Adblocking
- Note - Many sites contain ads, popups or redirects, so we highly recommend using an adblocker. Don't run multiple general adblockers (e.g., uBlock Origin and AdGuard) simultaneously to avoid breakage. Combining general adblockers with tools like SponsorBlock is fine.
- ↪️ Spotify Adblockers
- ↪️ Twitch Adblockers
- ↪️ Bypass URL Redirects
- ↪️ Bypass Article Paywalls
- ⭐ uBlock Origin, uBO Lite (mv3) or AdGuard - Adblockers / Redundant Extensions
- ⭐ Report Issues - uAssets / Hosts / AdGuard / EasyList
- ⭐ SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsored YouTube Ads / X / Discord / GitHub
- ⭐ SponsorBlock Tools - Bookmarklet / Script / Ports / Database / Chromecast
- Disblock Origin or Discord Adblock - Hide Discord Nitro / Boost Ads
- Popup Blocker (strict), Popupblocker All or PopUpOFF - Popup Blockers / Userscript
- BehindTheOverlay - Hide Website Overlays
- Spot SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsored Spotify Podcast Ads
- BilibiliSponsorBlock - Skip Sponsored Bilibili Ads
Adblock Filters
- Note - Always check extra uBO filters in settings before trying third-party filter lists.
- ⭐ LegitimateURLShortener - Query Parameter Cleaning Rules
- Hagezi Blocklists - Blocklist Collection
- FilterLists - Filter / Host List Directory
- FMHY Filterlist - Unsafe Sites Filter
- AI uBlock Blacklist - Blocks AI Generated Sites
- Huge AI Blocklist - Removes AI Imagery from Search Engines
DNS Adblocking
- Note - If your goal is to block browser ads, it's best to just stick with uBlock Origin, as additional filters can cause conflicts or anti-adblock.
- 🌐 DNS Providers - DNS Provider Index
- ↪️ DNS Filters / Blocklists
- ↪️ Free DNS Resolvers
- ⭐ Pi-Hole - Self-Hosted DNS Adblocking / X / Subreddit / GitHub
- ⭐ Pi-Hole Tools - Filters / Tray App / Android Server (root)
- ⭐ AdGuard Home - Self-Hosted DNS Adblocking / Balena-AdGuard / X / Subreddit / Telegram / GitHub
- ⭐ Mullvad DNS - DNS Adblocking / Filtering / Extension / GitHub
- DNS Speed Test / GitHub, DNS Perf or NameBench - DNS Speed Tests
- YogaDNS - Custom DNS Client for Windows
- NextDNS - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / Video
- LibreDNS - DNS Adblocking / GitLab
- Tiarap - DNS Adblocking / GitHub
- Rethink DNS - DNS Adblocking
- DNSWarden - DNS Adblocking / GitHub
- Blocky - DNS Adblocking / GitHub
- AdGuard DNS - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / X / Subreddit / Telegram
- Control D - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / X / Subreddit / Discord
- NxFilter - Self-Hosted Customizable DNS Adblocking / Subreddit
- TBlock - DNS Adblocking Client / Source Code
- Diversion - Asuswrt-Merlin Router Adblock Manager
- Phishing Army - DNS Phishing Blocklist / X
- Technitium - Self-Hosted DNS Server / Subreddit / GitHub
Antivirus / Anti-Malware
- Note - It's best to keep Windows Defenders real-time protection on. You can select ‘Allow on device’ for pirated software detections like patches, or exclude by ‘File‘ in ‘Exclusions’ for false positives when needed + More Info.
