Directory
Privacy and Security covers tools and guides for keeping personal data out of the wrong hands. Ad blocking and tracking protection covers blockers, DNS filters, and browser privacy settings. Email privacy lists encrypted mail providers and clients, and VPN clients and self-hosting covers tunnels and the software to run your own. Linux and macOS privacy collects hardening guides and tools for those systems, and mobile privacy and security does the same for phones. Privacy guides and resources gathers explainers, comparison tables, and checklists from established projects. The category sits next to Cybersecurity in this directory, and the two overlap in places. The split here is that this one is about personal data and everyday devices, and no listing is independently audited by us.
Pirsch Analytics is a privacy-friendly, open-source web analytics tool presented as an alternative to Google Analytics. It is cookie-free, integrates via a tracking script, plugins, or API, and omits consent banners. The tool offers dashboards with filters, session analysis, custom event and conversion goal tracking, and imports data from Plausible, Fathom, and Google Analytics.
Plausible Analytics is a lightweight and open-source Google Analytics alternative that does not use cookies and is made and hosted in the EU. It provides a real-time dashboard, funnels, goals and revenue tracking, user journeys, scroll depth tracking and AI traffic analytics, with automatic scroll depth tracking on every page. A 30-day free trial is offered without a credit card.
Independent, ad-free email, calendar, and address-book service based in Germany, with privacy-focused account and encryption options.
Scans for exposed personal information and submits removal requests to covered data brokers, people-search sites, and other sources.
Rybbit is an open-source, cookieless web and product analytics tool with an 11 KB script and one dashboard. It offers autocapture, session replay, user sessions, conversion funnels, user journeys and Web Vitals behind a single script tag. A hosted MCP server sits on top of the REST API.
Privacy-friendly web analytics that avoids cookies and individual visitor profiles while providing traffic, events, and reporting tools.
SimpleLogin is an open source email aliasing service based in Switzerland. Users give an alias instead of their real address, and emails sent to the alias are forwarded to the inbox. Replies can be sent from the alias, keeping the real address hidden. Aliases can be managed on the website, browser extensions or Android.
StartMail is an email service centered on privacy, offering encrypted email and unlimited disposable aliases. It states there are no ads or tracking, and it provides a migration tool. Servers are in the Netherlands, and the service offers 20GB storage for personal use and 30GB for business subscriptions. A seven-day free trial is mentioned.
Stingle Photos is a gallery and camera application with backup and sync for photos and videos. Files are encrypted before being stored or backed up. The open source software is released under the GPLv3 license and uses Libsodium as its encryption backbone. Registration requires only an email and password, and each account includes 1 GB of free cloud storage.
7sim is a storage, design, or frontend resource for mockups, assets, UI tools, or web search.
Anonaddy is an open source project with code, documentation, and setup resources for email tools.
Awesome Android Security is a code project with source, releases, documentation, or setup notes.
Communicate with an Android messaging app designed for resilient private communication.
Lite is a privacy tool for blocking ads, trackers, popups, proxies, or unwanted web behavior.
macOS Privacy Guide is a Linux or Unix documentation project with guides, references, or manuals.
Proton Authenticator is a privacy tool for blocking ads, trackers, popups, proxies, or unwanted web behavior.
r/Adguard is a Reddit community or thread with discussion, guides, updates, or shared resources.
V2Box is an app store page with install details, screenshots, reviews, and app information.
10minemail.com provides temporary or disposable email addresses for quick signups and inbox testing.
AdGuard DNS helps block ads, trackers, sponsored segments, popups, or unwanted web content.
AI Free is a privacy tool for blocking ads, trackers, popups, proxies, or unwanted web behavior.
Cabal Club is a code project with source, releases, documentation, or setup notes.
DarkTunnel is an app store page with install details, screenshots, reviews, and app information.
A free service for receiving SMS verification codes online using temporary phone numbers from several countries. Registration is not required; users select a number and use it to receive codes from services such as Facebook, Telegram, PayPal and Alipay. The operators state the service will remain free without a limit on daily messages.
