PRIVACYSEC

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Index

Browser extensions
Replacements/alternatives
1. Adobe
2. Android
3. Facebook
4. Google
5. Instagram
6. Microsoft
7. Reddit
8. Twitter
9. WhatsApp
Useful links, tools, and advice

Browser extensions

Name	Description
uBlock Origin	uBlock Origin is not an "ad blocker", it's a wide-spectrum content blocker with CPU and memory efficiency as a primary feature.
Privacy Badger	Privacy Badger automatically learns to block invisible trackers. Instead of keeping lists of what to block, Privacy Badger learns by watching which domains appear to be tracking you as you browse the Web.
HTTPS Everywhere	Many sites on the web offer some limited support for encryption over HTTPS, but make it difficult to use. For instance, they may default to unencrypted HTTP, or fill encrypted pages with links that go back to the unencrypted site. The HTTPS Everywhere extension fixes these problems by rewriting all requests to these sites to HTTPS.
Cookie AutoDelete	Control your cookies! This WebExtension is inspired by Self Destructing Cookies. When a tab closes, any cookies not being used are automatically deleted. Whitelist the ones you trust while deleting the rest. Support for Container Tabs.
DDG Privacy Essentials	Privacy, simplified. Our add-on provides the privacy essentials you need to seamlessly take control of your personal information, no matter where the internet takes you: tracker blocking, smarter encryption, DuckDuckGo private search, and more.
I don't care about cookies	This add-on will remove cookie warnings from almost all websites! You can report any website which still warns you about cookies: make a right click and choose 'Report a cookie warning' from the menu.
minerBlock	MinerBlock is an efficient browser extension that focuses on blocking browser-based cryptocurrency miners all over the web. This extension uses two different approaches to block miners. The first one is based on blocking requests/scripts loaded from a blacklist, this is the traditional approach adopted by most ad-blockers and other mining blockers. The other approach which makes MinerBlock more efficient against cryptojacking is detecting potential mining behavior inside loaded scripts and kills them immediately. This makes the extension able to block inline scripts as well as miners running through proxies. Source code available on GitHub.
ClearURLS	This extension will automatically remove tracking elements from URLs to help protect your privacy when browse through the Internet.
Cloud Firewall	Block connections to pages and web resources hosted in major cloud services if the user wishes to do so. Supports blocking Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Cloudflare.
CSS Exfil Protection	CSS Exfil is a method attackers can use to steal data from web pages using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). This plugin sanitizes and blocks any CSS rules which may be designed to steal data.
Disconnect	Visualize and block the otherwise invisible websites that track your search and browsing history.
Don't touch my tabs! (rel=noopener	Prevent tabs opened by a hyperlink from hijacking the previous tab by adding the rel=noopener attribute to all hyperlinks (excluding same-domain hyperlinks).
Firefox Multi-Account Containers	Firefox Multi-Account Containers lets you keep parts of your online life separated into color-coded tabs that preserve your privacy. Cookies are separated by container, allowing you to use the web with multiple identities or accounts simultaneously.
Google search link fix (also Yandex)	This extension prevents Google and Yandex search pages from modifying search result links when you click them. This is useful when copying links but it also helps privacy by preventing the search engines from recording your clicks.
HTTPZ	HTTPZ is meant to be unobtrusive and lightweight, it respects your privacy, and is free of trans fats. Additionally, it is very configurable, and should be slightly more secure than some of the alternatives out there, since it has a couple of built-in defenses against SSL-stripping attacks.
Link Cleaner	Clean URLs that are about to be visited: removes utm_* parameters; on item pages of aliexpress and amazon, removes tracking parameters; skip redirect pages of facebook, steam and reddit
Privacy-Oriented Origin Policy	Prevent Firefox from sending Origin headers when they are least likely to be necessary, to protect your privacy.
Skip Redirect	Some web pages use intermediary pages before redirecting to a final page. This add-on tries to extract the final url from the intermediary url and goes there straight away if successful.
Temporary Containers	Open tabs, websites, and links in automatically managed disposable containers. Containers isolate data websites store (cookies, storage, and more) from each other, enhancing your privacy and security while you browse.
TrackMeNot	An artware browser add-on to protect privacy in web-search. By issuing randomized queries to common search-engines, TrackMeNot obfuscates your search profile and registers your discontent with surreptitious tracking.
Redirect AMP to HTML	This web extension enables users to choose to opt-out of using Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) and choose to use the standard web instead.
user.js	This is not an extension, instead it is a Firefox `user.js` config file. This file is a template which 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).

Replacements/alternatives

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Adobe

Adobe

Adobe After Effects

Name	Eyes	Description
Blender		Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, video editing and 2D animation pipeline.

Adobe Audition

Name	Eyes	Description
Audacity		Audacity is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. Developed by a group of volunteers as open source.

Adobe Dreamweaver

See Microsoft Visual Studio

Adobe Illustrator

Name	Eyes	Description
Inkscape		Free and open-source vector graphics editor used to create vector images, primarily in Scalable Vector Graphics format.

Adobe Photoshop

Android

Name	Eyes	Description
Pocket Paint		Paintroid (or Pocket Paint) is an open-source graphical paint editor App, that, among others, allows setting parts of pictures to transparent, insert Text / Images, add Layers, use Color filling and picking tools, rotate, resize and position elements...
Scrambled Exif		Remove Exif data from pictures before sharing them.
Imagepipe		Reduces image size and removes exif-tags when sharing images on android devices.

Desktop

Name	Eyes	Description
GIMP		GIMP is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, OS X, Windows and more operating systems. It is free software, you can change its source code and distribute your changes.
Krita		Free and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital painting and 2D animation

Adobe Premiere Pro

Name	Eyes	Description
Kdenlive		Intuitive and powerful open-source multi-track video editor compatible with latest video technologies. Most of the video processing is done by the MLT Framework, which relies on many other open source projects like FFmpeg, frei0r, movit, ladspa, sox, etc.
Shotcut		Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform, non-linear video editor.

Android/Fushsia

Name	Eyes	Description
Ubuntu Touch		Ubuntu, but for phones.
LineageOS	👁⁵	Open-source and based on Android, but without the crap.
SailfishOS		Privacy-focused mobile OS by Jolla with a proprietary UI and Android compatibility layer on top of an open-source Mer GNU/Linux base.
GrapheneOS		Open-source Android-based OS with an emphasis on security and privacy. Features advanced hardening and privacy protections throughout the system.
postmarketOS		Open-source mobile Linux OS. Can install different user interfaces such as Plasma Mobile. Thanks @okias
Replicant	👁⁵	Free Android distribution. Puts the emphasis on "freedom and privacy/security".
CalyxOS		Open-source Android-based OS with an emphasis on security and privacy. Provides good combination of privacy and security together with usability. Optional support for MicroG.
Mobian		Debian for mobile.

You'll either need a rooted device with an unlocked bootloader, or a specific device depending on which OS you like.
Please see Issue #55 for details on /e/.

