Run open-source LLMs locally — no network, no API key, no telemetry.
Free · MIT · runtime + model weights local
Tag · FREE
Cross-category listing of every provider carrying the FREE tag. See glossary for tag definitions.
Self-hosted ChatGPT-style frontend. Pairs with Ollama or any OpenAI-compatible API.
Free · MIT · self-host (Docker / source)
Series by Sarang Noether walking through historical XMR weaknesses + how each was fixed.
Free · 12 episodes on YouTube
Open audits + research papers on Monero, Firo, Salvium and other privacy protocols.
Free · public archive
EFF's threat-model-driven OPSEC guides. Foundational reading for any privacy practitioner.
Free · EFF-maintained
Official Monero docs, user guides, and the Moneropedia glossary.
Free · community-maintained
Comparative directory of swap services. Long-running independent reference for no-KYC exchanges.
Free · open-source · long-running
Free 300-page book by SerHack — the canonical reference for understanding XMR end-to-end.
Free PDF · paperback ~$30 on Amazon
Workgroup behind the most-shared 'Why Monero?' / 'Sound Money' explainers. Translation-first.
Free · CC-licensed · multi-language
Academic + community research papers on XMR cryptography. Heavyweight reading.
Free · academic archive
Q&A site for Monero — protocol, wallets, mining, dev. Best place to ask before bothering #monero-dev.
Free · reading anonymous · email signup to post
Annual conference. Archive of every talk from 2019 onward — protocol, OPSEC, policy.
Free · archive only, conference ticket separate
Web-rendered logs of the Monero dev IRC + Matrix rooms. Read what core devs are actually discussing.
Free · web · searchable · public log
Community-driven privacy + OPSEC reference — covers email, DNS, browsers, mobile, threat models.
Free · community-maintained · accepts XMR donations
Weekly Monero ecosystem digest — protocol news, CCS, dev updates.
Free · email signup or web archive
Live XMR price + exchange "weather" — which engines are healthy right now.
Free · no signup
Technical deep-dive into XMR cryptography by koe + Sarang Noether + others.
Free PDF · ~250 pages
Independent crawler-backed search. Free tier; API requires email.
Free · API from $5/mo
Solo-built indie search engine for the non-commercial web. Surfaces forums, wikis, personal sites Google buried.
Free · AGPL · Java · self-hostable
UK-based independent crawler. No tracking, no profiling.
Free · paid API tier
Privacy-respecting metasearch. Aggregates 70+ engines locally on your server.
Free · AGPL · Docker / source
Open-source TOTP/HOTP for Android — encrypted local vault, exportable backups.
Free · GPLv3
Cross-platform TOTP app with E2E-encrypted sync. Free tier, no account required for local-only use.
Free · sync optional
Offline, file-based password vault. No cloud, no account.
Free · GPLv3
Tor-Browser-derived browser without Tor. Use with Mullvad VPN.
Free
P2P file-share over Tor onion services. No third-party hosting.
Free · GPLv3
Security-via-compartmentalisation desktop OS. Every app runs in its own Xen VM.
Free · GPLv2
Stablecoin issuance + flow intelligence — track USDT/USDC supply across chains.
Free · no signup · public API
Live USB OS that routes all traffic through Tor by default.
Free · GPL
The reference anonymity browser. Bundled with Tor + NoScript + safe defaults.
Free · GPLv3
Full-disk + container encryption with plausible deniability.
Free · Apache 2.0
Two-VM compartmentalisation — workstation never sees the public internet.
Free · GPL
Weekly Monero community + tech podcast by Doug Tuman, Tristan, and Sunita.
Free · listener-funded
Privacy-respecting community service — email + nextcloud + matrix.
Free · donation-supported · no payment required
Long-running activist email collective. Invitation-only.
Free · donation-supported · requires existing-member invite
Free no-tracking search. Bing-backed index. The mainstream private-search default.
Free · ad-supported
Google results, no Google tracking. Dutch operator.
Free · ad-supported
Open-source search engine with its own crawler. Customisable ranking, optional Sidekick LLM integration.
Free · Rust · self-hostable
Decentralised messenger — no phone number, no email, onion-routed.
Free · GPLv3
Activist-collective VPN. Free for members of supporting orgs.
Free · donation-supported