Open Source recommendations for someone trying to ditch iOS?
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I probably can't get a new phone super soon, but it's been quite frustrating how little support there is for iOS versions of open source software I've been slowing moving towards or investigating. I absolutely get why though!
I have the capability to understand complex topics but it takes me quite a few tries to really get it, so I'd like some help or recommendations of things that aren't "just use linux". (I am slowly dipping my toes by using WSL for things, though.) I am always searching for software, but I've never been active enough in communities to ask for personal recommendations and be warned of short comings. Obviously if you find recommendations, they want to look the best to you and hide their faults. I do try and research as much as possible, but like I said, I can get confused or not understand the drawbacks or full level of manual work/environments needed to operate at times.
Mostly I'm looking for day to day things that I can operate from my windows computer, but can also connect to my phone, assuming I get an android next. (Librem phones looks cool, but switching carrier providers is not feasible for me at the moment.) The boring things, like calendar, email, notes (I do use obsidian already). But if you'd like to gush about your daily drivers, I'm all ears!
Hey! I wrote up a list of Open Source iOS apps on the Privacy Guides community.
I've been slowly trying to become platform agnostic, so I can switch back and forth between OSs without losing function. I'm not 100% there, but I hope this list helps you too if you are looking to go that route.
Copying the relevant bits here.
For iOS:
Fully FOSS:
Organic Maps - Offline Maps
Yattee - YouTube Frontend
BookPlayer - Audiobook Reader
NetNewsWire - RSS Reader
Signal - Encrypted Messaging
Element - Matrix Client
OrBot - Tor VPN Alternative
Swiftfin - Jellyfin Client
VLC - Media Player
Metapho - Remove EXIF Data
Privacy Blur - Blurring Photos
Raivo - 2FA
Firefox Focus - Web Browser
Mastodon - Official Mastodon Client
PixelFed - Official PixelFed Client
Sync - Reddit App (RIP?)
Mlem - Lemmy App (currently testing)
KDE Connect - Airdrop Alternative
Berty - Encrypted Messenger with Offline Capabilities
FOSS, but with a paid tier:
KeePassium: Offline Password Manager
Slide for Reddit - Reddit App (RIP)
AdGuard - Content Blocker
Bitwarden - Password Manager
Joplin - Note App
Podverse - Podcast App
NextDNS - DNS Filtering
Invoice Ninja - Invoicing Software
SimpleLogin - Email Aliasing
ProtonMail - Encrypted Email
ProtonCalendar - Encrypted Calendar
Proton Drive - Encrypted Cloud Storage (Testflight is Full)
ProtonVPN - VPN
Standard Notes - Encrypted Notes
Notesnook - Encrypted Notes
Tutanota - Encrypted Email & Calendar
Paid Only, but Open Source:
wahhh, I never got an alert for this!! Thank you so much!!
I don't think there's a paid tier for Joplin, just the ability to donate (for no perks or mention).Never mind, I see there's Joplin Cloud with online storage and multiple user support.
Incredible list, thanks for linking everything! I look forward to checking out yattee and netnewswire. Probably a lot more. I'd add Omnivore (Pocket alternative) to the fully foss list. And Proton Drive is out of testing now I think.
I’ve played around with Ubuntu touch from ubports foundation on an old pixel 3a. It works ok as a basic daily driver. Depending on the phone model there’s support for waydroid which helps with using android apps.