Firefox: Reliable, fast and privacy friendly

It's recommended to install additional browser addons to strengthen Firefox even more. Firefox is able to sync accross all your devices on different platforms. Firefox is not the perfect out of the box solution but It's definetly worth it to take the extra time and setup Firefox properly.

Check for WebRTC & DNS leaks and learn how to fix them with the connection check at mullvad.net.

Hardening & Tweaking: The default settings of Firefox are not the best choice to be a privacy respecting browser. Use Firefox Profilemaker to adjust the settings. An alternative is to download the hardened Arkenfox's user.js - Place this in your Firefox's user.js directory and it will fix everything for you. You can also do it manually.

Tor: Encrypted out of the box for extra privacy and anonymity

Tor Browser is your choice if you need an extra layer of anonymity. It's a modified version of Firefox, which comes with pre-installed privacy add-ons, encryption, and an advanced proxy. It's not recommended to install additional browser addons. Plugins or addons may bypass Tor or compromise your privacy.

Tutorials: Installing, Tor Bridges, Gaining Anonymity and Tracking via anonymized Tor/VPN traffic.

Brave: Fast, cross-platform and block ads & trackers

Not a popular choice within the privacy community but it offers a complete package out of the box on all platforms and is suitable for beginners or if setup time is a factor at the given situation. Wikipedia offers more information about it's controversies.

Android and iOS - DuckDuckGo: Privacy Browser

Built-in advertising trackers blocking, private search and forces sites to use an encrypted connection if available.

Android - Bromite: Based on Chromium

Chromium browser with privacy and security enhancements, built-in adblocking and DNS over HTTPS support.

iOS - Onion Browser: Connection to the Tor Network

There are certain anonymity-related issues with Onion Browser due to iOS limitations.

uBlock Origin: Block Ads and Trackers

It's recommended to use this plugin with Firefox, but it's also available for other browsers. Firefox on Android supports also uBlock Origin plugin.

HTTPS Everywhere: Secure Connections

This plugin is already included in Brave (Desktop & Mobile), Tor (Desktop & Android) and Onion Browser (iOS only). It can be installed for Firefox on Android. Most browsers support HTTPS already after activation.

We are not linking to the plugin directly anymore, instead straight to the Tutorial of EFF.org on how to activate HTTPS in every browser. After the end of this year, the extension will be in “maintenance mode.” for 2022.

Decentraleyes: Block Content Delivery Networks

Emulates Content Delivery Networks locally by intercepting requests and injecting it into the environment. Automatically, and no configuration required. Can be installed for Firefox on Android.

ClearURLs: Automatically remove tracking elements from URLs

Removes tracking from URLs automatically in the background. Lightweight and useful.

xBrowserSync: Encrypted bookmarks across devices and browsers

No sign up is required and no personal data is ever collected. To start syncing simply download xBrowserSync for your desktop browser or mobile platform, enter an encryption password and click Create New Sync!

Cookie AutoDelete: Automatically Delete Cookies

When a tab closes, any cookies not being used are automatically deleted. Keep the ones you trust (forever/until restart) while deleting the rest. Also available for Chrome.

Mullvad: 60 Euro Yearly

Based in Sweden. Operating since 2009. Accepts Bitcoin, BCH and Cash. Native desktop and mobile clients are available for Android and iOS and are easy to use. Money back guarantee for 30 days.

Amount of servers in Oct 2021: 763 VPN servers, in 38 different countries. Source

ProtonVPN: Limited free version available, otherwise 48 EUR Yearly

Based in Switzerland. Operating since 2016. Accepts Bitcoin, but you need an existing account or contact their support team in advance. Easy to use native desktop and mobile clients are available for Android and iOS.

Amount of servers in Oct 2021: 1200+ VPN servers available in 55 different countries. Source

IVPN: 60 USD Yearly

Based in Gibraltar. Operating since 2009. Accepts Bitcoin, Monero and Cash. Native desktop and mobile clients are available for Android and iOS and are easy to use. Money back guarantee for 30 days.

