Privacy

► Adblocking

Note - Many sites contain ads, popups or redirects, so we highly recommend using an adblocker. Don’t run multiple general adblockers (e.g., uBlock Origin and AdGuard) simultaneously to avoid breakage. Combining general adblockers with tools like SponsorBlock is fine.

↪️ Spotify Adblockers
↪️ Twitch Adblockers
↪️ Bypass URL Redirects
↪️ Bypass Article Paywalls
⭐ uBlock Origin, uBO Lite (MV3) or AdGuard - Adblockers / Redundant Extensions
⭐ Report Issues - uAssets / Hosts / AdGuard / EasyList
⭐ SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsored YouTube Ads / X / Discord / GitHub
⭐ SponsorBlock Tools - Bookmarklet / Script / Ports / Database / Chromecast
Disblock Origin or Discord Adblock - Hide Discord Nitro / Boost Ads
Popup Blocker (strict), Popupblocker All or PopUpOFF - Popup Blockers / Userscript
BehindTheOverlay - Hide Website Overlays
⁠Spot SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsored Spotify Podcast Ads / GitHub
BilibiliSponsorBlock - Skip Sponsored Bilibili Ads

▷ Adblock Filters

Note - Always check extra uBO filters in settings before trying third-party filter lists.

⭐ LegitimateURLShortener - Query Parameter Cleaning Rules / Includes AdGuard’s URL Tracking Protection
Hagezi Blocklists - Blocklist Collection / Note
FilterLists - Filter / Host List Directory
FMHY Filterlist - Unsafe Sites Filter
AI uBlock Blacklist - Blocks AI Generated Sites
⁠Huge AI Blocklist - Removes AI Imagery from Search Engines

▷ DNS Adblocking

Note - If your goal is to block browser ads, it’s best to just stick with uBlock Origin, as additional filters can cause conflicts or anti-adblock.

🌐 DNS Providers - DNS Provider Index
↪️ Free DNS Resolvers
⭐ Pi-Hole - Self-Hosted DNS Adblocking / X / Subreddit / GitHub
⭐ Pi-Hole Tools - Filters / Tray App / Android Server (root)
⭐ AdGuard Home - Self-Hosted DNS Adblocking / Balena-AdGuard / X / Subreddit / Telegram / GitHub
⭐ Mullvad DNS - DNS Adblocking / Filtering / Extension / GitHub
DNS Speed Test / GitHub, DNS Perf or NameBench - DNS Speed Tests
YogaDNS - Custom DNS Client for Windows
NextDNS - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / Video
LibreDNS - DNS Adblocking / GitLab
Tiarap - DNS Adblocking / GitHub
Rethink DNS - DNS Adblocking
DNSWarden - DNS Adblocking / GitHub
Blocky - DNS Adblocking / GitHub
AdGuard DNS - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / X / Subreddit / Telegram
Control D - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / X / Subreddit / Discord
NxFilter - Self-Hosted Customizable DNS Adblocking / Subreddit
TBlock - DNS Adblocking Client / Source Code
Diversion - Asuswrt-Merlin Router Adblock Manager
Phishing Army - DNS Phishing Blocklist / X
Technitium - Self-Hosted DNS Server / Subreddit / GitHub

▷ DNS Filters

▷ Linux Adblocking

▷ Mac Adblocking

▷ Android Adblocking

▷ iOS Adblocking

► Antivirus / Anti-Malware

Note - It’s best to keep Windows Defender’s real-time protection on. You can select ‘Allow on device’ for pirated software detections like patches, or exclude by ‘File‘ in ‘Exclusions’ for false positives when needed + More Info.

↪️ Virtual Machines
⭐ Malwarebytes / X or ESET - Antivirus
⭐ AdwCleaner - Anti-Adware / X
⭐ Triage or Cuckoo / 2 - Online Sandboxes
⭐ Security / Antivirus Multireddit - Reddit Communities
⭐ FMHY SafeGuard - Detects if Current Site is Trusted / Untrusted / GitHub
BleepingComputer, Malwarebytes Forums or Sysnative - Malware Removal Forums / Note
Sandboxie Plus - Sandbox Environment / Guide, 2 / GitHub
Windows Sandbox - Full Virtual Machine Sandbox Environment
Dangerzone - Convert Malicious PDFs to Safe Files / GitHub
No More Ransom - Ransomware Decryption Tools
ID Ransomware - Ransomware Identification Tool
ConfigureDefender - Configure Windows Defender Settings

