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     - [Browser Sync](#browser-sync)
     - [WebView](#webview)
 
-## Search Engines
+## 2FA
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Avoid using apps that won't let you export your keys **easily**.
+- Authy
+- Google Authenticator
 
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- Google Search
-- Yahoo Search
-- Bing
-- Yandex
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> Instead use
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Aegis](https://getaegis.app/) - A free, secure and open source app for Android to manage your 2-step verification tokens. Supports variety of imports from other apps (Google Authenticator, Authy etc.), vault encryption and exporting keys (plaintext or encrypted).
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [andOTP](https://github.com/andOTP/andOTP) - Open source two-factor authentication for Android.
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [FreeOTPPlus](https://github.com/helloworld1/FreeOTPPlus) - Enhanced fork of FreeOTP-Android providing a feature-rich 2FA authenticator.
+- [RavioOTP](https://github.com/raivo-otp/) - A native, lightweight and secure one-time-password (OTP) solution for **iOS** users.
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Authenticator Pro](https://github.com/jamie-mh/AuthenticatorPro) - Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) client for Android + Wear OS.
+
+## Analytics
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Avoid any analytics service that comes from Google, Facebook, Microsoft or any private service. These kind of analytics hurt user privacy.
 
 <img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-- [Whoogle Search](https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search) - A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting Google metasearch engine.
-- [Qwant](https://www.qwant.com/) - A privacy oriented search engine made in France with no tracking.
-- [SearX](https://searx.me/) - Privacy-respecting metasearch engine.
-- [DuckDuckGo](https://duckduckgo.com) - A privacy respecting search engine.
-- [Brave Search](https://search.brave.com) - A privacy respecting search engine with its own index, which doesn't rely on search engines like Google or Bing.
+- [Matomo](https://matomo.org/) - Google Analytics alternative that protects your data and your customers' privacy.
+- [Plausible](https://plausible.io/) - Simple and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.
+- [Umami](https://umami.is/) - A simple, fast, website analytics alternative to Google Analytics.
+- [Aurora](https://useaurora.app/) - 100% Cookie-Free Open Website Analytics. Collect Anonymous Data. Make your Audience Happy Now!
+- [Nullitics](https://nullitics.com/) - Zero-effort open-source cheap analytics.
+- [Ackee](https://ackee.electerious.com/) - Self-hosted website analytics.
+- [Shynet](https://github.com/milesmcc/shynet) - Modern, privacy-friendly, and detailed web analytics that works without cookies or JS.
+- [Pirsch](https://pirsch.io/) - Pirsch is a simple, privacy-friendly, open-source alternative to Google Analytics — lightweight, cookie-free and easily integrated into any website or backend.
 
