[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-71560":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"fullName":6,"owner":7,"repo":5,"description":8,"homepage":9,"htmlUrl":10,"language":10,"languages":10,"totalLinesOfCode":10,"stars":11,"forks":12,"watchers":13,"openIssues":14,"contributorsCount":15,"subscribersCount":15,"size":15,"stars1d":16,"stars7d":17,"stars30d":18,"stars90d":15,"forks30d":15,"starsTrendScore":19,"compositeScore":20,"rankGlobal":10,"rankLanguage":10,"license":21,"archived":22,"fork":22,"defaultBranch":23,"hasWiki":24,"hasPages":24,"topics":25,"createdAt":10,"pushedAt":10,"updatedAt":35,"readmeContent":36,"aiSummary":37,"trendingCount":15,"starSnapshotCount":15,"syncStatus":38,"lastSyncTime":39,"discoverSource":40},71560,"awesome-privacy","pluja\u002Fawesome-privacy","pluja","Awesome Privacy - A curated list of services and alternatives that respect your privacy because PRIVACY MATTERS.","https:\u002F\u002Fpluja.github.io\u002Fawesome-privacy\u002F",null,18891,932,194,141,0,25,58,179,75,118.91,"Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal",false,"main",true,[26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34],"alternatives","apps","awesome","awesome-list","degoogle","gafam","list","privacy","services","2026-06-12 04:01:01","# Awesome Privacy\n\u003Cp align=\"center\">\u003Cimg width=\"500\" src=\"misc\u002Flogo.png\"> \u003C\u002Fimg>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp align=\"center\">\n\t\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fawesome.re\u002Fbadge.svg\" alt=\"Awesome\">\n\t\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcodeberg.org\u002Fpluja\u002Fawesome-privacy\">\u003Cimg alt=\"Mirror\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fimg.shields.io\u002Fbadge\u002FMirror-Codeberg-blue\">\u003C\u002Fimg>\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp align=\"center\">List of free, open source and privacy respecting services and alternatives to privative services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp align=\"center\">\n\t\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fpluja\u002Fawesome-privacy\u002Fblob\u002Fmain\u002Fmisc\u002FABOUT.md\"> About \u003C\u002Fa> | \n\t\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fpluja\u002Fawesome-privacy\u002Fblob\u002Fmain\u002Fmisc\u002FContributing.md\"> Contributing \u003C\u002Fa> | \n\t\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fpluja\u002Fawesome-privacy\u002Fblob\u002Fmain\u002Fmisc\u002FQUOTES.md\"> Quotes \u003C\u002Fa> | \n\t\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fpluja\u002Fawesome-privacy\u002Fdiscussions\"> Discussions \u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n> [!IMPORTANT]\n> Anonymity, Privacy, and Security are often used interchangeably, but they actually represent distinct concepts. It is important to understand the differences between them. [Read more in this section below](#privacy-vs-security-vs-anonymity).\n> \n> The primary focus of this list is to provide alternatives that prioritize privacy. These alternatives give you control over your data and do not collect or sell it.\n\n## Contents\n- [2FA](#2fa)\n- [Analytics](#analytics)\n- [Android](#android)\n  - [Android App Store](#android-app-store)\n  - [Android Debloat Tools](#android-debloat-tools)\n  - [Android Dialer](#android-dialer)\n  - [Android File Manager](#android-file-manager)\n  - [Android Gallery](#android-gallery)\n  - [Android Keyboard](#android-keyboard)\n  - [Android Launcher](#android-launcher)\n- [Artificial Intelligence](#artificial-intelligence)\n\t- [ChatGPT](#chatgpt)\n\t- [AI Coding](#ai-coding)\n\t- [Text To Speech](#text-to-speech)\n \t- [Speech To Text](#speech-to-text)\n\t- [Image Generation](#image-generation)\n- [Bookmarking](#bookmarking)\n    - [Book and web annotations](#book-and-web-annotationshighlights-management)\n- [Captchas](#captchas)\n- [Calendar](#calendar)\n- [Commenting Engines (disqus)](#commenting-engines)\n- [Cloaking](#cloaking)\n- [Cloud Storage](#cloud-storage)\n- [Creator Tools](#creator-tools)\n- [Databases](#databases)\n- [Dating Apps](#dating-apps)\n- [Design Tools](#design-tools)\n- [Developer Tools](#developer-tools)\n    - [IDEs](#ides)\n- [Dictation \u002F ASR]()\n- [Domain Registrar](#domain-registrar)\n- [Download Manager](#download-manager)\n- [Encryption](#encryption)\n- [File Management and Sharing](#file-management-and-sharing)\n- [Fitness and Health](#fitness-and-health)\n\t- [Fitness trackers](#fitness-trackers)\n\t- [Food](#food)\n\t- [Menstrual cycle trackers](#menstrual-cycle-trackers)\n\t- [Medical health](#medical-health)\n- [Fonts](#fonts)\n- [Forms](#forms)\n- [Games](#games)\n    - [Mario Kart](#mario-kart)\n    - [Minecraft](#minecraft)\n    - [Pokémon](#pokemon)\n    - [Sonic the Hedgehog](#sonic-the-hedgehog)\n- [Home Assistants](#home-assistants)\n- [Instant Messaging](#instant-messaging)\n- [Link in Bio Tools](#link-in-bio-tools)\n- [Link Shorteners](#link-shorteners)\n- [Location tracking](#location-tracking)\n- [Mail Services](#mail-services)\n- [Maps and Navigation](#maps-and-navigation)\n- [Media Streaming Platforms](#media-streaming-platforms)\n    - [Video and Audio](#video-and-audio)\n    - [Audio](#audio)\n    - [Podcasts](#podcasts)\n- [Music Recognition (Shazam-like)](#music-recognition)\n- [Notes and Tasks](#notes-and-tasks)\n- [Office](#office)\n- [Online Phone Providers (SMS)](#online-phone-providers)\n- [Operating Systems](#operating-systems)\n    - [Android](#android)\n    - [PC \u002F MacOS](#pc--macos)\n    - [Smart TV](#smart-tv)\n- [Password Managers](#password-managers)\n- [Pastebin and Secret Sharing](#pastebin-and-secret-sharing)\n- [Payments](#payments)\n- [Personal Finances](#personal-finances)\n\t- [Full Featured Financial Management](#full-featured-financial-management)\n \t- [Budget Management](#budget-management)\n  \t- [Shared Expenses](#shared-expenses)\n\t- [Others](#others)\n \t- [Portfolio Trackers](#portfolio-trackers)\n- [Photo Editing and Management](#photo-editing-and-management)\n- [Photo Storage](#photo-storage)\n- [Privacy Tools](#privacy-tools)\n- [Remote Access and Control](#remote-access-and-control)\n- [Search Engines](#search-engines)\n- [Social Networks and Platforms](#social-networks-and-platforms)\n    - [Blogging platforms (Medium \u002F Blogger)](#blogging-platforms-medium)\n    - [Imgur](#imgur)\n    - [Instagram](#instagram)\n    - [Quora](#quora)\n    - [LBRY and Odysee](#lbry-and-odysee)\n    - [Reddit](#reddit)\n    - [Streaming Platforms (Twitch)](#streaming-platforms-twitch)\n    - [TikTok](#tiktok)\n    - [Twitter](#twitter)\n    - [Wikipedia](#wikipedia)\n    - [YouTube](#youtube)\n- [Screen Recording](#screen-recording)\n- [Teamworking Tools](#teamworking-tools)\n- [Translation](#translation)\n- [Uncategorized](#uncategorized)\n- [Utilities](#utilities)\n- [Version Control](#version-control)\n- [Video and Audio Conferencing](#video-and-audio-conferencing)\n- [Video Editing](#video-editing)\n- [Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)](#VPNS)\n- [Web Browser](#web-browser)\n    - [Browser Addons](#browser-addons) \n    - [Browser Sync](#browser-sync)\n    - [WebView](#webview)\n\n## 2FA\n⛔ Avoid using apps that won't let you export your keys **easily**.\n- Authy\n- Google Authenticator [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_217.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F217)\n\n✅ Instead use\n- [🤖](#icons) [Aegis](https:\u002F\u002Fgetaegis.app\u002F) - A free, secure and open source app for Android to manage your 2-step verification tokens. Supports variety of imports from other apps (Google Authenticator, Authy etc.), vault encryption and exporting keys (plaintext or encrypted).\n- [ente Auth](https:\u002F\u002Fente.io\u002Fauth) - A free, cross platform, end-to-end encrypted and open source app for managing your 2-step verification tokens. From the makers of [ente Photos](https:\u002F\u002Fente.io), and uses the same battle tested infrastructure. Needs an ente.io account.\n- [Owky](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fcharlietango\u002Fowky) - Free and Open Source Two-Factor Authenticator for IOS users.\n- [🤖](#icons) [FreeOTPPlus](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fhelloworld1\u002FFreeOTPPlus) - Enhanced fork of FreeOTP-Android providing a feature-rich 2FA authenticator.\n- [🤖](#icons) [Authenticator Pro](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjamie-mh\u002FAuthenticatorPro) - Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) client for Android + Wear OS.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Analytics\n⛔ Avoid any analytics service that comes from Google, Facebook, Microsoft or any private service. These kind of analytics hurt user privacy.\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n- [Ackee](https:\u002F\u002Fackee.electerious.com\u002F) - Self-hosted website analytics.\n- [Aptabase](https:\u002F\u002Faptabase.com) - Open-source, privacy-first and simple analytics for mobile and desktop apps.\n- [Cabin](https:\u002F\u002Fwithcabin.com) - Privacy-first, carbon conscious web analytics.\n- [GoatCounter](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.goatcounter.com\u002F) - Privacy aware, lightweight and open-source analytics platform.\n- [Matomo](https:\u002F\u002Fmatomo.org\u002F) - Google Analytics alternative that protects your data and your customers' privacy.\n- [Nullitics](https:\u002F\u002Fnullitics.com\u002F) - Zero-effort open-source cheap analytics.\n- [Pirsch](https:\u002F\u002Fpirsch.io\u002F) - Pirsch is a simple, privacy-friendly, open-source alternative to Google Analytics — lightweight, cookie-free and easily integrated into any website or backend.\n- [Plausible](https:\u002F\u002Fplausible.io\u002F) - Simple and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.\n- [Shynet](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmilesmcc\u002Fshynet) - Modern, privacy-friendly, and detailed web analytics that works without cookies or JS.\n- [Swetrix](https:\u002F\u002Fswetrix.com) - Privacy-focused, fully cookieless and opensource (and selfhostable) web-analytics service.