warez
what is included in this list?
this list is composed of software, and resources, that I use or recommend to some degree. it's not comprehensive, and I list to better resources.
infosec/privacy
resources
- privacy guides beginner
- the new oil also beginner
- go foss foss alternatives
- hitchhiker's guide to online anonymity detailed information
- prism break recommendations
- ethical ethical alternatives
- simple opt out guides to turning off excess data sharing
tools and software
- bitwarden cloud-based password manager
- exifcleaner remove exif metadata from files
- fawkes edits photos in a way that confuses facial recognition AI
- terms of service; didn't read human-readable TOS's and privacy policies
- have i been pwned data breach tracker
network
protocols
- tor .onion network
- I2P (invisible internet project) P2P network layer
vpn
- mullvad anonymous sign-up, $5/mo
- proton vpn part of a suite of useful services, prices vary, has a free option
- ivpn anonymous sign up, prices vary
operating systems
tools
- distrowatch open-source operating system info and news
- distrochooser helps you pick an open-source operating system
distributions
- artix linux my arch-based distro of choice
- debian if stability is essential, debian is perfect
- linux mint commonly recommended to people new to linux
- fedora a well-established and popular distribution
web browsing
browsers
- firefox what i use constantly. highly customizable, and can be hardened depending on your security/privacy needs
- tor for anonymous browsing and accessing the tor network
- librewolf firefox fork. arkenfox.js added by default, privacy focused if you dont want to harden FF yourself
- ungoogled-chromium chromium browser de-googled completely
- mull android firefox mobile fork, hardened, and telemetry removed
- bromite android browser based on chromium, with an option to replace the default webview for android. de-googled
add-ons
- ublock origin powerful but lightweight adblocker, javascript blocker, and more
- violentmonkey userscript manager
- stylus userstyle manager
- sponsorblock autoskips ad segments in youtube videos
- containers isolates cookies to specific tabs
- consent-o-matic for a configured auto-response to cookie pop-ups
- Indie Wiki Buddy auto redirects and fandom wiki's to an ad-free front end. can also show you independant wikis instead of fandom wikis
- nightTab an open-source customizable new tab/home page
- shinigami eyes highlights known trans-friendly people and pages, as well as anti-trans people
userstyles and userscripts
- userstyles.world created as a replacement of userstyles.org
- USO archive archive of userstyles.org
- greasyfork userscripts
- openuserjs userscripts
communication
- thunderbird email client - desktop
- k-9 mail email client - android
- protonmail email provider (has other services), free or paid
- tutanota email provider (has other services), free or paid
- startmail email provider, paid
- disroot email provider (has other services), aimed at activists, need to fill out an application for an account
- riseup email provider (has other services), aimed at activists, invite only
- autistici email provider (has other services), aimed at activists, selective
- simplelogin email aliasing, owned by the company behind protonmail
- anonaddy email aliasing
messaging
- matrix decentralized messenger protocol
- revolt discord-like
- signal requires phone number
- molly FOSS signal fork for android, requires phone number
- session doesnt require info for an account
- briar P2P messenger, uses tor network, can work without internet
social media
- mastodon decentralized microblogging, twitter-like
- pixelfed instagram-like photo and video sharing platform
- cohost tumblr-like blogging platform
fediverse information
- fediverse wikipedia wiki page for the fediverse
- fedi tips in-depth guide to using mastodon and the fediverse.
- fedi db database of instances for countless services that use ActivityPub
- mastodon instances includes a wizard for helping you decide on an instance
- fedi directory people to follow.
- trunk people to follow.
productivity
office
- libreoffice office suite
- etherpad real-time document collaboration (akin to google docs).
notes
- obsidian customizable notebook that uses markdown.
- turtl notebook with collaboration features.
- cryptee notetaking
- notesnook notetaking. paid only.
- joplin notetaking
development
- vscodium vscode, but with microsoft's telemetry removed
- sublime textcomprehensive text editor, shareware
- notepad++ lightweight text editor
- codeberg git hosting, based on forgejo, which is a fork of gitea
- privatebinzero knowledge pastebin
- rentry markdown pastebin service
- send instance of send, a temporary file hosting service, a continuation fork of mozilla's "firefox send"
front-ends
front-end alternatives for services like twitter, youtube, reddit, etc (see this for a comprehensive list)
- invidious (youtube) lightweight, no ads, no tracking, no javascript
- piped (youtube) lightweight, no ads, no tracking
- revanced (several) android, successor to youtube vanced, however they offer patches for many different programs
- nitter (twitter) lightweight, no ads, no tracking, no javascript
- fritter (twitter) foss twitter client on android
- libreddit (reddit) looks like the reddit redesign, no ads, no tracking, no javascript
- teddit (reddit) looks like old.reddit, no ads, no tracking, no javascript
- infinity (reddit) foss reddit client on android
- lingva translate (google translate) foss frontend for google translate
- libremdb (imdb) lightweight, no ads, subjectively better interface
- wikiless (wikipedia) no javascript or ads, some instances are currently broken however
construction
this page may change, things may be added or removed at any time
