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Note - Don't run multiple general adblockers (e.g., uBlock Origin and AdGuard) simultaneously to avoid breakage. Combining general adblockers with tools like SponsorBlock is fine.
⭐ uBlock Origin or uBO Lite (MV3 compatible) - Adblocker / Redundant Extensions
⭐ SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsored YouTube Ads / Script, 2 / Discord / X / GitHub
Disblock Origin or Discord Adblock - Hide Discord Nitro / Boost Ads
Popupblocker All, PopUpOFF, Popup Blocker (strict) or PopupBlocker - Popup / New Tab Blockers
AdGuard - Adblocker
BehindTheOverlay - Hide Website Overlays
BilibiliSponsorBlock - Skip Sponsored Bilibili Ads
⭐ LegitimateURLShortener - Query Parameter Cleaning Rules
yokoffing's Recommended Filters - Blocklist Collection
FilterLists - Filter and host lists directory
FMHY Filterlist - Unsafe Sites Filter
Note - If your goal is to block browser ads, it's best to just stick with uBlock Origin, as additional filters can cause conflicts or anti-adblock.
🌐 DNS Providers - DNS Provider Index
⭐ Pi-Hole Tools - Filters / Anti-Telemetry / Tray App
⭐ AdGuard Home - Self-Hosted DNS Adblocking / Balena-Adguard / GitHub / X / Telegram / Subreddit
⭐ Mullvad DNS - DNS Adblocking / Filtering / Extension / GitHub
⭐ YogaDNS - Custom DNS Client for Windows
AlternateDNS - DNS Adblocking
AdGuard DNS - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / X / Telegram / Subreddit
Control D - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service / X / Subreddit / Discord
NxFilter - Self-Hosted Customizable DNS Adblocking / Subreddit
Diversion - Asuswrt-Merlin Router Adblock Manager
Phishing Army - DNS Phishing Blocklist / X
DNS Party - Encrypted DNS Profiles for Apple Devices
Technitium - Self-Hosted DNS Server / Subreddit / GitHub
🌐 /r/Antivirus Index - Antivirus Tool Index
⭐ Malwarebytes - Antivirus / X
⭐ AdwCleaner - Anti-Adware / X
⭐ Security / Antivirus Multireddit - Reddit Communities
⭐ FMHY SafeGuard - Detects if Current Site is Trusted / Untrusted
FMHY LinkSafe Guard - Shows if Site is Trusted / Untrusted on Web Results
BleepingComputer Forums, Malwarebytes Forums or Sysnative Forums - Malware Removal Forums / Note
Sandboxie Plus - Sandbox Environment / Guide / GitHub
Windows Sandbox - Full Virtual Machine Sandbox Environment
Dangerzone - Convert Malicious PDFs to Safe Files / GitHub
No More Ransom - Ransomware Decryption Tools
ID Ransomware - Ransomware Identification Tool
ConfigureDefender - Configure Windows Defender Settings
DefenderUI - Improved Windows Defender UI
🌐 The Second Opinion, 2 - Portable Malware Scanners / Removal Tools / GitHub
⭐ VirusTotal / Scan Results Guide, 2 or Hybrid Analysis - Online File Scanner
⭐ VirusTotal Tools - CLI / Uploader / Lite Version
Microsoft Safety Scanner or Emsisoft Emergency Kit - On-demand AV Scanners
Winitor - EXE Malware Assessment
Grype - Container Images Vulnerability Scanner
Jotti - Online File Scanner
⭐ Tails / Telegram / GitHub, Whonix / Telegram / GitHub or Qubes / GitHub - Privacy-Based Operating Systems
/r/Privacy, /r/TheHatedOne or /r/privatelife - Privacy Discussion, News & Tools
O&O ShutUp10++ or W10Privacy - Privacy and Data Protection Tools
Telemetry.md - Disable Windows 10/11 Telemetry
Disable Recall - Disable Microsoft Recall on Windows 11
Agent DVR / Subreddit, Frigate / GitHub, Smart Sec Cam or ZoneMinder / Discord / GitHub - Security Camera Systems
Team Elite or Technet24 - Security Software / Translator
YourDigitalRights - Get Organizations to Delete Your Personal Data
Big Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List - List of Data Broker Opt-Out Resources
Surfer Protocol - Multi-platform User Data Exporter / Discord / GitHub
F-Secure Identity Theft Checker - Identity Theft Check
PrivNote, SafeNote / GitHub, Burn.Link, ThisLinkWillSelfDestruct, s.cr, burnmynote or OneTimeSecret / GitHub - Send Self-Destructing Messages
chausies encrypt / GitHub, Steg Cloak or spammimic - Send Encrypted Text
HiddenVM - Run an Oracle VM on TailsOS
SurveillanceWatch - Surveillance Company Connections
If An Agent Knocks - Best Practices if Contacted by Agents
⭐ Privacy Guides - Educational Guide / GitHub
