awesome-privacy

A curated list of tools and services that respect your privacy.
https://github.com/paulaime/awesome-privacy

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Video transcoders
- Metadata removal
  - Shutter Encode
  - WinFF - ends for FFmpeg.
  - Handbrake
  - VidCoder - end for Handbrake.
  - Shutter Encode
  - FFmpeg
Gaming
- Metadata removal
  - Lutris
  - itch.io
  - Playnite
  - GameHub
  - PlayOnLinux
  - RetroArch
  - OpenEmu
  - Pegasus
  - Ludo
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
  - GameHub
Project management
- Podcast
  - Kanboard
  - Taiga
  - Twake
  - Wekan - source and collaborative kanban board application.
Graphic design
- Metadata removal
  - Inkscape
  - MyPaint
  - Alva
  - Penpot - domain teams.
  - Wireflow
  - mydraft.cc
  - Scribus
  - GIMP - platform image editor.
  - Krita
  - Pencil Project - source GUI prototyping tool.
  - MyPaint
  - Akira
  - Seashore
  - Krita
  - Inkscape
Wiki
- Podcast
  - BookStack
  - DokuWiki
  - XWiki
  - Wiki.js
  - Zim
  - XWiki
Web development
- Code editors
  - Vim - editor.org) / [Micro](https://micro-editor.github.io)… for the CLI lovers._
  - VSCodium
  - TextMate
  - Atom
  - Kate - document editor part of KDE.
  - Notepad++
  - Geany
  - Atom
  - VSCodium
  - TextMate
  - Atom
  - Notepad++
- FTP clients
- Version control
  - Git
  - GitLab - based git repository management with wiki, code reviews, issue-tracking…
  - Gogs - hosted Git service written in Go.
  - Gitea
  - GitLab - based git repository management with wiki, code reviews, issue-tracking…
  - GitLab - based git repository management with wiki, code reviews, issue-tracking…
- Terminal emulators
  - iTerm2
  - Hyper
  - Yakuake - down terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology.
  - st
  - Alacritty - platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.
Document viewers
- Metadata removal
  - Okular
  - SumatraPDF - format reader for Windows.
  - MuPDF
  - Skim - taker for macOS.
  - zathura
  - Evince
  - Document Viewer
  - PDF Viewer Plus
Office
- Metadata removal
Note-taking
- Terminal emulators
  - Standard Notes - taking app.
  - Joplin - taking and to-do application.
  - Turtl
  - Carnet
  - QOwnNotes
  - Boost Note
  - Paperwork - source, self-hosted alternative to services like Evernote, OneNote or Google Keep.
  - Paperwork - source, self-hosted alternative to services like Evernote, OneNote or Google Keep.
  - QOwnNotes
  - Carnet
  - Standard Notes - taking app.
Social networks
- Reddit
  - Phuks
  - Raddle - based forum where users submit links, pictures, posts, etc.
  - Lemmy
  - Ruqqus
  - SaidIt
  - Tildes - profit community site driven by its users' interests.
  - Aether - to-peer ephemeral public communities.
  - Slide - iOS) and Android.
  - Infinity - rich Reddit client for Android.
  - RedReader
  - Raddle - based forum where users submit links, pictures, posts, etc.
  - SaidIt
- Facebook
  - diaspora*
  - Friendica
  - Movim
  - Frost
- Twitter
  - Mastodon
  - Pleroma
  - Nitter - end focused on privacy.
  - Twidere X
  - Yotter - focused Twitter and YouTube front-end.
  - Mastodon
- YouTube
  - PeerTube
  - LBRY - run alternative to big tech.
  - Odysee
  - DTube - featured and decentralized video sharing website.
  - FreeTube
  - NewPipe
  - SongTube - free YouTube client for Android.
  - SkyTube - source YouTube app for Android.
  - Piped - friendly YouTube frontend which is efficient by design.
  - Invidious - focused alternative front-end to YouTube.
  - DTube - featured and decentralized video sharing website.
- Instagram
  - PixelFed
  - Barinsta - friendly alternative Instagram client for Android.
  - Bibliogram - free Instagram front-end.
  - Barinsta - friendly alternative Instagram client for Android.
  - Bibliogram - free Instagram front-end.
Cloud storage
- Reddit
  - Seafile
  - NextCloud - hosted productivity platform that keeps you in control.
  - Tresorit - to-end encrypted file sync and sharing solution.
  - Syncthing
  - Rclone
