Self-hosted projects tagged “Privacy”

Open-source VPN client for desktop and mobile that can automatically set up a private VPN server and connect using WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2, and obfuscated modes.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

Alternative to:

NordVPN+15

Automatisch is an open-source Zapier alternative for building no-code automations that connect apps and services while keeping data on your own infrastructure.

Slowing down

Alternative to:

Zapier+14

Open-source federated social network built around independently run pods, privacy via Aspects, and standard social features; implemented in Ruby on Rails.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Mastodon (mastodon.social)+6

Self-host Google Fonts easily: select variants and subsets, download font files (woff2, woff, ttf, eot, svg) and generate matching CSS snippets via web UI or API.

Open-source, cookieless web and product analytics alternative to Google Analytics with real-time dashboards, funnels, journeys, and session replays.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

Alternative to:

Google Analytics+19

Formbricks is an open-source Qualtrics alternative for creating in-app, web, link, and email surveys with targeting, segmentation, and built-in analysis.

Actively maintained

Alternative to:

SurveyMonkey+10

Whoogle Search is a self-hosted, ad-free and privacy-respecting search frontend that removes tracking, ads, AMP links, and other clutter from Google results.

MITActively maintained

Alternative to:

Google Search+5

AirDrop-like P2P file and text transfer in the browser with device pairing and temporary public rooms for internet transfers.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

Alternative to:

Apple AirDrop+5

Open-source, self-hosted AI note-taking app for fast capture and organization, with Markdown notes and RAG-based natural language search.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Evernote+19

Dawarich is a privacy-focused, self-hostable location history tracker and Google Timeline alternative with interactive maps, trips, stats, and data import/export.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Fog of World+9

Piped is a privacy-friendly, lightweight alternative YouTube frontend with feeds, playlists, SponsorBlock support, and a public JSON API for apps and integrations.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

Alternative to:

YouTube+1

Self-hostable web app for fast, private peer-to-peer file sharing in the browser using WebRTC, with optional passwords, multi-file ZIP downloads, and TURN/STUN support.

Slowing down

Alternative to:

WeTransfer+9

PrivateBin is a minimalist zero-knowledge pastebin that encrypts and decrypts pastes in the browser, with optional passwords, expiration, discussions, and file uploads.

Actively maintained

Alternative to:

Pastebin+5

Mumble is an open-source, low-latency VoIP voice chat platform with a desktop client and a self-hosted server for encrypted group communication.

Actively maintained

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Skype+4

CryptPad is an end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite with real-time editors, file storage, and sharing, designed to keep document contents private from servers and admins.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Google Workspace+12

Pixelfed is a free, open-source, ActivityPub-based photo sharing social network that federates with the Fediverse for decentralized social media.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Instagram+7

Open-source tool to share files, host websites, and chat privately over the Tor network; available as desktop GUI, CLI, and mobile apps.

Actively maintained

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Send Anywhere+8

Sandstorm is a self-hostable web productivity suite that lets you install, run, and securely share many web apps with unified access control and sandboxing.

Actively maintained

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Cloudron+4

SimpleLogin is an open-source email alias service that lets you create aliases to protect your real inbox, forward mail, and reply or send from aliases using custom domains.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

Alternative to:

SimpleLogin+3

Standard Notes is an end-to-end encrypted notes app with secure file storage, offline access, and cross-platform sync, with optional self-hosting of the sync server.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

Alternative to:

Evernote+19

Tinyproxy is a small, efficient HTTP/HTTPS proxy daemon for POSIX systems, designed for low resource usage with access controls, filtering, and optional reverse/transparent proxying.

GPL-2.0Actively maintained

Alternative to:

Charles Proxy+9

Open source web analytics focused on privacy, lightweight tracking, and simple, meaningful reports as an alternative to Google Analytics or Matomo.

Actively maintained

Alternative to:

Google Analytics+11

Self-hosted product analytics and engagement platform for mobile, web, desktop, and connected devices, with dashboards, crash reporting, push notifications, and privacy tools.

Actively maintained

Alternative to:

Countly+17

Remark42 is a lightweight, privacy-focused self-hosted comment system with social/email login, moderation tools, notifications, and easy embedding for blogs and sites.

MITActively maintained

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Disqus+8

Isso is a lightweight, self-hosted Disqus alternative that adds a Markdown-based comment system to your website with a configurable JavaScript embed and SQLite storage.

MITActively maintained

Alternative to:

Disqus+8

Offline-first file manager and personal knowledge workspace that organizes local files with tags, fast search, previews, and optional local AI features.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

Alternative to:

Evernote+19

WriteFreely is a clean, Markdown-based publishing platform for creating minimalist blogs and communities, with ActivityPub federation and low-resource Go deployment.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Micro.blog+10

Open-source anonymous email forwarding that creates and manages aliases, supports custom domains, encrypted forwarding, and self-hosting via Postfix and MariaDB.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Addy.io (AnonAddy)+3

Ackee is a self-hosted, privacy-focused website analytics tool built with Node.js and MongoDB, offering a minimal UI and a GraphQL API for collecting traffic and events.

MITActively maintained

Alternative to:

Google Analytics+11

13 Feet Ladder is a self-hosted 12ft.io-style server that retrieves readable article pages by requesting them as a search crawler, helping reduce paywalls and clutter.

MITActively maintained

Alternative to:

ngrok