Version 2 of the European app alternatives. Feel free to share it :)
Since I canceled Claude and ChatGPT I’m really enjoying https://chat.mistral.ai/ It might be a few months behind quality wise, but it is really fast, which is great for quick searches and brainstorming. It even has a canvas feature now.
https://arcanechat.me/ is also European (Germany) and is decentralized, fully OpenSource, free/gratis and registration requires ZERO personal data! Everything is End-to-end encrypted between people, server can’t see any data which is encrypted and stored only temporarily on the server
Calling Peertube a Youtube alternative is just wrong. It is an alternative in theory but it probably doesn’t even have a milionth of the content that Youtube has.
For maps I’d also like to add Organic Maps, OsmAnd and Magic Earth.
especially Organic Maps, it’s got the most user-friendly UI out of the three
https://delta.chat/ is also European but is decentralized unlike threema which means you don’t rely on one company to keep the servers up or your communications stop working.
Thanks for the feedback. Added to the database: https://buy-european.net/category/messenger-apps
Peertube doesn’t work
PeerTube work just fine.
One thing that list shows me is that Google are incredibly good at what they do, and have a finger in almost every pie imaginable.
Google Photos, Google Pass…
And they’re all excellent products, too.
True, but FOSS and free alternatives are very good too. I am amazed by Immich for example (Photos) or Organic Maps (Maps), Tuta (Mails) or Bitwarden (Pass). I have cut my ties with Google personnaly and try to get my close ones to follow but they are not always interested even if I propose the service selfhosted for free.
I’d suggest adding waze on there to be replaced with tomtom amigo as an alternative Also infomaniak as an email alternative You’re missing Google Drive -> Filen or Infomaniak
Edit: To clarify, I’m talking about REPLACING waze WITH Tomtom Amigo because waze is google. Seems like that wasn’t clear in the original message.
israeli + Google, can it get any worse?
What do you mean? Idk what about tomtom, filen or infomaniak is israeli or google. Waze is google indeed hence I’d love to see it on the list to be replaced by something like tomtom amigo!
Waze was israeli first then Google but you got that right.
Peertube has this fediverse problem. You google it, go to the webpage and instead of getting a list of promoted videos, you get an explanation of what it is and a manual on how to actually join, starting with „select a pot“. You then get to search the list of pots that all have like 10 viewers and 5gb upload limit. I stopped at this point.
That being said, i really would like an European youtube alternative, but not off the „provide your own hardware“ kind.
Joinpeertube.org doesn’t have the best onboarding, but take a look at the pinned post at !peertube@lemmy.wtf for a few good servers to choose from.
If it has to be explained in a post on another site then it’s guaranteed to lose.
“man this email thing will NEVER take off”
this is how you people sound, seriously.
It has already come a long way and will continue to get better and easier; put in the tiny bit of effort required to help it grow.
Defeatism because everything isn’t spoonfed to you and 100% on par with YouTube is actively harmful to the transition away from American products.
Missing out the big one here - Spotify is also European fyi.
I told OP this in previous post; Spotify gave money to Trumps’ inauguration. That’s why it was removed.
