Internet browsing and productivity
Recommended tools
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Aegis Authenticator is a free, secure and open-source app for Android to manage your two-step verification tokens for your online services. |
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Brave is a privacy-focused internet browser built off the open-source Chromium codebase. The browser blocks invasive ads and cross-site trackers by default. Users also benefit from built-in functionalities for added security with automatic secure HTTP connections and Tor-based anonymous network routing. is available in desktop, Android, and iOS versions. |
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CryptPad is an open-source encrypted collaboration suite for securely storing, editing, and sharing spreadsheets, documents, presentations, forms, and other types of files. |
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DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused internet search engine. |
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Etherpad is an open-source collaborative notetaking tool. |
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Firefox is an open-source web browser that protects the user’s privacy on the internet. |
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Firefox Focus is privacy browser for Android and iOS that comes with automatic tracking protection. |
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Firefox Relay provides disposable unique forwarding email addresses to help users mask their personal email addresses on e-commerce sites, social networking platforms, sign-up forms, and more. |
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LibreOffice is a free and open-source office productivity suite that contains a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a presentation application, and more. |
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OnlyOffice is an office suite of online editors for text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. |
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OpenOffice is a free and open-source office productivity suite. |
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Proton Drive is a file storage solution that combines the convenience of the cloud with the privacy of a Swiss vault. With Proton Drive, you can easily access your data, while also benefiting from end-to-end encryption. |
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Raivo OTP is an open source software-based authenticator for two-step verification services that syncs your tokens across your iOS and macOS devices. |
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SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from more than 70 search services. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. Additionally, SearXNG can be used over Tor for online anonymity.[5] |
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uBlock Origin is a free and open-source browser extension for content filtering —primarily aimed at neutralizing privacy invasion in an efficient, user-friendly method. |
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| Internet browsing and productivity tools | Cross-platform | Freemium | Self-hosting | Web app |
Notes
- ↑ Cross-platform – you can install this tool on your desktop and mobile devices running popular operating systems.
- ↑ Freemium – this tool is available for free but additional storage, bandwidth, or features are available with a paid upgrade.
- ↑ Self-hosting – you can run and maintain an instance of this tool on a server that you control.
- ↑ Web app – you can use this tool directly on an internet browser without having to install it on your device.
- ↑ To find a SearXNG instance, go to searx.space