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Privacy@lemmy.ml•LocalSend – Open-Source AirDrop Alternative (Offline & Cross-Platform)
10·2 days agoRemoved by mod
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•LocalSend – Open-Source AirDrop Alternative (Offline & Cross-Platform)English
2·2 days agoLocalSend lets you securely share files and messages with nearby devices over your local network—no internet or third-party servers required. It’s open-source, cross-platform (desktop & mobile), fast, and works fully offline.
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•Notesnook – End-to-End Encrypted Notes (Evernote Alternative)English
2·3 days agoNotesnook is a privacy-first, end-to-end encrypted note-taking app designed as a modern Evernote alternative. It’s open-source, zero-knowledge by design, and works across web, desktop, and mobile with a rich editor and web clipper.
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•jotty·page – Self-Hosted Notes & Checklists with Optional PGP EncryptionEnglish
1·3 days agojotty·page is a lightweight, self-hosted alternative to Google Keep / Tasks. Notes and checklists are stored as local Markdown files, with optional PGP encryption, Docker support, and a clean web/PWA UI.
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•Cryptomator – Trusted Client-Side Encryption for Cloud StorageEnglish
2·3 days agoCryptomator is one of the most trusted tools in the privacy/de-Google community. It encrypts files locally before sync, so cloud providers (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.) can’t read your data. Open-source, audited, and battle-tested.
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•hat.sh – Local-First, Client-Side File Encryption in the BrowserEnglish
1·4 days agohat.sh lets you encrypt files locally in your browser using modern cryptography nothing is uploaded or stored. Great for securing files before sharing or cloud storage. Open-source & self-hostable.
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•Aves (Android) – Local-First Gallery App | Complements ImmichEnglish
3·5 days agoIf Immich is your self-hosted Google Photos replacement, Aves is the local Android gallery to pair with it. No cloud, no account just a fast, polished viewer with powerful metadata, search, and format support.
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•DuckDuckGo Pushes Back on Forced AI, Asks Users If AI Should Be OptionalEnglish
12·6 days agoThis isn’t about being “pro-AI” or “anti-AI”.
It’s about choice.
AI is being integrated into operating systems, browsers, and apps by default often without consent, opt-out clarity, or transparency.
DuckDuckGo’s message highlights a growing concern: Should users be allowed to decide if and how AI shows up in their tools?
Optionality matters especially in privacy-focused software.
DuckDuckGo’s public vote: https://voteyesornoai.com/
Vote, discuss, and share your perspective respectfully.
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•Dim — Self-Hosted Media Manager for Organizing & Playing Your Own LibraryEnglish
51·6 days agoDim and Jellyfin target similar users but with different goals.
Dim focuses on a sleek, local-first experience with a beautiful UI, Docker support, and hardware acceleration great for personal libraries without cloud or Plex-style features.Jellyfin is more mature and full-featured, with multi-user support, plugins, and apps across many platforms.
In short: Dim = simple & polished, Jellyfin = powerful & feature-rich.
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•LibRedirect — Redirect YouTube, Twitter, TikTok to Privacy-Friendly FrontendsEnglish
2·6 days agoOpen-source browser extension that automatically redirects YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, Reddit, and more to privacy-friendly alternative frontends (Invidious, Nitter, Piped, etc.). No tracking, no Big Tech UI.
GitHub: https://github.com/libredirect/browser_extension
LibRedirect vs Privacy Redirect LibRedirect is the actively maintained fork with more services, more frontends, and better browser support. Privacy Redirect is mostly unmaintained and limited.
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•Floccus — Private, Self-Hosted Bookmark SyncEnglish
1·6 days agoOpen-source browser extension for syncing bookmarks privately across browsers and devices. Supports self-hosted backends like Nextcloud Bookmarks, WebDAV, Git servers, and more no Google or Firefox cloud required.
GitHub: https://github.com/marcelklehr/floccus
Download: https://floccus.org/download
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•Photok — Encrypted, Open-Source Photo Gallery for Android (Cloud Alternatives)English
1·6 days agoOpen-source Android gallery that encrypts photos and videos locally using AES-256. No cloud, no account, no ads. Media is only decrypted in memory while the app is in use.
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•Dim — Self-Hosted Media Manager for Organizing & Playing Your Own LibraryEnglish
21·6 days agoOpen-source, self-hosted media manager that organizes and beautifies your personal media library. Local-first, Docker-friendly, supports hardware acceleration, and lets you access your media without relying on Plex or cloud services.
GitHub: https://github.com/Dusk-Labs/dim
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•Spliit – Open-source, self-hostable alternative to SplitwiseEnglish
1·7 days agoSpliit is a free and open-source alternative to Splitwise for sharing expenses. It supports uneven splits, reimbursements, and works as a PWA. Users can use the public instance or self-host their own. Some advanced features are opt-in and rely on external services.
GitHub: https://github.com/spliit-app/spliit
App: https://spliit.app/
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•GPSLogger – Open-source Android GPS loggingEnglish
1·7 days agoGPSLogger is a lightweight, open-source Android app for logging GPS data in open formats, designed with a local-first approach and optional self-hosted uploads.
GitHub: https://github.com/mendhak/gpslogger
F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.mendhak.gpslogger/
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•Authelia — Self-Hosted Authentication Alternative to Cloud SSOEnglish
1·7 days agoAuthelia or any self-hosted 2FA tool cannot recover a Gmail account if you lost your 2FA device. The only proper route is Google account recovery, using backup codes or recovery options.
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•ChronoFrame — Self-Hosted Photo Gallery, a Privacy-Friendly Alternative to Google PhotosEnglish
1·7 days agoChronoFrame vs Immich: ChronoFrame is a lightweight, self-hosted photo gallery focused on manual uploads, EXIF data, maps, and S3/local storage.
Immich is more Google Photos–like, built around mobile apps, automatic sync, and ML features.
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•Better Shot — Open-source alternative to CleanShot X (macOS)English
1·8 days agoOpen-source CleanShot X alternative (macOS). Local-first, offline OCR.
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Digital Escape Tools — Privacy & FOSS@sh.itjust.works•Spooty – Self-hosted tool to convert Spotify playlists into local filesEnglish
5·8 days agoNo. Spooty doesn’t download music from Spotify. It only reads playlist info, then gets the music from YouTube, so there’s no Spotify DRM. The result is normal local audio files.








AdGuard Home is a self-hosted, open-source DNS server that blocks ads, trackers, and malware for all devices on your network. Runs locally, supports encrypted DNS (DoH/DoT), works with Docker, and is often compared to Pi-hole with more built-in features. 🔗 https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome