Self-hosted projects tagged “Privacy”

Open-source, secure, peer-to-peer file sync that keeps folders identical across devices without a central cloud server.

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Dropbox+4

Send files and text between nearby devices over your LAN—no cloud, no accounts. Works on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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Apple AirDrop+2

DNS sinkhole that blocks ads, trackers, and malicious domains network-wide with a web dashboard, per-client controls, and optional DHCP/DNS features.

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NextDNS+1

Lightweight, self-hosted Bitwarden-compatible password manager server with web vault, clients support, orgs, sharing, attachments, and optional admin interface.

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LastPass+1

Lightweight self-hosted note-taking and micro-journaling app with Markdown, tags, full-text search, and a clean timeline UI for personal knowledge capture.

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Notion+3

Self-hostable federated microblogging server for the ActivityPub network, with timelines, media attachments, moderation tools, and rich web/mobile clients.

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X (formerly Twitter)+1

A lightweight, portable web-based file server with uploads, WebDAV, search, and optional media indexing—designed to run anywhere with minimal dependencies.

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Dropbox+7

Self-hosted photo management and gallery app with AI search, automatic organization, and multi-user support for large photo and video libraries.

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Google Photos+3

Self-hosted web analytics with a clean dashboard, event tracking, and privacy-first data collection as an alternative to Google Analytics.

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Google Analytics+5

Open-source, self-hosted content collaboration: file sync & share, groupware, chat, and optional office collaboration with strong admin and compliance controls.

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Dropbox+3

Browser-based tool for decoding, encoding, encryption, and data analysis using a drag-and-drop “recipe” workflow for security, DFIR, and engineering tasks.

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CrackStation (online hash cracking/lookup)+4

Self-hosted DNS server with ad/tracker blocking, custom filtering, parental controls, encrypted DNS, and per-client statistics for home networks.

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NextDNS+1

Glance is a lightweight self-hosted startpage/dashboard that aggregates RSS/Atom feeds and service widgets (e.g., weather, markets, GitHub) into a single customizable homepage.

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Protopage+5

Self-hostable product analytics platform with event capture, funnels, session replay, feature flags, A/B testing, and data pipelines.

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Mixpanel+7

Self-hostable video conferencing with browser-based meetings, screen sharing, chat, moderation tools, and optional end-to-end encryption.

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Zoom+9

Lightweight, privacy-focused web analytics with a single-page dashboard, event/goal tracking, and easy integrations as a Google Analytics alternative.

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Google Analytics+5

SearXNG is a privacy-focused metasearch engine that aggregates results from many search providers, with strong customization, multiple output formats, and API support.

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Google Search+3

Self-hosted web analytics platform with dashboards, event tracking, and privacy controls, offering an alternative to Google Analytics for websites and apps.

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Google Analytics+6

Invidious is an alternative YouTube web front-end that reduces tracking and improves performance, offering RSS feeds, subscriptions, and video playback without a Google account.

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YouTube+1

A self-hosted bookmark manager that organizes links with tags/collections and preserves content via screenshots and readable archives for reliable long-term reference.

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Pocket+2

LibreTranslate is an open-source translation API and web UI for private, self-hosted machine translation with offline models and optional API keys/limits.

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Google Cloud Translation+6

Self-hosted metasearch-style frontend that proxies Google Search results while reducing tracking, removing ads, and enabling country/safe-search controls.

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Google Search

Self-hosted web analytics for tracking page views, referrers, and events with a simple dashboard and privacy-focused approach.

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Google Analytics+3

Self-hosted URL shortener with custom domains, branded links, link analytics, and an API for creating and managing short URLs.

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Bitly+3

Privacy-first messenger using SimpleX relays and end-to-end encryption, designed to avoid user identifiers, phone numbers, and centralized identity.

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Signal+5

Snapdrop-style cross-device file transfer with local network discovery and optional internet relay, running entirely in the browser.

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Apple AirDrop+2

RSS Bridge creates RSS/Atom feeds from websites and platforms that lack feeds, using site-specific “bridges” and a simple HTTP interface for aggregators and automation.

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Feedly+5

Self-hosted, zero-knowledge pastebin that encrypts text in the browser, supports file attachments, expiration, burn-after-reading, and discussion threads.

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Pastebin.com+4

A Google Photos alternative for organizing, searching, and sharing your photo library with face recognition, object search, timeline views, and multi-user support.

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Google Photos+4

A self-hosted location history app to import GPS tracks and view your personal movement timeline on interactive maps.

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Google Maps Timeline (Location History)+3