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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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[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So far:

Email - Tuta

Cloud storage / file sync - pCloud

Maps & navigation OsmAnd (OpenStreetMaps)

Search engine - Kagi

Web browser - Librewolf

Calendar - Nextcloud (on theGoodCloud)

Notes - Joplin

to-do lists - Todoist (cause integrates with HomeAssistant)

Office suite - LibreOffice

Social media - Mastodon/Lemmy/GroundNews

podcast app - AntennaPod

Password manager - KeePassXC

VPN - Nord DNS - PiHole Firewall - Ubiquiti ERX

App store - FDroid (if at all possible)

Photo backup - pCloud here too

Weather - (personal weather station) and Wunderground

Smart assistant - HomeAssistant

Liking all my choices so far... No real trade-offs (that I miss/notice).

[–] kingpepe8006@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'd recommend koofr for cloud storage aswell cuz it e2ee with 10GB storage for free and located in europe so GDPR laws too

[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yep...

I've got my pCloud instance hosted in EU. As I'm a US'ian, obvious reasons...

Bought 2TB (one purchase lifetime) of which I've used ~500GB.

Honestly don't care about e2ee for my cloud as I just don't upload anything that might be dangerous to the cloud at all. That's all hosted offline local only.

GDPR is also why I chose Tuta EMail... 😁