Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online

Software that values your privacy.

Privacy-first European search engine offering multi-platform web and image search, no tracking, no personalized results, and supports 13 languages.




Since its release, Petey Vid has already indexed over 30 million videos, and continues to grow its content. Petey Vid is an intelligent system that populates itself based on the searches users make – without saving their IPs /search histories.

YaCy is a free search engine that anyone can use to build a search portal for their intranet or to help search the public internet. When contributing to the world-wide peer network, the scale of YaCy is limited only by the number of users in the world and can index billions of...




Infinity Search is a privacy search engine that is completely customizable and focused on user efficiency.




Privacy-focused search engine delivering independent, unbiased web and image results from its own index without tracking or profiling, hosted in the UK’s greenest data center.




Open-source metasearch engine aggregating results from 70+ services, with no tracking, no user profiling, Tor support, and browser integration for privacy.




We're a private search engine that doesn't track you or store your data. Your search terms are always encrypted so they stay private.


Open source metasearch engine with no tracking, combining results from multiple search engines, offering private, non-censored searches, and operated by a nonprofit.




Falkon, formerly QupZilla, is a QtWebEngine based cross-platform web browser.
It aims to be a lightweight web browser available through all major platforms.
Falkon has all standard functions you expect from a web browser. It includes bookmarks, history (both also in sidebar).


The Tor software protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, it prevents the sites you visit from learning...




elementary OS is a free, fast and aesthetically pleasing operating system based on
Ubuntu .




Qubes is an open source operating system designed to provide strong security for desktop computing.




PeerTube is a free, decentralized and federated video platform developed as an alternative to other platforms that centralize our data and attention, such as YouTube, Dailymotion or Vimeo. But one organization hosting PeerTube alone may not have enough money to pay for bandwidth...






Open-source, decentralized alternative ensuring data ownership with encrypted communication and peer-to-peer sync, void of central server reliance.

Secure, private email with end-to-end encryption, no ads, tracking, or government surveillance, ensuring top-notch privacy under Belgium law.




This add-on allows users to prevent websites from using the Javascript API to fingerprint them. Users can choose to block the API entirely on some or all websites (which may break some websites) or just block or fake its fingerprinting-friendly...


Cover Your Tracks is a research project designed to better uncover the tools and techniques of online trackers and test the efficacy of privacy add-ons.

Epik is a one-stop shop for their entire web presence: domain name, hosting, monetization, and web development services and is dedicated to protecting freedom of speech on the internet.
Njalla only needs your email or a jabber address in order to register a domain name. Created by people from The Pirate Bay. Accepted Payments: Bitcoin, Litecoin, Monero, DASH, Bitcoin Cash and PayPal. A privacy-aware domain registration service.

On-premises file sync, universal access, integrated collaboration, real-time communication with privacy and data control focus.




Veteran VPN with military-grade encryption, unrestricted access, vast servers in 43 locations, high-speed connections, and a strict no-logs policy.




Recognized for high-speed and secure encryption, providing global streaming, unlimited bandwidth, and multi-device compatibility with 99.9% uptime.




The NoScript Firefox extension provides extra protection for Firefox, Seamonkey and other mozilla-based browsers: this free, open source add-on allows JavaScript, Java, Flash and other plugins to be executed only by trusted web sites of your choice (e.g. your online bank).


Point & click to forbid/allow any class of requests made by your browser. Use it to block scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc.




Control your cookies! This extension is inspired by
Self-Destructing Cookies. When a tab closes, any cookies not being used are automatically deleted. Prevent tracking by other cookies and add only the ones you trust.




HTTPS Everywhere is a browser extension produced as a collaboration between The Tor Project and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It encrypts your communications with a number of major websites.




Privacy-focused web analytics blocks bots and spam, anonymizes visitor data, and complies with global privacy laws for simple, accurate, cookie-free website metrics.




CryptPad is a private-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services. All the content stored on CryptPad is encrypted before being sent, which means nobody can access your data unless you give them the keys.




Self-hosted platform for secure file sync, sharing, calendar, and contact management with desktop, mobile, web access, and multi-device syncing.




Waterfox is an open-source, privacy-focused browser based on the popular open source browser with a red panda as a mascot. It is designed to be a drop-in replacement for said browser that offers enhanced privacy features, performance improvements, and customizability while...

A secure collaboration app with end-to-end encryption and interoperability across web, desktop, and mobile. Includes chat, voice, and video calls.




An encrypted messaging app focused on privacy, supporting texts, calls, photos, videos, files, and group chats, with no ads or trackers.




BitChute is a peer to peer video sharing platform. Its mission is to put people and free speech first. It's free to join and create and upload your own videos to share with others.



End-to-end encrypted file sync and sharing with secure workspace, robust permission management, two-factor authentication, and mobile offline access.




Tuta is an all-in-one email, calendar and contacts app which protects your data with full end-to-end encryption and it requires zero personal information. Tuta is built with open source software so you can inspect every piece of code running on your devices so you can be sure...



Secure Swiss-based email with end-to-end encryption and zero third-party access. Available across devices, offering a free version to promote privacy.




Offers on-premise or hosted Git repository management, including issue tracking, wikis, code reviews, and continuous integration and deployment.




Privacy Badger is a free browser extension made by the leading digital rights nonprofit EFF to stop companies from spying on you online.

uBlock Origin (uBO) is a CPU and memory-efficient wide-spectrum content blocker. It blocks ads, trackers, coin miners, popups, annoying anti-blockers, malware sites, etc., by default using EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe's Blocklist, Online Malicious URL Blocklist, and uBO...




Comments
At a glance, I'd remove:
Telegram - use these instead: https://www.privacytools.io/software/real-time-communication/
Ubuntu - why? On recent updates Canonical added Amazon ads to Ubuntu.
ExpressVPN & PIA - why? There are better alternatives. See: https://thatoneprivacysite.net/
Wire - JUST got removed on Privacy Tools this month. Got bought by a US company. News was on the front-page of AlternativeTo.
Brave - Has built-in ads, collects your data is Chromium based. Use
Mozilla Firefox or
Tor Browser or
Falkon
Infinity Seach - Personally I use
DuckDuckGo but we'll see what infinity has to offer on the long run...
Your list is important but it's bloated and full of doubtful suggestions. This can be misleading to uninformed users. Please revise your content! I'm happy to help with the little I know.
[Edited by coralinecastell, January 10 TO REFLECT RESPONSE BELLOW]
This list will be updated shortly as we were unaware of some of these recent events. We started out this list by gathering many products that are generally known for valuing user privacy but there are several more alternatives that we will add to this and we will remove some as well. We are also migrating many of these products to a new list that is just going to be Google alternatives that do not pass for being completely privacy based.
As for Infinity Search and the other search engines included here, they will remain on the list because they are still privacy products. DuckDuckGo has always been included in this list but it is not the only reliable privacy based search engine. Others include Infinity Search, Qwant, Searx, Mojeek, and several others which can be found at .
We appreciate your response and please let us know your thoughts on our new revisions!