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App name	Alternative to	Open Source	Structure; Business model	Features	Country of origin	Link
FUTO keyboard	Gboard, Swiftkey (mobile phone keyboard apps)	Yes	Private company; Donations (and funded privately by WhatsApp seed investor Eron Wolf)	Private, secure mobile phone keyboard; 100% offline; Very good voice input; Good swish/swipe typing; Great company privacy ethos	USA	Keyboard.Futo.org
Aegis	Google Authenticator; Microsoft Authenticator	Yes	Free open source	Great reputation; Encrypted; Available on F-Droid	Open Source	GetAegis.app
Catima	Google Wallet; Stocard; Klarna; Apple Wallet	Yes	Free open source	Store your loyalty cards easily; No ads or tracking; Available on F-Droid	Open Source	Catima.app
Find My Device	Google Find My Phone; Apple Find My Phone	Yes	Free open source	Ability to SMS text your phone to locate it, or remotely lock or wipe it; Available on F-Droid	Open Source	F-Droid/FindMyDevice
xBrowserSync	Google account in Chrome; Any other browser account	Yes	Free open source	Sync your browser info across devices without needing an account with the browser provider	Open Source	xBrowserSync.org
1password	Storing your passwords in Chrome, Edge or Safari; LastPass	Yes	Private company; Paid plans	Password manager with one extra layer of security; Only one to be ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, and 27701 certified (top level security and privacy!)	Canada	1password.com
Bitwarden	Storing your passwords in Chrome, Edge or Safari; LastPass	Yes	Private company; Paid plans	Password manager with one extra layer of security	USA	Bitwarden.com
Shotcut	Video editing: Adobe Premier, Apple FinalCut Pro, Apple iMovie, Microsoft Clipchamp	Yes	Free Open Source	Fully featured free video editing software; Cross platform	Open Source	ShotCut.org
PairDrop	Apple AirDrop; Android QuickShare	Yes	Free Open Source	File transfer between devices; E2EE; Use from a browser - cross platform; Can create 'rooms' (groups); Local network only	Open Source	PairDrop.net
LocalSend	Apple AirDrop; Android QuickShare	Yes	Free Open Source	File transfer between devices; E2EE; Install apps for all platform; Local network only	Open Source	LocalSend.org
Wormhole	WeTransfer; Apple AirDrop; Android QuickShare	Partly	Private LLC company; Freemium	File transfer between devices (Uses server for files less than 5GB, P2P if larger than 5GB); E2EE; No sign-in	USA	Wormhole.app
Winden	WeTransfer; Apple AirDrop; Android QuickShare	Yes	Free Open Source	P2P file transfer between devices (small files up to 200MB); E2EE; No server in the middle, both parties just need a browser open; No sign-in; Uses magic wormhole protocol	Germany	Winden.app
Ko-fi.com	Patreon; GoFundMe; Buy Me A Coffee; Crowdfundly	No	Private company; 5% fee taken by Ko-Fi plus payment processor fee from each transaction	Take donations and membership fees directly from people; Can only use Stripe or Paypal	UK	Ko-Fi.com
Librapay	Patreon; GoFundMe; Buy Me A Coffee; Crowdfundly	Yes	Non-profit; NO fee taken by Librapay (you can donate instead) only the payment processor fee from each transaction	Take donations and membership fees directly from people; Can only use Stripe or Paypal	France	Librapay.com
FramaDate	Doodle.com - straw polls	Yes	Non-profit; Free	Create free polls to choose a date between people	France	FramaDate.org
Genius Scan	Mobile scanner apps	No	Private company; Freemium	Scan to pdf using your phone; Free version has all usual features; Paid version has OCR	France	GeniusScan
OSS Document Scanner	Mobile scanner apps	Yes	Open Source; Free	Scan to pdf using your phone; Android only	France; Open Source	OSS-Document-Scanner
DeepL	Google Translate; Microsoft Translator	Yes	Private company; Freemium	Great translation; Used by Mastodon	Germany	Deepl.com
LibreTranslate	Google Translate; Microsoft Translator	Yes	Open Source; Free	Runs in your browser; Open Source	Open Source	LibreTranslate.com
MixPost	Hootsuite; Buffer	Yes	Open Source; Freemium	Social media post management; Write once, cross-post	Open Source / Moldova	MixPost.app
Blaze	Filesharing via cloud servers e.g. Google Drive, iCloud	Yes	Open Source; Free	P2P (device-to-device) file sharing via a web browser; No app install needed; Can be self-hosted too	Open Source / India	Blaze.Vercel.app
FitoTrack	Strava	Yes	Open Source; Free	Android only; Track runs and other exercise; No trackers or adds	Open Source / Germany	FitoTrack (codeberg)
Polotno Studio	Canva	Yes	Open Source; Free	Most features of Canva; 10 free AI image gen credits; Works in browser or can download	Open Source / Mexico	Studio.Polotno.com
Inkscape	Adobe Illustrator	Yes	Open Source; Free	Vector graphics based; Main format is SVG; Slightly weaker than Illustrator if you print your designs, but on par if your work is on the web or in software	Open Source	Inkscape.org