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Privacy Badger
Privacy Badger automatically learns to block invisible trackers
Privacy Badger is a browser extension that stops advertisers and other third-party trackers from secretly tracking where you go and what pages you look at on the web. If an advertiser seems to be tracking you across multiple websites without your permission, Privacy Badger automatically blocks that advertiser from loading any more content in your browser. To the advertiser, it’s like you suddenly disappeared. Privacy Badger was born out of our desire to be able to recommend a single... -
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Ungoogled Chromium Arch Linux
Arch Linux packaging for ungoogled-chromium
Ungoogled Chromium Arch Linux is a community-maintained repository providing Arch Linux PKGBUILDs and packaging support to build and install privacy-enhanced Chromium on Arch and Arch-based distributions like Manjaro. This project adjusts upstream Chromium sources with patches that remove Google dependencies — such as account sign-in, crash reporting, and proprietary component updates — so that users can enjoy the Chromium engine without unwanted telemetry or background connections. ... -
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Mercury Browser
Privacy-focused web browser fork of Firefox
...It also includes usability patches that bring back features like the classic top bar and supports unsigned extensions for added flexibility. Mercury is tailored for users prioritizing speed and privacy and is available for both Linux and Windows. -
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Cromite
Cromite a Bromite fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements
Cromite is an open-source web browser project that originated as a fork of Bromite—a Chromium-based browser focused on ad blocking and enhanced privacy—and continues to evolve with built-in privacy protections and content filtering across Android, Windows, and Linux platforms. It retains the core goal of limiting tracking and intrusive ads by integrating ad blocking directly into the browser engine rather than relying on external extensions, all while striving to reduce telemetry, aggressive analytics, and close manufacturer integration. ... -
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Thorium
High-performance, privacy-focused browser built as a fork of Chromium
...Thorium also includes additional privacy features that reduce tracking and unnecessary background activity. Bug fixes and compatibility patches improve stability across Linux and other supported platforms. Overall, Thorium balances speed, privacy, and modern web compatibility in a familiar Chromium-based browser. -
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DuckDuckGo Browser Extensions
DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials browser extension for Firefox, Chrome
Privacy, simplified. One super-charged app, multiple types of privacy protection. The DuckDuckGo app provides the most comprehensive online privacy protection with the push of a button. With one download, you get a new everyday browser that offers seamless protection while you search and browse, and even access to tracking protection for emails you receive. Protecting your privacy online is like protecting your home. Locking the front door won’t stop the most determined folks from getting... -
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Betterfox
Firefox user.js for optimal privacy and security
Betterfox is an opinionated configuration profile for Mozilla Firefox designed to improve everyday web browsing by making the browser faster, more private, and more secure without relying on external add-ons or third-party code. Rather than being a separate browser, it consists of a curated set of preference tweaks (user.js settings) that users apply to their Firefox profile to optimize performance and harden privacy settings. The project focuses on a minimal-impact, maximum-effect approach,... -
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Mullvad VPN desktop and mobile app
The Mullvad VPN client app for desktop and mobile
In a society that is increasingly determined to weaken that right, a fast, reliable and easy-to-use VPN connection is a good first step towards achieving this. By connecting to the Internet with Mullvad, we ensure that traffic to and from your device is encrypted to the highest standards, even when using public Wi-Fi in a coffee shop or hotel. We do not keep activity logs or ask for personal information, and we even encourage anonymous payments using cash or any of the accepted... -
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Helium Browser
Private, fast, and honest web browser
Helium is a Chromium-based web browser designed to deliver privacy, speed, and simplicity by removing Google’s proprietary services, telemetry, and bloat. It’s built atop ungoogled-chromium, extending its philosophy with additional privacy features, design refinements, and user experience improvements aimed at transparency and control. Helium blocks ads and trackers by default through an integrated, unbiased uBlock Origin extension prepackaged as a native browser component. ... -
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SearXNG
Free internet metasearch engine which aggregates
SearXNG is a free and open-source metasearch engine designed to aggregate results from multiple search engines while prioritizing user privacy and anonymity. Instead of maintaining its own index, it queries numerous external search providers and merges the results into a single interface, increasing coverage and diversity of information. One of its core principles is privacy, as it does not track users, store personal data, or create search profiles, making it a strong alternative to... -
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Waterfox
Privacy browser built for users who value customization & control
Waterfox is a free, open-source web browser and fork of Mozilla Firefox that’s built for users who prioritize privacy, performance, and customizability while still maintaining compatibility with modern web standards and extensions. It began as a 64-bit-focused fork and has grown into a full-featured browser available on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, making it a versatile alternative to mainstream browsers. Waterfox removes or disables much of Firefox’s telemetry and unnecessary data collection by default, giving users greater control over what is shared with third parties while still supporting classic and modern add-ons. ... -
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user.js
Firefox privacy, security and anti-tracking: a comprehensive user.js
A user.js is a configuration file that can control Firefox settings - for a more technical breakdown and explanation, you can read more in the wiki. The arkenfox user.js is a template that aims to provide as much privacy and enhanced security as possible and to reduce tracking and fingerprinting as much as possible - while minimizing any loss of functionality and breakage (but it will happen). Everyone, experts included, should at least read the wiki, as it contains important information... -
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Matomo
Alternative to Google Analytics that gives you full control over data
