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What apps do you use now that you're degoogled? (sh.itjust.works)
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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

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  1. Protonmail (would like to find a better alternstive)
  2. Syncthing/SMB over Tailscale
  3. OpenStreetMap (Organic Maps)
  4. Searxng (still pulling results from Google among others)
  5. Firefox
  6. Self-hosted through nextcloud
  7. Baikal
  8. Obsidian
  9. LaTeX, markdown and LibreOffice
  10. Signal
  11. Signal
  12. FreshRSS through Capy Reader over Tailscale
  13. Finamp/Audiobookshelf/Antennapod
  14. Still youtube through Tubular (looking for a better service)
  15. Bitwarden
  16. Tailscale and Mullvad / PiHole and Quad9 / OPNsense
  17. GrapheneOS
  18. Obtainium
  19. Restic to backup NAS and periodical cold storage/Immich
  20. Pirate Weather and local weather station reporting over Meshtastic through Home Assistant
  21. Home Assistant with local LLM
  22. Media streaming - Jellyfin, push notification system - ntfy