- 🌐 r/Antivirus Index - Antivirus Tool Index
- ↪️ Virtual Machines
- ⭐ Malwarebytes or ESET - Antivirus / X
- ⭐ AdwCleaner - Anti-Adware / X
- ⭐ Triage or Cuckoo - Online Sandboxes
- ⭐ Security / Antivirus Multireddit - Reddit Communities
- ⭐ FMHY SafeGuard - Detects if Current Site is Trusted / Untrusted / GitHub
- BleepingComputer, Malwarebytes Forums or Sysnative - Malware Removal Forums / Note
- Sandboxie Plus - Sandbox Environment / Guide, 2 / GitHub
- Windows Sandbox - Full Virtual Machine Sandbox Environment
- Dangerzone - Convert Malicious PDFs to Safe Files / GitHub
- No More Ransom - Ransomware Decryption Tools
- ID Ransomware - Ransomware Identification Tool
- ConfigureDefender - Configure Windows Defender Settings
File Scanners
- 🌐 The Second Opinion, 2 - Portable Malware Scanners / Removal Tools / GitHub
- ⭐ VirusTotal / Scan Results Guide, 2 or Hybrid Analysis - Online File Scanner
- ⭐ VirusTotal Tools - CLI / Uploader / Lite Version
- Microsoft Safety Scanner - On-demand AV Scanner
- Manalyzer - PE File Scanner / GitHub
- YARA - Malware Identification Tool / GitHub
- Winitor - EXE Malware Assessment
- pyWhat - Identify Anything / Discord
- Grype - Container Images Vulnerability Scanner
- Jotti - Online File Scanner
- Threat Insights Portal - Online File Scanner / Discord
- Filescan.io or MetaDefender Cloud - Online File Scanner / X / GitHub
- Farbar - Local File Scanner / Guide
Site Legitimacy Check
Privacy
- ↪️ SMS Verification Sites
- ↪️ File Encryption
- ↪️ Drive Formatting / File Deletion
- ↪️ Photo Forensics / Metadata
- ↪️ Privacy-Focused Android Operating Systems
- ⭐ Whonix / Telegram / GitHub, Qubes / GitHub or Tails / Telegram / GitHub - Privacy-Focused Operating Systems
- W10Privacy - Privacy and Data Protection Tools
- Telemetry.md - Disable Windows 10/11 Telemetry
- Agent DVR / Subreddit, Frigate / GitHub, Smart Sec Cam or ZoneMinder / Discord / GitHub - Security Camera Systems
- go2rtc - Security Camera Bridge + Stream Manager
- Team Elite - Security Software
- YourDigitalRights - Get Organizations to Delete Your Personal Data
- Big Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List - List of Data Broker Opt-Out Resources
- DataRequests - GDPR Request Generator / Tools
- Surfer Protocol - Multi-Platform User Data Exporter / Discord
- GnuPG - Data / Communication Encryption Tool / Installer
- PrivNote, SafeNote / GitHub, Burn.Link, ThisLinkWillSelfDestruct, s.cr, Burn My Note or OneTimeSecret / GitHub - Send Self-Destructing Messages
- Forensic Focus - Digital Forensics Discussion Forums
- SurveillanceWatch - Surveillance Company Connections
- ALPR Watch or DeFlock / Discord / GitHub - AI Automated License Plate Reader Cameras / ALPR Maps
- ALPR Watch - Track Local Government Surveillance Tech Meetings
- People Over Papers or ICE Map - ICE Activity Information / Maps
- If An Agent Knocks - Best Practices if Contacted by Agents
Privacy Indexes
- ⭐ Privacy Guides, 2, 3 - Educational Guide / Discuss / .onion / Matrix / GitHub
- ⭐ Surveillance Self-Defense - Educational Guide
- ⭐ The New Oil - Educational Guide / GitHub
- ⭐ No Trace - Educational Guide / .onion
- ⭐ The Hitchhiker’s Guide / GitHub or The OPSEC Bible / .onion / SimpleX Chat - Extensive Online Anonymity Guides
- ⭐ Consumer Rights Wiki - Documents Practices That Impact Consumer Rights
- Lissy93's Awesome Privacy / GitHub, Awesome Security Hardening or pluja's Awesome Privacy / GitHub - Privacy App / Service
- Defensive Computing Checklist - Educational Guide
- OPSEC guide - Educational Guide
- PrivSec - Educational Guide / GitHub
- Digital Defense - Personal Checklist for Privacy & Security / GitHub
- AvoidTheHack - Educational Blog / GitHub
- Hostux - Privacy Tools / Source Code
- Privacy Settings - Privacy Setting Guides
