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Degoogle Your Life Without Losing a Thing

A step-by-step way out of Google that shows what to replace first, how long each step takes and what will break, plus a free tool that finds every account tied to your Gmail. You never sign in to Google here, and nothing is uploaded.

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  • Partial is fine

The Route Out, Easiest First

Six exits. Take as many as you want and stop wherever you like.

What Changes for You

Six everyday things, before and after, including the one that gets a little harder.

  • Ads and Profiling

    Your activity feeds the ads

    Your searches, the videos you watch and the places you go help Google choose the ads you see.

    No ad profile

    You search, browse and write without an ad profile building up behind you.

  • Getting Locked Out

    One point of failure

    One ban or lost password can cut you off from your mail, photos and files at once.

    Problems stay contained

    Mail, files and passwords sit with separate providers, so one problem doesn't take everything.

  • AI

    Gemini everywhere

    Gemini is built into Gmail, Docs and Android. Google says human reviewers read a subset of Gemini chats.

    AI on your terms

    AI only in the apps where you switch it on, or none at all.

  • Encryption

    Google holds the keys

    Gmail, Drive and Photos aren't end-to-end encrypted, so Google can read most of what you store.

    Only you hold the keys

    With end-to-end encrypted picks such as Proton and Ente, only you can open your mail, files and photos.

  • Your Phone

    Your phone keeps checking in

    An idle Android phone contacted Google about every 4.5 minutes, even after the user opted out of telemetry.

    Trinity College Dublin, 2021

    A quiet phone

    With GrapheneOS, your phone talks to Google only if you add sandboxed Google Play.

  • Day to Day

    One sign-in for everything

    Mail, files, photos and calendar sit behind one account and one password.

    A little more to manage Trade-off

    A few more apps and passwords, kept in order by a password manager.

Start With the Step-by-Step Guide

Why People Are Leaving Google

Most people who degoogle aren't paranoid. They read the same court rulings, regulator fines, independent measurements and Google's own policies that you can read below.

  • Business model

    Your Attention Is the Product

    73%

    of Alphabet's 2025 revenue ($295 billion of $403 billion) came from advertising.

    Alphabet earnings releases, 2025

  • Independent test

    Your Phone Talks Even When You Don't

    4.5 min

    An idle Android phone contacted Google about every 4.5 minutes, even after the user opted out of telemetry. iPhones contacted Apple about as often, but Android sent about 20 times more data.

    Trinity College Dublin, 2021

  • US court

    Settings Haven't Always Meant What They Said

    $425M

    A US jury ordered Google to pay for collecting app data from people who had switched off Web & App Activity. Google is appealing.

    Rodriguez v. Google, US District Court order, 2026

  • EU regulator

    Regulators Keep Finding Problems

    €403M

    Ireland's data protection regulator fined Google in September 2026 over how it collected and kept users' location data.

    Data Protection Commission, 2026

  • AI

    AI Now Reads Along

    3 years

    Google says human reviewers read a subset of Gemini chats, and keeps reviewed chats for up to three years.

    Gemini Apps Privacy Hub

  • Market share

    One Company Sits in Front of the Web

    89.9%

    of the world's search-engine traffic goes through Google. A US court ruled in 2024 that Google illegally maintained a search monopoly. The case is on appeal.

    StatCounter, September 2026

Replace Google, One App at a Time

Our default pick for each product, how hard the switch is, and how long it takes. Each page compares the alternatives and shows the move step by step.

All 40+ Google Products

Two Things Decide Whether You Succeed

Search engines and browsers take minutes to swap. People stall on the same two problems, so start planning them early.

Your Gmail Address

Why it gets stuck

Banks, shops, government services and apps use it to log you in or reset your password. Some you sign into with the Google button. Delete Gmail too early and you lock yourself out.

How to do it

Open a new address, turn on forwarding, then move each account as its emails arrive. The important ones usually take a few weeks. Keep forwarding for a year or two before you close anything.

Your Phone

Why it gets stuck

Android is built around Google Play Services. A phone without Google is possible, but banking apps, tap-to-pay and Android Auto decide whether it works for you.

How to do it

Check your bank before you buy or flash anything. If you're not ready, keep your phone and strip Google out of it. The phone is Level 5 for a reason.

How It Works

Three steps, at your own pace. You never hand anyone the keys to your Google account.

  1. Step 1

    Take a 2-Minute Inventory

    Tick the Google products you use, or add the files Google lets you download. The scan finds the accounts tied to your Gmail.

  2. Step 2

    Get a Plan in the Right Order

    Quick wins first, email next, the phone last. Each step says how long it takes and what will break.

  3. Step 3

    Move at Your Own Pace

    Follow step-by-step guides with screenshots. Tick tasks off as you go. Partial is fine.

Free scan

Find Every Account Tied to Your Gmail

Few people know how many sites they signed up to with Google. The scan reads files you download from Google yourself and turns them into a plan that shows which Google products you use, which accounts must leave Sign in with Google first, and how to delete the rest.

  • Your Password Export

    Only the website and username columns are kept.

  • Your Sign in With Google List

    Copied and pasted from your Google Account.

  • A Light Google Takeout

    Five small items, not your whole archive.

  • No Google sign-in
  • Works offline
  • 2,670 sites with deletion links

Scan Your Google Footprint

Example
13Google products
27Accounts found
7Sign in with Google

P1Set a password before you unlink Sign in with Google

  • Spotifyspotify.comSet password
  • Canvacanva.comSet password
  • Notionnotion.soSet password

P2Change the email where Gmail is the login

  • Airbnbairbnb.comChange email
  • Dropboxdropbox.comChange email

P3Probably dormant

  • Old forumexample.orgDelete
Made-up example of the plan the scan builds. Your own results never leave your device.

You Don't Have to Quit Everything

Most people keep something, and that's fine. Every service you move is one less stream of data Google can link together.

  • Use Google Maps Logged Out

    Use it in a browser when you need opening hours or reviews, and an offline map app the rest of the time.

  • Watch YouTube Without an Account

    FreeTube on a computer or NewPipe on Android, with your subscriptions kept on your device.

  • Keep the Google Account Dormant

    Keep it as a forwarding address while your accounts move. Delete it later, or never.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does degoogle mean?

Degoogling means replacing Google products with alternatives so that less of your life depends on one company and less of your data reaches it. Most people do it gradually, starting with the search engine and browser, then email, files and photos, and sometimes the phone.

Is degoogling worth it?

For most people the first steps, such as a new search engine and browser, tracking settings turned off and passwords moved, are easy and free, and they cut a lot of data collection. Email is the hard part and the most valuable one, because your Gmail address is the key to your other accounts.

How long does it take to degoogle?

About an hour for the quick wins, a weekend to set up a new email address with forwarding, and a few weeks to move the important accounts. Leaving entirely usually takes months, and that’s normal.

Do I have to delete my Google account?

No. Many people keep it dormant as a forwarding address, or keep one or two services. If you do delete it, do it last, after every account that uses Sign in with Google has a password.

Is Sign Me Out affiliated with Google?

No. Sign Me Out is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Google LLC. The site has no ads, no cookies and no trackers, and the scan tool runs entirely in your browser.

Last exit

Start With a Two-Minute Inventory

Tick the Google products you use and paste one list. You'll get an ordered plan before you've changed anything.

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