A curated list of awesome open source Android applications.
π = Best in Category
π = Dark Mode Support
β οΈ = Contains Anti-Features
βοΈ = Requires Root
3οΈβ£ = Requires a Third-party Repository
Download F-Droid for Android here.
You can add third-party repositories for additonal software:
- Bitwarden - Password Manager
- Bromite - Chromium Based Web Browser
- DivestOS - Apps created by Divested Computing Group
- IzzyOnDroid - Largest Third-Party F-Droid Repository
- microG - Re-implementation of Googleβs proprietary user space apps and libraries.
Bromite SystemWebView - com.android.webview (~37.8 MiB) βοΈ3οΈβ£
Privacy focused SystemWebView based on Bromite. May require some extra configuration and workarounds to use.
EinkBro - info.plateaukao.einkbro (~4.2 MiB) π
Lightweight browser designed for E-ink displays, like those found on Android based ebook readers.
FFUpdater - de.marmaro.krt.ffupdater (~5 MiB) πβ οΈ
Standalone installer and updater for various browser options, including many that don't exist in F-Droid.
Mull - us.spotco.fennec_dos (~88 MiB) ππβ οΈ
Privacy focused & deblobbed Firefox fork. Uses features from the Tor Uplift project and arkenfox-user.js project. Extremely powerful and featureful browser with extension support.
Privacy Browser - com.stoutner.privacybrowser.standard (~14 MiB) π
Privacy focused browser based on WebView. Suggested to use with Bromite SystemWebView or comparable privacy preserving WebView alternative like Mulch.
Equate - com.llamacorp.equate (~1.1 MiB) ππ
While Equate claims to be a simple unit converter, it's actually a fantastic lightweight calculator as well.
Simple Calendar - com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro (~6.3 MiB) ππ
Simple Calendar Pro is a fully customizable, offline calendar designed to do exactly what a calendar should do. No complicated features, unnecessary permissions and no ads!
Open Camera - net.sourceforge.opencamera (~4.7 MiB) ππ
A feature rich camera application.
Clock You - com.bnyro.clock (~3.5 MiB) ππ
World clock, alarm, stopwatch, and timer.
Connect You - com.bnyro.contacts (~2.9 MiB) ππ
A Contacts/SMS app.
Editor - org.billthefarmer.editor (~238 KiB) ππ
Extremely simple and lightweight. Supports markdown, theming, and syntax highlighting.
Ghost Commander - com.ghostsq.commander (~3.1 MiB) ππ
Lightweight dual-panel file manager with FTP/SFTP/SMB support, zip archive support, and a full-featured app manager.
AFWall+ - dev.ukanth.ufirewall (~9 MiB) βοΈβ οΈ
Excellent iptables based firewall.
NetGuard - eu.faircode.netguard (~2.7 MiB) π
VPN based firewall. Rootless, blocks system applications.
Endless Sky - com.github.thewierdnut.endless_mobile (~68 MiB)
Android port of endless-sky space trading game.
Minetest - net.minetest.minetest (~34 MiB)
Minecraft Clone with modding support, try the MineClone2 mod.
Mindustry - io.anuke.mindustry (~61 MiB)
A factory-based sandbox tower defense game
opsu! - fluddokt.opsu.android (~23 MiB)
Unofficial open-source client for the rhythm game osu!
ReGeX - com.phikal.regex (~2.0 MiB) πβ οΈ
Improve your regular expression skills with this game.
RetroArch - com.retroarch (~24 MiB) π
Multi system emulator.
Shattered Pixel Dungeon - com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon (~25 MiB)
Traditional roguelike dungeon crawler.
Simple Solitaire Collection - de.tobiasbielefeld.solitaire (~15 MiB)
Solitaire game collection with 17 games.
Sudoku (Privacy Friendly) - org.secuso.privacyfriendlysudoku (~4.6 MiB) π
One of the best Sudoku implementations I've played, full note-taking, highlighting, and dark mode support. Up to a 12x12 game field.
SuperTuxKart - org.supertuxkart.stk (~157 MiB)
Mario Kart clone featuring free software mascots.
Tanks of Freedom - in.p1x.tanks_of_freedom (~22 MiB)
Turn based strategy game reminiscent of Advance Wars made in Godot.
Frost - com.dkanada.icecons (~47 MiB) ππ
Pure white icon set, they look fantastic on a dark background.
AnySoftKeyboard - com.menny.android.anysoftkeyboard (~9 MiB) ππ
One of the best keyboards ever made. Very customizable, lightweight, with multiple language support.
Thumb-Key - com.dessalines.thumbkey (~2.8 MiB) ππ
A keyboard made for your thumbs.
OsmAnd+ - net.osmand.plus (~142 MiB) πβ οΈ
Offline maps and navigation.
Kodi - org.xbmc.kodi (~162 MiB) π
Complete media player and entertainment hub for digital media.
NewPipe - org.schabi.newpipe (~10 MiB) β οΈπ
Lightweight YouTube frontend.
PipePipe - InfinityLoop1309.NewPipeEnhanced (~27.7 MiB) β οΈπ3οΈβ£
Fork of NewPipe that adds support for BiliBili and NicoNico.
Tubular - org.polymorphicshade.tubular (~11 MiB) β οΈπ3οΈβ£
Fork of NewPipe that implements SponsorBlock and ReturnYouTubeDislike.
Twire - com.perflyst.twire (~5.5 MiB) β οΈπ
Twire is an open source, ad free Twitch browser and stream player for Android.
VLC - org.videolan.vlc (~36 MiB) π
Excellent media player, claims to play any file.
Record You - com.bnyro.recorder (~2.9 MiB) ππ
A privacy focused voice and screen recorder app.
QKSMS - com.moez.QKSMS (~32 MiB) ππ
Replacement for the stock messaging app.
Aurora Store - com.aurora.store (~6 MiB) β οΈπ
An unofficial FOSS client to Google Play with an elegant design and privacy.
MicroG - com.google.android.gms (~27.7 MiB) βοΈ3οΈβ£
A re-implementation of Googleβs proprietary Android user space apps and libraries.
Nix-on-Droid - com.termux.nix (~2.9 MiB) π
Fork of Termux based on Nix and take advantage of the enormous software collection from nixpkgs.
Termux - com.termux (~97 MiB) π
Termux combines powerful terminal emulation with an extensive Linux package collection.
UnicodePad - jp.ddo.hotmist.unicodepad (~2.4 MiB) π
Simple utility to pick special characters.
Tuner - de.moekadu.tuner (~4.9 MiB) ππ
App for tuning musical instruments.
Translate You - com.bnyro.translate (~16 MiB) ππ
Supports multiple translation engines and over 200 languages.
Wall You - com.bnyro.wallpaper (~3.1 MiB) ππβ οΈ
Multiple wallpaper sources, automatic changer, and blur/contrast settings.