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
1.Email runbox and mail.ee - thunderbird as client
2.Cloud storage / file sync jottacloud
3.Maps & navigation magic earth
4.Search engine ddg or qwant
5.Web browser brave
6.Calendar thunderbird
7.Contacts management thunderbird
8.Notes / to-do lists crypt.ee
9.Office suite (docs, spreadsheets, etc.) jottacloud
10.Messaging / chat signal
11.Video calling signal
12.Social media / microblogging RSS reader / news mastodon, lemmy, thunderbird for rss
13.Music streaming / podcast app
14.Video streaming / YouTube alternative invidious
15.Password manager bitwarden
16.VPN / DNS / Firewall mullvad
17.Launcher / Android OS (if you use custom ROMs)
18.App store / APKs
19.Photo backup / gallery immich/jottacloud
20.Weather shadow weather