-## Web Browser
+## Android App Store
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+- Google Play Store
+- Amazon Appstore
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+- [F-droid](https://f-droid.org/) - F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform.
+	- [Droid-ify](https://github.com/Iamlooker/Droid-ify) - Lightweight F-Droid client with Material UI.
+	- [Aurora Droid](https://auroraoss.com/download/#aurora-droid) - Aurora Droid is a modern FOSS client for F-Droid.
+	- [Foxy Droid](https://github.com/kitsunyan/foxy-droid) - Unofficial F-Droid client in the style of the classic one.
+- [FossDroid](https://fossdroid.com/) - Fossdroid's aim is to promote free and open source apps on the Android platform: newest, trendiest and the most popular ones.
+
+- [SkyDroid](https://skydroid.app/) - Decentralized App Store for Android
+
+### Alternative Google Play Store clients
+- [Aurora Store](https://auroraoss.com/download/#aurora-store) - Aurora Store is an open-source alternative Google Play Store frontend client with privacy and modern design in mind.
+
+## Android Dialer
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+
+Third party dialers found on the play store. They may contain ads/trackers and may ask for unnecessary permissions.
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+- [Simple Dialer](https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-Dialer) - A lightweight app for handling your calls, no matter where are you. Comes with a handy call log for easy call initiation.
+- [Koler](https://github.com/Chooloo/koler) - Uniquely stylized phone app with customizable features.
+
+## Android File Manager
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+
+Preinstalled file managers and third party file manager apps found on the play store. They may contain ads/trackers and may ask for unnecessary permissions.
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+
+- [Simple File Manager](https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-File-Manager) - A simple file manager for browsing and editing files and directories.
+- [Amaze File Manager](https://github.com/TeamAmaze/AmazeFileManager) - Simple and attractive Material Design file manager for Android.
+- [Material Files](https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles) - An open source Material Design file manager, for Android 5.0+.
+- [Ghost Commander](https://f-droid.org/packages/com.ghostsq.commander/) - Dual-panel file manager.
+
+## Android Keyboard
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+- GBoard (Google)
+- SwiftKey
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
+- [OpenBoard](https://github.com/dslul/openboard) - 100% FOSS keyboard, based on AOSP.
+- [FlorisBoard](https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard) - FlorisBoard is a free and open-source keyboard for Android 6.0+ devices. It aims at being modern, user-friendly and customizable while fully respecting your privacy. Currently in early-beta state.
+- [AnySoftKeyboard](https://anysoftkeyboard.github.io/) - The only Android keyboard you'll ever need. Free as in speech and Free as in beer.
+- [Indic Keyboard](https://gitlab.com/indicproject/indic-keyboard) - Indic Keyboard is a versatile keyboard for Android users who wish to use Indic and Indian languages to type messages, compose emails and generally prefer to use them in addition to English on their phone.
+- [Simple Keyboard](https://github.com/rkkr/simple-keyboard) - Simply keyboard and nothing more.
+
+## Android Launcher
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+
+Third party launchers found on the play store. They may contain ads/trackers and may ask for unnecessary permissions.
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+- [Lawnchair](https://lawnchair.app/) - No clever tagline needed.
+- [OpenLauncher](https://github.com/OpenLauncherTeam/openlauncher) - Customizable and Open Source Launcher for Android.
+- [KISS](https://kisslauncher.com/) - Lightning fast, open-source, < 200kb Android launcher.
+- [Olauncher](https://github.com/tanujnotes/Olauncher) - Minimal AF (ad-free) launcher app for Android.
+- [Posidon Launcher](https://posidon.io/launcher) - Posidon launcher is a minimal, one page homescreen with a vertical scrolling feed.
+- [Pie Launcher](https://github.com/markusfisch/PieLauncher) - Android home screen launcher that uses a dynamic pie menu instead of fixed positioned icons.
+- [Simple App Launcher](https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-App-Launcher) - A simple holder for favourite apps for quick & easy app launcher icon management.
+- [Rootless Pixel Launcher](https://github.com/amirzaidi/Launcher3) - The Launcher3 fork known as "Rootless Pixel Launcher".
+
+## Captchas
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+
+Google captchas use cookies to track users and rank their IPs.
+
+- Google reCAPTCHA
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+- [DoomCaptcha](https://github.com/vivirenremoto/doomcaptcha) - Captchas don't have to be boring [READ THE DISCLAIMER ON PROJECT'S WEBSITE](https://vivirenremoto.github.io/doomcaptcha/).
+- [hCaptcha](https://www.hcaptcha.com/) - Privacy-first CAPTCHA for web, mobile, and more.
+
+## Cloaking
+### Images
+- [Fawkes](https://github.com/Shawn-Shan/fawkes) - privacy preserving tool against facial recognition systems.
+  - [CloakMe](https://github.com/pluja/CloakMe) - Web interface for Fawkes algorithm.
+- [ImageScrubber](https://github.com/everestpipkin/image-scrubber) - A friendly browser-based tool for anonymizing photographs taken at protests ([hosted version provided by everestpipkin](https://everestpipkin.github.io/image-scrubber/)).
+
+### Text
+- [Stegcloak](https://stegcloak.surge.sh/) - Hide secrets with invisible characters in plain text securely using passwords ([repo](https://github.com/kurolabs/stegcloak)).
+
+## Cloud Storage
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+- Google Drive
+- Dropbox
+- OneDrive
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+- [Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/) - The open source self-hosted productivity platform that keeps you in control.
+- [Seafile](https://www.seafile.com/en/home/) - High performance file syncing and sharing. It includes a Wiki, WYSIWYG editing and other knowledge management features.
+
+**Other useful tools**
+- [Cryptomator](https://cryptomator.org) - Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to your favorite cloud service
+- [Boxcryptor](https://www.boxcryptor.com/) - Encryption for OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive and many more.
+- [Syncthing](https://syncthing.net/) - Continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes.
+- [Rclone](https://rclone.org/) - Rclone is a command line program to manage files on cloud storage. It is a feature rich alternative to cloud vendors' web storage interfaces and like the tools listed above enables encryption for encrypting files in the cloud.
+
+## Databases
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Avoid using privative databases which you don't control such as Google Firebase.
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> Instead use
+- [Supabase](https://supabase.io/) - Open source Firebase alternative.
+- [Appwrite](https://appwrite.io/) - Secure open-source backend server for web, mobile & Flutter developers.
+- [CondensationDB](https://github.com/CondensationDB/Condensation) [Inactive] - Condensation is an open-source zero trust, distributed database enabling to build modern applications while ensuring data ownership and security.
+
+## Developer Tools
+- [Beekeeper Studio](https://www.beekeeperstudio.io) - Open Source SQL Editor and Database Manager with a privacy commitment in their mission statement.
+
+### IDEs
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Avoid using privative IDEs that are full of trackers and telemetry.
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> Instead use
+- [Neovim](https://neovim.io/) - Hyperextensible Vim-based text editor.
+- [VSCodium](https://vscodium.com/) - Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VSCode. Vscode source code is open source (MIT-licensed), but the product available for download (Visual Studio Code) is licensed under [this not-FLOSS license](https://code.visualstudio.com/license) and contains telemetry/tracking.
+
+## Domain Registrar
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Avoid using domain registrars who are privacy invasive. 
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> Instead use
+- [Njalla](https://njal.la) - Privacy-aware domain service, sitting in between the domain service registrations and you, acting like a privacy shield.
+- [OrangeWebsite](https://www.orangewebsite.com/)
+- [1984 Hosting](https://www.1984hosting.com/)
+
+## Download Manager
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+
+IDM, Download Accelerator Plus etc which are proprietary and cost you money plus privacy.
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+
+- [Persepolis Download Manager](https://github.com/persepolisdm/persepolis) - Persepolis is a download manager & a GUI for Aria2. It's written in Python. Persepolis is a sample of free and open source software. It's developed for GNU/Linux distributions, BSDs, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows.
+- [uGet Download Manager](https://ugetdm.com/) - uGet is a lightweight yet powerful Open Source download manager for GNU/Linux developed with GTK+, which also comes packaged as a portable Windows app. It is also available for Android.
+- [Motrix](https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix) - A full-featured download manager.
+- [FireDM](https://github.com/firedm/FireDM) - FireDM is a python open source (Internet Download Manager) with multi-connections, high speed engine, it downloads general files and videos from youtube and tons of other streaming websites. It is availabe for Linux & Windows.
+- [Xtreme Download Manager](https://github.com/subhra74/xdm) - Xtreme Download Manager (XDM) is a powerful tool to increase download speeds up to 500%, save streaming videos from YouTube, DailyMotion, Facebook, Vimeo, Google Video and 1000+ other websites, resume broken/dead downloads, schedule and convert downloads.
+- [axel](https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel) - Lightweight CLI download accelerator. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS protocols.
+
+## Encryption
+Remember: Without strong encryption, you will be spied on systematically by lots of people.
+
+- [Veracrypt](https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html) - VeraCrypt is a free open source disk encryption software for Windows, macOS and Linux.
+- [Hat.sh](https://hat.sh/) - A Free, Fast, Secure and Serverless File Encryption.
+- [Cryptomator](https://cryptomator.org/) - Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to your favorite cloud service.
+- [Boxcryptor](https://www.boxcryptor.com/) - Encryption for OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive and many more.
+- [Stegcloak](https://stegcloak.surge.sh/) - Hide secrets with invisible characters in plain text securely using passwords.
+- [Picocrypt](https://github.com/HACKERALERT/Picocrypt/) - A very small (hence "Pico"), very simple, yet very secure file encryption tool.
+
+## File Management and Sharing
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+- WeTransfer
+- SendAnywhere
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
+- [Blaze](https://blaze.now.sh/) - A fast, p2p and radically different way to transfer files.
+- [Send](https://gitlab.com/timvisee/send) - Simple, private file sharing. (Mozilla Send Fork)
+- [Lufi](https://framagit.org/fiat-tux/hat-softwares/lufi) - Let's Upload that FIle — File sharing software.
+- [Croc](https://github.com/schollz/croc) - Easily and securely send things from one computer to another.
+- [Dat-cp](https://github.com/tom-james-watson/dat-cp) - Copy files between hosts on a network using the peer-to-peer Dat network.
+- [Magic Wormhole](https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole) - Get things from one computer to another, safely.
+- [QRcp](https://github.com/claudiodangelis/qrcp) - Transfer files over wifi from your computer to your mobile device by scanning a QR code without leaving the terminal.
+- [Snapdrop](https://snapdrop.net/) - A Progressive Web App for local file sharing inspired by Apple's Airdrop.
+- [Paperless-ng](https://github.com/jonaswinkler/paperless-ng) - A supercharged version of paperless: scan, index and archive all your physical documents.
+  - [Paperless](https://github.com/the-paperless-project/paperless) - [Now archived] Scan, index, and archive all of your paper documents.
+- [OnionShare](https://github.com/micahflee/onionshare) - An open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network.
+- [Sharik](https://github.com/marchellodev/sharik) - Sharik works with Wi-Fi connection or Tethering (Wi-Fi Hotspot). No internet connection needed. Available for Android, iOS, Linux, MacOS & Windows.
+
+## Fitness and Health
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Your health is a **very** important piece of your **private data** and you should care **a lot** about it. Also, health related data is among the most coveted. Please don't use apps from Google, Fitbit, Huawei, Xiaomi or any company that seeks the gathering of your personal data.
+
+If you need an app for **menstrual cycle tracking** please don't use any apps like Clue, Period Tracker, etc. Those cute pink apps are greedy for your menstrual cycle and intimate life data and will sell it for sure, protect your private life. Check the list below and you will find nice alternatives.
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+- [wger](https://wger.de/en/software/features) - A free, open source, self-hosted web application that manages your exercises, workouts and nutrition.
+- [Fitotrack](https://codeberg.org/jannis/FitoTrack) - A privacy oriented fitness tracker for Android.
+- [OpenFoodFacts](https://world.openfoodfacts.org/) - Open Food Facts is a food products database made by everyone, for everyone. You can use it to make better food choices.
+    - [OFF Apps](https://world.openfoodfacts.org/open-food-facts-mobile-app)
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Drip](https://bloodyhealth.gitlab.io/) - Menstrual cycle and fertility tracking. Everything you enter stays on your device.
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [log28](https://github.com/wildeyedskies/log28) - a (very) simple no-frills period tracker for Android.
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [OpenTracks](https://github.com/OpenTracksApp/OpenTracks) - OpenTracks is a sport tracking application that completely respects your privacy.
+
+## Fonts
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+- Google Fonts
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+- [Velvetyne](https://www.velvetyne.fr/)
+- [OpenFoundry](https://open-foundry.com/)
+
+## Instant Messaging
+**Check out [this site](https://www.securemessagingapps.com/) for comparisons*.
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+- WhatsApp
+- Instagram DM
+- Facebook Messenger
+- Skype
+- Zoom
+- Google Hangouts / Chat
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+### Decentralized
+No single point of control or failure. A decentralized network operated by different servers from different volunteers around the globe. You choose where your data stays or you can self-host your own server. Somewhat more complex protocols (because of federation between servers) and some extra metadata is added to the messages (without compromising privacy).
+
+- [Matrix (Protocol)](https://matrix.org/) - An open network for secure, decentralized communication.
+   - [Element](https://element.io/) - All-in-one secure chat app for teams, friends and organisations. Keeps conversations in your control, safe from data-mining and ads. End-to-end encryption.
+- [Jabber / XMPP (Protocol)](https://xmpp.org/) - The universal and open messaging standard. Tried and tested. Independent. Privacy-focused. E2E encrypted.
+  - <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Conversations](https://conversations.im/) - Jabber/XMPP client for Android 4.0+ smartphones that has been optimized to provide a unique mobile experience.
+  - [AstraChat](https://astrachat.com/) - Another XMPP client.
+- [DeltaChat](https://delta.chat/) - Chat over encrypted e-mail.
+- [Session](https://getsession.org/) - Extreme focus on privacy. Blockchain technology.
+- [SimpleX](https://simplex.chat/) - Private, decentralized chat which doesn't use global identities.
+
+### Centralized
+The service is in charge of running the servers that allow users to communicate. Single point of failure and control, but still 100% safe and trustworthy if the protocols and code are open and audited.
+
+- [Threema](https://threema.ch/en) - The messenger that puts security and privacy first. Pay once, chat forever. No collection of user data. Open Source client.
+- [Signal](https://signal.org/) - Extreme focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect. Strong encryption by design. 100% Open Source.
+  - <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Molly](https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android) - Signal-compatible fork client with some security enhancements.
+- [Status](https://status.im/) - Status is a secure messaging app, crypto wallet, and Web3 browser built with state of the art technology.
+
+### P2P
+No servers involved. Everything goes directly from one peer to the other peer. No point of failure or control. The features are reduced because of the lack of server, messaging can be slower. Best option for critical chats.
+
+- [Tox](https://tox.chat/) - Tox is easy-to-use software that connects you with friends and family without anyone else listening in.
+- [Briar](https://briarproject.org/) - Peer-to-peer encrypted messaging and forums.
+- [Tinfoil Chat](https://github.com/maqp/tfc) - Onion-routed, endpoint secure messaging system.
+
+#### Worth mentioning
+- [Berty](https://berty.tech/) - Not released yet. The privacy-first messaging app that works with or without internet access, cellular data or trust in the network.
+- [Telegram](https://telegram.org/) - Not fully open source. No E2E encryption by default on chats.
+
+## Location tracking
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+
+- Google location history.
+- Google FindMyDevice.
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+
+### Tracking
+- [Nextcloud Phonetrack](https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/phonetrack) - Nextcloud app to track location history with an [Android app](https://gitlab.com/eneiluj/phonetrack-android) ([other apps also supported](https://gitlab.com/eneiluj/phonetrack-oc/-/wikis/userdoc#logging-methods)). Supports caching positions offline and sending them to the server in batches. The first-party app has good battery saving options.
+- [OwnTracks](https://owntracks.org/) - Location tracking for displaying the current location only (limited location history functionality).
+- [Traccar](https://www.traccar.org/) - Location tracking software made for dedicated GPS logging devices.
+
+### Find My Device
+- [Find My Device](https://gitlab.com/Nulide/findmydevice) - Find your Android Device via SMS.
+
+## Mail Services
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+- Gmail
+- Outlook
+- Yandex Mail
+- Yahoo! Mail
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
+
+### Third party owned
+- [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/) - Secure Email. Based in Switzerland. [Read this article over Climate activist arrest](https://protonmail.com/blog/climate-activist-arrest/).
+- [Tutanota](https://tutanota.com/) - Secure email for everybody. Open Source.
+- [RiseUp](https://riseup.net/en/about-us) - Online communication tools for people and groups working on liberatory social change.
+
+### Self hosted
+- [Mail-in-a-box](https://github.com/mail-in-a-box/mailinabox) - 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.
+- [Docker mail server](https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver) - A fullstack but simple mail server (SMTP, IMAP, LDAP, Antispam, Antivirus, etc.) using Docker.
+
+### Clients
 
