PrivacySafe is privacy-by-design software for home, teams, and organizations. Get PrivacySafe on:

• 💻 Windows (checksum)
• 🍏 Mac (checksum)
• 🐧 GNU/Linux (checksum)
• 🤖 Android testing (checksum)

Sign up FREE at @privacysafe.xyz, choose Gold PRO at @privacysafe.me, or Platinum VIP at @privacysafe.gg. Organizations can use their own domain and deploy the server code.

A secure zone that you control. PrivacySafe is built from Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) with an architecture designed around user-held keys and verifiable software:

• PrivacySafe Contacts: Private address book. Source
• PrivacySafe Chat: E2EE text, voice, and video. Source
• PrivacySafe Treasure: A vault for passwords, recovery phrases, payment cards, and sensitive records. Source
• PrivacySafe Storage: Encrypted files and shared folders. Source
• PrivacySafe Inbox: Replacement for email designed to reduce phishing and ransomware. Source
• PrivacySafe App Store: Secure software supply chain for the PrivacySafe environment. Source

PrivacySafe is modular and portable. Portable builds can run from removable media, and we publish 100% of our client and server source code on Github and Codeberg.

• PrivacySafe Desktop / Client-side 3NWeb Platform: Electron-based desktop implementation for Windows, Mac, and GNU/Linux. The platform core communicates with 3NWeb services, performs cryptographic operations, keeps user keys, and exposes APIs to 3NWeb applications. Source
• PrivacySafe Android Platform Bundle: Android distribution of the PrivacySafe platform bundled with 3NWeb applications for Android stores and direct APK distribution. Source

Other client-side pieces:

• PrivacySafe Startup: Startup and account creation. Source
• 3NWeb Client Library: Libraries for building compatible applications. Source
• Core 3NWeb Client Library: Core processes, cryptographic and protocol state, local caches, and APIs. Source
• WASM Message Passing for 3NWeb: Message-passing support between WebAssembly and 3NWeb platform. Source
• XSP Files: Implementation of the XSP encrypted-file format used by 3NStorage. Source

Server-side:

• Protocols at IEEE: 3NWeb protocol documentation is hosted at IEEE SA Open. Source
• 3NWeb Spec Server: Reference server implementation and specification test suite. Source
• 3NWeb Service: Deployment documentation and tooling for running MailerId, ASMail, and 3NStorage services. Source

• PrivacySafe Social: Social community without advertising or algorithmic timeline manipulation. Source
• PrivacySafe Search: Privacy-respecting web search.
• PrivacySafe Bot: Password and passphrase generator. Source
• PrivacySafe Locker: Share private files and memos. Source

• PrivacySafe Social for Android: Android app for PrivacySafe Social. Source
• PrivacySafe Search for Android: Android app for PrivacySafe Search. Source
• PrivacySafe Bot for Android: Android app for PrivacySafe Bot. Source

PrivacySafe Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity supporting Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS), cybersecurity education, decentralized technology, documentation, standards work, and public-interest privacy and security research. The Foundation contributes development work and documentation to PrivacySafe and 3NWeb.

• Donate directly to the Foundation
• Open Collective
• Ko-fi
• Liberapay

The Foundation website provides options for card donations, PayPal/Venmo, cryptocurrency, checks, and other forms of support. Donations are often tax-deductible in the USA. Federal EIN: 41-5237617.

Ivy Cyber publishes and supports commercial PrivacySafe offerings, including paid identities, hosting, infrastructure, enterprise deployment, hardware, training, and technical support.

• PrivacySafe products and services
• Shop
• Private cryptocurrency checkout

3NSoft, Inc. contributes development work and documentation to 3NWeb and PrivacySafe. 3NSoft provides support and infrastructure, hosting PrivacySafe identities at privacysafe.xyz, privacysafe.me, and privacysafe.gg, as well as download mirrors at download.privacysafe.app. PrivacySafe software can also be self-hosted on infrastructure controlled by users and organizations.

• Architecture Overview: PrivacySafe is built on 3NWeb architecture, protocols, and formats. Also published at IEEE SA Open.
• Server-Client Protocols: MailerId, 3NStorage, and ASMail protocol documentation.
• XSP File Format: Documentation for the XSP encrypted file format.
• User Guides: Guides for PrivacySafe applications.
• PrivacySafe VPN User Guide: For organizations where Ivy Cyber deploys VPN services.
• PrivacySafe Social Features: Features of the PrivacySafe Social Mastodon instance.
• PrivacySafe Identity: Graphics, logos, fonts, and branding.

3NWeb architecture, protocol, and file format documentation as well as PrivacySafe guides are licensed under the Apache License 2.0 and is contributed through IEEE SA Open under the IEEE SA Open CLA.

We keep our history public. These projects and their source remain available, but they are not part of the current PrivacySafe software or public services:

• PrivacySafe Link: Secret notes that self-destruct after reading. Archives
• StickTock: Watch, download, and share TikTok videos through a privacy-oriented interface. Archives
• RefreshView Browser: A minimal browser project focused on a cleaner web experience. Archives
• CertMagi.cc: Experimental verified-document publishing using distributed and censorship-resistant infrastructure. Archives

Contributions are welcome. Please fork, remix, and submit focused pull requests.

⚠️ Never send sensitive information about yourself or other users through ordinary direct messages or unencrypted email.

• Contribution terms: CONTRIBUTING.md
• Contributor Guidelines: CONTRIBUTOR_GUIDELINES.md
• Code of Conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
• AI Contribution Policy: AI_POLICY.md
• Security and vulnerability reporting: SECURITY.md
• Contributor information: CONTRIBUTORS.md

Our Values explain the principles behind the project. The 8 Simple Rules, PrivacySafe Foundation Community Guidelines, and contributor documents above put those principles into practice in different spaces.

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© 2026 Ivy Cyber LLC. This project is dedicated to ethical Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS).

Unless otherwise noted, original PrivacySafe and 3NWeb software is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 or later (AGPL-3.0-or-later). Documentation is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0) and, where published through IEEE SA Open, is contributed under the IEEE SA Open CLA.

PrivacySafe® and 3NWeb® are registered trademarks. PrivacySafe Foundation™ and Ivy Cyber™ are pending trademarks. Other product, service, technology, and organization names, logos, and marks used in connection with PrivacySafe, 3NWeb, PrivacySafe Foundation, Ivy Cyber, or 3NSoft may also be protected by applicable trademark law. Software and documentation licenses do not grant trademark rights or permission to use such marks in a manner that suggests sponsorship, endorsement, affiliation, or origin.

Third-party software and documentation retain their original copyrights and licenses. See the individual repositories, NOTICE, LICENSES/, and file-level SPDX identifiers for details.