\n- [Umami](https:\u002F\u002Fumami.is\u002F) - A simple, fast, website analytics alternative to Google Analytics.\n- [Unidentified Analytics](https:\u002F\u002Funidentifiedanalytics.web.app\u002F) - Naive ip-based tracking that works everywhere (web, command-line, email, etc). No account required. Developer friendly.\n- [Rybbit](https:\u002F\u002Frybbit.io) - Open-source and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics that is 10x more intuitive.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Android\n\n### Android App Store\n⛔ **Avoid**\n- Google Play Store [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_217.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F217)\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n- [F-Droid](https:\u002F\u002Ff-droid.org\u002F) - F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform.\n\t- [Droid-ify](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FIamlooker\u002FDroid-ify) - Lightweight F-Droid client with Material UI.\n\t- [Aurora Droid](https:\u002F\u002Fauroraoss.com\u002Fdownload\u002F#aurora-droid) - Aurora Droid is a modern FOSS client for F-Droid.\n\t- [Foxy Droid](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fkitsunyan\u002Ffoxy-droid) - Unofficial F-Droid client in the style of the classic one.\n- [FossDroid](https:\u002F\u002Ffossdroid.com\u002F) - Fossdroid's aim is to promote free and open source apps on the Android platform: newest, trendiest and the most popular ones.\n- [SkyDroid](https:\u002F\u002Fskydroid.app\u002F) - Decentralized App Store for Android\n- [Obtainium](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FImranR98\u002FObtainium) - Get app updates directly from the source.\n- [Accrescent](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Faccrescent\u002Faccrescent) - A novel Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability.\n\n### Alternative Google Play Store clients\n- [Aurora Store](https:\u002F\u002Fauroraoss.com\u002Fdownload\u002F#aurora-store) - Aurora Store is an open-source alternative Google Play Store frontend client with privacy and modern design in mind.\n\n### Android Debloat Tools\n⛔ **Avoid**\n- ADB AppControl - A simple adb wrapper with a [terrible privacy policy](https:\u002F\u002Fadbappcontrol.com\u002Fen\u002Fterms\u002F) to collect things like device information and what applications you install\u002Funinstall.\n\n✅ **Instead use**\n- [Universal Android Debloater Next Generation](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FUniversal-Debloater-Alliance\u002Funiversal-android-debloater-next-generation\u002F) - Cross-platform GUI written in Rust using ADB to debloat non-rooted android devices. Improve your privacy, the security and battery life of your device.\n\n### Android Dialer\n⛔ **Avoid**\n\nThird-party dialers found on the play store. They may contain ads\u002Ftrackers and may ask for unnecessary permissions.\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n- [Koler](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FChooloo\u002Fkoler) - Uniquely stylized phone app with customizable features.\n- [Fossify Phone](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FFossifyOrg\u002FPhone) - A handy phone call manager with phonebook, number blocking and multi-SIM support.\n\n### Android File Manager\n⛔ **Avoid**\n\nPreinstalled file managers and third-party file manager apps found on the play store. They may contain ads\u002Ftrackers and may ask for unnecessary permissions.\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n\n- [Amaze File Manager](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FTeamAmaze\u002FAmazeFileManager) - Simple and attractive Material Design file manager for Android.\n- [Material Files](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fzhanghai\u002FMaterialFiles) - An open source Material Design file manager, for Android 5.0+.\n- [Ghost Commander](https:\u002F\u002Ff-droid.org\u002Fpackages\u002Fcom.ghostsq.commander\u002F) - Dual-panel file manager.\n\n### Android Keyboard\n⛔ **Avoid**\n- GBoard (Google) [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_217.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F217)\n- SwiftKey [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_244.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F244)\n\n✅ **Instead use**\n- [AnySoftKeyboard](https:\u002F\u002Fanysoftkeyboard.github.io\u002F) - The only Android keyboard you'll ever need. Free as in speech and Free as in beer.\n- [FlorisBoard](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fflorisboard\u002Fflorisboard) - FlorisBoard is a free and open-source keyboard for Android 6.0+ devices. It aims at being modern, user-friendly and customizable while fully respecting your privacy. Currently in early-beta state.\n- [Futo Keyboard](https:\u002F\u002Fkeyboard.futo.org\u002F) - A modern keyboard that respects your privacy and security, with features such as offline voice input, swipe typing and smart autocorrect.\n- [Heliboard](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FHelium314\u002FHeliBoard) - A privacy-conscious and customizable open-source keyboard, based on AOSP \u002F OpenBoard with many additional features and improvements, including support for custom dictionaries, themes, and glide typing.\n- [Indic Keyboard](https:\u002F\u002Fgitlab.com\u002Findicproject\u002Findic-keyboard) - Indic Keyboard is a versatile keyboard for Android users who wish to use Indic and Indian languages to type messages, compose emails and generally prefer to use them in addition to English on their phone.\n- [OpenBoard](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fopenboard-team\u002Fopenboard) - OpenBoard is a 100% foss keyboard based on AOSP, with no dependency on Google binaries, that respects your privacy. It is no longer updated, but still works.\n- [Simple Keyboard](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Frkkr\u002Fsimple-keyboard) - Simply keyboard and nothing more.\n\n### Android Gallery\n\nYour phone gallery is a deeply personal aspect of your life, it may contain images and videos that capture intimate moments, locations, and people important to you. Protecting its privacy is essential to prevent misuse of this information, not only for you, but it also ensures the privacy of friends and family captured in these photos, who may not consent to having their images shared.\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> For a private way to store and backup your photos see [Photo Storage](#photo-storage) section.\n\n⛔ **Avoid**\n- **Google Photos** has privacy issues. They collect a lot of data about you, which you can see in their [privacy policy](https:\u002F\u002Fpolicies.google.com\u002Fprivacy?hl=en-US#infocollect). Google can scan your photos and might flag them for different reasons, as shown in this [incident](https:\u002F\u002Fpetapixel.com\u002F2022\u002F08\u002F22\u002Fgoogle-flags-photos-of-fathers-sick-son-as-child-abuse-informs-police\u002F). They also use your photos to improve their AI technology.\n- **Amazon Photos** also has similar privacy problems. Like Google Photos, it gathers a lot of information from your photo gallery. You can see a bit of what kind of data they collect in their [**examples** list](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fgp\u002Fhelp\u002Fcustomer\u002Fdisplay.html?nodeId=468496&ref_=footer_privacy#GUID-8966E75F-9B92-4A2B-BFD5-967D57513A40__SECTION_87C837F9CCD84769B4AE2BEB14AF4F01).\n- **Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, etc.** Gallery\n\n✅ **Instead use**\n- [Aves](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fdeckerst\u002Faves) - Beautiful gallery and metadata explorer app, built for Android with Flutter. \n- [Fossify Gallery](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FFossifyOrg\u002FGallery) - Fork of Simple Gallery. Browse your memories without any interruptions with this photo and video gallery.\n\n### Android Launcher\n⛔ **Avoid**\n\nThird-party launchers found on the play store. They may contain ads\u002Ftrackers and may ask for unnecessary permissions.\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n- [Lawnchair](https:\u002F\u002Flawnchair.app\u002F) - No clever tagline needed.\n- [OpenLauncher](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FOpenLauncherTeam\u002Fopenlauncher) - Customizable and Open Source Launcher for Android.\n- [KISS](https:\u002F\u002Fkisslauncher.com\u002F) - Lightning fast, open-source, \u003C 200kb Android launcher.\n- [Olauncher](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Ftanujnotes\u002FOlauncher) - Minimal AF (ad-free) launcher app for Android.\n- [Pie Launcher](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmarkusfisch\u002FPieLauncher) - Android home screen launcher that uses a dynamic pie menu instead of fixed positioned icons.\n- [Rootless Pixel Launcher](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Famirzaidi\u002FLauncher3) - The Launcher3 fork known as \"Rootless Pixel Launcher\".\n- [Bliss Launcher](https:\u002F\u002Ff-droid.org\u002Fen\u002Fpackages\u002Ffoundation.e.blisslauncher\u002F) - The default launcher of the \u002Fe\u002F Android-based OS.\nIt allows users to easily create and browse group of apps and it displays notification badges on app icons.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Artificial Intelligence\n\nWhen using cloud-based AI services, the data you input is often collected and stored by the service provider. This may include not only the content of your requests but also metadata, such as timestamps or IP addresses. Third-party servers may grant access to your data to their employees, partners, or even other users, depending on their privacy policies. Data may be used for various purposes, including model training, research, or even marketing activities. Your requests to a third-party AI service may be tied to your user information and payment details, linking your data to your identity. \n\n#### ChatGPT\n\n- [Jan](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjanhq\u002Fjan) - Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.