Google Analytics alternative that protects your data and your customers' privacy. Take back control with Matomo – a powerful web analytics platform that gives you 100% data ownership. You could lose your customers’ trust and risk damaging your reputation if people learn their data is used for Google’s “own purposes”. By choosing the ethical alternative, Matomo, you won’t make privacy sacrifices or compromise your site. You can even use Matomo without needing to ask for consent. With 100%... -
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Xray Core
Xray, Penetrates Everything. Also the best v2ray-core
Xray-core is an enhanced superset of v2ray-core, providing a high-performance privacy proxy framework supporting XTLS. It offers full compatibility with v2ray configs, supports multiple protocols, advanced routing, and is distributed as a single executable. -
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Proton VPN GTK App
Official ProtonVPN Linux app
...It supports features expected of a full VPN client—such as secure tunnels, automatic reconnection, and location selection—while respecting desktop conventions like system tray icons and notifications. The GTK client helps bring ProtonVPN’s privacy-focused service to the Linux ecosystem in a way that fits naturally with widely used Linux DEs, making secure connectivity accessible to users who prefer open systems for development, business, or privacy reasons. -
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Zen Browser
Experience tranquillity while browsing the web
Experience tranquillity while browsing the web without people tracking you. Beautifully designed, privacy-focused, and packed with features. We care about your experience, not your data. With Zen's Theme Store, you can customize your browsing experience to reflect your unique style and preferences. Choose from a wide array of themes, colors, and layouts to make Zen truly your own, transforming your browser into a personalized digital space. Zen thrives on the contributions of its vibrant... -
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Proton VPN Browser Extension
Proton VPN Browser Extension
The Proton VPN Browser Extension repository houses the code for an official browser extension that lets users quickly secure their web browsing traffic through ProtonVPN from within browsers like Firefox and Chrome without routing all system traffic. This extension provides users with a convenient way to encrypt and anonymize HTTP requests, hide IP addresses, and prevent tracking while browsing, acting independently of the full OS-level VPN clients. Because browser extensions are constrained... -
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OpenWPM
A web privacy measurement framework
OpenWPM is a web privacy measurement framework that makes it easy to collect data for privacy studies on a scale of thousands to millions of websites. OpenWPM is built on top of Firefox, with automation provided by Selenium. It includes several hooks for data collection. Check out the instrumentation section below for more details. OpenWPM is tested on Ubuntu 18.04 via TravisCI and is commonly used via the docker container that this repo builds, which is also based on Ubuntu. ... -
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Min
A fast, minimal browser that protects your privacy
Tabs in Min take up less space, giving you more room to browse the web. Pages you haven’t looked at in a while fade out, letting you see what’s important, and Focus Mode hides your other tabs to prevent you from getting distracted. See quick definitions and answers with information from DuckDuckGo, including Wikipedia entries and more. Jump to any site quickly with fuzzy search. Or search through the full text of every page you've visited, even if you don't remember the title. Tabs in Min... -
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Rybbit
Open-source and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics
Rybbit is an open-source, privacy-friendly web and product analytics platform positioned as a modern alternative to heavyweight tracking suites. It focuses on a clean UI and intuitive metrics so non-analysts can answer everyday questions without wading through dozens of reports. The data model is event-driven, enabling funnels, retention views, and simple user journeys without complex configuration. Because privacy is a first-class goal, it aims to minimize personal data collection and... -
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Plausible Analytics
Simple, open-source, lightweight and privacy-friendly web analytics
Plausible is lightweight and open-source web analytics. No cookies and fully compliant with GDPR, CCPA and PECR. Made and hosted in the EU, powered by European-owned cloud infrastructure. Frustrated with Google Analytics? So are we and that's why we built Plausible Analytics, a simple, lightweight (< 1 KB), open source, and privacy-friendly alternative that doesn't come from the adtech world. Web analytics went from a simple, fun and useful practice for site owners to a data-grabbing machine... -
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GoatCounter
Easy web analytics. No tracking of personal data
GoatCounter is an open-source web analytics platform available as a hosted service (free for non-commercial use) or self-hosted app. It aims to offer easy-to-use and meaningful privacy-friendly web analytics as an alternative to Google Analytics or Matomo. Privacy-aware; doesn’t track users with unique identifiers and doesn't need a GDPR notice. Fine-grained control over which data is collected. Also see the privacy policy and GDPR consent notices. Lightweight and fast; adds just ~3.5KB of... -
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Nitter
Alternative Twitter front-end
Nitter is an open-source alternative frontend for Twitter designed to provide a privacy-focused and lightweight way to browse content without interacting directly with the official platform. It acts as a proxy between the user and Twitter, ensuring that requests are handled by the backend server rather than exposing the user’s IP address or browser fingerprint. The interface is intentionally minimalistic and removes elements such as advertisements, tracking scripts, and algorithmic... -
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BrowserOS
Agentic browser; privacy-first alternative to ChatGPT Atlas
BrowserOS is an open-source, agentic web browser built on a Chromium base that integrates AI agents directly into the browsing experience. Rather than just doing standard browsing, it places AI intelligence at the core: you can connect your own API keys (for e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini) or run local models (via e.g., Ollama) so that your browsing data and automation stay on your machine — privacy and control are emphasized throughout. The interface remains familiar to users of... -
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Gemma 4 Browser Assistant
On-device AI agent Chrome extension powered by Transformers.js
Gemma 4 Browser Assistant is an open-source browser extension that embeds an AI assistant directly into the browsing experience, powered by on-device machine learning models. It uses Transformers.js and Gemma models to run inference locally in the browser, eliminating the need for external servers and preserving user privacy. The extension includes a side panel interface that allows users to interact with the AI while browsing, enabling tasks such as summarizing pages and answering...
