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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

            
              Fastmail
My Nas and Syncthing/rsync
Osm throught Osmand and a cheap Garmin Navi I got from a flea market
Duckduckgo
Librewolf/Firefox
Etar Synced via CalDAV
Contacts on my Sim card
A mix of etar and Fossify Notes
Libreoffice with Openoffice if it dosent work
Signal, Telegram
Signal/Zoom
Thunderbirds RSS, Lemmy and Pixelfed, I just look on Tagesschau every other day
Newpipe, Jellyfin, and Antennapod
TILvids and the instance The peertube App recommends videos from
KeePassCX, or at least im trying to make it work
Mullvad, PiHole with Mullvad VPN, Standard NAT wall
Kvaesito / Graphene
F-Droid, Aurora Store, Obtainium
My Nas, planning to switch to Nextcloud
FOSS weather, fetches from German Wetterdienst
None
None


            
          