacy DNS. Offers a free no-log tier and paid plans with a dashboard, per-device profiles, and content filtering.
Your photos are encrypted and hosted in datacenters in The Netherlands and France ( Source ). Migration options available: Local HDD, Google, Apple and Amazon Photos. Free…
Features: End-to-end encrypted cloud backups and multi device synchronization. Offline mode and import & export tokens. It's the only open-source solution that is available for…
The free plan offers 10 GB storage and unlimited bandwith. Hosted in Germany.
Swiss cloud storage with ONLYOFFICE editing, 15 GB free, and data held exclusively in Switzerland.
Free, open-source, self-hosted media server for video, music, and photos, with no account required and no telemetry.
Desktop version downloads can be found here .
Mastodon: Twitter Alternative
The free plan offers 20 GB storage and a daily 5GB transfer limit. Company is based in New Zealand.
Nextcloud is functionally similar to Dropbox, Office 365 or Google Drive. It can be hosted in the cloud or on-premises. It is scalable from home office solutions based on the…
Developers decided recently to open-source their application. Comes with a generous free version, rich text editor and import functionality from: Files (txt, html, and .md…
Features: Online document editors, platform for document management, corporate communication, mail and project management tools. Read more: Data Security & Access Control -…
Ad · Open-source, end-to-end encrypted password manager from the maker of Proton Mail, based in Switzerland. Stores logins, notes, and cards, with built-in email aliasing via SimpleLogin. Apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and the major browsers.
Professional approach for real-time conversations with your colleagues, other companies or customers.
Free accounts come with a good set of features already, even in the long run if you are fine with plain text notes.
Ad · Based in The Netherlands. Operating since 2018. Obfuscated, RAM-only servers. Audited by a reputable German cybersecurity firm Cure53. Currently 3 months FREE. Unlimited devices.
End-to-end encrypted cloud storage founded in 2011, owned by Swiss Post, the national postal service of Switzerland. Closed-source clients with multiple independent security audits; available on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS.
The project is still under development and the native apps are not final yet, but the web version works great. Offers an import feature from Todoist, Trello and Microsoft To-Do.
xBrowserSync is a Chrome extension that enables you to synchronize your browsing sessions across multiple browsers and computers. This means that you can start browsing on one…
A local-first, end-to-end encrypted knowledge base and note-taking app with peer-to-peer sync, built as a privacy-respecting alternative to Notion.
ClearURLs is a privacy extension for the Chrome browser that automatically shortens URLs on webpages you visit. It does this by adding a button to your toolbar and when you…
Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored on your computer and can be used to track your browsing habits. The Cookie AutoDelete extension is a browser extension that…
Open-source Chromium fork for Android with built-in ad blocking and anti-fingerprinting. The actively maintained successor to Bromite.
Free accounts come with 100MB storage. Your documents are encrypted before they leave your device, so Cryptee can't see your documents. Use the code "privacytools" at the…
Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to a cloud service.
Decentraleyes is a browser extension that protects your privacy by ensuring that the data you send and receive from the websites you visit is never sent to or shared with any…
Delta Chat doesn't have their own servers but uses the most massive and diverse open messaging system ever: the existing e-mail server network. Chat with anyone if you know…
A modern alternative to IRC or Discord. Good for team chats and groups.
Offline AI chat from Ente that runs models entirely on your device, with no network calls required.
Removes metadata for the most popular image and video formats. It also supports PDF files and comes with batch-processing to process multiple files at once. Drag and Drop…
Ad · Internxt is a privacy-focused cloud storage platform with zero-knowledge encryption and anonymous accounts. The free plan offers 1GB of storage forever, with paid plans…
Ad · Internxt is a privacy-focused platform for encrypted photo storage with zero-knowledge encryption and anonymous accounts. It offers 1GB free forever, paid plans from €4.99, and…
Jami: Instant messaging and video calling
Synchronize notes across devices, publish and collaboration are for paid subscriptions only.
Securely store passwords using industry standard encryption, quickly auto-type them into desktop applications, and use browser extension to log into websites. KeePassDX for…
Great alternative to Grammarly. Plugins and apps available for: Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Safari, Opera, iOS, macOS, Windows, Google Docs, Microsoft Office, LibreOffice,…
Linphone: Video and instant messaging
Based in Sweden. Operating since 2009. Accepts Monero, Bitcoin, BCH and Cash. Native desktop and mobile clients are available for Android and iOS and are easy to use. Money…
Unlimited devices, affordable price, 135 countries and over 16,000 servers. No email sign up required.
Ad · Based in Panama. Operating since 2012. Accepts Bitcoin, ETH and more via Coingate. Native desktop and mobile clients are available for Android and iOS. Money back guarantee for…
Decentralized VPN built on the Nym mixnet, with a 5-hop anonymous mode and a faster 2-hop WireGuard mode in one client.