▷ File Scanners

🌐 The Second Opinion, 2 - Portable Malware Scanners / Removal Tools / GitHub
⭐ VirusTotal / Scan Results Guide, 2 or Hybrid Analysis - Online File Scanner
⭐ VirusTotal Tools - CLI / Uploader / Lite Version
Microsoft Safety Scanner - On-demand AV Scanner
Manalyzer - PE File Scanner / GitHub
YARA - Malware Identification Tool / GitHub
Winitor - EXE Malware Assessment
pyWhat - Identify Anything / Discord
Grype - Container Images Vulnerability Scanner
Jotti - Online File Scanner
⁠Threat Insights Portal - Online File Scanner / Discord
Filescan.io or ⁠MetaDefender Cloud - Online File Scanner / X / GitHub
Farbar - Local File Scanner / Guide

▷ Site Legitimacy Check

► Privacy

↪️ SMS Verification Sites
↪️ File Encryption
↪️ Drive Formatting / File Deletion
↪️ Photo Forensics / Metadata
↪️ Privacy-Focused Android Operating Systems
⭐ Whonix / Telegram / GitHub, Qubes / GitHub or Tails / Telegram / GitHub - Privacy-Focused Operating Systems
W10Privacy - Privacy and Data Protection Tools
Telemetry.md - Disable Windows 10/11 Telemetry
Agent DVR / Subreddit, Frigate / GitHub, Smart Sec Cam or ZoneMinder / Discord / GitHub - Security Camera Systems
⁠go2rtc - Security Camera Bridge + Stream Manager
Team Elite - Security Software
YourDigitalRights - Get Organizations to Delete Your Personal Data
Big Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List - List of Data Broker Opt-Out Resources
⁠DataRequests - GDPR Request Generator / Tools
Surfer Protocol - Multi-Platform User Data Exporter / Discord
GnuPG - Data / Communication Encryption Tool / Installer
PrivNote, SafeNote / GitHub, Burn.Link, ThisLinkWillSelfDestruct, s.cr, Yopass / GitHub, Hemmelig / GitHub, Burn My Note or OneTimeSecret / GitHub - Self-Destructing Messages / Private Notes
Forensic Focus - Digital Forensics Discussion Forums
SurveillanceWatch - Surveillance Company Connections
ALPR Watch or DeFlock / Discord / GitHub - AI Automated License Plate Reader Cameras / ALPR Maps
ALPR Watch - Track Local Government Surveillance Tech Meetings
People Over Papers or ICE Map - ICE Activity Information / Maps
If An Agent Knocks - Best Practices if Contacted by Agents

▷ Privacy Indexes

⭐ The Hitchhiker’s Guide / GitHub - Online Anonymity Guide
⭐ The OPSEC Bible (.onion), 2, 3 - Online Anonymity Guide / SimpleX Chat
⭐ Surveillance Self-Defense - Educational Guide
⭐ The New Oil - Educational Guide / GitHub
⭐ No Trace - Educational Guide / .onion
⭐ Privacy Guides, 2, 3 - Educational Guide / Discuss / .onion / Matrix / GitHub
⭐ Consumer Rights Wiki - Documents Practices That Impact Consumer Rights
Lissy93’s Awesome Privacy / GitHub, Awesome Security Hardening or pluja’s Awesome Privacy / GitHub - Privacy App / Service
Defensive Computing Checklist - Educational Guide
⁠Whonix Wiki - Educational Guide / Forum
⁠Kicksecure Wiki - Educational Guide / Forum
OPSEC guide - Educational Guide
PrivSec - Educational Guide / GitHub
Digital Defense - Personal Checklist for Privacy & Security / GitHub
Beginner Privacy - Beginners Privacy Guide / Checklist / Mastodon / Codeberg / GitHub
AvoidTheHack - Educational Blog / GitHub
Hostux - Privacy Tools / Source Code
Privacy Settings - Privacy Setting Guides
Privacy Not Included - Product Privacy Ratings
EncryptedList - List of Encrypted Services/Apps
Awesome Vehicle Security - Vehicle Security Resources

▷ Network Security

⭐ Safing Portmaster - Network Monitor / DNS Resolver / Firewall / Discord / GitHub
I2P - Encrypted Private Network Layer / GitLab
Simplewall - Firewall
Fort - Firewall
WFC - Firewall