 #### Android / iOS
-- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Bromite](https://www.bromite.org/)
-- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Vanadium](https://vanadium.app/) - Privacy and security enhanced releases of Chromium for GrapheneOS.
-- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Ungoogled Chromium](https://ungoogled-software.github.io/)
-- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Privacy Browser](https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser/)
-- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/mobile/) - Android/iOS
-    - <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Mull](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/) - Privacy hardened fork of Firefox for Android, with proprietary blobs removed.
-- [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/) - Android/iOS
-- [SnowHaze](https://snowhaze.com/en/index.html) - iOS
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [FairEmail](https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail) - Fully featured, open source, privacy friendly email app for Android.
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [K9](https://k9mail.app/) - Open Source Email App for Android.
 
 #### Desktop
-- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) - Open Source, independent browser. It needs some [hardening](https://privacytools.io/browsers/#addons) and [tweaking](https://privacytools.io/browsers/#about_config) to achieve great privacy.
-  - [LibreWolf](https://librewolf-community.gitlab.io/) - Privacy-focused Firefox fork.
-- [Ungoogled Chromium](https://ungoogled-software.github.io/)
-- [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/)
+- [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net) - A free customizable open source email client.
 
-> Controversial option: [Brave](https://brave.com/) - Android/iOS. [Read more info on this related discussion](https://libredd.it/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/gytwmd/brave_browser_privacytoolsio_and_the_negativity/) and [the Wikipedia page](https://wikiless.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser)#Controversies).
+### Email Alias Services (Anonymous Forwarding)
 
-### Browser Sync
-- [xBrowserSync](https://www.xbrowsersync.org/) - Browser syncing as it should be: secure, anonymous and free!
+With email aliases, you can finally create a different identity for each website. Defend against spams, phishing and data breach. You can choose self-hosting any of the following options or you can also use their own platform as a service.
 
