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Software used for 'hacking', privacy, etc.
The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian 9 based live CD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The product ships with several Internet applications, including web browser, IRC client, mail client...
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Electrum
- Tor Browser
- GNOME
- Tor
- VeraCrypt
- Thunderbird
OpenVPN provides flexible VPN solutions to secure your data communications, whether it's for Internet privacy, remote access for employees, securing IoT, or for networking Cloud data centers.
- VPN Service
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Cloudron
Known as "the world's most resilient BitTorrent site", The Pirate Bay is a website that lets you search for, download, and upload torrents. Download music, movies, games, software and much more.
- Torrent Search Engine
- Free • Proprietary
- Online
- Tor
1337x is a website that provides a directory of torrent files and magnet links used for peer-to-peer file sharing through the BitTorrent protocol. According to the TorrentFreak news blog, 1337x is the third most popular torrent website as of 2021.
- Torrent Search Engine
- Free • Proprietary
- Online
sqlmap is an open source penetration testing tool that automates the process of detecting and exploiting SQL injection flaws and taking over of database servers. It comes with a powerful detection engine, many niche features for the ultimate penetration tester and a broad range...
- Penetration Testing Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
Nmap ("Network Mapper") is a free and open source (license) utility for network exploration or security auditing. Many systems and network administrators also find it useful for tasks such as network inventory, managing service upgrade schedules, and monitoring host or...
- Network Monitor
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
WikiLeaks specializes in the analysis and publication of large datasets of censored or otherwise restricted official materials.
- Free • Proprietary
- Online
Deluge is a full-featured BitTorrent client for Linux, Unix and Windows. It is written in python, uses libtorrent (rasterbar) at its core and GTK for the main user interface along with web and console interfaces for advanced client/server...
- Torrent Client
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- libtorrent
- Python
Torrent client which enables users to quickly download files from various peers and offers support for RSS feeds, a scheduler and speed limiter.
- Torrent Client
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
- PortableApps.com
- Wine
The Social-Engineer Toolkit is an open source penetration testing framework designed for social engineering. SET has a number of custom attack vectors that allow you to make a believable attack quickly.
- Penetration Testing Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
- Python
John the Ripper is a fast password cracker, currently available for many flavors of Unix, Windows, DOS, BeOS, and OpenVMS. Its primary purpose is to detect weak Unix passwords. Besides several crypt(3) password hash types most commonly found on various Unix systems, supported...
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- Haiku
Number one of the biggest security holes are passwords, as every password security study shows. This tool is a proof of concept code, to give researchers and security consultants the possibility to show how easy it would be to gain unauthorized access from remote to a system.
- Penetration Testing Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP(S) and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols. It is a non-interactive command line tool, so it may easily be called from scripts, cron jobs, terminals without X-Windows support, etc.
- Download Manager
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
A low-cost, capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like games, spreadsheets and word-processing. It also plays high-definition video. We want to see it being used by children and young people all over the world to learn programming.
- Single-Board Computer
- Paid • Proprietary
- Linux
Code collaboration version control. Offers hosted (freemium) for limited (5) users, and a commercial self-hosted for a subscription. Free licenses are available for qualified open source projects, nonprofits, and classrooms.
- Version Control System
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
GitHub is a web-based hosting service for projects that use the Git revision control system. It is written in Ruby on Rails by Logical Awesome developers Chris Wanstrath, PJ Hyett, and Tom Preston-Werner.
- Version Control System
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer digital currency. Peer-to-peer (P2P) means that there is no central authority to issue new money or keep track of transactions. Instead, these tasks are managed collectively by the nodes of the network.
- Cryptocurrency Coin
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
WiGLE (or Wireless Geographic Logging Engine) is a website for collecting information about the different wireless hotspots around the world.
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPad
With the power of the Wayback Machine, you can go back in time to see how a website has changed and evolved through the history of the Web.
- Web Archiving Service
- Free • Proprietary
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Firefox
OpenSSH is a free version of the SSH connectivity tools that technical users rely on. OpenSSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks.
- SSH Client
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- iPhone
- BSD
- Cygwin
- Haiku
Hyper™ is a beautiful and extensible, cross-platform terminal built on open web standards. It provides an elegant command-line experience that is consistent across all supported platforms which includes macOS, Windows and various Linux distributions like Fedora and Debian.
- Terminal Emulator
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
Secure, cost-effective remote access and support for your computer, from your desktop or mobile device.
- Remote Desktop Tool
- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Raspberry Pi
WifiKill is an Android app that was first introduced in 2011 by developer "bponury". The app was designed to allow users to monitor and control their WiFi networks, enabling them to see which devices were connected and to disconnect any unwanted devices.
- Network Analyzer
- Free • Proprietary
- Android
Searx is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from more than 70 search services. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. Additionally, searx can be used over Tor for online anonymity.
- Web Search Engine
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- Self-Hosted
- Cloudron
VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as...
- Virtualization Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Solaris
FileZilla is a powerful FTP-client. It has been designed for ease of use and with support for as many features as possible, while still being fast and reliable.
- FTP Client
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- ReactOS
Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing, originally forked from Backtrack Linux by the Offensive Security team.
- Linux Distro
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
Arch Linux is an independently developed, x86_64 optimized GNU/Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses pacman, its home-grown package manager, to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency tracking.
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
The Linux kernel is the core component of the Linux operating system. It's responsible for managing the system's resources and facilitating communication between hardware and software. It was first created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 and is open-source, allowing for...
