Open-source metasearch engine aggregating results from 70+ services, with no tracking, no user profiling, Tor support, and browser integration for privacy.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
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Alternatives to Google
There are other lists like this on this website but just about all of them give terrible recommendations like Firefox (paid by Google), Brave (based on Chromium), and ProtonMail. This list covers true alternatives to Google that are completely dependant from Google.
NoMoreGoogle
Google Search
Never use search engines that only use Google results (Startpage).
YaCy is a free search engine that anyone can use to build a search portal for their intranet or to help search the public internet. When contributing to the world-wide peer network, the scale of YaCy is limited only by the number of users in the world and can index billions of...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
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Google Chrome
UnGoogled Chromium and Bromite are not allowed because they are still based on Chromium. Other than the added privacy, using them would be no different from using Google Chrome.
Gnuzilla is the GNU version of the Mozilla suite, and GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the
Mozilla Firefox browser. Its main advantage is an ethical one: it is entirely free software.
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An open-source web browser forked from Mozilla Firefox. It focuses on security, efficiency, customization, and no data gathering.
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Enhance privacy with a secure, portable browser that hides your IP and encrypts connections on multiple platforms, maintaining anonymity.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Flathub
- Tor
- OpenBSD
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Chrome OS
Only distros that do not use Systemd are included because Systemd defaults to Google's DNS servers.
Devuan GNU+Linux is a fork of Debian without systemd that allows users to reclaim control over their system by avoiding unnecessary entanglements and ensuring Init Freedom.
Artix Linux is a fork (or continuation as an autonomous project) of the Arch-OpenRC and Manjaro-OpenRC projects. Artix Linux offers a lightweight, rolling-release operating system featuring the OpenRC init software.
Gentoo Linux is a versatile, fast, highly configurable and completely free Linux and FreeBSD distribution geared towards developers and network professionals.
Gmail
Even when using a different provider, sending emails to users with Gmail accounts will still compromise your setup since Google can still read them. Always encrypt with GPG.
Web- and IMAP-based email service. 4GB cost 1€/month. Information is hosted on encrypted hard drives. Electricity from renewable resources is used.
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Riseup is an organization which provides online communication tools for people and groups working on liberatory social change. To create democratic alternatives & practice self-determination by controlling our own secure means of communications.
Disroot is a platform providing online services based on principles of freedom, privacy, federation and decentralization.
YouTube
Proxies such as Invidious (dead), FreeTube, and NewPipe are not included.
PeerTube is a free, decentralized and federated video platform developed as an alternative to other platforms that centralize our data and attention, such as YouTube, Dailymotion or Vimeo. But one organization hosting PeerTube alone may not have enough money to pay for bandwidth...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
- Cloudron
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Google Drive
No alternatives here. You don't need cloud storage. Get into the habit of storing everything locally and use USB drives for backups. You don't have to trust anyone.
Google Docs/Sheets/Slides
Don't even bother storing your documents in the cloud.
Free and open-source office suite with advanced word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, vector graphics, math formula editor, and database tools.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- F-Droid
- Flatpak
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Google Maps
Paper maps still exist.
OpenStreetMap is a project aimed squarely at creating and providing free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them. It is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you.
Google Play Store
You really should root your phone if you
Discover and install FOSS Android apps with ease. Privacy-focused, ad-free, and no registration required, F-Droid offers a lightweight alternative.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
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Blogger
The best alternative would be to get your own domain and host your own website.
Create your own free website, and connect with others you by following their sites. You get 1 GB of space to make whatever you’d like with HTML, CSS, JS, image, text, and web font files.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Online
Google Calendar
Once again, no alternatives here. Just go to the store and buy a paper calendar and use that instead.
Google Translate
Ask someone who actually knows the language or learn the language yourself. Digital translators will never be as good as human translators.
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Comments
So many of these aren't "alternatives" at all. You want the convenience of a digital calendar that you can view wherever, whenever, and can make changes to? Too bad. Use a paper one. No, I don't care if there are actual digital calendars that are alternatives to Google Calendar that are privacy-focused. Use a paper one! What? You won't? God dammit, Google tracks you! I'm sure that makes you feel bad!
Same thing with translators. Can't learn a language, because it's too hard? Can't get a translator because they either cost money or you're talking to people digitally? Too bad!
Also, also, the fact that Google funds Firefox isn't good enough to justify not using it. Every anti-privacy and anti-consumer global conglomerate funds Linux!
[Edited by tier50obby, December 20]
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