▷ Linux Privacy

▷ Mac Privacy

▷ Android Privacy

▷ iOS Privacy

► Web Privacy

🌐 Google Alt List, r/degoogle or No More Google - Google App Alternatives
↪️ Encode / Decode URLs
⭐ PrivacySpy / GitHub or ToS;DR / Discord / GitHub - Sites Privacy Policies
⭐ JustDeleteMe - Find / Terminate Old Accounts / GitHub
Phish Report, OpenPhish, Netcraft Report, isitPhishing, PhishStats / Telegram / GitHub or PhishTank - Report Phishing Sites
DNS Jumper - DNS Switcher
⁠OnionHop - Tor Network Client / Onion Routing / GitHub
tweetXer - Delete X.com Posts
delete-likes-from-x-com.md - Delete X.com Likes / Favorites
Power Delete Suite - Reddit Auto Post Delete
Hyphanet - Browse / Publish Freenet Sites / GitHub
⁠The TBOTE Project - Age Verification Lobbying Investigative Research

▷ Browser Privacy

🌐 Browser Privacy Guides - Browser Privacy / Setup Guides
↪️ Browser Comparisons
↪️ Android Privacy Browsers
⭐ Tor Browser, 2 - Onion-Routed Browser / TG Downloads / Bridges / .onion / GitLab
⭐ Mullvad Browser - Tor Browser Fork (without Tor network) / GitHub
⭐ arkenfox - Firefox Privacy Tweak / Video / GUI / Warning
⭐ LibreWolf - Custom Privacy-Focused Firefox / Auto-Updater, 2 / Source Code / Subreddit
⁠Phoenix - Firefox Privacy Tweak / GitHub / Warning
Brave Browser - Privacy Chromium Browser / Subreddit / GitHub
Encrypted SNI - Cloudflare Browser Check

▷ Password Privacy / 2FA

🌐 2FA Directory - List of Sites with 2FA Support / GitHub
↪️ Password Managers
⭐ Ente Auth - 2FA / All Platforms / Discord / GitHub
⭐ Aegis - 2FA / Android / X / GitHub
⭐ Stratum - 2FA / Android / GitHub
⭐ Password Strength Chart
2FAS - 2FA / Android, iOS / Discord / GitHub
⁠Proton Authenticator - 2FA / All Platforms / Discord
Mauth - 2FA / Android
FreeOTPPlus - 2FA / Android
KeePassXC - 2FA / Windows, Mac, Linux / Guide / GitHub
AuthMe - 2FA / Windows, Mac, Linux / GitHub
Yubioath - 2FA / YubiKey Support / Windows, Android / GitHub
OTPClient - 2FA / Linux
Sentinel - 2FA / Mac, Android, iOS
OTP Auth - 2FA / iOS
Tofu - 2FA / iOS / GitHub
Authenticator - 2FA Browser Extension / GitHub
2FAuth - Self-Hosted / Web / GitHub
VaultWarden - Unofficial Bitwarden Server Backend / Self-Hosted
OTP Helper - Extract OTP Tokens
steamguard-cli - Generate Steam 2FA Codes

▷ Encrypted Messengers

Note - Keep in mind that even with e2ee enabled metadata may still be visible to your homeserver and homeservers of those you’re chatting with.

🌐 Eylenburg Comparisons, SecuChart, Messenger-Matrix or Secure Messaging Apps - Chat App Indexes / Comparisons
🌐 Matrix Clients / Mod Bot / Resources / Servers, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
⭐ SimpleX - All Platforms / GitHub
⭐ Briar / Desktop / GitLab
Wire - All Platforms / Requires Phone / GitHub
Session - All Platforms / GitHub
Keybase - All Platforms / GitHub
Jami - All Platforms / GitLab
Tox / GitHub or qTox / GitHub - All Platforms
Cabal - P2P / Serverless All Platforms / GitHub
Linphone - All Platforms / GitLab
Berty / Android, iOS / GitHub
Ricochet Refresh / Windows, Mac, Linux / GitHub
Cwtch / Windows, Mac, Linux, Android / GitLab
Delta Chat - Decentralized Email-Based Messenger / Windows, Mac, Linux, Android
Status / Android, iOS / GitHub
Damus or MySudo / iOS
Databag - Self-Hosted / Android, iOS, Web / GitHub
ssh-chat or Devzat - SSH Chat

▷ Email Privacy

↪️ Temp Mail Sites - Create Temporary / Throwaway Emails
↪️ Email Aliasing - Create Permanent Anonymous Emails
⭐ Proton Mail - 1GB Free / Encrypted Email / Deleted After 1 Year Inactive / .onion / Subreddit / Discord / GitHub / Note
⭐ Tuta - 1GB Free / Encrypted Email / Deleted After 6 Months Inactive / Subreddit / GitHub
Disroot - 1GB Free / Encrypted Email
DNMX - Onion-Based Email
Mailvelope - Give Emails PGP Encryption / GitHub
Email Privacy Tester - Email Privacy Test / GitLab
SecLists - Security Mailing List Archive

