One of the best privacy-focused search engines. Domain is hosted in USA which could potentially be problematic for some.
- name:Startpage
url:https://www.startpage.com/
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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](https://github.com/tycrek/degoogle/issues/12). Thanks @pydo, @ThijsRay, and @DatAres37. Also see [this comment in Issue#99](https://github.com/tycrek/degoogle/issues/99#issuecomment-616224650) from @danarel on Startpage.
- name:searx.me
url:https://searx.me/
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[Open-source](https://github.com/asciimoo/searx) (thanks for clarification u/Sheezdudeln) privacy search engine. Domain hosted in Germany.
- name:MetaGer
url:https://metager.org/about
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MetaGer is the search engine project from the registered nonprofit organization SUMA E.V. in Germany.
- name:Qwant
url:https://www.qwant.com/
eyes:9
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Major improvements since 2018's guide. *would prefer better info other than an outdated reference*
- name:Swisscows
url:https://swisscows.ch
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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](https://swisscows.ch/en/datacenter), it's really interesting.
- name:Mojeek
url:https://www.mojeek.com/
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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.
- name:Ekoru
url:https://ekoru.org/
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Privacy focused search engine that also aims to clean up the oceans. Thanks @mynamesleon
- name:Cyberd
url:https://cyber.page/
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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](https://github.com/cybercongress/congress/blob/master/ecosystem/ELI-5%20FAQ.md) for more info.
- name:Infinity Search
url:https://infinitysearch.co/
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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.
Decentralized video hosting network. Still quite small, but is growing and has a dedicated community.
- name:BitChute
url:https://www.bitchute.com/
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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)
- name:DTube
url:https://d.tube/
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Looks very similar to YouTube. Advertised as "first crypt-decentralized video-platform". Built on Steemit and IPFS.
- name:Bit.tube
url:https://bit.tube/
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Appears to be a crypto-powered decentralized video sharing service. (thanks u/rudolf323)
- name:Invidious
url:https://invidio.us/
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An [open-source](https://github.com/omarroth/invidious) 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).
- name:Hooktube
url:https://hooktube.com/
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A slightly better way to use actual YouTube. (Use as a "last resort")
- name:LBRY
url:https://lbry.com/
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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.
Use good old-fashioned RSS feeds with Feeder (available from F-Droid)
#TODO: Groups
groups:
- title:Groups
translate:
- title:Translate
- name:DeepL
url:https://deepl.com/
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DeepL is an artifical intelligence translation service. *Editor note:The site server seems to be hosted in Finland, yet the company lists itself as [a company based in Germany](https://www.deepl.com/pro-faq.html) in the Data Protection section.*
ads:
- title:Google Ads/AdMob/AdSense
- name:CodeFund
url:https://codefund.io/
eyes:5
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Ethical advertising for technical audience.
alerts:
- title:Google Alerts
- name:F5Bot
url:https://f5bot.com/
eyes:5
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Emails you when your selected keywords are mentioned on Reddit, Hacker News, or Lobsters.
gsuite:
- title:G Suite (enterprise cloud)
- name:Zoho
url:https://www.zoho.com/
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Zoho was included in 2018's thread as well, and they've only improved since then. They offer a full enterprise business suite that can easily rival G Suite or MS Office 365. *Better description wanted*
- name:Nextcloud
url:https://www.nextcloud.com/
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Nextcloud 18 now has Community Document Server and **[ONLYOFFICE](https://www.onlyoffice.com/)** apps integrated which allows self hosted instances of docs/sheets/slides. Users are able to edit documents in real time. Thanks @k3tan172 and @plutocrat
blogger and sites:
- title:Blogger/Sites
- name:Joomla
url:https://www.joomla.org/
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Self-hosted and open-source content management system (CMS).
- name:Write.as
url:https://write.as/
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Self-advertised as privacy-focused.
- name:WordPress self-hosted
url:https://wordpress.org/
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The open-source version of WordPress. A very popular tool and a recognized name.
- name:concrete5
url:https://www.concrete5.org/about
eyes:5
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Open-source CMS.
