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🇪🇸 Para español, ver README-es.md

🇳🇱 Voor Nederlands, zie README-nl.md

F-Droid

Selection of FOSS Android apps on F-Droid

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. — Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790) American inventor, journalist, printer, diplomat and statesman, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759

Safe mobile apps that respect your privacy and keep unwanted advertisements and trackers at bay, deserve extra attention. Hence, the use of free and open source software (FOSS) is advised, also for mobile devices such ass smartphones and tablets.

Below is an overview of free Android apps which can be installed from F-Droid. This is a safe app store that respects your privacy. Many app can also be installed from Google Play, but the versions on F-Droid have tracking software removed. This minimizes the digital trail your online activity leaves behind.

Some of the apps listed here cost money in Google Play but are gratis on F-Droid. Good to know is that many of these apps sometimes surpass their commercial counterparts, can offer practical widgets and notification also land on connected WearOS devices.


Basic
icon F-Droid
install apps from the F-Droid app store
icon Fossify Phone
manage phone calls
icon Fossify Contacts
manage contacts, also from CardDAV
icon CAPod
use in-ear devices such as AirPods and Beats
icon AnySoftKeyboard
type with autocompletion keyboard
icon Gadgetbridge
connect with heart rate monitors, ear buds and more
icon FindMyDevice
find your mistplaced, lost or stolen device
icon Finder
find your mistplaced, lost or stolen device
icon Keep Alive
send sms with location after period of inactivity

Web browsers
icon Fennec
browse with Firefox Mobile including QR scanner and Firefox Sync for password management
icon FreeOTP+
use two-factor authentication (2FA) with import and export
icon KeePassDX
manage passwords
icon NextcloudPasswords
manage and synchronize passwords with Nextcloud
icon Nextcloud Bookmarks
manage and synchronize bookmarks with Nextcloud

Messaging and Communication
icon Fossify SMS Messenger
manage SMS/MMS messages
icon Nextcloud Talk
video conference with Nextcloud
icon Telegram
instant messaging, voice and video calling
icon Element
instant messaging with Matrix
icon Conversations
instant messaging with XMPP
icon nfty
receive push notifications
icon Gotify
receive push notifications
icon Linphone
calling with VOIP
icon Remote Video Camera
stream audio and/or video between two devices
icon Jitsi Meet
video conference

Files
icon Fossify File Manager
manage files, also viewing PDF files
icon Nextcloud
synchronize files with Nextcloud
icon Yaga
manage and synchronize picture albums with Nextcloud
icon Syncthing
synchronize and backup files
icon Syncthing-Fork
synchronize and backup files with extra features
icon DiskUsage
manage disk usage
icon LibreOffice document reader
view LibreOffice files

Video and Images
icon Fossify Gallery
manage images and videos
icon Libre Camera
make photographs and videos
icon NewPipe
play YouTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, etc. content as video or audio, also in the background
icon WebTube
play YouTube content as video or audio, also in the background and login is possible
icon IPCam Demo
view IP camera streamss
icon MPV
play video or audio from files or streams
icon Kodi
play video or audio from files or streams
icon Kore
remote control for Kodi

Email
icon K-9 Mail
send and receive emails
icon OpenKeychain
encrypt and decrypt texts and files for K-9 Mail, etc.

Calendars and Tasks
icon Fossify Calendar
manage calendars, also showing holidays and birthdays
icon ICSx⁵
add network calendars in ICS format
icon DAVx⁵
synchronize calendars, tasks and contacts in CalDAV and CardDav
icon Shopping List
manage tasks in files
icon Fossify Notes
manage tasks, only locally
icon Tasks.org
manage tasks in CalDAV
icon AnkiDroid
study and synchronize flashcards in Anki
icon Notes
manage and synchronize notes with Nextcloud
icon Nextcloud Deck
manage and synchronize kanban cards with Nextcloud

Audio
icon Fossify Voice Recorder
make audio recordings
icon Fossify Music Player
play music files
icon Vanilla Music
play music files
icon Transistor
play audio streams
icon MPD
remote control for MPD
icon M.A.L.P.
remote control for MPD
icon AntennaPod
podcasts
icon Escapepod
podcasts
icon SpotiFlyer
download from e.g. Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube

Route Planning, Navigation and Travel
icon PhoneTrack
log and synchronisize geolocations in Nextcloud
icon Organic Maps
plan routes and navigate with OpenStreetMap for walking, cycling and driving, online and offline
icon OsmAnd
plan routes and navigate with OpenStreetMap for walking, cycling, driving and sailing, online and offline
icon Transportr
plan public transport with NS, 9292, etc.
icon EVMap
find electric vehicle chargers on OpenStreetMap
icon Sky Map
explore stars, planets en meer in the sky
icon AF Weather Widget
view weather graphs in widgets
icon PassAndroid
view Passbook files for events and travel tickets

Social Media
icon Tusky
Mastodon
icon Shitter
Mastodon
icon Twidere X
Mastodon, etc.
icon SlimSocial for Facebook
Facebook

Financial
icon BTC Map
find where to spend bitcoins
icon Altcoin Prices
prices and portfolio cryptocurrencies
icon Crypto Prices
prices and portfolio cryptocurrencies
icon Dash Wallet
wallet cryptocurrency Dash

Network
icon ProtonVPN
use free VPN
icon Calyx VPN
use free VPN without manual settings
icon Port Authority
scan LAN and ports
icon WiFiAnalyzer
optimize wifi networks
icon ConnectBot
SSH and Telnet
icon Raspi Check
manage Raspberry Pis
icon openHAB
remote control home automation
icon Home Assistant
remote control home automation
icon Website Monitor
monitor if websites are online

Health
icon openScale
track weight and body metrics
icon RunnerUp
track sport activities
icon Brethap
control your breathing during meditation
icon Periodical
track days of fertility with Knaus-Ogino method
icon Seasonal Foods Calendar
find regional seasonal foods from nearby produce

Netherlands
icon AnySoftKeyboard Dutch
Dutch support for AnySoftKeyboard
icon NLWeer
Dutch weather and precipitation from KNMI and Buienrader

If you want to go one step further, please consider installing LineageOS on your device. This is Android without preinstalled apps from Google, without preinstalled apps from the manufacturor of your device and without preinstalled apps from your provider. By also installing Open GApps pico, you have the possibility to install apps from Google Play, but only the one you choose, such as Signal Private Messenger.

See also:

This overview was started in 2013 by Hellebaard and predates those of PRISM Break and Droid-Break.