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Free and Open Source Android Apps

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Advertisement blocking

Ad blocker for Android using the hosts file.

Ad blocker for Android using the VPN API.

Ad blocker for Android using a VPN, supports hosts files.

App stores

Fork of the F-Droid client with external repos ready to sync.

Unofficial FOSS client to Google Play Store.

Book Readers

Manga reader.

Browsers

Based on Chromium; built-in adblocking; enhanced privacy; degoogled.

Fennec F-Droid

Based on the latest Firefox release; removed any proprietary bits of the standard Firefox for Android.

NOTE: There might still be some binaries left and the app (or some builds) might get removed or re-pushed anytime.

Privacy-oriented browser with tracking protection and content blocking.

Privacy-oriented browser with tracking protection and content blocking; for the German market.

Based on Chrome Canary; extension support; built-in dark mode; degoogled.

EDIT: this application is proprietary and outdated; please see this issue.

Minimal browser focused for privacy.

Cameras

Camera app with DSLR features.

Communication

Conversations

XMPP/Jabber client.

Email-based instant messaging for Android.

Infinity for Reddit

This is a Reddit client on Android written in Java. It does not have any ads and it features clean UI and smooth browsing experience.

Keyboard with tons of features.

Third-party app for Facebook.

Instant video conferences efficiently adapting to your scale.

A project that enables all your devices to communicate with each other.

OpenBoard

Fork of AOSP Keyboard; minimal and simple to use.

QKSMS

SMS Messaging app.

Yet another XMPP instant messenger.

RedReader for Reddit

Unofficial Reddit client; material-dedign; ad-free and has tons of customisation.

Unofficial Reddit client; material-dedign; ad-free and has tons of customisation.

Education

Sensors and data analyser.

Media Players

Minimal media player.

Minimal media player.

Music

Music

Lightweight and Material Music Player.

Odyssey Music Player

Lightweight music player.

Retro Music Player

Local music player for Android.

Shuttle Music Player

Local music player for Android.

Vinyl Music Player

Minimal media player.

Office

Office suite available for Android, GNU/Linux, iOS, macOS, Windows.

Office suite available for Android, GNU/Linux, iOS, macOS, Windows.

EDIT: This app is proprietary.

Personalisation

Continuation of Lawnchair 1; Pixel features; fork of Launcher3.

Librechair

Degoogled; fork of Lawnchair V2 & Launcher3.

OpenLauncher

Launcher that aims to be a powerful and community driven project.

Photos

Photo Imaging and Picture Editor

Streaming

Lightweight Google-free YouTube client.

An open-source YouTube™ app for Android™.

VPN

Community-driven; based in Washington, USA (WARNING: Five Eyes)

Operated by Swiss company Proton Technologies; GDPR!!! :)

Others

Tracker finder for a particular Android application.

Modding

NOTE: This category is for those that want to modify their Android system. Be warned that some of the rooted apps may result in a bootloop.

By the creator of Greenify; uses the "Work Profile" feature of Android to create a sandbox environment to clone apps and isolate them.

Front-end to Magisk.

Material Files

Material Design file manager.

FOSS alternative to Google Play Services to run apps that are require to have Google Play Services installed. (WARNING: microG Services trip SafetyNet and do your research before proceeding!) Read the unofficial microG wiki to know how to install.

Shelter

Leveraging the “Work Profile” feature of Android to provide an isolated space that you can install or clone apps into.

Fork of Kernel Adiutor with a set of additional features.

Contributing

Want to contribute? Feel free to fork the project and send merge requests when you are done. Be sure it is in alphabetical order. I will check it out and will decide if I should accept it or not. If you do not want to fork the project, consider opening an issue and suggest what application you want me to install.

Other Git repositories

Ashpex / Android FOSS Apps

Mybridge / amazing-android-apps

pcqpcq / open-source-android-apps

unicodedeveloper / awesome-opensource-apps

External sources

Android Authority

Beebom

FossBytes

TechWiser

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