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@@ -109,28 +109,30 @@
- [Version Control](#version-control)
- [Video and Audio Conferencing](#video-and-audio-conferencing)
- [Video Editing](#video-editing)
-- [Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)](#VPNs)
+- [Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)](#VPNS)
- [Web Browser](#web-browser)
- [Browser Addons](#browser-addons)
- [Browser Sync](#browser-sync)
- [WebView](#webview)
## 2FA
-
Avoid using apps that won't let you export your keys **easily**.
+β Avoid using apps that won't let you export your keys **easily**.
- Authy
- Google Authenticator [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
-
Instead use
-- 
[Aegis](https://getaegis.app/) - 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).
+β
Instead use
+- [π€](#icons) [Aegis](https://getaegis.app/) - 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).
- [ente Auth](https://ente.io/auth) - 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://ente.io), and uses the same battle tested infrastructure. Needs an ente.io account.
- [Owky](https://github.com/charlietango/owky) - Free and Open Source Two-Factor Authenticator for IOS users.
-- [FreeOTPPlus](https://github.com/helloworld1/FreeOTPPlus) - Enhanced fork of FreeOTP-Android providing a feature-rich 2FA authenticator.
-- [Authenticator Pro](https://github.com/jamie-mh/AuthenticatorPro) - Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) client for Android + Wear OS.
+- [π€](#icons) [FreeOTPPlus](https://github.com/helloworld1/FreeOTPPlus) - Enhanced fork of FreeOTP-Android providing a feature-rich 2FA authenticator.
+- [π€](#icons) [Authenticator Pro](https://github.com/jamie-mh/AuthenticatorPro) - Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) client for Android + Wear OS.
+
+[Back to top π](#contents)
## Analytics
- Avoid any analytics service that comes from Google, Facebook, Microsoft or any private service. These kind of analytics hurt user privacy.
+β Avoid any analytics service that comes from Google, Facebook, Microsoft or any private service. These kind of analytics hurt user privacy.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Ackee](https://ackee.electerious.com/) - Self-hosted website analytics.
- [Aptabase](https://aptabase.com) - Open-source, privacy-first and simple analytics for mobile and desktop apps.
- [Cabin](https://withcabin.com) - Privacy-first, carbon conscious web analytics.
@@ -144,13 +146,15 @@
- [Umami](https://umami.is/) - A simple, fast, website analytics alternative to Google Analytics.
- [Unidentified Analytics](https://unidentifiedanalytics.web.app/) - Naive ip-based tracking that works everywhere (web, command-line, email, etc). No account required. Developer friendly.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Android
### Android App Store
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- Google Play Store [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/) - F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform.
- [Droid-ify](https://github.com/Iamlooker/Droid-ify) - Lightweight F-Droid client with Material UI.
- [Aurora Droid](https://auroraoss.com/download/#aurora-droid) - Aurora Droid is a modern FOSS client for F-Droid.
@@ -164,30 +168,30 @@
- [Aurora Store](https://auroraoss.com/download/#aurora-store) - Aurora Store is an open-source alternative Google Play Store frontend client with privacy and modern design in mind.
### Android Dialer
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
Third-party dialers found on the play store. They may contain ads/trackers and may ask for unnecessary permissions.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Koler](https://github.com/Chooloo/koler) - Uniquely stylized phone app with customizable features.
### Android File Manager
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
Preinstalled file managers and third-party file manager apps found on the play store. They may contain ads/trackers and may ask for unnecessary permissions.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Amaze File Manager](https://github.com/TeamAmaze/AmazeFileManager) - Simple and attractive Material Design file manager for Android.
- [Material Files](https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles) - An open source Material Design file manager, for Android 5.0+.
- [Ghost Commander](https://f-droid.org/packages/com.ghostsq.commander/) - Dual-panel file manager.
### Android Keyboard
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- GBoard (Google) [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- SwiftKey [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244)
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [AnySoftKeyboard](https://anysoftkeyboard.github.io/) - The only Android keyboard you'll ever need. Free as in speech and Free as in beer.
- [FlorisBoard](https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard) - 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.
- [Futo Keyboard](https://keyboard.futo.org/) - A modern keyboard that respects your privacy and security, with features such as offline voice input, swipe typing and smart autocorrect.
@@ -203,21 +207,21 @@ Your phone gallery is a deeply personal aspect of your life, it may contain imag
> [!NOTE]
> For a private way to store and backup your photos see [Photo Storage](#photo-storage) section.
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- **Google Photos** has privacy issues. They collect a lot of data about you, which you can see in their [privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US#infocollect). Google can scan your photos and might flag them for different reasons, as shown in this [incident](https://petapixel.com/2022/08/22/google-flags-photos-of-fathers-sick-son-as-child-abuse-informs-police/). They also use your photos to improve their AI technology.
- **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://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=468496&ref_=footer_privacy#GUID-8966E75F-9B92-4A2B-BFD5-967D57513A40__SECTION_87C837F9CCD84769B4AE2BEB14AF4F01).
- **Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, etc.** Gallery
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Aves](https://github.com/deckerst/aves) - Beautiful gallery and metadata explorer app, built for Android with Flutter.
- [Fossify Gallery](https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Gallery) - Fork of Simple Gallery. Browse your memories without any interruptions with this photo and video gallery.
### Android Launcher
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
Third-party launchers found on the play store. They may contain ads/trackers and may ask for unnecessary permissions.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Lawnchair](https://lawnchair.app/) - No clever tagline needed.
- [OpenLauncher](https://github.com/OpenLauncherTeam/openlauncher) - Customizable and Open Source Launcher for Android.
- [KISS](https://kisslauncher.com/) - Lightning fast, open-source, < 200kb Android launcher.
@@ -228,6 +232,8 @@ Third-party launchers found on the play store. They may contain ads/trackers and
- [Bliss Launcher](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/foundation.e.blisslauncher/) - The default launcher of the /e/ Android-based OS.
It allows users to easily create and browse group of apps and it displays notification badges on app icons.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Artificial Intelligence
When 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.
@@ -256,12 +262,14 @@ Go to the [Text To Speech](#text-to-speech) section.
- [Stable Diffusion](https://github.com/Stability-AI/stablediffusion) - High-Resolution Image Synthesis with Latent Diffusion Models.
- [Stable Diffusion Web UI](https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui) - A browser interface for Stable Diffusion.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Bookmarking
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- Pocket (Formerly Read It Later) - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/384). [Apps have trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.ideashower.readitlater.pro/latest/) and requires many permissions.
- Evernote Web Clipper - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/207). [Apps have many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.evernote/latest/) and require too many permissions.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Grimorie](https://github.com/goniszewski/grimoire) - Modern, open source, self-hosted bookmark manager.
- [LinkAce](https://github.com/Kovah/LinkAce)
- [LinkDing](https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding)
@@ -273,32 +281,39 @@ Go to the [Text To Speech](#text-to-speech) section.
- [Hypothesis](https://github.com/hypothesis/h/) - Annotate the web, with anyone, anywhere.
- [Kobuddy](https://github.com/karlicoss/kobuddy) - Get your Kobo e-reader device bookmarks and annotations in a .txt file.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Captchas
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
Google captchas use cookies to track users and rank their IPs.
- Google reCAPTCHA [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- hCaptcha [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2207)
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Altcha.org](https://altcha.org) - Free, open-source and self-hosted CAPTCHA alternative using proof-of-work mechanism.
- [mCaptcha](http://mcaptcha.org/) ([repo](https://github.com/mCaptcha/mCaptcha)) - An open-source CAPTCHA system with seamless UX. mCaptcha uses SHA256 based proof-of-work (PoW) to rate limit users.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Commenting Engines
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- **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.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
-- [Commento](https://commento.io/) - Commento is a fast, privacy-focused commenting platform. Can be selfhosted or use their SaaS.
+- [Commento](https://commento.io/) - [π](#icons) Commento is a fast, privacy-focused commenting platform. Can be selfhosted or use their SaaS.
+- [Comentario](https://comentario.app) - Tiny, Privacy-focused, Open-source web comment engine, which adds discussion functionality to plain, boring web pages.
