Open source real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal in *nix systems or through your browser.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Cygwin
- Docker




Throughout the years, we have been relying on big companies like Google, Microsoft, Meta and others to give us access to their products to use our computers and phones, communicate on the online web, and store our files. However, as things have gotten worse with the years and the rise of gen-AI only making things worse, people are starting to question if they can even move to new services. However, the journey can be hard and there are so many options that non-tech savvy people are going lose patience and give up.
That is why I made this long and comprehensive list of mostly open-source alternatives to different things from computer OS, social media, to even TV. Many things are easy to move to, others are for more tech-savvy people, and this list doesn't even have all of the available options in any category! However, this is a great first step into trying new things and to slowly move away from big tech. You don't need to do it all at once, go step by step, decide if there are some services you can't stop using and which ones could use a switch and have fun!
Open source real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal in *nix systems or through your browser.



Replaces Google Analytics.
Keep up with the news, your favorite comics, or just a random website.
RSS Guard is simple, light and easy-to-use RSS/ATOM feed aggregator developed using Qt framework which supports online feed synchronization.


Fast & free RSS feed reader as a browser extension for Chrome, Vivaldi, Edge, Brave and Firefox for reading blogs, news or any RSS, Atom or RDF based feed.




Fast & free RSS feed reader as a browser extension for Chrome, Vivaldi, Edge, Brave and Firefox for reading blogs, news or any RSS, Atom or RDF based feed.
*Not open-sourced.
Just like its namesake, Capy Reader is a small RSS reader focused on approachability and simplicity.




Replaces paid RSS feeders.
Only on Android phones and tablets.
Adobe makes you spend hundreds of dollars annually for programs you will never own. It is time to get rid of Adobe from your life and learn new programs!
Multi-platform document viewer supporting PDF, EPUB, comics and images with annotation tools, sidebar navigation, signature verification, and text-to-speech.




Replaces Adobe Acrobat Reader.
OpenComic is a free and open-source comic and manga reader for Windows, Mac and Linux, written with Node.js and using Electron.




Replaces Adobe Acrobat Reader. Supports different files for comics and manga, just in case Okular won't open some documents.
An ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, Linux and Android devices.



Replaces Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Available on Android phones and tablets.
BentoPDF is a PDF Toolkit that works fully offline with no sign ups. It's fast, secure and forever free. In an era where data is a commodity, we take a different approach. All processing for BentoPDF tools happens locally in your browser.



Replaces Adobe Acrobat DC.
Small python-gtk application, which helps the user to merge or split pdf documents and rotate, crop and rearrange their pages using an interactive and intuitive graphical interface.




Replaces Adobe Acrobat DC.
Simple Scan is an easy-to-use application, designed to let users connect their scanner and quickly have the image/document in an appropriate format.


Connects to printer by USB to scan documents.
The OSS Document Scanner is a free and Open Source app to transform your mobile device into a powerful document scanner.




Scans documents with the camera
Only on Android phones and tablets.



Replaces Adobe Acrobat DC for editing e-books.
Free open-source suite with advanced photo retouching, composition, batch processing, plugin extensibility, custom scripting, and wide file format compatibility.




Replaces Adobe Photoshop.
Open-source patch transforms editing interface and shortcuts to match Adobe’s design, optimizing workspace and settings for users familiar with Photoshop.

Replaces Adobe Photoshop.
Download it along with GIMP to make it look like modern Adobe Photoshop.
Open source non-destructive RAW photo editor and image database with lighttable and darkroom views, real-time editing, HDR and scientific image support.




Replaces Adobe Lightroom.
Powerful cross-platform raw photo processing software offering advanced user control over demosaicing and development. Supports HDR DNGs and image formats.




Replaces Adobe Lightroom.
Open-source DTP tool with flexible layouts, typesetting, CMYK support, and interactive PDFs, ideal for creating newspapers and brochures.




Replaces Adobe InDesign.
Open source vector graphics editor supporting SVG with features like custom brushes, pressure sensitivity, and layer management across multiple platforms.




Replaces Adobe Illustrator.
Intuitive multi-track video editor with robust hardware-accelerated support; offers chroma key, color grading, and extensive audio/video format compatibility.




Replaces Adobe Premiere Pro.
Advanced video editing and color correction with integrated visual effects, motion graphics, and audio post-production tools, used by professionals.




Replaces Adobe Premiere Pro.
*This isn't open-source. However, the free version is so good for advanced editing that if you want more tools, DaVinci Resolve is a great option.
Natron is an open source, cross platform nodal compositing application. It is built around industry standard open source tech such as OpenFX, OpenEXR, OpenColorIO and OpenImageIO. The feature set includes realtime playback/RAM cache, multi-threaded rendering, 2d tracking...


Replaces Adobe After Effects.
Open-source 2D animation software offering raster and vector support, advanced node-based effects, and plug-in extendibility, free for all uses.




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


Replaces Adobe Audition.
Create and host your websites for free, with no subscriptions, no restrictions.
Build fast secure static websites as the front-end for your CMS of choice.


Replaces Adobe Dreamweaver.
Penpot Desktop is an unofficial desktop application for the open-source design tool, Penpot.



