I prefer mu4e (mu for email) although ultimately I'm still using my gmail account just with another interface. I like the idea of ultimately just setting up a mail server but realistically its really really hard to switch everything at once when you have a lot of existing accounts so I'll probably be maintaining a gmail account forever.

I'm trying maps.me because unlike google it does offline walking directions but I haven't used it enough.

I really want to like duck duck go but it feels like google still provides better results.

> I really want to like duck duck go but it feels like google still provides better results.

I find I get better results with ddg than google. YMMV I guess.

I us brouter for my usecase of foot/bike nav in hilly terrain. Using OSM And for the UI.