- [Cusdis](https://github.com/djyde/cusdis) - Lightweight, privacy-friendly alternative to Disqus.
- [Disgus](https://github.com/carlitoplatanito/disgus) - Embeddable comments for your website, backed by Nostr. Like Disqus but Nostr.
- [Isso](https://github.com/posativ/isso) - A lightweight, self hosted, commenting server written in Python and JavaScript. It aims to be a drop-in replacement for Disqus.
- [Remark42](https://remark42.com) - Self-hosted, lightweight, and simple (yet functional) comment engine, which doesn't spy on users.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Cloaking
### Images
- [Fawkes](https://github.com/Shawn-Shan/fawkes) - privacy preserving tool against facial recognition systems.
@@ -308,13 +323,15 @@ Google captchas use cookies to track users and rank their IPs.
### Text
- [Stegcloak](https://stegcloak.surge.sh/) - Hide secrets with invisible characters in plain text securely using passwords ([repo](https://github.com/kurolabs/stegcloak)).
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Cloud Storage
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- **Google Drive** - Google owned, so privacy policy is [very bad](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217). The data is stored in their remote servers where you lose control of it. They use trackers. No encryption available.
- **DropBox** - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/270). The app has [various trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.dropbox.android/latest/) and requires many permissions.
- **OneDrive** - Microsoft owned, privacy policy is [very bad](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244). The data is stored in their remote servers where you lose control of it. They use trackers. No encryption available.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/) - The open source self-hosted productivity platform that keeps you in control.
- [Seafile](https://www.seafile.com/en/home/) - High performance file syncing and sharing. It includes a Wiki, WYSIWYG editing and other knowledge management features.
- [Peergos](https://peergos.org/) - 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.
@@ -327,6 +344,8 @@ Google captchas use cookies to track users and rank their IPs.
- [Rclone](https://rclone.org/) - 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.
- [Restic](https://restic.net/) - 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.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Creator Tools
Opt 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.
@@ -335,51 +354,59 @@ Opt for open-source and P2P alternatives that prioritize data privacy, eliminate
- [socialstream.ninja](https://github.com/steveseguin/social_stream#readme) - Consolidate your live social messaging streams and much more.
- [OBS Studio](https://obsproject.com/) - Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Databases
[](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- Avoid using privative databases which you don't control such as Google Firebase.
+β Avoid using privative databases which you don't control such as Google Firebase.
- Instead use
+β
Instead use
- [Appwrite](https://appwrite.io/) - Secure open-source backend server for web, mobile & Flutter developers.
- [Supabase](https://supabase.io/) - Open source Firebase alternative ([Limited](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/issues/4934) [self-hosting](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/issues/4440#issuecomment-992108832))
- [Pocketbase](https://pocketbase.io/) - Open Source backend in 1 file written in Go.
- [CondensationDB](https://github.com/CondensationDB/Condensation) [Inactive] - Condensation is an open-source zero trust, distributed database enabling to build modern applications while ensuring data ownership and security.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Developer Tools
- [Beekeeper Studio](https://www.beekeeperstudio.io) - Open Source SQL Editor and Database Manager with a privacy commitment in their mission statement.
### IDEs
- Avoid using privative IDEs that are full of trackers and telemetry.
+β Avoid using privative IDEs that are full of trackers and telemetry.
- Instead use
+β
Instead use
- [Neovim](https://neovim.io/) - Hyperextensible Vim-based text editor.
- [VSCodium](https://vscodium.com/) - Free/Libre 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://code.visualstudio.com/license) and contains telemetry/tracking.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Dating Apps
Apps 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://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/new-research-tinders-opaque-unfair-pricing-algorithm-can-charge-users-up-to-five-times-more-for-same-service/), [extrapolate estimations on your intelligence and other psychometrics and sell it to third-parties](https://libreddit.kavin.rocks/r/privacy/comments/k7x4s7/tinder_extrapolates_estimations_on_your/), [it may know more about you than yourself](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/26/tinder-personal-data-dating-app-messages-hacked-sold), and many more bad things you can find on the internet.
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/462)
- Grindr
- Badoo
- Lovoo
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Alovoa](https://alovoa.com/) - Free and open-source dating platform that respects your privacy.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Design Tools
**Adobe**'s dominance in design tools restricts designers' choices and compromises their privacy. Its [lack of Linux support](https://helpx.adobe.com/in/download-install/kb/operating-system-guidelines.html), confines designers to Windows or macOS. Plus, Adobe's [data collection via Creative Cloud](https://tosdr.org/en/service/417) and [trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.adobe.psmobile/latest/) further amplifies privacy concerns. They also may be [using users' work to train their AIs](https://mastodon.art/@Krita/109632425661190494), potentially causing intellectual property problems. For these reasons, designers can consider using open-source, privacy-respecting alternatives, bypassing most of these issues.
### InDesign
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Scribus](https://www.scribus.net/) - 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.
### Photoshop / Illustrator
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/) - 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.
- [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/) - A free and open-source vector graphics editor for GNU/Linux, 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.
- [Krita](https://krita.org/) - A free and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital art and 2D animation.
@@ -387,17 +414,20 @@ Apps such as Tinder collect and sell your personal intimate information. Tinder
### Figma
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Penpot](https://penpot.app/) - Penpot is an Open Source design and prototyping platform for product teams.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
## Domain Registrar
- Avoid using domain registrars who are privacy invasive.
+β Avoid using domain registrars who are privacy invasive.
- Instead use
+β
Instead use
- [OrangeWebsite](https://www.orangewebsite.com/)
- [1984 Hosting](https://www.1984hosting.com/)
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Download Manager
- [Persepolis Download Manager](https://github.com/persepolisdm/persepolis) - 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/Linux distributions, BSDs, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows.
@@ -406,6 +436,8 @@ Apps such as Tinder collect and sell your personal intimate information. Tinder
- [Xtreme Download Manager](https://github.com/subhra74/xdm) - 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/dead downloads, schedule and convert downloads.
- [axel](https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel) - Lightweight CLI download accelerator. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS protocols.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Encryption
Remember: Without strong encryption, you will be spied on systematically by lots of people.
@@ -423,11 +455,11 @@ Remember: Without strong encryption, you will be spied on systematically by lots
on the DMCrypt kernel module.
## File Management and Sharing
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- **WeTransfer** - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/214). Files are not e2e encrypted. Website has many analytics and trackers.
- **SendAnywhere** - No e2e encryption. Website has loads of analytics and trackers from Facebook, Google, Cloudflare...
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Blaze](https://blaze.now.sh/) - A fast, p2p and radically different way to transfer files.
- [Blindsend](https://github.com/blindnet-io/blindsend) - Open source tool for private, end-to-end encrypted file exchange.
- [Croc](https://github.com/schollz/croc) - Easily and securely send things from one computer to another.
@@ -449,18 +481,20 @@ on the DMCrypt kernel module.
- [Winden](https://winden.app/) - A convenient version of Magic Wormhole you can use from within your browser. No need to install an app.
- [Yopass](https://github.com/jhaals/yopass) - Secure sharing of secrets, passwords and files.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Fitness and Health
- 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.
+β 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.
If 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.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
### Fitness trackers
-- [Fitotrack](https://codeberg.org/jannis/FitoTrack) - A privacy oriented fitness tracker for Android.
-- [OpenTracks](https://github.com/OpenTracksApp/OpenTracks) - OpenTracks is a sport tracking application that completely respects your privacy.
-- [Gadgetbridge](https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge) - A free and cloudless replacement for your gadget vendors' closed source Android applications.
+- [π€](#icons) [Fitotrack](https://codeberg.org/jannis/FitoTrack) - A privacy oriented fitness tracker for Android.
+- [π€](#icons) [OpenTracks](https://github.com/OpenTracksApp/OpenTracks) - OpenTracks is a sport tracking application that completely respects your privacy.
+- [π€](#icons) [Gadgetbridge](https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge) - A free and cloudless replacement for your gadget vendors' closed source Android applications.
