Tuta Calendar

for #Calendar

Replaces Google Calendar Microsoft Outlook

An encrypted calendar inside the Tuta mailbox

VeraCrypt

for #Privacy

Replaces BitLocker FileVault TrueCrypt

Full-disk and container encryption, audited

PeerTube

for #Publishing

Replaces Vimeo YouTube

Federated video hosting that shares bandwidth

StartMail

for #Email

Replaces Gmail Microsoft Outlook

A private mailbox from the makers of Startpage

Startpage

for #Privacy

Replaces Google Search

Google results without the Google tracking

Tomb

for #Privacy

Replaces BitLocker VeraCrypt

Encrypted file containers for Linux, scripted

SimpleX Chat

for #Messaging

Replaces Signal Telegram WhatsApp

Messaging with no user identifiers at all

LibreOffice

for #Office

Replaces Apple iWork Google Docs Microsoft 365

The full desktop office suite, free

Mailbox.org

for #Email

Replaces Gmail Google Workspace Microsoft Outlook

A German mailbox with an office suite attached

Kontact

for #Calendar

Replaces Gmail Microsoft Outlook

KDE's integrated mail, calendar and contacts

OsmAnd

for #Maps

Replaces Apple Maps Google Maps Komoot

Offline maps and navigation with every setting exposed

Replaces Bluehost GoDaddy

Anonymous-friendly hosting from Iceland

Mojeek

for #Privacy

Replaces Bing Google Search

A genuinely independent crawler, built in the UK

Mailfence

for #Calendar

Replaces Gmail Microsoft Outlook

Belgian mail with proper OpenPGP key management

NordPass

for #Passwords

Replaces 1Password Dashlane LastPass

A password manager from the Nord suite

Cryptomator

for #Privacy

Replaces Boxcryptor

Client-side encryption for any cloud drive

GnuPG

for #Email

The reference implementation of OpenPGP

Delta Chat

for #Email

Replaces Signal Telegram WhatsApp

A messenger that runs on ordinary email

CryptPad

for #Collaboration

Replaces Google Docs Microsoft 365 Notion

Collaborative documents the server cannot read

Disroot

for #Collaboration

Replaces Gmail Google Drive Google Workspace

A volunteer-run suite of free-software services

Element

for #Collaboration

Replaces Discord Microsoft Teams Slack

The flagship Matrix client, federated and self-hostable

Internxt Drive

for #Privacy

Replaces Dropbox Google Drive OneDrive

Encrypted cloud storage from Spain

Cryptee

for #Notes

Replaces Evernote Google Docs Google Photos

Encrypted photos and documents, Estonia-based

1984 Hosting

for #Hosting

Replaces AWS GoDaddy Google Cloud

Icelandic hosting with a civil-liberties stance

AdGuard DNS

for #Ad-blocking

Replaces Cloudflare DNS Google Public DNS ISP DNS

Filtering DNS you point a whole network at

Ubuntu

for #Operating-system

Replaces macOS Microsoft Windows

Linux for everyone

Tally

for #Productivity

Replaces Google Forms Typeform

Forms that work like a doc

ONLYOFFICE

for #Collaboration

Replaces Google Workspace Microsoft 365

Office editors with high Microsoft format fidelity

Mastodon

for #Privacy

Replaces Bluesky Threads X (Twitter)

Federated social media, thousands of servers

Monnett

for #Social

Replaces Facebook Instagram X (Twitter)

Chronological, algorithm-free social network

Tuta Mail

for #Email

Replaces Gmail Microsoft Outlook Yahoo Mail

Encrypted email with open-source clients

Bahnhof Cloud

for #Hosting

Replaces AWS Google Cloud Microsoft Azure

Swedish hosting from an ISP with a privacy record

Ubuntu Touch

for #Operating-system

Replaces Apple iOS Google Android

A mobile OS that is not Android underneath

Anytype

for #Notes

Replaces Airtable Evernote Notion

A local-first, encrypted alternative to Notion

Collabora Online

for #Collaboration

Replaces Google Workspace Microsoft 365

LibreOffice in the browser, self-hosted

Docs (La Suite numerique)

for #Collaboration

Replaces Google Docs Microsoft 365 Notion

A Franco-German public-sector alternative to Google Docs

KeePassDX

for #Passwords

Replaces 1Password Google Password Manager LastPass

A KeePass database manager for Android

KeePassium

for #Passwords

Replaces 1Password iCloud Keychain LastPass

A KeePass client for iPhone and Mac

PhotoPrism

for #Photos

Replaces Google Photos iCloud Photos

A self-hosted photo library with local AI tagging

Euria

for #Ai

Replaces ChatGPT Google Gemini Microsoft Copilot

A Swiss-hosted assistant with no data retention

MetaGer

for #Privacy

Replaces Bing Google Search

A German non-profit metasearch engine

Qwant

for #Privacy

Replaces Bing Google Search

A French search engine building its own index

Filen

for #Privacy

Replaces Dropbox Google Drive OneDrive

Zero-knowledge storage from Germany

EteSync

for #Calendar

Replaces Google Calendar Google Contacts iCloud

End-to-end encrypted calendar and contact sync

Surfshark

for #Privacy

Replaces ExpressVPN Mullvad VPN NordVPN

A mainstream, multi-device VPN

Incogni

for #Identity

Automated data-broker opt-outs

Mullvad

for #Privacy

Replaces ExpressVPN NordVPN Surfshark

A VPN with no email required

Proton

for #Calendar

Replaces 1Password Gmail Google Workspace

Privacy, end to end

NEXTCLOUD

for #Storage

Replaces Dropbox Google Calendar Google Drive

Safe home for all your data