Android home screen launchers

Name	Eyes	Description
Shade Launcher		Open-source Android launcher styled after the Google Pixel launcher. Available to download from an alternative F-Droid, APK Mirror, or GitHub Releases.
Omega		Open-source launcher. Active development with lots of nice features. Downloads available from GitHub. Previously known as ZimLX which has since been replaced by Omega.
Lawnchair		Another open-source launcher, also built to look similar to Google's launcher (it is built off AOSP Launcher3). Available from F-Droid and also APKMirror. (thanks u/droidonomy)
KISS Launcher		Fast, open-source and small launcher. KISS mainly relies on an app-search-bar, which makes it very easy to open up apps quickly. Thanks @Glitchy-Tozier

Android Messages(specifically SMS/MMS, not IM)

Name	Eyes	Description
QKSMS		Open-source. Very clean and feature rich SMS app. Available on F-Droid.
Silence.im		Open-source and utilizes Signal's encryption protocol. Seamlessly works with SMS. End-to-end encryption with other Silence users. Available on F-Droid.
Signal		Signal possesses SMS/MMS capabilities on Android. Using it as your default SMS app has the advantage of having your SMS and your online-messaging-service integrated within one app. Doing so will also show stats within the app of how many messages you send are encrypted, and offers to send invites to your contacts. Thanks @Glitchy-Tozier for suggesting it be listing as SMS/MMS alternative.

Android Studio (not specifically for Android development, just in general)

Name	Eyes	Description
VSCodium		VSCodium is Visual Studio Code but without all the Microsoft telemetry and branding.
Vim		Open-source text editor. Thanks @moon-chilled
Emacs		Another open-source text editor. Thanks @moon-chilled
Atom		Atom is a free and open-source text and source code editor for macOS, Linux, and Microsoft Windows with support for plug-ins written in Node.js, and embedded Git Control, developed by GitHub. Atom is a desktop application built using web technologies. (From Wikipedia) Thanks @woutfeys

Android TV

Name	Eyes	Description
Kodi		It's incredibly powerful and backed by one of the strongest communities around. Tons of plugins to do nearly anything you want. Software installs on nearly any platform.
OSMC		Free, open-source media center OS. Kodi is pre-installed. Thanks to @g4rret and @lgiard for clarifying the difference between Kodi and OSMC!

Blogger/Sites

Name	Eyes	Description
Joomla		Self-hosted and open-source content management system (CMS).
Write.as		Self-advertised as privacy-focused.
WordPress self-hosted		The open-source version of WordPress. A very popular tool and a recognized name.
concrete5	👁⁵	Open-source CMS.
Noblogs	👁⁹	A privacy/security focused blogging platform.
Ghost		Open-source modern CMS. Boasts "over 19x faster than WordPress". Thanks @peterge1998
Bear	👁⁵	Free, no-nonsense, super-fast blogging. No javascript, no stylesheets, no trackers. Just your words.
Simpleblogs		FLOSS blogging platform with a focus on privacy. Easy to self-host (standard rails app, ships with AWS deployment scripts. AWS is not required). Access restricted to accounts which you create and hand out. Good for private blogs but not for commercial/public blogging.
Plume		Plume is not just a single website, but an entire interconnected, yet independent network of what we call instances. You write content from your own instance, but anyone else on any other Plume instance can enjoy your stories too.
WriteFreely		An open source platform for building a writing space on the web.

Calculator

Name	Eyes	Description
Simple Calculator		Also part of the SMT project. Available on F-Droid.
Calculator N+ or NCalc+		Open-source feature-rich calculator. App itself is no longer in development, but the developer does encourage pull requests. I've used it frequently and it works great. Not on F-Droid, but a 3rd party play store can probably find it; or the APK's are available as releases on GitHub. You can also compile from source.
Calculator++		Open-source calculator packed with features. Thanks @ghost

Chromebook

Name	Eyes	Description
TUXEDO	👁¹⁴	Privacy-focused laptop maker out of Germany. Tech specs are very competent and can easily compete with other modern systems. Fully Linux compatible. They also offer desktops. (thanks u/itsec_ho)
Purism Laptops	👁⁵	Privacy-focused laptop running PureOS. Good designs and decent hardware.
Pinebook Pro		Mid-range Linux/FreeBSD alternative to Chromebook.

Chromecast

Name	Eyes	Description
Microsoft Wireless HDMI adapter	👁⁵	The only reason I'm recommending this Microsoft product is because there is no possible way for it to extract any data and ship it off to Microsoft. If anyone is able to find proof that it can, I will remove it.
RaspberryCast(https://github.com/vincelwt/RaspberryCast)		Transform your Raspberry Pi into a streaming device. Cast videos from mobile devices or computers to your TV.

Chrome OS

Name	Eyes	Description
GalliumOS		"A fast and lightweight Linux distro for ChromeOS devices". Based on Xubuntu.
Qubes OS		"A reasonably secure operating system", at least according to their website. Edward Snowden recommends it.
Subgraph OS		A desktop computing and communications platform that is designed to be resistant to network-borne exploit and malware attacks.
Tails		For the uber-paranoid. Runs live and the entire OS is routed through Tor right from boot. Built on Debian.
Knoppix		Another Live OS, runs from CD/DVD/USB. Can also be installed if desired.
Parrot OS		Debian-based and privacy focused. Fully sandboxed. (thanks u/Safe_Airport)
PureOS	👁⁵	The OS of Purism Laptops (mentioned in the Hardware section). Very clean UI. Editor note: I could not get this working on a UEFI Dell laptop. The group behind PureOS does not provide any UEFI support.
GhostBSD		This is a secure open-source OS based on FreeBSD, preconfigured to be a sane desktop environment for all users.
Any other form of Linux		Ubuntu; Debian; Mint; Fedora; Arch or Manjaro (Manjaro is objectively much easier to get running than Arch); Trisquel; Gentoo; Alpine (thanks u/privacyfreak555); etc etc etc

Clock

Name	Eyes	Description
Clock +		Open-source Alarm clock, timer, and stop watch.
Simple Alarm Clock		Exactly as it's name says; simple alarm clock yet adds many improvements over other apps. No dock mode or world clock.
Insane Alarm!		Developer states that he had "spent a night out with the boys and drank a bit too much but needed to be up in the morning". So, he made the loudest alarm clock possible based off an emergency alarm from when he was in the military. This app doesn't mess around, use it wisely.
Alarmio		Simple alarm clock focused on design, readability, and Internet radio.

Contacts

Name	Eyes	Description
Fruux (mobile app)		Fruux also provides a contacts app.
Simple Contacts		Open-source. Part of the Simple Mobile Tools project.
Open Contacts		Open-source contacts. (thanks u/consentio)
EteSync		Secure, end-to-end encrypted, and open-source sync for your contacts, calendars and tasks.

Facebook

Facebook

FitBit

No known alternatives.

Due to Google's recent acquisition of FitBit, it is recommended to avoid using FitBit. Instead, check out this list of smart watches supported by Asteroid OS (See Wear OS in Operating systems). Thanks @ribtoks

Gboard (Google Keyboard)

Name	Eyes	Description
AnySoftKeyboard		Open-source keyboard. Available on F-Droid.
Hacker's Keyboard		Also open-source. Very useful for developers or sysadmins on the go.
kboard		Open-source. Has features for phrases, "lenny faces", macros and more. Note: Project appears to be abandoned.
Simple Keyboard		Open-source keyboard.
Indic Keyboard		Open-source keyboard that supports many languages that other keyboards sometimes don't support. Not on F-Droid, but can be built from source or possibly through a Play Store alternative.
OpenBoard		New 100% FOSS keyboard, based on AOSP. Similar to "Simple Keyboard". Thanks @Glitchy-Tozier
FlorisBoard		FlorisBoard is an open-source keyboard aimed at providing you with an easy way to type while respecting your privacy.