Ad · 15 GB storage for 3.99€/mo or 500 GB for 9.99€/mo. Discount for yearly payments. Based in Switzerland.
Ad · Based in Switzerland. Operating since 2016. Subscription covers 10 devices.
Interesting project in an early stage. Instead of wasting server resources, this new protocol is using peer-to-peer user nodes to create a fully functioning bandwith network.
No phone number or email address is required to signup. Similar functionality like Element, but still in an earlier stage of development. Decentralized servers routed through…
Similar look and feel of WhatsApp and other commonly used messaging apps, makes switching easy. Signal requires your phone number as an personal identifier.
End-to-end encrypted sync for calendars, contacts, and tasks, wired into the apps you already use over CalDAV.
Decentralized messenger that assigns no identifier to users, not even a random number. Contacts are established via one-time invite links or QR codes, with all data stored on-device only.
Formerly Master Password. Passwords aren't stored: they are generated on-demand from your name, the site, and your master password. No syncing, backups, or internet access…
No phone number or email address is required to signup. Uses the peer-to-peer (p2p) messaging protocol Waku that removes centralized third parties from messages.
Open source, self-hostable Discord alternative, formerly Revolt. Built for communities that want off Discord, but it is not end-to-end encrypted.
Permission-light Manifest V3 content blocker for Chrome, Edge, and Safari, built by Raymond Hill as the MV3 sibling of uBlock Origin. Blocks ads and trackers declaratively with no persistent background process.
A TOTP authenticator app that stores one-time password secrets on a YubiKey hardware key rather than on the device, available on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.
Yubico's entry-level hardware security key offering FIDO2/WebAuthn support at a lower price point, available in USB-A and USB-C variants, with NFC on select models.
Full-featured hardware security key from Yubico supporting FIDO2/WebAuthn, TOTP/HOTP, smart card (PIV), and OpenPGP across multiple form factors including USB-A, USB-C, and NFC variants.
addy.io is an open-source email aliasing service that lets you create unlimited aliases forwarding to your real inbox. Available on web, browser extensions for all major browsers, and Android/iOS apps. Self-hostable. Based in the United Kingdom.
BiglyBT: Feature rich and remote control via Android app
Open-source, non-custodial wallet for Monero and Bitcoin where your keys never leave the device.
User friendly, lightweight, for desktop and Android. End-to-end encrypted and takes place over Tor v3 onion services. Privacy-preserving, multi-party messaging protocol. Built…
(Desktop) A flexible DNS proxy, with support for modern encrypted DNS protocols including DNSCrypt V2, DNS-over-HTTPS and Anonymized DNSCrypt . Also allows for advanced…
Decentralized servers, encrypted, cached blockchain for improved speeds.
GnuPG allows you to encrypt and sign your data and communications. Following are download links for different platforms. Mac: GPG Suite . OpenKeychain for Android: Google Play…
Highly customizable open-source online editor providing collaborative editing in real time.
Dedicated mobile privacy browser with automatic tracking protection and ad blocking. With Focus, your pages load faster and your data stays private.
The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) is an anonymous network layer that allows for censorship-resistant, peer-to-peer communication. Anonymous connections are achieved by…
No iOS app yet. Node operators get rewarded with $KEL tokens with staking options.
If you like Bitwarden but don't like syncing or storage of passwords then LessPass is your choice. Browsers, mobile phones and the command line are supported platforms.
Not encrypted , but the server will never store or analyze your private notes. Your data are plain text files.
Strips out metadata or remove location data only. Share without metadata just before sharing.
Open-source hardware security key line from Berlin-based Nitrokey, with models ranging from the FIDO2-only Nitrokey Passkey to the Nitrokey 3, which adds PIV smart card, OpenPGP, and TOTP support.
Ad · Premium plans to get 500 GB ($3.19 USD/mo) or 2 TB ($7.99 USD/mo) storage space. 30-day money-back guarantee. Company is based in Lithuania.
Open source video editor that runs in your browser and processes footage locally instead of on a server. A privacy-first CapCut alternative.
No Windows client available. The Orchid protocol uses WebRTC. Onion-routed multi-hop connections.
Peer-to-peer communication and file sharing app based on a friend-to-friend network built on GNU Privacy Guard (GPG). Optionally, peers may communicate certificates and IP…
Ad · Emails are forwarded to your real email address. If you reply to a sender it will use your alias, too. It is designed to be user friendly and available on many platforms. Based…
Skales is a local AI desktop agent that runs on your computer with any AI provider you choose. All conversations and data stay on your machine, and you control which model and which API keys you use.
Synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to choose where it is stored,…
Mozilla Thunderbird is a email client, personal information manager, news client, RSS and chat client.
Wide range of features but a highly experimental protocol, use with caution.
Free accounts come with storage of up to 50MB of note data and collaborate with 3 people each space.
