Anonymizing Networks

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  1. Tor Browser icon
     1047 likes

    Enhance privacy with a secure, portable browser that hides your IP and encrypts connections on multiple platforms, maintaining anonymity.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Tor
    • OpenBSD
    • Flathub
    Tor Browser screenshot 1
    Tor Browser 10.0.3 is now based on the new version of Firefox for Android.
    Tor browser for android alpha
    68 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent56 reviews
  2. Tor icon
     1809 likes

    Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Tor screenshot 1
    Tor screenshot 1
    61 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent35 reviews
  3. I2P icon
     230 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
    I2P screenshot 1
    I2P screenshot 1
    I2P screenshot 2
    +1
    I2P screenshot 3
    46 alternatives
    3.4
    Fair10 reviews
  4. Orbot icon
     156 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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    24 alternatives
  5. Hyphanet icon
     182 likes

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

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Hyphanet screenshot 1
    Hyphanet screenshot 1
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    52 alternatives
  6. Snowflake Tor icon
     62 likes

    Snowflake is a system to defeat internet censorship. People who are censored can use Snowflake to access the internet. Their connection goes through Snowflake proxies, which are run by volunteers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Snowflake Tor screenshot 1
    Snowflake Tor screenshot 1
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    +1
    Snowflake Tor screenshot 3
    10 alternatives
  7. NymVPN icon
     14 likes

    Decentralized VPN with mixnet and zero-knowledge encryption, offering fast WireGuard and censorship-resistant AmneziaWG modes while hiding all user metadata.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Arch Linux
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • WireGuard
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Flatpak
    • GitHub
    More than a VPN
    Keep your identity private
    Access the world's most secure VPN
    69 alternatives
  8. ZeroNet icon
     126 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
    ZeroNet screenshot 1
    ZeroNet screenshot 1
    ZeroNet screenshot 2
    +1
    ZeroNet screenshot 3
    30 alternatives
  9. Nym icon
     16 likes

    Offers decentralized mixnet routing for network-level privacy, blocks surveillance and metadata leaks via blinded, re-randomizable credentials and zero-knowledge access.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    VPN vs. Tor vs. Nym
    The Nym mixnet
    58 alternatives
  10. Outline VPN icon
     28 likes

    Journalists need safe access to information to research issues, communicate with sources, and report the news. Outline lets news organizations easily provide their network safer access to the open internet.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Homebrew
    • F-Droid
    Outline VPN screenshot 1
    Outline VPN screenshot 1
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    +3
    Outline VPN screenshot 3
    190 alternatives
  11. Arti icon
     9 likes

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

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    Platforms

    • Rust
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • BSD
    Arti screenshot 1
    8 alternatives
  12. GNUnet icon
     83 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.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Besides command line tools, GNUnet provides a graphical user interface: gnunet-gtk. Here are some screenshots of gnunet-gtk and its features and ports.
    Search and download page with thumbnails (Windows XP, standard theme).
    Filesharing overview (Linux, KDE).
    59 alternatives
  13. lokinet icon
     16 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
    lokinet screenshot 1
    14 alternatives
  14. 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.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Raspberry Pi
    • C++
    • I2P
    • F-Droid
    82 alternatives
  15. Hide.me icon
     23 likes

    Ensures online privacy with a no-logs VPN, multi-layer encryption, kill switch, wide protocol support, high speeds, global servers, and anonymous use.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Fire TV
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Hide.me screenshot 1
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    Hide.me screenshot 2
    +4
    Hide.me screenshot 3
    197 alternatives
  16. Freegate icon
     80 likes

    Freegate is an anti-censorship software for secure and fast Internet access. It was developed and maintained by Dynamic Internet Technology Inc. (DIT), a pioneer in censorship-circumvention operation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    Freegate screenshot 1
    171 alternatives
  17. OnionCat icon
     23 likes

    OnionCat creates a transparent IPv6 layer on top of TOR's hidden services. It allows users to anonymously access Internet services. It transmits any kind of IPv6-based data transparently through the TOR network on a location hidden basis.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Tor Browser Bundle
    • Tor
    OnionCat screenshot 1
    OnionCat screenshot 1
    14 alternatives
  18. URnetwork icon
     2 likes

    URnetwork is a decentralized peer-to-peer VPN that provides anonymous and censorship-resistant access to the internet. It routes connections through a large network of user-operated nodes called "providers".

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • iPhone
    • Mac
    The home page when the app is connected to the network
    The providers list
    The home page when the app is connecting to the network
    55 alternatives
  19. I2P+ icon
     2 likes

    I2P+ is an enhanced version of the Java I2P anonymizing network platform that aims to deliver a superior user experience and improved network performance while retaining full compatibility with upstream I2P.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • I2P
    I2P+ screenshot 1
    I2P+ screenshot 1
    I2P+ screenshot 2
    +7
    I2P+ screenshot 3
    9 alternatives
  20. WhiteHat VPN icon
     2 likes

    The world best VPN without any cost! You can freely explore every corner of the world safely, privately, and quickly with our plenty of servers that located in everywhere. Select Rabbit VPN would let you worry no more about your network hacking, region blocking, and virus...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    the main page, you can turn on the VPN by clicking the button
    the data usage rules, help users to determine when their traffic is allowed to be collected
    tunnel diversion function: help the user to determine which app is allowed to access the vpn
    54 alternatives
  21. Vidalia icon
     43 likes

    Vidalia is a cross-platform graphical controller for the Tor software, built using the Qt framework. Vidalia runs on most platforms supported by Qt 4.3 or later, including Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X, and Linux or other Unix variants using the X11 window system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Vidalia screenshot 1
    54 alternatives