Lists of different tools I’ve used or recommend for different purposes.
Last updated: 2021-12-24
Password Managers
File Encryption
- Boxcryptor (File encryption for cloud storage)
- Whisply (by Boxcryptor)
- GnuPG/PGP
- GPG4Win (OpenSource Windows implementation of GnuPG)
Keybase(Keybase has since been acquired by Zoom and has gone downhill fast)- File Send (by Standard Notes)
- Similar to
Firefox Send(Firefox Send was taken offline in 2020), and run by the same privacy-focused group as Standard Notes (see below)
- Similar to
miniLock (Chrome extension/app) (HOWTO)7zip (with AES256)- Still a good compression tool, but I no longer recommend it for any form of file encryption
- Cryptomator (Another option for file encryption for cloud storage)
VPN
Instant Messaging
Ad Blockers
- DisconnectMe
- AdBlockPlus
- Brave Browser
- Full web-browser with good built-in ad blocking and privacy settings
- Based on Chrome
Backup Software
- Arq Backup
- Wasabi for cloud-based backup target
- Boxcryptor (File encryption for cloud storage)
- Carbon Copy Cloner (Mac only)
- Sync
CrashPlan- Cryptomator (File encryption for cloud storage)
Notes
- Obsidian
- StandardNotes
- Simple, privacy centric note taking app
- Fully supports local encryption prior to server upload
- Also supports Markdown
- Free and paid versions
- Bear.app (macOS only)