Note: This setup is both for my android and pc Edit: For those recommending paid services and selfhosting, I don't have the money nor resources for either. Also it seams some people are confusing my android setup with my PC setup so I'll write it down. Android: Brave(movies) + Ironfox, Search: Brave + DDG, VPN: Proton ( not always on), GPay = Cash, Auth= Aegis Auth, Pass: KeepassDX, PC: Firefox= Librewolf, VPN = No VPN (VERY slow internet), Search: Searxng + DDG, Pass: KeepassXC,
My recommendations:
Organic Maps -> CoMaps (they got forked because of some bad decisions.)
Brave -> Helium (has full uBlock Origin and Ungoogled Chromium patches, and no crypto bloat)
LibreTube -> PipePipe (has some nice features like live chat, and less buggy in my experience)
LibreOffice -> OnlyOffice (has better Microsoft Office compatibility, and easier to use in my experience)
Disable your third-party DNS, that only works to make you more identifiable as you're already using a VPN. You can also use Syncthing to sync your password vault etc. between your devices. I'd also recommend using Posteo instead of Tuta because it is cheaper and its privacy policy is kinda better.
Onlyoffice is a little bit shady tho, it might be worth considering staying with libreoffice. But the eu wanted to switch away from ms office and made their own fork of onlyoffice, because of said shadyness, so that might also be worth looking at.
How would you ~~compare~~ rate Pipepipe to Newpipe?
Does it have a way to sync between devices? This is one of the things Brave does fairly well that the recommended alternatives tend to lack.
I use Librewolf on desktop and Ironfox on mobile, and they sync using the Mozilla encrypted sync service. I haven't heard of any shady business with their sync yet, and it works pretty well for me.
That said, I don't store passwords, addresses or payment methods in my browser, so YMMV.