-### WebView
-- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Bromite WebView](https://www.bromite.org/system_web_view) - Bromite WebView is a version of Android System WebView with support for ad blocking and enhanced privacy.
-  - [WebView Switcher](https://github.com/Magisk-Modules-Repo/bromitewebview) - A tool for installing Bromite WebView on android 10+
+- [Simplelogin](https://github.com/simple-login/app)
+- [Anonaddy](https://github.com/anonaddy/anonaddy)
+
+## Maps and Navigation
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+- Google Maps
+- Apple Maps
+- Yandex Maps
+- Bing Maps
+- Waze
+- Sygic
+- HERE WeGo
+- Petal Maps
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
+- [Open Street Map (OSM)](https://www.openstreetmap.org/) - OpenStreetMap is built by a community of mappers that contribute and maintain data about roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and much more, all over the world.
+  - [OSMAnd](https://osmand.net/) - Android/iOS Navigation app using OSM. It is a feature-rich app with all you expect.
+- [Qwant Maps](https://www.qwant.com/maps/) - An OpenStreetMap-based private Google Maps alternative.
+- [Organic Maps](https://organicmaps.app/) - Great offline maps for hikers and cyclists.
+
+## Media Streaming Platforms
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+- Amazon Prime Video
+- Netflix
+- Disney+
+- Plex
+- Spotify
+- SoundCloud
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+#### Video and Audio
+- [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/) - Jellyfin is the volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of your media. Stream to any device from your own server, with no strings attached.
+- [Dim](https://github.com/Dusk-Labs/dim) - Dim is a self-hosted media manager. With minimal setup, Dim will organize and beautify your media collections, letting you access and play them anytime from anywhere.
+- [Stremio](https://www.stremio.com/) - Stremio is a modern media center that's a one-stop solution for your video entertainment.
+
+#### Audio
+- [Funkwhale](https://funkwhale.audio/) - A social platform to enjoy and share music (SoundCloud alternative).
+- [Subsonic](https://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp) - Your complete, personal music streamer.
+- [Ampache](https://ampache.org/) - A web based audio/video streaming application and file manager.
+- [Koel](https://koel.dev/) - a personal music streaming server that works.
+- [Nuclear](https://nuclear.js.org/) - Modern music player focused on streaming from free sources.
+- [Navidrome](https://navidrome.org/) - Lightweight, fast and self-contained personal music streamer.
+
+**Spotify Alternative clients**
+ > These clients, although will have less tracking, still DO NOT protect your privacy at all as you will still be streaming from Spotify servers from you own **premium (paid, identified)** account.
+
+ \* Premium required.
+- [Spot](https://github.com/xou816/spot) - Native Spotify client built in GTK and Rust.
+- [psst](https://github.com/jpochyla/psst) - Fast and multi-platform Spotify client with native GUI.
+- [ncspot](https://github.com/hrkfdn/ncspot) - Cross-platform ncurses Spotify client written in Rust, inspired by ncmpc and the likes.
+
+**Other music streaming projects**
+- [Freezer](https://git.freezerapp.xyz/) - [Source Code](https://git.freezerapp.xyz/).
+
+**Deezer Alternative clients**
+- [dzr](https://github.com/yne/dzr) - Command line Deezer player for Linux, BSD, Android+Termux
+
+#### Podcasts
+- [Antennapod](https://antennapod.org/) - The Open Podcast Player.
+
+## Notes and Tasks
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid** 
+- Google Keep
+    - [Google Keep Exporter](https://github.com/vHanda/google-keep-exporter) -  Convert your Google Keep notes into a standard markdown + YAML header format.
+- Evernote
+- Squid
+- Notion
+- OneNote
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+- [TinyList](https://tinylist.app/) - Create and share notes and checklists, without sacrificing your privacy.
+- [HedgeDoc](https://hedgedoc.org/) - Formerly CodiMD (community). An awesome platform to write and share markdown.
+- [Standard Notes](https://standardnotes.org/) - A free, open-source, and completely encrypted notes app.
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Notally](https://github.com/OmGodse/Notally) - A beautiful notes app.
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Quillnote](https://qosp.org/#/) - Take beautiful markdown notes and stay organized with task lists.
+- [Joplin](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin) - Note taking and to-do application with synchronisation capabilities.
+- [Logseq](https://logseq.com/) - A privacy-first alternative to WorkFlowy.
+- [Nextcloud Notes](https://github.com/nextcloud/notes/) - The Notes app is a distraction free notes taking app for Nextcloud.
+  - <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Nextcloud Notes app](https://github.com/stefan-niedermann/nextcloud-notes) - An android client for Nextcloud Notes.
+- [Vikunja](https://vikunja.io) - The open-source to-do app to organize your life.
+- [AppFlowy](https://www.appflowy.io/) - Open Source Notion Alternative. You are in charge of your data and customizations.
+
+
+## Office
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+- Microsoft Office.
+- Google Docs.
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+- [LibreOffice](https://www.libreoffice.org/) - Free and open source offline office.
+- [OnlyOffice](https://www.onlyoffice.com/) - Free and open source online office for collaboration.
+- [Cryptpad](https://cryptpad.fr/) - Collaboration suite, encrypted and open-source.
+- [Etherpad](https://etherpad.org/) - Highly customizable open source online editor providing collaborative editing in really real-time.
+
+## Operating Systems
+### Android
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Try to avoid using Google Android or any Android that has been modified and tuned by any manufacturer such as Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung, etc. Android is an Open Source project - [AOSP - Android Open Source Project]() - and it has many versions that will respect the user privacy and data and won't share it with private servers from manufacturers or service providers.
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
+
+#### Android app compatibility
+ > Although all of these Operating Systems are Android, app compatibility may not be perfect due to a lack of GMS (Google Mobile Services) which some apps require. You can check how well apps work with microg (a free and open source alternative to GMS) or no GMS at all with [Plexus](https://plexus.techlore.tech/) where the community can report how well android apps perform in those environments.
+
+- [GrapheneOS](https://grapheneos.org/) - GrapheneOS is an open source privacy and security focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.
+- [CalyxOS](https://calyxos.org/) - CalyxOS lets you have your cake and eat it too, with  "Privacy by Design".
+- [LineageOS](https://lineageos.org/) - A free and open-source operating system for various devices, based on the Android mobile platform.
+- [DivestOS](https://divestos.org) - LineageOS fork with increased security and privacy.
+- [Replicant](https://www.replicant.us/) - A free software mobile operating system putting the emphasis on freedom and privacy/security.
+
+#### Based on Linux
+- [UBPorts](https://www.ubports.com/) - Ubuntu Touch is the touch-friendly mobile version of Ubuntu.
+- [postmarketOS](https://postmarketos.org/) - Touch optimised and pre-configured version of Alpine Linux.
+- [PureOS](https://www.pureos.net/) - Operating system developed by purism for the Librem 5.
+- [Plasma Mobile](https://www.plasma-mobile.org/) - Plasma, in your pocket. Privacy-respecting, open source and secure phone ecosystem.
+- [mobian](https://mobian-project.org/) - Debian for mobile.
+### Smart TV
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Don't use Android TV, LG WebOS or any other privacy-invasive common TV OS that comes preinstalled with your TV.
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
+- [Kodi](https://kodi.tv/) - It is an entertainment hub that brings all your digital media together into a beautiful and user friendly package. It is 100% free and open source, very customisable and runs on a wide variety of devices.
+- [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/) - Jellyfin is the volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of your media. Stream to any device from your own server, with no strings attached.
+- [OSMC](https://osmc.tv/) - OSMC is a free and open source media center built for the people, by the people.
+- [RaspberryCast](https://github.com/vincelwt/RaspberryCast) - Transform your Raspberry Pi into a streaming device. Cast videos from mobile devices or computers to your TV.
+
+### PC / MacOS
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Don't use MS Windows or MacOS.
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
+- [GNU/Linux](https://www.linux.com/what-is-linux/) - GNU/Linux is a family of mostly free and open source Operating Systems mostly developed by the community. If you don't know where to start, [Linux Mint (Cinnamon)](https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=281) is a beginner friendly distribution. If you want to try it out without installing it to your computer, you can use a [Live USB Stick](https://www.fosslinux.com/274/how-to-create-linux-mint-live-usb-drive-on-windows.htm). If you want to install Linux but keep your current operating System, you can set up [dual boot](https://averagelinuxuser.com/dualboot-linux-windows/).
+
+- [ReactOS](https://reactos.org/) - ReactOS is an operating system able to run Windows software, Windows drivers that looks-like Windows and is free and open source.
+
+## Password Managers
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+- LastPass
+- Dashlane
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+- [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com) - An open source cloud based password manager.
+  - [vaultwarden](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/) - Unofficial Bitwarden compatible self-hosted server, formerly known as bitwarden_rs.
+- [KeepassXC](https://keepassxc.org/) - Securely store passwords using industry standard encryption, no sync just storage.
+  - [KeepassDX](https://www.keepassdx.com/) for Android.
+  - [Strongbox](https://strongboxsafe.com/) for iOS.
+  - [KeeWeb](https://keeweb.info/) for Web and other platforms.
+- [Padloc](https://padloc.app/) - The last password manager you'll ever want to use.
+
+## Payments
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+- Visa / Mastercard
+- Paypal
+- WeChat
+- _insertBigTechHere_Pay
+- Bank payments (wire, SEPA, etc)
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+- [Monero](https://www.getmonero.org/) - Monero is cash for a connected world. It's fast, private, untraceable and secure.
+- Cash - Use person-to-person payments using physical notes and coins.
+
+**USE WITH CAUTION**
+- [Bitcoin](https://bitcoin.org) - Bitcoin is not anonymous nor private. Bitcoin is traceable, transparent and pseudonymous. You need to be really careful when using Bitcoin so you don't leave any traces that can later be used against you to harm your privacy. [See aantonop's video](https://yewtu.be/watch?v=JN1Bowgcle8).
+
+## Personal Finances
+### FIAT
+- [My Expenses](https://github.com/mtotschnig/MyExpenses) - Featureful GPL licenced Android Expense Tracking App.
+- [ProExpense](https://github.com/arduia/ProExpense/) - A simple free finance note to safely record daily expenses.
+- [IHateMoney](https://ihatemoney.org/) - Manage your shared expenses, easily.
+- [Debitum](https://github.com/Marmo/debitum) - With Debitum you can track all kinds of IOUs, be it money or lent items.
+- [Nextcloud Cospend](https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/cospend) - A group/shared budget manager inspired by the great IHateMoney.
+   - [MoneyBuster](https://gitlab.com/eneiluj/moneybuster/) - Android client for Nextcloud Cospend and [IHateMoney](https://ihatemoney.org/) servers.
+- [GnuCash](https://gnucash.org/) - GnuCash is personal and small-business financial-accounting software, freely licensed under the GNU GPL and available for GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.
+
+### CRYPTO
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Avoid using any exchange portfolio tracking or any app like Blockfolio as they **do not** respect your privacy in any way.
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> Instead use Rotki, an awesome, feature-rich and open source app:
+- [Rotki](https://github.com/rotki/rotki) - An awesome portfolio tracking, analytics, accounting and tax reporting application that protects your privacy.
+
+## Photo Editing and Management
+<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
+- Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator / Lightroom
+- VSCO
+
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
+#### Web
+- [miniPaint](https://github.com/viliusle/miniPaint) - Open Source alternative to Photopea. miniPaint operates directly in the browser. Nothing will be sent to any server. Everything stays in your browser.
+
+#### Desktop
+- [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/) - The Free & Open Source Image Editor.
+- [Krita](https://github.com/KDE/krita) - Krita is a free and open source digital painting application
+- [Czkawka](https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka) - Multi functional app to find duplicates and similar images etc.
+- [DigiKam](https://www.digikam.org/) - Awesome Professional Photo Management with the Power of Open Source.
+- [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/) - Inkscape is a free and open-source vector graphics editor used to create vector images.
+
+#### Android
+- [Pocket Paint](https://github.com/Catrobat/Paintroid) - The standard image manipulation app for Catroid.
+- [Scrambled Exif](https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/scrambled-exif) - Remove Exif data from pictures before sharing them.
+- [ImagePipe](https://codeberg.org/Starfish/Imagepipe) - Reduces image size and removes exif-tags when sharing images on android devices.
 
 ## Photo Storage
 <img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
@@ -138,211 +603,31 @@
 ### Local
 - [DigiKam](https://www.digikam.org/) - Awesome Professional Photo Management with the Power of Open Source.
 
-## Photo Editing and Management
+## Remote Access and Control
 <img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator / Lightroom
-- VSCO
+- TeamViewer
+- AnyDesk
 
 <img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-#### Web
-- [miniPaint](https://github.com/viliusle/miniPaint) - Open Source alternative to Photopea. miniPaint operates directly in the browser. Nothing will be sent to any server. Everything stays in your browser.
+- [RustDesk](https://rustdesk.com/) - 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](https://screego.net/) - Screen sharing for developers.
+- [Remmina](https://remmina.org/) - Remote access screen and file sharing to your desktop (RDP).
+- [UltraVNC](https://www.uvnc.com/) - 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](https://meshcentral.com/) - The open source, multi-platform, self-hosted, feature packed web site for remote device management.
 
-#### Desktop
-- [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/) - The Free & Open Source Image Editor.
-- [Krita](https://github.com/KDE/krita) - Krita is a free and open source digital painting application
-- [Czkawka](https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka) - Multi functional app to find duplicates and similar images etc.
-- [DigiKam](https://www.digikam.org/) - Awesome Professional Photo Management with the Power of Open Source.
-- [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/) - Inkscape is a free and open-source vector graphics editor used to create vector images.
+## Search Engines
 
-#### Android
-- [Pocket Paint](https://github.com/Catrobat/Paintroid) - The standard image manipulation app for Catroid.
-- [Scrambled Exif](https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/scrambled-exif) - Remove Exif data from pictures before sharing them.
-- [ImagePipe](https://codeberg.org/Starfish/Imagepipe) - Reduces image size and removes exif-tags when sharing images on android devices.
-
-## Cloud Storage
 <img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- Google Drive
-- Dropbox
-- OneDrive
+- Google Search
+- Yahoo Search
+- Bing
+- Yandex
 
