While true, I think many have been motivated to take much further action, get organized and get knowledgeable by the clear collaboration between the far right / neo reactionaries and the tech right in the US in the last decade. So basing the guide off of that will draw attention
sunth1ef
joined 1 month ago
1.Email --
proton
2.Cloud storage / file sync--
pCloud (lifetime storage purchase FTW)
3.Maps & navigation--
Magic Earth works pretty well
4.Search engine--
Qwant for daily driver, exploring SearxNG
5.Web browser--
Waterfox on desktop and mobile, exploring LibreWolfe and Fennec as well but Waterfox is smooth and fast
6.Calendar--
Proton
7.Contacts management--
Fossify
8.Notes / to-do lists--
Obsidian MD (free) with paid vault sync upgrade
9.Office suite (docs, spreadsheets, etc.)--
LibreOffice & Obsidian
10.Messaging / chat--
Signal, Line. I really, really tried with Element and Element X - would love a federated discord alternative - but honestly I was not even successful at adding friends with confirmed accounts. Could be user error.
Signal is great.
11.Video calling--
Line, Signal
12.Social media / microblogging--
Mastodon, BkueSky
RSS reader / news--
TBD open to suggestions -
13.Music streaming / podcast app--
Podcasts - AntennaPod is great, switched over from PocketCasts and haven't looked back. Fuck Spotify.
Music -- Bandcamp (must try it!) + CloudBeats on mobile (streaming my own flac files to myself) + MusicBee on desktop. Also, fuck Spotify.
14.Video streaming / YouTube alternative--
PeerTube, PipePipe
15.Password manager--
Proton
16.VPN / DNS / Firewall--
Proton
17.Launcher / Android OS (if you use custom ROMs)-- Android with I hope all the right settings and no g-apps in the main profile. Looking at Lineage (my device can't do Graphene)
Never wanted a pixel for any reason but might try it for next device solely for graphene - we'll see.
18.App store / APKs--
Aurora / F-Droid
19.Photo backup / gallery--
Fossify Gallery
20.Weather--
Ehh. Still on MyRadar but probably time to switch
21.Smart assistant (if any)--
None
22.Anything else you’ve replaced?--
Left audible for Libro.FM, so far so good.
Left Amazon, been buying books on Thriftbooks.
Pixelfed seems to have potential as an IG replacement.
RedReader when looking at Reddit .
Looking for a meaningful Goodreads replacement with a mobile app...
Goal is to potentially try Lineage this summer...
I have found that Waterfox is slightly, slightly faster on both Windows and Android and am loving it so far.
The PurchaseWithPurpose community here on Lemmy and other platforms does a great job of pointing at achievable change by dissecting nine differences between available alternatives.
Privacy is a spectrum; I agree with comments here saying to look at these much more hardened principles still even if you won't ultimately be taking them up on all their suggestions
LibreOffice has been working "fine" for my DeGoogled personal life.
Work is heavily Googled still (and not entirely up to me), but I've practiced a hard barrier between work tech and personal tech for years now. In case I can sway any colleagues: Anybody feeling like any of these alternatives would be ready for a small or larger team to jump over to that routinely collaborates on spreadsheets, documents and slides?
Proton Calendar is working well for me. I send and respond to invites from friends and family within it, and it is even able to view my work calendar which unfortunately has to live in Google. I can view work events from my personal device without needing to use any Google login on my own devices so it works for me. Proton Calendar's UI and UX is pretty similar to Google Calendar IMO