WebTorrent: Stream torrents in browsers and on desktop
Features: Device synchronization, modern user-interface and backups. The main advantages are the browser extensions that enable one-tap authentication and no need to switch…
File archiver with a high compression ratio and built-in encryption functionality.
Ad · This is an extremely advanced Safari ad-blocker that will make you forget about annoying pop-ups and speed up loading time. It also protects your personal data and allows you…
Aether: reddit Alternative (Desktop App)
Professional open source digital audio workstation for recording, mixing and mastering.
Briar doesn't rely on a central server: messages are synchronized directly between the users' devices via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Online sync via the Tor network is possible, too.…
Offline-first API client that stores your collections as plain text files in your own Git repo. No forced account, no cloud sync.
Canary's security suite is second to none with Seamless End-To-End Encryption, Full PGP Support, Biometric App Lock, On-Device Fetch, No Ads, No Data Mining & Open Source Mail…
No privacy features but a neat little tool to declutter your computer and free disk space.
Warning: The free version of DeepL does not respect your privacy, only the paid pro version. Source: Privacy Policy. The texts of free users are used to train and improve the…
Deluge: Lightweight with WebUI
Infomaniak's Swiss-hosted AI assistant that pledges no training on user data and operates under GDPR and Swiss data law.
File support: JPEG, PNG and WebP.
ExifTool is a long-standing Perl library and command-line tool for reading, writing, and erasing metadata across an exceptionally wide range of file formats, including JPEG, RAW camera formats, PDF, video, audio, and Office documents.
Good alternative to the official Monero GUI Wallet.
FreeTube is an open-source desktop YouTube client for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It uses a built-in local extractor or the Invidious API to fetch content, blocks ads by default, and stores subscriptions, history, and playlists entirely on your device.
GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard) is the free, GPL-licensed implementation of the OpenPGP standard. A command-line tool for Linux, macOS, and Windows, it encrypts and signs files and email, and manages public-key directories.
gopass is an open-source, command-line password manager written in Go, compatible with the Unix pass store format. Credentials are encrypted with GPG (or age) and versioned in git, with packages available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Privacy-first Chromium browser with uBlock Origin and tracker blocking on by default. Based on ungoogled-chromium, for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Hyphanet, formerly Freenet, is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant, anonymous communication. It uses a decentralized distributed data store to keep and deliver information, and has a…
Apple's built-in cloud storage and backup. End-to-end encrypted once Advanced Data Protection is on.
Self-hosted photo and video backup with mobile apps, AI search, and a Google Photos-like interface.
Ad · No personal data required at signup. The free plan offers 10 GB storage forever. Fair paid…
The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a protocol and peer-to-peer network for storing and sharing data in a distributed file system. IPFS uses content-addressing to uniquely…
Gibraltar-based VPN with anonymous account numbers, audited no-logs policy, and open-source apps.
Mature, full-featured open source video editor from the KDE project, with multi-track timelines and a deep effects library, all offline.
KoboldCpp is a self-contained local AI inference tool with a built-in web UI. It runs GGUF text, image, and speech models with no installation beyond a single binary, primarily aimed at creative writing and roleplay workflows.
Kryptor is a free, open-source file encryption and signing CLI for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It uses modern primitives via libsodium (XChaCha20-Poly1305, Argon2id, Ed25519) with no configuration options and encrypts file names optionally.
LibreOffice consists of programs for word processing, creating and editing of spreadsheets, slideshows, diagrams and drawings, working with databases, and composing…
A modified version of Firefox designed to increase protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, while also including security improvements.
A Mozilla project that packages a complete LLM and its runtime into a single executable file. Download one file, run it on Windows, Mac, or Linux with no installation, no dependencies, and no network connection required.
Uses Oxen Service Nodes (also used by Session ) as routers to safeguard user privacy and anonymity.
Proton's hosted AI assistant with zero-access encryption of saved chats and a strict no-logs policy.
Suitable for both beginners and advanced users.
Anti-fingerprinting Firefox fork built by the Tor Project and distributed by Mullvad VPN, designed to be used with a VPN. Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
A hyperextensible, fully open-source modal editor that runs in the terminal and collects no telemetry. Configured in Lua, with a built-in language-server client.
NetNewsWire: For Mac and iOS. More news, less junk
Two-hop VPN where the entry and exit hops are run by separate companies, so neither can see both who you are and what you do.
Ad · A decentralized and blockchain-based video platform powered by the LBRY protocol . Cryptocurrency can be used to tip creators. Allowing publishers and their fans to interact…
Ollama lets you download and run large language models locally via a simple CLI and REST API. Supports a growing library of open models including Llama, Mistral, and Gemma on Windows, Mac, and Linux with no data sent to the cloud.
Open Video Downloader: Supports YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter and more
Beginner-friendly open source video editor with a simple drag-and-drop timeline. Cross-platform and free.
