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MyTetra

MyTetra

Open Source

MyTetra is a versatile, cross-platform information manager designed for collecting, organizing, and managing various types of data. It excels as a portable note-taking application, personal information manager, and notebook, offering a robust outliner and rich text editing capabilities.

Excellent hierarchical organization with infinite depth.
Notetaking
Office & Productivity
Dillo

Dillo

Open Source

Dillo is an exceptionally lightweight and fast web browser designed for resource-constrained systems. It prioritizes speed and efficiency, making it ideal for older computers, embedded devices, or users seeking fundamental web browsing without modern complexities.

Extremely fast on limited hardware
Automated speed adjustments
Web Browsers
Quiver

Quiver

Commercial

Quiver is a robust note-taking application designed for developers, offering a powerful and flexible platform for organizing, writing, and managing notes. It seamlessly integrates rich text, code snippets, markdown, and LaTeX within a single note, providing a unique blend of capabilities for technical users.

Hybrid note format (rich text, Markdown, code, LaTeX)
Full text search
Development
OneSwarm

OneSwarm

Open Source

OneSwarm was a file-sharing client focused on privacy and anonymity, designed to operate within a darknet or a friend-to-friend network.

Strong focus on user privacy and anonymity through friend-to-friend network.
Anonymity
File Sharing
Yojimbo

Yojimbo

Commercial

Yojimbo is a digital locker for storing and organizing diverse information, helping users keep track of notes, passwords, images, PDFs, and web archives in a secure and easily retrievable manner.

Excellent for storing various data types (notes, files, web archives).
Notetaking
Office & Productivity
LanguageTool

LanguageTool

Open Source

LanguageTool is an extensive open-source proofreading tool designed for individuals and businesses, supporting a large number of languages. It offers crucial grammar, style, and spell checking capabilities across various platforms through browser extensions, desktop applications, and integrations.

Extensive support for a large number of languages.
Google Chrome extension
Web Browsers
Click&Clean

Click&Clean is a comprehensive browser extension and system utility designed to enhance online privacy and maintain system performance. It provides a suite of tools for cleaning browsing data, safeguarding sensitive information, and optimizing your computer.

Comprehensive browsing data cleaning
Browser extension
OS & Utilities Security & Privacy
Transpose

Transpose

Commercial

Transpose was a versatile workspace designed for individuals and teams, combining elements of note-taking, project management, CRM, and data organization into a single, flexible platform. It empowered users to structure information and collaborate efficiently.

Unified platform reducing the need for multiple applications.
Record Audio
Audio & Music Business & Commerce Development Office & Productivity
GoAccess

GoAccess

Open Source

GoAccess is an open-source, real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer. It provides comprehensive web traffic analysis directly from your terminal or through a web browser, offering insights into visitor behavior, traffic patterns, search engine activity, and more, without relying on third-party tracking scripts.

Real-time analysis of web server logs.
Command line interface
Network & Admin OS & Utilities
VFront

VFront

Open Source

VFront is a powerful and open-source web-based front-end for managing various relational databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and MariaDB. It provides a user-friendly interface for performing database operations without needing command-line access.

Supports multiple popular databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MariaDB).
Database
Development
JonDoFox

JonDoFox

Open Source

JonDoFox is a portable, preconfigured version of Firefox designed for anonymous web browsing. It integrates with the JonDonym anonymity network, offering enhanced privacy and security features to prevent tracking and fingerprinting.

Pre-configured for strong privacy and anonymity.
Anonymity
Security & Privacy
Cryptomator

Cryptomator

Open Source

Cryptomator offers transparent client-side encryption for cloud storage. It creates virtual encrypted drives, allowing you to protect your sensitive files on platforms like Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive without sacrificing convenience or syncing capabilities. Your data remains confidential, even if the cloud provider is compromised.

Transparent, on-the-fly encryption is easy to use.
AES encryption
Backup & Sync Security & Privacy
GNUnet

GNUnet

Open Source

GNUnet is a free and open-source framework for building secure, distributed, and privacy-preserving peer-to-peer applications. It goes beyond simple file sharing, offering a foundation for various decentralized services designed to resist surveillance and censorship.

Strong focus on privacy and anonymity.
Decentralized
Backup & Sync Business & Commerce File Sharing
IDrive

IDrive

Freemium

IDrive offers comprehensive cloud backup, online storage, and file syncing solutions for consumers and businesses. It provides encrypted backup, zero-knowledge privacy, and supports various devices and data types.

Unlimited device backup under single account.
Encrypted backups
Backup & Sync
Piggydb

Piggydb

Open Source

Piggydb is an open-source web notebook application designed for building and managing knowledge bases, either individually or collaboratively. It emphasizes structured organization through hierarchical tagging and concept mapping.