- Privacy Not Included - Product Privacy Ratings
- EncryptedList - List of Encrypted Services/Apps
- Awesome Vehicle Security - Vehicle Security Resources
Network Security
- I2P - Encrypted Private Network Layer / GitLab
- Simplewall - Firewall
- Fort - Firewall
- WFC - Firewall
Web Privacy
- 🌐 Google Alt List, r/degoogle or No More Google - Google App Alternatives
- ↪️ Encode / Decode URLs
- ⭐ PrivacySpy / GitHub or ToS;DR / Discord / GitHub - Sites Privacy Policies
- ⭐ JustDeleteMe - Find / Terminate Old Accounts / GitHub
- Phish Report, OpenPhish, Netcraft Report, isitPhishing, PhishStats / Telegram / GitHub or PhishTank - Report Phishing Sites
- DNS Jumper - DNS Switcher
- OnionHop - Tor Network Client / Onion Routing / GitHub
- PeerTube - Decentralized Video Hosting / Tools / GitHub
- tweetXer - Delete X.com Posts
- delete-likes-from-x-com.md - Delete X.com Likes / Favorites
- Power Delete Suite - Reddit Auto Post Delete
- Hyphanet - Browse / Publish Freenet Sites / GitHub
Browser Privacy
- 🌐 Browser Privacy Guides - Browser Privacy / Setup Guides
- ↪️ Browser Comparisons
- ↪️ Android Privacy Browsers
- ⭐ Tor Browser, 2 - Onion-Routed Browser / TG Downloads / Bridges / .onion / GitLab
- ⭐ Mullvad Browser - Tor Browser Fork (without Tor network) / GitHub
- ⭐ arkenfox - Firefox Privacy Tweak / Video / GUI / Warning
- Phoenix - Firefox Privacy Tweak / GitHub / Warning
- LibreWolf - Custom Privacy-Focused Firefox / Auto-Updater, 2 / Source Code / Subreddit
- Brave Browser - Privacy Chromium Browser / Subreddit / GitHub
- Encrypted SNI - Cloudflare Browser Check
Password Privacy / 2FA
- 🌐 2FA Directory - List of Sites with 2FA Support / GitHub
- ↪️ Password Managers
- ⭐ Ente Auth - 2FA / All Platforms / Discord / GitHub
- ⭐ Aegis - 2FA / Android / X / GitHub
- ⭐ Stratum - 2FA / Android / GitHub
- ⭐ Password Strength Chart
- 2FAS - 2FA / Android, iOS / Discord / GitHub
- Proton Authenticator - 2FA / All Platforms / Discord
- Mauth - 2FA / Android
- FreeOTPPlus - 2FA / Android
- KeePassXC - 2FA / Windows, Mac, Linux / Guide / GitHub
- AuthMe - 2FA / Windows, Mac, Linux / GitHub
- Yubioath - 2FA / YubiKey Support / Windows, Android / GitHub
- OTPClient - 2FA / Linux
- Sentinel - 2FA / Mac, Android, iOS
- OTP Auth - 2FA / iOS
- Tofu - 2FA / iOS / GitHub
- Authenticator - 2FA Browser Extension / GitHub
- 2FAuth - Self-Hosted / Web / GitHub
- VaultWarden - Unofficial Bitwarden Server Backend / Self-Hosted
- OTP Helper - Extract OTP Tokens
- steamguard-cli - Generate Steam 2FA Codes
Encrypted Messengers
- Note - Keep in mind that even with e2ee enabled metadata may still be visible to your homeserver and homeservers of those you're chatting with.
- 🌐 Eylenburg Comparisons, SecuChart, Messenger-Matrix or Secure Messaging Apps - Chat App Indexes / Comparisons
- 🌐 Matrix Clients / Mod Bot / Resources / Servers, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- ⭐ SimpleX - All Platforms / GitHub
- ⭐ Signal - All Platforms / Requires Phone / GitHub or Molly / Some NSFW / Stickers
- ⭐ Briar / Desktop / GitLab
- Wire - All Platforms / Requires Phone / GitHub
- Session - All Platforms / GitHub
- Keybase - All Platforms / GitHub
- Jami - All Platforms / GitLab
- Tox / GitHub or qTox / GitHub - All Platforms
- Cabal - P2P / Serverless All Platforms / GitHub
- Linphone - All Platforms / GitLab
- Berty / Android, iOS / GitHub
- Ricochet Refresh / Windows, Mac, Linux / GitHub
- Cwtch / Windows, Mac, Linux, Android / GitLab
- Delta Chat - Decentralized Email-Based Messenger / Windows, Mac, Linux, Android
- Status / Android, iOS / GitHub
- Damus or MySudo / iOS
- Databag - Self-Hosted / Android, iOS, Web / GitHub
- ssh-chat or Devzat - SSH Chat
Email Privacy
- ↪️ Temp Mail Sites - Create Temporary / Throwaway Emails