 <img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-- [Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/) - The open source self-hosted productivity platform that keeps you in control.
-- [Seafile](https://www.seafile.com/en/home/) - High performance file syncing and sharing. It includes a Wiki, WYSIWYG editing and other knowledge management features.
-
-**Other useful tools**
-- [Cryptomator](https://cryptomator.org) - Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to your favorite cloud service.
-- [Syncthing](https://syncthing.net/) - Continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes.
-- [Rclone](https://rclone.org/) - Rclone is a command line program to manage files on cloud storage. It is a feature rich alternative to cloud vendors' web storage interfaces and like the tools listed above enables encryption for encrypting files in the cloud.
-
-## Encryption
-Remember: Without strong encryption, you will be spied on systematically by lots of people.
-
-- [Veracrypt](https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html) - VeraCrypt is a free open source disk encryption software for Windows, macOS and Linux.
-- [Hat.sh](https://hat.sh/) - A Free, Fast, Secure and Serverless File Encryption.
-- [Cryptomator](https://cryptomator.org/) - Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to your favorite cloud service.
-- [Stegcloak](https://stegcloak.surge.sh/) - Hide secrets with invisible characters in plain text securely using passwords.
-- [Picocrypt](https://github.com/HACKERALERT/Picocrypt/) - A very small (hence "Pico"), very simple, yet very secure file encryption tool.
-
-## 2FA
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Avoid using apps that won't let you export your keys **easily**.
-- Authy
-- Google Authenticator
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> Instead use
-- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Aegis](https://getaegis.app/) - A free, secure and open source app for Android to manage your 2-step verification tokens. Supports variety of imports from other apps (Google Authenticator, Authy etc.), vault encryption and exporting keys (plaintext or encrypted).
-- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [andOTP](https://github.com/andOTP/andOTP) - Open source two-factor authentication for Android.
-- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [FreeOTPPlus](https://github.com/helloworld1/FreeOTPPlus) - Enhanced fork of FreeOTP-Android providing a feature-rich 2FA authenticator.
-- [RavioOTP](https://github.com/raivo-otp/) - A native, lightweight and secure one-time-password (OTP) solution for **iOS** users.
-- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Authenticator Pro](https://github.com/jamie-mh/AuthenticatorPro) - Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) client for Android + Wear OS.
-
-## File Management and Sharing
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- WeTransfer
-- SendAnywhere
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
-- [Blaze](https://blaze.now.sh/) - A fast, p2p and radically different way to transfer files.
-- [Send](https://gitlab.com/timvisee/send) - Simple, private file sharing. (Mozilla Send Fork)
-- [Lufi](https://framagit.org/fiat-tux/hat-softwares/lufi) - Let's Upload that FIle — File sharing software.
-- [Croc](https://github.com/schollz/croc) - Easily and securely send things from one computer to another.
-- [Dat-cp](https://github.com/tom-james-watson/dat-cp) - Copy files between hosts on a network using the peer-to-peer Dat network.
-- [Magic Wormhole](https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole) - Get things from one computer to another, safely.
-- [QRcp](https://github.com/claudiodangelis/qrcp) - Transfer files over wifi from your computer to your mobile device by scanning a QR code without leaving the terminal.
-- [Snapdrop](https://snapdrop.net/) - A Progressive Web App for local file sharing inspired by Apple's Airdrop.
-- [Paperless-ng](https://github.com/jonaswinkler/paperless-ng) - A supercharged version of paperless: scan, index and archive all your physical documents.
-  - [Paperless](https://github.com/the-paperless-project/paperless) - [Now archived] Scan, index, and archive all of your paper documents.
-- [OnionShare](https://github.com/micahflee/onionshare) - An open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network.
-- [Sharik](https://github.com/marchellodev/sharik) - Sharik works with Wi-Fi connection or Tethering (Wi-Fi Hotspot). No internet connection needed. Available for Android, iOS, Linux, MacOS & Windows.
-
-## Maps and Navigation
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- Google Maps
-- Apple Maps
-- Yandex Maps
-- Bing Maps
-- Waze
-- Sygic
-- HERE WeGo
-- Petal Maps
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
-- [Open Street Map (OSM)](https://www.openstreetmap.org/) - OpenStreetMap is built by a community of mappers that contribute and maintain data about roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and much more, all over the world.
-  - [OSMAnd](https://osmand.net/) - Android/iOS Navigation app using OSM. It is a feature-rich app with all you expect.
-- [Qwant Maps](https://www.qwant.com/maps/) - An OpenStreetMap-based private Google Maps alternative.
-- [Organic Maps](https://organicmaps.app/) - Great offline maps for hikers and cyclists.
-
-## Location tracking
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-
-- Google location history.
-- Google FindMyDevice.
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-
-### Tracking
-- [Nextcloud Phonetrack](https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/phonetrack) - Nextcloud app to track location history with an [Android app](https://gitlab.com/eneiluj/phonetrack-android) ([other apps also supported](https://gitlab.com/eneiluj/phonetrack-oc/-/wikis/userdoc#logging-methods)). Supports caching positions offline and sending them to the server in batches. The first-party app has good battery saving options.
-- [OwnTracks](https://owntracks.org/) - Location tracking for displaying the current location only (limited location history functionality).
-- [Traccar](https://www.traccar.org/) - Location tracking software made for dedicated GPS logging devices.
-
-### Find My Device
-- [Find My Device](https://gitlab.com/Nulide/findmydevice) - Find your Android Device via SMS.
-
-## Translation
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- Google Translate
-- DeepL
-- Bing Translator
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
-- [Libretranslate](https://libretranslate.com/) - Open Source Machine Translation - 100% Self-Hosted. No Limits. No Ties to Proprietary Services.
-- [Apertium](https://apertium.org/) - A free/open-source machine translation platform, runs offline on your computer
-- [Softcatala](https://www.softcatala.org/traductor/) - Open Source Translation tool - Only Catalan/Spanish/English/French (uses apertium)
-- [TranslateLocally](https://translatelocally.com/) – Free/open-source neural MT, runs offline on your computer
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Alternative Google Translate frontends**
-- [Lingva](https://github.com/TheDavidDelta/lingva-translate) - Alternative front-end for Google Translate. [Demo](https://lingva.ml/).
-- [Simplytranslate](https://git.sr.ht/~metalune/simplytranslate_web) - Alternative front-end for Google Translate and LibreTranslate. [Demo](https://translate.metalune.xyz/).
-
-
-## Android Keyboard
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- GBoard (Google)
-- SwiftKey
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
-- [OpenBoard](https://github.com/dslul/openboard) - 100% FOSS keyboard, based on AOSP.
-- [FlorisBoard](https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard) - FlorisBoard is a free and open-source keyboard for Android 6.0+ devices. It aims at being modern, user-friendly and customizable while fully respecting your privacy. Currently in early-beta state.
-- [AnySoftKeyboard](https://anysoftkeyboard.github.io/) - The only Android keyboard you'll ever need. Free as in speech and Free as in beer.
-- [Indic Keyboard](https://gitlab.com/indicproject/indic-keyboard) - Indic Keyboard is a versatile keyboard for Android users who wish to use Indic and Indian languages to type messages, compose emails and generally prefer to use them in addition to English on their phone.
-- [Simple Keyboard](https://github.com/rkkr/simple-keyboard) - Simply keyboard and nothing more.
-
-## Android App Store
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- Google Play Store
-- Amazon Appstore
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-- [F-droid](https://f-droid.org/) - F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform.
-	- [Droid-ify](https://github.com/Iamlooker/Droid-ify) - Lightweight F-Droid client with Material UI.
-	- [Aurora Droid](https://auroraoss.com/download/#aurora-droid) - Aurora Droid is a modern FOSS client for F-Droid.
-	- [Foxy Droid](https://github.com/kitsunyan/foxy-droid) - Unofficial F-Droid client in the style of the classic one.
-- [FossDroid](https://fossdroid.com/) - Fossdroid's aim is to promote free and open source apps on the Android platform: newest, trendiest and the most popular ones.
-
-- [SkyDroid](https://skydroid.app/) - Decentralized App Store for Android
-
-### Alternative Google Play Store clients
-- [Aurora Store](https://auroraoss.com/download/#aurora-store) - Aurora Store is an open-source alternative Google Play Store frontend client with privacy and modern design in mind.
-
-## Android Launcher
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-
-Third party launchers found on the play store. They may contain ads/trackers and may ask for unnecessary permissions.
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-- [Lawnchair](https://lawnchair.app/) - No clever tagline needed.
-- [OpenLauncher](https://github.com/OpenLauncherTeam/openlauncher) - Customizable and Open Source Launcher for Android.
-- [KISS](https://kisslauncher.com/) - Lightning fast, open-source, < 200kb Android launcher.
-- [Olauncher](https://github.com/tanujnotes/Olauncher) - Minimal AF (ad-free) launcher app for Android.
-- [Simple App Launcher](https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-App-Launcher) - A simple holder for favourite apps for quick & easy app launcher icon management.
-- [Rootless Pixel Launcher](https://github.com/amirzaidi/Launcher3) - The Launcher3 fork known as "Rootless Pixel Launcher".
-
-## Android Dialer
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-
-Third party dialers found on the play store. They may contain ads/trackers and may ask for unnecessary permissions.
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-- [Simple Dialer](https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-Dialer) - A lightweight app for handling your calls, no matter where are you. Comes with a handy call log for easy call initiation.
-- [Koler](https://github.com/Chooloo/koler) - Uniquely stylized phone app with customizable features.
-
-## Android File Manager
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-
-Preinstalled file managers and third party file manager apps found on the play store. They may contain ads/trackers and may ask for unnecessary permissions.
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-
-- [Simple File Manager](https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-File-Manager) - A simple file manager for browsing and editing files and directories.
-- [Amaze File Manager](https://github.com/TeamAmaze/AmazeFileManager) - Simple and attractive Material Design file manager for Android.
-- [Material Files](https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles) - An open source Material Design file manager, for Android 5.0+.
-- [Ghost Commander](https://f-droid.org/packages/com.ghostsq.commander/) - Dual-panel file manager.
-
-
-## Download Manager
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-
-IDM, Download Accelerator Plus etc which are proprietary and cost you money plus privacy.
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-
-- [Persepolis Download Manager](https://github.com/persepolisdm/persepolis) - Persepolis is a download manager & a GUI for Aria2. It's written in Python. Persepolis is a sample of free and open source software. It's developed for GNU/Linux distributions, BSDs, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows.
-- [uGet Download Manager](https://ugetdm.com/) - uGet is a lightweight yet powerful Open Source download manager for GNU/Linux developed with GTK+, which also comes packaged as a portable Windows app. It is also available for Android.
-- [Motrix](https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix) - A full-featured download manager.
-- [FireDM](https://github.com/firedm/FireDM) - FireDM is a python open source (Internet Download Manager) with multi-connections, high speed engine, it downloads general files and videos from youtube and tons of other streaming websites. It is availabe for Linux & Windows.
-- [Xtreme Download Manager](https://github.com/subhra74/xdm) - Xtreme Download Manager (XDM) is a powerful tool to increase download speeds up to 500%, save streaming videos from YouTube, DailyMotion, Facebook, Vimeo, Google Video and 1000+ other websites, resume broken/dead downloads, schedule and convert downloads.
-- [axel](https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel) - Lightweight CLI download accelerator. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS protocols.
-
+- [Whoogle Search](https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search) - A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting Google metasearch engine.
+- [SearX](https://searx.me/) - Privacy-respecting metasearch engine.
+- [DuckDuckGo](https://duckduckgo.com) - A privacy respecting search engine.
+- [Brave Search](https://search.brave.com) - A privacy respecting search engine with its own index, which doesn't rely on search engines like Google or Bing.
 
