Hello, I would like to hear your open source alternatives for programs that we use everyday.

For me:

  • Youtube music on phone -> metrolist
  • Google maps -> organic maps Now it’s coMaps
  • Windows -> linux
  • Android -> grapheneos
  • Reddit -> lemmy (racoon client on phone)
  • Youtube on phone -> newpipe
  • Youtube on pc -> youtube-tui with mpv
  • Music offline -> yt-dlp
  • Clients for offline music -> pc: rmpc phone:gramophone
  • communication -> signal, might change to molly
  • usage of localsend and syncthing, but syncthing is little buggy for me with long name files and permissions :/
  • amplitube plugin for guitar -> guitarix, which i used to under rate
  • want to move from discord -> element, but i have to try screensharing with audio and etc.
  • maybe will try to move from yt to peertube, but i think it lacks content. I have to dig deeper

Thats my list, tell me yours :)

  • GarbadgeGoober@feddit.org
    2·
    3 hours ago

    Shazam --> Audile

    Microsoft Authenticator --> Aegis

    Password Manager --> KeepassDX( I use Syncthing to keep it up to date across my devices

    Weather App --> Cirrus

    Task Manager --> Task.org

    To use Google Maps links --> GeoShare

    In general there are a lot of good Apps on F-Droid. To keep it that way, please read this: KeepAndroidOpen

    Otherwise all those beautiful Apps from F-Droid will disappear.

    • DIY KARMA KIT@lemmy.mlOP
      2·
      3 hours ago

      Thanks for the article, I heard about it but tbh i didnt think to do anything about it. Now i will look deeper into this and probably take part in it. Thanks again!

  • EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    3·
    4 hours ago
    • Google Maps: Switch to CoMaps, they’re a fork of Organic Maps that grew out of a transparency issue with the Organic Maps core developers
    • Youtube on pc: Not familiar with youtube-tui with mpv but FreeTube is pretty awesome too :3
    • Clients for offline music: I like kew (for PC) :3
    • Discord: Element is good, but in the interim you should check out Equibop! It’s a fork of the Discord client that strips out a lot of the telemetry.

    And regarding PeerTube, be aware that if you go into it expecting it to be a replacement for YouTube, you will always end up disappointed. YouTube is just too big and entrenched at this point and it’s just not possible for any site to be a straight-up 1:1 replacement.

    It’s kind of like renewable energy sources: no one method is going to supplant fossil fuels, but multiple different options being used where each is effective the most has worked quite well in putting a quite noticeable dent, even if not a large one, in the world’s usage of it. Likewise, PeerTube, Odyssey, Nebula, all the different sources cropping up will never replace YouTube individually, but collectively it will give people more options, which is always good.

    Likewise, I’ve found that PeerTube is great for discovering new content, but it requires a perspective change. Honestly it reminds me more of YouTube in its early days. Not a lot of high-cost productions, but more just regular people putting up videos because they have a passion for it and want to share that passion. For now, I still do use YouTube, but I am finding some great stuff here and there on PeerTube as well. I guess what I’m saying is PeerTube cannot be a replacement of YouTube, but it can be a supplement to YouTube, if you want it to be.

    Anyway, sorry for the ramble. Haha. Have a great day and good luck! _

    • DIY KARMA KIT@lemmy.mlOP
      1·
      3 hours ago

      Google Maps: Switch to CoMaps, they’re a fork of Organic Maps that grew out of a transparency issue with the Organic Maps core developers

      Done

      I will try also this equibop, thanks :D

  • algernon@lemmy.ml
    1·
    3 hours ago
    • Music -> Navidrome / mpd + various clients
    • Google maps -> When we’re driving, I have an offline GPS. Otherwise CoMaps.
    • Comms -> XMPP (Prosody on the server, Dino on Linux, Conversations on Android) & Signal (latter mostly at work)
    • Email -> self hosted (usual postfix + dovecot + rspamd + etc stack) with notmuch as my main client K9 on the phone
    • Authenticator -> Aegis
    • Password manager -> self-hosted VaultWarden
    • Google Reader (RIP) -> miniflux
    • Bookmarks -> Readeck
    • DIY KARMA KIT@lemmy.mlOP
      1·
      2 hours ago

      Whats are pros of XMPP?

      Also could u tell me about self hosting cost and time you spend on it?

      I am planning on self hosting but dont know if i could afford it, mainly i would host lemmy instance, reverted dns, maybe peertube and matrix, and something to share files across my devices.

  • 𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    5 hours ago

    Pipe Pipe is better than Newpipe. I use F-droid’s VLC front end for local music because the built in android back end is VLC. For everything else, in browser

  • dreamos82@lemmy.world
    4·
    5 hours ago

    Twitter, bsky, threads- > mastodon Office - > libreoffice Adobe indesign (not sure about the name) - > Scribus. Photpshop - > the gimp and krita

    I’m Lookong for a good alternative that i can evemtually self host of google docs

    • DIY KARMA KIT@lemmy.mlOP
      3·
      5 hours ago

      I just installed gimp, and now im trying to do a thing called photogimp, which just makes photoshop layout in gim

      • Balldowern@lemmy.zip
        2·
        3 hours ago

        Also try photopea. It’s a web application. The free version/community version is almost 80% as good as Photoshop.

        • DIY KARMA KIT@lemmy.mlOP
          1·
          3 hours ago

          Yeah, i used it many times, but i always want native program and web apps doesnt feel snappy for me. Also heard about graphite-rs which looks promising but ita still in development and doesnt have native app yet