Gmail

Application

Name	Eyes	Description
K-9 Mail		Available on F-Droid.
FairEmail		Available on F-Droid.
DeltaChat		An email app with a chat-based UI and privacy support with autocrypt.
Thunderbird		A free customizable open source email client.

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
Forward Email		A free and open-source email forwarding service focused on a user's right to privacy.
Protonmail		One of the top privacy-focused email providers. Servers are in Switzerland in an underground guarded bunker that they claim can "survive a nuclear attack".
Tutanota	👁¹⁴	Open-source and one one of the top rated privacy-focused email providers. Located in Germany.
Posteo	👁¹⁴	Completely anonymous mail provider located in Germany.
mailbox.org	👁¹⁴	Paid email provider, also located in Germany.
Disroot	👁⁹	Decentralized email service.
StartMail	👁⁹	Operated by the same people who run StartPage.
SimpleLogin		Open-source, self-hosted, and privacy focused email forwarding service.
Migadu		Paid email provider, located in Switzerland. Focus on privacy.
Fastmail	👁⁵	Paid email provider, located in Australia and US.
Runbox	👁⁹	Privacy focusued email provider. Thanks @petertorelli
NextCloud		Now also provides an email service (self-hosted). Thanks @je-vv
Anonymize.com Email		Paid secure email service provided by Epik.com.
Thexyz	👁⁵	Thexyz is a Canadian company offering privacy-conscious business email. Premium webmail costs USD $2.95 per month.
Mailfence	👁¹⁴	A secure and private email provider much like Protonmail and Tutanota. There are no google analytics nor hidden cookies. There are options to pay anonymously via cryptocurrency. It features a wide array of collaboration tools, such as groups, calendar, contacts, documents with editing space. Offers free, paid, and freemium plans. Can pay with cryptocurrency and has a warrant canary. Thanks @resto1231
CTemplar		Privacy-focused email provider located in Iceland.
Anonaddy	👁⁹	Open-source Anonymous forwarding email service. Forwarded email can be encrypted (OpenPGP) to prevent Google from reading it. Accepts cryptocurrencies (including Monero).
Mail-in-a-Box		Mail-in-a-Box helps individuals take back control of their email by defining a one-click, easy-to-deploy SMTP+everything else server: a mail server in a box.

Google

Google

Google Ads/AdMob/AdSense

Name	Eyes	Description
EthicalAds		A developer-focused, privacy-obsessed ad network from the fine folks at Read the Docs. Source code can be on GitHub.

Google Alerts

Name	Eyes	Description
F5Bot	👁⁵	Emails you when your selected keywords are mentioned on Reddit, Hacker News, or Lobsters.

Google Analytics

Name	Eyes	Description
Matomo	⁹👁¹⁴	(Matomo/parent company) - Open-source analytics platform. (thanks u/Newblik)
Fathom	👁⁵	Simple analytics for bloggers & businesses
Plausible	👁⁵	Open-source, privacy-focused web analytics.
GoatCounter	👁¹⁴	Simple web statistics. No tracking of personal data. Open-source and may be self-hosted. Free for non-commercial use; paid plans available.
Simple Analytics	👁⁹	Great analytics with privacy and simplicity in mind. Paid plans only (with free trials).
Toasted Analytics	👁⁵	Simple, privacy friendly analytics with event tracking. Paid only (with free trial)
Shynet		Shynet is a self-hosted analytics tool that doesn't make use of cookies. It is privacy focused and fully open-source. Thanks @woutfeys
Supabase		Supabase is an opensource alternative to Firebase. As of right now you can use their hosting plan for free as it's in alpha, or you can self host (note on self hosting). Thanks @woutfeys
GoAccess		An open-source web server analysis tool. Installs on your web server (ideally), but works just as well if you download your logs someplace else. Interactive; cursor around in the report and see what's going on. Can generate HTML reports. Can also generate realtime interactive HTML reports if you run it in server mode. Lightweight, only requires UTF-8 support and ncurses (ncursesw, if you want a UTF-8 enabled console). Available in the default package repositories of multiple Linux distros. Thanks @virtadpt
Offen		Open-source and self-hosted, Offen is a fair and lightweight web analytics alternative that treats operators and users as equal parties.
Umami		A simple, easy to use, open-source/self-hosted web analytics solution.
Kindmetrics	⁵👁¹⁴	An open-source analytics tool. Landing page and company is based in Sweden, CDN in EU, Servers on Digitalocean (USA) datacenter in Germany.
userTrack		Self-hosted alternative to Google Analytics, similar to Matomo but cheaper for premium features. Includes user segments, heatmaps, session recordings and A/B testing.
Piwik PRO	👁⁵	An analytics suite with a focus on user privacy and data security.
Panelbear	👁¹⁴	Privacy-focused analytics + web performance monitoring.
Nullitics		Zero-effort open-source cheap analytics.

Google Assistant

Name	Eyes	Description
Mycroft Android		Android client for Mycroft. Must be built in IDE; no pre-built binaries are available.
Ara		Open-source virtual assistant for Android. Can replace Google Assistant (home button functionality) on most devices. Either uses the authors server by default, or you can run your own server. Thanks @FultonBrowne (author of Ara)

Google Authenticator

Name	Eyes	Description
andOTP		Open-source 2FA app.
FreeOTP+		FreeOTP is no longer in development so this fork should be used instead as it is currently in development.
Aegis		Open-source 2FA for Android. Available on F-Droid.
Authenticator		iOS - Open-source 2FA for iOS. (thanks u/SomeoneWannaBe)
Tofu		iOS - Open-source 2FA for iOS.

Google Calendar

Application

Name	Eyes	Description
Lightning Calendar (Thunderbird)		Developed by Mozilla Foundation and open-source. Integrates into Thunderbird and SeaMonkey.
EteSync		Secure, end-to-end encrypted, and open-source sync for your contacts, calendars, tasks and notes.
DAVx⁵		DAVx⁵ is an open-source CalDAV/CardDAV suite and sync app for Android.
ICSx⁵		ICSx⁵ is an Android app to subscribe to remote (“Webcal”) or local iCalendar files (like time tables of your school/university or event files of your sports team). Thanks @je-vv
Fruux (mobile app)		Same service from above provides an Android app.
Etar		Open-source material design Calendar that integrates with the Android Calendar API. Can integrate with CalDAV/CardDAV servers.
Simple Calendar		Open-source. Part of the Simple Mobile Tools project.

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
Tutanota Calendar	👁¹⁴	Developed by Tutanota. Free cross-platform encrypted calendar. Allows importing of other Calendar files. Can't be synced to other calendar software.
Fruux	👁¹⁴	Open-source calendar using "sabre/dav" (FOSS WebDAV, CardDAV, and CalDAV). They mention privacy quite a bit on their site. Very large number of features, and supports nearly every device: Windows, iOS, Linux, Android, BlackBerry, SailFish, and also a webapp for browsers.
Baïkal		a lightweight CalDAV+CardDAV server. It offers an extensive web interface with easy management of users, address books and calendars. It is fast and simple to install and only needs a basic php capable server. The data can be stored in a MySQL or a SQLite database. Thanks @mahdi1234
Nextcloud		Nextcloud also offers a calendar solution using CalDAV and CardDAV. Thanks @mahdi1234 for pointing this out.
Radicale		Self-hosted calendar server written in Python. WebUI for desktop, CalDav/CardDav for mobile sync. Can use a reverse proxy with Nginx for HTTPS.
Mailfence Calendar	👁¹⁴	Supports vCal/iCal import, export and can be accessed by using CalDAV. Users can share their calendars with group members and can also create polls.

