Open-source privacy software
2306 open-source libraries, tools and applications tagged privacy, ranked by how closely privacy is their primary purpose, then by adoption and maintenance health. Each entry links to a page with sources, use cases and when to choose or avoid it.
2306 products, primary matches first, then adoption-weighted; health v2 shown.
| Product | Health v2 | Stars | Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|
| wasi-master/13ft A self-hosted web service that bypasses paywalls on news sites by fetching pages as GoogleBot, a replacement for the defunct 12ft.io. It se… | 92 | 4301 | active |
| Sycnex/Windows10Debloater A PowerShell script collection that removes pre-installed bloatware from Windows 10, disables telemetry, Cortana search indexing, and unnec… | 10 | 18817 | maintenance |
| ZeroNet ZeroNet is a decentralized web platform that serves websites peer-to-peer using Bitcoin cryptography for site signing and the BitTorrent ne… | 23 | 18776 | maintenance |
| UltimaHoarder/UltimaScraper A Python-based scraper that downloads all media (photos, videos) from OnlyFans accounts using the user's own session authentication. It sto… | 23 | 4278 | active |
| cavi-au/Consent-O-Matic Consent-O-Matic is an open-source browser extension that automatically fills out cookie consent popups according to your saved preferences.… | 49 | 4268 | active |
| irbis-sh/zen-desktop Zen is an open-source, system-wide ad-blocker and privacy guard for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It runs a local proxy that intercepts HTTP/H… | 97 | 4265 | active |
| OhMyGuus/I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies A debloated, community-maintained fork of the 'I don't care about cookies' browser extension that automatically hides or dismisses cookie c… | 84 | 4264 | active |
| GitJournal/GitJournal GitJournal is a mobile-first, open-source note-taking app that stores notes in Markdown with optional YAML headers inside a Git repository … | 57 | 4239 | active |
| i2pd i2pd (I2P Daemon) is a full-featured C++ implementation of an I2P client, providing a universal anonymous network layer with end-to-end enc… | 87 | 4236 | active |
| basicmachines-co/basic-memory Basic Memory is an open-source, local-first MCP server that gives AI assistants persistent memory as a knowledge graph of plain Markdown fi… | 83 | 4235 | active |
| fw876/helloworld A collection of OpenWrt packages (including Xray-core and related proxy tools) distributed as a git repository that can be cloned, added as… | 99 | 4231 | active |
| mekos2772/ios-location-spoofer A standalone iOS location spoofing solution that intercepts and rewrites Apple's network-based location service (WLOC) responses via proxy … | 56 | 4226 | active |
| arvin341az-glitch/RVG RVG Gateway is a self-hosted multi-protocol proxy management panel built with Python and FastAPI. It provides an admin dashboard for creati… | 56 | 4196 | active |
| vasanthv/ahey Ahey is a free, browser-based group video calling app built on WebRTC with a peer-to-peer mesh topology. It requires no signups or download… | 10 | 4190 | active |
| hellzerg/optimizer Optimizer is a Windows GUI configuration utility for enhancing privacy and security, applying system tweaks, disabling telemetry, cleaning … | 10 | 18244 | maintenance |
| sdushantha/tmpmail tmpmail is a command line utility written in POSIX sh that creates temporary/disposable email addresses and receives emails via the 1secmai… | 23 | 4185 | stable |
| nextdns/nextdns NextDNS CLI is an open-source command-line client (written in Go) that connects to NextDNS's DNS-over-HTTPS service, acting as a local DoH … | 90 | 4184 | active |
| zly2006/zhihu-plus-plus Zhihu++ is an open-source third-party Android client for the Chinese Q&A platform Zhihu, built in Kotlin, that removes ads, promotional pos… | 84 | 4184 | active |
| Bubka/2FAuth 2FAuth is a self-hosted web application for managing Two-Factor Authentication accounts and generating TOTP, HOTP, and Steam Guard security… | 97 | 4173 | active |
| Personal Management System A self-hosted web application (PHP/Symfony backend with a separate frontend) for centrally managing personal data such as notes, todos, con… | 93 | 4168 | active |
| bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet Bitcoin Wallet is a standalone Bitcoin payment app for Android devices that runs its own Bitcoin node via bitcoinj, requiring no centralize… | 33 | 4164 | active |
| Convert A universal online file converter that runs conversions in the browser without uploading files to a server. It supports conversions across … | 62 | 4141 | active |
| app2smile/rules A collection of ad-blocking rule modules and rewrite scripts for iOS proxy tools like Surge, Loon, and Quantumult X. It removes in-app adve… | 60 | 4138 | active |