Media streaming
- Video
  - Jellyfin
  - Streamio
  - Kodi
  - Owncast - hosted live video and web chat server.
  - Kodi
- Music
  - Funkwhale
  - Ampache
  - koel
  - Navidrome
  - Sonerezh - hosted, web-based application to stream your music everywhere.
  - Nuclear
  - Audius - owned music-sharing protocol and app.
  - Radio4000
  - Radio4000
Maps and navigation
- Metadata removal
  - OpenStreetMaps
  - OsmAnd
  - MAPS.ME - platform offline maps application.
  - Magic Earth
  - OpenStreetMaps
Search engines
- DuckDuckGo - based search engine that respects the privacy of its users.
- Startpage
- Searx - source, self-hostable, metasearch engine.
- Mojeek
- Qwant
- YaCy
- Swisscows
- DuckDuckGo - based search engine that respects the privacy of its users.
Web browsers
- Cross-platform
  - Firefox
  - Tor Browser - ons, encryption, and an advanced proxy.
  - Ungoogled Chromium - in Google services or background processes.
  - Ungoogled Chromium - in Google services or background processes.
- For Android
- For iOS
  - Onion Browser - source browser that lets you browse the web anonymously over the Tor network.
  - SnowHaze - source web browser with built-in ad, tracker, cookie, and fingerprint blocking.
  - DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser - source web browser that has built-in ad and tracker blocking.
- Extensions
  - Privacy Badger
  - HTTPS Everywhere
  - NoScript
  - LocalCDN
  - SponsorBlock
  - Multi-Account Containers - US/firefox/addon/temporary-containers/) to create and manage containers in Firefox.
  - Snowflake
  - CanvasBlocker
  - Cookie Autodelete
  - ToS;Dr
Email
- Providers
  - ProtonMail
  - Tutanota
  - Mailbox.org
  - Posteo
  - Disroot
  - StartMail
  - Disroot
- Clients
  - Thunderbird - platform, free and open source email application made by Mozilla.
  - Canary Mail
  - Geary
  - Evolution
  - Claws Mail
  - KMail
  - K-9 Mail
  - FairEmail
  - Kube
  - p≡p
- Encryption
  - GnuPG
  - GPG Suite - end for macOS.
  - GPG4Win - end for Windows.
  - Mailvelope
  - Enigmail
  - Mailvelope
- Aliases
- Temporary email
  - Maildrop - mail addresses service.
  - 10 Minute Mail
  - erine.email
  - Mailsac
  - inboxkitten
  - 10 Minute Mail
- Self-hosting
  - Mail-in-a-Box - to-deploy mail server in a box.
  - mailcow
  - Roundcube - based IMAP email client.
  - Mailpile - mail client with user-friendly encryption and privacy features.
  - RainLoop - based email client.
Markdown editors
- Terminal emulators
  - Typora
  - Mark Text
  - Zettlr
  - MacDown
  - Abricotine - source markdown editor built for desktop.
  - ghostwriter - free Markdown editor for Windows and Linux.
Operating systems
- User-friendly OS
  - Ubuntu - friendly Linux distribution developed by Canonical.
  - Fedora Workstation - friendly, and powerful operating system.
  - Linux Mint
  - Manjaro - source operating system.
  - openSUSE
  - Solus
  - Pop!₋OS
  - KDE Neon - solid base.
  - EndeavourOS
  - openSUSE
  - Ubuntu - friendly Linux distribution developed by Canonical.
- Advanced OS
  - Arch Linux
  - Debian
  - NixOS
  - Void Linux
  - GhostBSD
- Privacy oriented OS
  - Tails
  - Alpine Linux - oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox.
  - Qubes OS - oriented operating system that uses "security by compartmentalization".
  - Whonix
  - Parrot OS
  - Whonix
- Mobile OS
  - GrapheneOS - focused mobile operating system for Pixel phones built on top of AOSP.
  - CalyxOS
  - LineageOS
  - Plasma Mobile - respecting, open source and secure phone ecosystem based on KDE Plasma.
  - postmarketOS
  - /e/
  - PureOS
  - microG - implementation of Google’s proprietary Android apps and libraries.
  - microG - implementation of Google’s proprietary Android apps and libraries.
  - CalyxOS
  - Ubuntu Touch - source operating system for smartphones and tablets based on Ubuntu.
Encryption
- Reddit
  - Cryptomator
  - VeraCrypt
  - Kryptor
  - 7-Zip - source file archiver.
  - Hat.sh
  - Tomb
  - StegCloak
  - StegCloak
  - VeraCrypt
Hosting providers
- Reddit