Amount of servers in Oct 2021: 139 VPN servers available in 32 different countries. Source

ProtonMail: Secure email for the independent professional

Based in Switzerland, founded in 2013. 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 interface. Paid plans enable custom domains. Accessible via Tor Network.

Tutanota: Easy to use and private by design

Based in Germany, founded in 2011. Native cross platform apps available. Paid plans enable custom domains. No third-party email clients are supported, users need to use the wide range of native apps.

Disroot: Secure email for your desktop client or via a web interface

Based in The Netherlands, founded in 2015. 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 from their webmail application using OpenPGP.

mailbox.org: Secure e-mail inbox 100% powered by eco-friendly energy

Based in Germany, founded in 2014. Paid plans enable custom domains. Users can choose between their web client or third party desktop clients like Thunderbird.

StartMail: Trusted and reliable encrypted email provider

Based in The Netherlands, founded in 2014. Paid plans enable custom domains. Users can choose between their web client or third party desktop clients like Thunderbird.

SimpleLogin: Hide your existing email address

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.

AnonAddy: Anonymous email forwarding

Third party apps for Android and iOS are available. Support GPG/OpenPGP Encryption.

Desktop - Thunderbird: Reliable, fast and privacy friendly

Mozilla Thunderbird is a email client, personal information manager, news client, RSS and chat client.

Browser - Mailvelope: end-to-end encryption for your existing email address

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, without the use of a separate, native email client (like Thunderbird) using the OpenPGP standard. List of supported email providers.

Android and iOS - Canary Mail: Intuitive Design & Impeccable Security

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 Sync Engine. Also available for Mac.

Android - K-9 Mail: Advanced Email for your phone

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 for everyone.

Startpage: Dutch search engine company that highlights privacy

Based in the Netherlands. Launched in 1998.

Brave Search: A completely independent index without tracking

Based in the US. Launched in June 2021. Blog post about the new Brave Search beta.

DuckDuckGo: Privacy and avoiding the filter bubble of personalized results

Based in US. Some of DuckDuckGo's code is free software, but the core is proprietary. Launched in 2008.

MetaGer: Metasearch engine run by a non profit organization

Based in Germany. Launched in 1996.

Swisscows: Privacy and family friendly Bing search results

Based in Switzerland. Launched in 2014. Proprietary source code.

Searx: Privacy-respecting metasearch engine

Hosted in multiple locations around the world. Self-hostable, open source metasearch engine. Users can access existing public instances.

OpenStreetMap: Free, collaborative world wide map

OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open licence.

OsmAnd: Map and navigation app that uses OpenStreetMap data

Global mobile map viewing and navigation for online and offline OpenStreetMap.

Organic Maps: Offline hike, bike, trails and navigation

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 MapsWithMe (Maps.Me) founders.

Bitwarden: Easy to use, modern, cross platform and convenient

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 and iOS.

LessPass: Securely generated passwords with no storage or snyc needs

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.

KeePassXC: Reliable, old school and cross platform

Securely store passwords using industry standard encryption, quickly auto-type them into desktop applications, and use browser extension to log into websites. KeePassDX for Android: Google Play or F-Droid.

Spectre: Generated passwords, no storage needed

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 needed. The Windows version requires to install Java. Same principle like LessPass, but LessPass is more convenient to use because of the Browser Addons.

Aegis Authenticator: Encryption, Organization and Backups for Android

Raivo OTP: Easy-to-use and lightweight with sync for iOS

There is also a MacOS app available to automatically and securely copy one-time passwords tapped in Raivo OTP for iOS to the clipboard of your Mac. Works across multiple iCloud accounts.

andOTP: Encrypted, multiple backups, minimal and easy-to-use for Android

Download on F-Droid

Tofu: Easy-to-use and designed specifically for iOS

OnionShare: Anonymous file transfer via Tor

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, and chat anonymously via a new tabbed interface for maximum productivity.

Syncthing: Continuous file synchronization

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, whether it is shared with some third party, and how it's transmitted over the internet.

VeraCrypt: On-the-fly Disk Encryption

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 authentication.