Google Camera

Name	Eyes	Description
Open Camera		Open-source camera for Android. Thanks @je-vv

Google Chrome

Android

Name	Eyes	Description
Fennec F-Droid		A privacy-focused version of Firefox Android available on F-Droid. It's focused on removing any proprietary bits found in official Mozilla's builds. (thanks u/SupremeLisper)
Bromite		Privacy-focused/open-source build of Chromium with built-in ad blocking. (thanks u/SupremeLisper)

Desktop

Name	Eyes	Description
Ungoogled Chromium		Chromium (which Chrome and countless other browsers are built on top of) is one of the cleanest and light-weight browsers available. This version cuts out all the Google crap.
Firefox		Built by Mozilla, "The Privacy Company". Huge extension library; great for privacy.
Waterfox	👁⁵	Based on Firefox, but 64-bit only with an emphasis on speed and privacy. Has a "classic" version built off older Firefox for legacy extension support and also an "alpha" version built off Quantum. It doesn't collect any telemetry and also removes Pocket from the alpha release. Project is run by Alex Kontos and is constantly in active development. Looks very clean and fast. Android versions are in the works too. UPDATE: @Nudin pointed out in Issue #85 that Waterfox is now apart of System1.
Tor Browser		Firefox-based browser routed through the Tor network. Automatically has a few privacy extensions installed (such as HTTPS Everywhere). Read this article for more info on how it works and the benefits of using Tor. Available for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android.
IceCat		GNU IceCat is a fork of Firefox that is more private and secure than Firefox and it contains several privacy-protecting features. IceCat 60 makes no unsolicited connections when you run it. Previous versions had privacy problems, but version 60 doesn't have these problems. You can read about the previous version here: IceCat 59 Review
Otter		Otter Browser aims to recreate the best aspects of the classic Opera (12.x) UI using Qt5. Controlled by the user, not vice versa
Falkon		Falkon is a KDE web browser using QtWebEngine rendering engine, previously known as QupZilla. It aims to be a lightweight web browser available through all major platforms. This project has been originally started only for educational purposes. But from its start, Falkon has grown into a feature-rich browser.

Google Classroom

Name	Eyes	Description
Moodle		Self-hosted open-source Classroom software for schools. Very powerful. Thanks @jankapunkt
ILIAS		Another self-hosted open-source classroom software. Thanks again to @jankapunkt
Canvas		Paid service by Instructure. Also available as a self-hosted, open-source option. To ensure privacy, use the self-hosted option.

Google Docs/Sheets/Slides

Applications (cloud)

Name	Eyes	Description
Etherpad		Self-hosted collaborative editor. Does not use the browser. Not the greatest interface, but it's open-source and you have full control over who can see your data.

Applications (offline)

Name	Eyes	Description
LibreOffice		Open-source offline document suites.
LyX		It's an open-source (and offline) document processor using TeX/LaTeX. It's different than Docs or Word but amazing, once you get used to it. Thanks @Glitchy-Tozier
ONLYOFFICE		Offline version of ONLYOFFICE, an open-source private cloud replacement for Google Docs'suite and Office 360. Also available as a self contained rich application. Thanks @PalmoliveDev
Cryptee		Offline version of Cryptee for web. Runs as a progressive web app. Works most modern phone browsers (Chrome, Opera or Firefox on Android; Safari on iOS). Also works in desktop browsers that support PWA (the website lists that only Chrome works, but others will work too.
Calligra		Calligra Suite is an office and graphic art suite by KDE. It is available for desktop PCs, tablet computers, and smartphones. It contains applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, vector graphics, and editing databases. (Free and Open-source Software)

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
CryptPad	👁⁹	Open-source "zero knowledge" collaborative cloud editor. They offer Rich Text, Code, Presentation, Sheet (beta), Poll, Kanban, Whiteboard, and CryptDrive. 100% Client side encryption. Tons of useful features.
Cryptee		Open-source and privacy focused photo and document storage/editing. Based in Estonia, so your files are outside the reach of any 👁¹⁴ country. They don't even require an email address to sign up.
LibreOffice Online	👁¹⁴	Self-hosted instance of LibreOffice that you can run in your browser. Thanks @flubberding
ONLYOFFICE		Open-source private cloud replacement for Google Docs'suite and Office 360. Also available as a self contained rich application.
Arcane Office		A decentralized office suite with high-security and zero-knowledge on your data. With Arcane Office, you have maximum control on your personal stuff. Full-featured online document and spreadsheet editor. Secure storage to save your photos. All free for personal use. Thanks @taraletti

Google Domains

Name	Eyes	Description
Njalla	👁¹⁴	Privacy-focused domain registration. Competitive pricing and a large list of available domain extensions. They also offer VPS hosting. Built by people who built The Pirate Bay among others. (thanks u/brais33 and u/HumbleBasis6). Note: some users may have issues with them legally owning your domain.
Orangewebsite		An Iceland-based freedom of speech web hosting provider. They never actually ask for your name, at least when you pay in Bitcoin.

Google Drive

Application

Name	Eyes	Description
Syncthing	👁⁹	An open-source continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to choose where it is stored, whether it is shared with some third party, and how it's transmitted over the internet.
Seafile		Open source file sync&share solution designed for high reliability, performance and productivity. Sync, share and collaborate across devices and teams. Build your team's knowledge base with Seafile's built-in Wiki feature.

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
ownCloud		Open-source and self-hosted. Provide your own storage.
Nextcloud		Also self-hosted. Spin-off of ownCloud. Also offers Calendar and Contacts (thanks @chribre)
Sia		Fully decentralized cloud storage.
Tresorit		Primarily meant for businesses, but offers a free version for individuals as well. (thanks u/xNick26)
Sync	👁⁵	End-to-end encrypted Google Drive/Dropbox replacement.
JottaCloud	👁⁹	Norway based cloud storage provider with free and paid plans. Thanks @mynamesleon
seafile		Open-source and self-hosted file sync&share solution.
Cozy Cloud	👁⁹	French based cloud storage provider with free and paid plans. Can also be self-hosted and is open-Source. And it also offers a collaborative notes editor.
Mailfence Documents	👁¹⁴	Documents can be accessed using WebDAV or edited online. Users can drag and drop files in folders and categorize them with tags.
Filecloud Community Edition		Powerful, secure Dropbox-like enterprise class file sharing and sync solution for home or business.
Cryptomator		Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to your favorite cloud service.

Google Duo

Name	Eyes	Description
Jitsi Meet (F-Droid)		Jitsi is an open-source secure video conferencing platform. No account is needed to use it, simply enter a Room Name to join or host a meeting. The host is able to kick rogue users from the call. Works directly in your browser, with apps available for iOS and Android. It is not necessary to self-host, but self-hosting is an option for those who wish to. Very low latency and easy to set up. A free public server is available at meet.jit.si. (👁⁵ server)
Jami	👁⁵	Audio / Video Calls, Conferences, Messaging app with peer-to-peer and end-to-end encrypted communications.

