this post was submitted on 18 May 2025

85 points (97.8% liked)

DeGoogle Yourself

11701 readers

69 users here now

A community for those that would like to get away from Google.

Here you may post anything related to DeGoogling, why we should do it or good software alternatives!

Rules

Be respectful even in disagreement
No advertising unless it is very relevent and justified. Do not do this excessively.
No low value posts / memes. We or you need to learn, or discuss something.

Related communities

!privacyguides@lemmy.one !privacy@lemmy.ml !privatelife@lemmy.ml !linuxphones@lemmy.ml !fossdroid@social.fossware.space !fdroid@lemmy.ml

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml

CrypticCoffee@lemm.ee

Byereddithellolemmy@lemmy.world

chevy9294@monero.town

What apps do you use now that you're degoogled? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by kingpepe8006@sh.itjust.works to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

35 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] sunth1ef@sh.itjust.works 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

1.Email --

proton

2.Cloud storage / file sync--

pCloud (lifetime storage purchase FTW)

3.Maps & navigation--

Magic Earth works pretty well

4.Search engine--

Qwant for daily driver, exploring SearxNG

5.Web browser--

Waterfox on desktop and mobile, exploring LibreWolfe and Fennec as well but Waterfox is smooth and fast

6.Calendar--

Proton

7.Contacts management--

Fossify

8.Notes / to-do lists--

Obsidian MD (free) with paid vault sync upgrade

9.Office suite (docs, spreadsheets, etc.)--

LibreOffice & Obsidian

10.Messaging / chat--

Signal, Line. I really, really tried with Element and Element X - would love a federated discord alternative - but honestly I was not even successful at adding friends with confirmed accounts. Could be user error.

Signal is great.

11.Video calling--

Line, Signal

12.Social media / microblogging--

Mastodon, BkueSky

RSS reader / news--

TBD open to suggestions -

13.Music streaming / podcast app--

Podcasts - AntennaPod is great, switched over from PocketCasts and haven't looked back. Fuck Spotify.

Music -- Bandcamp (must try it!) + CloudBeats on mobile (streaming my own flac files to myself) + MusicBee on desktop. Also, fuck Spotify.

14.Video streaming / YouTube alternative--

PeerTube, PipePipe

15.Password manager--

Proton

16.VPN / DNS / Firewall--

Proton

17.Launcher / Android OS (if you use custom ROMs)-- Android with I hope all the right settings and no g-apps in the main profile. Looking at Lineage (my device can't do Graphene)

Never wanted a pixel for any reason but might try it for next device solely for graphene - we'll see.

18.App store / APKs--

Aurora / F-Droid

19.Photo backup / gallery--

Fossify Gallery

20.Weather--

Ehh. Still on MyRadar but probably time to switch

21.Smart assistant (if any)--

None

22.Anything else you’ve replaced?--

Left audible for Libro.FM, so far so good.

Left Amazon, been buying books on Thriftbooks.

Pixelfed seems to have potential as an IG replacement.

RedReader when looking at Reddit .

Looking for a meaningful Goodreads replacement with a mobile app...

Goal is to potentially try Lineage this summer...

[–] techwooded@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 hours ago

StoryGraph is my favorite for a Goodreads replacement