  - Njalla - aware domain and VPS service.
  - Exoscale
  - Greenhost
  - 1984 Hosting
  - FlokiNET
  - Infomaniak
  - Namecheap
  - Bahnhof - performance and secure cloud solutions.
  - OrangeWebsite
  - Bahnhof - performance and secure cloud solutions.
  - 1984 Hosting
  - Namecheap
DNS
- Reddit
  - DNSCrypt
  - Unbound
  - Nebulo - source Android client supporting DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS.
  - dnscrypt-proxy
  - DNSCloak - proxy 2.
  - DNSCrypt
  - Nebulo - source Android client supporting DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS.
VPN
- Reddit
  - ProtonVPN - speed Swiss VPN that safeguards your privacy.
  - Mullvad
  - IVPN - source VPN service with WireGuard, killswitch and tracker blocker.
Ad blockers
- Reddit
  - AdAway
  - AdGuard - platform app to get rid of intrusive ads and online tracking.
  - Blokada
  - Better Blocker
  - Pi-hole - wide ad blocking solution.
  - RethinkDNS + Firewall
  - uBlock Origin
  - Better Blocker
  - DNS66 - based host blocker for Android.
  - RethinkDNS + Firewall
Firewalls
- Reddit
  - NetGuard
  - simplewall
  - Douane
  - LuLu - source firewall that aims to block unknown outgoing connections on your Mac.
  - OpenSnitch
  - simplewall
Password managers
- Reddit
  - Bitwarden
  - KeePassXC - platform open source password manager.
  - KeePassDX
  - MacPass
  - KeePassDroid
  - KeeWeb
  - LessPass
  - Master Password
  - Buttercup
  - Padloc - to-end encrypted password manager.
  - KeePass2Android
  - LessPass
Contacts and calendars
- Reddit
  - EteSync - to-end encrypted sync for your contacts, calendars, tasks and notes.
  - fruux
  - Lightning Calendar
  - Simple Calendar
  - Nextcloud Calendar
  - KOrganizer
  - KAddressBook
  - Etar Calendar
To-do lists
- Terminal emulators
  - Org mode - do lists, planning projects, and more.
  - Tasks - source to-do lists & reminders app for Android.
  - Super Productivity - do list, time tracker and personal Jira/Github task manager.
  - Condution - do list and project management system.
Photo
- Android camera
- Photo storage
  - Piwigo
  - PhotoPrism
  - Stingle Photos
  - Cryptee
  - Lychee - hosted photo-management tool.
  - Netxcloud Photos
  - LibrePhotos - hosted alternative to Google Photos based on Ownphotos.
- Photo management
  - digiKam
  - Shotwell
  - nomacs
  - Gwenview
  - qView
  - Simple Gallery
  - Photok
- Image editing
  - Darktable
  - RawTherapee - platform raw image processing program.
  - Filmulator
- Metadata removal
  - ExifCleaner
  - mat2
  - Scrambled Exif
  - Imagepipe - tags when sharing images.
Ebook readers
- Metadata removal
  - Calibre - book needs.
  - Librera Reader - Format eBook Reader for Android.
  - KOReader
  - Thorium Reader
  - Calibre Web
  - Foliate
  - Bookworm
  - Duofolio
Media players
- Music
  - Strawberry
  - Audacious
  - Rhythmbox
  - DeaDBeeF - platform and modular audio player.
  - Elisa
  - Vanilla Music
- Video
  - MPV - platform media player.
  - IINA
  - SMPlayer - in codecs.
  - MPC-BE
  - VLC - platform multimedia player.
- Podcast
Instant messaging
- Podcast
  - Signal - to-end encrypted voice/video calls and messaging app for all platforms.
  - Threema
  - Briar - to-peer encrypted messaging app for Android.
  - Conversations
  - Ricochet
  - Session - to-end encrypted messenger that minimises sensitive metadata.
  - Tox
  - Delta Chat - mail server network.
  - Delta Chat - mail server network.
Video and voice calling
- Podcast
  - Jitsi Meet
  - Jami
  - Mumble
  - Nextcloud Talk
  - Linphone
Team communication
- Podcast
  - Rocket.chat - time.
  - Mattermost
  - Zulip
  - Dino
  - Big Blue Button - A free, open source, web conferencing system for online learning.
  - Element - in-one secure chat app for teams, friends and organisations.
  - Big Blue Button - A free, open source, web conferencing system for online learning.
  - Rocket.chat - time.
  - Element - in-one secure chat app for teams, friends and organisations.
Screen recording
- Metadata removal
  - OBS Studio
