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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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[–] saxeee@mastodon.uno 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

@probablylug

> ..been trying to use Mastodon more but I don’t seem to find any good posts for some reason?

Your post is a very good one😅👍

How come you still need both Syncthing and Nextcloud? What is the role that Nextcloud cannot reappear for?

[–] probablylug@lemm.ee 1 points 7 hours ago

The computer/server i am running Nextcloud on is very work in progress, and does not have a lot of storage, nor does it have a fast internet connection, i do plan to add more storage and a proper ethernet connection in the near future however. At the moment, I use it more for calendar/todo list syncing, contacts sync, RSS feed syncing, as well as bookmarks syncing. Also i have been using Syncthing for much longer than Nextcloud, I have around 200GB of data synced across three devices and I have never had any issues with it so i feel no need to change what already works pretty well