Desktop & OS Privacy

Free, open-source ad blocker for Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac.

uBlock Origin Lite by Raymond Hill is an App Store content blocker for iPhone, iPad and Mac with declarative filtering.

Stay for Safari lists userscripts and ad blocking among its features, with ratings and reviews available on the App Store.

This community guide collects recommendations for improving security and privacy on macOS.

Follow this Linux hardening guide for steps to improve the security of a Linux system.

Use a YubiKey challenge-response at system startup to open a LUKS-encrypted disk volume.

Follow this evolving guide for steps and configuration examples to secure a Linux server.

Block ads in Safari on Apple devices with wBlock, an open-source blocker that includes lists, scripts, and styles.

Collision checks file hashes on Linux, with installation available through Flathub.

Export personal data with Surfer Protocol, an open-source framework with a desktop app and Python SDK.

The MailTrackerBlocker extension for macOS Apple Mail blocks email trackers, read receipts, and tracking pixels.

Lockdown Privacy offers an open-source firewall for blocking trackers, ads, and badware in apps on iPhone and iPad.

The ArchWiki guide covers securely wiping a disk, with related security articles and Arch Linux resources on the wiki.

Hear when a computer sends requests to Google with Googerteller, which provides audible feedback about browsing activity.

Mistborn provides a self-hosted virtual private cloud with a web interface, firewall, WireGuard VPN, Pi-hole, DNSCrypt, and IP filtering.

Control outgoing network connections on Linux with OpenSnitch, an interactive application firewall.

Check which software is persistently installed on a Mac with KnockKnock, a tool for inspecting startup items.

Check file origin and cryptographic signing details from Finder with this macOS utility.

Use the WhoAmI Project to configure enhanced privacy and anonymity for Debian- or Arch-based Linux distributions.

Edit and switch between hosts files on macOS with Gas Mask, a hosts file manager.

Suspicious Package provides a downloadable macOS disk image, with its page listing the current version and bundle identifier.

This curated repository lists security tools related to macOS and iOS, organized by platform and topic.

Process macOS and iOS disk images or live machines with mac_apt to extract forensic data and metadata.

The Tor Project promotes online anonymity and tools to defend against tracking, surveillance, and censorship.