### Workout planners
@@ -472,20 +506,22 @@ If you need an app for **menstrual cycle tracking** please don't use any apps li
- [OFF Apps](https://world.openfoodfacts.org/open-food-facts-mobile-app)
### Menstrual cycle trackers
-- [Bluemoon](https://gitlab.com/ngrob/bluemoon-android) - Open source, privacy friendly menstruation tracking app. Your period, your data!
-- [Drip](https://dripapp.org/) - Menstrual cycle and fertility tracking. Everything you enter stays on your device.
+- [π€](#icons) [Bluemoon](https://gitlab.com/ngrob/bluemoon-android) - Open source, privacy friendly menstruation tracking app. Your period, your data!
+- [π€](#icons) [Drip](https://dripapp.org/) - Menstrual cycle and fertility tracking. Everything you enter stays on your device.
- [Euki](https://eukiapp.org/) - The period tracker that doesnβt track you.
-- [log28](https://github.com/wildeyedskies/log28) - a (very) simple no-frills period tracker for Android.
-- [Periodical](https://github.com/arnowelzel/periodical) - A calendar to track your menstruation and calculate possible fertile days
+- [π€](#icons) [log28](https://github.com/wildeyedskies/log28) - a (very) simple no-frills period tracker for Android.
+- [π€](#icons) [Periodical](https://github.com/arnowelzel/periodical) - A calendar to track your menstruation and calculate possible fertile days
### Medical health
- [Fasten](https://github.com/fastenhealth/fasten-onprem) - Fasten is an open-source, self-hosted, personal/family electronic medical record aggregator, designed to integrate with 1000's of insurances/hospitals/clinics.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Fonts
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- Google Fonts (no selfhosted) [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
### Google Fonts Replacements
- [coolLabs Fonts](https://fonts.coollabs.io/) - A privacy-friendly drop-in replacement for Google Fonts.
@@ -493,22 +529,26 @@ If you need an app for **menstrual cycle tracking** please don't use any apps li
- [Velvetyne](https://www.velvetyne.fr/)
- [OpenFoundry](https://open-foundry.com/)
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Forms
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- Google Forms [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [TypeBot](https://typebot.io) - Open-source conversational forms.
- [CryptPad Forms](https://cryptpad.fr/form/) - Part of the Cryptpad end-to-end encrypted and open-source collaboration suite.
- [FramaForms](https://framaforms.org/) - Design your online surveys easily while respecting your audience.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Games
### Mario Kart
Nintendo [collects user data](https://libreddit.kavin.rocks/r/privacy/comments/qtj9xt/til_nintendo_collects_data_from_switch_owners/), and if you disable it, they can [turn it back on](https://www.altchar.com/game-news/the-latest-nintendo-switch-update-secretly-turns-on-user-data-sharing-adSyV7t35NPg). Also, it has a paid plan that is not accessible to everyone economically.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [SuperTuxKart](https://supertuxkart.net/Main_Page) - A 3D open-source arcade racer with a variety characters, tracks, and modes to play.
- [Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart](https://mb.srb2.org/addons/srb2kart.2435/) - SRB2Kart is a classic styled kart racer, complete with beautiful courses, and wacky items.
@@ -521,7 +561,7 @@ The game is owned by Microsoft. If this is not enough, you need a Microsoft acco
The game has [telemetry embeded in it since v21w38a which you can't opt-out](https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-237493). Also, [it is tied](https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/terms) to the [Microsoft privacy terms](https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement) which are a privacy nightmare.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Minetest](https://www.minetest.net/) - An open source voxel game engine with many features.
- [Mineclonia](https://content.minetest.net/packages/ryvnf/mineclonia/) - Survival sandbox game inspired by Minecraft. Fork of MineClone2 with focus on stability, multiplayer performance and features.
@@ -529,7 +569,7 @@ The game has [telemetry embeded in it since v21w38a which you can't opt-out](htt
If 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.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [No-Chat-Reports](https://github.com/Aizistral-Studios/No-Chat-Reports) - A spigot plugin strips cryptographic signatures from player messages, but it breaks any chat plugin by design.
- [FreedomChat](https://github.com/e-im/FreedomChat) - A great alternative to No-Chat-Reports, since it does not break any chat plugin by design.
- [No-Telemetry](https://github.com/kb-1000/no-telemetry) - Mod that disables the usage data collection, aka telemetry, introduced in Minecraft 1.18 (snapshot 21w38a).
@@ -538,7 +578,7 @@ If you still want to play Minecraft, you can add some plugins that can help you
Nintendo [collects user data](https://libreddit.kavin.rocks/r/privacy/comments/qtj9xt/til_nintendo_collects_data_from_switch_owners/), and if you disable it, they can [turn it back on](https://www.altchar.com/game-news/the-latest-nintendo-switch-update-secretly-turns-on-user-data-sharing-adSyV7t35NPg). Also, it has a paid plan that is not accessible to everyone economically.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Pokete](https://github.com/lxgr-linux/pokete) - A small terminal based game in the style of a very popular and old game by Gamefreak.
@@ -546,6 +586,8 @@ Nintendo [collects user data](https://libreddit.kavin.rocks/r/privacy/comments/q
- [Sonic Robo Blast 2](https://www.srb2.org/) - 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.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Home Assistants
Don'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.
@@ -557,14 +599,16 @@ Interesting articles: [1](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/09/ale
- Cortana [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244)
- Siri [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/158)
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Mycroft](https://mycroft.ai/) - The Private and Open Voice Assistant.
- [Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/) - Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Instant Messaging
**Check out [this site](https://www.securemessagingapps.com/) for comparisons*.
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- WhatsApp | [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/198)
- Instagram DM | [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/219)
- Facebook Messenger | [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/182)
@@ -572,7 +616,7 @@ Interesting articles: [1](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/09/ale
- Zoom | [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2198)
- Google Hangouts / Chat | [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
### Decentralized
No 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).
@@ -581,7 +625,7 @@ No single point of control or failure. A decentralized network operated by diffe
- [Element](https://element.io/) - 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.
- [Cinny](https://cinny.in/) - A Matrix client focusing primarily on simple, elegant and secure interface.
- [Jabber / XMPP (Protocol)](https://xmpp.org/) - The universal and open messaging standard. Tried and tested. Independent. Privacy-focused. E2E encrypted.
- - [Conversations](https://conversations.im/) - Jabber/XMPP client for Android 4.0+ smartphones that has been optimized to provide a unique mobile experience.
+ - [π€](#icons) [Conversations](https://conversations.im/) - Jabber/XMPP client for Android 4.0+ smartphones that has been optimized to provide a unique mobile experience.
- [AstraChat](https://astrachat.com/) - Another XMPP client.
- [DeltaChat](https://delta.chat/) - Chat over encrypted e-mail.
- [Session](https://getsession.org/) - Extreme focus on privacy and anonymity. Blockchain technology.
@@ -593,7 +637,7 @@ The service is in charge of running the servers that allow users to communicate.
- [Threema](https://threema.ch/en) - The messenger that puts security and privacy first. Pay once, chat forever. No collection of user data. Open Source client.
- [Signal](https://signal.org/) - Extreme focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect. Strong encryption by design. 100% Open Source.
- - [Molly](https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android) - Signal-compatible fork client with some security enhancements.
+ - [π€](#icons) [Molly](https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android) - Signal-compatible fork client with some security enhancements.
### P2P
No 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.
@@ -603,31 +647,38 @@ No servers involved. Everything goes directly from one peer to the other peer. N
- [Tinfoil Chat](https://github.com/maqp/tfc) - Onion-routed, endpoint secure messaging system.
- [Berty](https://berty.tech/) - The privacy-first messaging app that works with or without internet access, cellular data or trust in the network.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Link in Bio Tools
- [Keyoxide](https://keyoxide.org/) - A modern, secure and privacy-friendly platform to establish your decentralized online identity.
- [BioDrop](https://github.com/EddieHubCommunity/BioDrop) - 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.