\n- [llama.cpp](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fggml-org\u002Fllama.cpp) - Inference of Facebook's LLaMA model in pure C\u002FC++ so it can run locally on a CPU.\n- [LocalAI](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fgo-skynet\u002FLocalAI) - Self-hosted, community-driven simple local OpenAI-compatible API written in go. Can be used as a drop-in replacement for OpenAI, running on CPU with consumer-grade hardware.\n- [ollama](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjmorganca\u002Follama) - Get up and running with Llama 2 and other large language models locally.\n- [PasteGuard](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fsgasser\u002Fpasteguard) - Privacy proxy for LLM APIs that masks PII and secrets before they reach cloud providers. Self-hosted, OpenAI-compatible, and restores original data in responses.\n- [Shimmy](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FMichael-A-Kuykendall\u002Fshimmy) - Privacy-focused AI inference server with OpenAI API compatibility, zero cloud dependencies, and local model processing.\n- [Tinfoil](https:\u002F\u002Ftinfoil.sh\u002F) - Verifiably private AI Chat and OpenAI-compatible inference in the cloud. Uses NVIDIA confidential computing and open source code pinned to a transparency log for end-to-end verifiability.\n\n#### AI Coding\n\n- [Continue](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fcontinuedev\u002Fcontinue) - Open-source autopilot for VS Code and JetBrains—the easiest way to code with any LLM\n- [Cline](https:\u002F\u002Fcline.bot\u002F) - Open source AI coding for VSCode. See every decision and use your own models. \n\t- [RooCode](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FRooCodeInc\u002FRoo-Code) - Cline fork with some improvements.\n- [OpenCode](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fanomalyco\u002Fopencode\u002F) - The open source coding agent. Connect local models or any providers of your choice.\n\n#### Text to Speech\n\n- [Kokoro FastAPI](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fremsky\u002FKokoro-FastAPI) - Dockerized FastAPI wrapper for [Kokoro-82M](https:\u002F\u002Fhuggingface.co\u002Fhexgrad\u002FKokoro-82M) text-to-speech model w\u002FCPU, ONNX and NVIDIA GPU support, handling, and auto-stitching.\n- [MeloTTS](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmyshell-ai\u002FMeloTTS) - a high-quality multi-lingual text-to-speech library by MIT and MyShell.ai.\n- [Piper](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Frhasspy\u002Fpiper) - A fast, local neural text to speech system that sounds great and is optimized for the Raspberry Pi 4.\n- [Espeak](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fespeak-ng\u002Fespeak-ng) - eSpeak NG is an open source speech synthesizer that supports more than hundred languages and accents. Voices will sound rather robotic.\n\n#### Speech to Text\n\n- **Models**\n\t- [Moonshine](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmoonshine-ai\u002Fmoonshine) - Fast and accurate automatic speech recognition (ASR) for edge devices.\n\t- [OpenAI Whisper](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fopenai\u002Fwhisper) - Whisper is a general-purpose speech recognition model that can be run locally offline. It can transcribe audio from and to multiple languages.\n\t\t- [whisper.cpp](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fggerganov\u002Fwhisper.cpp) - High-performance inference of OpenAI's Whisper automatic speech recognition (ASR) model.\n\t- [ParakeetTDT](https:\u002F\u002Fparakeettdt.com\u002F) - Efficient audio transcription. Convert speech to text with unprecedented speed and accuracy using NVIDIA advanced AI speech recognition model.\n\n- **Apps and services**\n\t- [OpenWhispr](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FOpenWhispr\u002Fopenwhispr) - Voice-to-text dictation and productivity app with AI agents, meeting transcription, notes, and local\u002Fcloud speech recognition. Privacy-first and available cross-platform. Open source alternative to wisprflow.\n\t- [Sasayaki](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fpluja\u002Fsasayaki) - Tiny android dictation app that turns speech into clear writing.\n\t- [Speaches](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fspeaches-ai\u002Fspeaches) - OpenAI API-compatible server supporting streaming transcription, translation, and speech generation.\n\n#### Image Generation\n\n- [ComfyUI](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fcomfyanonymous\u002FComfyUI) - ComfyUI lets you execute advanced image generation pipelines using an advanced interface. Available on Windows, Linux, and macOS.\n- [Stable Diffusion Web UI](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FAUTOMATIC1111\u002Fstable-diffusion-webui) - A browser interface for Stable Diffusion and other models.\n- [InvokeAI](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Finvoke-ai\u002FInvokeAI) - Generate and create stunning visual media using the latest AI-driven technologies locally.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Bookmarking\n⛔ **Avoid**\n- Evernote Web Clipper -  [Bad privacy policy](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F207). [Apps have many trackers](https:\u002F\u002Freports.exodus-privacy.eu.org\u002Fen\u002Freports\u002Fcom.evernote\u002Flatest\u002F) and require too many permissions.\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n- [42links](https:\u002F\u002F42links.tuxproject.de) - Open-source, self-hosted, minimalist bookmark storage service.\n- [Floccus](https:\u002F\u002Ffloccus.org\u002F) - Sync your bookmarks privately across browsers and devices.\n- [Grimoire](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fgoniszewski\u002Fgrimoire) - Modern, open source, self-hosted bookmark manager.\n- [Karakeep](https:\u002F\u002Fkarakeep.app\u002F) - (previously Hoarder) Open source \"Bookmark Everything\" app that uses AI for automatically tagging the content you throw at it.\n- [LinkAce](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FKovah\u002FLinkAce)\n- [LinkDing](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fsissbruecker\u002Flinkding)\n- [Shiori](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fgo-shiori\u002Fshiori)\n- [Wallabag](https:\u002F\u002Fwallabag.org\u002F) - Open-source, optionally self-hosted, read it later server. Provides paid hosted service with privacy in mind.\n\n### Book and web annotations\u002Fhighlights management\n\n- [Blasta](https:\u002F\u002Fgit.xmpp-it.net\u002Fsch\u002FBlasta) - A collaborative bookmarks manager for organizing online content.\n- [Hypothesis](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fhypothesis\u002Fh\u002F) - Annotate the web, with anyone, anywhere.\n- [Kobuddy](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fkarlicoss\u002Fkobuddy) - Get your Kobo e-reader device bookmarks and annotations in a .txt file.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Captchas\n⛔ **Avoid**\n\nGoogle captchas use cookies to track users and rank their IPs.\n\n- Google reCAPTCHA [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_217.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F217)\n- hCaptcha [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_2207.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F2207)\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n- [Altcha.org](https:\u002F\u002Faltcha.org) - Free, open-source and self-hosted CAPTCHA alternative using proof-of-work mechanism.\n- [mCaptcha](http:\u002F\u002Fmcaptcha.org\u002F) ([repo](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FmCaptcha\u002FmCaptcha)) - An open-source CAPTCHA system with seamless UX.  mCaptcha uses SHA256 based proof-of-work (PoW) to rate limit users.\n- [Private Captcha](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FPrivateCaptcha\u002FPrivateCaptcha) - Privacy-first and self-hosted Proof-of-Work CAPTCHA alternative, made in EU.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Calendar\n\n⛔ **Avoid**\n\n- **Google Calendar** - Tracks your events, integrates with Google's advertising ecosystem, and your data is stored on Google's servers without end-to-end encryption.\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n\n- [🤖](#icons) [Etar](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FEtar-Group\u002FEtar-Calendar) - Open-source calendar app for Android that works with any CalDAV server.\n- [🤖](#icons) [Fossify Calendar](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FFossifyOrg\u002FCalendar) - Simple offline calendar app for Android with widget support.\n- [🤖](#icons) [KashCal](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FKashCal\u002FKashCal) - Offline-first Android calendar with iCloud\u002FCalDAV sync, full-text search, recurring events, and home screen widget. Apache 2.0 licensed.\n- [Nextcloud Calendar](https:\u002F\u002Fapps.nextcloud.com\u002Fapps\u002Fcalendar) - Calendar app for Nextcloud with CalDAV support. Self-hostable.\n- [Proton Calendar](https:\u002F\u002Fproton.me\u002Fcalendar) - End-to-end encrypted calendar from Proton. Part of the Proton privacy ecosystem.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Commenting Engines\n\n⛔ **Avoid**\n\n- **Disqus** - Many trackers are in their sites. Disqus collects (as per their Privacy Policy):  IP address, unique Cookie ID, Device ID, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access the Service.\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n\n- [Commento](https:\u002F\u002Fcommento.io\u002F) - [💀](#icons) Commento is a fast, privacy-focused commenting platform. Can be selfhosted or use their SaaS.\n- [Comentario](https:\u002F\u002Fcomentario.app) - Tiny, Privacy-focused, Open-source web comment engine, which adds discussion functionality to plain, boring web pages.\n- [Cusdis](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fdjyde\u002Fcusdis) - Lightweight, privacy-friendly alternative to Disqus.