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What do you think about these alternatives?

Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial] February 10, 2026
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  1. X / Threads / Instagram –> Nitter / imginn
  2. Youtube –> PipePipe / Grayjay / Feeder + Brave
  3. Reddit –> Redlib + RedReader
  4. Netflix / Disney+ –> FMHY (or Filmin)
  5. Google Meet / Zoom –> Signal (or WhatsApp with E2EE)
  6. Google Docs –> OnlyOffice or LibreOffice
  7. Google Search –> DDG / Startpage / Brave Search
  8. Google Drive –> Proton Drive for Windows or Filen (Linux/Mac/Windows/Android)
  9. Google Photos –> Ente or Proton Drive for backup + Aves Gallery
  10. iCloud –> Filen
  11. Google Chrome –> Brave / Firefox (ArkenFox) / Mullvad / Tor
  12. All messaging apps (Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, etc.) –> Signal
  13. Google Home –> Nothing
  14. Amazon Alexa –> Nothing
  15. Play Store / App Store –> Sandboxed Play Services in GrapheneOS or Accrescent / Obtainium / F-Droid
  16. Android / iOS –> GrapheneOS
  17. Windows / MacOS –> Fedora / Ubuntu / Pop!_OS / OpenSUSE

I would add:

  • Spotify / Apple Music –> Monochrome Music / Youtube Music in Brave or Local Music with Poweramp or Auxio
  • Apple Notes / Google Keep –> EasyNotes / Notesnook / Joplin / Standard Notes
  • GMail –> Proton Drive or Tuta
  • ChatGPT / DeepSeek / Qwen / Grok –> Local or if needed NanoGPT or Claude
  • Play Books –> Readest

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