Digital Security Tools

Aegis Authenticator is a free, secure and open-source app for Android to manage your two-step verification tokens for your online services.

AnonAddy provides an email forwarding service that keeps personal email addresses private.

BigBlueButton is an open-source video communication tool with all the required features for online training and learning including breakout rooms, whiteboards, closed captioning, polls, shared notes, and more.

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– Digital Hygiene 101: How to practise digital safety and security

Bitmask VPN (Android, Desktop) is an open-source virtual private network (VPN).

Bitwarden is a cross-platform open-source password manager.

Brave is a privacy-focused internet browser built off the open-source Chromium codebase. The Brave 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. Brave is available in desktop, Android, and iOS versions.

Briar is an open-source secure message app for Android. With Briar, users can send and receive messages through encrypted Bluetooth, WiFi, or Tor connections to avoid surveillance and censorship.

CENO – Censorship.no! – is a mobile web browser for Android OS that creates peerto-peer networks for storing and sharing web content so that users can bypass internet surveillance and censorship without needing proxies, VPN servers, or relays.

Cryptomator makes it easy to encrypt and decrypt files before storing them on locally, externally, or on the cloud using its app for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

CryptPad is an open-source encrypted collaboration suite for securely storing, editing, and sharing spreadsheets, documents, presentations, forms, and other types of files.

DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused internet search engine.

DuckDuckGo Email Protection is a service within DuckDuckGo browser extension that allows you to generate @duck.com forwarding email addresses to mask your personal email address. It automatically removes trackers in the forwarded emails to protect your privacy online.

Etherpad is an open-source collaborative notetaking tool.

Riseup Pad allow for collaborative editing online by using an Etherpad service. Riseup does not store IP addresses. Pads are automatically destroyed after 60 days of inactivity.
– Digital Hygiene 101: How to practise digital safety and security

Firefox is an open-source web browser that protects the user’s privacy on the internet.

Firefox Focus is privacy browser for Android and iOS that comes with automatic tracking protection.

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.

GlobaLeaks is a free and open-source secure reporting and documentation system that protects the whistleblower’s identity.

I2P – Invisible Internet Project – is a fully-encrypted peer-to-peer network layer for enhanced online privacy and security.

Jitsi Meet is an open-source private video conferencing software that limits the user’s digital footprint when meeting virtually. It works on most modern internet browsers and is also available as a mobile app for Android and iOS.

You can use meet.jit.si to host your online meetings for free […] Other trusted free Jitsi Meet deployments include Greenhost, Framatalk, and Distroot.
– Digital Hygiene 101: How to practise digital safety and security

K-9 Mail is an open source email client for Android with OpenPGP encryption support.

KeePassDX is an open-source secure password manager for Android mobile devices.

KeePassXC is an open-source secure password manager for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

KeeWeb is an open-source password manager based on KeePass. It is available as a web app that works with modern internet browsers on desktop and mobile devices.

LibreOffice is a free and open-source office productivity suite that contains a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a presentation application, and more.

Mailvelope is an open-source extension for Chromium- and Firefox-based web browsers that provides an interface for Pretty Good Protection (PGP) email encryption on popular web-based email services.

Mattermost is an open-source collaborative chat for teams.

Mullvad is a premium privacy-respecting virtual private network (VPN) service.

Nextcloud is an open-source collaboration suite with secure file storage, sync, and share.

Onion Browser is a web browser that reroutes all traffic through the Tor network to protect privacy, circumvent surveillance, and evade censorship on the internet.

OnionShare is an open-source secure file-sharing tool that uses the Tor network to protect the users’ data and privacy.

OnlyOffice is an office suite of online editors for text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

OpenOffice is a free and open-source office productivity suite.

Orbot is a proxy app for Android devices that reroutes internet traffic through the Tor network to protect the user’s privacy and identity online.

Outline makes it easy for users to access the internet using a virtual private network (VPN). The Outline Manager enables users to run their own VPN servers on cloud platforms and the Outline Client connects devices to existing servers.

Picocrypt is a very small (hence Pico), very simple, yet very secure encryption tool that you can use to protect your files.Picocrypt is a very small (hence Pico), very simple, yet very secure encryption tool that you can use to protect your files.

Proton Mail (Web, Android, iOS) is an open-source email service that uses end-to-end encryption and zero-access encryption to protect the user’s data and privacy.

Proton VPN is a virtual private network (VPN) service.

Psiphon (Android, iOS, Windows, Mac) is an open-source internet censorship circumvention tool that uses a combination of secure communication and obfuscation technologies to allow users to access blocked or censored content.

Raivo OTP is an open source software-based authenticator for two-step verification services that syncs your tokens across your iOS and macOS devices.

Riseup Email is a secure email service by activists for activists. Its security features include full-disk encryption, encrypted email storage, Onion routing, and more.

Save by OpenArchive is an open-source secure documentation app for Android and iOS that helps users preserve, protect, authenticate, and amplify their work.

Searx is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from more than 70 search services. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. Additionally, searx can be used over Tor for online anonymity.

To find a Searx instance, go to searx.space.

SecureDrop is an open-source whistleblowing system designed for media practitioners to receive information from sources securely and anonymously on the web.

Send is a simple, private file-sharing tool with end-to-end encryption.

Session is a decentralised instant messaging app that does not require phone numbers, email addresses, or other personally identifiable information.

Signal (Desktop, Android, iOS) is an open-source secure messaging and calling app that uses end-to-end encryption to protect the user’s privacy.

SimpleLogin is an email forwarding service that keeps your personal email address private.

Skiff Mail is end-to-end encrypted email that protects your inbox and gives you the power to communicate freely.

Standard Notes is a note-taking app with end-to-end encryption, advanced security, and privacy controls.

Tails is an open-source portable computer operating system that protects users from surveillance and helps them circumvent censorship.

Tella is an open-source secure reporting and documentation mobile app available for Android and iOS devices that encrypts and hides saved data on the device.

Thunderbird is an open-source desktop email client that has built-in security and safety features including remote image linking protection, phishing protection, PGP encryption, and more.

Tor Browser is an open-source private internet browser for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android that protects users from tracking, surveillance, and censorship.

Tunnelbear is a secure VPN service. Available for iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Firefox, and Chrome.

Email vpn@engagemedia.org to ask for your voucher code. In the email, please include a brief summary of what you do and how this VPN voucher can help you in your line of work. Once we receive your application, your unique codes will be sent within two working days.
– Free VPN for digital rights defenders: A partnership between TunnelBear and EngageMedia

Tutanota provides secure, green, and ad-free email service that incorporates privacy by design.

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.

VeraCrypt is an open-source disk encryption tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Wire is a secure group communication suite that offers secure messaging, video conferencing, and file sharing.

Zulip is an open-source collaborative chat for teams.