Open Source Lantern AlternativesVPN Services and other similar apps like Lantern

The best open source alternative to Lantern is Tor Browser. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Lantern and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Lantern are Tor, Mullvad VPN, Windscribe and Orbot.

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  1. Tor Browser icon
     1073 likes

    Experience true privacy online with a portable browser offering built-in proxy, encryption, and tracker blocking. Navigate without revealing location or browsing data, enjoying ad-free, secure surfing across platforms like Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android with no installation hassle.

    72 Tor Browser alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Tor
    • OpenBSD
    • Flathub
     
  2. Tor icon
     1820 likes

    Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security.

    63 Tor alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. Mullvad VPN icon
     277 likes

    Delivers anonymous, privacy-focused VPN connections with no signup data or logs, anonymous payments, support for the latest encryption, WireGuard multihop, SOCKS5, DNS ad-blocking, kill switch, high-speed servers up to 40Gb/s, and open-source transparency.

    233 Mullvad VPN alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • WireGuard
    • Tor
    • OpenWrt
    • Tomato
    • pfSense
    • DD-WRT
     
  4. Windscribe icon
     178 likes

    Windscribe is a desktop application and browser extension that work together to block ads and trackers, restore access to blocked content and help you safeguard your privacy online.

    226 Windscribe alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • F-Droid
    • Android TV
    • Fire TV
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
     
  5. Orbot icon
     166 likes

    Orbot is a freely licensed open-source application developed for the Android platform. It acts as a front-end to the Tor binary application, and also provides an HTTP Proxy for connecting web browsers and other HTTP client applications into the Tor SOCKS interface.

    27 Orbot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  6. Psiphon icon
     253 likes

    Enjoy unfiltered Internet access globally using Psiphon's open-source VPN. It offers AES-256 encryption, split tunneling, WireGuard support, and more, all without requiring user registration. Perfect for communities in censored regions and those seeking privacy-focused alternatives.

    199 Psiphon alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. Snowflake Tor icon
     67 likes

    Snowflake is a system to defeat internet censorship. People who are censored can use Snowflake to access the internet. Their connection goes through Snowflake proxies, which are run by volunteers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  8. IVPN icon
     46 likes

    IVPN is a privacy-first VPN service that offers WireGuard, multi-hop connections and a built-in ad/tracker blocker.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Snapcraft
    • F-Droid
    • WireGuard
    • OPNsense
    • OpenWrt
    • Tomato
    • pfSense
    • OpenVPN
    • DD-WRT
     
  9. Outline VPN icon
     34 likes

    Journalists need safe access to information to research issues, communicate with sources, and report the news. Outline lets news organizations easily provide their network safer access to the open internet.

    193 Outline VPN alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Homebrew
    • F-Droid
     
  10. Yggdrasil icon
     21 likes

    A proof-of-concept scalable IPv6 meshnet, featuring end-to-end encryption, a unique spanning tree routing algorithm and aiming to implement novel backpressure routing metrics.

    165 Yggdrasil alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
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