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
1.Email
Migadu.com
2.Cloud storage / file sync
Trying out some things, not settled yet
3.Maps & navigation
OsmAnd
4.Search engine
Kagi
5.Web browser
Firefox
6.Calendar
Baikal
7.Contacts management
Baikal
8.Notes / to-do lists
LogSeq
9.Office suite (docs, spreadsheets, etc.)
LibreOffice
10.Messaging / chat
Matrix, Revolt, IRC
11.Video calling
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12.Social media / microblogging RSS reader / news
Lemmy (jerboa), Mastodon (Tusky), freshRSS
13.Music streaming / podcast app
Navidrome +Tempo app for android
14.Video streaming / YouTube alternative
Jellyfin
15.Password manager
Bitwarden
16.VPN / DNS / Firewall
Mullvad wireguard
17.Launcher / Android OS (if you use custom ROMs)
GrapheneOS Olauncher
18.App store / APKs
Droidify Aurora Store
19.Photo backup / gallery
Ente
20.Weather
OSS Weather
21.Smart assistant (if any)
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22.Anything else you’ve replaced?
For cloud storage i really like koofr and filen
Filen is one of those under consideration, along with Seafile. I hadn’t heard about koofr, I’ll check that out as well, thanks!