What apps do you use now that you're degoogled?
What apps do you use now that you're degoogled?
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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My setup.
- Proton Mail - Email
- None. I use local storage only.
- Organic Maps - Maps
- DuckDuckGo - Search Engine
- Brave + Mullvad + Firefox Focus - Browsers
- Proton Calendar - Calendar
- Samsung Contacts stored locally. - Contacts
- Standard Notes -Notes
- LibreOffice - Office
- Signal - Messaging
- None with the exception of Signal - Video Calls
- Lemmy, Bluesky and soon Masterdon - Social Media
- Spotify (not good for privacy but my family pays for it so I ask myself why not) - Music
- Odysee or Tubular Frontend - Streaming
- KeePassXC and KeePassDX - Password Manager
- NextDNS. I don't use a VPN - DNS & VPN
- Don't use a custom ROM - OS
- Droidify and Aurora Store - App Stores
- Used to be on Ente but I now store my photos locally - Photos
- Samsung Weather - Weather
- None - Assistants.