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Software Alternatives
Here I document my efforts to move away from the often shitification of mainstream apps.
This is not intended to be a complete list of all options and features, just the ones I considered.
Index:
- E Mail
- Music Player
- Cloud Storage
- VPN
- Twitter
- RSS reader
- Internet Browser
- YouTube
- Reddit
E-Mail:
| Name/Link |
Price |
Open Source |
Windows |
Android |
Mac |
Notes |
| Proton Mail |
Free (500MB) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Music Player:
| Name/Link |
Price |
Open Source |
Windows |
Android |
Mac |
Notes |
| Plex |
Free |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Self-hosted |
| Jellyfin |
Free |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Self-hosted |
| Spotify |
Free |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Terrible company, wont tell you what features you get before you subscribe, buggy app |
Cloud Storage:
| Name/Link |
Price |
Open Source |
Windows |
Android |
Mac |
Notes |
| Next Cloud |
Unknown |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full of AI Bullshit |
| Sync Thing |
Free |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Only syncs files between devices, does not store them |
| Proton Drive |
Free (1GB) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Cozy Cloud |
Free (5GB) |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
| pCloud |
Free (10GB) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Shows a pop-up ad every time you turn on your computer |
| Mega |
Depends On Your Region |
Open Source |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Sketchy company history |
VPN:
| Name/Link |
Price |
Open Source |
Windows |
Android |
Mac |
Notes |
| Proton VPN |
Free |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| NordVPN |
Unknown |
No |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Steals all your data, deceptive pricing, terrible company |
| Surf shark |
Unknown |
No |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Steals all your data, deceptive pricing, terrible company |
| Dash lane |
Unknown |
No |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Steals all your data, deceptive pricing, terrible company |
| Name/Link |
Price |
Open Source |
Windows |
Android |
Mac |
Notes |
| Name/Link |
Free |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Mastodon |
Free |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Almost all posts leftist political |
| Name/Link |
Price |
Open Source |
Windows |
Android |
Mac |
Notes |
| The Old Reader |
Free (100 feeds) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Bit buggy, outdated UI, dark mode is ugly AF |
Internet Browser:
| Name/Link |
Price |
Open Source |
Windows |
Android |
Mac |
Notes |
| Brave |
Free |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Chromium, crypto bullshit |
| Vivaldi |
Free |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Chromium, very customisable |
| Firefox |
Free |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Will prob start selling your data soon |
Youtube:
| Name/Link |
Price |
Open Source |
Windows |
Android |
Mac |
Notes |
| Fedi.video |
Free |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Odysee |
Free |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Nebula |
No ($6/pm) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Reddit:
| Name/Link |
Price |
Open Source |
Windows |
Android |
Mac |
Notes |
| Lemmy |
Free |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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