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What apps do you use now that you're degoogled? (self.degoogle)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by kingpepe8006 to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

@kingpepe8006 Protonmail (sometimes I use their VPN too) and Tuta free accounts. Osmand for maps. DeepL for translation. Newpipe when I have to watch something on YouTube. Trying to install things from F-Droid (I have LineageOS without MicroG), with Aurora Store for cases not there, experimented with ApkPure app installer. I use authenticator from Yubico for 2FA codes, but I use Yubikeys for everything anyway.
Browsers - Firefox (Fennec on phone), Tor Browser, trying to use Mullvad Browser. DuckDuckGo for search, in the past tried to use their mobile browser.
I store files and photos locally, have few big external drives. LibreOffice for writing/docs suff. Fediverse (Mastodon) is my only social media service. Had self-hosted Miniflux as RSS reader, now I wonder how to reset password there...
For messaging Signal, Matrix (and IRC but currently I seldom log in). For passwords KeepassXC with Syncthing to keep on other devices. I use Syncthing for many things as I don't need everything copied everywhere immediately.