| zu1k/nali Nali is an offline command-line tool written in Go for querying IP geolocation and CDN provider information using multiple local databases … | 66 | 4106 | active |
| Cloak Cloak is a pluggable transport that masquerades proxied traffic as ordinary HTTPS web browsing to evade deep packet inspection and censorsh… | 68 | 4101 | active |
| zhom/donutbrowser Donut Browser is an open-source anti-detect desktop browser for macOS, Windows, and Linux that creates unlimited isolated browser profiles,… | 83 | 4088 | active |
| xubiaolin/docker-zerotier-planet A Docker-based one-click deployment tool for self-hosting a private ZeroTier Planet (root) server, with an optional web management panel. I… | 63 | 4082 | active |
| libredirect/browser_extension LibRedirect is a browser extension (WebExtension) that automatically redirects requests to popular sites like YouTube, Twitter, Reddit, Ins… | 87 | 4081 | active |
| yonggekkk/x-ui-yg A one-click shell installer script for a streamlined fork of the x-ui proxy panel, deploying Xray-based proxy protocols (Reality, Hysteria2… | 65 | 4071 | active |
| yacy/yacy_search_server YaCy is a full search engine application in Java that combines a web crawler, a search index server, and a web front-end. It can run standa… | 75 | 4053 | active |
| Microsoft SEAL Microsoft SEAL is an open-source homomorphic encryption library written in modern C++, with a .NET wrapper, supporting BFV/BGV and CKKS sch… | 99 | 4046 | active |
| dekuNukem/daytripper Daytripper is an open-source hardware laser tripwire consisting of a wireless transmitter and a USB receiver that hides windows, locks the … | 46 | 4041 | active |
| HdShare/WAuxiliary_Public WAuxiliary is an Xposed/LSPosed module written in Kotlin that adds auxiliary features to the WeChat Android client (versions roughly 8.0.44… | 82 | 4035 | active |
| rotki/rotki rotki is an open-source, self-hosted portfolio tracking, accounting, and analytics application focused on crypto assets, with local encrypt… | 95 | 4034 | active |
| mahdibland/V2RayAggregator A Python-based automation that aggregates free proxy nodes (Shadowsocks, SSR, Trojan, Vmess) from public sources, deduplicates them, and sp… | 68 | 4024 | active |
| rumboalla/apkupdater APKUpdater is an open-source Android app that finds updates for installed apps by aggregating results from multiple sources like APKMirror,… | 77 | 4017 | active |
| cacggghp/vk-turn-proxy A Go tool that tunnels WireGuard (or Hysteria) traffic through TURN servers of VK Calls / Yandex Telemost, encrypting packets with DTLS 1.2… | 61 | 4017 | active |
| nondanee/UnblockNeteaseMusic A Node.js proxy server that replaces greyed-out (regionally blocked) songs in Netease Cloud Music with links from alternative music sources… | 23 | 17342 | maintenance |
| schwabe/ics-openvpn An open-source OpenVPN client for Android that uses the Android VPNService API to provide VPN connectivity without root access. It is a sta… | 90 | 3999 | active |
| appshubcc/Bettbox Bettbox is a multi-platform Mihomo (Clash Meta) proxy client rebuilt from an early version of FlClash, offering network debugging and rule-… | 83 | 3982 | active |
| julyx10/lap Lap is an open-source, local-first desktop photo manager for macOS, Windows, and Linux built for large personal photo libraries. It offers … | 91 | 3951 | active |
| yuka-friends/Windrecorder Windrecorder is a local-first screen recording and memory search app for Windows, an open-source alternative to Rewind.ai and Microsoft Rec… | 72 | 3951 | active |
| M66B/NetGuard NetGuard is a free and open-source no-root firewall application for Android that blocks internet access per app using a local VPN. It allow… | 86 | 3941 | active |
| oasisfeng/island Island is an Android app that leverages the Android device-owner/profile-owner (DPC) APIs to create isolated 'islands' for cloning or freez… | 38 | 3931 | active |
| masterking32/MasterHttpRelayVPN A local HTTP/SOCKS5 proxy that tunnels browser traffic through a Google Apps Script relay using domain fronting, making the connection appe… | 50 | 3930 | active |
| Cinny Cinny is a Matrix client with a simple, elegant, and secure interface for instant messaging, featuring end-to-end encryption. It is availab… | 97 | 3926 | active |
| BrowserBox/BrowserBox BrowserBox is a commercial Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) platform that streams a full modern browser to any client at 60 FPS, keeping web … | 98 | 3920 | active |
| KuroLabs/stegcloak StegCloak is a pure JavaScript steganography module that hides secrets inside plain text using invisible zero-width unicode characters, enc… | 23 | 3919 | stable |
