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

  • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
    111·
    18 hours ago
    1. Proton
    2. Proton (Sync leave a lot to be desired)
    3. Organic Maps
    4. Kagi
    5. Firefox (LibreWolf)
    6. Proton
    7. Contacts are kind of a mess. A combination of Proton & my phones Google Contacts library. Though I use the Fossify app
    8. Standard Notes / Tasks.org
    9. LibreOffice
    10. Had to go back to Google Messenger when my new phone wasn’t receiving work MMS and group messages.
      I use Signal with my closest friends and family
    11. Signal / Zoom
    12. Fediverse almost exclusively (~90% Lemmy)
    13. AntennaPod for podcasts
    14. I still use Youtube for videos and streaming since I’m still grandfathered into the $8 original Google Play Music All Access intro offer. They are contractually obligated to never increase the price on me.
    15. BitWarden (Not a fan of the updated interface, may switch to Proton)
    16. Proton
    17. Lawnchair
    18. Droid-ify with Play Store as fallback
    19. Proton
    20. Breezy Weather
    21. Too picky for an assistant, AI or otherwise
    • OminousOrange@lemmy.ca
      2·
      11 hours ago

      I find you can get close to the old Bitwarden extension functionality with changing the appearance settings. I agree though, the interface change was definitely a step backward.