megathread

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Items in this page that have a ? icon next to them represent my top/favourite pick(s) from that category.

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Internet
  • Web Browsers
  • Browser Hardening
  • Password Manager
  • Browser Extensions
  • Search Engines
  • Email
  • Torrenting client
  • Useful Sites
• Operating Systems
  • PC
    • Windows
    • Linux
  • Mobile
    • Refer Custom Rom
• Piracy
  • Anime
  • Music & Audiobooks
  • Games
• Mobile
  • Custom Rom
  • Video/Music Streaming
  • App Stores
  • Two Factor Authenticator
  • Anime/Manga
  • Social Media
  • Password Manager
  • Web Browsers
  • VPN and Proxy
  • Email
  • Other Apps

Internet

Web Browsers

• Firefox ? - A fast, lightweight, privacy-focused browser that works across all your devices.
• Librewolf - Privacy focused Firefox fork.
• Brave - Privacy focused chromium browser.
• Tor Browser ? - Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship.

Browser Hardening

• Arkenfox user.js - Firefox privacy, security and anti-fingerprinting: a comprehensive user.js template for configuration and hardening.
• BetterFox - user.js file to harden Firefox and optimize privacy, security, and speed.

Password Manager

• Bitwarden ? - A secure and free password manager for all of your devices.
• KeypassXC - Free, open source, light-weight, and easy-to-use password manager.

Browser Extensions

• Bitwarden ? - A secure and free password manager for all of your devices.
• Ublock Origin ? - Free, open-source ad content blocker.
• Dark Reader - Dark Mode in all sites.

Search Engines

• SearXNG ? - A Privacy-respecting metasearch engine.
• Duckduckgo - Due to recent controversies regarding Russian Censorship, I no longer use ddg however it is still a better choice than Google or Bing.

Email

• Protonmail ? - Secure Email based in Switzerland.
• Tutanota - Encrypted email & calendar service - easy to use, secure by design.

Torrenting client

• qBittorrent ? - An open-source software alternative to µTorrent.
• Transmission - Simple and lightweight open-source torrent client.

Useful Sites

• lingva-translate - a Free and Open Source Alternative front-end for Google Translate.
• VirusTotal.com - Analyze suspicious files and URLs to detect types of malware, automatically share them with the security community.
• kutt.it - An open source modern URL shortener.
• Repo Remover - A web app that helps you archive and delete old/unused repos, quickly and easily.

Operating Systems

PC

Windows

• Windows LTSC ? - The best version of Windows. Use Microsoft Activation Scripts to activate.
• Chris Titus Tech WinUtil ? - Chris' Windows 10 Utility. Use it to debloat and tweak Windows. It's almost always a good idea to run it during each update of Windows.
• Simplewall - Firewall for Windows.
• Microsoft Activation Scripts - A Windows and Office activator using HWID / Ohook / KMS38 / Online KMS activation methods, with a focus on open-source code and fewer antivirus detections.

Linux

• Arch linux - A lightweight and flexible Linux® distribution that tries to keep it simple.
• Debian ? - A free and open source distribution that is the base for other major distros like Ubuntu, MX Linux, Linux Mint, etc. It is the second oldest actively maintained GNU/Linux distribution.
• Linux Mint ? - Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, bundled with a variety of free and open-source applications.
• Tails (Live operating system for using the Tor/Onion network) - Tails is a portable operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship.
• Qubes OS - A reasonably secure operating system.

Mobile

Refer Custom Rom

Piracy

I do not condone piracy. These links are only for educational purposes.

Anime

• theindex.moe ? - Index for Anime and Manga sites/apps.
• Nyaa.si ? - Anime torrent site. (If blocked by ISP use Tor, GoodbyeDPI or a VPN)

Music & Books/Audiobooks

• Audiobookbay - Download unabridged audiobook for free or share your audio books.
• Z-Library - The world’s largest e-book library.
• SpotX ? - Spotify ad blocker (PC).
• SpotiFlyer - Multiplatform Music Downloader.

Games

r/PiratedGames Megathread ? - A popular megathread from the r/PiratedGames subreddit. It contains a list of trusted sites to download games from.

For more piracy sites check out awesome-piracy!

Mobile

Custom Rom

• Graphene OS ? - An open source privacy and security focused mobile OS.
• Calyx OS - An open source Android mobile operating system that puts privacy and security into the hands of everyday users.
• Lineage OS - A free and open-source operating system for various devices, based on the Android mobile platform

Video/Music Streaming

• Newpipe ? - Open Source YouTube client.
• AntennaPod - Free and open source Podcast Player.
• xManager - Modded Spotify Client.

App Stores

• Fdroid ? - Find open source apps.
• Aurora Store - Alternative to Google Play Store.
• Obtainium ? - Get Android App Updates Directly From the Source.

Two Factor Authenticator

• Aegis ? - a free, secure and open source app to manage your 2-step verification tokens for your online services.
• andOTP - andOTP is a free and open source two-factor authentication App.

Anime/Manga

• Mihon - Free and open source manga reader for Android

Social Media

• Signal ? - An open source secure messenger, alternative to whatsapp.

Password Manager

• Bitwarden ? - A secure and free password manager for all of your devices.
• KeePassDX - Secure and open source password manager compatible with KeePass files.

To install apps from The Gaurdian Project (Tor browser and Orbot) you need to add their Fdroid repo

Web Browsers

• Mull Browser ? - A privacy oriented and deblobbed web browser based on Mozilla firefox.
• Tor Browser - Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship.
• Bromite - Bromite is a Chromium fork with ad blocking and enhanced privacy.

VPN and Proxy

• Mullvad - Probably the only VPN provider I would recommend.

Email

• Protonmail ? - Secure Email based in Switzerland.
• Tutanota - Encrypted email & calendar service - easy to use, secure by design.
• K9 mail ? - Open source email client.

Other Apps

Add the IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

• TrackerControl - TrackerControl allows to monitor and control hidden data collection in apps.
• Openboard ? - A 100% foss keyboard based on AOSP, with no dependency on Google binaries, that respects your privacy.
• OsmAnd~ - A map and navigation application with access to the free, worldwide, and high-quality OpenStreetMap data.
• Simple Mobile Tools ? - A group of simple, open source Android apps without ads and unnecessary permissions, with customizable widgets.