Nextcloud
Nextcloud is a powerful open-source platform for file storage, collaboration, and productivity; positioned as an ethical alternative to cloud suites like Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, or Dropbox. It allows individuals and organisations to host their own private cloud, offering tools for document editing, calendar management, video calls, chat, and email integration. Built around open standards […]
Aegis Authenticator
Aegis Authenticator is a free, open-source two-factor authentication (2FA) app for Android that provides secure, offline management of one-time passwords (TOTPs). It’s designed as a privacy-respecting alternative to proprietary authenticators like Google Authenticator or Authy, offering strong local encryption and backup options without requiring an online account or cloud storage. Aegis gives users complete control […]
Matomo
Matomo (formerly Piwik) is an open-source web analytics platform that serves as an ethical alternative to Google Analytics. It provides detailed insights into website traffic, user behaviour, and performance without compromising privacy. Organisations can self-host Matomo or use its managed cloud service, retaining full control of their analytics data. Built around GDPR compliance and transparency, […]
Penpot
Penpot is an open-source design and prototyping platform built for teams that value collaboration, openness, and freedom from vendor lock-in. It offers a browser-based interface for creating UI/UX designs, wireframes, and interactive prototypes – similar in function to tools like Figma or Sketch, but with a transparent, self-hostable architecture. Developed by Kaleidos, Penpot is designed […]
Passbolt
Passbolt is an open-source, self-hosted password manager designed primarily for teams and organisations that need secure, collaborative credential management. Built on modern web technologies and following open security standards (such as OpenPGP for encryption), it allows users to store, share, and manage passwords and secrets within their own infrastructure or via Passbolt’s managed cloud. Its […]
Obsidian
Obsidian is a personal knowledge base and note-taking app that operates on Markdown files. It allows users to make internal links for notes and to visualise the connections as a graph. It is designed to help users organise and structure their thoughts and knowledge in a flexible, non-linear way. In many ways, it is similar […]
Session
Session is an end-to-end encrypted messenger that prioritizes privacy and security. Operating on a decentralized network, it requires no phone number or personal data for user registration. Instead, it uses unique Session IDs, minimizing the amount of data shared or stored.
QubesOS
Qubes OS is an open-source, security-oriented operating system designed to provide strong isolation between different tasks on a computer. By compartmentalizing different activities into separate virtual machines, it aims to protect users from potential breaches and ensure that a compromise in one environment doesn’t jeopardize the entire system.
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WordPress
WordPress started in 2003 when Mike Little and Matt Mullenweg created a fork of b2/cafelog. The need for an elegant, well-architected personal publishing system was clear even then. Today, WordPress is built on PHP and MySQL, and licensed under the GPLv2. It is also the platform of choice for over 43% of all sites across […]