This list covers many privacy-friendly apps I really enjoy. My setup is primarily Apple-based, but I've used Linux and Android in the past and tried to add things that work with them as well. For every Apple app listed here, I've also listed alternatives where possible and I expect you to have activated full E2EE on your Apple ID. Apps are listed in a somewhat organized way, usually from most simple/feature rich to most private.
Fast, secure browser with built-in ad block, privacy controls, and global tracking protections. Optimizes data, speed, and battery life.
Chromium-based browser with preinstalled open-source blockers, default anti-tracking features, no data collection, full extension support, and a minimal interface.
Open-source browser with Gecko engine, supporting HTML add-ons and providing privacy features like Enhanced Tracking Protection and third-party cookie blocking.
Privacy-centric, open-source browser with unique UI features like vertical tabs, Split View, and Zen Glance, focusing on security and tranquility.
This project is a custom and independent version of Firefox, with the primary goals of privacy, security and user freedom.
The best browser for your Mac is the one that comes with your Mac. Safari is faster and more energy efficient than other browsers. Handy tools help you save, find, and share your favorite sites. Built-in privacy features help keep your browsing your business.
Cromite is a Chromium fork based on Bromite with built-in support for ad blocking and an eye for privacy.
IronFox is a fork of DivestOS's Mull Browser based on Firefox. Our goal is to continue the legacy of Mull to provide a secure, hardened and privacy-oriented browser for daily use.
Privacy-focused search engine offering Zero-click Info, instant answers, and more, built from open-source software for a user-friendly experience.
Privacy-focused search engine using Google results without trackers, storing no personal data, and offering Anonymous View for private browsing.
Delivers private, independent search with an exclusive index, no tracking or profiling, transparent result ranking, browser integration, and image search.
Swiss-based VPN that ensures online privacy with a high-speed network, advanced encryption, and no-logs policy, offering a free version. Supports multiple platforms and unblocks content worldwide.
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...
AdGuard is the best way to get rid of intrusive ads and online tracking, and to protect your computer from malware. Make your web surfing faster, safer and more comfortable with AdGuard!.
Cloud-based DNS for blocking ads, trackers, and malicious domains, offering real-time stats, parental controls, and customizable filtering for every device.
NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.
DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser is designed to help users control their personal data while browsing the internet. The browser provides privacy essentials that give users control over their data during web searches.
Duck.ai is a feature that allows you to have private conversations with 3rd-party AI chat models, anonymized by DuckDuckGo.
Privacy-first AI assistant with zero-access encryption, no logging or profiling, open-source code, and user-controlled conversations, subject to GDPR regulations.
Private offline on-device local LLM app by Ente, open source code, no accounts or tracking, and works cross-platform on mobile and desktop devices.
Secure Swiss-based email with end-to-end encryption and zero third-party access. Available across devices, offering a free version to promote privacy.
Emphasizes privacy with end-to-end encryption, Proton Drive safely stores, synchronizes, and shares files across devices via web and mobile applications.
Free and open-source office suite with advanced word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, vector graphics, math formula editor, and database tools.
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.
Docs in Proton Drive are end-to-end encrypted so your work stays safe from data breaches, online surveillance, and can never be fed into AI models.
End-to-end encrypted online spreadsheets enabling secure, real-time collaboration, access management, automatic calculations, and cross-device sharing for team data analysis.
Obsidian is a note-taking app that lets you create a personal knowledge graph with ease. It is designed for non-linear thinking and allows you to easily link your notes together wiki-style.
Fully open-source, end-to-end encrypted notes with device-based security, secure sync, offline access, powerful editor, vault, backups, and exports.
An end-to-end encrypted note-taking by Proton. Offline access, unlimited sync across devices, tagging, passcode and biometric security, plus advanced premium privacy features.
Ente Locker is a secure vault for life’s essentials - your most important documents and credentials - protected with end-to-end encryption.
Offers end-to-end encrypted video calls, no tracking, guest links, privacy features like background blur, easy scheduling with calendar integration, and supports up to 50 free participants.
Handwritten notes and PDF annotation app with pen input, shape drawing, customizable toolbar, image insertion, audio recording, and multi-platform support.
Open-source DTP tool with flexible layouts, typesetting, CMYK support, and interactive PDFs, ideal for creating newspapers and brochures.
Free open-source suite with advanced photo retouching, composition, batch processing, plugin extensibility, custom scripting, and wide file format compatibility.
Open source vector graphics editor supporting SVG with features like custom brushes, pressure sensitivity, and layer management across multiple platforms.
Open source non-destructive RAW photo editor and image database with lighttable and darkroom views, real-time editing, HDR and scientific image support.
Intuitive multi-track video editor with robust hardware-accelerated support; offers chroma key, color grading, and extensive audio/video format compatibility.
Free, open-source video editing with multi-format timelines, frame accurate seeking, and robust capture support up to 4k for diverse projects.
Natron is an open source, cross platform nodal compositing application. It is built around industry standard open source tech such as OpenFX, OpenEXR, OpenColorIO and OpenImageIO. The feature set includes realtime playback/RAM cache, multi-threaded rendering, 2d tracking...
Free open-source 3D software for modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, rendering, compositing, video editing, and simulation.
Free open-source multi-track audio editor and recorder with 32-bit float processing. Supports many formats and plugins for Windows, macOS, Linux.
Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. Record, edit, and mix on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
This repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary 
Visual Studio Code.
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