Qubes is an open source operating system designed to provide strong security for desktop computing.
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Fast, secure browser with built-in ad block, privacy controls, and global tracking protections. Optimizes data, speed, and battery life.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
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Open-source browser disables Google integration and background services, increasing privacy, stripping binaries, and offering user control with full transparency.
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
Privacy-focused browser with over 500 settings for enhanced security and performance, independent of Firefox, and not affiliated with Mozilla.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- AppImageHub
- Linux Mint
- Arch Linux
- Gentoo
- Flathub
- Fedora
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
- OpenBSD
An open-source web browser forked from Mozilla Firefox. It focuses on security, efficiency, customization, and no data gathering.
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Experience fast browsing on 64-bit systems with enhanced privacy controls. Waterfox, based on Mozilla, ensures speed with Intel's C++ compiler.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
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Enhance privacy with a secure, portable browser that hides your IP and encrypts connections on multiple platforms, maintaining anonymity.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- OpenBSD
- Tor
Whonix is a desktop operating system designed for advanced security and privacy. Whonix mitigates the threat of common attack vectors while maintaining usability. Online anonymity is realized via fail-safe, automatic, and desktop-wide use of the Tor network.
Fedora creates an innovative, free, and open source platform for hardware, clouds, and containers that enables software developers and community members to build tailored solutions for their users.
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Manjaro is a user-friendly Linux distribution based on the independently developed Arch operating system. Within the Linux community, Arch itself is renowned for being an exceptionally fast, powerful, and lightweight distribution that provides access to the very latest cutting...
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ChromiumOS fork with Thorium Browser, x264/x265 codecs, Widevine, Kernel 5.15, Linux firmware/modules support, Nouveau, Intel microcode, and extra packages.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- Tor Browser
- GNOME
- Tor
- Thunderbird
Desktop-focused Linux system offering custom menus, multimedia codecs, browser plugins, native DVD playback, and integrated software manager with user-friendly tools.
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These are not very good. Pale Moon and Waterfox are two of the most insecure browsers, Manjaro always forgets to renew their SSL and Linux Mint does not support Wayland, which is a huge security issue as Xorg does not implement GUI isolation. If I were you, I'd reconsider these choices.
Sources: https://manjarno.snorlax.sh/ https://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2011/04/linux-security-circus-on-gui-isolation.html https://seirdy.one/notes/2022/06/01/pale-moon/ https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/firefox-chromium.html
I'm searching the open source and privacy focused ones! Open to suggestions!
Just because something is open source doesn't mean it's secure or privacy-respecting. Browsers can be audited by monitoring the connections with Wireshark regardless of whether it's open source or closed source. It's impossible to have privacy without security which is why you should use secure browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. For something open source, I'd consider replacing Bromite, Pale Moon, and Waterfox with Mulch, Thorium, and maybe Brave?
I'd keep Fedora and replace the other distributions with OpenSUSE, QubesOS, and Whonix. Arch is okay too but is for advanced users.
Source: https://seirdy.one/posts/2022/02/02/floss-security/