- [LinkStack](https://linkstack.org/) - Self-hosted open-source Linktree alternative.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Link Shorteners
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- Bit.ly
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [MagLit](https://maglit.me) - An encrypted and privacy respecting Link Shortener service that also supports Magnet Links.
+- [Dub](https://github.com/dubinc/dub) - You can self-host Dub.co for greater control over your data and design.
+- [Yourls](https://yourls.org/) - Self hosted URL shortener in PHP.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
## Location tracking
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- Google location history [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- Google FindMyDevice [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
### Tracking
- [Nextcloud Phonetrack](https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/phonetrack) - Nextcloud app to track location history with an [Android app](https://gitlab.com/eneiluj/phonetrack-android) ([other apps also supported](https://gitlab.com/eneiluj/phonetrack-oc/-/wikis/userdoc#logging-methods)). Supports caching positions offline and sending them to the server in batches. The first-party app has good battery saving options.
@@ -639,14 +690,16 @@ No servers involved. Everything goes directly from one peer to the other peer. N
- [Find My Device](https://gitlab.com/Nulide/findmydevice) - Find your Android Device via SMS.
- [GPSlogger](https://github.com/mendhak/gpslogger) - Lightweight GPS Logging Application For Android. No servers, no internet. Saved to a simple file to local storage.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Mail Services
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- Gmail
- Outlook
- Yandex Mail
- Yahoo! Mail
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
### Third-Party owned
- [Forward Email](https://forwardemail.net) - the 100% open-source and privacy-focused email service.
@@ -664,8 +717,8 @@ No servers involved. Everything goes directly from one peer to the other peer. N
### Clients
#### Android / iOS
-- [FairEmail](https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail) - Fully featured, open source, privacy friendly email app for Android.
-- [K9](https://k9mail.app/) - Open Source Email App for Android.
+- [π€](#icons) [FairEmail](https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail) - Fully featured, open source, privacy friendly email app for Android.
+- [π€](#icons) [K9](https://k9mail.app/) - Open Source Email App for Android.
#### Desktop
- [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net) - A free customizable open source email client.
@@ -677,8 +730,10 @@ With email aliases, you can finally create a different identity for each website
- [SimpleLogin](https://github.com/simple-login/app)
- [AnonAddy](https://github.com/anonaddy/anonaddy)
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Maps and Navigation
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- Google Maps
- Apple Maps
- Yandex Maps
@@ -688,14 +743,16 @@ With email aliases, you can finally create a different identity for each website
- HERE WeGo
- Petal Maps
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Open Street Map (OSM)](https://www.openstreetmap.org/) - OpenStreetMap is built by a community of mappers that contribute and maintain data about roads, trails, cafΓ©s, railway stations, and much more, all over the world.
- [OSMAnd](https://osmand.net/) - Android/iOS Navigation app using OSM. It is a feature-rich app with all you expect.
- [Qwant Maps](https://map.qwant.com/) - An OpenStreetMap-based private Google Maps alternative.
- [Organic Maps](https://organicmaps.app/) - Great offline maps for hikers and cyclists.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Media Streaming Platforms
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- **Amazon Prime** - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2444). Apps have [Google trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom/latest/). Many permissions are required for a streaming app.
- **Netflix** - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/185). Apps have [Google trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom/latest/). Many permissions are required for a streaming app.
- **Disney Plus** - [Very bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2745). Apps have [various trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.amazon.amazonvideo.livingroom/latest/). Many permissions are required for a streaming app.
@@ -704,7 +761,7 @@ With email aliases, you can finally create a different identity for each website
- **Deezer** - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2516). Apps have [many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/deezer.android.tv/latest/). Way too many permissions are required for a streaming app.
- **SoundCloud** - [Dubitous priavcy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/276). Apps have [many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.soundcloud.android/latest/). Way too many permissions are required for a streaming app.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
#### Video and Audio
- [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/) - 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.
- [Dim](https://github.com/Dusk-Labs/dim) - 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.
@@ -717,7 +774,7 @@ With email aliases, you can finally create a different identity for each website
- [Koel](https://koel.dev/) - a personal music streaming server that works.
- [Nuclear](https://nuclear.js.org/) - Modern music player focused on streaming from free sources.
- [Navidrome](https://navidrome.org/) - Lightweight, fast and self-contained personal music streamer.
-- [mucke](https://github.com/moritz-weber/mucke) - A music player for local files with unique custom playback options.
+- [π€](#icons) [mucke](https://github.com/moritz-weber/mucke) - A music player for local files with unique custom playback options.
**Spotify alternative clients**
> 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.
@@ -733,7 +790,7 @@ With email aliases, you can finally create a different identity for each website
\* No premium required.
-- [Blade Player](https://github.com/vhaudiquet/BladePlayer) - Open source Spotify client, works without premium.
+- [π€](#icons) [Blade Player](https://github.com/vhaudiquet/BladePlayer) - Open source Spotify client, works without premium.
**Youtube Music alternative clients**
@@ -746,21 +803,23 @@ With email aliases, you can finally create a different identity for each website
#### Podcasts
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- **Spotify** - [Very bad](https://tosdr.org/en/service/225) privacy policy. They collect tons of data about you: mood, free time, likes, dislikes, friends... Also, their apps have [way too many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.spotify.music/latest/).
- **iVoox** - Their apps are [filled with trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.ivoox.app/latest/). Their website has trackers.
- **Audible** - [Very bad](https://tosdr.org/en/service/190) privacy policy. Their app has [many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.audible.application/latest/).
- **Deezer** - [Bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2516). Apps have [many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/deezer.android.tv/latest/). Way too many permissions are required for a streaming app.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Antennapod](https://antennapod.org) - A podcast player that is completely open. Subscribe to any RSS feed.
- [Castopod](https://castopod.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.
- [Funkwhale](https://funkwhale.audio/) - A social platform to enjoy and share audio.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Notes and Tasks
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
These 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.
@@ -771,7 +830,7 @@ These providers offer apps and services filled with data trackers. Also, most of
- Notion
- OneNote
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Anytype](https://www.anytype.io/) - An open-source Notion alternative. E2EE, cloud and local network sync, can be self-hosted.
- [AppFlowy](https://www.appflowy.io/) - Open Source Notion Alternative. You are in charge of your data and customizations.
@@ -792,33 +851,38 @@ These providers offer apps and services filled with data trackers. Also, most of
- [Vikunja](https://vikunja.io) - The open-source to-do app to organize your life.
- [YankNote](https://github.com/purocean/yn) - A Hackable Markdown Note Application for Programmers.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Music Recognition
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- Shazam - It's under [Apple's privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/158). The android app [has a few Google trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.shazam.android/latest/).
- SoundHound - Has way too many [trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.melodis.midomiMusicIdentifier.freemium/latest/) for a music recognition app.
- Musicxmatch - The app [has trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.musixmatch.android.lyrify/latest/) and requires a dangerous amount of permissions.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
**Shazam alternative clients**
- [SongRec](https://github.com/marin-m/SongRec) - An open-source Shazam client for Linux, written in Rust.
- [SongID Telegram Bot](https://github.com/smcclennon/SongID) - A Telegram bot that can identify music in audio/video files you send it.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Office
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- Microsoft Office [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244)
- Google Docs [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [LibreOffice](https://www.libreoffice.org/) - Free and open source offline office.
- [OnlyOffice](https://www.onlyoffice.com/) - Free and open source online office for collaboration.
- [Cryptpad](https://cryptpad.fr/) - Collaboration suite, encrypted and open-source.
- [Etherpad](https://etherpad.org/) - Highly customizable open source online editor providing collaborative editing in really real-time.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
## Online Phone Providers
@@ -837,9 +901,9 @@ Many websites require phone number verification. These services offer a way to r
## Operating Systems
### Android
- Try to avoid using Google Android or any Android that has been modified and tuned by any manufacturer such as Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung, etc. Android is an Open Source project - [AOSP - Android Open Source Project]() - and it has many versions that will respect the user privacy and data and won't share it with private servers from manufacturers or service providers.
