Lightning-native P2P BTC↔fiat over Tor. No accounts, no email, robot avatars.
~0.2% maker/taker · Lightning hold invoices · Tor primary
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Lightning-native P2P BTC↔fiat over Tor. No accounts, no email, robot avatars.
~0.2% maker/taker · Lightning hold invoices · Tor primary
Tor-only Reddit-style forum. Best harm-reduction + market-review community in the no-KYC space. DNM-adjacent.
Free · Tor-only · anonymous signup
IRC home of the Monero project. Bridged to the Matrix space — same conversations, different transport.
Free · IRC · Tor-friendly
Official Monero community over Matrix. #monero, #monero-research-lab, #monero-dev, plus a dozen sub-rooms.
Free · Matrix federation · IRC bridge
Particl-led atomic-swap DEX. XMR ↔ BTC / LTC / PART / DASH cross-chain without bridges or wrapped tokens.
Swap-fee only · adaptor sigs · Particl + Tor coordinator
Public node by Joe (monero.one). Pairs with the Monero.one mobile wallet listed under /wallets.
Free · restricted RPC · Tor
Rino-operated public Monero node. Long-standing, ZeroMQ + RPC, clearnet + Tor + I2P endpoints.
Free · restricted RPC · TLS
Seth Simmons-operated public node. Tor + I2P endpoints in addition to clearnet.
Free · restricted RPC · clearnet + Tor + I2P
Plowsof — long-time Monero contributor. Three Tor + clearnet endpoints, no JS required.
Free · Tor + clearnet · multi-endpoint
Public node by Rucknium, Monero Research Lab. Mainnet, Tor + clearnet.
Free · Tor + clearnet
The reference setup. Five minutes on any VPS or home server; trustless wallet operation.
Free · hardware cost only
StormyCloud-operated public node. Used as a default by several wallets. I2P endpoint available.
Free · I2P + clearnet
Self-hosted Google proxy. Get Google's results without the tracking, ads, or AMP.
Free · MIT · Python / Docker · self-hostable
Peer-to-peer messenger over Tor, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi. No servers, no metadata.
Free · F-Droid + Play Store · Android primary
Privacy-focused Android distribution. Pixel + select hardware. MicroG bundled, Tor-aware, Datura firewall.
Free · Pixel + select hardware · install via flasher
Encrypted-in-browser real-time office suite. Documents, sheets, slides — server never sees plaintext.
Free · AGPL · self-host or cryptpad.fr public
Tor-only multi-party chat. No accounts, no servers, every conversation an ephemeral .onion.
Free · Tor-only · multi-platform · ephemeral groups
Federated E2E chat. Self-hostable, open-source, hosts most XMR/privacy community rooms.
Free · federated · self-hostable · clients on all platforms
Self-hostable Bitcoin block + mempool explorer. Reference UX for inspecting on-chain activity.
Free · self-hostable · public + Tor mirror
Live monitor of public Monero remote nodes. Sortable by uptime, country, transport. Onion mirror + JSON API.
Free · public + Tor mirror · JSON API
Encrypted-in-browser pastebin. The server never sees plaintext. Self-host on a $4 VPS.
Free · PHP · self-host or public instances
E2E password manager from Proton. Free tier, accepts crypto, includes 2FA + alias support.
Free · Pro from $5/mo · BTC accepted on annual
Newsroom-grade anonymous-source submission system. Run by ~70 outlets (NYT, WaPo, ProPublica, Guardian).
Free · audited · run by ~70 newsrooms
Decentralised messenger with no user IDs at all. The only major messenger that doesn't identify users.
Free · open-source · self-hostable relays
Browser-based proxy bridge that lets censored users reach the Tor network. Run one to help, or use one to connect.
Free · WebRTC · browser ext / mobile / standalone
Reference Android Monero wallet. F-Droid, open-source, point at your own node or trusted remote.
Free · GPLv3 · F-Droid + Play
Desktop UI for Trezor devices. BTC native, XMR / multi-coin via plugins, runs on Tor by default.
Free software · Trezor hardware €69+ · BTC accepted
No-KYC Lightning wallet + custodial swap service. Lightning ↔ on-chain ↔ liquid.
Custodial · LN/onchain/Liquid · anonymous account · open-source
Tor-only forum, lighter-weight Dread alternative. Anonymous registration, sub-forums, DNM-adjacent.
Free · Tor-only · anonymous signup
xmr.rocks community node. Tor + clearnet.
Free · Tor + clearnet