 ## Social Networks and Platforms
 
@@ -427,7 +712,8 @@ IDM, Download Accelerator Plus etc which are proprietary and cost you money plus
 <img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Imgur website is plenty of bloat, gifs, cookies, javascript and trackers.
 
 <img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Alternatives:**
-- [Imgin](https://imgin.voidnet.tech/) - A minimalist, tor-friendly, read-only Imgur proxy insipired by software like Invidious, Nitter, and Bibliogram. 
+- [Imgin](https://imgin.voidnet.tech/) - A minimalist, tor-friendly, read-only Imgur proxy insipired by software like Invidious, Nitter, and Bibliogram.
+
 
 ## Teamworking Tools
 <img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
@@ -448,117 +734,31 @@ IDM, Download Accelerator Plus etc which are proprietary and cost you money plus
 > Your IP and messages will still be shared and belong to Discord and they are not encrypted.
 - <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Aliucord](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord) - Discord Android app mod inspired by desktop Discord client mods [without Discord Tracking](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord/blob/main/Aliucord/src/main/java/com/aliucord/coreplugins/NoTrack.java).
 
-## Instant Messaging
-**Check out [this site](https://www.securemessagingapps.com/) for comparisons*.
 
+## Translation
 <img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- WhatsApp
-- Instagram DM
-- Facebook Messenger
-- Skype
-- Zoom
-- Google Hangouts / Chat
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-### Decentralized
-No single point of control or failure. A decentralized network operated by different servers from different volunteers around the globe. You choose where your data stays or you can self-host your own server. Somewhat more complex protocols (because of federation between servers) and some extra metadata is added to the messages (without compromising privacy).
-
-- [Matrix (Protocol)](https://matrix.org/) - An open network for secure, decentralized communication.
-   - [Element](https://element.io/) - All-in-one secure chat app for teams, friends and organisations. Keeps conversations in your control, safe from data-mining and ads. End-to-end encryption.
-- [Jabber / XMPP (Protocol)](https://xmpp.org/) - The universal and open messaging standard. Tried and tested. Independent. Privacy-focused. E2E encrypted.
-  - <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Conversations](https://conversations.im/) - Jabber/XMPP client for Android 4.0+ smartphones that has been optimized to provide a unique mobile experience.
-  - [AstraChat](https://astrachat.com/) - Another XMPP client.
-- [DeltaChat](https://delta.chat/) - Chat over encrypted e-mail.
-- [Session](https://getsession.org/) - Extreme focus on privacy. Blockchain technology.
-- [SimpleX](https://simplex.chat/) - Private, decentralized chat which doesn't use global identities.
-
-### Centralized
-The service is in charge of running the servers that allow users to communicate. Single point of failure and control, but still 100% safe and trustworthy if the protocols and code are open and audited.
-
-- [Threema](https://threema.ch/en) - The messenger that puts security and privacy first. Pay once, chat forever. No collection of user data. Open Source client.
-- [Signal](https://signal.org/) - Extreme focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect. Strong encryption by design. 100% Open Source.
-  - <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Molly](https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android) - Signal-compatible fork client with some security enhancements.
-- [Status](https://status.im/) - Status is a secure messaging app, crypto wallet, and Web3 browser built with state of the art technology.
-
-### P2P
-No servers involved. Everything goes directly from one peer to the other peer. No point of failure or control. The features are reduced because of the lack of server, messaging can be slower. Best option for critical chats.
-
-- [Tox](https://tox.chat/) - Tox is easy-to-use software that connects you with friends and family without anyone else listening in.
-- [Briar](https://briarproject.org/) - Peer-to-peer encrypted messaging and forums.
-- [Tinfoil Chat](https://github.com/maqp/tfc) - Onion-routed, endpoint secure messaging system.
-
-#### Worth mentioning
-- [Berty](https://berty.tech/) - Not released yet. The privacy-first messaging app that works with or without internet access, cellular data or trust in the network.
-- [Telegram](https://telegram.org/) - Not fully open source. No E2E encryption by default on chats.
-
-## Password Managers
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- LastPass
-- Dashlane
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-- [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com) - An open source cloud based password manager.
-  - [vaultwarden](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/) - Unofficial Bitwarden compatible self-hosted server, formerly known as bitwarden_rs.
-- [KeepassXC](https://keepassxc.org/) - Securely store passwords using industry standard encryption, no sync just storage.
-  - [KeepassDX](https://www.keepassdx.com/) for Android.
-  - [Strongbox](https://strongboxsafe.com/) for iOS.
-  - [KeeWeb](https://keeweb.info/) for Web and other platforms.
-- [Padloc](https://padloc.app/) - The last password manager you'll ever want to use.
-
-## Mail Services
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- Gmail
-- Outlook
-- Yandex Mail
-- Yahoo! Mail
+- Google Translate
+- DeepL
+- Bing Translator
 
 <img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
+- [Libretranslate](https://libretranslate.com/) - Open Source Machine Translation - 100% Self-Hosted. No Limits. No Ties to Proprietary Services.
+- [Apertium](https://apertium.org/) - A free/open-source machine translation platform, runs offline on your computer
+- [Softcatala](https://www.softcatala.org/traductor/) - Open Source Translation tool - Only Catalan/Spanish/English/French (uses apertium)
+- [TranslateLocally](https://translatelocally.com/) – Free/open-source neural MT, runs offline on your computer
 
-### Third party owned
-- [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/) - Secure Email. Based in Switzerland. [Read this article over Climate activist arrest](https://protonmail.com/blog/climate-activist-arrest/).
-- [Tutanota](https://tutanota.com/) - Secure email for everybody. Open Source.
-- [RiseUp](https://riseup.net/en/about-us) - Online communication tools for people and groups working on liberatory social change.
+<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Alternative Google Translate frontends**
+- [Lingva](https://github.com/TheDavidDelta/lingva-translate) - Alternative front-end for Google Translate. [Demo](https://lingva.ml/).
+- [Simplytranslate](https://git.sr.ht/~metalune/simplytranslate_web) - Alternative front-end for Google Translate and LibreTranslate. [Demo](https://translate.metalune.xyz/)
 
-### Self hosted
-- [Mail-in-a-box](https://github.com/mail-in-a-box/mailinabox) - 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.
-- [Docker mail server](https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver) - A fullstack but simple mail server (SMTP, IMAP, LDAP, Antispam, Antivirus, etc.) using Docker.
+## Uncategorized
+- [Skymap](https://skymaponline.net/) - Open online planetarium program.
+- [CrowdSec](https://github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec) - An open-source, modernized and collaborative fail2ban.
+- [Hetty](https://github.com/dstotijn/hetty) - Hetty is an HTTP toolkit for security research. It aims to be an open-source alternative to Burp Suite Pro.
+- [Visited](https://github.com/yuis-ice/visited) - Locally collect browsing history over browsers.
 