▷ Data Breach Monitoring

⭐ Have I Been Pwned? / GitHub or F-Secure / X - Monitor Email Breaches
⭐ Have I Been Pwned Passwords - Password Breach Check
Mozilla Monitor - Data Breach Check / Requires Sign-Up / GitHub
BreachDirectory, Snusbase, Leak Lookup, Trufflehog / Discord / GitHub or LeakPeek / Discord - Data Breach Search Engines
Intelligence X - Password Breach Check / GitHub
ScatteredSecrets - Password Breach Check / Requires Sign-Up
BreachDetective - Password Breach Check / Requires Sign-Up

▷ Fingerprinting / Tracking

⭐ CreepJS, webkay, browserrecon, TZP, Cover Your Tracks or PersonalData - Tracking / Fingerprinting Tests
ClearURLs / GitHub / GitLab or URLCleaner - Clean URLs / Remove Tracking Elements from URLs / Can Break Sites
Webbkoll or Blacklight - Site Tracking Info
Data Removal Guide - Remove Online Data
GameIndustry - Block Trackers in Desktop / Mobile Games
BrowserLeaks, Do I leak? or IPLeak.net - IP Leak Tests
JShelter - Prevent Fingerprinting / Warning / Source Code
Locale Switcher, 2 - Change Language Identifier / GitHub
AnonymousRedirect - Anonymize Links
X.com Direct - Removes t.co Tracking from X.com

▷ Search Engines

🌐 Search Engine Party - Privacy Search Engine Comparisons / GitLab
↪️ SearX Instances - SearX Instance Index / Docs / Hosting / .onion / Matrix / GitHub
⭐ Brave Search - Independent / Supports DDB Bangs
⭐ 4get, 2, 3 - Metasearch / Source Code / Instances
⭐ DuckDuckGo - Metasearch / Bing Based / AI Free / Lite / HTML / Shortcuts, 2 / Subreddit
LibreY - Metasearch / Instances, 2 / GitHub
⁠Nilch - AI Free / Metasearch
Mojeek - Independent / Subreddit
YaCy - Decentralized / P2P Independent / GitHub
Startpage - Google Based / Subreddit
Degoog - Metasearch / Docs / GitHub

► VPN

Note - Outside of Cloudflare One it’s generally best to use a paid VPN, especially if you have privacy or speed in mind. Free VPNs are mostly useful for things like unblocking websites. Remember to bind your VPN to your client to avoid ISP letters.

🌐 Techlore Chart - VPN Comparison Charts
🌐 VPN Relationships, 2 - VPN Relationship Map
⭐ Cloudflare One - Free / Unlimited / Wireguard (kill switch) / Config Generator, 2 / Alt Client
⭐ Proton VPN - Unlimited / Wireguard / Subreddit / Telegram / Discord / GitHub / Torrent Guide
⭐ Windscribe - No Torrenting w/ Free Plan / 10GB Monthly / Subreddit / GitHub
⭐ AirVPN - Paid / .onion / GitHub / GitLab
⭐ Mullvad VPN - Paid / No Port Forwarding / No-Logging / .onion / GitHub
⭐ IVPN - Paid / No Logging / No Port Forwarding / Subreddit / GitHub
Nym - Paid / 5-Hop Mixnet / Subreddit / GitHub
RiseupVPN - Free / Unlimited / No Port Forwarding / GitHub
PrivadoVPN - Free / 10GB Monthly / Unlimited Accounts via Temp Mail
Calyx VPN - Free / Unlimited

▷ VPN Server

⭐ WireGuard - VPN Tunnel / Guide / Web UI / Source Code
⭐ Tailscale or ⁠NetBird - WireGuard Mesh
Amnezia, 2 - VPN Server / Subreddit / Telegram / GitHub
OpenVPN - VPN Server
WGDashboard - WireGuard Panel / AmneziaWG / Subreddit / Discord / GitHub
⁠Twingate - Zero Trust Access Tunnel
⁠Headscale - Self-Hosted Tailscale
⁠Nebula or ZeroTier - Mesh VPN Server
IPsec VPN - VPN Server
Cloudflare Tunnels - Application Tunnel / VPN Alternative / WireGuard
Cloud WireGuard Guide - WireGuard + Pi-hole VPN using Google Cloud
tinc VPN - VPN Tunnel / GitHub / GitLab
WireHole - WireGuard + Pi-hole VPN / Web UI
OpenConnect - SSL VPN / GUI
Pritunl - VPN Server / GitHub
Algo VPN - Cloud VPN / GitHub
SShuttle - SSH VPN Server / GitHub
DSVPN - Simple VPN Server
Openconnect - SSL VPN Server

