I’m working on degoogling and moving away from major tech companies. I’m really curious what others here are using instead — especially for everyday tools and services.
What do you use for things like:
1.Email
2.Cloud storage / file sync
3.Maps & navigation
4.Search engine
5.Web browser
6.Calendar
7.Contacts management
8.Notes / to-do lists
9.Office suite (docs, spreadsheets, etc.)
10.Messaging / chat
11.Video calling
12.Social media / microblogging RSS reader / news
13.Music streaming / podcast app
14.Video streaming / YouTube alternative
15.Password manager
16.VPN / DNS / Firewall
17.Launcher / Android OS (if you use custom ROMs)
18.App store / APKs
19.Photo backup / gallery
20.Weather
21.Smart assistant (if any)
22.Anything else you’ve replaced?
Would love to hear about your setup — both what works well and any trade-offs you’ve had to make. Always looking for better FOSS or privacy-friendly alternatives
So far:
Email - Tuta
Cloud storage / file sync - pCloud
Maps & navigation OsmAnd (OpenStreetMaps)
Search engine - Kagi
Web browser - Librewolf
Calendar - Nextcloud (on theGoodCloud)
Notes - Joplin
to-do lists - Todoist (cause integrates with HomeAssistant)
Office suite - LibreOffice
Social media - Mastodon/Lemmy/GroundNews
podcast app - AntennaPod
Password manager - KeePassXC
VPN - Nord DNS - PiHole Firewall - Ubiquiti ERX
App store - FDroid (if at all possible)
Photo backup - pCloud here too
Weather - (personal weather station) and Wunderground
Smart assistant - HomeAssistant
Liking all my choices so far… No real trade-offs (that I miss/notice).
I’d recommend koofr for cloud storage aswell cuz it e2ee with 10GB storage for free and located in europe so GDPR laws too