List of free Android apps
Most Android phones, such as B. the Galaxy Nexus , allow the installation of apps both from the Google Play Store and directly via an APK file
This is an incomplete list of noteworthy and recognized applications ( apps ) that run on the Android mobile operating system and meet the guidelines of free software and open source software and are therefore partly available in the F-Droid app store . Further apps can be found in the third-party sites linked under web links.
General
| Surname | description | website | available at F-Droid | available in the Google Play Store | Source code | License | API | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBReader | E-book reader | site | Yes | Yes | git | GPL | 1.5+ | |
| Public transport | Public transport timetables | site | Yes | Yes | git | GPL 3.0 | ||
| OsmAnd | OpenStreetMap maps and offline navigation | site | Yes | Yes | git | GPLv3 | 1.6+ | Instructions for beginners |
| Wikipedia | Access to Wikipedia | Wikimedia Foundation | Yes | Yes | github | GPLv2 |
communication
| Surname | description | website | available at F-Droid | available in the Google Play Store | Source code | License | API | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adblock Plus | Ad blocker | ABP for Android | Yes | No | Sources | MPL 2.0 | L7 / 2.1+ | |
| Chromium | Web browser | Chromium.org | Yes ( via updater apps ) | No | ||||
| Conversations | Encrypted instant messenger / XMPP client | conversations.im | Yes | Yes | Github | GNU GPL v3 | ||
| Delta chat | Messenger based on email | delta.chat | Yes | Yes | ||||
| K-9 mail | Email client | k9 | Yes | Yes | git | Apache 2.0 | 2.2+ | |
| Kontalk | Messenger; encrypted; distributed network | Kontalk | Yes | Yes | git | GNU GPL v3 | 2.3+ | |
| Linphone | Video SIP / VOIP client for Linux, Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android | Linphone | Yes | Yes | git | GNU GPL v2 | ||
| Mozilla Firefox Mobile | Web browser | Firefox Mobile | Yes ( will be built by F-Droid Team ) | Yes | MPL | |||
| Orbot | Client for the Tor network | Orbot | Yes ( own repo ) | Yes | git | BSD / GPL | 1.6+ | |
| signal | Encrypted messaging and VoIP (WhatsApp replacement) | Open Whisper Systems | No | Yes | git | GNU GPL v3 |
safety
| Surname | description | website | available at F-Droid | available in the Google Play Store | Source code | License | API | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenKeychain | PGP key management software | OpenKeychain | Yes | Yes | git | GPLv3 |
multimedia
| Surname | description | website | available at F-Droid | available in the Google Play Store | Source code | License | API | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AntennaPod | Podcast Manager | AntennaPod | Yes | Yes | git | WITH | 4.0+ | |
| NewPipe | Ad-free YouTube player | NewPipe | Yes | No | git | GPLv3 | 4.0.3+ | |
| Rockbox | Music player / jukebox | Rockbox | No | No | svn | GPLv2 | officially "unusable", early development version | |
| VLC | Media player | VideoLAN | Yes | Yes | git | GPLv2 + | 2.1+ | Has been temporarily withdrawn from F-Droid by VLC |
Emulators
This section includes emulators , runtime environments , interpreters and virtual machines that are typically used to make otherwise incompatible or incompatible software usable.
| Surname | description | website | available at F-Droid | available in the Google Play Store | Source code | License | API | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScummVM | Interpreter for (old) games | ScummVM | No | Yes | svn | GNU GPL v2 | 1.5+ |
Games
| Surname | description | website | available at F-Droid | available in the Google Play Store | Source code | License | API | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeciv | Turn-based strategy game similar to Sid Meier's Civilization | Freeciv for Android | No | Yes | git | GPLv2 | 2.0+ | |
| Frozen Bubble | Make the bubbles fall by shooting at clusters of two or more bubbles of the same color | Frozen Bubble | Yes | Yes | svn | GPLv2 | 1.6+ | Port of Frozen Bubble |
| GLTron | Light Renner game | Android-gltron Wiki | Yes | Yes | git | GPLv2 | 2.2+ | Port of GLTron |
| Minetest | Minecraft clone | Minetest | Yes | Yes | GPLv2 | |||
| OpenTTD | Simulation game based upon Transport Tycoon Deluxe | Website | No | Yes | svn | GPLv2 | 2.3+ | |
| Warmux | Turn-based artillery game | Website | No | Yes | svn | GPLv2 | 2.0+ |
See also
- Custom ROMs in the list of Android custom ROMs
Web links
- F-Droid Repository (see also F-Droid )
- prism-break.org , moderated list of free software alternatives
- Droid-Break , moderated list of free software alternatives, inspired by prism-break.org
- Android open source resources and software database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Where is the VLC app? Retrieved June 30, 2018 .