Europe first
Inspired by a Norwegian article (link below the European alternatives), this page promotes European and open source apps and services as alternatives to the big tech players.
European
The search engine Qwant
- No selling of your personal data
- Does not retain your search data
- French search engine, hosted in Europe
The email service Proton Mail
Secure email that protects your privacy. Based in Switzerland.
Alternative to Gmail
Secure email that protects your privacy. Based in Switzerland.
Alternative to Gmail
The calendar service Proton Calendar
Keeps your calendar private. Based in Switzerland.
Alternative to Google Calendar
Keeps your calendar private. Based in Switzerland.
Alternative to Google Calendar
The cloud storage service Proton Drive
Secure cloud service. Based in Switzerland.
Alternative to Microsoft OneDrive
Secure cloud service. Based in Switzerland.
Alternative to Microsoft OneDrive
The Office suite LibreOffice
Developed by a German non-profit organisation
Alternative to Microsoft Office
Developed by a German non-profit organisation
Alternative to Microsoft Office
Graphics software from Affinity
British award-winning photo editing, graphic design and page layout software for Mac, Windows & iPad
Alternative to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
British award-winning photo editing, graphic design and page layout software for Mac, Windows & iPad
Alternative to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
The social media Hudd
Norwegian. Only available in Norway. Soon Sweden and Denmark also.
Alternative to Facebook
Norwegian. Only available in Norway. Soon Sweden and Denmark also.
Alternative to Facebook
Source/inspiration: Article at tek.no (Norwegian)
Decentralised social media
Open source social media which are community driven, so bigtech can never buy them. No tracking, no ads, no algorithms.
These are based on ActivityPub which is an open standard for decentralised social networking.
The microblogging service Mastodon
Alternative to Twitter/X
Alternative to Twitter/X
The image sharing service Pixelfed
Alternative to Instagram
Alternative to Instagram
The discussion platform Lemmy
Alternative to Reddit
Alternative to Reddit
Free and open source software
The operating system Linux Mint (Linux distro)
Easy-to-use, comes with pre-installed software, fast and responsive system on less powerful hardware.
Alternative to Microsoft Windows
Easy-to-use, comes with pre-installed software, fast and responsive system on less powerful hardware.
Alternative to Microsoft Windows
The operating system Ubuntu (Linux distro)
User-friendly interface, extensive community support, accessible for both beginners and experienced users. Fast and responsive system on less powerful hardware.
Alternative to Microsoft Windows
User-friendly interface, extensive community support, accessible for both beginners and experienced users. Fast and responsive system on less powerful hardware.
Alternative to Microsoft Windows
The web browser Firefox
Fast and efficient, privacy-friendly, developed by a non-profit organization.
Alternative to Google Chrome
Fast and efficient, privacy-friendly, developed by a non-profit organization.
Alternative to Google Chrome