⭐ Digital Defense - Personal Checklist for Privacy & Security / GitHub
⭐ Surveillance Self-Defense - Educational Guide
⭐ The New Oil - Educational Guide / GitHub
⭐ The Hitchhiker’s Guide - Extensive Guide to Online Anonymity / GitHub
Lissy93's Awesome Privacy / GitHub, Awesome Security Hardening or pluja's Awesome Privacy / GitHub - Privacy App / Service Lists
Defensive Computing Checklist - Educational Guide
OPSEC guide - Educational Guide
Ken Harris - Educational Guide / Discord
AvoidTheHack - Educational Blog / GitHub
Privacy Settings - Privacy Setting Guides
Privacy Not Included - Product Privacy Ratings
EncryptedList - List of Encrypted Services/Apps
Awesome Vehicle Security - Vehicle Security Resources
⭐ v2rayN - DIY Privacy Network
⭐ Safing Portmaster - Network Monitor / DNS Resolver / Firewall / Discord / GitHub
XrayUIGroup - DIY Privacy Network / Telegram
Simplewall - Firewall
Fort - Firewall
WFC - Firewall
🌐 Google Alt List, /r/degoogle or No More Google - Google App Alternatives
⭐ PrivacySpy / GitHub or ToS;DR / Discord / GitHub - Sites Privacy Policies
⭐ JustDeleteMe - Find / Terminate Old Accounts / GitHub
OpenPhish, Netcraft Report, isitPhishing, PhishStats / Telegram / GitHub or PhishTank - Report Phishing Sites
DNS Jumper - DNS Switcher
GPG Suite - Encrypt & Sign Data / Communications
delete-likes-from-x-com.md - Delete X.com Likes / Favorites
Power Delete Suite - Reddit Auto Post Delete
mat2 - Remove Metadata from Files / Web Version
⭐ Tor Browser, 2, 3 - Onion-Routed Browser
⭐ Tor Resources - TG Downloads / Telegram / .onion / GitLab / GitHub
⭐ Mullvad Browser - Tor Browser Fork (without Tor network) / GitHub
LibreWolf - Pre-tweaked Firefox Fork / Auto-Updater / CodeBerg / Subreddit
Brave Browser - Privacy Chromium Browser / Subreddit
Encrypted SNI - Cloudflare Browser Check
🌐 2FA Directory - List of Sites with 2FA Support / GitHub
Mauth - Android 2FA
FreeOTPPlus - Android 2FA
OTPClient - Linux 2FA
Sentinel - Android / iOS / Mac 2FA
OTP Auth - iOS 2FA
Authenticator - Generate Two-Factor QR Codes / GitHub
OTP Helper - Extract OTP Tokens
steamguard-cli - Generate Steam 2FA Codes
PasswordsGenerator - Secure Password Generator
⭐ Proton Mail - Encrypted Email / .onion / Subreddit / GitHub
Disroot - Encrypted Email
DNMX - Onion Based Email
Mailvelope - Give Emails PGP Encryption / GitHub
Email Privacy Tester - Email Privacy Test / GitLab
SecLists - Security Mailing List Archive
⭐ Have I Been Pwned? - Monitor Email Breaches
⭐ Have I Been Pwned Passwords - Password Breach Check
FirefoxMonitor - Data Breach Check / GitHub
BreachDirectory, Snusbase, Leak Lookup, Trufflehog / Discord / GitHub or LeakPeek / Discord - Data Breach Search Engines
Intelligence X - Password Breach Check / GitHub
psbdmp - Password Breach Check
ScatteredSecrets - Password Breach Check
BreachDetective - Password Breach Check
⭐ CanvasBlocker - Prevent Canvas Fingerprinting
⭐ CreepJS, webkay, browserrecon, TZP, Device Info, Cover Your Tracks or PersonalData - Tracking / Fingerprinting Tests
ClearURLs - Remove Tracking Elements from URLs / Can Break Sites / GitHub / GitLab
Webbkoll or Blacklight - Site Tracking Info
Data Removal Guide - Remove Online Data
GameIndustry - Block Trackers in Desktop / Mobile Games
BrowserLeaks, Do I leak? or IPLeak.net - IP Leak Tests
JShelter - Prevent Fingerprinting / Warning / Source Code
Locale Switcher, 2 - Change Language Identifier / GitHub
AnonymousRedirect - Anonymize Links
Simple Opt Out - Turn off Targeted Ads / GitHub
X.com Direct - Removes t.co Tracking from X.com
🌐 Search Engine Party - Privacy Search Engine Comparisons / GitLab
🌐 Instance Scores or Searx Index - Searx Instance Indexes
⭐ FMHY Searx, searx.space / .onion or searx.be - SearXNG Instances / GitHub
⭐ DuckDuckGo - Own Crawler + Third Parties / Shortcuts, 2 / Subreddit
Fuck Off Google, searx.neocities, nixnet or monocles - Searx Instances
Whoogle - Whoogle Instance / Uses Google
LibreY - Privacy Respecting Metasearch Engine
Swisscows - Uses Bing
Brave Search - Private Search
ekoru - Uses Bing
Gibiru - Uses Google
Whoogle - Uses Google / Self-Hosted
Note - For torrenting, it's recommended to use a paid rather than free VPN. Free VPNs are only really useful for things like viewing sites blocked by your ISP / country.
