DeGoogle - Canada
- Name
- deGoogle
- Description
- **DeGoogle - expelling Google from Canada one device at a time.** Check out these other Communities: - [Linux Phones]("https://lemmy.ca/c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca") - [Deapple]("https://lemmy.ca/c/deapple@lemm.ee") Alternatives ------------ **Recommended alternatives for all the Google products, software and services** _NOTE: We're trying to recommend you alternatives which are [FOSS](https://framatube.org/videos/watch/a19e809f-5e21-4969-956d-1aa3ccd957f4) (or mostly so) and [privacy-respecting](https://tube.privacytools.io/videos/watch/35536358-4605-4807-a580-783be1bdf1f3). This is by no means an exhaustive list of alternatives._ ### **Notable** * [PrivacyGuides](https://privacyguides.org/) * [PrivacyTools](https://privacytools.io/) ### **'Google Search' alternatives:** * [Ecosia]("https://www.ecosia.org/") * [DuckDuckGo](https://duckduckgo.com/) * [SearX](https://searx.github.io/searx/). Find an instance [here](https://searx.space/), or use any of these: * [searx.everdot.org](https://searx.everdot.org/) * [search.privacytools.io](https://search.privacytools.io/searx/) * [searx.lukesmith.xyz](https://searx.lukesmith.xyz/) * [YaCy](https://yacy.net/) (to use it, you need to install [the app](https://yacy.net/download_installation/)) * [Mojeek](https://www.mojeek.com/) ### **'YouTube' alternatives:** * [PeerTube](https://joinpeertube.org/). Find an instance [here](https://the-federation.info/peertube), or use any of these: * [diode.zone](https://diode.zone/videos/overview) * [bittube.video](https://bittube.video/videos/overview) * [tube.piweb.be](https://tube.piweb.be/videos/overview) * [video.liberta.vip](https://video.liberta.vip/videos/overview) * [MediaGoblin](https://mediagoblin.org/). Find an instance [here](https://wiki.mediagoblin.org/Live_instances), or use any of these: * [media.libreplanet.org](https://media.libreplanet.org/) * [goblinrefuge.com](https://goblinrefuge.com/) ### **'Gmail' alternatives:** _(E-mail providers which don't offer at least 1 free of charge plan weren't listed)_ * [Tutanota](https://tutanota.com/) * [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/) * [Disroot](https://disroot.org/en/services/email) * [Mailfence](https://mailfence.com/) ### **'Google Chrome' alternatives:** _(We don't recommend any Chromium-based browsers and browsers that use the Blink browser engine)_ * [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) (you must [tweak](https://www.privacytools.io/browsers/#about_config) it first) * [LibreWolf](https://librewolf-community.gitlab.io/) * [Waterfox](https://www.waterfox.net/) * [GNOME Web (Epiphany)](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Web/) * [Pale Moon](https://www.palemoon.org/) ### **'Google Maps' alternatives:** * [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/) * [OsmAnd](https://osmand.net/) * [Qwant Maps](https://www.qwant.com/maps) * [Panoramax](https://panoramax.fr/) ### **'Google Earth' alternatives:** * [Marble](https://marble.kde.org/) * [WorldWind](https://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/java/) * [ossimPlanet](https://trac.osgeo.org/ossim/wiki/OssimPlanet) * [GeoMapApp](http://www.geomapapp.org/) ### **'Chromebook' alternatives:** * [MNT Reform](https://mntre.com/) * [Olimex DIY Laptop](https://www.olimex.com/Products/DIY-Laptop/) * [Vikings X200 - RYF (Respects Your Freedom) edition](https://store.vikings.net/ryf-certified-hardware/x200-ryf-certfied) * [Purism Librem 14](https://puri.sm/products/librem-14/) * [System76's laptops](https://system76.com/laptops) * [Pinebook Pro](https://www.pine64.org/pinebook-pro/) * [KDE Slimbook 14](https://slimbook.es/en/store/slimbook-kde/kde-slimbook-14-comprar) * [ThinkPenguin's laptops](https://www.thinkpenguin.com/catalog/notebook-computers-gnu-linux-2) * [TUXEDO's laptops](https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Linux-Hardware/Linux-Notebooks) * [Star Labs' laptops](https://starlabs.systems/pages/laptops) * [Technoethical's laptops](https://tehnoetic.com/laptops) ### **'Chrome OS' alternatives:** * [GNU/Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux). Find a GNU/Linux distro [here](https://beta.distrochooser.de/), or use any of these: * [Linux Mint](https://linuxmint.com/download.php) * [Manjaro Linux](https://manjaro.org/download/) * [Zorin OS](https://zorinos.com/download/) * [Solus](https://getsol.us/download/) * [KDE Neon](https://neon.kde.org/) * [openSuse](https://www.opensuse.org/#Leap) * [MX Linux](https://mxlinux.org/download-links/) * [BSD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Software_Distribution). Find a BSD OS [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BSD_operating_systems), or use any of these: * [GhostBSD](https://www.ghostbsd.org/) * [MidnightBSD](https://www.midnightbsd.org/) * [NomadBSD](https://nomadbsd.org/) ### **'Google Analytics' alternatives** * [Matomo](https://matomo.org/) * [Plausible](https://plausible.io/) * [Ackee](https://ackee.electerious.com/) * [Fathom](https://usefathom.com/) **The Mod Team has not vetted any of the above services, these are only recommendations based on user feedback. It is recommended you properly and thoroughly research any product or service you are interested in using.**-
- Community Url
- https://lemmy.ca/c/deGoogle
- Subscribers
- 117
- Posts
- 7
- Daily Active Users
- 1
- Weekly Active Users
- 130
- Monthly Active Users
- 130
- 6 Month Active Users
- 130
- removed
- published
- 6/03/2025 7:44:27 PM
- updated
- 7/03/2025 11:06:44 PM
- deleted
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