GNU Privacy Guard: Email Encryption

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 and F-Droid.

7-Zip: Easy to use with strong AES-256 encryption

File archiver with a high compression ratio and built-in encryption functionality.

Cryptomator: Encrypt Dropbox, Google Drive and other cloud storage

Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to a cloud service.

Hat.sh: Simple, fast, secure client-side file encryption in your browser

A web app that provides secure file encryption in the browser. The app never uploads the files to the server. It uses modern secure cryptographic algorithms with chunked AEAD stream encryption/decryption.

MEGA: Files are transmitted and stored securely with end-to-end encryption

Company is based in New Zealand. The free plan offers 20 GB storage and a daily 5GB transfer limit.

Nextcloud: Self-hosting or choose a provider for your data

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 low cost Raspberry Pi all the way through to full sized data centre solutions that support millions of users.

Filen: Zero knowledge end-to-end encrypted cloud storage

Hosted in Germany. The free plan offers 10 GB storage and unlimited bandwith.

ente: simple, encrypted photo storage

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 trial of 1 GB for 365 days available. Use coupon code "PRIVACYTOOLS" to get 10% off in the first year.

PhotoPrism: AI-powered app for browsing, organizing & sharing your photos

No hosted solution available yet, but coming soon. Tag and find pictures automatically. Try the demo.

Piwigo: Photo management software for the web

Cloud-hosted and self-hosted versions available. Comes with user management. Demo.

OrangeWebsite: Icelandic Web Hosting with Free Speech

Based in Iceland, founded in 2009. Accepts Bitcoin and cash by mail. 100% Green energy.

Privex: Secure Private VPS and Dedicated Server hosting

Based in Belize, founded in 2017. Server locations: Finland, Germany, USA, Sweden, Netherlands, Canada and Japan. Accepted cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Litecoin, HIVE / HBD, Monero (XMR), EOS and Dogecoin.

Servers can also be ordered via Tor and I2P.

1984 Web Hosting: Safeguarding privacy and civil rights

Based in Iceland, founded in 2006. Accepts Bitcoin. 100% Green energy.

Njalla: A privacy-aware domain registration service

Based in Sweden, founded in 2017 by Peter Sunde the Co-founder of The Pirate Bay.

Bahnhof Cloud: Covered by strong free speech and data protection laws

Based in Sweden, founded in 1994. Payments only with Credit Card or PayPal.

AgoraDesk: P2P Bitcoin Marketplace without ID verification

Accessiable via Tor and I2P. 1% fee for sellers.

LocalMonero: Monero (XMR) P2P marketplace

Accessiable via Tor and I2P. The biggest, most trusted and well-established P2P Monero exchange in the XMR community.

Bisq: Decentralized, open source P2P marketplace for desktop

Buy and sell bitcoin for fiat (or other cryptocurrencies) privately and securely using Bisq's peer-to-peer network and open-source desktop software. No registration required. Easy to use.

LocalCryptos: P2P marketplace for multiple currencies

Sign up either with your Ethereum wallet or email address. Fees: 0.75% for buyers and 0.25% for sellers.

Binance: Largest cryptocurrency exchange world-wide with P2P Feature

Founded in 2017 and became quickly the largest exchange in the world in terms of daily trading volume of cryptocurrencies. P2P trading available. Update: Sep 17, 2021: Binance requires all users to get verified.

Monero GUI Wallet: The official desktop wallet

Suitable for both beginners and advanced users.

Feather Wallet: A lightweight desktop wallet

Good alternative to the official Monero GUI Wallet.

Cake Wallet: For Android and iOS with a modern design

Modern wallet design to store, send, receive and exchange XMR.

Monerujo: Android only with multiple wallets support

Multiple wallets, QR code scanning and able to pay BTC addresses.

Samourai: Android Wallet

Built-in trustless CoinJoin. Full offline mode. Designed to keep miner fees as low as possible.

Sparrow Wallet: Lightweight Desktop Wallet

Built-in trustless CoinJoin. Easy to use and offers users a quick start guide.

