Tools & Guides
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The free tools and guides cover the essentials. The advanced set goes further — more detailed checks, more thorough guides, and the topics most people overlook until something goes wrong.
Always free
- Browser Privacy Check
- Secure Password Generator
- Chrome to Firefox Guide
- KeePassXC Guide
Complete Privacy Kit — $19
- 2FA Checker
- Messenger Privacy Check
- Nextcloud Cost Estimator
- VPN Privacy Check
- Email Security Check
- EXIF Metadata Remover
- 2FA Setup Guide
- Signal Messenger Guide
- Nextcloud Setup Guide
- VPN Selection Guide
- Outlook to Proton Guide
- Photo Metadata Guide
Best value
Complete Privacy Kit
Everything beyond the two free tools — 6 browser-based tools and 6 in-depth guides — in one purchase. No subscription, no account required. Instant access.
- 6 advanced privacy tools
- 6 step-by-step guides
- Lifetime access
- All future updates included
- No account needed
Or pick what you need
Security · Authentication
2FA Checker + Guide
Check which of your accounts support two-factor authentication and which method each one uses. The guide walks you through setting up 2FA properly, including which apps to avoid.
- 2FA Checker tool
- 2FA Setup Guide (full)
Messaging · Metadata
Messenger Privacy Check + Guide
Compare the privacy properties of your messaging apps — encryption, metadata collection, and data sharing. The guide explains why Signal protects more than just your message content.
- Messenger Privacy Check tool
- Signal Messenger Guide (full)
Cloud Storage · Self-hosted
Nextcloud Estimator + Guide
Calculate what self-hosting Nextcloud would actually cost you. The guide walks through the full setup from scratch — no server experience required.
- Nextcloud Cost Estimator tool
- Nextcloud Setup Guide (full)
Network · VPN
VPN Privacy Check + Guide
Assess what your VPN setup actually protects — and what it doesn't. The guide cuts through VPN marketing to explain what matters and which providers are worth trusting.
- VPN Privacy Check tool
- VPN Selection Guide (full)
Email · Security
Email Security Check + Guide
Find out how private your email provider really is, and whether your address has appeared in known data breaches. The guide walks through switching to encrypted email step by step.
- Email Security Check tool
- Outlook to Proton Guide (full)
Photos · Metadata
EXIF Metadata Remover + Guide
Remove the hidden data embedded in your photos before sharing them — GPS location, device model, timestamps. The guide explains what metadata is and when it matters most.
- EXIF Metadata Remover tool
- Photo Metadata Guide (full)
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Questions
Immediately after payment you receive a link to the tools and a download link for the guides. No account is required. The link works on any device.
No. Like all tools on this site, the advanced tools run entirely in your browser. Nothing you enter is sent to any server. You can verify this by inspecting the source code — it's all open.
The free tools cover the most common privacy risks — browser leaks, passwords, email, and photo metadata. The advanced tools go a level deeper: two-factor authentication coverage, messaging app analysis, VPN assessment, and cloud storage planning. Both sets are equally private and run locally.
Yes — each tool and guide pair is available individually for $7. The Complete Privacy Kit at $19 includes all four pairs and is the better value if you want more than one.
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If the tools didn't work as described, get in touch and I'll make it right. Because these are digital products with instant access, refunds are assessed case by case.