# Zen Desktop (open-source security and privacy app)

> Zen Desktop is a free, open-source security and privacy app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Ad-blocker and privacy guard for Windows, macOS and Linux. It has 4,250 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at irbis-sh/zen-desktop.

Zen: Your Comprehensive Ad-Blocker and Privacy Guard There is, simply, no way, to ignore privacy. Because a citizenry’s freedoms are interdependent, to surrender your own privacy is really to surrender everyone’s.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/irbis-sh/zen-desktop |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 4,250 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Go |
| Website | https://irbis.sh/zen |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Password managers, encryption & privacy |
| Latest release | v0.26.0 (Oct 7, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

### winget (Windows)

```sh
winget install ZenPrivacy.ZenDesktop
```

Package page: https://winstall.app/apps/ZenPrivacy.ZenDesktop

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