Google Fonts

Name	Eyes	Description
Open Font Library	👁⁵	Lots of Serif and Sans-Serif fonts that can be directly embedded into a website.
google webfonts helper	👁⁵	Hassle-free way for webmasters to self-host open-source fonts from Google Fonts
Brick	👁⁹	Open-source fonts that work in a very similar way to Google fonts. Most of the fonts render nicer than Google Fonts.
Velvetyne		Free and open source typefaces

Google Earth

Name	Eyes	Description
KDE Marble		Strong alternative for G Earth. Currently only on Linux, but is being ported to other platforms. Thanks to @PopeRigby

Google Forms

Name	Eyes	Description
BlockSurvey		BlockSurvey enables digital rights (identity and data ownership) to users using Blockstack's blockchain. Users truly own their data with BlockSurvey. All your data is protected using your key and only you can access it. There are no trackers, cookies, or fingerprints on the forms of data providers. Thanks @compressstudio
Nextcloud Forms		Simple surveys and questionnaires, self-hosted! No mass of options, only the essentials. Works well on mobile of course. Results are visualized and can also be exported as CSV in the same format used by Google Forms. Unlike in Google Forms, Typeform, Doodle and others, the survey info and responses are kept private on your instance.

Google Groups

Applications

Name	Eyes	Description
GNU Mailman		Mailman is free software for managing electronic mail discussion and e-newsletter lists. Mailman is integrated with the web, making it easy for users to manage their accounts and for list owners to administer their lists. Mailman supports built-in archiving, automatic bounce processing, content filtering, digest delivery, spam filters, and more.

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
Sympa		Sympa is an open-source mailing list manager. It provides advanced features with a rich and secure web interface.
Discourse	👁⁵	Discourse is the 100% open-source discussion platform built for the next decade of the Internet. Use it as a mailing list, discussion forum, or long-form chat room.
Groups.io	👁⁵	a privacy focused email list system that does not track you, nor your members. It is not open source. Data is hosted on one central server but the server is encrypted. It has modern email group features such as a wiki, integrations, and RSS import support.

Use other forum sites relating to specific topics. This is a very broad service.

Google Home

Name	Eyes	Description
Mycroft	👁⁵	Open-source virtual personal assistant. Can be run on a Raspberry Pi. (thanks u/Kentto7)
Home Assistant		Open-source home automation. (thanks u/bilange)

Google Keep

Application

Name	Eyes	Description
Joplin		Open-source notes/todo app. Available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. Also offers a terminal version. It can import Evernote `.enex` files if you use that. It can also sync with Nextcloud (mentioned above).
Standard Notes		Encrypted note storage with loads of features. Offers a web app as well as downloads for most operating systems. Has a paid plan, but the free tier has many useful features as well.
Turtl		Encrypted collaborative notebook with possibility of running your own server.
QOwnNotes		Open-source file editor with Markdown support. (thanks u/maqp2)
EteSync		Secure, end-to-end encrypted, and open-source sync for your contacts, calendars, tasks and notes.
GitJournal		Your Markdown notes stores in any Git Repo. Available for both Android (Play Store) and iOS.
Nextcloud Notes		A distraction free notes taking app for Nextcloud. It provides categories for better organization and supports formatting using Markdown syntax. Notes are saved as files in your Nextcloud, so you can view and edit them with every Nextcloud client.
Notepad		Open-source. Supports Markdown and HTML. Very clean and feature-rich. Offline only.
Omni Notes		Very feature rich, open-source, material design notes app. Very active development. Available on F-Droid.
Carnet		I had some trouble finding info on this one. Looks like it has pretty seamless/painless ownCloud and NextCloud integration. Also available on F-Droid.
Markor		Open-source notes/to-do app for Android. Supports Markdown editing. Available on F-Droid. App is 100% offline, as stated on the GitHub README.
Orgzly		Open-source. Notes are stored in the plain-text Org mode format. Supports searching, metadata, and manual sync with Dropbox or local directory, which can be synced using e.g. Syncthing.
Notally		A beautiful, light and minimalistic notes app with no trackers, ads or analytics of any kind.

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
TiddlyWiki		An open-source personal note-taking system that can run in the browser as a single HTML file or as a NodeJS application. It can be stored locally on a hard drive or removable drive, self-hosted on one's own server, or use various web-based storage options.

Google Maps/Street View

Application

Name	Eyes	Description
Maps		Open-source navigation app based on MAPS.ME. Searching for addresses doesn't always work and finding businesses can be a slight hassle, but overall one of the better apps I've used.
OsmAnd		OpenStreetMap for Android. (thanks u/masao77). As OsmAnd is primarily crowdsourced, many regions may not be totally accurate. If you would like to help improve OpenStreetMap and OsmAnd, check out StreetComplete (available from F-Droid.
Transportr		Primarily European, this is an open-source public transport app. Thanks to @lgiard
Öffi (Offi)		Öffi is a public transport Android app (also shows delays and replacement bus service for more and more transport authorities in Europe and beyond) - similar to Transportr
Organic Maps		Great offline maps for hikers and cyclists.

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
OpenStreetMap	👁⁹	Collaborative project to create a free, editable map of the world (from Wikipedia). Completely crowdsourced. Very strong alternative to Maps.
Qwant Maps		Maps from the makers of Qwant search engine. Thanks @mynamesleon
Benmaps		Another maps alternative based on OpenStreetMap. Thanks @dimqua

Google News

Application

Name	Eyes	Description
Flym		Open-source Material Design RSS reader.
Feeder		Use good old-fashioned RSS feeds with Feeder

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
Local newspaper		Support independent and qualitative journalism in your community.
AllSides		Unbiased news source (primarily for US politics). Thanks @jeanofthedead
Miniflux		Miniflux is a minimalist and opinionated feed reader. Completely open-source, along with automatically removing pixel trackers.

Google Photos

Application

Name	Eyes	Description
Piwigo Android		You need to have Piwigo set up first.
Stingle Photos	👁⁵	A convenient, easy to use Gallery/Camera application with Backup and Sync functionality for your photos and videos which seamlessly provides strong security, privacy and encryption. All photos and videos are encrypted prior to being stored and backed up, so they are secure at rest, in transit and on cloud storage.

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
Photoprism		Self-hosted and open-source Personal Photo Management powered by Go and Google TensorFlow.
ownPhotos		Self-hosted and open-source Google Photos alternative.
Piwigo	👁⁹	Self-hosted and open-source cloud photo manager. You can also sign up for an "as a service" account.
JottaCloud	👁⁹	Norway based cloud storage provider with free and paid plans. Thanks @mynamesleon
Cryptee		Encrypted photo storage in a simple solution similar to Google Photos.
PhotoStructure		Self-hosted photo and video manager. Cross-platform (macOS, Windows, Linux, Docker). Scales to millions of assets, with automatic organization, auto-transcoding, and advanced de-duplication.
Lychee		An open-source self-hosted photo-management tool that includes built-in support for videos. Thanks @m0yP
LibrePhotos		Active OwnPhotos fork. Self hosted alternative to Google Photos.
Nextcloud Photos		The open source self-hosted productivity platform that keeps you in control. It has a Photos plugin to help you organize and visualize your photos.

