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Privacy Guides is the most transparent and reliable website for finding software, apps, and services that protect your personal data from mass surveillance programs and other internet threats. |
If you're looking for a specific solution to something, these are the hardware and software tools we recommend in a variety of categories. Our recommended privacy tools are primarily chosen based on security features, with additional emphasis on decentralized and open-source tools. They are applicable to a variety of threat models ranging from protection against global mass surveillance programs and avoiding big tech companies to mitigating attacks, but only you can determine what will work best for your needs.
If you want assistance figuring out the best privacy tools and alternative programs for your needs, start a discussion on our forum or our Matrix community!
For more details about each project, why they were chosen, and additional tips or tricks we recommend, click the "Learn more" link in each section, or click on the recommendation itself to be taken to that specific section of the page.
{ .twemoji } Tor Browser
{ .twemoji } Orbot (Smartphone Tor Proxy)
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{ .twemoji } Snowflake (1)
- Snowflake does not increase privacy, however it allows you to easily contribute to the Tor network and help people in censored networks achieve better privacy.
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{ .twemoji } Mullvad Browser
{ .twemoji } Firefox
{ .twemoji } Brave
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{ .twemoji } uBlock Origin
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- { .twemoji } Brave (Android)
{ .twemoji } Safari (iOS)
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{ .twemoji } AdGuard for iOS
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{ .twemoji } GrapheneOS
{ .twemoji } DivestOS
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{ .twemoji } Aurora Store (Google Play Client)
{ .twemoji } Shelter (Work Profiles)
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{ .twemoji } Auditor (Supported Devices)
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{ .twemoji } Secure Camera
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{ .twemoji } Secure PDF Viewer
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{ .twemoji } Qubes OS (Xen VM Distribution)
{ .twemoji } Fedora Workstation
{ .twemoji } OpenSUSE Tumbleweed
{ .twemoji } Arch Linux
{ .twemoji } Fedora Silverblue & Kinoite
{ .twemoji } NixOS
{ .twemoji } Whonix (Tor)
{ .twemoji } Tails (Live Boot)
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{ .twemoji } Proton Drive
{ .twemoji } Tresorit
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We recommend a number of encrypted DNS servers based on a variety of criteria, such as Mullvad and Quad9 amongst others. We recommend for you to read our pages on DNS before choosing a provider. In many cases, using an alternative DNS provider is not recommended.
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{ .twemoji } RethinkDNS
{ .twemoji } dnscrypt-proxy
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{ .twemoji } AdGuard Home
{ .twemoji } Pi-hole
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{ .twemoji } Proton Mail
{ .twemoji } Mailbox.org
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{ .twemoji } StartMail
{ .twemoji } Tutanota
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{ .twemoji } AnonAddy
{ .twemoji } SimpleLogin
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{ .twemoji } mailcow
{ .twemoji } Mail-in-a-Box
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{ .twemoji } Privacy.com
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{ .twemoji } MySudo
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{ .twemoji } Brave Search
{ .twemoji } DuckDuckGo
{ .twemoji } SearXNG
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{ .twemoji } Startpage
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??? danger "VPNs do not provide anonymity"
Using a VPN will **not** keep your browsing habits anonymous, nor will it add additional security to non-secure (HTTP) traffic.
If you are looking for **anonymity**, you should use the Tor Browser **instead** of a VPN.
If you're looking for added **security**, you should always ensure you're connecting to websites using HTTPS. A VPN is not a replacement for good security practices.
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{ .twemoji } IVPN
{ .twemoji } Mullvad
{ .twemoji } Proton VPN
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{ .twemoji } Tutanota
{ .twemoji } Proton Calendar
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{ .twemoji } Monero
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{ .twemoji } MAT2
{ .twemoji } ExifEraser (Android)
{ .twemoji } Metapho (iOS)
{ .twemoji } PrivacyBlur
{ .twemoji } ExifTool (CLI)
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{ .twemoji } Thunderbird
{ .twemoji } Apple Mail (macOS)
{ .twemoji } Canary Mail (iOS)
{ .twemoji } FairEmail (Android)
{ .twemoji } GNOME Evolution (Linux)
{ .twemoji } K-9 Mail (Android)
{ .twemoji } Kontact (Linux)
{ .twemoji } Mailvelope (PGP in standard webmail)
{ .twemoji } NeoMutt (CLI)
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??? info "Operating System Disk Encryption"
For encrypting your operating system drive, we typically recommend using whichever encryption tool your operating system provides, whether that is **BitLocker** on Windows, **FileVault** on macOS, or **LUKS** on Linux. These tools are included with the operating system and typically use hardware encryption elements such as a TPM that other full-disk encryption software like VeraCrypt do not. VeraCrypt is still suitable for non-operating system disks such as external drives, especially drives that may be accessed from multiple operating systems.
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{ .twemoji } Cryptomator
{ .twemoji } Picocrypt
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{ .twemoji } VeraCrypt (FDE)
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{ .twemoji } Hat.sh (Browser-based)
{ .twemoji } Kryptor
{ .twemoji } Tomb
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{ .twemoji } GnuPG
{ .twemoji } GPG4Win (Windows)
{ .twemoji } GPG Suite (macOS)
{ .twemoji } OpenKeychain
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{ .twemoji } Send
{ .twemoji } OnionShare
{ .twemoji } FreedomBox
{ .twemoji } Nextcloud (Self-Hostable)
{ .twemoji } Syncthing
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{ .twemoji } Librarian (LBRY, Web)
{ .twemoji } Nitter (Twitter, Web)
{ .twemoji } FreeTube (YouTube, Desktop)
{ .twemoji } Yattee (YouTube; iOS, tvOS, macOS)
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{ .twemoji } LibreTube (YouTube, Android)
{ .twemoji } NewPipe (YouTube, Android)
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{ .twemoji } Invidious (YouTube, Web)
{ .twemoji } Piped (YouTube, Web)
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{ .twemoji } YubiKey
{ .twemoji } Nitrokey
{ .twemoji } Aegis Authenticator
{ .twemoji } Raivo OTP
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{ .twemoji } Akregator
{ .twemoji} Feeder
{ .twemoji } Fluent Reader
{ .twemoji } GNOME Feeds
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{ .twemoji } Miniflux
{ .twemoji } NetNewsWire
{ .twemoji } Newsboat
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{ .twemoji } Joplin
{ .twemoji } Standard Notes
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{ .twemoji } Cryptee
{ .twemoji } Org-mode
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{ .twemoji } Bitwarden
{ .twemoji } 1Password
{ .twemoji } Psono
{ .twemoji } KeePassXC
{ .twemoji } KeePassDX (Android)
{ .twemoji } Strongbox (iOS & macOS)
{ .twemoji } gopass
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- { .twemoji } Nextcloud (Self-Hostable)
{ .twemoji } LibreOffice
{ .twemoji } OnlyOffice
{ .twemoji } CryptPad
{ .twemoji } PrivateBin (Pastebin)
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{ .twemoji } Signal
{ .twemoji } Briar
{ .twemoji } SimpleX Chat
{ .twemoji } Element
{ .twemoji } Session
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{ .twemoji } LBRY
