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What apps have you tried to "de-google" yourself? (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Right now a lot of us are trying to divest and diversify from having our entire lives on Google both because of the way Google spends its money and the long-standing privacy concerns seeming a bit more scary now.

What services have you switched to and what has your experience been? What do you like, what don't you like, would you recommend them?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

for me:

google drive > pcloud (objectively better app tbh)
chrome > librewolf > floorp (i like having the tab bar at the bottom, and librewolf is a bit annoying sometimes)
photos > ente
gmail > proton > tuta > "disroot" (proton and tuta aren't IMAP, and their first-party apps are slow. disroot probably isn't the best one, I just chose one that supports IMAP)
google search > ddg > SearXNG
google office > onlyoffice on windows, libreoffice on linux
google maps > Organic Maps
google passwords > bitwarden
google auth > ente auth :)