# Open-source anonymity networks

6 open-source anonymity networks rated against public privacy criteria.

1. [Tor](https://privacyratings.com/anonymity-networks/tor/): A (100/100). Anonymity network that routes traffic through three volunteer-run relays with layered encryption, used through Tor Browser and other apps to hide location, resist tracking and bypass censorship.
2. [Nym](https://privacyratings.com/anonymity-networks/nym/): B (85/100). Decentralized mixnet that routes packets through layers of mix nodes with timing delays and cover traffic to hide metadata, used mainly through the NymVPN app.
3. [Hyphanet](https://privacyratings.com/anonymity-networks/hyphanet/): B (80/100). Peer-to-peer network for censorship-resistant publishing and communication, formerly called Freenet, with a distributed data store and an optional friend-to-friend mode. The Freenet name now belongs to a separate project.
4. [I2P](https://privacyratings.com/anonymity-networks/i2p/): B (80/100). Anonymous overlay network that routes traffic through encrypted, unidirectional tunnels between peers, used mainly for hidden services, messaging and file sharing inside the network.
5. [Lokinet](https://privacyratings.com/anonymity-networks/lokinet/): B (80/100). Onion-routed anonymity network that runs over a decentralized set of staked service nodes, tunneling any IP traffic and hosting private .loki services.
6. [Yggdrasil](https://privacyratings.com/anonymity-networks/yggdrasil/): B (80/100). Experimental decentralized mesh network that gives each node an IPv6 address and routes end-to-end encrypted traffic between peers; the project states it does not aim to provide anonymity.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/open-source/anonymity-networks/