+β Try to avoid using Google Android or any Android that has been modified and tuned by any manufacturer such as Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung, etc. Android is an Open Source project - [AOSP - Android Open Source Project]() - and it has many versions that will respect the user privacy and data and won't share it with private servers from manufacturers or service providers.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
> [!NOTE]
> **Android app compatibility**:
@@ -868,9 +932,9 @@ These ROMs also offer good priavcy and/or extended support for a wider range of
- [Plasma Mobile](https://www.plasma-mobile.org/) - Plasma, in your pocket. Privacy-respecting, open source and secure phone ecosystem.
- [mobian](https://mobian-project.org/) - Debian for mobile.
### Smart TV
- Don't use Google's Android TV, LG WebOS or any other privacy-invasive common TV OS that comes preinstalled with your TV.
+β Don't use Google's Android TV, LG WebOS or any other privacy-invasive common TV OS that comes preinstalled with your TV.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
Currently I am not aware of any privacy-respecting smartTV software. If you are aware of any, please open a Pull Request or an issue.
@@ -882,11 +946,11 @@ The following software is not an **Operating System** but comprises apps that ca
You can also check out [Media Streaming Platforms](https://github.com/pluja/awesome-privacy#media-streaming-platforms) section.
### PC / MacOS
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- MS Windows - Owned by Microsoft it is known for collecting many user data and tricking users to own a Microsoft account. If you still want and happen to use Windows 10, you can use [this tool](https://github.com/builtbybel/privatezilla), or [this other tool](https://www.w10privacy.de/english-home/) to see and disable the tons of privacy-invasive settings of MS Windows.
- MacOS.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
#### [GNU/Linux](https://www.linux.com/what-is-linux/)
GNU/Linux is a family of free (as in freedom and as in free beer) and open source Operating Systems mostly developed by the community. If you don't know where to start these are good options for begginers:
@@ -911,12 +975,14 @@ GNU/Linux is a family of free (as in freedom and as in free beer) and open sourc
- [ReactOS](https://reactos.org/) - ReactOS is an operating system able to run Windows software, Windows drivers that looks-like Windows and is free and open source.
- [RedoxOS](https://www.redox-os.org/) - A WIP project aiming to provide a Unix-like Operating System written in Rust.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Password Managers
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- LastPass
- Dashlane
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com) - An open source cloud based password manager.
- [vaultwarden](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/) - Unofficial Bitwarden compatible self-hosted server, formerly known as bitwarden_rs.
- [KeepassXC](https://keepassxc.org/) - Securely store passwords using industry standard encryption, no sync just storage.
@@ -937,15 +1003,17 @@ These tools are useful when sharing secrets, code snippets or any other kind of
- [PrivateBin](https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin) - A minimalist, open source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Data is encrypted/decrypted in the browser using 256 bits AES.
- [Yopass](https://github.com/jhaals/yopass) - Secure sharing of secrets, passwords and files.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Payments
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- Visa / Mastercard
- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/230)
- WeChat
- _insertBigTechHere_Pay
- Bank payments (wire, SEPA, etc)
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Monero](https://www.getmonero.org/) - Monero is cash for a connected world. It's fast, private, untraceable and secure.
- Cash - Use person-to-person payments using physical notes and coins.
@@ -955,6 +1023,8 @@ These tools are useful when sharing secrets, code snippets or any other kind of
- [Sparrow Wallet](https://www.sparrowwallet.com/) - An open source, cross-platform desktop wallet that gives you many privacy-preserving spending tools.
- [Wasabi Wallet](https://www.wasabiwallet.io/) - An open source, non-custodial, privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet available on Desktop.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Personal Finances
### FIAT
- [Budget Zen](https://budgetzen.net) - Simple and Encrypted Budget Management.
@@ -968,17 +1038,17 @@ These tools are useful when sharing secrets, code snippets or any other kind of
- [ProExpense](https://github.com/arduia/ProExpense/) - A simple free finance note to safely record daily expenses.
### CRYPTO
- Avoid using any exchange portfolio tracking or any app like Blockfolio as they **do not** respect your privacy in any way.
+β Avoid using any exchange portfolio tracking or any app like Blockfolio as they **do not** respect your privacy in any way.
- Instead use Rotki, an awesome, feature-rich and open source app:
+β
Instead use Rotki, an awesome, feature-rich and open source app:
- [Rotki](https://github.com/rotki/rotki) - An awesome portfolio tracking, analytics, accounting and tax reporting application that protects your privacy.
## Photo Editing and Management
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/417)
- VSCO
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
#### Web
- [miniPaint](https://github.com/viliusle/miniPaint) - Open Source alternative to Photopea. miniPaint operates directly in the browser. Nothing will be sent to any server. Everything stays in your browser.
@@ -996,13 +1066,15 @@ These tools are useful when sharing secrets, code snippets or any other kind of
- [Scrambled Exif](https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/scrambled-exif) - Remove Exif data from pictures before sharing them.
- [ImagePipe](https://codeberg.org/Starfish/Imagepipe) - Reduces image size and removes exif-tags when sharing images on android devices.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Photo Storage
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- Google Photos [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- [Google Photos Takeout Helper](https://github.com/TheLastGimbus/GooglePhotosTakeoutHelper) - Script that organizes the Google Takeout messy archive into one big chronological folder. Use this script to get out of Google Photos :).
- Amazon Photos
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
### Self-hosted
- [Immich (WIP)](https://github.com/alextran1502/immich) - Self-hosted photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone.
@@ -1024,6 +1096,8 @@ These tools are useful when sharing secrets, code snippets or any other kind of
- [Photok](https://github.com/leonlatsch/Photok) - Photok is a free Photo-Safe. It stores your photos encrypted on your device and hides them from others.
- [ImageGlass](https://imageglass.org/) - ImageGlass is a lightweight software application whose purpose is to help you view images in a clean and intuitive working environment.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Privacy Tools
This section is dedicated to some tools that may help users analyze the privacy status on their devices.
@@ -1041,28 +1115,32 @@ This section is dedicated to some tools that may help users analyze the privacy
- [Netguard](https://netguard.me/) - A simple way to block access to the internet per application.
- [RethinkDNS + Firewall](https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app) - An open-source, no-root firewall and DNS changer, with anti-censorship capabilities for Android 6+.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Remote Access and Control
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- TeamViewer
- AnyDesk
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [RustDesk](https://rustdesk.com/) - Open-source remote desktop client software, written in Rust. Works out of the box, full control of your data, with no concerns about security.
- [screego](https://screego.net/) - Screen sharing for developers.
- [Remmina](https://remmina.org/) - Remote access screen and file sharing to your desktop (RDP).
- [UltraVNC](https://www.uvnc.com/) - UltraVNC is a powerful, easy to use and free - remote pc access softwares - that can display the screen of another computer (via internet or network) on your own screen.
- [MeshCentral](https://meshcentral.com/) - The open source, multi-platform, self-hosted, feature packed web site for remote device management.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Search Engines
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/309)
- Bing
- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/860)
- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/591)
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Whoogle Search](https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search) - A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting Google metasearch engine.
- [librengine](https://github.com/liameno/librengine) - Privacy Web Search Engine
- [SearX](https://searx.me/) - Privacy-respecting metasearch engine.
@@ -1071,6 +1149,8 @@ This section is dedicated to some tools that may help users analyze the privacy
- [Brave Search](https://search.brave.com) - A privacy respecting search engine with [its own independent index](https://brave.com/search-independence/).
- [Qwant](https://www.qwant.com/) - A zero tracking search engine made and hosted in France, EU.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Social Networks and Platforms
> [!NOTE]
@@ -1080,7 +1160,7 @@ This section is dedicated to some tools that may help users analyze the privacy
>
> Ideally, we should all move to the fediverse and abandon the centralized and monopolized social networks that are now the most popular (Twitter, Reddit, Instagram...).
>
-> All the apps compatible with the Fediverse (ActivityPub) are marked with a π§©
+> All the apps compatible with the Fediverse (ActivityPub) are marked with a [π§©](#icons)
> [!NOTE]
> **Alternative frontends and clients**
@@ -1096,27 +1176,27 @@ This section is dedicated to some tools that may help users analyze the privacy
### Blogging platforms (Medium)
- **Avoid**:
+β **Avoid**:
- **Medium** - website has Google trackers and ads.
