Tools based in No company — community or individual project

Transportr

for #Maps

Replaces
Google Maps

Public transport journeys without an account

Tox

for #Messaging

Replaces
Discord
Skype
WhatsApp

A serverless chat protocol with many clients

Pixelfed

for #Photos

Replaces
Instagram

Federated photo sharing, no algorithm

Obtainium

for #App-stores

Replaces
Google Play Store

Android apps straight from the developer

Kryptor

for #Developer tools

Simple file encryption and signing from the terminal

KeePassXC

for #Passwords

Replaces
1Password
Bitwarden
LastPass

A password database you hold yourself

Nostr

for #Privacy

Replaces
Threads
X (Twitter)

A protocol for relays, not a platform

NeoMutt

for #Developer tools

Replaces
Gmail
Mozilla Thunderbird

Mail in the terminal, configured exactly your way

Molly

for #Messaging

Replaces
Signal

A hardened fork of Signal for Android

FairEmail

for #Email

Replaces
Gmail
Microsoft Outlook

A privacy-first mail client for Android

ExifCleaner

for #Photos

Drag a file in, metadata comes out

ExifEraser

for #Photos

Offline metadata removal on Android

Joplin

for #Notes

Replaces
Apple Notes
Evernote
Microsoft OneNote

Markdown notes that sync wherever you choose

Invidious

for #Privacy

Replaces
YouTube

A YouTube front-end with no Google

Claws Mail

for #Email

Replaces
Microsoft Outlook
Mozilla Thunderbird

A fast, keyboard-driven mail client

CoMaps

for #Maps

Replaces
Apple Maps
Google Maps

A community-governed fork of Organic Maps

Briar

for #Messaging

Replaces
Signal
Telegram
WhatsApp

Messaging that works with no internet at all

bitchat

for #Messaging

Replaces
Signal
WhatsApp

Messaging over Bluetooth mesh, no internet needed

VSCodium

for #Developer tools

Replaces
Visual Studio Code

VS Code without the telemetry

NewPipe

for #Video

Replaces
YouTube

YouTube without Google

qBittorrent

for #Media

Replaces
uTorrent

Torrents without the adware

LineageOS

for #Operating-system

Replaces
Google Android

Android without Google, on a very wide range of devices

ImageOptim

for #Creative

Image compression that drops metadata on the way

Scrambled Exif

for #Photos

Strip photo metadata from the Android share sheet

MAT2

for #Photos

Metadata removal across many file types

ExifTool

for #Developer tools

The reference tool for reading and stripping metadata

TriliumNext

for #Notes

Replaces
Evernote
Microsoft OneNote
Notion

A hierarchical notebook for large personal archives

EtherCalc

for #Collaboration

Replaces
Google Sheets
Microsoft Excel

A collaborative spreadsheet with no accounts

KoboldCpp

for #Ai

Replaces
ChatGPT
Google Gemini

A single-binary local model runner

LibreWolf

for #Browser

Replaces
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Mozilla Firefox

Firefox, hardened by default

Immich

for #Photos

Replaces
Google One
Google Photos
iCloud Photos

Your own photo library, self-hosted

Jellyfin

for #Audio

Replaces
Emby
Plex

Your own Plex, with no phone-home

Organic Maps

for #Maps

Replaces
Apple Maps
Google Maps
Waze

Maps that work with no signal

OpenCut

for #Creative

Replaces
Adobe Premiere Rush
CapCut

An open-source CapCut alternative

OBS Studio

for #Video

Recording and live-streaming

uBlock Origin

for #Ad-blocking

Replaces
AdBlock
AdBlock Plus
Privacy Badger

Block, not bargain