| LinkStack LinkStack is a self-hosted, open-source Linktree alternative built on Laravel/PHP for creating personalized profile pages that showcase all… | 86 | 3911 | active |
| tuyafeng/Via Via is a lightweight, highly customizable Android web browser built on the system WebView, with built-in ad blocking and per-site configura… | 73 | 3894 | active |
| SecureDrop SecureDrop is an open-source whistleblower submission system that lets media organizations and NGOs securely accept documents from and comm… | 94 | 3887 | stable |
| proninyaroslav/libretorrent LibreTorrent is a free, open-source, full-featured BitTorrent client for Android written in Java. It supports magnet links, RSS feeds, torr… | 81 | 3885 | active |
| Nekogram Nekogram is an open-source third-party Telegram client for Android, forked from the official Telegram for Android, adding useful modificati… | 93 | 3881 | active |
| Privacy Badger Privacy Badger is a free browser extension by EFF that automatically learns to block hidden third-party trackers as you browse. It sends Gl… | 94 | 3865 | active |
| securo-finance/securo Securo is an open-source, self-hosted personal finance manager built with FastAPI and React that tracks accounts, transactions, budgets, go… | 76 | 3839 | active |
| neomutt/neomutt NeoMutt is a highly configurable, terminal-based command line email reader (MUA) forked from Mutt, written in C. It consolidates many commu… | 87 | 3838 | active |
| uBlock Origin uBO Lite is an efficient, permission-free content blocker browser extension built on the Manifest V3 API, from the uBlock Origin team. It o… | 93 | 3836 | active |
| Lantern Lantern is a cross-platform internet censorship circumvention tool (proxy/VPN client) that helps users bypass firewalls such as the Great F… | 100 | 16409 | maintenance |
| Serverless DNS Resolver A serverless, Pi-hole-style DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS resolver with configurable blocklists. It deploys to Cloudflare Workers, Deno D… | 58 | 3815 | active |
| FossifyOrg/Gallery Fossify Gallery is an open-source, ad-free Android app for browsing, organizing, and editing photos and videos locally. It includes a basic… | 100 | 3810 | stable |
| LifeArchiveProject/WeChatDataAnalysis A desktop application that decrypts WeChat 4.x's encrypted local databases (SQLCipher/WCDB) by scanning memory for the key, then lets users… | 87 | 3804 | active |
| Script-Hub-Org/Script-Hub Script Hub is a web-based converter that translates proxy app scripts, rewrites, modules, plugins, and rule sets between formats used by Qu… | 73 | 3796 | active |
| NeriPlayer NeriPlayer is a native Android audio player built with Jetpack Compose and Media3 that combines multi-source online streaming (NetEase Clou… | 82 | 3793 | active |
| shuaiplus/nodewarden NodeWarden is a Bitwarden-compatible password manager server that runs entirely on Cloudflare Workers, using D1 for data and R2/KV for atta… | 77 | 3789 | active |
| Redlib Redlib is a private, privacy-focused front-end for Reddit written in Rust, forked from Libreddit. It proxies all requests (including media)… | 49 | 3787 | active |
| getaurora/download Aurora (极光) is a commercial VPN/circumvention client for Android, Windows, and macOS, and this repository serves as its official anti-block… | 32 | 3785 | active |
| dessant/search-by-image Search by Image is an open-source browser extension for reverse image search, supporting Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, Safari and Samsung I… | 85 | 3783 | active |
| AdventDevInc/kudu Kudu is a free, open-source (MIT) system maintenance suite for Windows, macOS, and Linux offering 15+ tools including a system cleaner, mal… | 77 | 3760 | active |
| mosdns mosdns is a programmable DNS forwarder and resolver written in Go that supports DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS, DNS-over-QUIC, and custom rou… | 57 | 3760 | active |
| yeahwu/v2ray-wss A shell script that installs and configures multiple proxy protocols on Linux VPS servers, including Shadowsocks-rust, V2Ray+Nginx+WebSocke… | 62 | 3741 | active |
| pingtunnel Pingtunnel is a Go-based tool that tunnels TCP and UDP traffic over ICMP echo packets, with a client-server architecture and SOCKS5 forward… | 98 | 3734 | active |
| Rabbit-Spec/Surge A personal collection of Surge proxy client configurations, modules, and JavaScript scripts maintained as a self-use backup. It aggregates … | 77 | 3729 | active |
| Yattee Yattee is a privacy-oriented native video player app for iOS, tvOS, and macOS built with SwiftUI. It plays YouTube content through privacy-… | 82 | 3727 | active |
| sismo-core/sismo-badges Sismo Badges is the set of Solidity smart contracts powering the Sismo Badge Minting Protocol on Ethereum. It provides an attestations regi… | 23 | 15872 | maintenance |
