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mozilla/fx-private-relay

Keep your email safe from hackers and trackers. Make an email alias with 1 click, and keep your address to yourself. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/mozilla/fx-private-relay · homepage · Python · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

94/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 85
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 6
  • age_days: 2645
  • days_rel: 23
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 96

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1773 stars · 275 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Firefox Relay is a Mozilla service that generates email aliases (masks) which forward messages to your real inbox, hiding your personal address from trackers and spammers. The repository contains the Python/Django backend, frontend dashboard, and browser add-on, and can be self-hosted.

Use cases

  • create disposable email aliases for signups
  • hide my real email address from websites
  • stop spam reaching my personal inbox
  • reply to emails without revealing my identity
  • self-host an email alias forwarding service
  • block forwarding from a mask that gets spam

When to choose

  • you want Mozilla-backed email masking with a browser extension
  • you need aliases plus optional phone masking and tracker removal
  • you want to self-host an alias service in Python

When to avoid

  • you need full disposable-inbox features like attachment-heavy workflows
  • sites that reject non-Gmail domains for verification
  • you need spam filtering beyond what the upstream provider blocks

Facets

service · maturity active

email privacy security browser-extension privacy email security web-development browser-extension python email-alias email-masking email-forwarding firefox-relay self-hostable phone-masking web-server docker

3 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
mozilla/fx-private-relaymain94

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="mozilla/fx-private-relay")

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