This is a list of privacy-preserving and/or user-freedom-respecting applications that I use on a daily basis.
You can find more alternatives to centralized services at https://switching.social
Desktop
Category
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Applications
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Desktop environment
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Gnome
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Email
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Mailpile
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IRC
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Quassel
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Operating System
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Debian GNU/Linux
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Password Manager
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KeePassXC
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Messaging apps aggregator
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Rambox
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Notes and ToDo lists
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Joplin
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Text Editor/IDE
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Spacemacs
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YouTube Music
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mps-youtube
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YouTube Video
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FreeTubeApp, mpv, smplayer
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Web Browsers
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Mozilla Firefox, Chromium and Tor Browser
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Mobile
Category
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Applications
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2-factor auth
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andOTP
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Ad Blocker
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Blokada
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Anonymity
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Orbot (in VPN mode)
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App Store
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F-Droid
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Audio conferencing
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Plumble
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Contacts and AddressBook sync
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DAVDroid
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Exercise
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Feeel
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File Synchronization
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Syncthing
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Habit forming
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Habits
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Keyboard
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AnySoftKeyboard with Colemak layout
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Messaging
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Riot
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Maps
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OsmAnd~
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Online Radio
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RadioDroid
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Operating System
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LineageOS
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Password Manager
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KeePassDroid
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Podcasts
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AntennaPod
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Proprietary app store
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Yalp Store
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Reminders
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Tasks
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RSS
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Tiny Tiny RSS
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Social Media
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Tusky and Dandelion
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Web Browsers
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Firefox Klar and DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser
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YouTube Music and SoundCloud
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NewPipe Beta
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YouTube Video
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SkyTube
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Web
Category
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Applications
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Blog
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Ikiwiki
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Libre Music
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FunkWhale
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Notes
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this MediaWiki instance
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Personal Kanban
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Kanboard
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Read-it-later
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Wallabag
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RSS
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Tiny Tiny RSS
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Search engines
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Searx and DuckDuckGo
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Social Networks
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Mastodon and diaspora*
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