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No-KYC Privacy Tools
No-KYC privacy tools — ranked by privacy score and KYC level.
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Aegis Authenticator
getaegis.app
Open-source TOTP/HOTP for Android — encrypted local vault, exportable backups.
8.7/10
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Bitwarden
bitwarden.com
Open-source cloud password manager. Optional self-host.
8.7/10
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Brave Search
search.brave.com
Independent crawler-backed search. Free tier; API requires email.
8.7/10
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CalyxOS
calyxos.org
Privacy-focused Android distribution. Pixel + select hardware. MicroG bundled, Tor-aware, Datura firewall.
8.7/10
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Cryptosteel Capsule
cryptosteel.com
Steel seed-phrase backup. Fire/water/EMP-resistant. One-time purchase.
8.7/10
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disperse.rip
disperse.rip
Batch USDT/ETH dispersal — pay 1000 recipients in one transaction.
8.7/10
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DuckDuckGo
duckduckgo.com
Free no-tracking search. Bing-backed index. The mainstream private-search default.
7/10
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Ente Auth
ente.io
Cross-platform TOTP app with E2E-encrypted sync. Free tier, no account required for local-only use.
8.7/10
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FreeTube
freetubeapp.io
Privacy-respecting YouTube desktop client. No Google account, no ads, downloads + Sponsorblock built in.
8.7/10
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jiayou.rip
jiayou.rip
TRON energy aggregator — pay TRX fees ~85% cheaper via delegation.
8.7/10
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Kagi
kagi.com
Subscription search — no ads, no tracking, custom ranking. Best privacy-respecting paid option.
8.7/10
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kyc-rip CLI / SSH
swap.kyc.rip
Swap aggregator as a terminal. `ssh swap.kyc.rip` or `brew install kyc-rip`.
8.7/10
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Lightning Network
lightning.network
Off-chain BTC payments break the on-chain heuristic trail.
7/10
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Marginalia Search
search.marginalia.nu
Solo-built indie search engine for the non-commercial web. Surfaces forums, wikis, personal sites Google buried.
8.7/10
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Mojeek
mojeek.com
UK-based independent crawler. No tracking, no profiling.
8.7/10
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Mullvad Leta
leta.mullvad.net
Mullvad subscribers get a Google-fronted private search at no extra cost.
8.7/10
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NewPipe
newpipe.net
Android YouTube + SoundCloud + PeerTube client. No Google services, no account, F-Droid first.
8.7/10
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OnionShare
onionshare.org
P2P file-share over Tor onion services. No third-party hosting.
8.7/10
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SecureDrop
securedrop.org
Newsroom-grade anonymous-source submission system. Run by ~70 outlets (NYT, WaPo, ProPublica, Guardian).
8.7/10
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stables.rip
stables.rip
Stablecoin issuance + flow intelligence — track USDT/USDC supply across chains.
8.7/10
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Startpage
startpage.com
Google results, no Google tracking. Dutch operator.
7/10
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Stract
stract.com
Open-source search engine with its own crawler. Customisable ranking, optional Sidekick LLM integration.
7/10
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Tails
tails.net
Amnesic live operating system that routes all traffic through Tor and leaves no trace on the computer. Free, open source, no account.
8.4/10
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Veilid
veilid.com
P2P privacy-focused application framework from Cult of the Dead Cow. Anti-Tor in design — every node also routes.
7/10
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YubiKey 5
yubico.com
Hardware FIDO2 / U2F / PIV / OpenPGP token. Phishing-resistant 2FA across every account that supports it.
8.7/10
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CryptPad
cryptpad.org
End-to-end encrypted collaborative documents and drive. You can use it without an account, and it is open source and self-hostable.
8.4/10
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KeePassXC
keepassxc.org
Offline, open-source password manager that stores your vault locally in an encrypted file. No account, no cloud, no telemetry.
8.4/10
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LNbits
lnbits.com
Free, open-source Lightning wallet and accounts system you can self-host to run your own no-KYC payment stack.
7.8/10
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mempool.space
mempool.space
Open-source Bitcoin blockchain and mempool explorer you can self-host or reach over Tor. No account, and self-hosting avoids leaking which addresses you look up.
8.4/10
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Privacy Pools
privacypools.com
Open-source, multi-chain privacy mixer (ETH/BNB/OP/ARB/Starknet) with operator-curated 'good actor' exclusion list.
5.5/10
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PrivateBin
privatebin.info
Minimalist open-source pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of the data — text is encrypted in the browser. No account.
8.4/10
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SearXNG
searxng.org
Open-source metasearch engine that aggregates results without profiling you. Use a public instance or self-host; no account.
8.4/10
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Snowflake
snowflake.torproject.org
A Tor pluggable transport that helps people bypass censorship. Volunteers can run it in a browser; users get to Tor where it is blocked. No account.
7.8/10
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Standard Notes
standardnotes.com
End-to-end encrypted notes app, open source and self-hostable. A free account needs only an email, and paid plans can be bought with crypto.
6.3/10
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VeraCrypt
veracrypt.fr
Open-source disk-encryption software for creating encrypted volumes and full-disk encryption, with support for hidden volumes. Offline, no account.
8.4/10
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Whonix
whonix.org
Security-focused operating system that forces all connections through Tor using an isolated gateway. Free and open source.
8.4/10
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