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Operating Systems:

Desktop Operating Systems:

Qubes OS

Alpine Linux

Tails

Whonix

Linux Mint

Mobile Operating Systems:

GrapheneOS

LineageOS

Server Operating Systems:

Alpine Linux

Software:

Password Managers:

KeePassXC

KeePassDX

Bitwarden

One-time Password (OTP) Authenticators:

FreeOTP

Firewalls:

Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) (Gufw)

Anti-virus Software:

ClamAV (ClamTk, ClamWin)

File/Disk Encryption:

VeraCrypt

7-Zip

Web Browsers:

Firefox

Bromite

Tor Browser

LibreWolf

GNU IceCat

Browser Add-ons:

uBlock Origin

Decentraleyes

Cookie Autodelete

Productivity Tools

LibreOffice

GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)

Open Broadcaster Software

Shotcut

Audacity

Media Players:

VLC media player

SMPlayer

E-readers:

Librera FD

Email Clients:

Thunderbird

K-9 Mail

Basic Mobile Apps:

Simple Mobile Tools

Android Keyboards:

OpenBoard

Metadata Removal Tools:

mat2

File/Disk Shredders:

Eraser

Video Game Engines:

TIC-80

Godot Engine

Torrent Clients:

qBittorrent

Cryptocurrency Wallets:

Monero GUI Wallet

Services:

Email Providers:

posteo.de

Search Engines:

SearXNG

DuckDuckGo

Startpage

Instant Messaging Clients:

XMPP (Conversations, Gajim)

Element

Briar

Android App Repositories:

F-Droid

Voice Chat Clients:

Mumble (Mumla)

Weather Apps:

omWeather

VPNs:

Mullvad VPN

Proton VPN

Cloud Storage:

Seafile

Online/Collaborative Productivity Tools:

CryptPad

Social Media Services:

Mastodon

Translation Tools:

Lingva Translate

File Sharing Tools:

OnionShare

Software and Services I Can't Fully Recommend (but are probably still better than the alternative):

HTTPS Everywhere

"You no longer need HTTPS Everywhere to set HTTPS by default! Major browsers now offer native support for an HTTPS only mode. Learn how to turn it on." HTTPS Everywhere | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Telegram Messenger

"This app promotes or depends entirely on a non-free network service" "The upstream source code is not entirely Free" Telegram FOSS | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Proton Mail

"ProtonMail logged IP address of French activist after order by Swiss authorities" ProtonMail logged IP address of French activist after order by Swiss authorities | TechCrunch

Invidious

NewPipe

"This app promotes or depends entirely on a non-free network service" NewPipe | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

OsmAnd~

"This app contains non-free assets" "This app promotes or depends entirely on a non-free network service" "The upstream source code is not entirely Free" "This app tracks and reports your activity" OsmAnd~ | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

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