A GNU Emacs major mode for keeping notes, managing to-do lists, planning projects, and authoring documents in plain text. Files are stored locally on Windows, Mac, and Linux; no account or cloud dependency required.
PeerTube: Free and decentralized alternative to video platforms
You can run Pi-hole in a container, or deploy it directly to a supported operating system via installer.
Cloud-hosted and self-hosted versions available. Comes with user management. Demo .
PixelFed: Instagram Alternative
German privacy email with no signup data, anonymous payment options, and green energy hosting.
The complete teamwork experience: Chats & calls, files, tasks, kanban boards, mind maps and calendars. Team members can communicate one-on-one, group chat and section channels.…
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Ad · Free and paid plans include all security features, including end-to-end encryption, zero-access encryption, anti-phishing, anti-spam and 2FA. Own Android, iOS Apps and web…
Psono is an open-source, self-hostable password manager built for teams and organisations, with browser extensions for all major browsers plus Android and iOS apps. Secrets are end-to-end encrypted client-side before reaching the server.
Polished µTorrent-like User Interface.
Based in Switzerland. Supports: DNS-over-TLS (DoT), DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) and DNSCrypt.
Self-hosted comment engine that adds threaded discussions to any site with no trackers, no ads, and no third-party scripts loaded on your readers.
Based on Ricochet but improved security and compatibility with Tor Onion Services v3 instead of older v2.
Cross-platform open source video editor with native multi-format timelines, so mixed clips need no conversion.
Built-in trustless CoinJoin. Easy to use and offers users a quick start guide .
A cross-platform open source app that reminds you to take breaks when working on your computer.
No Windows client available, but coming soon. Number of nodes in Jan 2023: 1128. Source . Node operators receive IPX token rewards with staking options.
Privacy-respecting open source audio editor forked from Audacity, with the telemetry stripped out.
No native desktop apps available yet, but there is a web version for your browser. No phone number is required to signup but there is a payment involved to get the app.…
Offline neural machine translation that runs entirely on your device, with a desktop app and browser extension.
Transmission: Small footprint with minimal user interface
uBlock is a lightweight, open-source, and free Chrome privacy browser extension that is used to block ads and other online trackers. It's designed to be user-friendly and…
(Desktop) Validating, recursive, caching DNS resolve with support for DNS-over-TLS. Designed to be fast, lean, and secure Unbound incorporates modern features based on open…
It can create a virtual encrypted disk that works just like a regular disk but within a file. It can also encrypt a partition or the entire storage device with pre-boot…
A community build of VS Code's open-source core with Microsoft's telemetry and branding removed, under the MIT license. Uses the Open VSX extension registry.
Non-custodial, privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet for Desktop, that implements trustless CoinJoin.
A fast open-source editor written in Rust with real-time collaboration. Telemetry is on by default and can be turned off in settings.
Open-source team chat built around topic-based threading, fully self-hostable with managed hosting also available.
KDE's desktop RSS and Atom feed reader, part of the Kontact personal information management suite. Runs on Linux and Windows, with an integrated article browser, fast search, and feed archiving.
Apple's AI. On-device where it can, with verifiable Private Cloud Compute for the rest.
Apple Mail is the built-in email client on macOS and iOS, supporting IMAP, SMTP, and S/MIME. Mail Privacy Protection hides the user's IP address and loads remote content via Apple proxy servers to block tracking pixels.
Shredding files and wiping unallocated disk space to minimize data remanence.
Ad · Available for Windows and Mac. Beautiful designed user interface, perfect for beginners and people who appreciate a well-designed software. Cleans up junk files and speeds up…
Community-led offline maps and navigation based on OpenStreetMap, forked from Organic Maps with affiliate tracking and Firebase removed.
diaspora*: Google+ Alternative
Respects your privacy. No collection of usage data or personal information, no ads, no spyware. Drip stores data related to menstrual health locally on your device. Read the…
Touch ID (fingerprint) support, offers in-app buy and sell.
If you decide to self-host EteSync you won't have to pay for the subscription. Tutorial here .
Reliable, evidence-based sexual and reproductive health information. Euki takes privacy seriously. They do not store any of the information you enter into the app in the cloud…
Friendica: Facebook Alternative
iOS and iPadOS device manager for Windows and macOS that includes a free built-in spyware analyzer, powered by MVT detection logic, to scan a device backup for signs of compromise.
Apple's built-in messenger. End-to-end encrypted between Apple devices.
KeePassium is a KeePass-compatible password manager for iOS and macOS, offering biometric unlock, Password AutoFill, automatic sync with iCloud Drive and cloud storage providers, and read/write support for all KeePass database formats.
Lemmy: Reddit Alternative
LibreCMC: For computers with minimal resources
Command-line forensic tool developed by Amnesty International's Security Lab to analyze iOS and Android device backups and logs for indicators of compromise by mercenary spyware such as Pegasus.
