Are there any websites or communities dedicated to finding offline alternatives to software that is unnecessarily-Internet based?
I can think of two use cases:
- Software-as-a-service for something that could easily be a downloadable program to run locally
- “Smart” devices that require you to connect to the Internet, and serve you ads
There are websites for finding FOSS alternatives to proprietary apps, EU alternatives to American services, etc. but I don’t see a website for local-app alternatives to online services.
The !selfhosted@lemmy.world community has a lot of information on how to do this. I got into it a couple years ago because I felt weird about google listening in on my lightswitch activity (and to steal TV). Now I have a nice set of services running that have nothing to do with media (and actually help me do more things legally, and in some cases better than before).
There are also software communities like !grapheneos@lemmy.world to help with tools to manage software better. I am not a fanboy or anything but I like that GrapheneOS allows any app to be installed without network permissions.
Other good ones to check out:
!homeassistant@lemmy.world
!androidapps@lemmy.world
!android@lemdro.id