Privacy hardening

• Custom version of Firefox focused on privacy, security and freedom.
• Aims to remove telemetry and data collection. uBlock Origin is included.
• Windows, Linux, macOS and OpenBSD.

Visit LibreWolf Checked 2026-10-19

• Built with the Tor Project to minimize tracking and fingerprints.
• Aims to give all users similar fingerprints and uses letterboxing.
• Linux, macOS and Windows. Free whether or not you use Mullvad VPN.

Visit Mullvad Browser Latest release: 2026-10-14 Checked 2026-10-19

• Made by Mozilla, which says it is not owned by shareholders.
• Blocks trackers automatically. Says it will never sell your personal data.
• Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android.
• Its page makes no open source statement.

Visit Firefox Checked 2026-10-19

• Content blocker for Chromium and Firefox, built to use little CPU and memory.
• Works best on Firefox, on desktop and Android. Its Chrome Web Store listing was removed.
• GPLv3 license.

Visit uBlock Origin Latest release: 2026-09-16 Checked 2026-10-19

• Free metasearch engine that gathers results from up to 264 search services.
• Says users are neither tracked nor profiled. You can run your own instance or use it over Tor.
• AGPL-3.0 license.

Visit SearXNG Checked 2026-10-19

• Says: "DuckDuckGo never tracks you."
• Says its ads run in partnership with Microsoft and that viewing them is anonymous.
• The page we read does not say where its search results come from.

Visit DuckDuckGo Checked 2026-10-19

• Search engine with its own index of more than nine billion pages.
• Says it has provided independent search without tracking for over 15 years.

Visit Mojeek Checked 2026-10-19

• Password manager for Android that opens KeePass database files.
• GPL-3.0 license.

Visit KeePassDX Latest release: 2026-10-17 Checked 2026-10-19

• Open source password manager that keeps your passwords in an offline encrypted file.
• Says no data is stored on remote servers.
• Windows, macOS and Linux. GPLv3 license.

Visit KeePassXC Latest release: 2026-03-10 Checked 2026-10-19

• Open source, end-to-end encrypted password manager.
• Always free for basic password management.
• Says it publishes the results of its third-party security audits.
• Enterprise plans can be self-hosted.

Visit Bitwarden Latest release: 2026-10-15 Checked 2026-10-19

• End-to-end encrypted password manager with a free plan: unlimited logins, notes and cards.
• The free plan includes 10 hide-my-email aliases.
• Its comparison table lists Proton Pass as open source.

Visit Proton Pass Checked 2026-10-19

• Free, open source authenticator app for Android.

Visit Aegis Authenticator Latest release: 2026-09-06 Checked 2026-10-19

• German company that sells open source security hardware, including security keys.
• Says its products are made in Germany.

Visit Nitrokey Latest release: 2026-09-30 Checked 2026-10-19

• Security key series that supports FIDO2, U2F, smart card, OTP and OpenPGP.
• Its page does not say where it is made and makes no open source statement.

Visit YubiKey Checked 2026-10-19

• Open source 2FA authenticator with end-to-end encrypted cloud backups.
• Apps for mobile, desktop and web. Free.

Visit Ente Auth Checked 2026-10-19

• Messenger without user identifiers, not even random ones.
• Says no single entity controls the network and anyone can run servers.
• Desktop, iOS and Android.

Visit SimpleX Chat Latest release: 2026-09-26 Checked 2026-10-19

• Peer-to-peer messaging that bypasses central servers, over Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or Tor.
• Free and open source. Distributed on Google Play and F-Droid.
• Its page does not say whether an account is required.

Visit Briar Checked 2026-10-19

• Independent Signal fork for Android with a passphrase-encrypted database and Tor support through Orbot.
• Says it is fully free software with no proprietary blobs.

Visit Molly Latest release: 2026-07-31 Checked 2026-10-19

• Messenger run by an independent nonprofit, with end-to-end encryption.
• Built on the open source Signal Protocol.
• Its page does not say whether a phone number is required.

Visit Signal Latest release: 2026-10-13 Checked 2026-10-19

• Client-side encryption for the files you keep in any cloud.
• Open source. The desktop download is free.

Visit Cryptomator Latest release: 2026-06-29 Checked 2026-10-19

• Free implementation of the OpenPGP standard, used from the command line.
• Free software since 1997, under the GNU GPL.
• A Windows version is available through Gpg4win.

Visit GnuPG Checked 2026-10-19

• Free open source disk encryption software for Windows, macOS and Linux, based on TrueCrypt 7.1a.
• Its 1.19 release notes mention fixes from a Quarkslab audit funded by OSTIF.

Visit VeraCrypt Latest release: 2026-06-12 Checked 2026-10-19

• Open source cleaner for temporary files, browser caches, logs and traces.
• Secure deletion of files. Windows and Linux.
• GPLv3 license.

Visit BleachBit Latest release: 2026-09-08 Checked 2026-10-19

• Reads, writes and edits metadata in a wide variety of files.
• Deletes metadata individually, in groups or altogether. Its page says removal is not guaranteed to be complete.

Visit ExifTool Checked 2026-10-19

• Metadata removal tool for many common file formats, written in Python 3.
• A library with a command-line interface and file manager extensions.

Visit MAT2 Checked 2026-10-19

• Open source tool that shares files over Tor. It can also host an onion site or a chat.
• Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. GPLv3 license.

Visit OnionShare Latest release: 2026-10-16 Checked 2026-10-19

• Continuous file synchronization between your own computers, with no central server.
• Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD and more. MPL-2.0 license, per its repository.

Visit Syncthing Latest release: 2026-10-06 Checked 2026-10-19