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
@probablylug
> …been trying to use Mastodon more but I don’t seem to find any good posts for some reason?
Your post is a very good one😅👍
How come you still need both Syncthing and Nextcloud? What is the role that Nextcloud cannot reappear for?
The computer/server i am running Nextcloud on is very work in progress, and does not have a lot of storage, nor does it have a fast internet connection, i do plan to add more storage and a proper ethernet connection in the near future however. At the moment, I use it more for calendar/todo list syncing, contacts sync, RSS feed syncing, as well as bookmarks syncing. Also i have been using Syncthing for much longer than Nextcloud, I have around 200GB of data synced across three devices and I have never had any issues with it so i feel no need to change what already works pretty well