Google Pixel/Nexus

Name	Eyes	Description
This list		Shows compatibility for rooting Android devices.
Purism Librem 5	👁⁵	From the company that makes Purism laptops. Runs PureOS. Thanks @brandonnodnarb
PinePhone	👁⁵	From the company that makes the Pine A64 Single Board Computer. Runs a variety of mainline Linux OSs with UIs adapted for mobile.

Google Play Music, Movies, & TV

Application

Name	Eyes	Description
Jellyfin		Open-source alternative to the Play media services. You do need to provide your own content, however. In active development with frequent updates (to the source, that is).
Music Player Daemon		A "flexible, powerful, server-side application for playing music".
Popcorn Time		Open-source software for desktop and mobile that let you easily stream movie/TV torrents. Be careful if your country or ISP has policies against torrenting, a VPN is recommended. Thanks @je-vv
Nuclear Music Player		Streaming music player that finds music from free sources automatically.
Tribler		Open-source peer-to-peer file sharing that provides a "Youtube"-like streaming experience. Tribler uses Tor-like onion routing to protect the privacy of its users.
Audinaut		An open-source Airsonic client for Android.
MALP		An open-source Android client for MPD. Available on F-Droid.

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
Funkwhale		Self-hosted, decentralized music service. Provide your own audio. (thanks u/DashEquals)
Airsonic		Self-hosted open-source media streamer. Has features for transcoding audio on-the-fly for "virtually any audio format". You can also set bandwidth limits if you need to. Looks very powerful.
Ampache		Open-source and self-hosted web based media manager and media server. API available to allow usage on various platforms. On-the-fly transcoding available. Supports both music and video.

I can no longer recommend Emby as they are no longer open source.
Thanks to u/eA8KESARaW6iqCpHsbE4 for suggesting Jellyfin and pointing out that Emby isn't open source.

Google Play Services Framework

Name	Eyes	Description
microG		A re-implementation of Google’s proprietary Android user space apps and libraries. It allows to use more precise navigation (which is proprietary in standard Android ROMs) and optionally receive push messages (requires connection to Google's servers, but also supports routing this connection through Tor). Thanks @notpushkin

Google Play Store

Name	Eyes	Description
F-Droid		Catalogue of FOSS apps for Android. Easy to install and keeps track of updates. Also has a browser version if you don't want to install the app.
Yalp Store (fork)		Yalp downloads Play Store apps as APK files. Helpful if you want to stay away from the Play Store, but require an app that is only available there. This version is a fork of the original project that is no longer active. Thank @onlyjob
APKMirror		An online library of user-uploaded APK files. Helpful if you need a specific older version of an app or don't want to download it through Google Play.
Aurora Store		Aurora Store is ~~simply a fork of the Yalp Store~~ no longer a fork of Yalp, but is now its own project (see their readme). Update: Removed note on using microG as Aurora Store does not use it. Thanks @notpushkin
Fossdroid		Uses the same library as F-Droid, but with a modern UI similar to that of the Play Store and the ability to view apps by popularity.
G-Droid		Also uses the F-Droid repo but with a different UI.
APKGrabber		Fork of APKUpdater. Both are great tools for avoiding app stores (on Android).
Aurora Droid		Yet another F-Droid client, potentially has a few bugs (thanks u/OfficialJohnGL4)

When searching for replacements, check the alternative stores (such as F-Droid) before checking the Play Store.

Google Search

Name	Eyes	Description
DuckDuckGo	👁⁵	One of the best privacy-focused search engines. Domain is hosted in USA which could potentially be problematic for some.
Startpage	👁⁹	Another privacy search engine that claims to not track any of your data. They operate servers in both USA and Europe. Note: Startpage was recently acquired. See Issue #12. Thanks @pydo, @ThijsRay, and @DatAres37. Also see this comment in Issue #99 from @danarel on Startpage.
searx.me		Open-source (thanks for clarification u/Sheezdudeln) privacy search engine. Domain hosted in Germany.
MetaGer	👁¹⁴	MetaGer is the search engine project from the registered nonprofit organization SUMA E.V. in Germany.
Qwant	👁⁹	Major improvements since 2018's guide. would prefer better info other than an outdated reference
Swisscows		A Swiss search engine that offers a unique search experience for the web, images, videos, music, and more. They are currently funding a mail service. Read through their datacenter about page, it's really interesting.
Mojeek	👁⁵	Unlike other privacy search engines which act as a "middle man" between you and Google/Bing/Yahoo, Mojeek has their own crawler and index. The results aren't as complete as some of the others, but it is still impressive and they are actively building their index to include more results with better accuracy.
Ekoru		Privacy focused search engine that also aims to clean up the oceans. Thanks @mynamesleon
Cyberd		Decentralized Google. A web 3 alternative for the Google search engine. In Beta testing mode. Uses IPFS and Tendermint consensus for security and economic incentives. Please see their ELI-5 FAQ for more info.
Infinity Search	👁⁵	Infinity Search is a privacy metasearch engine that does not log any information about its users. In terms of privacy, it works the same way as DuckDuckGo. It is free to use and is funded by non-tracking advertisements and affiliate links. It is also completely open-source.
Runnaroo	👁⁵	"Runnaroo was built from the ground up to provide an all around better search experience." Thanks @codingepaduli
Whoogle Search		A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting Google metasearch engine.

G suite (enterprise cloud)

Name	Eyes	Description
Nextcloud		Nextcloud 19 now has Community Document Server and ONLYOFFICE apps integrated which allows self-hosted instances of docs/sheets/slides. Users are able to edit documents in real time. Thanks @k3tan172 and @plutocrat
Open-Xchange		A secure hosted email and productivity platform, designed for providers of all sizes to offer their customers email, calendar, storage, encryption and more.
Sandstorm		An open-source self-hosted web hosting platform for a wide set of web applications, including Etherpad (collaborative text editing), Radicale (calendar), Lychee (image hosting), Wekan (Kanban)

Google Translate

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
LibreTranslate		Free and Open Source Machine Translation API, entirely self-hosted. Unlike other APIs, it doesn't rely on proprietary providers such as Google or Azure to perform translations.
DeepL	👁¹⁴	DeepL is an artifical intelligence translation service. Please keep in mind DeepL tracks the text you translate unless you purchase Pro. See sections 4 & 5 of their privacy policy for more information. Thanks u/TheCy-FiJuggernaut
Apertium		A free, open-source translation system.

Google Transit

Name	Eyes	Description
Transportr		An open-source Transit app on Android that takes information from several providers (e.g Deutsche Bahn in Germany) and enables you to use them in the app. Visualises the routes on an online OpenStreetMap map. Works in most of Western-Europe, as well as the USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Brazil, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the UAE and Ghana. Beware: most information-providers only have beta or alpha support, it may be a good idea to keep a second app as a fallback option

Instagram

Application

Name	Eyes	Description
PixelDroid		Free (as in freedom) Android client for Pixelfed, the federated image sharing platform.
Barinsta		The beautiful, open source, and privacy-friendly alternative Instagram client for Android.

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
Pixelfed		Decentralized, federated and Open Source alternative to Instagram with posts, videos, stories, tags, etc.
Bibliogram		Bibliogram is an open-source website that takes data from Instagram's public profile views and puts it into a friendlier page that loads faster, gives downloadable images, eliminates ads, generates RSS feeds, and doesn't urge you to sign up.

