Farside AlternativesPrivacy Tools and other similar apps like Farside

Farside is described as 'Provides links that automatically redirect to working instances of privacy-oriented alternative frontends, such as Nitter, Libreddit, etc. This allows for users to have more reliable access to the available public instances for a particular service, while also helping to' and is a Privacy Tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Farside for a variety of platforms, including Mozilla Firefox, Web-based, Google Chrome, Vivaldi and Linux apps. The best Farside alternative is Privacy Guides, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Farside are PrivacyTools.io, PRISM Break, LibRedirect and Privacy Redirect.

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  1. Privacy Guides icon

    Privacy Guides

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    Privacy Guides is a socially motivated website that provides information for protecting your data security and privacy. Their mission is to inform the public about the value of digital privacy, and global government initiatives which aim to monitor your online activity.

    64 Privacy Guides alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Privacy Guides Homepage

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  App Discovery
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Content Discovery
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Crowdsourced
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required

    Privacy Guides VS Farside

     

    • Privacy Guides is the most popular Web-based alternative to Farside.

    • Privacy Guides is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Farside.

    • Privacy Guides is Free and Open SourceFarside is also Free and Open Source
    • Privacy Guides is Privacy focusedFarside is not according to our users
  2. PrivacyTools.io icon

    PrivacyTools.io

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    You are being watched. Private and state-sponsored organizations are monitoring and recording your online activities. privacytools.io provides services, tools and knowledge to protect your privacy against global mass surveillance.

    66 PrivacyTools.io alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Educational

    Features

    1.  App Discovery
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Content Discovery
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Block Trackers

    PrivacyTools.io VS Farside

     
  4. PRISM Break icon

    PRISM Break

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    Opt out of PRISM, the NSA’s global data surveillance program. Stop the American government from spying on you by encrypting your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary services.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    PRISM Break screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    PRISM Break VS Farside

     
  5. LibRedirect icon

    LibRedirect

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    A web extension that redirects YouTube, Twitter, Instagram... requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends and backends.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Brave
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    LibRedirect screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  URL Forwarding
    2.  Browser extension
    3.  Federation
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Ad-free

    LibRedirect VS Farside

     

    • LibRedirect is the most popular Linux alternative to Farside.

    • LibRedirect is Free and Open SourceFarside is also Free and Open Source
    • LibRedirect is Privacy focusedFarside is not according to our users
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    Privacy Redirect

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    A simple web extension that redirects requests to privacy friendly alternatives. The successor fork is LibRedirect.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Privacy Redirect screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from December 2021.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  URL Forwarding
    2.  Based on OpenStreetMap

    Privacy Redirect VS Farside

     

    • Privacy Redirect is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Farside.

    • Privacy Redirect is Free and Open SourceFarside is also Free and Open Source
    • Privacy Redirect is Privacy focusedFarside is not according to our users
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    Predirect

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    A open source manifest v3 web extension with minimal permissions that automatically redirects popular sites to privacy friendly frontends and backends

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Predirect screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Browser extension

    Predirect VS Farside

     
  9. Redirector icon

    Redirector

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    Redirector is a browser add-on for Firefox, Chrome, Edge and Opera. The add-on lets you create redirects for specific webpages, e.g. always redirect http://bing.com to http://google.com. It was originally done by request for someone on the Mozillazine forums.

    16 Redirector alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IS flagIceland

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
    Redirector screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last release is from December 2019.

    Redirector Features

    1.  URL Forwarding
    2.  Custom URLs
    3.  URL Filtering
    4.  URL analysis

    Redirector VS Farside

     
  10. YT Siphon icon

    YT Siphon

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    YT Siphon is a browser extension that lets you choose to open YouTube videos in alternative frontends. Instead of auto-redirecting, it gives you the power to decide with simple shortcuts.

    15 YT Siphon alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1. YouTube icon  Youtube integration
    2.  Browser extension

    YT Siphon VS Farside

     

  11. Privacy Tools List

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    Safe internet, privacy tools for your desktop, here you will find best anonymity tools list for desktop, mobile, android, iphone.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Privacy Tools List screenshot 1

    Privacy Tools List VS Farside

     
  12. Nitter Redirect icon

    Nitter Redirect

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    A browser extension that redirects Twitter links to Nitter instead.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Nitter Redirect screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last updated in July 2020.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Nitter Redirect VS Farside

     
  13. selfh.st icon

    selfh.st

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    A curated list of self-hosted applications with tags, alternatives, and development details for easy discovery and browsing. The list is populated by a database initially built for monitoring the applications and release details included in This Week in Self-Hosted.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    selfh.st screenshot 1

    selfh.st Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode

    selfh.st VS Farside

     
  14. UntrackMe icon

    UntrackMe

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    UntrackMe once set by default to open Twitter and YouTube links will transform them into Nitter and Invidious links and delegate the action to another app. It also supports Google Maps links to transform them into OpenStreetMap links or Geo URI.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    UntrackMe screenshot 1
    UntrackMe screenshot 2
    UntrackMe screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  URL Forwarding

    UntrackMe VS Farside

     

    • UntrackMe is the most popular Android alternative to Farside.

    • UntrackMe is Free and Open SourceFarside is also Free and Open Source
    • UntrackMe is Privacy focusedFarside is not according to our users
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