🌐 Techlore Chart - VPN Comparison Charts
🌐 VPN Relationships, 2 - VPN Relationship Chart
⭐ /r/VPNs - Discussion Forum
⭐ WARP - Free / Unlimited / Setup Guide / CLI / Mobile Client / Desktop Client
⭐ Windscribe - Has Free Plan / 10GB Monthly / Subreddit / GitHub
⭐ Proton VPN - No Torrenting with Free Plan / Unlimited / Config Generation / Subreddit / Telegram / GitHub
⭐ RiseupVPN - Free / Unlimited / Config CLI Script / GitHub
Mullvad VPN - Paid / No-Logging / Port Warning / GitHub
IVPN - Paid / No Logging / Port Warning / Subreddit / GitHub
ESET VPN - Free / Unlimited
PrivadoVPN - Free / 10GB Monthly / Unlimited Accounts via Temp Mail
⭐ How to Bind VPN to Client - Bind VPN to Client to Avoid ISP Letters
⭐ WireGuard - VPN Tunnel / Setup Guide / Tools / Web UI / Source Code
WGDashboard - WireGuard Manager / Discord / GitHub
WireHole - WireGuard VPN with Adblocking Capabilities / Web UI
VpnHood, IPsec VPN or Outline / Subreddit / GitHub - Self-Hosted VPNs
Self Hosted VPN - Pi-Hole + WireGuard on Google Cloud
OpenConnect - SSL VPN / GUI / GitLab
Gluetun - Docker through VPN
VPN Hotspot - Share VPN Connection over Hotspot
Hola Proxy - Alternative Client for Hola Free Proxy Service
Snowflake - Tor Proxy Browser Extension
Censor Tracker / Telegram / GitHub, SmartProxy, FoxyProxy or ZeroOmega - Proxy Extensions
Acrylic - Local DNS Proxy
SimpleDnsCrypt or DNSCrypt / GitHub - Local DNS Encryption Proxy
wireproxy - WireGuard as Proxy
Nginx Proxy Manager - Self-Hosted Proxy Server / Subreddit / GitHub
Ultraviolet / GitHub or Nebula - Self-Hosted Proxy Sites
1337x Proxy - 1337x Proxy Guide / Example
Titanium Network - Proxy Developer / Instances / GitHub
Note - Keep in mind many proxy sites log info like IP address, sites visited, etc. They're useful for unblocking sites, but not very useful for privacy.
SSLSecureProxy, 2, 3
Szvy Central, 2, 3, 4, 5
Proxy Checker, proxy-scraper or proxy-scraper-checker - Proxy Scrapers / Checkers
CheckSocks5 - SOCKS5 Proxy Checker
⭐ Censorship Bypass Guide - Censorship Bypass Guide
⭐ No Thought is a Crime - Internet Censorship Discussion
⭐ zapret, GoodbyeDPI / GUI, PowerTunnel or Green Tunnel - DPI Circumvention Local Proxies
Shadowsocks - Proxy Client and Self-Hosted Server / Free Servers, 2, 3 / GitHub
Lantern - Anti-Censorship Proxy / Slowed Past 250MB / GitHub
Hi!Load VPN - Censorship Resistant Proxies / 30GB per month / No Torrenting / Support
Hysteria - Anti-Censorship Client and Self-Hosted Server / Telegram / GitHub
Project X - Anti-Censorship Client and Self-Hosted Server / Telegram, 2