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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)

I use iPhone, Windows (work laptop) and Linux (personal laptop), so keep that in mind when looking at my suggestions. I have also a Proton unlimited subscription.

  1. Email: Proton Mail + Simplelogin aliases / Tuta as backup
  2. Cloud storage: Proton Drive / Filen
  3. Maps: Magic Earth / OpenStreetMap
  4. Search engine: Qwant
  5. Web browser: Zen browser (Firefox fork) / Quiche browser (iOS)
  6. Calendar: Apple Calendar (our family calendar is here, hard to use something else) / Thunderbird (apple calendar caldav imported)
  7. Contacts management: Proton / iOS
  8. Notes / to-do lists: Notesnook / iOS
  9. Office suite (docs, spreadsheets, etc.): MS Office (work) / Libreoffice (personal)
  10. Messaging / chat: Signal / SimpleX
  11. Video calling: Signal
  12. Social media / microblogging RSS reader / news: Mastodon / Bluesky / Reddit / Lemmy
  13. Music streaming / podcast app: Tidal (pays artists more and Spotify donated to Trump) / Pocket Casts
  14. Video streaming / YouTube alternative: Grayjay (Windows/Linux) / Unwatched (iOS)
  15. Password manager: Proton Pass
  16. VPN / DNS / Firewall: Proton VPN
  17. Launcher / Android OS (if you use custom ROMs): iOS
  18. App store / APKs: iOS
  19. Photo backup / gallery: Proton Drive
  20. Weather: iOS
  21. Smart assistant (if any): Nope
  22. Anything else you’ve replaced? MS authenticator -> Ente Auth Reddit iOS app -> Hydra Notion -> Anytype

I know that some of my solutions are bonded to Apple, but I am also regularly searching for Apple alternatives and focus on apps that are cross platform to make a possible deApple process smoother in the future.