Privacy & self-hosting

Privacy-first apps

For anyone who wants to cut down how much of their life ends up on someone else's servers. We picked encrypted services for the basics first, then private AI assistants, then open-source and local-first apps, then our own browser tools that never upload your files.

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   ProtonAI toolEncrypted Mail, Drive, VPN, Pass and Calendar from one Swiss-based provider.Freemium
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   BitwardenAI toolAn open-source password manager with a generous free plan and a self-hosting option.Open source
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   Have I Been PwnedAI toolCheck whether your email or passwords have shown up in known data breaches.Freemium
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   LumoAI toolProton's AI assistant that keeps no chat logs and encrypts saved conversations.Freemium
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   Duck.aiAI toolChat with several AI models anonymously, with your IP address removed.Free
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   Brave LeoAI toolThe AI assistant built into the Brave browser, designed not to keep your chats.Freemium
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   UmamiOpen sourceWebsite analytics without cookies or surveillance, self-hosted or in the cloud.★ 39.9k · MIT
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   MeetilyOpen sourceRecords, transcribes and summarises meetings entirely on your own device.★ 32.4k · MIT
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   ActualOpen sourceA local-first personal finance app, so your bank data stays with you.★ 29.9k · MIT
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    crocOpen sourceSend files between computers with end-to-end encryption from the command line.★ 40.8k · MIT
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    hostsOpen sourceA combined hosts file that blocks adware and malware domains system-wide.★ 31.4k · MIT
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    EEXIF Viewer & RemoverBrowser toolSee and strip hidden photo metadata, including GPS location, before you share images.
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    PPassword GeneratorBrowser toolGenerate strong random passwords locally with your browser's secure random generator.
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    PPassphrase GeneratorBrowser toolCreate memorable diceware-style passphrases for accounts you have to type by hand.