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What apps would you love to have open-source alternatives for? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by ClearCutCoconut@lemmy.world to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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It seems like the FOSS community is continuing to grow, and FOSS apps keep getting better (Immich reallh blew my mind recently), which is a big win 😎 but there are still many apps I use that I would kill for an open source alternative. I am curious what you guys think? Are there any apps you'd love alternatives for?

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[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I like Simple Note.

I'm not sure about real time collab, but I know you can share notes.

https://simplenote.com/

They do have a github page. Having to make an account and store notes server side is a big minus, but it is the only one I've found to

Not be Google
support all major OS (Lin, Win, Mac, And, ios, and browser)
Not serve ads
Not require self hosting
Not ask for money (beside a donate button)
Not be Google

Edit.

Digging into it a bit more. Seems they started in 2008 and were aquired by Automattic, in 2013. Same people behind WordPress. Oddly enough, Simple Note is not listed in their list of products.

Simple Note client side is GPL-2.0 The server is proprietary

They say on their own site, don't store sensitive data. But that's good advice for any online service.