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can anyone recommend a good list of open source apps please ? like one of everything , youtube , translator, dictionary , office , maps , all sorts

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

alternativeto.net

Use this site and look for the "Open source" tag and double check the source code is available on every piece of software you find.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I've found that they commonly mislabel apps as FLOSS when they are actually proprietary. That being said, I only ever used it for more niche programs, so maybe common programs are more accurate.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

YouTube: New Pipe

Maps: OSMand~

Both from FDroid (the former you will want to install their own repo)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

For maps: either OsmAnd or Organic Maps. The first one is a beast but needs to be tamed, the latter one is more user friendly. They are both based on [email protected]

Additionally, you can use https://mapcomplete.org to improve the maps (or the online editor in openstreetmap.org)