NeoMutt is a command-line email client for Linux and macOS, forked from Mutt with a large collection of patches and added features. It supports IMAP, POP3, SMTP, OpenPGP, S/MIME, Notmuch search integration, and is highly configurable via a plain-text config file.
Terminal RSS and Atom feed reader for Linux and macOS, actively maintained as a fork of the abandoned Newsbeuter. Vim-style keybindings, scriptable filters, and works well over SSH.
OpenWrt: Embedded operating system based on Linux secure by default
Free, open-source Tor VPN app for Android and iOS that routes device traffic through the Tor network. Supports per-app Tor routing and access to .onion services on Android.
Organic Maps is an Android & iOS offline maps app for travelers, tourists, hikers, and cyclists based on top of crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap data and curated with love by…
WebKit browser by Kagi for macOS and iOS with zero telemetry and support for Chrome and Firefox extensions.
Global mobile map viewing and navigation for online and offline OpenStreetMap.
Unlisted for now because Raivo was sold, and the new owner wasn't able to clarify concerns listed in the GitHub discussion. The warning will be removed once the situation is…
Safing Portmaster: Monitor and control all network activity
SPN enables users to select different identities (IP addresses) for each app. Certain apps and domains can be excluded as well. Volunteers are able to host a community node but…
It monitors your keyboard and mouse usage and using this information, it frequently alerts you to take microbreaks, rest breaks and restricts you to your daily computer usage.
De-Googled Android-based mobile OS using microG, developed by the e Foundation and sold pre-installed on Murena phones.
Security-focused Android app store with signing key pinning and signed repository metadata.
Aegis Authenticator: Encryption, Organization and Backups for Android
A self-hosted, zero-knowledge password manager with a built-in email aliasing server, end-to-end encrypted and licensed under AGPLv3.
Self-hosted CAPTCHA that proves a visitor is human with a background proof-of-work puzzle. No cookies, no tracking, MIT licensed.
Get it on F-Droid . Supports lots of languages via external packages.
Apple's built-in activity and fitness tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch, with health data processed on-device and synced to iCloud using end-to-end encryption that Apple cannot read.
Already pre-installed and secure on your Apple device. The Health app was created to help organize your important health information and make it easy to access in a central and…
Arch Linux is a minimal, rolling-release Linux distribution built around a do-it-yourself philosophy. You assemble the system yourself from a bare base, choosing every component, and keep it current with the pacman package manager.
Android app by GrapheneOS that uses hardware-backed attestation to verify the integrity and authenticity of a supported device and its operating system, confirming it has not been tampered with.
Open-source Google Play client that lets you download apps anonymously without a Google account.
Automatically tracks your sleep from your Apple Watch with total privacy.
BitLocker is the built-in full-disk encryption feature in Windows Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions. It encrypts the operating system drive and fixed data drives using AES-XTS, with optional TPM-backed pre-boot authentication.
Blog post about the new Brave Search beta . Based in the US. Launched in June 2021.
A drop-in Google Fonts replacement: swap the URL and serve the same fonts from a zero-logging, GDPR-safe CDN. No account, based in Slovenia.
Only Google Pixel devices and Xiaomi Mi A2 are supported. Source .
Free, nonprofit Git hosting for open-source projects, run on Forgejo with no ads and no tracking. Operated by Codeberg e.V. in Germany.
Self-hosted online office suite built on LibreOffice, designed to integrate with Nextcloud and ownCloud.
Android alternative to Apple Health. Helps you collect and manage personal health data and share it with the health services, organizations, and apps you trust. Data is only…
Plenty of features: Rich text, code, presentation, sheet, form, kanban, whiteboard and CryptDrive. Encrypted data is hosted in France but you can also self-host it or select…
A tiny open-source comment widget that uses no cookies and needs no reader sign-in, with a self-hosted option and a hosted one for sites that do not want to run a server.
This decentralized VPN hardware product comes with six powerful features: dVPN, security, IoT device protection, ad blocking incl. YouTube, one-click parental controls and…
Free plans support custom domains. Users can choose between their web client or third party desktop clients like Thunderbird. Disroot allows for encrypted emails to be sent…
(iOS) Allows for the use for dnscrypt-proxy on an iPhone or iPad, which gives users the ability to encrypt their DNS requests through the use of an on-device VPN profile.
DTube: Decentralized and full-featured video sharing website
DuckDuckGo's private AI chat that lets you talk to multiple models with no account and no training on your prompts.
Electronic Frontier Foundation offers tips, tools and how-tos for safer online communications.
Your data is saved on the web, and people can edit the same document at the same time. Everybody's changes are instantly reflected on all screens.
Catalog and installer for free and open-source Android apps, no Google account required.