Open source and self-hostable for data control and privacy.
Collaborative
Office & Productivity
Enigmail

Enigmail

Open Source

Enigmail is a robust extension for Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey, providing comprehensive OpenPGP encryption and digital signing for your email communications. It integrates seamlessly into these email clients, offering a user-friendly way to protect your privacy and ensure the authenticity of your messages.

Seamlessly integrates with Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey.
Encrypted Email
Security & Privacy
Sleipnir

Sleipnir

Free

Sleipnir is a versatile web browser designed for seamless integration between desktop and mobile devices. Offering a range of customization options, robust privacy features, and built-in tools like an RSS reader and social media integrations, Sleipnir aims to provide a tailored browsing experience.

Extensive customization options for a personalized browsing experience.
Built-in RSS reader
Social & Communications Web Browsers
Org-mode

Org-mode

Open Source

Org-mode is a powerful and flexible mode for GNU Emacs, designed for note-taking, project planning, to-do list management, and authoring documents. It utilizes simple plain text files with intuitive markup.

Highly customizable and extensible through Emacs Lisp.
Command line interface
Office & Productivity OS & Utilities Photos & Graphics
WizNote

WizNote

Freemium

WizNote is a feature-rich, cross-platform cloud-based note-taking application designed for individuals and teams. It offers robust tools for capturing, organizing, and sharing information, with a strong focus on productivity and knowledge management.

Extensive feature set for note-taking and knowledge management.
Save web page for offline use
Office & Productivity
Tribler

Tribler

Open Source

Tribler is a free and open-source BitTorrent client enhanced with a focus on privacy, security, and decentralized content discovery. It allows users to download torrents while providing anonymity and built-in features for finding content directly within the application, eliminating the need for traditional torrent search websites.

Integrated privacy/anonymity features beyond standard BitTorrent.
Integrated Search
File Sharing
LimeSurvey

LimeSurvey

Open Source

LimeSurvey is a powerful, free, and open-source online survey application written in PHP. It supports various database backends and is distributed under the APL license. Offering extensive features for creating, distributing, and analyzing surveys, it's a flexible alternative to commercial survey tools.

Free and open source with no licensing costs.
Multiple languages
Development Online Services
Flashblock

Flashblock

Free

Flashblock is a Firefox extension that enhances browsing security and privacy by blocking Adobe Flash content by default, offering users control over what animations and videos load on web pages, thus improving page load times and reducing exposure to malicious Flash elements.

Significantly improves website load times.
Firefox extension
Web Browsers
Spotflux

Spotflux

Freemium

Spotflux is a free VPN software designed to enhance online privacy and security by encrypting internet traffic. It aims to anonymize online activity and protect users from online threats across various devices.

Free to use, providing a low barrier to entry.
Anonymity
Security & Privacy
Firefox Developer Edition

Firefox Developer Edition is a specialized version of the Firefox browser tailored for web developers. It offers the latest features and tools earlier than the standard release, providing a stable yet cutting-edge environment for building and testing websites.

Receive latest developer features early
Based on Firefox
Development Web Browsers
PureVPN

PureVPN

Commercial

PureVPN offers a secure and fast VPN solution for enhanced online privacy and security. It provides strong encryption, anonymous browsing, and access to geo-restricted content.

Strong AES-256 encryption for enhanced security.
Encryption
Network & Admin Security & Privacy
GNU IceCat

GNU IceCat

Open Source

GNU IceCat is a free software version of the Firefox web browser, distributed by the GNU Project. It focuses on user freedom and privacy by removing proprietary components and incorporating privacy-enhancing features.

Strictly free software, no proprietary components.
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Web Browsers
Ring

Ring

Open Source

Ring (SFLphone) is a free and open-source communication platform offering secure messaging, voice, and video calls. It leverages decentralization and end-to-end encryption for enhanced privacy across multiple operating systems including Linux, Windows, macOS, and Android.

Strong emphasis on privacy and security with end-to-end encryption.
Decentralized
Social & Communications
aMule

aMule

Open Source

aMule is a free and open-source peer-to-peer file sharing application designed for flexibility and decentralization. Supporting the robust eDonkey and Kad networks, it offers a secure and privacy-focused approach to finding and sharing digital content across multiple platforms.

Supports two major P2P networks (eD2k and Kad) simultaneously for maximum file a...
Peer-To-Peer
File Sharing
rTorrent

rTorrent

Open Source

rTorrent is a powerful and resource-efficient command-line BitTorrent client for Unix-like systems. Built on the advanced libTorrent library, it offers high performance and extensive configurability, making it ideal for users seeking control and automation.

Extremely low resource usage (CPU/RAM)
Command Line support
File Sharing
Links

Links

Open Source

Links is a versatile and lightweight web browser designed for environments where graphical interfaces are not preferred or available. It operates effectively in both text-mode and graphical modes, providing a fast and efficient browsing experience with a strong focus on privacy and customization.

Excellent performance in text mode.
Command line interface
OS & Utilities Web Browsers
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