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Several excellent applications currently offer comprehensive alternatives to Google services. What are your preferred applications at this time? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm slowly ditching Google lately. Always on the lookout for better options, so lemme know what you're using! 👌

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Gmail and maps are my last hold outs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

I'm using Organic Maps and I like it a lot, but nothing is as feature complete as Google Maps sadly. You always have to make a compromise.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've been using Magic Earth for navigation, it's not FOSS but still has a lot of strong vouches in these sorts of communities, I believe their privacy policy has been thoroughly vetted if I recall. Works great and does what it needs to do.

For Gmail, I highly recommend Tuta, fantastic service. Paid plans are very affordable. The only thing I wish their client had was more in-depth rule customization but I may just be stupid. Admittedly setting up email forwarding from my gmail accounts has made me a bit lazy in fully switching over every single account from gmail to a tuta address, but I'm getting there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

+1 for magic earth, great for navigation. Organic maps has a more natural UI though I find, when looking for places around you

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I really like Here maps. Hosted in Eindhoven, NL (apparently) and has cool stuff like panning when using spoken navigation, so "turn left" comes from the left speaker, which is something I would otherwise struggle with.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Magic Earth is a decent alt for navigation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Maps and Calendar for me