Replaces Adobe Fireworks and Canva.
Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Safari are all tracking your data. Don't trust these companies with it and instead go open-source.
Open-source browser with Gecko engine, supporting HTML add-ons and providing privacy features like Enhanced Tracking Protection and third-party cookie blocking.




The main option for those who wants to escape Safari and all Chromium-based browsers. Has lots of features, from privacy options to anti-AI tools.
Available on Android phones and tablets.
Waterfox is an open-source, privacy-focused browser based on the popular open source browser with a red panda as a mascot. It is designed to be a drop-in replacement for said browser that offers enhanced privacy features, performance improvements, and customizability while...

A fork of FireFox that is more privacy focused while still allowing FireFox extensions.
Available on Android phones and tablets.
The Tor software protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, it prevents the sites you visit from learning...




An internet browser dedicated to even more privacy by not saving any of the cookies.
Available on Android phones and tablets.
Swiss-based VPN that ensures online privacy with a high-speed network, advanced encryption, and no-logs policy, offering a free version. Supports multiple platforms and unblocks content worldwide.




A VPN of the Proton company.
Available on Android phones and tablets.
A VPN that offers network-level privacy by routing mobile app traffic through Tor, enables per-app routing for independent circuits, and bypasses censorship on mobile devices.



A VPN of the Tor group.
Only on Android phones and tablets.
Orbot is a freely licensed open-source application developed for the Android platform. It acts as a front-end to the Tor binary application, and also provides an HTTP Proxy for connecting web browsers and other HTTP client applications into the Tor SOCKS interface.



Orbot is a freely licensed open-source application developed for the Android platform. It acts as a front-end to the Tor binary application, and also provides an HTTP Proxy for connecting web browsers and other HTTP client applications into the Tor SOCKS interface.
Only on Android phones and tablets.
Firewall tool.
Only on Android phones and tablets.
NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.




It protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps.
Available on Android phones and tablets.
A password manager that ensures identity and password security with rigorous, end-to-end encryption, built by scientists from CERN, and recommended by the United Nations.




A password manager from the Proton company.
Available on Android phones and tablets.
Open-source password manager with AES-256 encryption and device sync. Store and access encrypted logins across platforms like iOS and Android.




Another password manager.
Available on Android phones and tablets.
Open-source password manager storing passwords, notes, and attachments offline with AES-256 encryption, browser extensions, cross-platform support, and TOTP.




An offline password manager.
Generates, stores, and encrypts two-factor authentication tokens, enables secure backup, offers offline access, multi-device sync, and flexible import/export options.



A password authenticator for the second codes they ask you.
Available on Android phones and tablets.
Open source solution to protect your personal email address. Generous free plan with uncapped bandwidth and infinite sends/replies, self-hostable, lot of powerful features, open roadmap, you can count on SimpleLogin to guard your email inbox.




An e-mail alias service by the Proton company.
Available on Android phones and tablets.
Open-source service offering unlimited anonymous email aliases, encrypted forwarding, spam protection, and anonymous replies to keep your identity private.




Another e-mail alias service.
Available on Android phones and tablets.
Some of these extension will help you protect your privacy, making it difficult for companies to track and sell your data. Other extensions will make the web experience so much better.
Apps that say "Available on Android phones and tablets" can be instead downloaded as an app.
uBlock Origin (uBO) is a CPU and memory-efficient wide-spectrum content blocker. It blocks ads, trackers, coin miners, popups, annoying anti-blockers, malware sites, etc., by default using EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe's Blocklist, Online Malicious URL Blocklist, and uBO...




Ultimate ad and tracker blocker.
Add these custom lists to add more protection: https://github.com/mchangrh/yt-neuter https://github.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist
Browser add-on that blocks user-specified sites from search results using match patterns or regular expressions, with support for cloud sync and partial meta-search support.




Removes malicious websites from appearing in search results.
Add these custom lists to add more protection: https://github.com/NotaInutilis/Super-SEO-Spam-Suppressor
Block ads, cookies, popups & other trackers. Ghostery sets you up for a private, transparent, and fast internet.




Block ads, cookies, popups & other trackers.
Available on Android phones and tablets.
Privacy Badger is a free browser extension made by the leading digital rights nonprofit EFF to stop companies from spying on you online.

Privacy Possum monkey wrenches common commercial tracking methods by reducing and falsifying the data gathered by tracking companies.


This add-on allows users to prevent websites from using the Javascript API to fingerprint them. Users can choose to block the API entirely on some or all websites (which may break some websites) or just block or fake its fingerprinting-friendly...


Protects you against tracking through "free", centralized, content delivery. It prevents a lot of requests from reaching networks like Google Hosted Libraries, and serves local files to keep sites from breaking. Complements regular content blockers.




It prevents a lot of requests from reaching networks like Google Hosted Libraries, and serves local files to keep sites from breaking. Complements regular content blockers.
Available on Android phones and tablets.
Thank you so much for going through this list! I know this list is huge and all-encompising. As I said, this doesn't have all available options, so you could explore out there. What is important is to slowly learn to rely less on big tech companies and work on finding and supporting projects that respect our privacy. If you have any other recommendations, please let me know. Have a great day!
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