\n- [Disgus](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fcarlitoplatanito\u002Fdisgus) - Embeddable comments for your website, backed by Nostr. Like Disqus but Nostr.\n- [Isso](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fposativ\u002Fisso) - A lightweight, self hosted, commenting server written in Python and JavaScript. It aims to be a drop-in replacement for Disqus.\n- [Remark42](https:\u002F\u002Fremark42.com) - Self-hosted, lightweight, and simple (yet functional) comment engine, which doesn't spy on users.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Cloaking\n### Images\n- [Fawkes](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FShawn-Shan\u002Ffawkes) - privacy preserving tool against facial recognition systems.\n  - [CloakMe](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fpluja\u002FCloakMe) - Web interface for Fawkes algorithm.\n- [ImageScrubber](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Feverestpipkin\u002Fimage-scrubber) - A friendly browser-based tool for anonymizing photographs taken at protests ([hosted version provided by everestpipkin](https:\u002F\u002Feverestpipkin.github.io\u002Fimage-scrubber\u002F)).\n\n### Text\n- [Stegcloak](https:\u002F\u002Fstegcloak.surge.sh\u002F) - Hide secrets with invisible characters in plain text securely using passwords ([repo](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fkurolabs\u002Fstegcloak)).\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Cloud Storage\n⛔ **Avoid**\n- **Google Drive** - Google owned, so privacy policy is [very bad](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F217). The data is stored in their remote servers where you lose control of it. They use trackers. No encryption available.\n- **DropBox** - [Bad privacy policy](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F270). The app has [various trackers](https:\u002F\u002Freports.exodus-privacy.eu.org\u002Fen\u002Freports\u002Fcom.dropbox.android\u002Flatest\u002F) and requires many permissions.\n- **OneDrive** - Microsoft owned, privacy policy is [very bad](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F244). The data is stored in their remote servers where you lose control of it. They use trackers. No encryption available.\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n- [Nextcloud](https:\u002F\u002Fnextcloud.com\u002F) - The open source self-hosted productivity platform that keeps you in control.\n- [Seafile](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.seafile.com\u002Fen\u002Fhome\u002F) - High performance file syncing and sharing. It includes a Wiki, WYSIWYG editing and other knowledge management features.\n- [Peergos](https:\u002F\u002Fpeergos.org\u002F) - Secure and private space online where you can store, share and view your photos, videos, music and documents. Also includes a calendar, news feed, task lists, chat and email client. Open source and self-hostable.\n- [Proton Drive](https:\u002F\u002Fproton.me\u002Fdrive) - End-to-end encrypted Swiss vault for your files that protects your data. [Read this article over Climate activist arrest](https:\u002F\u002Fprotonmail.com\u002Fblog\u002Fclimate-activist-arrest\u002F).\n- [PrivateStorage](https:\u002F\u002Fprivate.storage\u002F) - Accountless, privacy-focused cloud storage and folder synchronization with client-side encryption.\n\n**Other useful tools**\n- [Cryptomator](https:\u002F\u002Fcryptomator.org) - Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to your favorite cloud service\n- [Syncthing](https:\u002F\u002Fsyncthing.net\u002F) - Continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes.\n- [Rclone](https:\u002F\u002Frclone.org\u002F) - Rclone is a command line program to manage files on cloud storage. It is a feature rich alternative to cloud vendors' web storage interfaces and like the tools listed above enables encryption for encrypting files in the cloud.\n- [Restic](https:\u002F\u002Frestic.net\u002F) - Restic is also command line program to manage files on various cloud storage providers. Restic uses encryption by default. Few noteworthy features of restic include browsing through storage as git like snapshots at no extra storage cost, deduplication and significant savings through compression.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Creator Tools\n\nOpt for open-source and P2P alternatives that prioritize data privacy, eliminate third-party interference, and offer transparent, community-backed functionalities over mainstream tools like Riverside.fm, Restream and Camtasia.\n\n- [vdo.ninja](https:\u002F\u002Fvdo.ninja\u002F) - Powerful tool that lets you bring remote video feeds into OBS or other studio software via WebRTC.\n\t- [socialstream.ninja](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fsteveseguin\u002Fsocial_stream#readme) - Consolidate your live social messaging streams and much more.\n- [OBS Studio](https:\u002F\u002Fobsproject.com\u002F) - Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming.\n- [Screenity](https:\u002F\u002Fscreenity.io\u002Fen\u002F) - A screen recorder that's free, private, and friendly.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Databases\n[![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_217.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F217)\n⛔ Avoid using privative databases which you don't control such as Google Firebase.\n\n✅ Instead use\n- [Appwrite](https:\u002F\u002Fappwrite.io\u002F) - Secure open-source backend server for web, mobile & Flutter developers.\n- [Supabase](https:\u002F\u002Fsupabase.io\u002F) - Open source Firebase alternative ([Limited](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fsupabase\u002Fsupabase\u002Fissues\u002F4934) [self-hosting](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fsupabase\u002Fsupabase\u002Fissues\u002F4440#issuecomment-992108832))\n- [Pocketbase](https:\u002F\u002Fpocketbase.io\u002F) - Open Source backend in 1 file written in Go.\n- [CondensationDB](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FCondensationDB\u002FCondensation) [Inactive] - Condensation is an open-source zero trust, distributed database enabling to build modern applications while ensuring data ownership and security.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Developer Tools\n- [Beekeeper Studio](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.beekeeperstudio.io) - Open Source SQL Editor and Database Manager with a privacy commitment in their mission statement.\n\n### IDEs\n⛔ Avoid using privative IDEs that are full of trackers and telemetry.\n\n✅ Instead use\n- [Neovim](https:\u002F\u002Fneovim.io\u002F) - Hyperextensible Vim-based text editor.\n- [VSCodium](https:\u002F\u002Fvscodium.com\u002F) - Free\u002FLibre Open Source Software Binaries of VSCode. Vscode source code is open source (MIT-licensed), but the product available for download (Visual Studio Code) is licensed under [this not-FLOSS license](https:\u002F\u002Fcode.visualstudio.com\u002Flicense) and contains telemetry\u002Ftracking.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Dating Apps\n\nApps such as Tinder collect and sell your personal intimate information. Tinder in particular has been found to [charge users up to five times more for same service](https:\u002F\u002Ffoundation.mozilla.org\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fnew-research-tinders-opaque-unfair-pricing-algorithm-can-charge-users-up-to-five-times-more-for-same-service\u002F), [extrapolate estimations on your intelligence and other psychometrics and sell it to third-parties](https:\u002F\u002Flibreddit.kavin.rocks\u002Fr\u002Fprivacy\u002Fcomments\u002Fk7x4s7\u002Ftinder_extrapolates_estimations_on_your\u002F), [it may know more about you than yourself](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ftechnology\u002F2017\u002Fsep\u002F26\u002Ftinder-personal-data-dating-app-messages-hacked-sold), and many more bad things you can find on the internet.\n\n⛔ **Avoid**\n- [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_462.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F462)\n- Grindr\n- Badoo\n- Lovoo\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n- [Alovoa](https:\u002F\u002Falovoa.com\u002F) - Free and open-source dating platform that respects your privacy.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Design Tools\n\n**Adobe**'s dominance in design tools restricts designers' choices and compromises their privacy. Its [lack of Linux support](https:\u002F\u002Fhelpx.adobe.com\u002Fin\u002Fdownload-install\u002Fkb\u002Foperating-system-guidelines.html), confines designers to Windows or macOS. Plus, Adobe's [data collection via Creative Cloud](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F417) and [trackers](https:\u002F\u002Freports.exodus-privacy.eu.org\u002Fen\u002Freports\u002Fcom.adobe.psmobile\u002Flatest\u002F) further amplifies privacy concerns. They also may be [using users' work to train their AIs](https:\u002F\u002Fmastodon.art\u002F@Krita\u002F109632425661190494), potentially causing intellectual property problems. For these reasons, designers can consider using open-source, privacy-respecting alternatives, bypassing most of these issues.\n\n### InDesign\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n- [Scribus](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.scribus.net\u002F) - a free and open-source desktop publishing (DTP) software available for most desktop operating systems. It is designed for layout, typesetting, and preparation of files for professional-quality image-setting equipment. Scribus can also create animated and interactive PDF presentations and forms.\n\n### Photoshop \u002F Illustrator\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n- [GIMP](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gimp.org\u002F) - A free and open-source raster graphics editor used for image manipulation (retouching) and image editing, free-form drawing, transcoding between different image file formats, and more specialized tasks. It is not designed to be used for drawing, though some artists and creators have used it in this way.