Privacy Tools 2026 — Browsers, Password Mgrs, Hardware_

A 404.cash ●

Crypto checkout widget for merchants — XMR / BTC / LN / USDT, no KYC.

fees Per-tx fee 0.5-1% · BYOK or managed routing

A Monero SuperPay ●

Self-hosted Monero point-of-sale — watch-only wallet, multi-device pairing (LAN / Tor / Tailscale), Mac desktop + Umbrel app. Free, open source, no signup, no KYC, no platform fees.

fees Free + open source. No platform fees. Merchant pays only on-chain XMR fee (~$0.0002).

C XMR-PAY ●

Drop-in non-custodial Monero payment library by SlowBearDigger (same as goxmr.click) — `npm i xmr-pay`, drop `<xmr-pay>` in a checkout, accept XMR directly to your wallet. Beta 0.1.0.

fees Free open-source library · merchant pays Monero network fees on settlement · no operator fees

A- XMRChat ●

Non-custodial Monero superchat + tipping for streamers — viewers pay no platform fee, creators keep 100%, no signup for viewers.

fees Platform fee: 0% — creators keep 100% of tip amount on-chain. Standard Monero tx fee applies (paid by the viewer).

A Aegis Authenticator ●

Open-source TOTP/HOTP for Android — encrypted local vault, exportable backups.

fees Free · GPLv3

A Ente Auth ●

Cross-platform TOTP app with E2E-encrypted sync. Free tier, no account required for local-only use.

fees Free · sync optional

A Bitwarden ●

Open-source cloud password manager. Optional self-host.

fees Free tier · paid $10/yr · self-host free

A KeePassXC ●

Offline, file-based password vault. No cloud, no account.

fees Free · GPLv3

A Briar ●

Peer-to-peer messenger over Tor, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi. No servers, no metadata.

fees Free · F-Droid + Play Store · Android primary

A Cwtch ●

Tor-only multi-party chat. No accounts, no servers, every conversation an ephemeral .onion.

fees Free · Tor-only · multi-platform · ephemeral groups

A Ghost Chat ●

End-to-end encrypted messaging over Nostr relays. PGP-encrypted payloads, no accounts, no servers, no logs.

fees Free · MacOS/Win/Linux/Web · PGP over Nostr

A Element ●

Federated E2E chat. Self-hostable, open-source, hosts most XMR/privacy community rooms.

fees Free · federated · self-hostable · clients on all platforms

B Session ●

Decentralised messenger — no phone number, no email, onion-routed.

fees Free · GPLv3

A SimpleX Chat ●

Decentralised messenger with no user IDs at all. The only major messenger that doesn't identify users.

fees Free · open-source · self-hostable relays

B Threema ●

Swiss paid one-time messenger. Phone-number optional, anonymous IDs, no metadata.

fees $5 one-time · Swiss · audited · no phone required

A CalyxOS ●

Privacy-focused Android distribution. Pixel + select hardware. MicroG bundled, Tor-aware, Datura firewall.

fees Free · Pixel + select hardware · install via flasher

A GrapheneOS ●

Hardened Android for Pixel hardware. Verified boot, sandboxed Play Services, no Google account required.

fees Free · Pixel hardware required · install via web flasher

A Cryptomator ●

Client-side encryption for cloud storage — Dropbox / GDrive / iCloud see only ciphertext.

fees Free (desktop) · ~$15 one-time (mobile)

A VeraCrypt ●

Full-disk + container encryption with plausible deniability.

fees Free · Apache 2.0

A Cryptosteel Capsule ●

Steel seed-phrase backup. Fire/water/EMP-resistant. One-time purchase.

fees €89 one-time · BTC accepted · physical product

A CryptPad ●

Encrypted-in-browser real-time office suite. Documents, sheets, slides — server never sees plaintext.

fees Free · AGPL · self-host or cryptpad.fr public

A disperse.rip ●

Batch USDT/ETH dispersal — pay 1000 recipients in one transaction.

fees No-wallet mode: ~5 USDT base + 4.5 USDT/recipient · BYO mode: gas only

A jiayou.rip ●

TRON energy aggregator — pay TRX fees ~85% cheaper via delegation.

fees Energy at ~85% off vs gas burn · per-call invoice

A FreeTube ●

Privacy-respecting YouTube desktop client. No Google account, no ads, downloads + Sponsorblock built in.

fees Free · AGPL · MacOS/Win/Linux

A NewPipe ●

Android YouTube + SoundCloud + PeerTube client. No Google services, no account, F-Droid first.

fees Free · GPLv3 · F-Droid · Android only

B GOXMR ●

Privacy-first link-in-bio for the Monero ecosystem — OpenAlias + NIP-05 + WebFinger + PGP under one handle.

fees 0% platform fees · donation-funded · MIT-licensed (repo TBD)

A kyc-rip CLI / SSH ●

Swap aggregator as a terminal. `ssh swap.kyc.rip` or `brew install kyc-rip`.

fees Same as kyc.rip — no aggregator markup · free CLI

A mempool.space ●

Self-hostable Bitcoin block + mempool explorer. Reference UX for inspecting on-chain activity.

fees Free · self-hostable · public + Tor mirror

A monero.fail ●

Live monitor of public Monero remote nodes. Sortable by uptime, country, transport. Onion mirror + JSON API.

fees Free · public + Tor mirror · JSON API

B Monero.Jobs ●

Freelance marketplace where every payment settles in XMR. Email or fully-anonymous signup, no KYC at any tier.

fees Free to browse + post (operator's exact platform-cut not disclosed publicly at submission time). Payments settle directly in XMR between client and freelancer.

