Updated January 2025

Privacy Arsenal

The ultimate toolkit for digital sovereignty. Curated privacy tools, security resources, and anti-phishing weapons.

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Essentials

Core privacy tools everyone should have

Bitwarden
15.2k
Open-source password manager with zero-knowledge encryption
open-sourcefree
Signal
25k
Gold standard for private messaging with E2E encryption
open-sourcefree
ProtonMail
End-to-end encrypted email based in Switzerland
freemium
Mullvad VPN
4.8k
No-logs VPN with anonymous accounts
open-source
uBlock Origin
47k
Efficient wide-spectrum content blocker
open-sourcefree
Tor Browser
Browse anonymously through the Tor network
open-sourcefree
KeePassXC
21k
Offline cross-platform password manager
open-sourcefree
VeraCrypt
6.5k
Disk encryption software, TrueCrypt successor
open-sourcefree

Web Browsers

Privacy-focused browsers that respect your data

Tor Browser
Maximum anonymity through Tor network
open-sourcefree
Brave
18k
Chromium-based with built-in ad blocking
open-sourcefree
Firefox
Open-source browser with strong privacy options
open-sourcefree
LibreWolf
Privacy-hardened Firefox fork
open-sourcefree
Mullvad Browser
Tor Browser without Tor, by Mullvad
open-sourcefree
Ungoogled Chromium
20k
Chrome without Google dependencies
open-sourcefree

Search Engines

Private search without tracking

DuckDuckGo
Privacy-focused search, no tracking
free
Brave Search
Independent private search by Brave
free
Startpage
Google results without tracking
free
SearXNG
14k
Self-hosted privacy meta search
open-sourcefree
Qwant
European privacy search engine
free
Mojeek
Independent crawler-based search
free
Whoogle
9.5k
Self-hosted Google proxy
open-sourcefree

Secure Messaging

End-to-end encrypted communication

Signal
25k
Gold standard E2E encrypted messaging
open-sourcefree
Session
1.5k
Decentralized messenger, no phone required
open-sourcefree
Element
11k
Matrix-based decentralized chat
open-sourcefree
Briar
Peer-to-peer encrypted messaging
open-sourcefree
SimpleX
7k
No user IDs, maximum privacy
open-sourcefree
Wire
2.6k
Secure collaboration platform
open-sourcefreemium

Email Providers

Encrypted and private email services

ProtonMail
Swiss E2E encrypted email
freemium
Tutanota
6k
German encrypted email service
open-sourcefreemium
Mailbox.org
Privacy-focused email from Germany
Posteo
Green, secure, ad-free email
SimpleLogin
5k
Email aliasing service
open-sourcefreemium
AnonAddy
3k
Anonymous email forwarding
open-sourcefreemium

Browser Extensions

Protect your browsing

uBlock Origin
47k
Efficient wide-spectrum blocker
open-sourcefree
Privacy Badger
3k
Automatic tracker blocker by EFF
open-sourcefree
ClearURLs
4k
Remove tracking from URLs
open-sourcefree
LocalCDN
Emulate CDNs locally
open-sourcefree
Decentraleyes
Local CDN emulation
open-sourcefree
NoScript
Block JavaScript execution
open-sourcefree
Canvas Blocker
Block canvas fingerprinting
open-sourcefree

VPN Services

Encrypt your connection

Mullvad
4.8k
No-logs VPN with crypto payments
open-source
ProtonVPN
3k
Swiss-based secure VPN
open-sourcefreemium
IVPN
Audited no-logs VPN
open-source
Windscribe
Feature-rich with free tier
freemium
RiseUp VPN
Free activist VPN
free

Password Managers

Secure password storage

Bitwarden
15.2k
Open-source password manager
open-sourcefreemium
KeePassXC
21k
Offline password database
open-sourcefree
KeePassDX
4.5k
KeePass for Android
open-sourcefree
Vaultwarden
39k
Self-hosted Bitwarden
open-sourcefree

2FA Tools

Two-factor authentication

Aegis
9k
Android 2FA authenticator
open-sourcefree
Tofu
iOS 2FA authenticator
open-sourcefree
YubiKey
Hardware security key
Nitrokey
Open hardware security key
open-source
Authenticator Pro
3k
Free 2FA for Android
open-sourcefree

