Free and Open Source Android Apps

Table of contents

• Advertisement blocking
• App stores
• Book readers
• Browsers
• Cameras
• Communication
• Education
• Media Players
• Music
• Office
• Personalisation
• Photos
• Streaming
• VPN
• Others
• Modding
• Contributing
• Other Git Repositories
• External sources

Advertisement blocking

AdAway

Ad blocker for Android using the hosts file.

• Requires Root: Yes
• F-Droid
• Source Code

Blokada

Ad blocker for Android using the VPN API.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Source Code

DNSfilter

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

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Source Code

App stores

Aurora Droid

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

• Requires Root: Optional
• F-Droid
• Source Code

Aurora Store

Unofficial FOSS client to Google Play Store.

• Requires Root: Optional
• F-Droid
• Source Code

Book Readers

Tachiyomi

Manga reader.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Source Code

Browsers

Bromite

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

• Requires Root: No
• External F-Droid Repository
• Source Code

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.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Source Code

Firefox Focus

Privacy-oriented browser with tracking protection and content blocking.

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

Firefox Klar

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

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

Kiwi Browser

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

EDIT: this application is proprietary and outdated; please see this issue.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Source Code

Privacy Browser

Minimal browser focused for privacy.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Source Code

Cameras

Open Camera

Camera app with DSLR features.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

Communication

Conversations

XMPP/Jabber client.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

Delta Chat

Email-based instant messaging for Android.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

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.

• Requires Root: No
• External F-Droid Repository
• Google Play
• Source Code

AnySoftKeyboard

Keyboard with tons of features.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

Frost for Facebook

Third-party app for Facebook.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Source Code

Jitsi Meet

Instant video conferences efficiently adapting to your scale.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Source Code

KDE Connect

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

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

OpenBoard

Fork of AOSP Keyboard; minimal and simple to use.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

QKSMS

SMS Messaging app.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

Yaxim

Yet another XMPP instant messenger.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

RedReader for Reddit

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

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

Slide

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

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

Education

phyphox

Sensors and data analyser.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

Media Players

mpv

Minimal media player.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

VLC

Minimal media player.

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

Music

Music

Lightweight and Material Music Player.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Source Code

Odyssey Music Player

Lightweight music player.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

Retro Music Player

Local music player for Android.

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

Shuttle Music Player

Local music player for Android.

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

Vinyl Music Player

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

VLC

Minimal media player.

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

Office

Collabora Office

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

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

OnlyOffice

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

EDIT: This app is proprietary.

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

Personalisation

Lawnchair 2

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

• Requires Root: No
• APKMirror
• Google Play
• Source Code

Librechair

Degoogled; fork of Lawnchair V2 & Launcher3.

• Requires Root: No
• Telegram
• Source Code

OpenLauncher

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

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Source Code

Photos

Phimp.me

Photo Imaging and Picture Editor

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

Streaming

NewPipe

Lightweight Google-free YouTube client.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Source Code

SkyTube

An open-source YouTube™ app for Android™.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Source Code

VPN

RiseupVPN

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

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

ProtonVPN

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

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

Others

Exodus

Tracker finder for a particular Android application.

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Source Code

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.

Island

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

• Requires Root: No (Optional)
• Google Play
• Source Code

Magisk Manager

Front-end to Magisk.

• Requires Root: Yes
• Magisk Manager
• Source Code

Material Files

Material Design file manager.

• Requires Root: No (Optional)
• F-Droid
• Google Play
• Source Code

microG

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.

• Requires Root: No (NOTE: Custom ROM with Signature Spoofing support required!)
• F-Droid repository
• Source Code

Shelter

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

• Requires Root: No
• F-Droid
• Source Code

Smartpack-Kernel Manager

Fork of Kernel Adiutor with a set of additional features.

• Requires Root: Yes
• Download from GitHub
• Source Code

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