- **Blogger** - Google owned, has google trackers and ads.
- **Alternatives:**
-- [Plume](https://github.com/Plume-org/Plume) 𧩠- Federated blogging application, thanks to ActivityPub.
-- [WriteFreely](https://writefreely.org/) 𧩠- An open source platform for building a writing space on the web.
+β
**Alternatives:**
+- [Plume](https://github.com/Plume-org/Plume) [π§©](#icons) - Federated blogging application, thanks to ActivityPub.
+- [WriteFreely](https://writefreely.org/) [π§©](#icons) - An open source platform for building a writing space on the web.
- **Alternative Medium frontends:**
+β
**Alternative Medium frontends:**
- [Scribe](https://git.sr.ht/~edwardloveall/scribe/) - Medium alternative forntend inspired by Invidious.
### Instagram
[](https://tosdr.org/en/service/219)
- Don't use Instagram (or at least the official client). Instagram is a very privacy-invasive app with biased results and feeds based on user profiles, it is also used as a manipulation tool and has a lot of censorship going against free speech. Lastly, it has an addictive and toxic UI design.
+β Don't use Instagram (or at least the official client). Instagram is a very privacy-invasive app with biased results and feeds based on user profiles, it is also used as a manipulation tool and has a lot of censorship going against free speech. Lastly, it has an addictive and toxic UI design.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
**Alternatives to Instagram**
-- [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) 𧩠- Decentralized, federated and Open Source alternative to Instagram with posts, videos, stories, tags, etc.
+- [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/) [π§©](#icons) - Decentralized, federated and Open Source alternative to Instagram with posts, videos, stories, tags, etc.
### LBRY and Odysee
@@ -1128,9 +1208,9 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
### Quora
- Quora's website has ads and trackers that are used to get your data which is then sold/shared to third parties. Their [privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/314) is bad.
+β Quora's website has ads and trackers that are used to get your data which is then sold/shared to third parties. Their [privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/314) is bad.
- **Quora alternative frontends (web-based):**
+β
**Quora alternative frontends (web-based):**
- [Quetre](https://github.com/zyachel/quetre) - Quetre is an alternative front-end to Quora. It enables you to see answers without ads, trackers, and other such bloat.
@@ -1138,43 +1218,43 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
[](https://tosdr.org/en/service/274)
- Don't use YouTube (or at least the official client). YouTube is very privacy invasive, it generates a very accurate profile based on your interests. Also it is a [radicalization tool](https://www.pcmag.com/news/does-youtubes-algorithm-lead-to-radicalization) which shows [biased content to users](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1908.08313.pdf) in order to get more engagement and to get them to watch more and more content creating an [addiction](https://medium.com/dataseries/how-youtube-is-addictive-259d5c575883). It never shows you [alternative opinions](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1908.08313.pdf) to your ideology/bias. YouTube censors a lot. YouTube collects a LOT of your data: interests, free time, ideology, likes, dislikes, music taste, etc.
+β Don't use YouTube (or at least the official client). YouTube is very privacy invasive, it generates a very accurate profile based on your interests. Also it is a [radicalization tool](https://www.pcmag.com/news/does-youtubes-algorithm-lead-to-radicalization) which shows [biased content to users](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1908.08313.pdf) in order to get more engagement and to get them to watch more and more content creating an [addiction](https://medium.com/dataseries/how-youtube-is-addictive-259d5c575883). It never shows you [alternative opinions](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1908.08313.pdf) to your ideology/bias. YouTube censors a lot. YouTube collects a LOT of your data: interests, free time, ideology, likes, dislikes, music taste, etc.
- **Instead use**
-- [Peertube](https://joinpeertube.org/en/) 𧩠- A free, open and decentralized alternative to video platforms.
+β
**Instead use**
+- [Peertube](https://joinpeertube.org/en/) [π§©](#icons) - A free, open and decentralized alternative to video platforms.
- [SimpleerTube](https://simpleertube.metalune.xyz/) - A simple frontend for PeerTube with SepiaSearch [Source](https://git.sr.ht/~metalune/simpleweb_peertube).
- [Odysee](https://odysee.com/) - Odysee is a video platform backed by the creators of lbry and uses the lbry blockchain protocol.
- [DTube](https://github.com/dtube/dtube) - A full-featured video sharing website, decentralized.
- **YouTube alternative frontends (web-based):**
+β
**YouTube alternative frontends (web-based):**
- [Invidious](https://github.com/iv-org/invidious) - Alternative and privacy respecting YouTube frontend.
- [Piped](https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped) - An alternative privacy-friendly YouTube frontend which is efficient by design.
- [ViewTube](https://github.com/viewtube/viewtube-vue) - ViewTube is an alternative privacy-friendly YouTube frontend written in Vue.js
- [Youtube-Local](https://github.com/user234683/youtube-local) - browser-based client for watching Youtube anonymously and with greater page performance.
- **YouTube alternative clients (apps):**
-- [NewPipe](https://newpipe.net/) - Alternative Android YouTube app. No account needed, privacy respecting, no ads.
+β
**YouTube alternative clients (apps):**
+- [π€](#icons) [NewPipe](https://newpipe.net/) - Alternative Android YouTube app. No account needed, privacy respecting, no ads.
- [NewPipe x Sponsorblock](https://github.com/polymorphicshade/NewPipe) - NewPipe fork that incorporates Sponsorblock.
-- [SkyTube](https://github.com/SkyTubeTeam/SkyTube) - Alternative Android YouTube app. No account needed, privacy respecting, no ads.
+- [π€](#icons) [SkyTube](https://github.com/SkyTubeTeam/SkyTube) - Alternative Android YouTube app. No account needed, privacy respecting, no ads.
- [FreeTube](https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube) - FreeTube is an open source desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind. (Uses Local RSS API or Invidious for backend).
-- [LibreTube](https://github.com/Libre-tube/LibreTube) - An alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android using Piped.
+- [π€](#icons) [LibreTube](https://github.com/Libre-tube/LibreTube) - An alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android using Piped.
- [Yattee](https://github.com/yattee/yattee) - Alternative YouTube frontend for iOS, tvOS and macOS built with Invidious and Piped.
-- [Clipious](https://github.com/lamarios/clipious) Invidious client for android
+- [π€](#icons) [Clipious](https://github.com/lamarios/clipious) Invidious client for android
### TikTok
[](https://tosdr.org/en/service/1448)
- Avoid using TikTok, it is a toxic-designed application that harms not only the user privacy but also user integrity. You can take a read on [these several posts](https://libreddit.kavin.rocks/r/privacy/search?q=tiktok&restrict_sr=on&sort=top&t=all).
+β Avoid using TikTok, it is a toxic-designed application that harms not only the user privacy but also user integrity. You can take a read on [these several posts](https://libreddit.kavin.rocks/r/privacy/search?q=tiktok&restrict_sr=on&sort=top&t=all).
- **TikTok alternative frontends (web-based):**
+β
**TikTok alternative frontends (web-based):**
- [ProxiTok](https://github.com/pablouser1/ProxiTok) - Open source alternative frontend for TikTok
### Twitter
[](https://tosdr.org/en/service/195)
- Avoid using Twitter official app / website. It tracks users and creates user profiles based on what they follow, retweet and like. Twitter harms and violates user privacy with their policies [by default](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/05/how-opt-out-twitters-new-privacy-settings).
+β Avoid using Twitter official app / website. It tracks users and creates user profiles based on what they follow, retweet and like. Twitter harms and violates user privacy with their policies [by default](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/05/how-opt-out-twitters-new-privacy-settings).
#### Self-hosted
@@ -1187,11 +1267,11 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
> [!NOTE]
> **Federated social networks**: A federated social network isn't a single website like Twitter or Facebook, it's a network of thousands of communities operated by different organizations and individuals that provide a seamless social media experience.
-- [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) 𧩠- Free, federated microblogging social network built on open protocols.