-### Clients
-
-#### Android / iOS
-- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [FairEmail](https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail) - Fully featured, open source, privacy friendly email app for Android.
-- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [K9](https://k9mail.app/) - Open Source Email App for Android.
-
-#### Desktop
-- [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net) - A free customizable open source email client.
-
-### Email Alias Services (Anonymous Forwarding)
-
-With email aliases, you can finally create a different identity for each website. Defend against spams, phishing and data breach. You can choose self-hosting any of the following options or you can also use their own platform as a service.
-
-- [Simplelogin](https://github.com/simple-login/app)
-- [Anonaddy](https://github.com/anonaddy/anonaddy)
-
-## Notes and Tasks
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid** 
-- Google Keep
-    - [Google Keep Exporter](https://github.com/vHanda/google-keep-exporter) -  Convert your Google Keep notes into a standard markdown + YAML header format.
-- Evernote
-- Squid
-- Notion
-- OneNote
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-- [TinyList](https://tinylist.app/) - Create and share notes and checklists, without sacrificing your privacy.
-- [HedgeDoc](https://hedgedoc.org/) - Formerly CodiMD (community). An awesome platform to write and share markdown.
-- [Standard Notes](https://standardnotes.org/) - A free, open-source, and completely encrypted notes app.
-- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Notally](https://github.com/OmGodse/Notally) - A beautiful notes app.
-- [Joplin](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin) - Note taking and to-do application with synchronisation capabilities.
-- [Logseq](https://logseq.com/) - A privacy-first alternative to WorkFlowy.
-- [Nextcloud Notes](https://github.com/nextcloud/notes/) - The Notes app is a distraction free notes taking app for Nextcloud.
-  - <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Nextcloud Notes app](https://github.com/stefan-niedermann/nextcloud-notes) - An android client for Nextcloud Notes.
-- [Vikunja](https://vikunja.io) - The open-source to-do app to organize your life.
-- [AppFlowy](https://www.appflowy.io/) - Open Source Notion Alternative. You are in charge of your data and customizations.
+## Utilities
+- [Deskreen](https://github.com/pavlobu/deskreen) - Turn any device into a secondary screen for your computer.
 
 ## Video and Audio Conferencing
 <img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
@@ -582,221 +782,30 @@ With email aliases, you can finally create a different identity for each website
 > Your IP and messages will still be shared and belong to Discord and they are not encrypted.
 - [Aulicord](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord) - Discord Android app mod inspired by desktop Discord client mods [without Discord Tracking](https://github.com/Aliucord/Aliucord/blob/main/Aliucord/src/main/java/com/aliucord/coreplugins/NoTrack.java).
 
-## Remote Access and Control
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- TeamViewer
-- AnyDesk
+## Web Browser
 
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-- [RustDesk](https://rustdesk.com/) - 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](https://screego.net/) - Screen sharing for developers.
-- [Remmina](https://remmina.org/) - Remote access screen and file sharing to your desktop (RDP).
-- [UltraVNC](https://www.uvnc.com/) - 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](https://meshcentral.com/) - The open source, multi-platform, self-hosted, feature packed web site for remote device management.
+#### Android / iOS
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Bromite](https://www.bromite.org/)
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Vanadium](https://vanadium.app/) - Privacy and security enhanced releases of Chromium for GrapheneOS.
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Ungoogled Chromium](https://ungoogled-software.github.io/)
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Privacy Browser](https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser/)
+- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/mobile/) - Android/iOS
+    - <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Mull](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/) - Privacy hardened fork of Firefox for Android, with proprietary blobs removed.
+- [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/) - Android/iOS
+- [SnowHaze](https://snowhaze.com/en/index.html) - iOS
 
-## Fitness and Health
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Your health is a **very** important piece of your **private data** and you should care **a lot** about it. Also, health related data is among the most coveted. Please don't use apps from Google, Fitbit, Huawei, Xiaomi or any company that seeks the gathering of your personal data.
+#### Desktop
+- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) - Open Source, independent browser. It needs some [hardening](https://privacytools.io/browsers/#addons) and [tweaking](https://privacytools.io/browsers/#about_config) to achieve great privacy.
+  - [LibreWolf](https://librewolf-community.gitlab.io/) - Privacy-focused Firefox fork.
+- [Ungoogled Chromium](https://ungoogled-software.github.io/)
+- [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/)
 
-If you need an app for **menstrual cycle tracking** please don't use any apps like Clue, Period Tracker, etc. Those cute pink apps are greedy for your menstrual cycle and intimate life data and will sell it for sure, protect your private life. Check the list below and you will find nice alternatives.
+> Controversial option: [Brave](https://brave.com/) - Android/iOS. [Read more info on this related discussion](https://libredd.it/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/gytwmd/brave_browser_privacytoolsio_and_the_negativity/) and [the Wikipedia page](https://wikiless.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser)#Controversies).
 
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-- [wger](https://wger.de/en/software/features) - A free, open source, self-hosted web application that manages your exercises, workouts and nutrition.
-- [Fitotrack](https://codeberg.org/jannis/FitoTrack) - A privacy oriented fitness tracker for Android.
-- [OpenFoodFacts](https://world.openfoodfacts.org/) - Open Food Facts is a food products database made by everyone, for everyone. You can use it to make better food choices.
-    - [OFF Apps](https://world.openfoodfacts.org/open-food-facts-mobile-app)
-- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Drip](https://bloodyhealth.gitlab.io/) - Menstrual cycle and fertility tracking. Everything you enter stays on your device.
-- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [log28](https://github.com/wildeyedskies/log28) - a (very) simple no-frills period tracker for Android.
-- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [OpenTracks](https://github.com/OpenTracksApp/OpenTracks) - OpenTracks is a sport tracking application that completely respects your privacy.
+### Browser Sync
+- [xBrowserSync](https://www.xbrowsersync.org/) - Browser syncing as it should be: secure, anonymous and free!
 
-## Media Streaming Platforms
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- Amazon Prime Video
-- Netflix
-- Disney+
-- Plex
-- Spotify
-- SoundCloud
+### WebView
+- <img width="16" src="misc/android.png"> [Bromite WebView](https://www.bromite.org/system_web_view) - Bromite WebView is a version of Android System WebView with support for ad blocking and enhanced privacy.
+  - [WebView Switcher](https://github.com/Magisk-Modules-Repo/bromitewebview) - A tool for installing Bromite WebView on android 10
 