- ↪️ Email Aliasing - Create Permanent Anonymous Emails
- ⭐ Proton Mail - 1GB Free / Encrypted Email / .onion / Subreddit / Discord / GitHub / Note
- Disroot - 1GB Free / Encrypted Email
- Tuta - Encrypted Email / Subreddit / GitHub
- DNMX - Onion-Based Email
- Mailvelope - Give Emails PGP Encryption / GitHub
- Email Privacy Tester - Email Privacy Test / GitLab
- SecLists - Security Mailing List Archive
Data Breach Monitoring
- ⭐ Have I Been Pwned? / GitHub or F-Secure / X - Monitor Email Breaches
- ⭐ Have I Been Pwned Passwords - Password Breach Check
- Mozilla Monitor - Data Breach Check / Requires Sign-Up / GitHub
- BreachDirectory, Snusbase, Leak Lookup, Trufflehog / Discord / GitHub or LeakPeek / Discord - Data Breach Search Engines
- Intelligence X - Password Breach Check / GitHub
- ScatteredSecrets - Password Breach Check
- BreachDetective - Password Breach Check
Fingerprinting / Tracking
- ⭐ CreepJS, webkay, browserrecon, TZP, Cover Your Tracks or PersonalData - Tracking / Fingerprinting Tests
- ClearURLs / GitHub / GitLab or URLCleaner - Clean URLs / Remove Tracking Elements from URLs / Can Break Sites
- Webbkoll or Blacklight - Site Tracking Info
- Data Removal Guide - Remove Online Data
- GameIndustry - Block Trackers in Desktop / Mobile Games
- BrowserLeaks, Do I leak? or IPLeak.net - IP Leak Tests
- JShelter - Prevent Fingerprinting / Warning / Source Code
- Locale Switcher, 2 - Change Language Identifier / GitHub
- AnonymousRedirect - Anonymize Links
- X.com Direct - Removes t.co Tracking from X.com
Search Engines
- 🌐 Search Engine Party - Privacy Search Engine Comparisons / GitLab
- 🌐 Instance Scores or Searx Index - Searx Instance Indexes
- ⭐ searx.space or FMHY Searx) / .onion - SearXNG Instances / Metasearch / Matrix / GitHub
- ⭐ Brave Search - Independent / Supports DDB Bangs
- ⭐ DuckDuckGo - Metasearch / Bing Based / AI Free / Lite / HTML / Shortcuts, 2 / Subreddit
- Fuck Off Google, searx.neocities, nixnet or monocles - Searx Instances / Metasearch
- LibreY - Metasearch / Instances, 2 / GitHub
- Nilch - AI Free / Metasearch
- 4get - Metasearch / Source Code
- Mojeek - Independent / Subreddit
- YaCy - Decentralized / P2P Independent / GitHub
- Startpage - Google Based / Subreddit
- SearXNG - Self-Hosted / Metasearch / GitHub
VPN
- Note - Outside of WARP it's generally best to use a paid VPN, especially if you have privacy or speed in mind. Free VPNs are mostly useful for things like unblocking websites. Remember to bind your VPN to your client to avoid ISP letters.
- 🌐 Techlore Chart - VPN Comparison Charts
- 🌐 VPN Relationships, 2 - VPN Relationship Map
- ⭐ WARP - Free / Unlimited / Wireguard (kill switch) / Config Generator, 2 / Alt Client
- ⭐ Proton VPN - Unlimited / Wireguard / Subreddit / Telegram / Discord / GitHub / Torrent Guide
- ⭐ Windscribe - No Torrenting w/ Free Plan / 10GB Monthly / Subreddit / GitHub
- ⭐ RiseupVPN - Free / Unlimited / GitHub
- ⭐ AirVPN - Paid / .onion / GitHub / GitLab
- Mullvad VPN - Paid / No-Logging / Port Warning / .onion / GitHub
- IVPN - Paid / No Logging / Port Warning / Subreddit / GitHub
- Nym - Paid / 5-Hop Mixnet / Subreddit / GitHub
- PrivadoVPN - Free / 10GB Monthly / Unlimited Accounts via Temp Mail
- Calyx VPN - Free / Unlimited
VPN Server
- ⭐ WireGuard - VPN Tunnel / Guide / Web UI / Source Code
- ⭐ Tailscale or NetBird - WireGuard Mesh
- Amnezia, 2 - VPN Server / Subreddit / Telegram / GitHub
- OpenVPN - VPN Server
- WGDashboard - WireGuard Panel / AmneziaWG / Subreddit / Discord / GitHub
- Twingate - Zero Trust Access Tunnel
- Headscale - Self-Hosted Tailscale
- Nebula or ZeroTier - Mesh VPN Server
- IPsec VPN - VPN Server
- Cloudflare Tunnels - Application Tunnel / VPN Alternative / WireGuard