A Monero Superbrain ●

One-click Umbrel app — bundles monerod + P2Pool + xmrig-proxy + XMRig with a web dashboard. Real-time hashrate, fleet management for LAN/Tailscale miners, community-built themes. Free, open source.

fees Free + open source. P2Pool standard fee structure (no pool-operator cut).

B MoneroSpace ●

Open-source Monero mempool explorer — fee tiers, pool attribution, block heights from a community-built mempool.space port.

fees Free public utility — no signup, no fees, no account.

A xmr.irish ●

Education-first Monero tool: live mempool visualizer with per-transaction privacy-primitive callouts, network-stat dashboard, protocol simulations, market ticker, and a Run-A-Node setup helper. Active V1→V5 iteration in four months by @AquaticXCP.

fees Free. No account, no payment, no custody.

A Mullvad Browser ●

Tor-Browser-derived browser without Tor. Use with Mullvad VPN.

fees Free

A Tor Browser ●

The reference anonymity browser. Bundled with Tor + NoScript + safe defaults.

fees Free · GPLv3

A OnionShare ●

P2P file-share over Tor onion services. No third-party hosting.

fees Free · GPLv3

A PrivateBin ●

Encrypted-in-browser pastebin. The server never sees plaintext. Self-host on a $4 VPS.

fees Free · PHP · self-host or public instances

A Proton Pass ●

E2E password manager from Proton. Free tier, accepts crypto, includes 2FA + alias support.

fees Free · Pro from $5/mo · BTC accepted on annual

A Vaultwarden ●

Open-source Rust reimplementation of the Bitwarden server. Self-host the official client backend on a $4 VPS.

fees Free · Rust · self-host · Bitwarden-client compatible

A Qubes OS ●

Security-via-compartmentalisation desktop OS. Every app runs in its own Xen VM.

fees Free · GPLv2

A Tails OS ●

Live USB OS that routes all traffic through Tor by default.

fees Free · GPL

A Whonix ●

Two-VM compartmentalisation — workstation never sees the public internet.

fees Free · GPL

A SecureDrop ●

Newsroom-grade anonymous-source submission system. Run by ~70 outlets (NYT, WaPo, ProPublica, Guardian).

fees Free · audited · run by ~70 newsrooms

B SMMKings ●

SMM panel since 2016 — Telegram Premium / Stars, ad placements, web traffic, social engagement. Crypto-pay, email-only signup.

fees Per-service pricing in dashboard; deposits non-refundable to the funding gateway — credits stay on the platform balance and must be spent on services.

A Snowflake ●

Browser-based proxy bridge that lets censored users reach the Tor network. Run one to help, or use one to connect.

fees Free · WebRTC · browser ext / mobile / standalone

A stables.rip ●

Stablecoin issuance + flow intelligence — track USDT/USDC supply across chains.

fees Free · no signup · public API

C StackXMR ●

Single-page XMR signals dashboard — EMA / RSI / MACD / regime indicators live in your browser, no backend, no signup, no telemetry. Hobbyist project, donation-funded, signals are educational not advice.

fees Free. Optional XMR donations to the address surfaced on the page.

B- XMR98 ●

Windows-98-themed Monero desktop — swap aggregator over Trocador, live price + chart + hashrate + Fear & Greed widgets, Chat app, README, and a few decorative folders. By @babysolo_, who also runs GhostDrip and babysolo.net.

fees Free. Swap rates come from Trocador's upstream — verify the quoted rate against an aggregator (Trocador directly / kyc.rip) before confirming the swap. No XMR98-side service fee documented as of fold-time.

A Standard Notes ●

E2E-encrypted notes app. Open-source, audited, accepts crypto on paid tiers.

fees Free · paid from $90/yr · BTC/XMR · self-host option

B Veilid ●

P2P privacy-focused application framework from Cult of the Dead Cow. Anti-Tor in design — every node also routes.

fees Free · Rust · P2P framework · alpha

A walls.rip ●

Ghost Mail, Dead Drop, SMS Wall, Ghost Chat — privacy primitives in one portal.

fees Per-service pricing · wallet-funded XMR / BTC / LN

B XMR402 ●

Open standard for HTTP 402 payments — Monero-paid, agent-friendly, no signup.

fees Spec / reference impl — free. Servers set their own price per resource.

C XMR Escrow ●

Account-free centralized Monero escrow — operator-mediated, single-key wallet, 1-click release for buyer, admin can force-release or refund on dispute. Clearnet + .onion mirror.

A YubiKey 5 ●

Hardware FIDO2 / U2F / PIV / OpenPGP token. Phishing-resistant 2FA across every account that supports it.

fees $50 one-time · physical · WebAuthn/U2F/OpenPGP