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Seeking recommendations for apps (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by dparanoidandroid@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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As someone just starting their journey into privacy-focused, open-source software, I'd love to hear what apps the community recommends.

I'm particularly interested in:

What messaging apps you use instead of WhatsApp/Messenger
Alternatives to Google services (email, calendar, cloud storage)
Social media alternatives that respect privacy
Browsers
Password managers worth using
Any other productivity apps you’d recommend me to use

I'm using Apple devices (I know, I know), so apps that work well in this ecosystem would be ideal. Which ones have you found perform exceptionally well?

What was your experience transitioning away from corporate services? Any pitfalls to avoid or strategies that made the switch easier?

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[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

WhatsApp is not the worst place to be. Signal would be better tho.

[–] Ste41th@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

For cloud backups of photos instead of iCloud you could use Ente photos which is end to end encrypted and securely stores your photos on 3 different servers so that in the event one doesn’t work or malfunctions your photos are still safe

[–] porcupine@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 5 days ago

Signal
Proton
spoiler
lol
Firefox
Bitwarden

[–] adonkeystomple@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

Signal for messaging

Proton ecosystem for Google stuff

I don’t really know of any social media alternatives.

Firefox, Hardened Safari, or Brave for Browsers (I prefer Brave especially on ios. The add blockers and protections work a lot better than a lot of options) I also mainly used hardened Safari for a while and it also worked really well.

1password works great for passwords, I’ve also heard great things about Proton Pass which is part of the Proton ecosystem. (I want to try Proton eventually when I can afford it)

[–] silverhand@reddthat.com 1 points 4 days ago

Whatsapp has end-to-end encryption enabled by default on chats, along with disappearing messages. You're good staying on it for now.
Proton
You're on it right now
Orion (by Kagi) is available on Apple devices - I am not on them so haven't used it, but seems really cool
Bitwarden, or I guess Apple's native password manager if you're already using iCloud
Simple Notes

[–] Fluqzy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

Signal Proton? Mastdon, basically everything from the Fediverse Zen Browser (Firefox in general) Bitwarden I use apple too, Safari is also worth noting, but it’s not available under windows in a current version