Microsoft

Microsoft

Microsoft Office

See Google Docs

Microsoft OneDrive

See Google Drive

Microsoft Teams

Name	Eyes	Description
Jitsi Meet		Jitsi is a collection of free and open-source multiplatform voice, videoconferencing and instant messaging applications for the web platform, Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android.
Wire		Wire is the most secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice, video, conference calls, file-sharing, and external collaboration –all protected by the most secure end-to-end-encryption.

Microsoft Visual Studio

Name	Eyes	Description
Atom		Atom is a free and open-source text and source code editor for macOS, Linux, and Microsoft Windows with support for plug-ins written in Javascript, and embedded Git Control, developed by GitHub.

Reddit

Application

Name	Eyes	Description
lemmur		A mobile client for lemmy - a federated reddit alternative
Infinity		Infinity is a beautiful, feature-rich app that offers a smooth Reddit browsing experience. It is completely free and ad-less; you can browse Reddit without interruptions or distractions. Built by a passionate university student, Infinity is open source.
RedReader		An unofficial, open source Android client for Reddit.
Slide		Slide is an open source, ad free Reddit browser for Android. It is based around the Java Reddit API Wrapper.

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
Lemmy		Lemmy is similar to sites like Reddit, Lobste.rs, or Hacker News: you subscribe to forums you're interested in, post links and discussions, then vote, and comment on them. Behind the scenes, it is very different; anyone can easily run a server, and all these servers are federated (think email), and connected to the same universe, called the Fediverse.

Slack

Name	Eyes	Description
Mattermost		Mattermost is an open source, private cloud, Slack-alternative built for developers.

Spotify

Name	Eyes	Description
Funkwhale		Funkwhale is a community-driven project that lets you listen and share music and audio within a decentralized, open network.

TeamViewer

Name	Eyes	Description
RustDesk		Open-source remote desktop client software, written in Rust. Works out of the box, full control of your data, with no concerns about security.
screego		Screen sharing for developers
Remmina		Remote access screen and file sharing to your desktop (RDP).
UltraVNC		UltraVNC is a powerful, easy to use and free - remote pc access softwares - that can display the screen of another computer (via internet or network) on your own screen.
MeshCentral		The open source, multi-platform, self-hosted, feature packed web site for remote device management.

Twitter

Application

Name	Eyes	Description
Twidere		An Open Source, fully featured Twitter/Mastodon/StatusNet/Fanfou app. There is also TwidereX, currently in development, available for Android and iOS.

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
Mastodon		Mastodon is software for web-based federated microblogging, intended to be an "actually viable alternative to Twitter". Users can post 500-character status messages which can optionally include images, topic tags, and linked mentions of other users. It is open source and there are a number of independent instances online in addition to the flagship at mastodon.social.
Pleroma		Pleroma is a free, federated social networking server built on open protocols. It is compatible with GNU Social, Mastodon, and many other ActivityPub implementations.
Nitter		Nitter is a free and open source alternative Twitter front-end focused on privacy.
Yotter		Yotter allows you to follow and gather all the content from your favorite Twitter and YouTube accounts in a beautiful feed so you can stay up to date without compromising your privacy at all.

WhatsApp

WhatsApp recently expanded on the "Information You Provide" section that goes into detail about how it uses and shares the information gathered from WhatsApp with other Facebook products or third-parties.
See this article for why you should NOT use WhatsApp (if someone has a better Outline link, that would be much appreciated).

Application

Name	Eyes	Description
Signal	👁⁵	Whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden recommends Signal.
Molly	👁⁵	Signal-compatible fork client with some security enhancements.
Tox		Tox is unique as it uses P2P technology to ensure the network never goes down, as long as there are users to keep it alive. They specifically say on the website "Tox has no central servers that can be raided, shut down, or forced to turn over data".
Wire	👁⁵	Uses end-to-end encryption. Looks to be more of a corporate service with tiered plans.
Element	👁⁵	Open-source privacy-focused chat service with end-to-end encryption. They offer webapps, desktop apps, iOS, and Android (Play Store and F-Droid). Uses the "Matrix" protocol for decentralized communication.
Threema		Swiss-based GDPR-compliant instant messenger. Has apps for both iOS and Android. Unlike Signal, no phone number is required (nor is an email) to sign up. End-to-end encrypted. Thanks to @nathanvogel
Keybase	👁⁵	encrypted chat like Signal with features like Slack. Does not require a phone number to sign up. Also has file storage. Note: Keybase was acquired by Zoom, Inc. in May 2020 (Keybase blog, Zoom blog). Thanks @notpushkin & @multimob.
Jami	👁⁵	Audio / Video Calls, Conferences, Messaging app with peer-to-peer and end-to-end encrypted communications.
Mumble		A free, open-source, low latency, high quality voice chat application.
Session		Open-source. It is an end-to-end encrypted messenger that removes sensitive metadata collection. No phone number required to create an account.
Conversations	👁¹⁴	An open-source Android Jabber/XMPP client. It's a paid app on Google Play, but you can also build it from source for free if you want to.
Jitsi Meet (F-Droid)		Jitsi is an open-source secure video conferencing platform. No account is needed to use it, simply enter a Room Name to join or host a meeting. The host is able to kick rogue users from the call. Works directly in your browser, with apps available for iOS and Android. It is not necessary to self-host, but self-hosting is an option for those who wish to. Very low latency and easy to set up. A free public server is available at meet.jit.si. (👁⁵ server)
Mumla (client for Mumble)		Third-party Android client for Mumble.
Briar		An open-source app which supports Peer-to-Peer encrypted messaging. No phone number required for signing up. If the internet’s down, Briar can sync via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, keeping the information flowing in a crisis. If the internet’s up, Briar can sync via the Tor network, protecting users and their relationships from surveillance. Can install through a third-party F-Droid repo.

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
Jitsi	👁⁵	Jitsi is an open-source secure video conferencing platform. No account is needed to use it, simply enter a Room Name to join or host a meeting. The host is able to kick rogue users from the call. Works directly in your browser, with apps available for iOS and Android. It is not necessary to self-host, but self-hosting is an option for those who wish to. Very low latency and easy to set up. A free public server is available at meet.jit.si. (👁⁵ server)

Removed Telegram. See Issue #29 from @arsv on @tycrek repo.

Wear OS

Name	Eyes	Description
AsteroidOS	👁¹⁴	The cleanest (and only) open-source alternative for Wear OS. Make sure you buy a watch that supports it!

YouTube

Applications

Name	Eyes	Description
NewPipe		Open-source desktop YouTube client that uses the Invidio.us API to serve content.
FreeTube		Open-source desktop YouTube client that uses the Invidio.us API to serve content.
YouTube Vanced		Please read the XDA post before deciding to use this.
youtube-local		Open-source browser-based client for watching Youtube anonymously and with greater page performance. Non-video requests can be routed through Tor. Optionally the videos can be routed through Tor as well. Can be used without Javascript. No server software installation required. Uses self-hosted subscriptions and playlists.
SkyTube		Alternative android YouTube app on F-Droid. No account needed, privacy respecting. No ads.

