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Privacy, web and email
Passwords, VPNs, firewalls, browsers and email apps that respect your attention and your data.
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Our highest-rated picks in Privacy, web and email right now.
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1PasswordPasswords, passkeys and cards filled in on every device you own, with a Families plan that covers 5 people cheaply.From $3.994.7 - 2
BitwardenAn open-source password manager whose free plan covers unlimited passwords and devices, Apple or not.Free to start4.8 - 3
Little SnitchA Mac firewall for outgoing connections that shows where every app sends data and lets you block it.$59 once
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1PasswordPasswords, passkeys and cards filled in on every device you own, with a Families plan that covers 5 people cheaply.From $3.994.7
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BitwardenAn open-source password manager whose free plan covers unlimited passwords and devices, Apple or not.Free to start4.8
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Little SnitchA Mac firewall for outgoing connections that shows where every app sends data and lets you block it.$59 once
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Proton VPNA no-logs VPN whose free plan has no data cap or ads, with paid plans far cheaper bought direct from Proton.Free to start4.6 -
MimestreamA native Mac mail app that speaks Gmail's language, with labels, categories and filters intact, for people who live in their inbox.From $4.99 -
Mullvad VPNA no-email, flat-price VPN that takes cash and covers 5 devices on 1 account.From $5.58 -
OpenInRoutes every link, email and file to the right browser, profile or app by your own rules.$11.99 once -
BraveAd and tracker blocking built into the browser itself, free on Mac, iPhone and iPad.Free to start4.8 -
LuLuA free, open-source firewall that asks before any app goes online and remembers your answer as a rule.Free, open source -
Spark MailA free inbox for all your accounts that puts real people above newsletters and screens new senders first.Free to start4.6 -
SuperhumanThe keyboard-driven email app for people who live in Gmail or Outlook at work, with AI drafts and follow-up reminders.From $334.6 -
VeljaSends each link you click to the right browser, profile or app by your own rules, for $10 once.$10 once -
OrionSafari's engine with Chrome extension support, zero telemetry and an ad blocker built in, all for free.Free to start4 -
SecretsPasswords, passkeys and cards on every Apple device, bought once with iCloud sync.$59.99 once4.6 -
Zen BrowserA free Firefox-based browser with workspaces, split view and a hideable tab bar, for people drowning in tabs.Free, open source -
DiaA browser from the team behind Arc where an AI answers from your open tabs and work tools, and it is free without the AI.Free to start -
Link UnshortenerExpands short links to their real address without opening the page, for $7.99 once.$7.99 once -
GotEmailOne native Mac inbox for every account, with sign-in codes shown up front and AI drafts included in a lifetime license.$49.99 once -
RedirectWebSends links to the sites you prefer, like Apple Maps instead of Google Maps, by your rules.Free to start4.7 -
Stellar File EraserA Mac file shredder that also wipes free space and browser traces, $29.99 a year.From $29.99
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