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What apps do you use now that you're degoogled? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by kingpepe8006@sh.itjust.works to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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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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[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

  1. Email: Migadu.com

  2. Cloud storage / file sync: Trying out some things, not settled yet

  3. Maps & navigation: OsmAnd

  4. Search engine: Kagi

  5. Web browser: Firefox

  6. Calendar: Baikal

  7. Contacts management: Baikal

  8. Notes / to-do lists: LogSeq

  9. Office suite (docs, spreadsheets, etc.): LibreOffice

  10. Messaging / chat: Matrix, Revolt, IRC

  11. Video calling: /

  12. Social media / microblogging / RSS reader / news: Lemmy (jerboa), Mastodon (Tusky), freshRSS

  13. Music streaming / podcast app: Navidrome +Tempo app for android

  14. Video streaming / YouTube alternative: Jellyfin

  15. Password manager: Bitwarden

  16. VPN / DNS / Firewall: Mullvad, wireguard

  17. Launcher / Android OS (if you use custom ROMs): GrapheneOS, Olauncher

  18. App store / APKs: Droidify, Aurora Store

  19. Photo backup / gallery: Ente

  20. Weather: OSS Weather (Android)

  21. Smart assistant (if any): /

  22. Anything else you’ve replaced?: /

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[–] kingpepe8006@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

For cloud storage i really like koofr and filen

[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

Filen is one of those under consideration, along with Seafile. I hadn't heard about koofr, I'll check that out as well, thanks!