pluja/awesome-privacy

Awesome Privacy is a curated list of free and open-source software alternatives to popular apps and services that track users or sell their data. The list is organized by category, covering everything from two-factor authentication apps, analytics tools, and cloud storage, to messaging apps, password managers, email providers, web browsers, and VPNs. For each category, the list names common privacy-invasive services to avoid and recommends alternatives that give users more control over their data. The project draws an important distinction between privacy, security, and anonymity, noting that these are related but separate concerns. The focus is specifically on privacy: services that do not collect or sell user data. This is a reference document rather than software. It functions as a starting point for anyone wanting to reduce their exposure to data collection by large companies, whether switching from a mainstream email provider to a privacy-respecting alternative or replacing a tracking-heavy analytics tool with a self-hosted one. The list is maintained collaboratively and mirrored on Codeberg.