+- [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) [π§©](#icons) - Free, federated microblogging social network built on open protocols.
- [Mastodon Apps](https://joinmastodon.org/apps) - List of Mastodon apps for Android, iOS, Web and Desktop.
-- [Pleroma](https://pleroma.social/) 𧩠- Pleroma is a free, federated social networking server built on open protocols.
+- [Pleroma](https://pleroma.social/) [π§©](#icons) - Pleroma is a free, federated social networking server built on open protocols.
- [Soapbox](https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/soapbox-fe) - A frontend for Pleroma with a focus on custom branding and ease of use.
- - [Husky](https://git.sr.ht/~captainepoch/husky) - Android client for Pleroma and Mastodon.
+ - [π€](#icons) [Husky](https://git.sr.ht/~captainepoch/husky) - Android client for Pleroma and Mastodon.
#### Alternative Frontends
- [Nitter](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances) - Nitter is a free and open source alternative Twitter front-end focused on privacy.
@@ -1203,15 +1283,15 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
[](https://tosdr.org/en/service/194)
- Try to avoid using Reddit or at least avoid their official clients as they are plenty of trackers, ads and share unnecessary user data with their servers.
+β Try to avoid using Reddit or at least avoid their official clients as they are plenty of trackers, ads and share unnecessary user data with their servers.
- **Reddit alternatives:**
+β
**Reddit alternatives:**
- [Aether](https://getaether.net/) - Peer-to-peer ephemeral public communities.
-- [Kbin](https://github.com/ernestwisniewski/kbin) 𧩠- A reddit-like content aggregator and micro-blogging platform for the fediverse.
-- [Lemmy](https://join.lemmy.ml/) 𧩠- A federated and open alternative to Reddit in Rust.
+- [Kbin](https://github.com/ernestwisniewski/kbin) [π§©](#icons) - A reddit-like content aggregator and micro-blogging platform for the fediverse.
+- [Lemmy](https://join.lemmy.ml/) [π§©](#icons) - A federated and open alternative to Reddit in Rust.
- [SaidIt](https://saidit.net/) - Open source Reddit clone.
- **Privacy respecting Reddit clients:**
+β
**Privacy respecting Reddit clients:**
- [Libreddit](https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit) - ~Private Reddit front-end written in Rust~ [No longer working - Read here](https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit/issues/840)
- [Redlib](https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib) - An alternative private front-end to Reddit, with its origins in Libreddit.
@@ -1219,9 +1299,9 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
[](https://tosdr.org/en/service/200)
- Avoid using platforms as Twitch, Patreon, YouTube as they are very privacy-invasive with your viewers (and you!). Instead, you can try using some self-hosted platforms that do take care of everyone's privacy.
+β Avoid using platforms as Twitch, Patreon, YouTube as they are very privacy-invasive with your viewers (and you!). Instead, you can try using some self-hosted platforms that do take care of everyone's privacy.
- **Alternatives:**
+β
**Alternatives:**
- [Owncast](https://github.com/owncast/owncast) - Take control over your live stream video by running it yourself. Streaming + chat out of the box.
- [livego](https://github.com/gwuhaolin/livego) - Live video streaming server in golang.
@@ -1229,29 +1309,33 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
[](https://tosdr.org/en/service/265)
- Read more about the issue with Wikipedia on the [Wikiless manifesto](https://github.com/Metastem/wikiless#why-i-should-use-wikiless-instead-of-wikipedia).
+β Read more about the issue with Wikipedia on the [Wikiless manifesto](https://github.com/Metastem/wikiless#why-i-should-use-wikiless-instead-of-wikipedia).
- **Alternatives:**
+β
**Alternatives:**
- [Wikiless](https://wikiless.whateveritworks.org/) - A maintained fork of the free open source alternative Wikipedia front-end focused on privacy [Source Code](https://github.com/Metastem/wikiless). (Original instance: [wikiless.org](https://wikiless.org/), Wikiless repository has been removed by Codeberg, [follow news here](https://orenom.fi/))
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
### Imgur
[](https://tosdr.org/en/service/325)
- Imgur website is plenty of bloat, gifs, cookies, javascript and trackers.
+β Imgur website is plenty of bloat, gifs, cookies, javascript and trackers.
- **Alternatives:**
+β
**Alternatives:**
- [Imgin](https://git.voidnet.tech/kev/imgin) - A minimalist, tor-friendly, read-only Imgur proxy insipired by software like Invidious, Nitter, and Bibliogram.
- [rimgo](https://codeberg.org/video-prize-ranch/rimgo#instances) - An alternative frontend for Imgur. Read-only, no-js, Based on rimgu and rewritten in Go.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Teamworking Tools
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/206)
- Google Meet [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- Microsoft Teams [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244)
- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/536)
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Zulip](https://zulip.com/) - Chat for distributed teams.
- [Revolt](https://revolt.chat/) - User-first chat platform built with modern web technologies.
- [Twake](https://twake.app/) - Work in a team faster. Twake covers all of your organizational needs through a single platform.
@@ -1266,61 +1350,75 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
- [See this section for Discord mods and alternative clients](https://github.com/pluja/awesome-privacy/blob/main/README.md#alternative-clientsmodifications-of-discord)
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Speech to Text
- [OpenAI Whisper](https://github.com/openai/whisper) - Whisper is a general-purpose speech recognition model that can be run locally offline. It can transcribe audio from and to multiple languages.
- [whisper.cpp](https://github.com/ggerganov/whisper.cpp) - High-performance inference of OpenAI's Whisper automatic speech recognition (ASR) model.
+ - [Whishper](https://whishper.net) - A whisper frontend with subtitle editing and translation capabilities.
+
+[Back to top π](#contents)
## Text to Speech
- **Avoid** using tools that run on a 3rd party cloud. Generally you are sending your text and voice data to a 3rd party to process them, which could lead to leaking biometric data such as your voice, or sharing private and / or unnecessary text with the 3rd party.
+β **Avoid** using tools that run on a 3rd party cloud. Generally you are sending your text and voice data to a 3rd party to process them, which could lead to leaking biometric data such as your voice, or sharing private and / or unnecessary text with the 3rd party.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Bark](https://github.com/suno-ai/bark) - Bark can be run 100% locally and can generate highly realistic, multilingual speech as well as other audio - including music, background noise and simple sound effects.
- [Piper](https://github.com/rhasspy/piper) - A fast, local neural text to speech system that sounds great and is optimized for the Raspberry Pi 4.
- [Espeak](https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng) - eSpeak NG is an open source speech synthesizer that supports more than hundred languages and accents. Voices will sound rather robotic.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
## Translation
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- Google Translate [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217)
- DeepL
- Bing Translator [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244)
- **Text translation**
+β
**Text translation**
- [Mozilla Translate](https://mozilla.github.io/translate/) - Open Source, runs model locally in your browser.
- [Libretranslate](https://libretranslate.com/) - Open Source Machine Translation - 100% Self-Hosted. No Limits. No Ties to Proprietary Services.
- [Apertium](https://apertium.org/) - A free/open-source machine translation platform, runs offline on your computer
- [Softcatala](https://www.softcatala.org/traductor/) - Open Source Translation tool - Only Catalan/Spanish/English/French (uses apertium)
- [TranslateLocally](https://translatelocally.com/) β Free/open-source neural MT, runs offline on your computer
- **Alternative Google Translate frontends**
+β
**Alternative Google Translate frontends**
- [Lingva](https://github.com/TheDavidDelta/lingva-translate) - Alternative front-end for Google Translate. [Demo](https://lingva.ml/).
- [Simplytranslate](https://codeberg.org/ManeraKai/simplytranslate) - Alternative front-end for Google Translate and LibreTranslate. [Demo](https://simplytranslate.org/)
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Uncategorized
- [Skymap](https://skymaponline.net/) - Open online planetarium program.
- [CrowdSec](https://github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec) - An open-source, modernized and collaborative fail2ban.
- [Hetty](https://github.com/dstotijn/hetty) - Hetty is an HTTP toolkit for security research. It aims to be an open-source alternative to Burp Suite Pro.