Encryption

Encrypt files and drives

VeraCrypt
6.5k
Disk encryption software
open-sourcefree
Cryptomator
12k
Cloud storage encryption
open-sourcefreemium
GnuPG
OpenPGP encryption
open-sourcefree
age
17k
Modern file encryption
open-sourcefree
7-Zip
Archive with AES-256
open-sourcefree

Anti-Phishing

Detect and report phishing

PhishDestroy Bot
Report phishing via Telegram
free
VirusTotal
Analyze suspicious files/URLs
freemium
URLScan.io
Website scanner and analyzer
freemium
PhishTank
Community phishing database
free
OpenPhish
Phishing intelligence feed
freemium
CheckPhish
AI-powered phishing detection
freemium
ScamAdviser
Website trust checker
free

Threat Intelligence

Analyze and investigate threats

VirusTotal
Multi-AV file/URL analysis
freemium
Shodan
Internet-connected device search
freemium
Censys
Internet asset discovery
freemium
GreyNoise
Internet noise analyzer
freemium
AbuseIPDB
IP abuse reporting database
freemium
ThreatFox
IOC sharing platform
free
MalwareBazaar
Malware sample sharing
free
ANY.RUN
Interactive malware sandbox
freemium

Blocklists

Malicious domain blocklists

Destroylist
300
PhishDestroy crypto scam blocklist
open-sourcefree
Steven Black Hosts
27k
Unified hosts file
open-sourcefree
OISD
Domain blocklist for ads/trackers
free
URLhaus
Malicious URL database
free
Phishing.Database
2k
Community phishing domains
open-sourcefree

Domain Intel

WHOIS, DNS, domain analysis

WHOIS Lookup
Domain registration info
free
SecurityTrails
Historical DNS/WHOIS data
freemium
DNSDumpster
DNS recon and research
free
Subfinder
10k
Subdomain discovery tool
open-sourcefree
crt.sh
Certificate transparency search
free
Wayback Machine
Historical website archive
free

Crypto Analysis

Blockchain investigation

Etherscan
Ethereum blockchain explorer
freemium
BscScan
BSC blockchain explorer
freemium
Blockchain.com
Bitcoin explorer
free
Breadcrumbs
Crypto investigation
freemium
MistTrack
Crypto tracing tool
freemium

DNS Providers

Privacy DNS resolvers

Quad9
Security-focused DNS
free
NextDNS
Customizable DNS filtering
freemium
AdGuard DNS
Ad-blocking DNS
freemium
Mullvad DNS
No-logging DNS
free
Pi-hole
49k
Network-wide ad blocking
open-sourcefree
AdGuard Home
25k
Self-hosted DNS filter
open-sourcefree

Cloud Storage

Encrypted cloud storage

Nextcloud
27k
Self-hosted cloud platform
open-sourcefree
Tresorit
E2E encrypted cloud
Sync.com
Zero-knowledge cloud
freemium
MEGA
Encrypted cloud storage
freemium
Proton Drive
E2E encrypted by Proton
freemium

Operating Systems

Privacy-focused OS

Tails
Amnesic incognito live system
open-sourcefree
Whonix
Security through isolation
open-sourcefree
Qubes OS
Security compartmentalization
open-sourcefree
GrapheneOS
Hardened Android
open-sourcefree
CalyxOS
Privacy-focused Android
open-sourcefree
Kali Linux
Penetration testing OS
open-sourcefree

Crypto Wallets

Secure cryptocurrency storage

Ledger
Hardware wallet
Trezor
Open-source hardware wallet
open-source
Electrum
7.5k
Lightweight Bitcoin wallet
open-sourcefree
Wasabi Wallet
2k
Bitcoin privacy wallet
open-sourcefree
Monero GUI
1.6k
Official Monero wallet
open-sourcefree

Privacy Coins

Anonymous cryptocurrencies

Monero
9k
Private by default cryptocurrency
open-sourcefree
Zcash
4.9k
Shielded transactions
open-sourcefree
Firo
700
Privacy via zero-knowledge
open-sourcefree

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