Firefox Lightbeam Alternatives

Firefox Lightbeam is described as 'Lightbeam is a Firefox add-on that uses interactive visualizations to show you the first and third party sites you interact with on the Web. As you browse, Lightbeam reveals the full depth of the Web today, including parts that are not transparent to the average user' and is an app in the web browsers category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Firefox Lightbeam for a variety of platforms, including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Mac, Windows and Web-based apps. The best Firefox Lightbeam alternative is Privacy Badger, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Firefox Lightbeam are Tos;DR (Terms of Service; Didn't Read), NoScript, Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker and Wappalyzer.

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  1. Privacy Badger icon

    Privacy Badger

     315 likes

    Privacy Badger is a browser-add on tool that analyzes sites to detect and disallow content that tracks you in an objectionable, non-consensual manner. When you visit websites, your copy of Privacy Badger keeps note of the "third party" domains that embed images...

    66 Privacy Badger alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    • Most users think Privacy Badger is a great Firefox Lightbeam alternative.

    • Privacy Badger is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Firefox Lightbeam.

    • Privacy Badger is Free and Open SourceFirefox Lightbeam is also Free and Open Source
    • Privacy Badger is Privacy focused and LightweightFirefox Lightbeam is not according to our users
  2. Tos;DR (Terms of Service; Didn't Read) icon

    Tos;DR (Terms of Service; Didn't Read)

     200 likes

    "Terms of Service; Didn't Read" (short: ToS;DR) is a project started in June 2012 to help fix the "biggest lie on the web": almost no one really reads the terms of service we agree to all the time.

    12 Tos;DR (Terms of Service; Didn't Read) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Tor
    • Opera
    • Brave
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    • Some users think Tos;DR (Terms of Service; Didn't Read) is a great Firefox Lightbeam alternative, some don't.

    • Tos;DR (Terms of Service; Didn't Read) is the most popular Web-based, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Firefox Lightbeam.

    • Tos;DR (Terms of Service; Didn't Read) is Free and Open SourceFirefox Lightbeam is also Free and Open Source
    • Tos;DR (Terms of Service; Didn't Read) is Privacy focused and LightweightFirefox Lightbeam is not according to our users
  4. NoScript icon

    NoScript

     359 likes

    The NoScript Firefox extension provides extra protection for Firefox, Seamonkey and other mozilla-based browsers: this free, open source add-on allows JavaScript, Java, Flash and other plugins to be executed only by trusted web sites of your choice (e.g. your online bank).

    23 NoScript alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Google Chrome
    • SeaMonkey
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Diablog of blocked scripts
     

    • NoScript is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Firefox Lightbeam.

    • NoScript is Free and Open SourceFirefox Lightbeam is also Free and Open Source
    • NoScript is Security-focused, Privacy focused and LightweightFirefox Lightbeam is not according to our users
  5. Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker icon

    Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker

     336 likes

    Block ads, cookies, popups & other trackers. Ghostery sets you up for a private, transparent, and fast internet.

    90 Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Comments about Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker as an Alternative to Firefox Lightbeam
    Guest
    Negative
    4

    Ghostery protects from social plug ins, Lightbeam shows interaction to 3rd party pages.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    There aren´t graphics that show historic of navigation.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is a great Firefox Lightbeam alternative.

    • Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is the most popular iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Firefox Lightbeam.

    • Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is Free and Open SourceFirefox Lightbeam is also Free and Open Source
    • Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker is Privacy focusedFirefox Lightbeam is not according to our users
  6. Wappalyzer icon

    Wappalyzer

     98 likes

    Wappalyzer is a technographics data provider, uncovering technologies such as content management systems, customer relationship management, ecommerce platforms, advertising networks, marketing tools and analytics.

    35 Wappalyzer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Comments about Wappalyzer as an Alternative to Firefox Lightbeam
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    it's not a tracking defend app, it only showed a technology used in site

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Firefox Lightbeam Icon
    Wappalyzer icon

    • This alternative is disputed. Wappalyzer is a legitimate Firefox Lightbeam alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Wappalyzer is Freemium and ProprietaryFirefox Lightbeam is Free and Open Source
  7. Disconnect icon

    Disconnect

     126 likes

    Disconnect was founded in 2011 by former Google engineers and a consumer- and privacy-rights attorney. We develop award-winning, user-friendly privacy and security software in San Francisco, California.

    84 Disconnect alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    • Disconnect is the most popular commercial alternative to Firefox Lightbeam.

    • Disconnect is Paid and Open SourceFirefox Lightbeam is Free and Open Source
    • Disconnect is Privacy focusedFirefox Lightbeam is not according to our users
  9. TrackMeNot icon

    TrackMeNot

     19 likes

    TrackMeNot is a lightweight browser extension that helps protect web searchers from surveillance and data-profiling by search engines. It does so not by means of concealment or encryption (i.e. covering one's tracks), but instead, paradoxically, by the opposite strategy:...

    16 TrackMeNot alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  10. Shraga icon

    Shraga

     5 likes

    A cross platform cross browser multi purpose tool for web developers, designers & webmasters: explore technologies in a website, manipulate web page content, extract data and more, all in a single simple to use bookmarklet based tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. RequestPolicy icon

    RequestPolicy

     33 likes

    RequestPolicy is an extension for Mozilla browsers that improves the privacy and security of your browsing by giving you control over when cross-site requests are allowed by webpages you visit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Firefox
    • SeaMonkey
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  12. GNU LibreJS icon

    GNU LibreJS

     11 likes

    GNU LibreJS is a free add-on for GNU IceCat and other Mozilla-based browsers. It blocks nonfree nontrivial JavaScript while allowing JavaScript that is free and/or trivial.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNU IceCat
    • Firefox
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  13. AntiBrowserSpy icon

    AntiBrowserSpy

     1 like

    Regain control over your privacy and prevent big companies from selling your data.

    • Stops spying on your data
    • Deletes internet traces
    • Conceals your online identity
    • Gives you back control over your privacy

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. PrivacySpy icon

    PrivacySpy

     4 likes

    PrivacySpy rates, highlights, and monitors privacy policies. Understand how your data is being used.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
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