FairEmail is a fully featured, open-source email client for Android that uses standard IMAP/SMTP protocols and supports OpenPGP and S/MIME encryption. It blocks remote image tracking, confirms link opens, and stores no data on third-party servers.
A modular, repairable Android phone from the Netherlands with an unlockable bootloader and years of security updates, sold with the de-Googled /e/OS preinstalled through Murena.
Fedora Atomic Desktops (Silverblue, Kinoite, and others) are immutable Fedora variants where the base OS is read-only and updated atomically via rpm-ostree. Applications run as Flatpaks, and rollback to a prior OS image is built in.
Fedora Workstation: User friendly and easy to setup
Feedbro: Browser Extension for Chrome, Vivaldi, Edge, Brave and Firefox
Download is also available on F-Droid .
FileVault is the built-in full-disk encryption feature in macOS. On Macs with Apple silicon or a T2 chip, data is encrypted by hardware by default; enabling FileVault adds a login-password gate that prevents decryption without your credentials.
Get it on F-Droid . Currently in early-beta state.
Self-host open-source fonts as npm packages, so a visitor's browser never makes a third-party request. Free and open source.
Community-driven, self-hosted Git forge forked from Gitea and stewarded by Codeberg e.V. Lightweight and copyleft, built to be owned by the people who run it.
Open-source survey and experience-management platform for link and in-app surveys, self-hosted or run on its GDPR-compliant cloud. Based in Germany.
Open-source form backend that turns any HTML form into a secure endpoint, with spam protection and email alerts, self-hosted with Docker. MIT licensed.
Fully open-source email forwarding and hosted mailboxes that never scan your mail.
Invisible, managed CAPTCHA from Germany. Uses background proof-of-work and no cookies, so visitors never solve a puzzle.
Use your smart watch, fitness tracker, and other bluetooth devices without the vendor's closed source application and without the need to create an account and transmit any of…
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Ghost: A popular and modern publishing platform
Comment widget that stores every thread as a GitHub Discussion, so there is no server to run and no ad scripts or tracking cookies loaded on your readers.
Full DevOps platform whose Community Edition is open source under the MIT license and self-hostable, with a hosted cloud option too. Based in the US.
GNOME Evolution is a Linux personal information manager combining email, calendar, contacts, and tasks in one application. It uses standard protocols (IMAP, SMTP, CalDAV, CardDAV) and supports native OpenPGP and S/MIME encryption without plugins.
For decentralized, peer-to-peer networking and an official GNU package. The framework offers link encryption, peer discovery, resource allocation, communication over many…
Deliberately minimal, cookie-free analytics that ships as a single Go binary. Free hosted tier for non-commercial sites, open source.
Google's own Android phone line, recommended as the hardware base for a de-Googled setup because it ships with an unlockable bootloader, a Titan M secure element, and multi-year guaranteed security update commitments.
GPG Suite brings OpenPGP encryption to macOS through a unified package: GPG Keychain for key management, GPG Mail for Apple Mail integration, GPG Services for system-wide encrypt/sign actions, and MacGPG as the underlying engine.
Gpg4win is the official Windows installer for GnuPG, bundling the Kleopatra certificate manager and GpgOL for Outlook integration. It provides OpenPGP and S/MIME encryption for files and email on Windows.
Only Google Pixel devices are supported, new models are recommended. Source .
An Android application that leverages on-device sensors to provide monitoring and protection of physical areas. Turns Android phones into a motion, sound, vibration and light…
Get a complete picture of all the health & fitness information captured by your Apple Watch. No user analytics tracking. No advertising plugins. No 3rd party code. No data upload.
Apple's smart home framework. End-to-end encrypted home data, on-device camera processing.
Fast, lightweight open-source API client that runs in the browser and can be self-hosted on your own server. No install needed to start.
HOPR's decentralized, incentivized mixnet obscures all metadata, including IP addresses, making it impossible to tell anything about who is communicating and what data they're…
Get it on F-Droid . Supports 23 languages and 54 layouts.
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Desktop: FreeTube . For Windows, Mac and Linux.
Apple's mobile OS. More locked down by default than stock Android, but closed.
Hardened Firefox fork for Android with content blocking and stripped telemetry.
The classic self-hosted Disqus replacement: a small Python server on a SQLite file that adds comments with no tracking and no third-party scripts.
K-9 Mail is an open source email client focused on making it easy to chew through large volumes of email. Designed for both novice and power users and offers lots of features…
Paid, ad-free search engine with no tracking, customizable result ranking, and a small free trial.
Open-source, self-hosted reading server for manga, comics, and ebooks, with a built-in browser reader.
KeePassDX is a lightweight, open-source KeePass-compatible password manager for Android, storing credentials in a local encrypted database file (.kdbx) with support for biometric unlock, autofill, TOTP, and passkeys.