| mollyim/mollyim-android Molly is a hardened, security-focused fork of the Signal messaging app for Android, adding features like passphrase-encrypted databases at … | 94 | 3717 | active |
| Orion Store Orion Store is a privacy-focused Android app store client that distributes modded apps (like YouTube Morphe) and open-source tools using Gi… | 85 | 3706 | active |
| oblador/hush Hush is a free, open-source Safari content blocker for iOS and macOS that blocks cookie consent banners and privacy-invasive tracking scrip… | 62 | 3704 | active |
| nadoo/glider glider is a Go-based forward proxy supporting many protocols (SOCKS5, HTTP, Shadowsocks, Trojan, VLESS, VMess, SSH, etc.) that can act as b… | 61 | 3698 | active |
| Brave Browser Brave is a free, open-source web browser focused on privacy, security, and performance. It blocks ads and trackers by default and includes … | 77 | 3697 | active |
| GuoXiCheng/SKIP SKIP is a free, open-source Android app that uses Android's accessibility service to automatically tap the 'skip' button on app splash-scre… | 65 | 3694 | active |
| 9seconds/mtg mtg is a highly opinionated MTPROTO proxy server for Telegram written in Go, designed to let users access Telegram from censored or restric… | 89 | 3680 | active |
| rage rage is a Rust implementation of the age file encryption format, providing a simple, secure CLI tool and library with small explicit keys, … | 91 | 3672 | active |
| Openwrt-Passwall/openwrt-passwall2 PassWall2 is a LuCI web interface application for OpenWrt routers that provides advanced proxy functionality and network traffic management… | 96 | 3625 | active |
| dtinit/data-transfer-project An open-source framework providing common data models and adapter libraries that enable direct service-to-service transfer of user data bet… | 67 | 3625 | active |
| guardianproject/orbot-android Orbot is a free Android app that routes device internet traffic through the Tor network, acting as a VPN and proxy to encrypt and anonymize… | 100 | 3623 | active |
| AtalayaLabs/OxiCloud OxiCloud is a lightweight, self-hosted cloud storage platform written in Rust that provides files, photos, calendars, and contacts in a sin… | 86 | 3607 | active |
| lookscanned/lookscanned.io LookScanned.io is a pure frontend web application that transforms PDFs (and other documents) so they look like scanned copies, with adjusta… | 34 | 3601 | active |
| webtorrent/instant.io Instant.io is a web application for streaming file transfer over WebTorrent (BitTorrent over WebRTC), letting users share and download file… | 76 | 3595 | active |
| frknkrc44/HMA-OSS HMA-OSS is a Zygisk module that hides your app list, settings, and package installers from other apps on rooted Android devices. It is a Ko… | 84 | 3593 | active |
| therealaleph/MasterHttpRelayVPN-RUST A Rust port of MasterHttpRelayVPN that bypasses censorship and DPI/SNI blocking by tunneling traffic through a free Google Apps Script rela… | 72 | 3592 | active |
| osano/cookieconsent A lightweight, free JavaScript plugin that displays cookie consent banners to help websites comply with the EU Cookie Law, GDPR, and CCPA. … | 63 | 3576 | stable |
| sdv-dev/SDV SDV (Synthetic Data Vault) is a Python library for generating synthetic tabular data using machine learning models ranging from GaussianCop… | 98 | 3572 | stable |
| jarun/ddgr ddgr is a Python command-line utility for searching DuckDuckGo from the terminal, with configurable results per page, instant answers, Duck… | 63 | 3567 | active |
| peasoft/NoMoreWalls A Python project that automatically fetches and merges publicly available proxy nodes from the internet and republishes them as Base64 and … | 77 | 3555 | active |
| woheller69/FreeDroidWarn A Java library for Android apps that displays an alert dialog warning users that the app will stop working on certified Android devices due… | 81 | 3536 | active |
| Meshbird Meshbird is an open-source cloud-native distributed private networking tool that creates encrypted peer-to-peer overlay networks across mul… | 51 | 3527 | active |
| Zephyruso/zashboard Zashboard is a web-based dashboard for managing and monitoring Clash-based proxy clients, offering connection tables, proxy group managemen… | 83 | 3523 | active |
| PLFJY/ContextMenuMgr Context Menu Manager Plus is a Windows utility for managing right-click context menu entries, including classic and Windows 11 menus. It in… | 82 | 3517 | active |
| builtbybel/FluentTweaker FluentTweaker is a modern Windows tweaking application built with WinUI 3 that lets power users adjust UI, taskbar, privacy, AI features, E… | 67 | 3516 | active |
| alienator88/Pearcleaner Pearcleaner is a free, source-available, fair-code licensed macOS application cleaner for fully uninstalling apps and finding orphaned file… | 69 | 14799 | maintenance |