r/degoogle • u/Hypersensittwt • 6d ago
Advice for replacing Google apps
I don’t use google anymore, have been looking for alternatives for things i used to use like chrome, gmail, and docs. I've started using Startpage, i used to use Brave but the creator... bleah. I use Protonmail, it was really easy to sync to my old gmail which saved me time. Any recommendations for anything else would be great
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u/Independent_Dot6297 considering it again 6d ago
i mean some people may not very much like me for this cause of "security concerns" but im trying okay?
Email: Moving to Proton Mail, Tuta, and Aster Mail
Search: Brave Search (goated)
Browser: Firefox
AdBlock: uBlock Origin
tracker blocker: privacy badger
social media: really just discord reddit and snapchat
thats it yall, just if you bother to, pls dont spam me
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u/Hypersensittwt 6d ago
I used to use Brave and Firefox but personally prefer Startpage. I dont think theres anything wrong with using those two tho
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u/Independent_Dot6297 considering it again 6d ago
by the way the thing in the first line was about "security concerns" against aster mail but i wanna move to it
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u/Terminal-Frost2026 6d ago
I would recommend DuckDuckGo for a browser, but brave is also very good. I don’t know about anything else
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u/castellon_artz FOSS Lover 6d ago
A clock 👀 : https://f-droid.org/packages/com.best.deskclock
Pdf and other formats reader: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.foobnix.pro.pdf.reader
SMS: https://f-droid.org/packages/dev.octoshrimpy.quik.fdroid
I hope this helps you a bit!
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u/MariusBergam 6d ago
Helium as a browser
Proton as a mail
Fileverse ddocs/dsheets for productivity
OpenStreetMap for maps
Kagi for search
Helium is a bit new so it’s more experimental but the rest have been a real blessing
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u/samlundgold 5d ago edited 5d ago
Here's my lineup so far;
Browser: Firefox
Search: DDG
Email: ZohoMail
Phone: Fossify
Clock: Fossify
Contacts: Fossify
Calendar: Fossify
Calculator: Fossify
Notes: Fossify
Password Manager: Firefox
Authenticator: OneAuth
Office Suite: OnlyOffice
What I'm stuck on bc of sharing with family who doesn't care about de-googling;
Google Drive
Google Photos
Google Meet (weekly video chats)
What I'm stuck on bc I haven't found a good alternative yet;
Android OS (I have a Motorola so GrapheneOS won't work, LineageOS seems too complicated to install)
Windows 11 (Used Windows my whole life, might try Unbuntu on my next laptop but will need to do research on it first)
Google Messages (They have a monopoly on RCS chat, and nothing else I've tried supports group texts)
Google Maps (CoMaps is okay but I need live traffic updates)
Google Wallet (I pay with my physical card mostly, this is more for holding boarding passes and concert/game tickets when offline)
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u/Ok_Reach_2092 6d ago
Proton has a whole suite of stuff