\n- [Inkscape](https:\u002F\u002Finkscape.org\u002F) - A free and open-source vector graphics editor for GNU\u002FLinux, Windows and macOS. It offers a rich set of features and is widely used for both artistic and technical illustrations such as cartoons, clip art, logos, typography, diagramming and flowcharting. \n- [Krita](https:\u002F\u002Fkrita.org\u002F) - A free and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital art and 2D animation.\n- [Excalidraw](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fexcalidraw\u002Fexcalidraw) - Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams.\n\n### Figma\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n- [Penpot](https:\u002F\u002Fpenpot.app\u002F) - Penpot is an Open Source design and prototyping platform for product teams.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Domain Registrar\n⛔ Avoid using domain registrars who are privacy invasive. \n\n✅ Instead use\n- [OrangeWebsite](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.orangewebsite.com\u002F)\n- [1984 Hosting](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.1984hosting.com\u002F)\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Download Manager\n\n- [Persepolis Download Manager](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fpersepolisdm\u002Fpersepolis) - Persepolis is a download manager & a GUI for Aria2. It's written in Python. Persepolis is a sample of free and open source software. It's developed for GNU\u002FLinux distributions, BSDs, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows.\n- [uGet Download Manager](https:\u002F\u002Fugetdm.com\u002F) - uGet is a lightweight yet powerful Open Source download manager for GNU\u002FLinux developed with GTK+, which also comes packaged as a portable Windows app. It is also available for Android.\n- [Motrix](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fagalwood\u002FMotrix) - A full-featured download manager.\n- [Xtreme Download Manager](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fsubhra74\u002Fxdm) - Xtreme Download Manager (XDM) is a powerful tool to increase download speeds up to 500%, save streaming videos from YouTube, DailyMotion, Facebook, Vimeo, Google Video and 1000+ other websites, resume broken\u002Fdead downloads, schedule and convert downloads.\n- [axel](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Faxel-download-accelerator\u002Faxel) - Lightweight CLI download accelerator. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS protocols.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Encryption\nRemember: Without strong encryption, you will be spied on systematically by lots of people.\n\n- [Veracrypt](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.veracrypt.fr\u002Fen\u002FHome.html) - VeraCrypt is a free open source disk encryption software for Windows, macOS and Linux.\n- [Shufflecake](https:\u002F\u002Fshufflecake.net\u002Findex.html) - Free open source, plausible deniability for multiple hidden filesystems on Linux\n- [Hat.sh](https:\u002F\u002Fhat.sh\u002F) - A Free, Fast, Secure and Serverless File Encryption.\n- [Cryptomator](https:\u002F\u002Fcryptomator.org\u002F) - Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to your favorite cloud service.\n- [Stegcloak](https:\u002F\u002Fstegcloak.surge.sh\u002F) - Hide secrets with invisible characters in plain text securely using passwords.\n- [Picocrypt](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FHACKERALERT\u002FPicocrypt\u002F) - A very small (hence \"Pico\"), very simple, yet very secure file encryption tool.\n- [Photok](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fleonlatsch\u002FPhotok) - Photok is a free Photo-Safe. It stores your photos encrypted on your device and hides them from others. \n\n### OS Encryption\n\n- [Cryptsetup](https:\u002F\u002Fgitlab.com\u002Fcryptsetup\u002Fcryptsetup) - Full disk encryption for Linux. Cryptsetup is a utility used to conveniently set up disk encryption based\non the DMCrypt kernel module.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## File Management and Sharing\n⛔ **Avoid**\n- **WeTransfer** - [Bad privacy policy](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F214). Files are not e2e encrypted. Website has many analytics and trackers.\n- **SendAnywhere** - No e2e encryption. Website has loads of analytics and trackers from Facebook, Google, Cloudflare...\n\n✅ **Instead use**\n- [Blaze](https:\u002F\u002Fblaze.now.sh\u002F) - A fast, p2p and radically different way to transfer files.\n- [Blindsend](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fblindnet-io\u002Fblindsend) - Open source tool for private, end-to-end encrypted file exchange.\n- [Croc](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fschollz\u002Fcroc) - Easily and securely send things from one computer to another.\n- [Dat-cp](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Ftom-james-watson\u002Fdat-cp) - Copy files between hosts on a network using the peer-to-peer Dat network.\n- [Destiny](https:\u002F\u002Fleastauthority.com\u002Fcommunity-matters\u002Fdestiny\u002F) - Send files directly to the receiver in real-time. Developed for and with HROs as a free Privacy Enhancing Technology alternative.\n- [Gokapi](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FForceu\u002FGokapi) - Lightweight selfhosted Firefox Send alternative without public upload. AWS S3 supported.\n- [Lufi](https:\u002F\u002Fframagit.org\u002Ffiat-tux\u002Fhat-softwares\u002Flufi) - Let's Upload that FIle — File sharing software.\n- [Localsend](https:\u002F\u002Flocalsend.org\u002F) - Share files to nearby devices. Free, open source, cross-platform.\n- [Magic Wormhole](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmagic-wormhole\u002Fmagic-wormhole) - Get things from one computer to another, safely.\n- [OnionShare](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmicahflee\u002Fonionshare) - An open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network.\n- [Paperless](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fthe-paperless-project\u002Fpaperless) - [Now archived] Scan, index, and archive all of your paper documents.\n\t- [Paperless-ng](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjonaswinkler\u002Fpaperless-ng) - [inactive] A supercharged version of paperless: scan, index and archive all your physical documents.\n- [Paperless-ngx](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fpaperless-ngx\u002Fpaperless-ngx) - A community-supported supercharged version of paperless based on paperless-ng\n- [PairDrop](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fschlagmichdoch\u002FPairDrop) - An improved version of Snapdrop that also allows you to pair devices and share files outside your network.\n- [Portal](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FSpatiumPortae\u002Fportal) - A command-line file transfer utility for sending encrypted files from any computer to another.\n- [QRcp](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fclaudiodangelis\u002Fqrcp) - Transfer files over wifi from your computer to your mobile device by scanning a QR code without leaving the terminal.\n- [Send](https:\u002F\u002Fgitlab.com\u002Ftimvisee\u002Fsend) - Simple, private file sharing. (Mozilla Send Fork)\n- [Sharik](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmarchellodev\u002Fsharik) - Sharik works with Wi-Fi connection or Tethering (Wi-Fi Hotspot). No internet connection needed. Available for Android, iOS, Linux, MacOS & Windows.\n- [Snapdrop](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FRobinLinus\u002Fsnapdrop) - A Progressive Web App for local file sharing inspired by Apple's Airdrop.\n- [Winden](https:\u002F\u002Fwinden.app\u002F) - A convenient version of Magic Wormhole you can use from within your browser. No need to install an app.\n- [Yopass](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjhaals\u002Fyopass) - Secure sharing of secrets, passwords and files.\n- [scrt.link](https:\u002F\u002Fscrt.link\u002Ffile) - End-to-end encrypted file transfer. Up to 100GB and 30 days retention. Stored in Switzerland.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Fitness and Health\n⛔ Your health is a **very** important piece of your **private data** and you should care **a lot** about it. Also, health related data is among the most coveted. Please don't use apps from Google, Fitbit, Huawei, Xiaomi or any company that seeks the gathering of your personal data.\n\nIf you need an app for **menstrual cycle tracking** please don't use any apps like Clue, Period Tracker, etc. Those cute pink apps are greedy for your menstrual cycle and intimate life data and will sell it for sure, protect your private life. Check the list below and you will find nice alternatives.\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n\n### Fitness trackers\n\n- [🤖](#icons) [Fitotrack](https:\u002F\u002Fcodeberg.org\u002Fjannis\u002FFitoTrack) - A privacy oriented fitness tracker for Android.\n- [🤖](#icons) [OpenTracks](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FOpenTracksApp\u002FOpenTracks) - OpenTracks is a sport tracking application that completely respects your privacy.\n- [🤖](#icons) [Gadgetbridge](https:\u002F\u002Fcodeberg.org\u002FFreeyourgadget\u002FGadgetbridge) - A free and cloudless replacement for your gadget vendors' closed source Android applications.\n\n### Workout planners\n\n- [wger](https:\u002F\u002Fwger.de\u002Fen\u002Fsoftware\u002Ffeatures) - A free, open source, self-hosted web application that manages your exercises, workouts and nutrition.\n- [workout.lol](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FVincenius\u002Fworkout-lol) - A small web application to create workouts based on your available equipment and the muscles you want to train that you can selfhost.\n\n### Food\n- [OpenFoodFacts](https:\u002F\u002Fworld.openfoodfacts.org\u002F) - Open Food Facts is a food products database made by everyone, for everyone. You can use it to make better food choices.\n    - [OFF Apps](https:\u002F\u002Fworld.openfoodfacts.org\u002Fopen-food-facts-mobile-app)\n\n### Menstrual cycle trackers\n- [🤖](#icons) [Bluemoon](https:\u002F\u002Fgitlab.com\u002Fngrob\u002Fbluemoon-android) - Open source, privacy friendly menstruation tracking app. Your period, your data!