Android FOSS Apps List
Update: 18 November 2022
List of open source Android applications for “de-google, de-samsung, de-microsoft, de-nsa, de-china-malware etc. etc.” your mobile phone, as always, the list is written in a KISS simple way. The apps in the list are divided by category but within the categories they have no order. Feel free to contact me to add applications or modify the list.
The links in the list are related to the application website (if exists) or to the source code repository, I suggest to install Droid-ify or Neo Store which already has the repositories of Guardian Project, IzzyOnDroid and other applications such as Bromite and NewPipe, and search apps from there.
The list does not include FOSS (FLOSS) apps that are present only on Google Play Store, regarding Signal you can download it directly from the website here: https://signal.org/android/apk/
Also the apps not included are those that have not been updated for a long time (about 1 year) with some exceptions, useless apps (like Wi-Fi On/OFF, or show my IP address (?)) …and apps that I don’t like :)
Table of Contents
- Android-based Operating Systems
- App Stores
- App Repositories
- 2FA
- Alternative Network
- Browser
- Calendar
- Camera
- Clock
- Cloud
- Contacts
- Documents Reader
- Email Client
- Email Anonymous Forwarding
- Exif/Metadata Cleaner
- File Manager
- File Sharing
- Gallery
- Instant Messagging
- Launcher
- Keyboard
- Maps
- Media Player
- YouTube Alternative Client
- Network Security
- Notes
- Password Manager
- Reddit Client
- RSS Reader
- Social Network
- System Security
- VPN Client
- Donations
Android-based Operating Systems
- Calyx OS
- DivestOS
- LineageOS
- GrapheneOS
- Replicant
- Plasma Mobile
- postmarketOS
- PureOS
- /e/OS
- Sailfish OS
- Ubuntu Touch
App Stores
- Droid-ify - Recommended F-Droid alternative
- Neo Store - Droid-ify Fork
- F-Droid - Some security issues, see: F-Droid Issues
- Fossdroid
- Aurora Store - Alternative Google Playstore Client
App Repositories
2FA
Alternative Network
Browser
Calendar
Camera
Clock
Cloud
Contacts
Documents Reader
Email Client
- K-9 Mail
- FairEmail
- ProtonMail - Can redirect traffic to Google and Quad9 DNS, see: Why does the PM Bridge use Google and Quad9 DNS?
- Tutanota
- SimpleEmail
- monocles mail
Email Anonymous Forwarding
Exif/Metadata Cleaner
File Manager
File Sharing
Gallery
Instant Messagging
- Signal
- Molly - A fork of Signal for Android
- Threema
- Briar
- Berty
- Conversations
- Jami
- monocles chat
- Element
- FluffyChat
- SchildiChat
- Tinelix IRC
- Moxxy - Alpha version
Launcher
- Lawnchair
- KISS Launcher
- TinyBit Launcher
- Hex Launcher
- Simple App Launcher
- Discreet Launcher
- Ubuntu Launcher
Keyboard
Maps
Media Player
- Apollo
- Music Player GO
- VLC
- Simple Music Player
- mpv-android
- RetroMusicPlayer
- Metro
- SicMu Player
- Harmonoid
- BlackHole
- Odyssey
- Auxio
- Nova
YouTube Alternative Client
- NewPipe
- NewPipe SponsorBlock
- LibreTube
- MusicPiped
- SkyTube
- InnerTune
- SongTube
- Spotube
- SpotiFlyer - Download music from Spotify, YouTube and others.
- Musify
- ViMusic
Network Security
Notes
Password Manager
Reddit Client
RSS Reader
Social Network
- Mastodon
- SubwayTooter - Mastodon client
- Nitter - Twitter client
- Fritter - Twitter client
- Shitter - Twitter client
- monocles social
- PixelDroid - Pixelfed Android client
System Security
- Cryptomator - Multi-platform transparent client-side encryption of your files in the cloud
- Shelter - Provide an isolated space that you can install or clone apps into
- Insular - Sandbox environment to clone selected apps and isolate them from accessing your personal data outside the sandbox
- FindMyDevice
- Locate My Device
- Haven - Leverages on-device sensors to provide monitoring and protection of physical areas
- PilferShushJammer - Test microphone jamming techniques to combat Cross-Device Tracking (XDT)
- QR Scanner
- Yet Another Call Blocker
- Exodus - Let you know what trackers are embedded in apps installed on your smartphone
- TrackerControl - Monitor and control hidden data collection in mobile apps about user behaviour (tracking)
- Wasted - Lock and wipe on emergency
- PrivacyBlur - Obfuscate sensitive data in your pictures before sharing them online
- Photok - Encrypted Photo Safe for Android
- DroidFS - Encrypted overlay filesystems implementation for Android
VPN Client
- Mullvad VPN
- ProtonVPN - Can redirect traffic to Google and Quad9 DNS, see: Why does the PM Bridge use Google and Quad9 DNS?
- IVPN
- CalyxVPN
- RiseupVPN
- Bitmask
Special thanks to all the people who show me the applications to be included and who help me to improve the list!
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