Privacy-respecting metasearch engine you can self-host
SearXNG is a free, open source metasearch engine that aggregates results from many search services without tracking or profiling its users.
No explicit proprietary baseline is recorded.
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Remote desktop you can point at your own relay server
RustDesk is remote desktop software where the relay server is a binary you can run yourself. That is the whole argument: the same convenience as the commercial tools, without your screen sessions transiting a vendor's infrastructure.
Lightweight password vault server for Bitwarden clients
Vaultwarden reimplements the Bitwarden server API in Rust so that it runs comfortably on a Raspberry Pi or a small VPS, while the official Bitwarden desktop, mobile, and browser clients connect to it unchanged.
End-to-end encrypted photo storage across devices
Ente stores photos and videos encrypted on the client, so the server holds ciphertext it cannot read. Sync, albums, and sharing all work on top of that constraint rather than around it.
Privacy-focused proof-of-work CAPTCHA with no tracking or puzzles
mCaptcha is a free, self-hosted CAPTCHA that protects websites and forms with proof-of-work challenges instead of image puzzles or visitor tracking.
French personal cloud for files, notes, and passwords.
Cozy is a personal cloud platform that keeps files, photos, notes, and passwords in one private home.
Password manager you can self-host or run in the cloud
Bitwarden is a password manager with browser, desktop, mobile, and command-line clients backed by a vault you can run on your own server or leave hosted at bitwarden.com.