- Cloud WireGuard Guide - WireGuard + Pi-hole VPN using Google Cloud
- tinc VPN - VPN Tunnel / GitHub / GitLab
- WireHole - WireGuard + Pi-hole VPN / Web UI
- OpenConnect - SSL VPN / GUI
- Pritunl - VPN Server / GitHub
- Algo VPN - Cloud VPN / GitHub
- SShuttle - SSH VPN Server / GitHub
- DSVPN - Simple VPN Server
- Openconnect - SSL VPN Server
VPN Tools
- ↪️ Free VPN Configs
- ⭐ VPN Binding Guide - Bind VPN to Torrent Client to Avoid ISP Letters
- WireSock or Tunnl - WireGuard Split Tunneling Clients
- WG Tunnel - WireGuard Client / AmneziaWG / Android / Telegram / GitHub
- VPN Hotspot - Share VPN Connection over Hotspot / Rooted Android
- Gluetun - VPN using Docker
Proxy
- Psiphon - Hybrid Proxy VPN App
- Lantern - Proxy App / Slowed Past 250MB / GitHub
- FreeSocks - Shadowsocks App / GitHub
- Snowflake - Tor Proxy Browser Extension
- Censor Tracker / Telegram / GitHub, SmartProxy, FoxyProxy or ZeroOmega - Proxy Extensions
- Acrylic - Local DNS Proxy
- SimpleDnsCrypt or DNSCrypt / GitHub - Local DNS Encryption Proxy
Proxy Servers
- ⭐ Censordex - Server Setup
- ⭐ 3X-UI - Proxy Panel / Telegram / Guide
- ⭐ Project X - Xray Proxy Core / Telegram, 2
- NaïveProxy - Chromium-based Proxy
- Hysteria - Speed Focused Proxy Protocol / Telegram / GitHub
- Shadowsocks - Simple Proxy Protocol / GitHub
- sing-box - Proxy Core / Telegram / GitHub
- Amnezia, 2 - Multi Protocol Server / Subreddit / Telegram / GitHub
- Hiddify Manager - Proxy Panel / Telegram / GitHub
- Outline / Guide / Subreddit / GitHub - Shadowsocks Server
- VpnHood - Proxy Server
- Scramjet / GitHub or Nebula - Web Proxy Server
- Nginx Proxy Manager - Reverse Proxy UI / Subreddit / GitHub
Proxy Clients
- ⭐ v2rayN - Proxy Client / Windows, Mac, Linux
- ⭐ NekoBox - Proxy Client / Android / GitHub
- v2rayNG or MahsaNG / Telegram, 2 - Proxy Client / Android
- Hiddify - Proxy Client / All Platforms / Telegram / GitHub
- Amnezia, 2 - Proxy Client / All Platforms / Subreddit / Telegram / GitHub
- Shadowsocks - Shadowsocks Client / All Platforms / GitHub
- sing-box - Proxy Client / Mac, Android / Telegram / GitHub
- Throne - Proxy Client / Sing-Box GUI / Windows, Mac, Linux / GitHub
- V2Box / Android, V2Box, iOS / Proxy Client
- ClashVerge - Proxy Client / Windows, Mac, Linux / GitHub
- Streisand - Proxy Client / Mac, iOS
- FlClash / Windows, Mac, Linux, Android
- husi - Proxy Client / Android
- Proxifier - Add Proxy Functionality to Apps / Windows, Mac, Android
- wireproxy - WireGuard as Proxy / Windows, Mac, Linux
Anti Censorship
- ↪️ Great Firewall Bypass
- ⭐ Net4people - Worldwide Censorship Circumvention Discussion
- ⭐ ByeDPIAndroid, - Network Packet Alter Tool / Android
- ⭐ zapret, SpoofDPI or GoodbyeDPI - Network Packet Alter Tool
- ⭐ DNSveil - DNS Client / GitHub
- DNSTT.XYZ / Telegram / GitHub, HTTP Injector, HTTP Custom, NetMod VPN or DarkTunnel - Mobile DNS Tunnels / Censorship Bypass
- FilterWatch - Censorship News / Articles
- ByeByeDPI, Paqet, PowerTunnel or Green Tunnel - Network Packet Alter / Packet Level Proxies
- YouTubeUnblock - Unblock YouTube with SNI Spoof / OpenWrt / Entware Routers
- Scamalytics - Check IP Blacklists
Proxy Sites
- Note - Keep in mind many proxy sites log info like IP address, sites visited, etc. They're useful for unblocking sites, but not very useful for privacy.
- ↪️ Proxy Lists
- Holy Unblocker / GitHub
- Titanium Network - Multi Proxy / Instances / GitHub
- US5 - Multi-Site + App Proxy / Adblocker / Discord
- SSLSecureProxy, 2, 3
- ProxyOf2
- Phantom / Discord
- Reflect4, CroxyProxy or Blockaway
- Delusionz / Discord
- ProxyPal / Telegram
- Proxyium
- Google Translate / Note
- Proxy Checker, proxy-scraper or proxy-scraper-checker - Proxy Scrapers / Checkers
- CheckSocks5 - SOCKS5 Proxy Checker
- Knaben.info - Torrent Site Proxies