BitLox: Hardware Wallet

Fully secured cryptocurrency wallet with the mind of keeping your Bitcoin transactions anonymous. Their Bitcoin Block Explorer is accessible over the Tor and I2P network.

Wasabi: Desktop Wallet

Non-custodial, privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet for Desktop, that implements trustless CoinJoin.

Edge: Android and iOS Wallet with multi-asset support

Touch ID (fingerprint) support, offers in-app buy and sell.

Electrum: Cross-platform with support of Hardware Wallets

Decentralized servers, encrypted, cached blockchain for improved speeds.

UnstoppableSwap: Send Bitcoin, receive Monero using Atomic Swaps

This is brand new technology and might have unexpected bugs. Be careful and only test with small amounts. Read the Official announcement from August 20, 2021.

SideShift.ai: No Account required on this crypto exchange

Swap between BTC, ETH, BCH, XMR, XAI and 30+ other cryptocurrencies.

WizardSwap: Supports Privacy Cryptocurrencies

Platform charges 0.1% fee but liquidity providers set their margins. Accessible via Tor (.onion).

Uniswap: Trading and automated liquidity provision on Ethereum

Links: GitHub, Blog, Twitter and Discord.

PancakeSwap: Decentralized trading protocol on Binance Smart Chain

Links: GitHub, Blog, Twitter, Telegram.

1inch: Aggregator to help discover the best trade prices for tokens

Links: GitHub, Blog, Twitter, Telegram and Discord.

Session: Decentralized, cross-platform, end-to-end encrypted

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 Lokinet.

Element: Decentralized, cross-platform, end-to-end encrypted Team Chat

A modern alternative to IRC or Discord. Good for team chats and groups.

Status: Decentralized, cross-platform, end-to-end encrypted

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.

Signal: Centralized, cross-platform and encrypted messaging

Similar look and feel of WhatsApp and other commonly used messaging apps, makes switching easy. Signal requires your phone number as an personal identifier.

Threema: Centralized, encrypted messaging for mobile

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. Fortunately the Threema shop accepts Bitcoin.

Cwtch: Decentralized, end-to-end encrypted and takes place over Tor

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 to be metadata resistant.

Briar: Decentralized, encrypted messaging for activists and journalists

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. Protecting users from surveillance.

Tox: Decentralized, encrypted messaging, voice, video, screen and file sharing

Wide range of features but a highly experimental protocol, use with caution.

Delta Chat: Decentralized, cross-platform, end-to-end encrypted via Email

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 their e-mail address, no need for them to install DeltaChat. All you need is a standard e-mail account. How does Delta Chat protect my Metadata?

Sounds slow? It's using Push-IMAP to make it fast. List of recommended Email providers.

Jami: End-to-end encrypted instant messaging and video calling

Linphone: Voice, video and instant messaging

Jitsi Meet: Fully encrypted video conferencing, no account needed

Desktop version downloads can be found here.

dnscrypt-proxy: Flexible DNS proxy, supports modern encrypted protocols

(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 monitoring, filtering, caching and client IP protection through Tor, SOCKS proxies or Anonymized DNS relays.

Unbound: Validating, recursive, caching DNS resolve

(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 standards. Unbound was recently audited.

Nebulo: Light-weight, customizable and battery efficient

(Android) Non-root, small-sized DNS changer utilizing DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS.

DNSCloak: iOS GUI and Wrapper for dnscrypt-proxy

(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.

Firefox: Built-in DNS-over-HTTPS resolver

(Desktop) If you're using Firefox you don't need additional tools. DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) FAQ.

AdGuard DNS: Blocking of Ads, Trackers and Malicious Domains

Supports: DNS-over-TLS (DoT), DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) and DNSCrypt. Based in Cyprus.

Quad9: Open DNS Recursive Service for Free Security and Privacy

Supports: DNS-over-TLS (DoT), DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) and DNSCrypt. Based in Switzerland.

NextDNS: Blocks Threats, Ads and Trackers on Websites and Apps

Supports: DNS-over-TLS (DoT), DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) and DNSCrypt. Based in United States.