Web-based

Name	Eyes	Description
PeerTube		Decentralized, federated video hosting network. Still quite small, but is growing and has a dedicated community. Although there is no central database/server, all the separate instances can still talk to one another. This allows for data exchange and a way to view anyone's videos while only associating with one instance. Thanks @kdkasad for clarifying federation.
BitChute	👁⁵	Also P2P, but not decentralized. Due to it being proprietary, if BitChute goes down then the whole thing goes down (unlike PeerTube). (thanks u/up-sky-7)
DTube		Looks very similar to YouTube. Advertised as "first crypt-decentralized video-platform". Built on Steemit and IPFS.
Bit.tube		Appears to be a crypto-powered decentralized video sharing service. (thanks u/rudolf323)
Invidious		An open-source front-end alternative to YouTube. Seems to work pretty well from my experience so far, and it hasn't triggered anything on my adblocker/privacy extensions. Also offers downloads in many formats for videos (including `.vtt` subtitles).
Hooktube		A slightly better way to use actual YouTube. (Use as a "last resort")
LBRY		A decentralized platform for distributing and supporting creators's work. It aims to be Open, Community driven "digital marketplace". It can be used in a similar way to YouTube: browsing, subscribing to channels, there is a mechanism to send "tips" to creators. Looks up videos based on a blockchain and is open-source and uncensored. It already has some "larger" creators like Minutephysics, Veritasium, Barnacules and Lunduke.
Yotter		Youtube and Twitter with privacy. Never share any of your data to Youtube, yet be able to watch Youtube videos.
Piped		Yet another alternative frontend for YouTube.

Other

Name	Eyes	Description
Blokada		From the website: "If you want to efficiently block ads, trackers, malware, save on your data plan, speed up your device and protect your privacy with just one application, then Blokada is for you. It is free, secure and open-source." Uses internal VPN on Android to block ads.
TrackerControl		From the GitHub README: Allows users to monitor and control the widespread, ongoing, hidden data collection in mobile apps about user behaviour ("tracking"). To detect tracking, TrackerControl checks all network traffic against the Disconnect blocklist, used and trusted by the Mozilla Firefox browser. Thanks @E5dZEUpc3BKaJrHnQVZd5zE

Useful links, tools, and advice

Resources

Everything you need to become a Privacy Wizard.

Privacy Tools (thanks u/yieldingTemporarily)
ethical.net (thanks u/yieldingTemporarily)
AlternativeTo - Find alternatives for software. Used extensively to build this guide. Also check out Switching.software (thanks @mynamesleon)
Framasoft - Lots of alternatives and software. Too many to fit into the list. Also check out this link. Thanks @NicolasPA
r/Privacy wiki
Awesome-Selfhosted - A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted locally. Selfhosting is the process of hosting and managing applications instead of renting from Software-as-a-Service providers
r/VPN - Read the sidebar and wiki to learn more about why you should consider using a VPN. I personally use Mullvad but do your own research before choosing.
Four Methods to Create a Secure Password You'll Actually Remember
How to Create a Strong Password (and Remember It)
Use a password manager such as Bitwarden
Set up multi-factor/two-factor authentication on as many accounts as you can
Don't save passwords to your browser: Erase the entire password cache once you set up a password manager.
Remove bloatware from Android (without root)
What are 5-eyes, 9-eyes, and 14-eyes?
Outline is an awesome tool for getting all the junk out of news articles (I've used it a few times in this guide already). Sometimes it can get around paywalls for "premium" news sites.
What is Tor and should I use it?
HTTP vs. HTTPS
The EFF has an excellent guide on how to stay safe and secure online. It is incredibly useful and I suggest that everyone read through it.
Click here and here for tips on disabling Windows 10 telemetry/data collection.
Click here to sign up for DuckDuckGo's privacy newsletter, and here for more tips, articles, and blog posts from DuckDuckGo.
Delete Facebook. Another guide can be found here.
Why you should put tape over your webcam
What is DNS and why should I change it? Use DNSPerf to see which one is fastest for you. (Thanks @resynth1943)
What is GDPR? TechRadar and The Guardian
Here is a really good guide for configuring a super secure Linux workstation (thanks u/aoeudhtns)
A website to raise awareness of online privacy. Lot's of good tips in here (thanks u/brais33)
Android Privacy Guide (thanks u/rightknobhead)
Windows 10 Privacy Guide (thanks again u/rightknobhead)
Check out Prism Break (thanks u/FrontierPsycho)
Guide for Linux users on blocking everything Google at the network level. This can and probably will break other alternatives that rely on Google to serve content. Thanks u/wesaphzt
u/wesaphzt also provided this, this, and this for hardening Firefox.
Check out WindowsSpyBlocker and this tutorial for even more Windows 10 tips (thanks u/rudolf323)
VirusTotal lets you upload files and scans them against multiple antivirus programs at once. Very helpful for checking false negatives. Unfortunately Alphabet Inc owns VirusTotal but there are no good alternatives.
Did you read the wiki yet? Go do that.
Tracking Exposed, fight for a web that is home for many, not property of the few!
fix-windows-privacy, Fix Windows Privacy is a tool to disable privacy breaches on Windows 10.

Books

Title	Published	Author
Permanent Record		Edward Snowden
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now		Jaron Lanier
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism		Shoshana Zuboff
The Attention Merchants		Tim Wu
Zucked		Roger McNamee

Blog posts

Title	Published	Author
Google Chrome’s users take a back seat to its bottom line		Bennett Cyphers and Mitch Stoltz - EFF
Quitting Facebook & Google		J. Nathan Matias
How to fight back against Google AMP as a web user and a web developer		Marko Saric

News articles

Title	Published	Author
Google Can Survive Too Much Innovation. You Can't.		Robert Sher - Forbes
The truth about Google's famous '20% time' policy		Jillian D'Onfro - Business Insider
The Binge Breaker		Bianca Bosker - The Atlantic
How Malware Keeps Sneaking Past Google Play’s Defenses		Lily Hay Newman - WIRED
Forget Killer Robots — Bias Is the Real AI Danger		Will Knight - MIT Technology Review
Google managers kept blacklists of conservative employees and one manager considered holding 'trials,' a new lawsuit alleges		Julie Bort - Business Insider
A longtime Google engineer quits, saying the company is ’100% competitor-focused’ and ‘can no longer innovate’		Jillian D'Onfro - CNBC
Facebook and Google are doomed, George Soros says		Hamza Shaban - Washington Post
Google Isn't Listening, So Its Employees Are Suing		Kate Conger - Gizmodo
Google sees major claims of harassment and discrimination as lawsuits proceed		Sam Levin - The Guardian
How to stop Google from tracking everything you do online		Todd Haselton - CNBC
Google will always do evil		Jessica Conditt - Engadget
Google’s new ‘AI principles’ forbid its use in weapons and human rights violations		Devin Coldewey - TechCrunch
Google Plans to Launch Censored Search Engine in China, Leaked Documents Reveal		Ryan Gallagher - The Intercept
Google’s China plan isn’t just evil — it’s bad for business		Josh Rogin - Washington Post
How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’		Daisuke Wakabayashi and Katie Benner - New York Times
A New Google+ Blunder Exposed Data From 52.5 Million Users		Lily Hay Newman - WIRED
Three Years of Misery Inside Google, the Happiest Company in Tech		Nitasha Tiku - WIRED
Google’s latest user-hostile design change makes ads and search results look identical		Natasha Lomas - TechCrunch
You Are Now Remotely Controlled		Shoshana Zuboff - New York Times