De-Googling

step by step, no stress

What to replace with what. Everything you see here is run by us, a non-profit association. You do not have to switch everything at once, start with your photos.

  • Instead of Google Photos use:

    Ente Photos

    oscloud.photos

    Photos are encrypted right on your device, not even we can see them.

    10 GB free forever

  • Instead of Google Drive, Calendar use:

    Nextcloud

    Files, sharing, calendars and contacts in one place.

    2 GB free · from 15 CZK/mo

  • Instead of Gmail use:

    Your own e-mail

    A mailbox on your own domain. We take care of administration and backups. Ordered together with web hosting.

    from 19 CZK/mo

  • Instead of Google Chat, WhatsApp use:

    Matrix

    mxchat.cz

    Federated: you can message people on other servers. OSCloud support runs over Matrix too.

  • Instead of Cloud password managers use:

    Vaultwarden

    pass.oscloud.cz

    Compatible with Bitwarden clients: web, desktop, mobile and browser extension.

    open registration

  • Instead of Google Search use:

    SearXNG

    searxng.cz

    A search engine that sends your queries to several sources.

    open to everyone

  • Instead of Google Docs use:

    CryptPad, HedgeDoc

    Private shared documents and shared Markdown notes.

    free · SSO, one password

  • Instead of YouTube use:

    PeerTube

    vhsky.cz

    Video sharing without a central platform.

    open registration

  • Instead of Instagram use:

    Pixelfed

    pixelfed.cz

    Photo sharing in the Fediverse.

    open registration

  • Instead of X (Twitter) use:

    Mastodon

    mamutovo.cz

    A decentralised social network.

    open registration

  • Instead of GitHub use:

    Forgejo

    git.oscloud.cz

    Your own Git hosting: private and public repositories, issues, pull requests. Single sign-on.

    free · open registration

  • Instead of Strava use:

    FitPub

    makni.cz

    Sports activities in the Fediverse.

    open registration

  • Instead of Algorithmic feeds use:

    FreshRSS

    An RSS reader instead of algorithm-sorted news.

    free · SSO, one password

  • Start for free

    Try the Community plan: Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, SearXNG, CryptPad, PrivateBin (after registration), FreshRSS, HedgeDoc, Vaultwarden, Forgejo and Nextcloud with 2 GB.

    oscloud.cz

Non-profit operation, OSCloud, z. s.
Server at Hetzner (Germany), regular backups
Support via Matrix and helpdesk on all plans

Poster to download

The same overview as a poster you can share or print (the poster is in Czech).

De-Googling poster: crossed-out big-tech services and their OSCloud alternatives