\n- [🤖](#icons) [Drip](https:\u002F\u002Fdripapp.org\u002F) - Menstrual cycle and fertility tracking. Everything you enter stays on your device.\n- [Euki](https:\u002F\u002Feukiapp.org\u002F) - The period tracker that doesn’t track you. \n- [🤖](#icons) [log28](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fwildeyedskies\u002Flog28) - a (very) simple no-frills period tracker for Android.\n- [🤖](#icons) [Periodical](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Farnowelzel\u002Fperiodical) - A calendar to track your menstruation and calculate possible fertile days \n\n### Medical health\n- [Fasten](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Ffastenhealth\u002Ffasten-onprem) - Fasten is an open-source, self-hosted, personal\u002Ffamily electronic medical record aggregator, designed to integrate with 1000's of insurances\u002Fhospitals\u002Fclinics.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Fonts\n⛔ **Avoid**\n- Google Fonts (no selfhosted) [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_217.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F217)\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n### Google Fonts Replacements\n- [coolLabs Fonts](https:\u002F\u002Ffonts.coollabs.io\u002F) - A privacy-friendly drop-in replacement for Google Fonts.\n- [Bunny Fonts](https:\u002F\u002Ffonts.bunny.net\u002F) - Bunny Fonts is an open-source, privacy-first web font platform designed to put privacy back into the internet.\n\n### Foundries\n- [Velvetyne](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.velvetyne.fr\u002F)\n- [OpenFoundry](https:\u002F\u002Fopen-foundry.com\u002F)\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Forms\n⛔ **Avoid**\n- Google Forms [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_217.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F217)\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n- [TypeBot](https:\u002F\u002Ftypebot.io) - Open-source conversational forms.\n- [CryptPad Forms](https:\u002F\u002Fcryptpad.fr\u002Fform\u002F) - Part of the Cryptpad end-to-end encrypted and open-source collaboration suite.\n- [FramaForms](https:\u002F\u002Fframaforms.org\u002F) - Design your online surveys easily while respecting your audience.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Games\n\n### Mario Kart\n\nNintendo [collects user data](https:\u002F\u002Flibreddit.kavin.rocks\u002Fr\u002Fprivacy\u002Fcomments\u002Fqtj9xt\u002Ftil_nintendo_collects_data_from_switch_owners\u002F), and if you disable it, they can [turn it back on](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.altchar.com\u002Fgame-news\u002Fthe-latest-nintendo-switch-update-secretly-turns-on-user-data-sharing-adSyV7t35NPg). Also, it has a paid plan that is not accessible to everyone economically.\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n\n- [SuperTuxKart](https:\u002F\u002Fsupertuxkart.net\u002FMain_Page) - A 3D open-source arcade racer with a variety characters, tracks, and modes to play.\n- [Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart](https:\u002F\u002Fmb.srb2.org\u002Faddons\u002Fsrb2kart.2435\u002F) - SRB2Kart is a classic styled kart racer, complete with beautiful courses, and wacky items.\n\n### Minecraft\n\n[![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_244.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F244)\n\nThe game is owned by Microsoft. If this is not enough, you need a Microsoft account to play Minecraft since March 11th, 2022. Microsoft locks accounts some time not long after account creation and [forces the user](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FMultiMC\u002FLauncher\u002Fissues\u002F4093) [to provide](https:\u002F\u002Flibreddit.kavin.rocks\u002Fr\u002Fprivacy\u002Fcomments\u002Fe6x27o\u002Fmicrosoft_forcing_me_to_give_then_my_phone_number\u002F) a **phone number**. See: [Minecraft FAQ](https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.minecraft.net\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360050865492-Minecraft-Java-Edition-Account-Migration-FAQ), [1](https:\u002F\u002Flibreddit.kavin.rocks\u002Fr\u002FMinecraft\u002Fcomments\u002Fsl8pkv\u002Fhow_can_my_friend_migrate_her_account_to\u002Fhvq2sv6\u002F), [2](https:\u002F\u002Flibreddit.kavin.rocks\u002Fr\u002Fprivacy\u002Fcomments\u002Fspcuj4\u002Fmicrosoft_is_going_to_attempt_to_move_everyone_on\u002F)\n\nThe game has [telemetry embeded in it since v21w38a which you can't opt-out](https:\u002F\u002Fbugs.mojang.com\u002Fbrowse\u002FMC-237493). Also, [it is tied](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.minecraft.net\u002Fen-us\u002Fterms) to the [Microsoft privacy terms](https:\u002F\u002Fprivacy.microsoft.com\u002Fen-us\u002Fprivacystatement) which are a privacy nightmare.\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n- [Luanti](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.luanti.org\u002F) - An open source voxel game engine with many features.\n    - [Mineclonia](https:\u002F\u002Fcontent.minetest.net\u002Fpackages\u002Fryvnf\u002Fmineclonia\u002F) - Survival sandbox game inspired by Minecraft. Fork of MineClone2 with focus on stability, multiplayer performance and features. \n\n#### Plugins for Minecraft\n\nIf you still want to play Minecraft, you can add some plugins that can help you preserve a bit your privacy. But still consider that you are supporting Microsoft this way.\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n- [No-Chat-Reports](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FAizistral-Studios\u002FNo-Chat-Reports) - A spigot plugin strips cryptographic signatures from player messages, but it breaks any chat plugin by design.\n- [FreedomChat](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fe-im\u002FFreedomChat) - A great alternative to No-Chat-Reports, since it does not break any chat plugin by design.\n- [No-Telemetry](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fkb-1000\u002Fno-telemetry) - Mod that disables the usage data collection, aka telemetry, introduced in Minecraft 1.18 (snapshot 21w38a).\n\n### Pokemon\n\nNintendo [collects user data](https:\u002F\u002Flibreddit.kavin.rocks\u002Fr\u002Fprivacy\u002Fcomments\u002Fqtj9xt\u002Ftil_nintendo_collects_data_from_switch_owners\u002F), and if you disable it, they can [turn it back on](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.altchar.com\u002Fgame-news\u002Fthe-latest-nintendo-switch-update-secretly-turns-on-user-data-sharing-adSyV7t35NPg). Also, it has a paid plan that is not accessible to everyone economically.\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n\n- [Pokete](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Flxgr-linux\u002Fpokete) - A small terminal based game in the style of a very popular and old game by Gamefreak.\n\n### Sonic the Hedgehog\n\n- [Sonic Robo Blast 2](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.srb2.org\u002F) - Sonic Robo Blast 2 is a 3D open-source Sonic the Hedgehog fangame built using a modified version of the Doom Legacy port of Doom.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Home Assistants\n\nDon't use Google Home or Alexa. Please don't. Don't gift them to anyone. They open the homes doors to surveillance. They can turn these auto-updating devices into surveillance devices at will.\n\nInteresting articles: [1](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ftechnology\u002F2019\u002Foct\u002F09\u002Falexa-are-you-invading-my-privacy-the-dark-side-of-our-voice-assistants), [2](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theregister.com\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F08\u002Fai_in_brief\u002F), [3](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.networkworld.com\u002Farticle\u002F3190176\u002Fvirtual-assistants-hear-everything-so-watch-what-you-say-i-m-not-kidding.html), [4](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.democracynow.org\u002F2017\u002F1\u002F4\u002Fprivacy_advocates_warn_of_potential_surveillance), [5](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mirror.co.uk\u002Fnews\u002Fweird-news\u002Fwoman-finds-amazon-thousands-recordings-25240984), [6](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.seattletimes.com\u002Fbusiness\u002Flocked-down-lawyers-warned-alexa-is-hearing-confidential-calls\u002F), [7](https:\u002F\u002Fhide.me\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fassistant-devices-are-a-privacy-nightmare\u002F).\n\n- Google Home [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_217.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F217)\n- Alexa [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_190.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F190)\n- Cortana [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_244.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F244)\n- Siri [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_158.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F158)\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n- [Mycroft](https:\u002F\u002Fmycroft.ai\u002F) - The Private and Open Voice Assistant.\n- [Home Assistant](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.home-assistant.io\u002F) - Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Instant Messaging\n**Check out [this site](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.securemessagingapps.com\u002F) for comparisons*.\n\n⛔ **Avoid**\n- WhatsApp | [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_198.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F198)\n- Instagram DM | [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_219.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F219)\n- Facebook Messenger | [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_182.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F182)\n- Skype | [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_244.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F244)\n- Zoom | [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_2198.