# elsewhere

I send people here when a project already does the kind of work I want more of. The list is for inspiration and for my own tracking. These are personal nods. They are not partnerships, reviews, or a complete map of good technology.

## keep the data

[Signal](https://signal.org/?utm_source=live.freewithtech.com) — private messages without an advertising business attached.

[Proton](https://proton.me/?utm_source=live.freewithtech.com) — mail and accounts that treat privacy as the product.

[Immich](https://immich.app/?utm_source=live.freewithtech.com) — a photo library that can live on hardware you control.

[Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/?utm_source=live.freewithtech.com) — a library of films and music that can live on hardware you control.

[Bluesky](https://bsky.social/?utm_source=live.freewithtech.com) — public conversation with an account you can take with you.

[Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/?utm_source=live.freewithtech.com) — a social network you can leave without leaving the people on it.

## keep the device

[Framework](https://frame.work/?utm_source=live.freewithtech.com) — a laptop designed to be opened, repaired, and kept.

[Fairphone](https://www.fairphone.com/?utm_source=live.freewithtech.com) — a phone built to be repaired and kept longer.

## keep the notebook

[Bullet Journal](https://bulletjournal.com/?utm_source=live.freewithtech.com) — a method for keeping a journal.

## keep the record

[Consumer Rights Wiki](https://consumerrights.wiki/?utm_source=live.freewithtech.com) — a repository of information on anti-consumer practices.

[Local-First Conf](https://www.localfirstconf.com/?utm_source=live.freewithtech.com) — a gathering for software that keeps data with the person using it.

[Opt Out Project](https://www.optoutproject.net/?utm_source=live.freewithtech.com) — a personal record of living without the usual trackers.

## keep the system

[Linux](https://kernel.org/?utm_source=live.freewithtech.com) — the shared system underneath so much of the work you trust.

[GrapheneOS](https://grapheneos.org/?utm_source=live.freewithtech.com) — an Android you can treat as yours.

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