Bypass Censorship Tools

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  1. Tor Browser icon
     1085 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
    • Flathub
    • Tor
    • OpenBSD
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    Tor Browser 10.0.3 is now based on the new version of Firefox for Android.
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    Tor browser for android alpha
    73 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent56 reviews
  2. Tor icon
     1826 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
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    62 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good38 reviews
  3. Mullvad VPN icon
     280 likes

    Provides anonymous VPN access with no personal data required, no-logs policy, high-speed servers, modern encryption, ad-blocking and multihop privacy features.

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • WireGuard
    • Tor
    • OpenWrt
    • Tomato
    • pfSense
    • DD-WRT
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    228 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent35 reviews
  4. Tor VPN icon
     60 likes

    A VPN that offers network-level privacy by routing mobile app traffic through Tor, enables per-app routing for independent circuits, and bypasses censorship on mobile devices.

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    61 alternatives
  5. Windscribe icon
     180 likes

    Windscribe is a desktop application and browser extension that work together to block ads and trackers, restore access to blocked content and help you safeguard your privacy online.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • F-Droid
    • Android TV
    • Fire TV
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    +5
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    220 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent16 reviews
  6. Kagi Search icon
     75 likes

    Subscription-based search engine focusing on privacy, ad-free experience, deep customization, unbiased results, user-controlled features, and strong data protection.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    75 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good22 reviews
  7. Snowflake Tor icon
     69 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
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    +1
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    11 alternatives
  8. Psiphon icon
     254 likes

    Secure and high-performance, Psiphon provides open access to the uncensored internet for millions of people around the world, with 150,000,000+ downloads.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    +2
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    3.8
    Good6 reviews
  9. Obscura VPN icon
     21 likes

    Anonymous VPN service with no IP or traffic logs, privacy-focused logins using random accounts, payments via Bitcoin's Lightning Network, and robust encryption.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • WireGuard
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    +3
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    77 alternatives
  10. Shadowsocks icon
     127 likes

    Secure SOCKS5 proxy with strong encryption, cross-platform support, high-speed asynchronous networking, open-source code, and easy deployment across devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    189 alternatives
  11. Nym icon
     19 likes

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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    VPN vs. Tor vs. Nym
    The Nym mixnet
    57 alternatives
  12. Arti icon
     13 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
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    9 alternatives
  13. TunnelBear icon
     130 likes

    Easily browse privately with secure VPN. High-speed global access, protects data, bypasses restrictions, and offers encrypted connections in 48 countries.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    200 alternatives
  14. Amnezia VPN icon
     19 likes

    Enables classic, free, and self-hosted VPN modes, works under high censorship, uses a WireGuard-based protocol for better blocking resistance, and is open-source with recent security audits.

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
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    64 alternatives
  15. Yandex.Search icon
     114 likes

    Yandex is the fastest growing search engine in the world, serving primarily Russian users. It has been experimenting with an English-based search engine, but its main operations are for its Cyrillic engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Telegram
    • iPad
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    96 alternatives
  16. Calyx VPN icon
     22 likes

    Free VPN service offering anonymous IP, automatic setup, and no logging. Entirely open source with secure encryption and no DNS leaks.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    76 alternatives
  17. UltraSurf icon
     104 likes

    UltraSurf is a free software which enables users inside countries with heavy Internet censorship to visit any public web sites in the world safely and freely. Users in countries without internet censorship also use it to protect their internet privacy and security.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
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    92 alternatives
  18. Betternet icon
     75 likes

    betternet is the easiest way to connect to the web without censor or restrictions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
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    205 alternatives
  19. Xeovo VPN icon
     45 likes

    Protects privacy using WireGuard, OpenVPN, and strong encryption, supports up to 5 devices, bypasses censorship with extra protocols, and offers unlimited bandwidth.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    +1
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    201 alternatives
  20. Freegate icon
     81 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
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    167 alternatives
  21. Ceno Browser icon
     6 likes

    Ceno (Censorship.No!) is a decentralized mobile web browser. It uses peer-to-peer technology to deliver websites to your phone and caches popular content with cooperating peers. Ceno can be used to bypass Internet censorship and help others retrieve blocked pages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    30 alternatives