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🛡️ PrivacyTools

A beautifully crafted, open-source website showcasing the best privacy-respecting apps, tools, and services — organized by category and vetted by the community.

HTML CSS JavaScript License

✨ Features

  • 🌗 Dark & Light Mode — Toggle between themes with localStorage persistence
  • 🏷️ Category Filtering — Browse 25+ tools across 8 categories
  • 📱 Fully Responsive — Optimized for mobile, tablet, and desktop
  • ⚡ Zero Dependencies — Pure HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript
  • 🎨 Smooth Animations — Scroll-triggered fade-ins, hover effects, and filter transitions
  • ♿ Accessible — Semantic HTML, ARIA labels, and keyboard-friendly navigation

📂 Categories

Category Examples
🌐 Browsers Firefox, Tor Browser, Brave, Mullvad Browser
💬 Messengers Signal, Element, Session, Briar
📧 Email ProtonMail, Tuta, SimpleLogin
🛡️ VPN Mullvad VPN, ProtonVPN, IVPN
🔍 Search Engines DuckDuckGo, SearXNG, Startpage
🐧 Operating Systems Tails, Qubes OS, GrapheneOS
🗝️ Password Managers Bitwarden, KeePassXC
☁️ Cloud Storage Nextcloud, Cryptomator, Tresorit

🚀 Getting Started

No build tools, no frameworks, no package manager — just open and go.

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/FreekindGitHub/PrivacyTools.git

# Open in your browser
cd PrivacyTools
open index.html        # macOS
xdg-open index.html    # Linux
start index.html       # Windows

Or simply deploy to any static hosting service (GitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel, etc.).

📁 Project Structure

PrivacyTools/
├── index.html    # Main page with all content
├── style.css     # Theming, layout, and responsive styles
├── script.js     # Theme toggle, filtering, and animations
└── README.md

🖼️ Preview

Dark Mode

Sleek dark interface with purple accent gradients and glowing cards.

Light Mode

Clean white design with subtle shadows and soft purple highlights.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To suggest a new tool or improvement:

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b add-new-tool)
  3. Add your tool card to index.html following the existing card format
  4. Commit your changes (git commit -m "Add ToolName to Category")
  5. Push to the branch (git push origin add-new-tool)
  6. Open a Pull Request

Tool Submission Criteria

  • ✅ Open source or has a transparent privacy policy
  • ✅ End-to-end encrypted (where applicable)
  • ✅ Independently audited or peer-reviewed
  • ✅ No history of data breaches or privacy violations
  • ❌ No tools with unclear business models or hidden data collection

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Privacy is not about having something to hide.
It's about having something to protect.