Free and open source (FOSS) alternatives to products that focus on maintaining your privacy while providing similar functionality as their closed source counterparts

FOSS Alternatives to Popular Products


# Objective

This article describes common, free, and open-source alternatives to many closed-source or privacy breaching products

# Alternatives

## Google Products

- Google Search: [DuckDuckGo](https://duckduckgo.com/)
- Google Chrome: [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/)
- Google Messages: [Pulse Messenger](https://messenger.klinkerapps.com/) - An E2E encrypted SMS/MMS messenger
- Google Authenticator: [Aegis 2FA for Android](https://getaegis.app/)
- Google Passwords/Lastpass: [KeepassXC for Mac](https://keepassxc.org) and [Keepass2Android for Android](https://github.com/PhilippC/keepass2android) - An offline password manager

## Other Software

- [VeraCrypt](https://www.veracrypt.fr/code/VeraCrypt/) - A cross-platform disk encryption tool
- SimpleLogin - Self-hosted/cloud based email alias service
- WhatsApp/Facebook Messenger: [Signal](https://www.signal.org/) for Android and iOS - An E2E encrypted messaging app


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FOSS Alternatives to Popular Products

Free and open source (FOSS) alternatives to products that focus on maintaining your privacy while providing similar functionality as their closed source counterparts

Objective

Alternatives

Google Products

Other Software