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Top 23 Rust Privacy Projects
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universal-android-debloater
Cross-platform GUI written in Rust using ADB to debloat non-rooted android devices. Improve your privacy, the security and battery life of your device.
Project mention: ZeroBloat: Open-source desktop app for removing Android bloatware | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-05-17There used to be an app called Universal Android Debloater[1] that did the same thing, but that was unfortunately abandoned three years ago.
Glad to see someone else take up the mantle, although, I find it a bit ironic that someone who cares about bloat is using Javascript to build a desktop app...
[1] https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater
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universal-android-debloater-next-generation
Cross-platform GUI written in Rust using ADB to debloat non-rooted Android devices. Improve your privacy, the security and battery life of your device.
For those who do not have the funds for anything else, its worth looking into uad-ng:
https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-an...
E.g. on most Samsung phones you can uninstall (from the user partition): third-party Meta/Microsoft/etc. apps, the McAfee app scanner that not enabled by default, Gemini, Bixbee, most Google apps, most Samsung apps, some analytics services. You can make a pretty vanilla phone with just OneUI.
That said, best is to grab a Pixel, the only phone with an unlockable bootloader that also has modern device security (separate security processor, MTE, etc.). Installing GrapheneOS gives you a very pristine and quiet OS, while still providing great compatibility through sandboxed Google Play Services.
Also the only OS that provides Android 17 now, besides Pixel OS (and obviously betas like the OneUI 9 beta).
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Project mention: Redlib: Private front-end for Reddit based on Libreddit | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-09-19
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OxiCloud
☁️ Ultra-fast, secure & lightweight self-hosted cloud storage — your files, photos, calendars & contacts, all in one place. Built in Rust.
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Project mention: Show HN: Freenet, a peer-to-peer platform for decentralized apps | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-05-21
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Project mention: Innovative Captcha Solutions for Reality of Modern Attacks | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-04-26
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core
A privacy-preserving Raspberry Pi home security camera that uses advanced end-to-end encryption. (by secluso)
Project mention: Show HN: Open-source private home security camera system (end-to-end encryption) | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-05-29 -
bloom
The simplest way to de-Google your life and business: Inbox, Calendar, Files, Contacts & much more (by skerkour)
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encrypted-dns-server
An easy to install, high-performance, zero maintenance proxy to run an encrypted DNS server.
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websurfx
:rocket: An open source alternative to searx which provides a modern-looking :sparkles:, lightning-fast :zap:, privacy respecting :disguised_face:, secure :lock: meta search engine
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Linux-Guide
Linux Guide. Learn about Linux Hardware vendors, Linux in the Cloud, Desktop Environments, Window Mangers, Linux Distributions, Linux Security, Graphics (AMD/NVIDIA/Intel ARC), and Software Apps.
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virtual-display-rs
A Windows virtual display driver to add multiple virtual monitors to your PC! For Win10+. Works with VR, obs, streaming software, etc
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purrcrypt
A fur-ociously secure encryption tool that encodes your secrets as adorable cat and dog sounds, using real elliptic curve cryptography with a playful disguise.
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OpenLogi
⚡️A native, local-first alternative to Logitech Options+, written in Rust 🦀 — remap buttons, DPI, and SmartShift over HID++. No account, no telemetry.
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bitchat-tui
🔒 Secure, anonymous, peer-to-peer (P2P) Bluetooth chat in your terminal. An off-grid, encrypted TUI messenger built with Rust.
Project mention: Show HN: Vibed Linux Rust BitChat Client Using Bluez | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-08-06This repository creates a plugin for SPR to use bitchat, using a rust-based bitchat client using the bluer library. Vibes also came from bitchat_tui (https://github.com/vaibhav-mattoo/bitchat-tui)
Bluez is the better choice for publishing GATT serivces and avoids the pairing popups
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Privacy projects in Rust? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | universal-android-debloater | 19,231 |
| 2 | universal-android-debloater-next-generation | 8,348 |
| 3 | libreddit | 5,192 |
| 4 | redlib | 3,482 |
| 5 | OxiCloud | 3,362 |
| 6 | freenet-core | 2,744 |
| 7 | namada | 2,519 |
| 8 | mCaptcha | 2,472 |
| 9 | core | 1,600 |
| 10 | bloom | 1,534 |
| 11 | encrypted-dns-server | 1,283 |
| 12 | websurfx | 1,154 |
| 13 | Linux-Guide | 1,058 |
| 14 | virtual-display-rs | 857 |
| 15 | purrcrypt | 618 |
| 16 | SecretNetwork | 580 |
| 17 | blindai | 511 |
| 18 | opendp | 421 |
| 19 | OpenLogi | 358 |
| 20 | sdk | 348 |
| 21 | bitchat-tui | 341 |
| 22 | reflection | 313 |
| 23 | parsec-cloud | 307 |
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