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. Proton Mail
    2. Proton Drive
    3. Organic Maps
    4. Startpage/DuckDuckGo
    5. Zen browser on my Desktop/Vanadium on my Phone
    6. Proton Calendar
    7. I just export it to .vcf
    8. Standard Notes
    9. Libreoffice, Cryptpad for cloud
    10. Signal
    11. Signal
    12. Mastodon, Lemmy, Reddit
    13. Spotify
    14. Peertube, Newpipe if I need Youtube
    15. Bitwarden
    16. Proton VPN
    17. GrapheneOS
    18. Unfortunately Google Play mainly, F-Droid
    19. GrapheneOS gallery
    20. Apple maps (integrated in DDG)
    21. None
    22. Aegis for 2FA