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Selection of FOSS Android apps on F-Droid

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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
	F-Droid install apps from the F-Droid app store
	Fossify Phone manage phone calls
	Fossify Contacts manage contacts, also from CardDAV
	CAPod use in-ear devices such as AirPods and Beats
	AnySoftKeyboard type with autocompletion keyboard
	Gadgetbridge connect with heart rate monitors, ear buds and more
	FindMyDevice find your mistplaced, lost or stolen device
	Finder find your mistplaced, lost or stolen device
	Keep Alive send sms with location after period of inactivity
Web browsers
	Fennec browse with Firefox Mobile including QR scanner and Firefox Sync for password management
	FreeOTP+ use two-factor authentication (2FA) with import and export
	KeePassDX manage passwords
	NextcloudPasswords manage and synchronize passwords with Nextcloud
	Nextcloud Bookmarks manage and synchronize bookmarks with Nextcloud
Messaging and Communication
	Fossify SMS Messenger manage SMS/MMS messages
	Nextcloud Talk video conference with Nextcloud
	Telegram instant messaging, voice and video calling
	Element instant messaging with Matrix
	Conversations instant messaging with XMPP
	nfty receive push notifications
	Gotify receive push notifications
	Linphone calling with VOIP
	Remote Video Camera stream audio and/or video between two devices
	Jitsi Meet video conference
Files
	Fossify File Manager manage files, also viewing PDF files
	Nextcloud synchronize files with Nextcloud
	Yaga manage and synchronize picture albums with Nextcloud
	Syncthing synchronize and backup files
	Syncthing-Fork synchronize and backup files with extra features
	DiskUsage manage disk usage
	LibreOffice document reader view LibreOffice files
Video and Images
	Fossify Gallery manage images and videos
	Libre Camera make photographs and videos
	NewPipe play YouTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, etc. content as video or audio, also in the background
	WebTube play YouTube content as video or audio, also in the background and login is possible
	IPCam Demo view IP camera streamss
	MPV play video or audio from files or streams
	Kodi play video or audio from files or streams
	Kore remote control for Kodi
Email
	K-9 Mail send and receive emails
	OpenKeychain encrypt and decrypt texts and files for K-9 Mail, etc.
Calendars and Tasks
	Fossify Calendar manage calendars, also showing holidays and birthdays
	ICSx⁵ add network calendars in ICS format
	DAVx⁵ synchronize calendars, tasks and contacts in CalDAV and CardDav
	Shopping List manage tasks in files
	Fossify Notes manage tasks, only locally
	Tasks.org manage tasks in CalDAV
	AnkiDroid study and synchronize flashcards in Anki
	Notes manage and synchronize notes with Nextcloud
	Nextcloud Deck manage and synchronize kanban cards with Nextcloud
Audio
	Fossify Voice Recorder make audio recordings
	Fossify Music Player play music files
	Vanilla Music play music files
	Transistor play audio streams
	MPD remote control for MPD
	M.A.L.P. remote control for MPD
	AntennaPod podcasts
	Escapepod podcasts
	SpotiFlyer download from e.g. Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube
Route Planning, Navigation and Travel
	PhoneTrack log and synchronisize geolocations in Nextcloud
	Organic Maps plan routes and navigate with OpenStreetMap for walking, cycling and driving, online and offline
	OsmAnd plan routes and navigate with OpenStreetMap for walking, cycling, driving and sailing, online and offline
	Transportr plan public transport with NS, 9292, etc.
	EVMap find electric vehicle chargers on OpenStreetMap
	Sky Map explore stars, planets en meer in the sky
	AF Weather Widget view weather graphs in widgets
	PassAndroid view Passbook files for events and travel tickets
Social Media
	Tusky Mastodon
	Shitter Mastodon
	Twidere X Mastodon, etc.
	SlimSocial for Facebook Facebook
Financial
	BTC Map find where to spend bitcoins
	Altcoin Prices prices and portfolio cryptocurrencies
	Crypto Prices prices and portfolio cryptocurrencies
	Dash Wallet wallet cryptocurrency Dash
Network
	ProtonVPN use free VPN
	Calyx VPN use free VPN without manual settings
	Port Authority scan LAN and ports
	WiFiAnalyzer optimize wifi networks
	ConnectBot SSH and Telnet
	Raspi Check manage Raspberry Pis
	openHAB remote control home automation
	Home Assistant remote control home automation
	Website Monitor monitor if websites are online
Health
	openScale track weight and body metrics
	RunnerUp track sport activities
	Brethap control your breathing during meditation
	Periodical track days of fertility with Knaus-Ogino method
	Seasonal Foods Calendar find regional seasonal foods from nearby produce
Netherlands
	AnySoftKeyboard Dutch Dutch support for AnySoftKeyboard
	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:

• Selection of FOSS for Windows, macOS and Linux
• PRISM Break
• Droid-Break

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

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