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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] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

What do you use for things like: 1.Email: Protonmail

2.Cloud storage / file sync: Nextcloud/Syncthing

3.Maps & navigation: OSMAnd + Syncthing

4.Search engine: SearX (self-hosted) and Brave

5.Web browser: Brave, Libre wolf on Linux, Vanadium and Fennec on Mobile

6.Calendar: Etar (with Davx5 from Nextcloud)

7.Contacts management: Contacts in Linux and GrapheneOS (with Davx5 from Nextcloud)

8.Notes / to-do lists: Obsidian over Syncthing with a crapload of plug-ins.

9.Office suite (docs, spreadsheets, etc.): Libreoffice and Onlyoffice

10.Messaging / chat: Signal and some XMPP client (Cheogram on mobile and Dino on Linux)

11.Video calling: Signal for personal, nothing for business (or whatever was used by the person inviting, in an incognito browser tab)

12.Social media / microblogging RSS reader / news: Mastodon and Lemmy / nothing / FreshRSS (self-hosted) / FreshRSS (self-hosted)

13.Music streaming / podcast app: Don't stream music / AntennaPod

14.Video streaming / YouTube alternative: NewPipe, Smarttube (on TV) and Grayjay

15.Password manager: ProronPass, KeepassXC for secrets

16.VPN / DNS / Firewall: Nord VPN, Tailscale and Teleport (Unifi) / AdguardHome / Unifi UCG-Ultra

17.Launcher / Android OS (if you use custom ROMs): GrapheneOS stock launcher

18.App store / APKs: Neo Store and Obtainium (for everything I can get from git instead of f-droid and similar. Sometimes Aurora if I want to try something commonplace

19.Photo backup / gallery: Nextcloud

20.Weather: Breeze weather on mobile, Gnome weather on Linux

21.Smart assistant (if any): None (yet, still researching options on Home Assistant)

22.Anything else you’ve replaced?: I've been able to replace everything that matters to me, but that's a wiki-like long list.