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
Metasploit Community Edition simplifies network discovery and vulnerability verification for specific exploits, increasing the effectiveness of vulnerability scanners such as Nexpose - for free. This helps prioritize remediation and eliminate false positives, providing true...
- Penetration Testing Tool
- Free Personal • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Fing helps you understand most of your home network. See all the devices connected to your Wi-Fi, run network scanners, monitor your Internet speed, know your security level, set automated vulnerability checks, and much more.
- IP Scanner
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
The most complete and advanced IT security professional toolkit on Android.
- Free • Open Source
- Android
- Android Tablet
Shodan is a search engine that lets you find specific computers (routers, servers, etc.) using a variety of filters. Some have also described it as a public port scan directory or a search engine of banners.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Online
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
Installing Magisk will give you ROOT, a super powerful Systemless Interface, Magisk Modules support, and hide from tons of integrity tests like SafetyNet!.
- Android Root Manager
- Free • Open Source
- Android
- Android Tablet
App Cloner is a specialized tool that lets you create and install copies of your existing Android apps so you can do things like utilize multiple logins at various apps such as Facebook and Skype.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Android
- Android Tablet
KDE Connect is a project that aims to communicate all your devices. For example, with KDE Connect you can receive your phone notifications on your computer, or just use your phone as a remote control for your desktop.
- Mobile Remote Control Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- KDE Plasma
- F-Droid
- Sailfish OS
- Plasma Mobile
DeepSound is a steganography tool and audio converter that hides secret data into audio files. The application also enables you to extract secret files directly from audio files or audio CD tracks.
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
Atom is an open-source, Electron based text editor with a massive ecosystem of plugins and themes that are easily accessible through a built-in package manager. Being built with Electron, it uses web technology (HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Node.
- Text Editor
- Free Personal • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
- BSD
- Electron / Atom Shell
Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content. It also has a GUI version called GVim.
- Code Editor
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
- AmigaOS
- OpenSolaris
- MorphOS
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Snapcraft
Guerrilla Mail gives you a disposable email address. You can give your email address to whomever you don't trust. You can read the email using Guerrilla Mail, click on any confirmation link, and even reply.
- Disposable Email Service
- Free • Open Source
- Online
- Android
Secure email with absolutely no compromises, brought to you by MIT and CERN scientists.
- WebMail Provider
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Tor
Firefox Developer Edition brings you latest features, fast performance, and the development tools you need to build for the open web. Its powerful development tools will extend your ability to work across multiple platforms from one place.
- Web Browser
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
DuckDuckGo is an alternative search engine that has rich features, respects your privacy, and is built from free/open-source software.
- Web Search Engine
- Free • Proprietary
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Microsoft Edge
- Vivaldi Browser
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- F-Droid
- Yandex.Browser
- Tor
- Opera
- Firefox
Element is a secure collaboration and messaging app based on the Matrix protocol. It’s decentralised to deliver digital sovereignty, and based on an open standard for easy connections and interoperability. It is end-to-end encrypted by default.
- Group Chat App
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Matrix.org
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Cloudron
The Kali Linux NetHunter project is the first Open Source Android penetration testing platform for Nexus devices, created as a joint effort between the Kali community member “BinkyBear” and Offensive Security. NetHunter supports Wireless 802.
- Operating System
- Free • Open Source
- Android
Signal is a messaging app with an unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all the features expected from a modern IM app. Signal has received a lot of praise from all around the world for its security and privacy-respecting technologies.
- Video Calling App
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Flathub
- Ubuntu
- Debian
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...
- Web Browser
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- OpenBSD
Owncloud, nextcloud - to save and edit documents on server ZeroNet - P2Pchat / forums / social network [Edited by mcl12345, May 06]
Great list. Thanks for compiling.
I always enjoy seeing software I wasn't already familiar with;
In addition to the many programs you listed: I also find the following very useful at times: Popcorn Time - great for movies.. (all movies, especially new releases). Truecrypt/Veracrypt - excellent file/drive encryption tools. Lastpass - password management. Private Internet Access - best paid - VPN. KeyScrambler - anti keylogger. Bitnami - pre-built virtual machine platforms.
uTorrent isn't good for privacy since it's closed source and propriatery, use qBittorrent, Deluge or Transmission (Tribler is also good but it's experimental)
you shouldn't be using uTorrent anyway its basically a virus. it can download programs without asking and they've also distributed adware and bitcoin miners in the past lol
Reply written Feb 12, 2020
Agree with OR3O, µTorrent is a terribly dodgy piece of software. qBittorrent is the closest interface. Deluge and Transmission are ported from Linux (I know Transmission was), they're both good.
spectrumsss, is Tribler still in beta? It's been that way for years. I honestly didn't know it was still developed...
Reply written Nov 8, 2020
It's out of beta, however on their website, they claim "Our anonymity is not yet mature" and it doesn't seem like that will change soon. I wouldn't really recommend it if you're downloading something illegal. If you must use it, use it either with a Tails OS live ISO or with a Whonix virtual machine.
Reply written Nov 8, 2020
It's out of beta, however on their website, they claim "Our anonymity is not yet mature" and it doesn't seem like that will change soon. I wouldn't really recommend it if you're downloading something illegal. If you must use it, use it either with a Tails OS live ISO or with a Whonix virtual machine.
Reply written Nov 8, 2020
It's out of beta, however on their website, they claim "Our anonymity is not yet mature" and it doesn't seem like that will change soon. I wouldn't really recommend it if you're downloading something illegal. If you must use it, use it either with a Tails OS live ISO or with a Whonix virtual machine.
Reply written Nov 8, 2020