- Pixel Weather -> Weather Master
- Google Clock -> Chrono
- Google Chrome -> Solipsism Browser
- Quickshare -> LocalSend
- Gboard -> Heliboard
- Google Keep -> NotallyX
- Google Tasks -> Tasks.org
- Google Photos -> Lavender Photos
- Google Maps -> OsmAnd
- Gmail -> Thunderbird
- Google Play Store -> Aurora Store
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No fossify apps or f-droid?
I don't use them neither anymore. They were alright 5 years ago but they are like a time capsule. They work as intended but aren't modern.
They work as intended but aren't modern.
The lack of a dogshit "modern" UI makes them even better. I don't need a loading screen morphing into different rounded polygons like I'm a toddler having keys waggled in front of my face for three seconds of loading.
Yes! Give me boring UI please. I don't want rounded corners or modern crap. I'm annoyed by the new Firefox UI.
Even when it's really just about the UI but sometimes I feel like stuff gets more bloated when it's "modern".
I'm annoyed by the new Firefox UI.
Try Librewolf, you can turn it off in the settings.
I don't even think they're right, Fossify apps do actually use Material 3/You which has all that dumb stuff. Though they seem to be implementing it in a way that doesn't feel as bloated yet empty as other Material 3 apps.
Interesting choice of browser. Solipsism. I'm not interested in the webview variant, so I installed their Antares engine which is based on Servo. Tried it a little bit, but the browser keeps crashing with Antares activated. I'll check again when it's more stable.
I'm also not certain that I love their stance on AI and AI contributions
AI is the compiler of natural language.
That's a very worrisome position. If "AI is the compiler" that means the source code is your prompts/chats and the stuff in the repo is just build artifacts.
I've never heard of Antares, but yeah servo isn't really ready for general use yet. I've never had servoshell just crash, but there's a lot of websites it doesn't display correctly yet.
Can't wait for the day I can fully switch to a browser using servo.
Any tips on a "grocery list" app to replace Keep? Need something that can sync between mine and my wife's phones - E2EE nice to have but not strictly required.
A lot of the Keep replacements I see posted are just fancy text editors full of markdown formatting junk and I just want a good working checklist that moves checked items away.
I just started using KitchenOwl for this. It can be a little clunky, but it suits my purposes well.
Pros:
- self hostable
- multiple grocery lists
- categories and sorting are customizable (so I can put the categories in the order I shop in)
- sync across devices near instantaneous
- web and desktop interface
Cons:
- can be a little slow to add items. You can't just add text, you have to wait until the search is complete
- does not automatically combine the same item together
- occasionally when I switch to the app and mark an item complete, it doesn't take. Only happens on the first item on open and I just click it away again, so not a huge deal.
I went on a similar search when I ditched big tech a few years ago. I tried most of the options that were available at the time but I'm sure the landscape has changed now.
I've been happy with the shopping list manager built into https://github.com/TandoorRecipes/recipes with https://github.com/kitshn-app/kitshn
I softly suggest using a messaging app for this, like a signal thread where you delete items as they're picked up.
Can signal handle separate conversations between two people? Wouldn't want to clutter our texts with a grocery list.
Or you could just make a poll in signal, then just "vote" the items to check them off.
I would probably use CoMaps (especially as they just started adding reviews) instead of OSMAnd, though they're both good. I've also been impressed by the beta of Murena Maps.
Nice. I'm trying Heliboard, Aurora, lavender and Breezy weather, which was mentioned in the article, but not on the list.
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