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-#### Video and Audio
-- [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/) - Jellyfin is the volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of your media. Stream to any device from your own server, with no strings attached.
-- [Dim](https://github.com/Dusk-Labs/dim) - Dim is a self-hosted media manager. With minimal setup, Dim will organize and beautify your media collections, letting you access and play them anytime from anywhere.
-- [Stremio](https://www.stremio.com/) - Stremio is a modern media center that's a one-stop solution for your video entertainment.
-
-#### Audio
-- [Funkwhale](https://funkwhale.audio/) - A social platform to enjoy and share music (SoundCloud alternative).
-- [Subsonic](https://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp) - Your complete, personal music streamer.
-- [Ampache](https://ampache.org/) - A web based audio/video streaming application and file manager.
-- [Koel](https://koel.dev/) - a personal music streaming server that works.
-- [Nuclear](https://nuclear.js.org/) - Modern music player focused on streaming from free sources.
-- [Navidrome](https://navidrome.org/) - Lightweight, fast and self-contained personal music streamer.
-
-**Spotify Alternative clients**
- > These clients, although will have less tracking, still DO NOT protect your privacy at all as you will still be streaming from Spotify servers from you own **premium (paid, identified)** account.
-
- \* Premium required.
-- [Spot](https://github.com/xou816/spot) - Native Spotify client built in GTK and Rust.
-- [psst](https://github.com/jpochyla/psst) - Fast and multi-platform Spotify client with native GUI.
-- [ncspot](https://github.com/hrkfdn/ncspot) - Cross-platform ncurses Spotify client written in Rust, inspired by ncmpc and the likes.
-
-**Other music streaming projects**
-- [Freezer](https://git.freezerapp.xyz/) - [Source Code](https://git.freezerapp.xyz/).
-
-**Deezer Alternative clients**
-- [dzr](https://github.com/yne/dzr) - Command line Deezer player for Linux, BSD, Android+Termux
-
-#### Podcasts
-- [Antennapod](https://antennapod.org/) - The Open Podcast Player.
-
-## Operating Systems
-### Android
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Try to avoid using Google Android or any Android that has been modified and tuned by any manufacturer such as Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung, etc. Android is an Open Source project - [AOSP - Android Open Source Project]() - and it has many versions that will respect the user privacy and data and won't share it with private servers from manufacturers or service providers.
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
-
-#### Android app compatibility
- > Although all of these Operating Systems are Android, app compatibility may not be perfect due to a lack of GMS (Google Mobile Services) which some apps require. You can check how well apps work with microg (a free and open source alternative to GMS) or no GMS at all with [Plexus](https://plexus.techlore.tech/) where the community can report how well android apps perform in those environments.
-
-- [GrapheneOS](https://grapheneos.org/) - GrapheneOS is an open source privacy and security focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.
-- [CalyxOS](https://calyxos.org/) - CalyxOS lets you have your cake and eat it too, with  "Privacy by Design".
-- [LineageOS](https://lineageos.org/) - A free and open-source operating system for various devices, based on the Android mobile platform.
-- [Replicant](https://www.replicant.us/) - A free software mobile operating system putting the emphasis on freedom and privacy/security.
-
-#### Based on Linux
-- [UBPorts](https://www.ubports.com/) - Ubuntu Touch is the touch-friendly mobile version of Ubuntu.
-- [postmarketOS](https://postmarketos.org/) - Touch optimised and pre-configured version of Alpine Linux.
-- [PureOS](https://www.pureos.net/) - Operating system developed by purism for the Librem 5.
-- [Plasma Mobile](https://www.plasma-mobile.org/) - Plasma, in your pocket. Privacy-respecting, open source and secure phone ecosystem.
-- [mobian](https://mobian-project.org/) - Debian for mobile.
-### Smart TV
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Don't use Android TV, LG WebOS or any other privacy-invasive common TV OS that comes preinstalled with your TV.
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
-- [Kodi](https://kodi.tv/) - It is an entertainment hub that brings all your digital media together into a beautiful and user friendly package. It is 100% free and open source, very customisable and runs on a wide variety of devices.
-- [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/) - Jellyfin is the volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of your media. Stream to any device from your own server, with no strings attached.
-- [OSMC](https://osmc.tv/) - OSMC is a free and open source media center built for the people, by the people.
-- [RaspberryCast](https://github.com/vincelwt/RaspberryCast) - Transform your Raspberry Pi into a streaming device. Cast videos from mobile devices or computers to your TV.
-
-### PC / MacOS
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Don't use MS Windows or MacOS.
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> **Instead use**
-- [GNU/Linux](https://www.linux.com/what-is-linux/) - GNU/Linux is a family of mostly free and open source Operating Systems mostly developed by the community. If you don't know where to start, [Linux Mint (Cinnamon)](https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=281) is a beginner friendly distribution. If you want to try it out without installing it to your computer, you can use a [Live USB Stick](https://www.fosslinux.com/274/how-to-create-linux-mint-live-usb-drive-on-windows.htm). If you want to install Linux but keep your current operating System, you can set up [dual boot](https://averagelinuxuser.com/dualboot-linux-windows/).
-
-- [ReactOS](https://reactos.org/) - ReactOS is an operating system able to run Windows software, Windows drivers that looks-like Windows and is free and open source.
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-## Analytics
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Avoid any analytics service that comes from Google, Facebook, Microsoft or any private service. These kind of analytics hurt user privacy.
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-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-- [Matomo](https://matomo.org/) - Google Analytics alternative that protects your data and your customers' privacy.
-- [Plausible](https://plausible.io/) - Simple and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.
-- [Umami](https://umami.is/) - A simple, fast, website analytics alternative to Google Analytics.
-- [Aurora](https://useaurora.app/) - 100% Cookie-Free Open Website Analytics. Collect Anonymous Data. Make your Audience Happy Now!
-- [Nullitics](https://nullitics.com/) - Zero-effort open-source cheap analytics.
-- [Ackee](https://ackee.electerious.com/) - Self-hosted website analytics.
-- [Shynet](https://github.com/milesmcc/shynet) - Modern, privacy-friendly, and detailed web analytics that works without cookies or JS.
-- [Pirsch](https://pirsch.io/) - Pirsch is a simple, privacy-friendly, open-source alternative to Google Analytics — lightweight, cookie-free and easily integrated into any website or backend.
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-## Captchas
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
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-Google captchas use cookies to track users and rank their IPs.
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-- Google reCAPTCHA
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-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-- [DoomCaptcha](https://github.com/vivirenremoto/doomcaptcha) - Captchas don't have to be boring [READ THE DISCLAIMER ON PROJECT'S WEBSITE](https://vivirenremoto.github.io/doomcaptcha/).
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-## Cloaking
-### Images
-- [Fawkes](https://github.com/Shawn-Shan/fawkes) - privacy preserving tool against facial recognition systems.
-  - [CloakMe](https://github.com/pluja/CloakMe) - Web interface for Fawkes algorithm.
-- [ImageScrubber](https://github.com/everestpipkin/image-scrubber) - A friendly browser-based tool for anonymizing photographs taken at protests ([hosted version provided by everestpipkin](https://everestpipkin.github.io/image-scrubber/)).
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-### Text
-- [Stegcloak](https://stegcloak.surge.sh/) - Hide secrets with invisible characters in plain text securely using passwords ([repo](https://github.com/kurolabs/stegcloak)).
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-## Office
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-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- Microsoft Office.
-- Google Docs.
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-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-- [LibreOffice](https://www.libreoffice.org/) - Free and open source offline office.
-- [OnlyOffice](https://www.onlyoffice.com/) - Free and open source online office for collaboration.
-- [Cryptpad](https://cryptpad.fr/) - Collaboration suite, encrypted and open-source.
-- [Etherpad](https://etherpad.org/) - Highly customizable open source online editor providing collaborative editing in really real-time.
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-## Fonts
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- Google Fonts
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-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-- [Velvetyne](https://www.velvetyne.fr/)
-- [OpenFoundry](https://open-foundry.com/)
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-## Payments
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> **Avoid**
-- Visa / Mastercard
-- Paypal
-- WeChat
-- _insertBigTechHere_Pay
-- Bank payments (wire, SEPA, etc)
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img>  **Instead use**
-- [Monero](https://www.getmonero.org/) - Monero is cash for a connected world. It's fast, private, untraceable and secure.
-- Cash - Use person-to-person payments using physical notes and coins.
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-**USE WITH CAUTION**
-- [Bitcoin](https://bitcoin.org) - Bitcoin is not anonymous nor private. Bitcoin is traceable, transparent and pseudonymous. You need to be really careful when using Bitcoin so you don't leave any traces that can later be used against you to harm your privacy. [See aantonop's video](https://yewtu.be/watch?v=JN1Bowgcle8).
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-## Personal Finances
-### FIAT
-- [My Expenses](https://github.com/mtotschnig/MyExpenses) - Featureful GPL licenced Android Expense Tracking App.
-- [ProExpense](https://github.com/arduia/ProExpense/) - A simple free finance note to safely record daily expenses.
-- [IHateMoney](https://ihatemoney.org/) - Manage your shared expenses, easily.
-- [Debitum](https://github.com/Marmo/debitum) - With Debitum you can track all kinds of IOUs, be it money or lent items.
-- [Nextcloud Cospend](https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/cospend) - A group/shared budget manager inspired by the great IHateMoney.
-   - [MoneyBuster](https://gitlab.com/eneiluj/moneybuster/) - Android client for Nextcloud Cospend and [IHateMoney](https://ihatemoney.org/) servers.
-- [GnuCash](https://gnucash.org/) - GnuCash is personal and small-business financial-accounting software, freely licensed under the GNU GPL and available for GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.
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-### CRYPTO
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Avoid using any exchange portfolio tracking or any app like Blockfolio as they **do not** respect your privacy in any way.
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> Instead use Rotki, an awesome, feature-rich and open source app:
-- [Rotki](https://github.com/rotki/rotki) - An awesome portfolio tracking, analytics, accounting and tax reporting application that protects your privacy.
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-## Databases
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Avoid using privative databases which you don't control such as Google Firebase.
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> Instead use
-- [Supabase](https://supabase.io/) - Open source Firebase alternative.
-- [Appwrite](https://appwrite.io/) - Secure open-source backend server for web, mobile & Flutter developers.
-- [CondensationDB](https://github.com/CondensationDB/Condensation) [Inactive] - Condensation is an open-source zero trust, distributed database enabling to build modern applications while ensuring data ownership and security.
-
-## Utilities
-- [Deskreen](https://github.com/pavlobu/deskreen) - Turn any device into a secondary screen for your computer.
-
-## Developer Tools
-- [Beekeeper Studio](https://www.beekeeperstudio.io) - Open Source SQL Editor and Database Manager with a privacy commitment in their mission statement.
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-### IDEs
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Avoid using privative IDEs that are full of trackers and telemetry.
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> Instead use
-- [Neovim](https://neovim.io/) - Hyperextensible Vim-based text editor.
-- [VSCodium](https://vscodium.com/) - Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VSCode. Vscode source code is open source (MIT-licensed), but the product available for download (Visual Studio Code) is licensed under [this not-FLOSS license](https://code.visualstudio.com/license) and contains telemetry/tracking.
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-## Domain Registrar
-<img width="16" src="misc/forbidden.png"> </img> Avoid using domain registrars who are privacy invasive. 
-
-<img width="16" src="misc/check.png"> </img> Instead use
-- [Njalla](https://njal.la) - Privacy-aware domain service, sitting in between the domain service registrations and you, acting like a privacy shield.
-
-## Uncategorized
-- [Skymap](https://skymaponline.net/) - Open online planetarium program.
-- [CrowdSec](https://github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec) - An open-source, modernized and collaborative fail2ban.
-- [Hetty](https://github.com/dstotijn/hetty) - Hetty is an HTTP toolkit for security research. It aims to be an open-source alternative to Burp Suite Pro.
-- [Visited](https://github.com/yuis-ice/visited) - Locally collect browsing history over browsers. 

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 **Other useful tools**
 - [Cryptomator](https://cryptomator.org) - Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to your favorite cloud service
-- [Boxcryptor](https://www.boxcryptor.com/) - Encryption for OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive and many more.
 - [Syncthing](https://syncthing.net/) - Continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes.
 - [Rclone](https://rclone.org/) - Rclone is a command line program to manage files on cloud storage. It is a feature rich alternative to cloud vendors' web storage interfaces and like the tools listed above enables encryption for encrypting files in the cloud.
 
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 - [Veracrypt](https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html) - VeraCrypt is a free open source disk encryption software for Windows, macOS and Linux.
 - [Hat.sh](https://hat.sh/) - A Free, Fast, Secure and Serverless File Encryption.
 - [Cryptomator](https://cryptomator.org/) - Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to your favorite cloud service.
-- [Boxcryptor](https://www.boxcryptor.com/) - Encryption for OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive and many more.
 - [Stegcloak](https://stegcloak.surge.sh/) - Hide secrets with invisible characters in plain text securely using passwords.
 - [Picocrypt](https://github.com/HACKERALERT/Picocrypt/) - A very small (hence "Pico"), very simple, yet very secure file encryption tool.