Looking to replace a proprietary tool in your life with an open one?
This is a list of freedom technology tools that might help. Many of these tools focus on privacy, sovereignty, and open collaboration. It is by no means an exhaustive list and will expand over time.
Accounting & Finance
- Firefly III - free open source personal finance manager
AI
- LM Studio - run LLM models locally on your
- Maple AI - private AI chat encrypted at every step of the way (Coming soon)
Bitcoin
- Bitcoin Core - main source for running Bitcoin on your own
- Ocean - an open Bitcoin mining pool pushing for more decentralization
- Sparrow - open Bitcoin client for simple and advanced setups
Chat
- Matrix - open network for secure, decentralized communication
- SimpleX - privacy-focused messenger that doesn't have user IDs
- Signal - privacy messenger to replace text messaging and other DM apps
Compute Infrastructure
- Bitaxe - open hardware platform for Bitcoin mining
- Start9 - computing platform for running your own infrastructure, consumer and business
- Umbrel - computing platform for running your own infrastructure, focused on consumer
Currency Marketplace
Developer Tools, Coding, Programming
- Gitea - self-hosted git repositories, code collaboration, and CI/CD
- OpenSecret - encrypted backend with private key management (Coming soon)
- Void - open source AI code editor, based on VS Code (Coming soon)
Ecash
- Boardwalk Cash - Ecash that runs in the browser
- Cashu - open-source Chaumian ecash protocol built for Bitcoin
- Fedi / Fedimint - Federated chaumian ecash mint platform
File Sharing & Storage
- File Browser - a simple file server with a web interface
Food, Nutrition, Water
- The Beef Initiative - connect with local sustainable food producers
- Berkey - water filters that remove additives from municipal water
Home Automation & Security
- Homebridge - open platform for connecting devices over the HomeKit protocol
- openHAB - open platform for communicating with connected devices
Lightning
- Alby Hub - self-custodial Lightning wallet with integrated node
- Zeus - mobile self-custodial Lightning
Music, Film, Photos, Audio, Media
- Audacity - edit and record audio
- Jellyfin - media server for local and remote playback
- Wavlake - music streaming where fans pay artists directly
Nostr
Office Suite
- LibreOffice - private, free office apps
- Nextcloud - personal cloud for files and collaboration
- Proton - Email, Cloud Drive, Collaboration
Operating System
- Linux - open source server and desktop OS
- GrapheneOS - private, secure mobile OS
Passwords
- Bitwarden - open source password manager
- Vaultwarden - fork of Bitwarden server that is compatible with Bitwarden apps
Physical Security
- Fenix Ammunition - independent high grade ammunition shop for precision
Podcasts
- CASCDR - podcast tools that use AI to create summaries, quotes, and more
- Foutain - Podcasting 2.0 app where listeners pay artists directly
- Podcast Index - open and independent index of podcasts
- Podverse - open Podcasting 2.0 app for the web
Publishing
- Ghost - website and newsletter authoring for the web
- WordPress - (Controversy happening with this project) website content management system
Radio Communication
- Meshtastic - open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network for communication
Social
- Mastodon - server-based social networking
- Nostr - open protocol using cryptography to sign messages passed using relays
Web Browser, VPN
- Mullvad VPN & Browser - VPN that separates your IP address and web traffic
- Tor - web browser that increases privacy by routing traffic through nodes
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