Cloudflare: High Performance DNS Resolver

Supports: DNS-over-TLS (DoT) and DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH). Based in United States.

NextDNS: Blocks security threats, ads and trackers

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 websites and apps. Easy to setup within minutes. Comes with setup guides for all systems. 300,000 queries/month for free, after that it will just work like a classic non-blocking DNS service.

AdGuard DNS: Blocks tracking, ads and phishing for free

Easy to setup within minutes. Comes with setup guides for all systems. You only need to enter two IP adresses.

Pi-hole: Self-hosted solution for experts

You can run Pi-hole in a container, or deploy it directly to a supported operating system via installer.

More self-hosted expert solutions: pfBlockerNG Plugin for pfSense and Artica.

PeerTube: Free and decentralized alternative to video platforms

DTube: Decentralized and full-featured video sharing website

Invidious: Alternative frontend for YouTube without ads and tracking

NewPipe: Lightweight YouTube experience for Android

FreeTube: Watch YouTube privately on desktop

Open Video Downloader: Supports YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter and more

Redact: Delete your digital footprint

Allows you to automatically clean up your old posts from services like Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, Discord and more all in one place. Delete by key word, sentiment and content type.

Mastodon: Twitter Alternative

diaspora*: Google+ Alternative

Friendica: Facebook Alternative

PixelFed: Instagram Alternative

Aether: reddit Alternative (Desktop App)

Bludit: Self-hosted, simple, fast, secure, flat-file CMS / Blog

Write.as: Helps you create a blog, journal, or newsletter

WordPress.com: Create a free website or build a blog with ease

Ghost: A popular and modern publishing platform

Joplin: Collaborate with encrypted and synced multimedia notes

Standard Notes: A safe place for your notes, thoughts, and life's work

Turtl: Encrypted and synced notes, bookmarks, passwords and files

Logseq: A local-first notebook for organizing and collaboration

Not encrypted, but the server will never store or analyze your private notes. Your data are plain text files.

Etherpad: Instant collaborative web text editor

Highly customizable open-source online editor providing collaborative editing in real time.

CryptPad: End-to-end encrypted collaboration suite

Plenty of features: Rich text, code, presentation, sheet, form, kanban, whiteboard and CryptDrive.

ONLYOFFICE: Collaborative online document editors

Features: Online document editors, platform for document management, corporate communication, mail and project management tools.

LibreOffice: Complete desktop office solution

LibreOffice consists of programs for word processing, creating and editing of spreadsheets, slideshows, diagrams and drawings, working with databases, and composing mathematical formulae. It is available in 115 languages.

EtherCalc: Instant collaborative web spreadsheet

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.

Vikunja: Self-hosted team task manager with modern features

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.

Fedora Workstation: User friendly and easy to setup

Whonix: A full operating system that runs inside your current one with Tor

Ubuntu: User friendly and easy to setup

Tails: Portable, encrypted and secure through the Tor network

Qubes OS: A reasonably secure operating system

O&O ShutUp10++: Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11

simplewall: Free and lightweight Firewall

Safing Portmaster: Monitor and control all network activity

LineageOS: Security and privacy for Phones and Tablets

Wide range of supported devices: Open list.

Ubuntu Touch: Android alternative for Phones and Tablets

List of supported devices.

CalyxOS: Secure features for your Google Pixel Phone

Only Google Pixel devices and Xiaomi Mi A2 are supported. Source.

GrapheneOS: Improved privacy and security for your Google Pixel device

Only Google Pixel devices are supported, new models are recommended. Source.

AnySoftKeyboard: One of the most customizable keyboards available

Get it on F-Droid. Supports lots of languages via external packages.

OpenBoard: Look and feel of Gboard without the tracking

Get it on F-Droid. No dependency on Google binaries.

FlorisBoard: Modern, user-friendly, customizable and privacy respecting

Get it on F-Droid. Currently in early-beta state.

Simple Keyboard: Super lightweight (<1MB) and minimal features

Get it on F-Droid. For people who like it minimalistic. No emojis, gifs, spell checker or swipe typing.

