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Hello everyone, I want to use more free and open-source tools that also protect privacy. Can you please share the FOSS apps or tools you use every day and find most helpful?

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[โ€“] unexpected@forum.guncadindex.com 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't know. I'd be interested in learning more about that as well.

I do like it better than element, though. It is more light weight.

[โ€“] mistermodal@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Nothing could be worse than an Electron client. Honestly for me it's XMPP > Delta Chat > Matrix > SSignal/Telegram/etc. Matrix integrations (apps) don't even work on any client and they moved the bloated server improvements into a walled garden