Top #privacy Tools & Software

Explore 186 hand-picked tools and software tagged with privacy โ€” ranked by popularity and community signals.

awesome-selfhosted

github

A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers

Self-hosted
โ˜… 295,182

AdGuardHome

github

Network-wide ads & trackers blocking DNS server

Developer Tools Go
โ˜… 33,590

web-check

github

๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ All-in-one OSINT tool for analysing any website

Security TypeScript
โ˜… 33,011

hosts

github

๐Ÿ”’ Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.

Security Python
โ˜… 30,212

searxng

github

SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services and databases. Users are neither tracked nor profiled.

Developer Tools Python
โ˜… 28,446

keepassxc

github

KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application โ€œKeePass Password Safeโ€.

Security C++
โ˜… 26,915

fhevm

github

FHEVM, a full-stack framework for integrating Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) with blockchain applications

Developer Tools Rust
โ˜… 25,337

macOS-Security-and-Privacy-Guide

github

Community guide to securing and improving privacy on macOS.

Security
โ˜… 22,389

personal-security-checklist

github

๐Ÿ”’ A compiled checklist of 300+ tips for protecting digital security and privacy in 2026

Security TypeScript
โ˜… 21,345

cryptomator

github

Cryptomator for Windows, macOS, and Linux: Secure client-side encryption for your cloud storage, ensuring privacy and control over your data.

Security Java
โ˜… 15,064

server

github

A simple server for sending and receiving messages in real-time per WebSocket. (Includes a sleek web-ui)

Self-hosted Go
โ˜… 15,025

nitter

github

Alternative Twitter front-end

Self-hosted
โ˜… 13,008

user.js

github

Firefox privacy, security and anti-tracking: a comprehensive user.js template for configuration and hardening

Security JavaScript
โ˜… 12,488

RemoveWindowsAI

github

Force Remove Copilot, Recall and More in Windows 11

AI Tools Shell
โ˜… 11,530

simplex-chat

github

SimpleX - the first messaging network operating without user identifiers of any kind - 100% private by design! iOS, Android and desktop apps ๐Ÿ“ฑ!

Security
โ˜… 11,023

Zero

github

Experience email the way you want with Mail0 โ€“ the first open source email app that puts your privacy and safety first. Join the discord: https://mail0.link/discord

AI Tools TypeScript
โ˜… 10,536

monero

github

Monero: the secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency

Security C++
โ˜… 10,513

Betterfox

github

Firefox user.js for optimal privacy and security. Your favorite browser, but better.

Security JavaScript
โ˜… 10,382

awesome-privacy

github

๐Ÿฆ„ A curated list of privacy & security-focused software and services

Self-hosted
โ˜… 9,319

tutanota

github

Tuta is an email service with a strong focus on security and privacy that lets you encrypt emails, contacts and calendar entries on all your devices.

Security TypeScript
โ˜… 7,548

requestly

github

Community hub for Requestly API Client โ€” bugs, feature requests, and roadmap. The privacy-first Postman alternative.

Developer Tools
โ˜… 6,722

bromite

github

Bromite is a Chromium fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements; take back your browser!

Security
โ˜… 6,247

libreddit

github

Private front-end for Reddit

DevOps Rust
โ˜… 5,191

bleachbit

github

BleachBit system cleaner for Windows and Linux

Security Python
โ˜… 5,068