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F2198)\n- Google Hangouts \u002F Chat | [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_217.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F217)\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n\n### Decentralized\nNo single point of control or failure. A decentralized network operated by different servers from different volunteers around the globe. You choose where your data stays or you can self-host your own server. Somewhat more complex protocols (because of federation between servers) and some extra metadata is added to the messages (without compromising privacy).\n\n- [Matrix (Protocol)](https:\u002F\u002Fmatrix.org\u002F) - An open network for secure, decentralized communication.\n   - [Element](https:\u002F\u002Felement.io\u002F) - All-in-one secure chat app for teams, friends and organisations. Keeps conversations in your control, safe from data-mining and ads. End-to-end encryption.\n   - [Cinny](https:\u002F\u002Fcinny.in\u002F) - A Matrix client focusing primarily on simple, elegant and secure interface. \n- [Jabber \u002F XMPP (Protocol)](https:\u002F\u002Fxmpp.org\u002F) - The universal and open messaging standard. Tried and tested. Independent. Privacy-focused. E2E encrypted.\n  - [🤖](#icons) [Conversations](https:\u002F\u002Fconversations.im\u002F) - Jabber\u002FXMPP client for Android 4.0+ smartphones that has been optimized to provide a unique mobile experience.\n  - [AstraChat](https:\u002F\u002Fastrachat.com\u002F) - Another XMPP client.\n- [DeltaChat](https:\u002F\u002Fdelta.chat\u002F) - Chat over encrypted e-mail.\n- [Session](https:\u002F\u002Fgetsession.org\u002F) - Extreme focus on privacy and anonymity. Blockchain technology.\n- [SimpleX Chat](https:\u002F\u002Fsimplex.chat\u002F) - The first chat platform that is 100% private by design - it has no access to your connection graph\n- [Status](https:\u002F\u002Fstatus.im\u002F) - Status is a secure messaging app, crypto wallet, and Web3 browser built with state of the art technology.\n\n### Centralized\nThe service is in charge of running the servers that allow users to communicate. Single point of failure and control, but still 100% safe and trustworthy if the protocols and code are open and audited.\n\n- [Threema](https:\u002F\u002Fthreema.ch\u002Fen) - The messenger that puts security and privacy first. Pay once, chat forever. No collection of user data. Open Source client.\n- [Signal](https:\u002F\u002Fsignal.org\u002F) - Extreme focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect. Strong encryption by design. 100% Open Source.\n  - [🤖](#icons) [Molly](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmollyim\u002Fmollyim-android) - Signal-compatible fork client with some security enhancements.\n\n### P2P\nNo servers involved. Everything goes directly from one peer to the other peer. No point of failure or control. The features are reduced because of the lack of server, messaging can be slower. Best option for critical chats.\n\n- [Tox](https:\u002F\u002Ftox.chat\u002F) - Tox is easy-to-use software that connects you with friends and family without anyone else listening in.\n- [Briar](https:\u002F\u002Fbriarproject.org\u002F) - Peer-to-peer encrypted messaging and forums.\n- [Tinfoil Chat](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmaqp\u002Ftfc) - Onion-routed, endpoint secure messaging system.\n- [Berty](https:\u002F\u002Fberty.tech\u002F) - The privacy-first messaging app that works with or without internet access, cellular data or trust in the network.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Link in Bio Tools\n\n- [Keyoxide](https:\u002F\u002Fkeyoxide.org\u002F) - A modern, secure and privacy-friendly platform to establish your decentralized online identity.\n- [BioDrop](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FEddieHubCommunity\u002FBioDrop) - Connect to your audience with a single link. Showcase the content you create and your projects in one place. Make it easier for people to find, follow and subscribe.\n- [LinkStack](https:\u002F\u002Flinkstack.org\u002F) - Self-hosted open-source Linktree alternative.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Link Shorteners\n\n⛔ **Avoid**\n\n- Bit.ly\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n\n- [MagLit](https:\u002F\u002Fmaglit.me) - An encrypted and privacy respecting Link Shortener service that also supports Magnet Links.\n- [Dub](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fdubinc\u002Fdub) - You can self-host Dub.co for greater control over your data and design.\n- [Yourls](https:\u002F\u002Fyourls.org\u002F) -  Self hosted URL shortener in PHP.\n- [tnyr.me](https:\u002F\u002Ftnyr.me) - A zero-trust URL shortener with paswordless end-to-end encryption.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Location tracking\n\n⛔ **Avoid**\n\n- Google location history [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_217.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F217)\n- Google FindMyDevice [![](https:\u002F\u002Fshields.tosdr.org\u002Fen_217.svg)](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F217)\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n\n### Tracking\n- [Nextcloud Phonetrack](https:\u002F\u002Fapps.nextcloud.com\u002Fapps\u002Fphonetrack) - Nextcloud app to track location history with an [Android app](https:\u002F\u002Fgitlab.com\u002Feneiluj\u002Fphonetrack-android) ([other apps also supported](https:\u002F\u002Fgitlab.com\u002Feneiluj\u002Fphonetrack-oc\u002F-\u002Fwikis\u002Fuserdoc#logging-methods)). Supports caching positions offline and sending them to the server in batches. The first-party app has good battery saving options.\n- [OwnTracks](https:\u002F\u002Fowntracks.org\u002F) - Location tracking for displaying the current location only (limited location history functionality).\n- [Traccar](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.traccar.org\u002F) - Location tracking software made for dedicated GPS logging devices.\n- [Dawarich](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FFreika\u002Fdawarich) - Self-hosted alternative to Google Location History.\n\n### Find My Device\n- [Find My Device](https:\u002F\u002Fgitlab.com\u002FNulide\u002Ffindmydevice) - Find your Android Device via SMS.\n- [GPSlogger](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmendhak\u002Fgpslogger) - Lightweight GPS Logging Application For Android. No servers, no internet. Saved to a simple file to local storage.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Mail Services\n⛔ **Avoid**\n- Gmail\n- Outlook\n- Yandex Mail\n- Yahoo! Mail\n\n✅ **Instead use**\n\n### Third-Party owned\n- [Forward Email](https:\u002F\u002Fforwardemail.net) - the 100% open-source and privacy-focused email service.\n- [ProtonMail](https:\u002F\u002Fprotonmail.com\u002F) - Secure Email. Based in Switzerland. [Read this article over Climate activist arrest](https:\u002F\u002Fprotonmail.com\u002Fblog\u002Fclimate-activist-arrest\u002F).\n- [Tuta](https:\u002F\u002Ftuta.com\u002F) - Secure email for everybody. Open Source.\n- [Riseup](https:\u002F\u002Friseup.net\u002Fen\u002Fabout-us) - Online communication tools for people and groups working on liberatory social change.\n- [Mailfence](https:\u002F\u002Fmailfence.com) - Secure and private email.\n\n### Self-Hosted\n- [Docker mail server](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fdocker-mailserver\u002Fdocker-mailserver) - A fullstack but simple mail server (SMTP, IMAP, LDAP, Antispam, Antivirus, etc.) using Docker.\n- [Mailcow: dockerized](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmailcow\u002Fmailcow-dockerized) - The mailserver suite with the 'moo'.\n- [Mail-in-a-box](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmail-in-a-box\u002Fmailinabox) - Mail-in-a-Box helps individuals take back control of their email by defining a one-click, easy-to-deploy SMTP+everything else server: a mail server in a box.\n- [Mox](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmjl-\u002Fmox) - Modern full-featured open source secure mail server for low-maintenance self-hosted email.\n\n### Clients\n\n#### Android \u002F iOS\n- [🤖](#icons) [FairEmail](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FM66B\u002FFairEmail) - Fully featured, open source, privacy friendly email app for Android.\n- [🤖](#icons) [K9](https:\u002F\u002Fk9mail.app\u002F) - Open Source Email App for Android.\n\n#### Desktop\n- [Thunderbird](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thunderbird.net) - A free customizable open source email client.\n\n### Email Alias Services (Anonymous Forwarding)\n\nWith email aliases, you can finally create a different identity for each website. Defend against spams, phishing and data breach. You can choose self-hosting any of the following options or you can also use their own platform as a service.\n\n- [SimpleLogin](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fsimple-login\u002Fapp)\n- [AnonAddy](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fanonaddy\u002Fanonaddy)\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Maps and Navigation\n⛔ **Avoid**\n- Google Maps\n- Apple Maps\n- Yandex Maps\n- Bing Maps\n- Waze\n- Sygic\n- HERE WeGo\n- Petal Maps\n\n✅ **Instead use**\n- [Open Street Map (OSM)](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.openstreetmap.org\u002F) - OpenStreetMap is built by a community of mappers that contribute and maintain data about roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and much more, all over the world.\n  - [OSMAnd](https:\u002F\u002Fosmand.net\u002F) - Android\u002FiOS Navigation app using OSM. It is a feature-rich app with all you expect.\n- [Organic Maps](https:\u002F\u002Forganicmaps.app\u002F) - Great offline maps for hikers and cyclists.\n- [CoMaps](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.comaps.app\u002F) - A community-led free & open source maps app based on OSM\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Media Streaming Platforms\n⛔ **Avoid**\n- **Amazon Prime** - [Bad privacy policy](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F2444). Apps have [Google trackers](https:\u002F\u002Freports.exodus-privacy.eu.org\u002Fen\u002Freports\u002Fcom.