  - SimpleScreenRecorder
  - Kazam
  - Kap - source screen recorder built with web technology.
Screenshot utilities
- Metadata removal
  - Flameshot
  - ShareX
  - Greenshot
  - Spectacle
  - Ksnip - based cross-platform screenshot tool.
Translation
- Metadata removal
  - Apertium - source machine translation platform.
  - LibreTranslate
Blogging platforms
- Metadata removal
  - WordPress
  - Ghost
  - Grav - file CMS.
  - Write.as
  - Plume
  - Telescope
  - Bear - first, no-nonsense, super-fast blogging platform.
Website analytics
- Metadata removal
  - Matomo
  - GoAccess - time web log analyzer and interactive viewer.
  - Fathom - weight, privacy-first alternative to Google Analytics.
  - Simple Analytics
  - umami
  - Offen
  - Shynet - friendly, and detailed web analytics that works without cookies or JS.
Fonts
- Metadata removal
  - Font Squirrel - use licenses.
  - Open Font Library
  - Brick - source webfont service.
  - Font Squirrel - use licenses.
Android keyboards
- Metadata removal
  - AnySoftKeyboard
  - Simple Keyboard
  - Hacker's Keyboard
  - kboard - A keyboard designed for fast responses.
  - OpenBoard
Android app stores
- Metadata removal
  - F-Droid
  - AuroraDroid - Droid.
  - G-Droid - end client for the F-Droid app-repository.
  - Foxy Droid - Droid client in the style of the classic one.
  - Aurora Store
Mobile security
- Metadata removal
  - Lockdown Privacy
  - TrackerControl
  - Jumbo
  - Orbot
  - Jumbo
Two-factor authentication
- Metadata removal
  - FreeOTP - factor authentication application for systems utilizing one-time password protocols.
  - Aegis - step verification tokens.
  - Tofu Authenticator - to-use, open-source two-factor authentication app for iOS.
  - Authenticator - factor authentication client for iOS.
  - andOTP - factor authentication app for Android.
  - Tofu Authenticator - to-use, open-source two-factor authentication app for iOS.
URL shorteners
- Metadata removal
  - Polr - source link shortener.
  - LSTU
  - YOURLS
  - LSTU
System optimizers
- Metadata removal
BitTorrent clients
- Metadata removal
  - Transmission - platform BitTorrent client.
  - qBittorent - source software alternative to µTorrent.
  - Deluge - platform BitTorrent client.
  - WebTorrent - platform desktop app for streaming torrents.
  - rTorrent - line BitTorrent client.
  - LibreTorrent
Video editors
- Metadata removal
  - OpenShot
  - Shotcut - platform video editor.
  - Olive - linear video editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
  - Flowblade - linear video editor.
  - OpenShot
Backup tools
- Metadata removal
  - Duplicati
  - BorgBackup
  - UrBackup
  - Timeshift
  - Cronopete
  - ArchiveBox - hosted internet archiving solution to preserve websites offline.
  - Déjà Dup
Other
- Metadata removal
  - Zero Data App
  - Budget Zen - to-end encrypted budget and expense managemer (also open source).

Programming Languages

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awesome-privacy

Video transcoders

Metadata removal

Gaming

Metadata removal

Project management

Podcast

Graphic design

Metadata removal

Wiki

Podcast

Web development

Code editors

FTP clients

Version control

Terminal emulators

Document viewers

Metadata removal

Office

Metadata removal

Note-taking

Terminal emulators

Social networks

Reddit

Facebook

Twitter

YouTube

Instagram

Cloud storage

Reddit

Media streaming

Video

Music

Maps and navigation

Metadata removal

Search engines

Web browsers

Cross-platform

For Android

For iOS

Extensions

Email

Providers

Clients

Encryption

Aliases

Temporary email

Self-hosting

Markdown editors

Terminal emulators

Operating systems

User-friendly OS

Advanced OS

Privacy oriented OS

Mobile OS

Encryption

Reddit

Hosting providers

Reddit

DNS

Reddit

VPN

Reddit

Ad blockers

Reddit

Firewalls

Reddit

Password managers

Reddit

Contacts and calendars

Reddit

To-do lists

Terminal emulators

Photo

Android camera

Photo storage

Photo management

Image editing

Metadata removal

Ebook readers