- name:Noblogs
url:https://noblogs.org/
eyes:9
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A privacy/security focused blogging platform.
- name:Ghost
url:https://ghost.org/
eyes:null
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Open-source modern CMS. Boasts "over 19x faster than WordPress". Thanks @peterge1998
Simple web statistics. No tracking of personal data. Open-source and may be self-hosted. Free for non-commercial use; paid plans available.
- name:Simple Analytics
url:https://simpleanalytics.com/
eyes:9
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Great analytics with privacy and simplicity in mind. Paid plans only (with free trials).
- name:Toasted Analytics
url:https://toastedanalytics.com/
eyes:5
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Simple, privacy friendly analytics with event tracking. Paid only (with free trial)
photos:
- title:Photos
- name:Photoprism
url:https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism
eyes:null
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Self-hosted and open-source Personal Photo Management powered by Go and Google TensorFlow.
- name:ownPhotos
url:https://github.com/hooram/ownphotos
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Self-hosted and open-source Google Photos alternative.
- name:Piwigo
url:https://piwigo.org/
eyes:9
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(self-hosted) - Self-hosted and open-source cloud photo manager. You can also sign up for an ["as a service" account](https://piwigo.com).
- name:JottaCloud
url:https://jottacloud.com/
eyes:9
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Norway based cloud storage provider with free and paid plans. Thanks @mynamesleon
calendar:
- title:Calendar
- name:Lightning Calendar (Thunderbird)
url:https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/calendar/
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Developed by Mozilla Foundation and open-source. Integrates into Thunderbird and SeaMonkey.
- name:Tutanota Calendar
url:https://tutanota.com/calendar/
eyes:14
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Developed by Tutanota. Free cross-platform encrypted calendar. Allows importing of other Calendar files. Can't be synced to other calendar software.
- name:Fruux
url:https://fruux.com/
eyes:14
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Open-source calendar using "sabre/dav" (open-source 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.
- name:Zoho
url:https://www.zoho.com/
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I mentioned Zoho above for G Suite, so here they are again.
- name:EteSync
url:https://www.etesync.com
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Secure, end-to-end encrypted, and open-source sync for your contacts, calendars and tasks.
docs:
- title:Docs/Sheets/Slides (cloud)
- name:CryptPad
url:
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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.
- name:Etherpad
url:
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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.
- name:Cryptee
url:
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Open-source and privacy focused photo and document storage/editing. Based in Estonia, so your files are outside the reach of any 14-eyes country. They don't even require an email address to sign up.
- name:LibreOffice Online
url:
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Self-hosted instance of LibreOffice that you can run in your browser. Thanks @flubberding
- name:ONLYOFFICE
url:https://www.onlyoffice.com
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Open-source private cloud replacement for Google Docs'suite and Office 360. Also available as a self contained rich application.
- name:Arcane Office
url:https://arcaneoffice.com/
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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
docs offline:
- title:Docs/Sheets/Slides (offline)
- name:LibreOffice
url:https://www.libreoffice.org/
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Open-source offline document suites.
- name:Apache OpenOffice
url:https://www.openoffice.org/
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Open-source offline document suites.
- name:LyX
url:https://www.lyx.org/
eyes:null
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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
domains:
- title:Domains
- name:Njalla
url:https://njal.la/
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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)
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.
- name:Firefox
url:https://firefox.com/
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Built by Mozilla, "The Privacy Company". Huge extension library; great for privacy.
- name:Waterfox
url:https://www.waterfox.net/
eyes:5
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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](https://github.com/MrAlex94/) 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](https://www.waterfox.net/blog/waterfox-has-joined-system1/).
- name:Vivaldi
url:https://vivaldi.com/
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Privacy-focused browser. Appears to be very customizable and feature-rich.
- name:Tor Browser
url:
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Firefox-based browser routed through the onion network. Automatically has a few privacy extensions installed (such as HTTPS Everywhere). Be careful using it in public though, as it *can* look like a pretty suspicious piece of software. Available for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android.