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom\u002Flatest\u002F). Many permissions are required for a streaming app.\n- **Netflix** - [Bad privacy policy](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F185). Apps have [Google trackers](https:\u002F\u002Freports.exodus-privacy.eu.org\u002Fen\u002Freports\u002Fcom.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom\u002Flatest\u002F). Many permissions are required for a streaming app.\n- **Disney Plus** - [Very bad privacy policy](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F2745). Apps have [various trackers](https:\u002F\u002Freports.exodus-privacy.eu.org\u002Fen\u002Freports\u002Fcom.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom\u002Flatest\u002F). Many permissions are required for a streaming app.\n- **Plex** - [Dubitous privacy policy](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F1567). Apps have [many trackers](https:\u002F\u002Freports.exodus-privacy.eu.org\u002Fen\u002Freports\u002Fcom.plexapp.android\u002Flatest\u002F). Way too many permissions are required for a streaming app.\n- **Spotify** - [Very bad privacy policy](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F225). Apps have [many trackers](https:\u002F\u002Freports.exodus-privacy.eu.org\u002Fen\u002Freports\u002Fcom.spotify.music\u002Flatest\u002F). Way too many permissions are required for a streaming app.\n- **Deezer** - [Bad privacy policy](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F2516). Apps have [many trackers](https:\u002F\u002Freports.exodus-privacy.eu.org\u002Fen\u002Freports\u002Fdeezer.android.tv\u002Flatest\u002F). Way too many permissions are required for a streaming app.\n- **SoundCloud** - [Dubitous priavcy policy](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F276). Apps have [many trackers](https:\u002F\u002Freports.exodus-privacy.eu.org\u002Fen\u002Freports\u002Fcom.soundcloud.android\u002Flatest\u002F). Way too many permissions are required for a streaming app.\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n#### Video and Audio\n- [Jellyfin](https:\u002F\u002Fjellyfin.org\u002F) - Jellyfin is the volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of your media. Stream to any device from your own server, with no strings attached.\n- [Dim](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FDusk-Labs\u002Fdim) - Dim is a self-hosted media manager. With minimal setup, Dim will organize and beautify your media collections, letting you access and play them anytime from anywhere.\n- [Stremio](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.stremio.com\u002F) - Stremio is a modern media center that's a one-stop solution for your video entertainment.\n\n#### Audio\n- [Funkwhale](https:\u002F\u002Ffunkwhale.audio\u002F) - A social platform to enjoy and share music (SoundCloud alternative).\n- [Subsonic](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.subsonic.org\u002Fpages\u002Findex.jsp) - Your complete, personal music streamer.\n- [Ampache](https:\u002F\u002Fampache.org\u002F) - A web based audio\u002Fvideo streaming application and file manager.\n- [Koel](https:\u002F\u002Fkoel.dev\u002F) - a personal music streaming server that works.\n- [Nuclear](https:\u002F\u002Fnuclearplayer.com\u002F) - Modern music player focused on streaming from free sources.\n- [Navidrome](https:\u002F\u002Fnavidrome.org\u002F) - Lightweight, fast and self-contained personal music streamer.\n- [🤖](#icons) [mucke](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmoritz-weber\u002Fmucke) - A music player for local files with unique custom playback options.\n\n**Spotify alternative clients**\n > These clients, although will have less tracking, still DO NOT protect your privacy at all as you will still be streaming from Spotify servers from you own **premium (paid, identified)** account.\n\n\\* Premium required.\n\n- [Spotube](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FKRTirtho\u002Fspotube) - A lightweight free Spotify crossplatform-client.\n- [Spot*](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fxou816\u002Fspot) - Native Spotify client built in GTK and Rust.\n- [psst*](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjpochyla\u002Fpsst) - Fast and multi-platform Spotify client with native GUI.\n- [ncspot*](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fhrkfdn\u002Fncspot) - Cross-platform ncurses Spotify client written in Rust, inspired by ncmpc and the likes.ç\n\n\n\\* No premium required.\n\n- [🤖](#icons) [Blade Player](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fvhaudiquet\u002FBladePlayer) - Open source Spotify client, works without premium.\n\n\n**Youtube Music alternative clients**\n- [Beatbump](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FsnuffyDev\u002FBeatbump) - Alternative frontend for YouTube Music; no ads and custom API wrapper.\n- [ViMusic](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fvfsfitvnm\u002FViMusic) - [Unmantained] A Jetpack Compose Android application for streaming music from YouTube Music.\n\t- [RiMusic](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Ffast4x\u002FRiMusic) - A ViMusic maintained fork.\n\n**Deezer alternative clients**\n- [dzr](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fyne\u002Fdzr) - Command line Deezer player for Linux, BSD, Android+Termux\n\n#### Podcasts\n\n⛔ **Avoid** \n\n- **Spotify** - [Very bad](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F225) privacy policy. They collect tons of data about you: mood, free time, likes, dislikes, friends... Also, their apps have [way too many trackers](https:\u002F\u002Freports.exodus-privacy.eu.org\u002Fen\u002Freports\u002Fcom.spotify.music\u002Flatest\u002F).\n- **iVoox** - Their apps are [filled with trackers](https:\u002F\u002Freports.exodus-privacy.eu.org\u002Fen\u002Freports\u002Fcom.ivoox.app\u002Flatest\u002F). Their website has trackers.\n- **Audible** - [Very bad](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F190) privacy policy. Their app has [many trackers](https:\u002F\u002Freports.exodus-privacy.eu.org\u002Fen\u002Freports\u002Fcom.audible.application\u002Flatest\u002F).\n- **Deezer** - [Bad privacy policy](https:\u002F\u002Ftosdr.org\u002Fen\u002Fservice\u002F2516). Apps have [many trackers](https:\u002F\u002Freports.exodus-privacy.eu.org\u002Fen\u002Freports\u002Fdeezer.android.tv\u002Flatest\u002F). Way too many permissions are required for a streaming app.\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n\n- [Antennapod](https:\u002F\u002Fantennapod.org) - A podcast player that is completely open. Subscribe to any RSS feed. \n- [Castopod](https:\u002F\u002Fcastopod.org) - Self-host your podcasts with ease, keep control over what you create and talk to your audience without any middleman. Your podcast and your audience belong to you and you only. \n- [Funkwhale](https:\u002F\u002Ffunkwhale.audio\u002F) - A social platform to enjoy and share audio.\n\n[Back to top 🔝](#contents)\n\n## Notes and Tasks\n⛔ **Avoid** \n\nThese providers offer apps and services filled with data trackers. Also, most of them store your notes on their servers and do not offer any kind of encryption.\n\n- Google Keep\n    - [Google Keep Exporter](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FvHanda\u002Fgoogle-keep-exporter) or [Keep To Markdown](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Ferikelisath\u002Fkeep-to-markdown) -  Convert your Google Keep notes into a standard markdown + YAML header format.\n- Evernote\n- Squid\n- Notion\n- OneNote\n\n✅  **Instead use**\n\n- [Anytype](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.anytype.io\u002F) - An open-source Notion alternative. E2EE, cloud and local network sync, can be self-hosted.\n- [AppFlowy](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.appflowy.io\u002F) - Open Source Notion Alternative. You are in charge of your data and customizations.\n- [HedgeDoc](https:\u002F\u002Fhedgedoc.org\u002F) - Formerly CodiMD (community). An awesome platform to write and share markdown.\n- [Joplin](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Flaurent22\u002Fjoplin) - Note taking and to-do application with synchronisation and encryption capabilities.\n- [Logseq](https:\u002F\u002Flogseq.com\u002F) - A privacy-first alternative to WorkFlowy.\n- [Memos](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fusememos\u002Fmemos) - An open-source, self-hosted memo hub with knowledge management and socialization. \n- [Nextcloud Notes](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fnextcloud\u002Fnotes\u002F) - The Notes app is a distraction free notes taking app for Nextcloud.\n\t- [Nextcloud Notes app](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fstefan-niedermann\u002Fnextcloud-notes) - An android client for Nextcloud Notes.\n- [Notally](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FOmGodse\u002FNotally) - A beautiful notes app (local only, no sync).\n- [Notesnook](https:\u002F\u002Fnotesnook.com\u002F) - Open source zero knowledge private note taking.\n- [Obsidian](https:\u002F\u002Fobsidian.md) - Obsidian is the private and flexible note‑taking app. Closed source but has no trackers (website \u002F apps) and E2EE sync. \n- [Quillpad](https:\u002F\u002Fquillpad.github.io\u002F) - Take beautiful markdown notes and stay organized with task lists. Fork of Quillnote.\n- [SiYuan](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fsiyuan-note\u002Fsiyuan) - A local-first personal knowledge management system.\n- [Standard Notes](https:\u002F\u002Fstandardnotes.org\u002F) - A free, open-source, and completely encrypted notes app.\n- [TinyList](https:\u002F\u002Ftinylist.app\u002F) - Create and share notes and checklists, without sacrificing your privacy.\n- [Tr","awesome-privacy 是一个精心整理的列表，包含了尊重用户隐私的服务和应用替代方案。该项目主要聚焦于提供免费、开源且注重隐私保护的选择，以替代那些可能收集或出售用户数据的服务。其内容涵盖了从即时通讯工具到云存储服务等多方面的应用，特别适合对个人数据安全有较高要求的用户以及希望减少对主流科技公司依赖的人群使用。通过此项目，用户可以找到更多控制自己数据的方式，并增强在线活动的安全性和私密性。",2,"2026-06-11 03:38:30","high_star"]