This page is a collection of the tools I use to remain as in control of my data as my techincal skills allow. This list will evolve over time as new tools become available and/or my personal requirements change. Just like Bitcoin, the overwhelming majority of these tools are Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). If you use any of these tools, please consider contributing back to those FOSS teams in any way you can. Here are some ideas on how you can do that :-
Using the product and providing feedback
Testing beta releases
Paying for ‘premuim’ options
Telling others about the tool
Providing education or guides
Being a part of the community
The best time to start regaining your sovereignty is today. Don’t get overwhelmed, just start taking small steps!
Bitcoin
Sub Category
Name
Description
Mobile Wallet
Samourai Privacy focused mobile wallet
Lightning Wallet
Zeus Lightning app to spend/receive via Raspiblitz
Desktop Wallet
Sparrow Desktop app for managing cold storage
Watch-Only Wallet
Sentinel Mobile watch-only wallet backed by RoninDojo
Node
RoninDojo Node implementation with a focus on Samourai Wallet
Lightning Node
RaspiBlitz Node implementation with a focus on Lightning
Exchange
Bisq Purchase bitcoin peer to peer
Exchange
Hodl Hodl Purchase bitcoin peer to peer (centralised coordinator)
Coinjoin
Whirlpool The Samourai Wallet coinjoin implementation
Cold Storage
Passport Air gapped devices for offline private key management
Seed backup
Ronin Steel Durable seed backup storage
Payment Processor
BTCPay Server Receiving payment + donations via on-chain and Lightning
Computing
Sub Category
Name
Description
Computer
Star Labs Starbook Open source Linux based laptop
Operating System
Pop! OS Open source Linux distribution
Browser
Firefox Browser with a focus on privacy
File Sync
Nextcloud File storage and sync across all devices
Local file management
Libre Office Office suite (Word, Spreadsheet etc)
Notes
Standard Notes Cross device encrypted notes
Website Production
Jekyll Static page website generator
Collaborative Docs
HedgeDoc Markdown based document editor
Video Editing
Kden Live Free video editing software
Hosting Tools
Yunohost Self hosting app platform and store
Multi-tasking
Ferdi Single app for managined multiple services
Communication
Sub Category
Name
Description
Email
Tutanota Email client with a focus on privacy
Email
Proton Mail Email client with a focus on privacy
Messenger
Threema End-to-end encrypted messenger
Group Chat
Matrix Federated chat room protocol
Group Chat
Telegram Cross device messenger
Social
Mastodon Federated social media platform
Video Calls
Jitsi Encrypted video conferencing
Mobile
Sub Category
Name
Description
Phone
Pixel 5 Android based phone with Titan M secure chip
Operating System
CalyxOS De-googled Android alternative
App Store
F-Droid Collection of FOSS applications
App Store
Aurora Google Play store mirror
Browser
Bromite Browser with a focus on privacy
Calendar + Contacts
DAVx5 Cross device calendar and contact sharing
Video
New Pipe Privacy focused YouTube front end
File Manager
Material Files Open source file manager
PGP
Open KeyChain PGP key manager and encryption tool
Image Privacy
Scrambled Exif Removes metadata from images
Podcasts
AntennaPod Podcast + RSS tool
Matrix Client
Element Matrix protocol client
PDF Viewer
MuPDF PDF and E-Book viewer
Tracking Link Breaker
Untrack Me Transforms Twitter/YouTube links to their FOSS alternative
Mobile Terminal
Termux Terminal emulator
Hash Checker
Hash Easily Calculate hashes of files or text
Security
Sub Category
Name
Description
2 Factor Authentication
andOTP Time-based One-time Passwords (TOTP)
Password Manager
Bitwarden Cross device password generation and storage
Privacy
Sub Category
Name
Description
VPN
Mullvad VPN payable in bitcoin and requiring no personal info
Web Broswer
Tor Browser for accessing onion links
Support
If you would like any help on using or understanding any of these tools, feel free to book yourself onto a 1-on-1 support call .