Kicksecure is a security-hardened Debian-based Linux distribution that applies a broad set of kernel and userspace hardening settings out of the box, reducing the attack surface without requiring manual configuration. It also serves as the foundation for the Whonix anonymity OS.
Kontact is the KDE personal information management suite that combines KMail (email), KOrganizer (calendar), KAddressBook, and a feed reader into a single unified window. It runs on Linux and supports IMAP, POP3, OpenPGP, and S/MIME natively.
Automatically redirects requests from popular websites to alternative and privacy friendly frontends. Uses random instances by default. You can modify this and add custom…
All requests go through the backend; client never talks to IMDb. List of Instances .
100% Self-Hosted. No Limits. No Ties to Proprietary Services.
LibreTube is an open-source Android YouTube client that routes requests through the Piped API instead of Google directly. It supports SponsorBlock, ReturnYouTubeDislike, DeArrow, subscriptions, playlists, and background playback, with a Material 3 interface.
Wide range of supported devices: Open list .
Linguist is not just another browser extension. It's a full-featured translation system that respects your privacy. Translate offline on your device, use any translation…
Retrieves translations without using any Google-related service, preventing them from tracking.
Helps you to achieve long-term goals. Detailed charts and statistics show you how your habits improved over time. The app is completely ad-free, open source and it respects…
LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) is the standard disk-encryption specification for Linux, implemented by the cryptsetup utility. It provides a header format and key-slot system on top of the dm-crypt kernel module, supporting multiple decryption passphrases per volume.
Apple's desktop OS. A real privacy step up from Windows, but closed and US-based.
Paid plans enable custom domains. Users can choose between their web client or third party desktop clients like Thunderbird. Based in Germany, founded in 2014.
Bring email encryption straight into your browser. We recommend using Firefox for this. It can be used to encrypt and sign electronic messages, including attached files,…
MAT2 (Metadata Anonymisation Toolkit 2) removes embedded metadata from images, PDFs, audio files, office documents, and more. It runs as a CLI tool or as a file-manager extension for Nautilus and Dolphin on Linux.
The most full-featured Google Analytics replacement: self-host or cloud, with a GDPR-friendly cookieless mode. Open source, you own the data.
Self-hosted, proof-of-work CAPTCHA written in Rust. Rate-limits abusive traffic without tracking or profiling your visitors.
A lightweight self-hosted memo and note-taking app with a timeline-style interface, built on Go and SQLite, released under the MIT license.
Minimalist self-hosted RSS and Atom feed reader written in Go. Runs as a single static binary against PostgreSQL, with a responsive web UI and compatibility APIs for mobile clients like Reeder.
A crawler-based search engine that provides independent search results using its own index of web pages, rather than using results from other search engines. Based in the UK.…
Hardened fork of Signal for Android that adds an encrypted local database, automatic RAM wiping on lock, and Tor/SOCKS proxy support via Orbot. Ships in two variants: one with FCM push and one fully FOSS without Google.
Multiple wallets, QR code scanning and able to pay BTC addresses.
Open-source, self-hosted music server compatible with the Subsonic API, giving any Subsonic client access to your personal library.
(Android) Non-root, small-sized DNS changer utilizing DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS.
NewPipe is a libre Android app for streaming content from YouTube, SoundCloud, PeerTube, Bandcamp, and media.ccc.de without Google Play Services, accounts, or ads. It stores subscriptions and playlists locally and is available on F-Droid.
Modern GTK RSS reader for Linux desktop, designed to pair with a web-based feed service such as Nextcloud News, Miniflux, or Feedbin. Adaptive layout, fast full-text search, and desktop notifications.
A Google Pixel that the German maker Nitrokey ships sealed with the hardened, de-Googled GrapheneOS preinstalled, optionally with the microphones and motion sensors physically removed, for buyers who want a private phone without flashing it themselves.
Android: Fritter, a privacy-friendly Twitter frontend for Android devices.
NixOS is a Linux distribution built entirely on the Nix package manager, where the whole system (kernel, packages, services, and configuration) is declared in a single set of files. Upgrades are atomic and fully reproducible rollbacks are a built-in feature.
O&O ShutUp10++: Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11
Installs and auto-updates Android apps directly from their upstream release sources.
Free, open-source browser that routes your iOS traffic through the Tor network for extra anonymity.
OpenKeychain is an OpenPGP implementation for Android. It manages your keys and those of your contacts, and integrates with K-9 Mail and FairEmail for end-to-end encrypted email on Android devices.
OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open licence.
openSUSE Tumbleweed is a rolling-release Linux distribution that defaults to Btrfs with Snapper snapshots, letting you boot into a previous system state if an update breaks something. Available with KDE, GNOME, or Xfce.
Open-source no-code form builder with conditional logic and unlimited submissions, self-hosted with Docker or run on a hosted plan. Based in France.
