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submitted 6 days ago by joelvdc@lemmy.world to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

A process that started roughly a year ago with just changing browser and search engine, now feeling that I got somewhere. The journey ended up being more than just degoogle, but also demetaing and taking more control over my data and privacy.

Before and after picture with notes:

Chrome -> Zen browser (Firefox on iOS)

Google -> Qwant

Gmail -> Proton Mail

NordVPN -> Proton VPN (I don’t use VPN very often, but have NordVPN through another subscription, now replaced with Proton across my devices)

Google Drive / Photos -> Proton Drive

Google Password Manager -> Proton Pass

Google Authenticator -> Proton Pass / Ente (Ente Auth is only used to store my 2FA keys for the Proton account, other keys are stored in Proton Pass)

Google Translator -> DeepL

YouTube -> FreeTube (Unwatched on iOS)

Google Maps -> Magic Earth (OSM on desktop)

WhatsApp -> Signal

Notion -> Anytype

Keep / Notes -> Notesnook

X -> Mastodon / Bluesky

Reddit -> Lemmy (Voyager on iOS, dreaming of an eventual complete migration)

Instagram -> Pixelfed

Facebook -> stopped using

Windows 11 -> Ubuntu (Only personal laptop, work laptop still windows)

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[-] pineapple@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

I feel like my story is a lot similar to yours almost a year ago now I saw a YouTube video about degoogling. It caused me to switch to Firefox with betterfox on the betterfox github pages there was a new oil link which I read and followed ultimately leading me to all of this and so much more.

[-] joelvdc@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Wow, thenewoil website is great. Thanks for sharing.

[-] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Saved! Good work and thank you.

[-] Gexilla@lemm.ee 5 points 6 days ago

Is there anything particular about Notesnook that Anytype doesn’t offer?

[-] joelvdc@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Probably not, but I really like Notesnook for its simplicity and just organize notes in folders. Anytype is awesome for more complex stuff, I usually use it for work, kanban boards and such.

[-] Gexilla@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

That’s fair, I guess there can be a little extra effort in folder/grouping in Anytype and having certain apps that are built for a purpose à la The Fediverse 😄

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago
[-] ainen@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago

Voyager is great but you should give Mlem a shot!

[-] mac@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago
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[-] ByroTriz@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago
[-] joelvdc@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

YouTube player app. Open source, no ads, no login, just import your subscriptions and playlists and you're ready to go.

[-] stinerman@midwest.social 3 points 5 days ago

YouTube -> FreeTube (Unwatched on iOS)

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