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The InterPlanetary File System or IPFS for short is a distributed hypermedia protocol designed to be the new permanent web. IPFS uses peer-to-peer to distribute the network across machines and the globe. IPFS combines decentralized technologies like Git, BitTorrent, Kademlia and SFS to build what they think could be the new internet, or a subsystem of it.

The Invisible Internet Project or I2P for short is a fully encrypted private network layer that has been developed with privacy and security by design in order to provide protection for your activity, location and your identity. I2P ships with a router that connects you to the network and applications for sharing, communicating and building a fully encrypted private network layer.

Matrix.org is an open network for secure, decentralized communication. It gives you a simple HTTP APIs and SDKs (iOS, Android, Web) to create chatrooms, direct chats and chat bots, complete with end-to-end encryption, file transfer, synchronised conversation history, formatted messages, read receipts and more. All conversations on Matrix are replicated over all the servers participating in them, meaning there are no single point of control or failure.

Signal is a cross-platform encrypted messaging application that has a strong focus on privacy. The application is developed by Signal Messenger LLC and provides users with features like one-to-one and group messages, which can include files, voice notes, images and videos. The software is famous for being used by the whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden who once said "I use Signal every day, it is the most scalable encryption tool we have".

With Telegram people can communicate and via instant messaging and voice over IP. Telegram is a cloud-based software and services that have a focus on privacy, speed and security. The client was initially created by the brothers Nikolai and Pavel Durov, the creators of the Russian social network VK back in 2013. Today the application is used cross-platform by over 400 million users world-wide.

Threema is a messenger application that puts security and privacy first. The application is designed to generate as little user data as possible. The service is fully GDPR-compliant and the company has its own servers hosted in Switzerland. With Threema you can keep in touch with friends, family and co-workers while enjoying privacy and rest assured that you personal data is not commoditized.