# Onion and clearnet links for privacy services URL: https://webvpn.org/links/ Updated: 2026-09-14 A short directory of privacy services with both their clearnet address and their onion address, so you can compare the two and reach a service the safe way. Many privacy tools run the same service at two addresses: an ordinary domain and an onion address inside the Tor network. Both can be legitimate. The difference is how you reach them and what the connection reveals along the way. The list below is short on purpose. Each card holds a service name, a plain description of what it does, its clearnet address and its onion address where one is published. Nothing here is a ranking and nothing is sponsored. ## How to use the two addresses A clearnet address works in any browser. Your resolver sees the domain name, your network sees that you connected to that host, and the site sees your exit address unless you are using a VPN or Tor. An onion address only works in Tor Browser or another client connected to the Tor network. The lookup happens inside Tor, there is no exit node in the path, and the address string is derived from the server's public key, which means a correct address cannot be silently redirected to a different server. ## Listed services - Proton Mail: Encrypted email and calendar with a published onion address for the web client. clearnet: https://proton.me/ tor: https://protonmailrmez3lotccipshtkleegetolb73fuirgj7r4o4vfu7ozyd.onion/ ## Before you open a link - Prefer the service's own documentation as the source of the address. - Compare the whole onion string, not the first few characters. - Open onion addresses in Tor Browser and leave its security settings alone. - Do not enter credentials on a page you reached from an unverified link. - Treat a shortened or redirected onion link as unverified. - If a service publishes a signed list of mirrors, check the signature once and keep the file. ## FAQ Q: Why do privacy services publish an onion address? A: An onion address is reached inside the Tor network, so the connection never leaves through an exit node and the site's IP address stays hidden. It also proves to the visitor that the server is the one holding the service's onion key, because the address is derived from that key. Q: Is an onion address safer than the normal website? A: For reaching the service it usually is, because the address itself authenticates the server and your request stays inside Tor. It does not change what the service knows about your account once you log in, and it does not protect a weak password. Q: How should I check a link before using it? A: Copy it from the service's own documentation or signed announcement rather than a forum post, compare the full string character by character, and open onion addresses only in Tor Browser. If two sources disagree, treat both as unverified until the service itself confirms one. Q: Does this page track which link I open? A: The links are plain anchors with no redirect service in between, so the destination sees only what your browser sends it. Opening an onion link outside Tor Browser will simply fail, which is the intended behaviour.