Here are a few of my faves:
- Breezy Weather - Nice weather app.
- Diatronome - Tuner, metronome, and synth
- NewPipe / NeuTube - I haven’t found my fave tube app.
- Suntimes - Information and widgets about the sun and moon.
I’m just looking for some recommendations. It’s difficult browsing through apps with F-Droid. Thanks!
In no order.
- Daily You - journal entry app. Write down excerpts of occurances during the day. Shows recalls of previous entries, like 1 year ago
- Aves Libre - gallery app
- Tasks.org - tasks list
- Quillpad - Note taking app, syncs with Nextcloud
- Interstellar/Raccoon - PieFed and Lemmy clients
- Rythmn - music app. Play audio files
- Heliboard - keyboard, private
- OpenTracks - route tracker, running, etc
- LibreFit - new kid on the block. Fitness tracking app, mostly weights.
- Voyager: Piefed client
- VLC: media player
- Xtra: Twitch streaming player
- Material Files: file manager
- Aegis: 2fa app
- Syncthing-fork: synching app
- Pixel Wheels: car game
- Vector Pinball: pinball game
- SolitaireCG: solitaire game
- Librera FD: ebook viewer
- CalcYou: calculator
- Galeria: photo manager/viewer
- Notally: notes app
- Pixeldroid: Pixelfed client
- QKSMS: sms app
These are the the best I found of the ones installed
Does it have to be on F-Droid? I use Obtainium.
- LocalSend - https://github.com/localsend/localsend
- Obtainium - https://github.com/imranr98/obtainium
- Aegis - https://github.com/beemdevelopment/aegis
- CoMaps - https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps
- Tasks - https://github.com/tasks/tasks
- ZipXtract - https://github.com/wirelessalien/zipxtract
- disky - https://github.com/newhinton/disky
- WallFlow Plus (Alpha) - https://github.com/ammargitham/WallFlow
- Droid-ify - https://github.com/iamlooker/droid-ify
- Aves Libre - https://github.com/deckerst/aves
- Phone - https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Phone
- OpenTracks - https://f-droid.org/packages/de.dennisguse.opentracks
- Eden - https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden
- DAVx⁵ - https://github.com/bitfireat/davx5-ose
- Open Camera - https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.sourceforge.opencamera
- Obsidian - https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-releases
- kitshn - https://github.com/aimok04/kitshn
- Calculator - https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.sadellie.unitto
- Jellyfin - https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-android
- Nextcloud - https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.nextcloud.client
- WiFiAnalyzer - https://github.com/VREMSoftwareDevelopment/WiFiAnalyzer
- Thunderbird - https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android
- Breezy Weather - https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather
- addy.io - https://github.com/anonaddy/addy-android
- mpv - https://f-droid.org/en/packages/is.xyz.mpv
- Paperize - https://github.com/Anthonyy232/Paperize
- M3U - https://github.com/oxyroid/M3UAndroid
- FairScan - https://github.com/pynicolas/FairScan
- Harmonic - https://github.com/simonhalvdansson/harmonic-hn
- SpamBlocker - https://f-droid.org/en/packages/spam.blocker
- Material Files - https://github.com/zhanghai/materialfiles
- FUTO Keyboard - https://github.com/futo-org/android-keyboard
- KeePassDX - https://github.com/Kunzisoft/KeePassDX
- Signal - https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android
- Bitwarden - https://github.com/bitwarden/android
- Audiobookshelf - https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf-app
- KDE Connect - https://f-droid.org/packages/org.kde.kdeconnect_tp
- GameNative - https://github.com/utkarshdalal/GameNative
- MJ PDF - https://gitlab.com/mudlej_android/mj_pdf_reader
- Firefox Beta - https://download.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/fenix/releases/
- Summit - https://github.com/idunnololz/summit-for-lemmy
- Catima - https://github.com/catimaloyalty/android
- ArrMatey - https://github.com/owenlejeune/ArrMatey
- OpenKeychain - https://f-droid.org/packages/org.sufficientlysecure.keychain
- NotallyX - https://github.com/Crustack/NotallyX
- WG Tunnel - https://github.com/wgtunnel/wgtunnel
- Bluesky - https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app
- Mental Math - https://codeberg.org/Mental-Math/MentalMath