OPNsense is a FreeBSD-based open-source firewall and routing platform, forked from pfSense. It provides a web-based interface for stateful firewall rules, VPN (WireGuard, OpenVPN, IPsec), traffic shaping, intrusion detection via Suricata, and a plugin system.
An end-to-end encrypted pastebin that encrypts content in the browser using XChaCha20-Poly1305 and Argon2id before upload. The decryption key stays in the URL fragment and never reaches the server, with no opt-out: every paste is always encrypted.
Audited by Cure53 in May 2019.
pfSense: Firewall and router software based on FreeBSD
Piped is an open-source, self-hostable web frontend for YouTube that makes no connections to Google servers during playback. It supports SponsorBlock, playlists, subscriptions, and a public JSON API, and runs as a federated multi-instance network.
Lightweight, cookie-free analytics that measures your traffic without a consent banner or shipping visitors to Google. Open source, EU-hosted.
A minimalist open-source pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Content is encrypted and decrypted entirely in the browser using 256-bit AES-GCM before anything touches the server, with the decryption key stored only in the URL fragment.
Qubes OS: A reasonably secure operating system
All requests are proxied. Dark and light themes available. List of Instances .
French private search engine, EU-hosted, no personal data stored, blending its own index with Bing results.
Redlib is an open-source, self-hostable web frontend for Reddit built in Rust. It proxies all content through the server, including media, so Reddit never sees your IP address or tracks you with cookies or JavaScript.
Open-source Android app combining encrypted DNS (DoH, DoT, DNSCrypt) with a per-app firewall. Supports 190+ blocklists and on-device query logging, all without a backend account.
No sign up or app install prompts. List of Instances .
The actively maintained successor to Searx. Self-hostable, open source metasearch engine. Users can access existing public instances.
secureblue is a security-hardened immutable Linux OS built on Fedora Atomic Desktops. It ships as OCI bootable container images and applies kernel hardening, a hardened memory allocator from GrapheneOS, and a hardened Chromium browser called Trivalent.
Software that news websites install to offer whistleblowers a plattform for secure communication and file transfers. Requires Tor Browser for anonymity in order to access. List…
Continuation of Mozilla's Firefox Send, now a community fork hosted over multiple instances.
Get it on F-Droid . For people who like it minimalistic. No emojis, gifs, spell checker or swipe typing.
simplewall: Free and lightweight Firewall
Clearweb, Onion, I2P and Lokinet instances are also available for SimplyTranslate.
Tor pluggable transport that disguises Tor traffic as WebRTC video calls to bypass censorship. Built into Tor Browser and Orbot; also available as a browser extension for volunteers to run a proxy.
Minimalist, fully open-source forge built around an email-driven workflow, with no required JavaScript. Available as paid hosting or self-hosted. Based in the US.
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Obtains Google search results while protecting users' privacy. Based in the Netherlands. Launched in 1998.
Tails: Portable, encrypted and secure through the Tor network
Tofu: Easy-to-use and designed specifically for iOS
Tomb is an open-source Linux CLI tool that creates and manages encrypted volumes using dm-crypt and LUKS. It wraps the standard kernel encryption stack in a simple shell script, with optional steganographic key hiding and FIDO2 support.
On-device voice typing for Android. Speech recognition runs locally, with no network access.
Ubuntu: User friendly and easy to setup
List of supported devices .
Self-hosted, cookie-free analytics with a clean dashboard and a generous free cloud tier. MIT-licensed and simple to run.
A free, fully client-side file encryptor that runs in your browser. Drop in any file, set or generate a passphrase, and it seals the result into its own .vrn format. Nothing is ever uploaded, and it works offline.
A free, open-source desktop operating system that forces all traffic through Tor, run as two isolated virtual machines.
WordPress.com: Create a free website or build a blog with ease
Based in Iceland, founded in 2006. Accepts Bitcoin. 100% Green energy.
Based in Sweden, founded in 1994. Payments only with Credit Card or PayPal.
Bludit: Self-hosted, simple, fast, secure, flat-file CMS / Blog
Lightweight open-source home automation system that runs well on low-power hardware like a Raspberry Pi.
Alternative to SecureDrop. Easily set up a secure and anonymous whistleblowing initiative. Designed to be user-friendly, the software is customisable and protects the…
Local-first, open-source home automation hub with thousands of device integrations and no mandatory cloud.
Open-source IoT and home automation platform built on Node.js with a large adapter ecosystem.
Based in Sweden, founded in 2017 by Peter Sunde the Co-founder of The Pirate Bay.
Vendor-neutral, Java-based home automation platform with local control and a large binding ecosystem.
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No hosted solution available yet, but coming soon. Tag and find pictures automatically. Try the demo .
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A simple self-hosted CalDAV and CardDAV server for calendars and contacts, written in Python and licensed under GPLv3.
Write.as: Helps you create a blog, journal, or newsletter
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