Indic Keyboard: Indic and Indian languages

Get it on F-Droid. Supports 23 languages and 54 layouts.

OpenWrt: Embedded operating system based on Linux secure by default

pfSense: Firewall and router software based on FreeBSD

LibreCMC: For computers with minimal resources

Tor: Most popular, biggest and cross-platform network available

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 than six thousand relays, for concealing a user's location and usage from anyone conducting network surveillance or traffic analysis.

I2P: Censorshipo-resistant peer-to-peer network

The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) is an anonymous network layer that allows for censorship-resistant, peer-to-peer communication. Anonymous connections are achieved by end-to-end encrypting the user's traffic, and sending it through a volunteer-run network of roughly 55,000 computers distributed around the world.

Freenet: Decentralized, anonymous communication without fear of censorship

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 suite of free software for publishing and communicating on the Web without fear of censorship.

ZeroNet: Uses existing Bitcoin cryptography and the BitTorrent network

ZeroNet is a decentralized web-like network of peer-to-peer users. Instead of having an IP address, sites are identified by a public key (specifically a bitcoin address). The private key allows the owner of a site to sign and publish changes, which propagate through the network. Sites can be accessed through an ordinary web browser when using the ZeroNet application, which acts as a local webhost for such pages.

Retroshare: P2P communication and file sharing built on GNU Privacy Guard

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 addresses to and from their friends.

IPFS: Protocol and P2P network for storing and sharing data

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 identify each file in a global namespace connecting all computing devices

GNUnet: Software framework in support of a free and open society

For decentralized, peer-to-peer networking and an official GNU package. The framework offers link encryption, peer discovery, resource allocation, communication over many transports (such as TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, WLAN and Bluetooth) and various basic peer-to-peer algorithms for routing, multicast and network size estimation.

DeepL Translate: The world's most accurate translator

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 neural networks and translation algorithms.

Lingva Translate: Alternative front-end for Google Translate without tracking

Retrieves translations without using any Google-related service, preventing them from tracking.

LibreTranslate: No ties to proprietary services and can be self-hosted

100% Self-Hosted. No Limits. No Ties to Proprietary Services.

Translate Shell: Command-line translator for your terminal

Formerly Google Translate CLI is a command-line translator powered by Google Translate (default), Bing Translator, Yandex.Translate and Apertium.

qBittorrent: µTorrent-like User Interface

Transmission: Small footprint with minimal user interface

Deluge: Lightweight with WebUI

WebTorrent: Stream torrents in browsers and on desktop

BiglyBT: Feature rich and remote control via Android app

BleachBit: Disk space cleaner, privacy manager and system optimizer

Shredding files and wiping unallocated disk space to minimize data remanence.

ExifCleaner: Privacy metadata removal tool

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 interface, easy to use.

Czkawka: Simple, fast and free app to remove duplicated files

No privacy features but a neat little tool to declutter your computer and free disk space.

Raven Reader: Cross-Platform Desktop and Web Client

NetNewsWire: For Mac and iOS. More news, less junk

Feedbro: Browser Extension for Chrome, Vivaldi, Edge, Brave and Firefox

Feeder: Android only. No tracking, no account needed

Download is also available on F-Droid.

SecureDrop: Whistleblower submission system for news organizations

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 of organizations using SecureDrop.

Haven: Monitoring of intrusions into home, office and hotel rooms

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 detector, watching for unwanted intruders.

Briar: P2P encrypted messaging for activists and journalists

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. Protecting users from surveillance.

GlobaLeaks: Easily set up and maintain a secure whistleblowing platform

Alternative to SecureDrop. Easily set up a secure and anonymous whistleblowing initiative. Designed to be user-friendly, the software is customisable and protects the whistleblower's privacy and submissions by default.

OnionShare: Anonymous file transfer via Tor

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, and chat anonymously via a new tabbed interface for maximum productivity.

EFF: Surveillance Self-Defense Guides

Electronic Frontier Foundation offers tips, tools and how-tos for safer online communications.