- [Visited](https://github.com/yuis-ice/visited) - Locally collect browsing history over browsers.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Utilities
- [Deskreen](https://github.com/pavlobu/deskreen) - Turn any device into a secondary screen for your computer.
- [Loggit](https://loggit.net) - Simple and Encrypted Life Tracking & Logging.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Version Control
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- **Github** - [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/297), although the privacy policy is not very bad, it is owned by Microsoft, and it's common knowledge that it uses the code it hosts to train AI models.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/) - Codeberg is a collaboration platform providing Git hosting and services for free and open source software, content and projects.
- [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) - Forgejo is a self-hosted lightweight software forge.
- [GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/) - GitLab a DevOps software package that can develop, secure, and operate software.
- [Radicle](https://radicle.xyz/) - An open source, peer-to-peer code collaboration stack built on Git. Unlike centralized code hosting platforms, there is no single entity controlling the network. Repositories are replicated across peers in a decentralized manner, and users are in full control of their data and workflow.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Video and Audio Conferencing
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- **Zoom** - [Very bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/2198). Apps have [Google trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/us.zoom.videomeetings/latest/). Many permissions required.
- **Skype** - [Very bad privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244). Apps have [Google and Microsoft trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.skype.insiders/latest/). Way too many permissions required.
@@ -1330,7 +1428,7 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
- **Discord** - [Very bad privacy policy.](https://tosdr.org/en/service/536). Apps have [various trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.discord/latest/). Many permissions required.
- Clubhouse
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [BigBlueButton](https://bigbluebutton.org/) - BigBlueButton is a web conferencing system designed for online learning.
- [Chitchatter](https://chitchatter.im/) - Secure P2P chat that is serverless, decentralized, and ephemeral. Supports text, audio, video, screen, and file sharing.
- [Jam](https://github.com/jam-systems/jam) - Jam is your own open source Clubhouse for mini conferences, friends, communities.
@@ -1351,31 +1449,35 @@ Odysee website contains some trackers and is a heavy site. You can use these alt
- [Kernel](https://github.com/kernel-mod/electron) - A super small and fast Electron client mod with the most capability, also you need to install a [Discord Utilities](https://github.com/slow/discord-utilities) package to block trackers.
- [Replugged](https://replugged.dev/) - A continuation of the deprecated client mod [Powercord](https://powercord.dev).
- [WebCord](https://github.com/SpacingBat3/WebCord) - A Discord and Fosscord API-less client made with the Electron.
-- [Aliucord](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord) - A modification for the Android Discord app that fully [disables the Discord Tracking](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord/blob/main/Aliucord/src/main/java/com/aliucord/coreplugins/NoTrack.java).
+- [π€](#icons) [Aliucord](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord) - A modification for the Android Discord app that fully [disables the Discord Tracking](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord/blob/main/Aliucord/src/main/java/com/aliucord/coreplugins/NoTrack.java).
+
+[Back to top π](#contents)
## Video Editing
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- [](https://tosdr.org/en/service/417)
- Sony Vegas
- DaVinci Resolve
Such programs come filled with trackers and telemetry. You can get a full list of reasons of why you should **not** use Adobe [here](https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-adobe.html). Almost the same apply for many privative editors.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
- [kdenlive](https://kdenlive.org/) - Open source video editor. Free and easy to use for any purpose, forever.
- [LosslessCut](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut) - LosslessCut aims to be the ultimate cross platform FFmpeg GUI for extremely fast and lossless operations on video, audio, subtitle and other related media files.
- [Olive Video Editor](https://olivevideoeditor.org/) - Free open-source advanced non-linear video editor currently in Alpha state.
- [Shotcut](https://www.shotcut.org/) - Shotcut is a free, open source and simple cross-platform video editor.
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## VPNs
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- [Free VPNs](https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/24/free-vpn-bad-for-privacy/) from Google Play or any appstore. These services are not free as they will suck your connections' data, keep logs and profile you to [sell your data to advertisers](https://thenextweb.com/news/be-cautious-free-vpns-are-selling-your-data-to-3rd-parties). If a government wants to track someone, such apps will be the first ones to fall.
- Closed source VPN apps such as Surfshark or NordVPN may be less trustworthy as nobody can be sure how they handle your data. Also, paying with Credit Card will get you identified on the payment. Furthermore, if you need to give your email it will also identify you if this same email has been used in other services.
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
Here are some open source and truly private (no personal data and/or credit card needed) options:
@@ -1385,22 +1487,24 @@ Here are some open source and truly private (no personal data and/or credit card
- [Proton VPN](https://protonvpn.com)
- [SPN](https://safing.io/)
+[Back to top π](#contents)
+
## Web Browser
- **Avoid**
+β **Avoid**
- **Google Chrome** - Owned by google and built upon the open-source Chromium project (also Google-owned). It comes with many privacy-invasive features, it is connected to your Google account most times. It is under [Google's privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/217) which is known to be very bad. Google is willing to enforce the [Manifest v3](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/chrome-users-beware-manifest-v3-deceitful-and-threatening) which is outright harmful to privacy efforts.
- **Microsoft Edge** - It's a Microsoft-themed version of Chromium with Microsoft trackers instead of Google ones. Under [Microsoft's privacy policy](https://tosdr.org/en/service/244), which is also very bad. If you still want to use it, you can [follow this guide](https://anonymousplanet.org/guide.html#edge-19) to harden it a bit.
- **Opera** - Opera was [acquired by a consortium of Chinese investors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_(web_browser)#Acquisition_by_Chinese_consortium). The app has [many trackers](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/de/reports/com.opera.browser/latest/).
- **Instead use**
+β
**Instead use**
#### Android / iOS
- [Brave](https://brave.com/) - Android/iOS. Brave offers a pretty good out-of-the-box set of privacy and tracker protections.
- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/mobile/) - Android/iOS
- - [Mull](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/) - Privacy hardened fork of Firefox for Android, with proprietary blobs removed.
-- [Vanadium](https://vanadium.app/) - Privacy and security enhanced releases of Chromium by GrapheneOS.
-- [Privacy Browser](https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser/)
+ - [π€](#icons) [Mull](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/) - Privacy hardened fork of Firefox for Android, with proprietary blobs removed.
+- [π€](#icons) [Vanadium](https://vanadium.app/) - Privacy and security enhanced releases of Chromium by GrapheneOS.
+- [π€](#icons) [Privacy Browser](https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser/)
- [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/) - iOS/Android. Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance and circumvent censorship.
- [Cromite](https://www.cromite.org/) - Cromite is a Chromium fork based on Bromite with built-in support for ad blocking and an eye for privacy.
@@ -1415,6 +1519,8 @@ Here are some open source and truly private (no personal data and/or credit card
> [!TIP]
> It may be interesting to learn what you can do to harden your browser. You can follow this [Hitchhikerβs Guide to Online Anonymity](https://anonymousplanet.org/guide.html#appendix-v1-hardening-your-browsers) section to do it. Please, if you don't understand what you are doing, don't do it as you may be causing more harm than good to your privacy.
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+
### Browser Addons
#### Anti-tracking
@@ -1431,6 +1537,7 @@ Please read about what the addon does before installing. If you don't understand
### Browser Sync
- [xBrowserSync](https://www.xbrowsersync.org/) - Browser syncing as it should be: secure, anonymous and free!
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## Privacy vs Security vs Anonymity
@@ -1449,3 +1556,16 @@ Privacy and anonymity are also not necessarily linked, services like Signal offe
Finally, there are services that may offer all three: anonymity, privacy, and security. 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.
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+
+## Icons
+
+Certainly! Here's the formatted table:
+
+| Icon | Meaning |
+|-------|---------|
+| π | Caution: The development of this service seems to be inactive for a long time. Maybe the project is abandoned. Investigate before use. |
+| β»οΈ | The software is a fork: someone has made a copy of the original project (a fork) and started developing it further independently. |
+| 𧩠| The software uses ActivityPub, a decentralized social networking protocol. |
+| π€ | Android Only. |
+
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