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🪶 ➜ Coletânea de coisas úteis para privacidade e segurança

Aqui está uma Coletânea de coisas úteis para privacidade e segurança que fui acumulando com o tempo.


Mais focado no Windows 10/11

  • SophiApp - ⚡ The most powerful open source tweaker on GitHub for fine-tuning Windows 10 & Windows 11

  • privacy.sexy - Open-source tool to enforce privacy & security best-practices on Windows and macOS.

  • Shell - Powerful manager for Windows File Explorer context menu.

  • Everything with EverythingToolbar - For finding folders really quickly.

  • ueli - A keystroke launcher.

  • ShareX - Much better alternative to the snipping tool.

  • Microsoft PowerToys - A bunch of cool features from Microsoft that aren't implemented in Windows.

  • KDE Connect - A way to connect your smartphone and computer and not use Microsoft's Link to Windows tool (I've had some times where the windows versions of this app wouldn't recognize anything, your experience may vary)

  • NVCleanstall - to clean out NVIDIA drivers.

  • Winaero Tweaker - Some extra Windows tweaks, such as restoring the old context menu.

  • ShupUp10++ - Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11.

  • Microsoft-Activation-Scripts - A Windows and Office activator using HWID / KMS38 / Online KMS activation methods, with a focus on open-source code and fewer antivirus detections.

  • Fuck Windows 11 Recent History - Fuck Windows 11 Recent History.

  • BurntSushi - Spotify AdBlocker for Windows.

Really good stuff

  • spot-dl - Download your Spotify playlists and songs along with album art and metadata (from YouTube if a match is found).

  • ffmpeg - FFmpeg is a collection of libraries and tools to process multimedia content such as audio, video, subtitles and related metadata.

  • Upscayl - AI Image Upscaler for Linux, MacOS and Windows built with Linux-First philosophy.

  • SpotX - Modified Spotify client. Blocks ads and updates, and more.

  • czkawka - Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc.

  • Spotube - 🎧 Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium nor uses Electron! Available for both desktop & mobile!

  • MegaBasterd - Yet another unofficial (and ugly) cross-platform MEGA downloader/uploader/streaming suite.

  • qBittorrent - qBittorrent project aims to provide an open-source software alternative to µTorrent.

Hardware based-stuff

  • Yubikey - The YubiKey is a hardware authentication device manufactured by Yubico to protect access to computers, networks, and online services that supports one-time passwords (OTP), public-key cryptography, and authentication, and the Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) and FIDO2 protocols developed by the FIDO Alliance.

  • Nitrokeys - A Yubikey alternative.

  • Pi-hole - A black hole for Internet advertisements.

  • Nextcloud - Nextcloud is a suite of client-server software for creating and using file hosting services. Nextcloud provides functionality similar to Dropbox, Office 365 or Google Drive when used with integrated office suites Collabora Online or OnlyOffice. It can be hosted in the cloud or on-premises.

  • F-Droid - F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device.

  • Canta - Uninstall any app without root! - Canta allows you to uninstall any app from your device, even if you don't have root access.

  • Mull - This is a privacy oriented and deblobbed web browser based on Mozilla technology. It enables many features upstreamed by the Tor Uplift project using preferences from the arkenfox-user.js project. It is recommended to install 'uBlock Origin'.

  • Infinity-For-Reddit - A privacy focused Reddit client for Android.

  • FFUpdater - Updater for privacy friendly browser.

  • Aegis - A free, secure and open source app for Android to manage your 2-step verification tokens.

Privacy and security focused services

  • Proton - Proton provides easy-to-use encrypted email, calendar, file storage, and VPN built on the principle of your data, your rules. Your privacy is ensured by strong encryption, open-source code, and Swiss privacy laws.

  • Mullvad VPN - Mullvad is a fast and inexpensive VPN with a serious focus on transparency and security. They have been in operation since 2009. Mullvad is based in Sweden.

  • IVPN - IVPN is another premium VPN provider, and they have been in operation since 2009. IVPN is based in Gibraltar.

  • Bitwarden - Bitwarden makes it easy to generate, store, and secure unique usernames and passwords from any location or device.

  • Cryptomator - Multi-platform transparent client-side encryption of your files in the cloud.

  • VeraCrypt - Disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt.

  • Tenacity - Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems.

  • Mullvad Browser - Mullvad Browser is a version of Tor Browser with Tor network integrations removed, aimed at providing Tor Browser's anti-fingerprinting browser technologies to VPN users. It is developed by the Tor Project and distributed by Mullvad, and does not require the use of Mullvad's VPN.

  • Librewolf - A custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom.

Useful websites

  • 2fa.directory - Independent source of information on which services support MFA/2FA.

  • simplepdf.eu - Simple website to edit PDFs.

Honorable Mentions


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