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
Organic Maps is mentioned several times in here, but just a note, the project was forked due to the closed nature of some parts of the project and profit seeking of the major shareholders, contradictory to stated values.
The fork is called CoMaps. It doesn’t look like there’s an app release quite yet, but I’d watch for it coming soon.