- Calendar - https://github.com/fossifyorg/calendar
I couldn’t abide such a wall of text, so I reformatted everything into a Markdown table:
Name Description LocalSend Send files on a local network easily Obtainium Alternative to F-Droid, allows installation from more sources Aegis 2FA manager CoMaps OpenStreetMap client Tasks Astrid was a popular cross-platform productivity service that was acquired and discontinued in 2013. The source code from Astrid’s open source Android app serves as the basis of Tasks. ZipXtract A fully open-source Android application designed for comprehensive archive management. It allows you to effortlessly extract and create a wide variety of archive files directly on your device. disky Find your biggest diskspace thieves! WallFlow Plus (Alpha) A wallpaper app for Android with beautiful wallpapers from wallhaven.cc, Reddit. Designed with Material Design 3 and supports wide screen devices like tablets. Droid-ify Alternative to F-Droid, allows installation from more sources Aves Libre A gallery and metadata explorer app. It is built for Android, with Flutter. Phone It’s a phone dialer OpenTracks A sport tracking buddy that respects your privacy. Eden A free and opensource (FOSS) Switch 1 emulator, derived from Yuzu and Sudachi DAVx⁵ CalDAV/CardDAV synchronization for Android (and other features) Open Camera A feature rich camera application Obsidian Alternative store for Android. Not FOSS. kitshn An unofficial multiplatform client for the self-hosted Tandoor recipe management software Calculator It’s a calculator Jellyfin Official Android client for Jellyfin Nextcloud A safe home for all your data. Access & share your files, calendars, contacts, mail & more from any device, on your terms. This is the official Nextcloud Android app. WiFiAnalyzer Interrogate devices on your WiFi network Thunderbird A powerful, privacy-focused email app Breezy Weather A feature-rich free and open source Material 3 Expressive weather app addy.io Easily create and manage your addy.io aliases, recipients and more from your device mpv A video player for Android based on libmpv Paperize A dynamic wallpaper changer that keeps your device’s aesthetic fresh and exciting M3U A simple IPTV player for Android phones, tablets, and TV. FairScan An Android app to scan your documents Harmonic A Hacker News client SpamBlocker Blocks unwanted calls & SMS messages without replacing your default call/SMS app. Material Files An open source Material Design file manager, for Android 5.0+ FUTO Keyboard A good modern keyboard that stays offline and doesn’t spy on you KeePassDX Lightweight password safe and manager Signal Privacy-friendly instant messaging software Bitwarden Official client for the Bitwarden password manager Audiobookshelf A self-hosted audiobook and podcast server KDE Connect Integrates your smartphone and computer GameNative Allows you to play games you own on Steam, Epic and GOG directly on Android devices, with cloud saves. MJ PDF A fast, minimalist, powerful and totally free PDF viewer Firefox Beta It’s Firefox Summit A mobile client for Lemmy Catima Card management app ArrMatey A modern, all-in-one mobile client for managing your *arr stack. Built using KMP with native Jetpack Compose UI for Android and SwiftUI for iOS. OpenKeychain Encrypt your Files and Communications. Compatible with the OpenPGP Standard. NotallyX Minimalistic note taking app WG Tunnel An alternative FOSS Android client for WireGuard and AmneziaWG Bluesky Alternative to X, developed by the same rich assholes who brought you Twitter (sorry, this is my bias coming through) Mental Math A simple and clean Android app for mental arithmetic training Fossify Calendar Your private & powerful schedule planner Moshidon A fast, highly customizable, up-to-date fork of megalodon adding important features such as a fully federated timeline, unlisted posting, drafts, scheduled posts, bookmarks, and alt text warnings. Memories Photo Management for Nextcloud AntennaPod Easy-to-use, flexible and open-source podcast manager and player Home Assistant This is the official Android app for Home Assistant, a powerful open-source home automation platform Off Grid The Swiss Army Knife of On-Device AI Tubular A fork of NewPipe that implements SponsorBlock and ReturnYouTubeDislike That’s helpful.