▷ VPN Tools

↪️ Free VPN Configs
⭐ VPN Binding Guide - Bind VPN to Torrent Client to Avoid ISP Letters
⁠WireSock or ⁠Tunnl - WireGuard Split Tunneling Clients
WG Tunnel - WireGuard Client / AmneziaWG / Android / Windows / Telegram / GitHub
VPN Hotspot - Share VPN Connection over Hotspot / Rooted Android
Gluetun - VPN using Docker

► Proxy

Psiphon - Hybrid Proxy VPN App
Lantern - Proxy App / Slowed Past 250MB / GitHub
FreeSocks - Shadowsocks App / GitHub
Snowflake - Tor Proxy Browser Extension
Censor Tracker / Telegram / GitHub, SmartProxy, FoxyProxy or ZeroOmega - Proxy Extensions
Acrylic - Local DNS Proxy
SimpleDnsCrypt or DNSCrypt / GitHub - Local DNS Encryption Proxy

▷ Proxy Servers

⭐ 3X-UI - Proxy Panel / Telegram / Guide
⭐ Project X - Xray Proxy Core / Telegram, 2
NaïveProxy - Chromium-based Proxy
Hysteria - Speed Focused Proxy Protocol / Telegram / GitHub
Shadowsocks - Simple Proxy Protocol / GitHub
sing-box - Proxy Core / Telegram / GitHub
Amnezia, 2 - Multi Protocol Server / Subreddit / Telegram / GitHub
Hiddify Manager - Proxy Panel / Telegram / GitHub
Outline / Guide / Subreddit / GitHub - Shadowsocks Server
VpnHood - Proxy Server
Scramjet / GitHub or Nebula - Web Proxy Server
Nginx Proxy Manager - Reverse Proxy UI / Subreddit / GitHub

▷ Proxy Clients

⭐ v2rayN - Proxy Client / Windows, Mac, Linux
⭐ NekoBox - Proxy Client / Android / GitHub
v2rayNG or MahsaNG / Telegram, 2 - Proxy Client / Android
Hiddify - Proxy Client / All Platforms / Telegram / GitHub
Amnezia, 2 - Proxy Client / All Platforms / Subreddit / Telegram / GitHub
Shadowsocks - Shadowsocks Client / All Platforms / GitHub
sing-box - Proxy Client / Mac, Android / Telegram / GitHub
Throne - Proxy Client / Sing-Box GUI / Windows, Mac, Linux / GitHub
V2Box / Android, V2Box, iOS / Proxy Client
ClashVerge - Proxy Client / Windows, Mac, Linux / GitHub
Streisand - Proxy Client / Mac, iOS
⁠FlClash / Windows, Mac, Linux, Android
husi - Proxy Client / Android
Proxifier - Add Proxy Functionality to Apps / Windows, Mac, Android
wireproxy - WireGuard as Proxy / Windows, Mac, Linux

▷ Anti Censorship

↪️ Great Firewall Bypass
⭐ Censorship Bypass Guide - Censorship Bypass Guide
⭐ ⁠Net4people - Worldwide Censorship Circumvention Discussion
⭐ ByeDPIAndroid, - Network Packet Alter Tool / Android
⭐ zapret, SpoofDPI or GoodbyeDPI - Network Packet Alter Tool
⭐ DNSveil - DNS Client / GitHub
DNSTT.XYZ / Telegram / GitHub, ⁠HTTP Injector, ⁠HTTP Custom, ⁠NetMod VPN or DarkTunnel - Mobile DNS Tunnels / Censorship Bypass
⁠FilterWatch - Censorship News / Articles
ByeByeDPI, ⁠Paqet, PowerTunnel or Green Tunnel - Network Packet Alter / Packet Level Proxies
YouTubeUnblock - Unblock YouTube with SNI Spoof / OpenWrt / Entware Routers
Scamalytics - Check IP Blacklists

▷ Proxy Sites

Note - Keep in mind many proxy sites log info like IP address, sites visited, etc. They’re useful for unblocking sites, but not very useful for privacy.

↪️ Proxy Lists
⭐ Holy Unblocker / GitHub
Titanium Network - Multi-Proxy / Instances / Discord / GitHub
⁠US5 - Multi-Site + App Proxy / Adblocker / Discord
SSLSecureProxy, 2, 3
ProxyOf2
Phantom / Discord
Reflect4, CroxyProxy or Blockaway
Delusionz / Discord
ProxyPal / Telegram
Proxyium
Google Translate / Note
Proxy Checker, proxy-scraper or proxy-scraper-checker - Proxy Scrapers / Checkers
CheckSocks5 - SOCKS5 Proxy Checker
Knaben.info - Torrent Site Proxies