Tor Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Tor for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is I2P, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Tor and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Tor are Orbot, Hyphanet, Shadowsocks and ZeroNet.

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  1. I2P icon
     256 likes

    The I2P network provides strong privacy protections for communication over the Internet. Many activities that would risk your privacy on the public Internet can be conducted anonymously inside I2P.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
     
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    I2P vs Tor Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    3

    Both access networks that are otherwise inaccessible.

    Daniella Mesquita
    Positive
    -9

    It is very more anonymous than Tor, and Tor is not even really anonymous.

    • I2P is Free and Open SourceTor is also Free and Open Source
  2. Orbot icon
     178 likes

    Orbot is a freely licensed open-source application developed for the Android platform. It acts as a front-end to the Tor binary application, and also provides an HTTP Proxy for connecting web browsers and other HTTP client applications into the Tor SOCKS interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
     
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    Orbot vs Tor Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    1

    Basically the same for Android.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    0

    Not relevant: Orbot is built on Tor, it is not an alternative.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Just your way to go in case of needing to reach Tor on mobile. The others are, even if alternatives, surely not as good as this for mobile.

    3 of 5 comments
    • Orbot is Free and Open SourceTor is also Free and Open Source
    • Orbot is LightweightTor is not according to our users
  3. Hyphanet icon
     194 likes

    Hyphanet (former Freenet) is free software which lets you anonymously share files, browse and publish "freesites".

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Hyphanet vs Tor Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Both offer access to typically inaccessable networks and offer encrypted traffic within. Note that unlike Tor, Hyphanet is not designed to exit your traffic back out of the network.

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Both have a network that is otherwise inaccessible.

    • Hyphanet is Free and Open SourceTor is also Free and Open Source
  4. Shadowsocks icon
     131 likes

    SOCKS5 proxy offering high-speed asynchronous networking, flexible encryption, and easy deployment. Optimized for cross-platform use on PC, Mac, mobile, and routers. Open-source design supports secure, uncensored, and private Internet access worldwide.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. ZeroNet icon
     128 likes

    ZeroNet uses cryptography (Bitcoin library) and BitTorrent DHT (centralized trackers) to build a distributed censorship-resistant network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • gevent
    • Self-Hosted
    • NameCoin
    • Python
    • JavaScript
     
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    Discontinued

    The last release is from September 2019.

    ZeroNet vs Tor Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    Closest to the decentralized part of Tor.

    • ZeroNet is Free and Open SourceTor is also Free and Open Source
  6. GNUnet icon
     85 likes

    GNUnet is a framework for secure peer-to-peer networking that does not use any centralized or otherwise trusted services. A first service implemented on top of the networking layer allows anonymous censorship-resistant file-sharing.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. Nym icon
     21 likes

    Protects internet traffic through a decentralized mixnet, hides metadata and communication patterns, enables anonymous transactions using re-randomizable credentials, and provides zero-knowledge proof access for privacy-focused messaging, blockchain, or application needs.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. lokinet icon
     23 likes

    Lokinet is a decentralised onion router that uses Oxen service nodes as relays, giving Lokinet the same market-based Sybil attack resistance as the Oxen blockchain. Lokinet supports web browsing, onion-routed real-time voice communications, and other applications.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Arch Linux
     
  9. Arti icon
     14 likes

    Arti is a project to produce an embeddable, production-quality implementation of the Tor anonymity protocols in the Rust programming language.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Rust
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • BSD
     
  10. I2P (Invisible Internet Protocol) is a universal anonymous network layer. All communications over I2P are anonymous and end-to-end encrypted, participants don't reveal their real IP addresses.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Raspberry Pi
    • C++
    • I2P
     
  11. Yggdrasil icon
     25 likes

    A proof-of-concept scalable IPv6 meshnet, featuring end-to-end encryption, a unique spanning tree routing algorithm and aiming to implement novel backpressure routing metrics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
  12. The I2Pd Browser Bundle is a folder consisting of Purple I2P/I2Pd & Portable Firefox.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • I2P
     
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