OnionCat AlternativesAnonymizing Networks & VPN Services like OnionCat

OnionCat is described as 'Creates a transparent IPv6 layer on top of TOR's hidden services. It allows users to anonymously access Internet services. It transmits any kind of IPv6-based data transparently through the TOR network on a location hidden basis' and is a anonymizing network in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to OnionCat for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and BSD apps. The best OnionCat alternative is Tor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OnionCat are I2P, Hyphanet, Nym and i2pd (I2P Daemon).

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  1. Tor icon
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    Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security.

    61 Tor alternatives

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  2. I2P icon
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    The I2P network provides strong privacy protections for communication over the Internet. Many activities that would risk your privacy on the public Internet can be conducted anonymously inside I2P.

    46 I2P alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • F-Droid
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  3. Hyphanet icon
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    Hyphanet (former Freenet) is free software which lets you anonymously share files, browse and publish "freesites".

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  4. Nym icon
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    Protects internet traffic through a decentralized mixnet, hides metadata and communication patterns, enables anonymous transactions using re-randomizable credentials, and provides zero-knowledge proof access for privacy-focused messaging, blockchain, or application needs.

    56 Nym alternatives

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  5. I2P (Invisible Internet Protocol) is a universal anonymous network layer. All communications over I2P are anonymous and end-to-end encrypted, participants don't reveal their real IP addresses.

    78 i2pd (I2P Daemon) alternatives

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    • Raspberry Pi
    • C++
    • I2P
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  6. Yggdrasil icon
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    A proof-of-concept scalable IPv6 meshnet, featuring end-to-end encryption, a unique spanning tree routing algorithm and aiming to implement novel backpressure routing metrics.

    145 Yggdrasil alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  7. GNUnet icon
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    GNUnet is a framework for secure peer-to-peer networking that does not use any centralized or otherwise trusted services. A first service implemented on top of the networking layer allows anonymous censorship-resistant file-sharing.

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  8. Bitmask icon
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    Bitmask is an open source application to provide easy and secure encrypted communication with a VPN. You can choose among different providers or start your own.

    155 Bitmask alternatives

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    • Android
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  9. cjdns icon
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    Cjdns is a networking protocol and reference implementation, founded on the ideology that networks should be easy to set up, protocols should scale up smoothly, and security should be ubiquitous.

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  10. The I2Pd Browser Bundle is a folder consisting of Purple I2P/I2Pd & Portable Firefox.

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    • I2P
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  11. Lantern icon
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    Lantern allows you to give or get access to the internet through other users around the world connected by a trust-based peer-to-peer network.

    122 Lantern alternatives

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    • Homebrew
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  12. Proxy Mask icon
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    Main Features: All in one application: TOR, VPN and Proxy; Hide your IP address; Bypass Internet censorship and filtering; Hide your online activities from your ISP; Access blocked websites; Access Geo-restricted web contents (e.g.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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