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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    1.Email

    KolabNow (Switzerland) + Thunderbird

    2.Cloud storage / file sync

    Syncthing locally with NAS

    3.Maps & navigation

    Magic Earth (it’s amazing, you should really try it)

    4.Search engine

    DuckDuckGo

    5. Web browser

    Firefox

    6.Calendar

    7.Contacts management

    8.Notes / to-do lists

    14.Video streaming / YouTube alternative

    15.Password manager

    17.Launcher / Android OS (if you use custom ROMs)

    18.App store / APKs

    19.Photo backup / gallery

    20.Weather

    9.Office suite (docs, spreadsheets, etc.)

    Libreoffice

    10.Messaging / chat

    SMS and Viber

    11.Video calling

    Viber

    12.Social media / microblogging RSS reader / news

    Mastodon (dosgame.club) and Blue Sky

    13.Music streaming / podcast app

    I have MP3s for music. Podcasts I use Podcast Addict on Android.

    16.VPN / DNS / Firewall

    Mulvad (Swedish company)

    21.Smart assistant (if any)

    Never