Qalculate! doesn’t need the Enter key to run calculations, and can calculate for X. These are the reasons no other calculator should ever be promoted!
I prefer PipePipe to NewPipe, personally. It’s got more sources. Otherwise, in no particular order…
- Shattered Pixel Dungeon
- Fennec F-Droid
- Xed-Editor
- AntennaPod
- VLC
- Forkyz
- AnySoftKeyboard
- KDE Connect
- Linux Command Library
Pipepipe also has sponsorblock, right? I dont think newpipe does.
PipePipe can also block ‘shorts’
Settings --> Content Filter --> Filter Short Videos
That’s why I went with pipepipe. Although I forgot there’s another newpipe fork with sponsorblock.
IIRC pipepipe hard forked long ago and went it’s own way.
PipePipe has also been way more stable in my experience than NewPipe or Tubular.
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Droid-ify - much nicer F-Droid replacement front end that also works with Shizuku to automate installing updates in batches. Also supports many other repositories like izzy-On-Droid (which some of my items below may come from instead).
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Shizuku - gives elevated powers to apps written to take advantage of it. Not quite root, but definitely helps give abilities that make life easier.
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Kompact Image Compressor - I work with scanned documents a fair amount, and this new app has already saved me significant storage space.
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Key Mapper - I mainly use this for emulation, but there are plenty of other uses.
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URL Check - powerful sanitizer with the smallest footprint of those I’ve tried.
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DropCount - my latest game addiction
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Keyboard Switcher - sometimes I just gotta use a different input method, and this provides a consistent easy way to switch
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Hail - group apps to freeze all in one shot with Shizuku
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Insular - de-Googled Island app which makes working with the work profile feature easier
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FFUpdater - keeps my collection of browsers & Thunderbird up to date automatically with Shizuku
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- Seconds Clock Widget
- Weather Radar
- Léon URL Cleaner
- Grayjay
- Calculator Widget
- MinCal Calendar Widget
- Open Camera
I dunno, just some off the top of my head, I’m sure I’m forgetting a few other good ones here too.
Since most of my daily drivers are covered, i’ll list the two that haven’t been:
pie-launcheris… different in how it operates…
And Thump-Key is my by now loved keyboard that lets you type fast with no autocorrect (after a period of learning). I use it with a two finger configuration and a German layout.
There are setups for one finger too:
the keyboard is really interesting, i might start using it on my phone as i’m having too many typos due to touchscreen malfunction. thanks!
FlashDim
If your phone’s flash is dimmable, you can dim your flashlight. A life saver for middle of the night searching for something when I don’t need the power of the sun
Glad to see many apps I already use here! Just to add ones I haven’t seen mentioned:
- Lichess - the best chess
- Paseo - simple step counter
- Wikipedia - duh
- Gmaps WV - for when other maps fail
- Openreads - amazing and underloved books / reading tracker
- SherpaTTS - offline text to speech
- Whisper+ - offline speech to text
- FairEmail - email client
- Fcitx5 - Chinese keyboard
- AnkiDroid - Anki flashcards
two that get almost daily use from me:
osmand - maps
antennapod - podcasts- immich - photo gallery, sync, analysis, and sharing. A private server is a bit to install, but worth it.
- AntennaPod - Podcasts
- HeliBoard - keyboard. One feature is to move the cursor via the space key.
My favorite launcher Dragon Launcher, it’s as fun as a spinner and very minimal until you interact with it.
And a couple of games I’ve been hooked with lately: Vector pinball And Breakout 71
Tubular has been my favourite tube app, its newpipe with sponsorblock and a few other features baked in.
Droidify was my fave but fdroid might have a better UI at this stage. These app stores need better browsing and search for sure.
because i use a “dumb phone” (non-touch android flip phone, Sonim XP3 Plus 5G (X320)) my apps reflect that need a bit more.
- TT9 invaluable app for T9 android phones, it works so so much better than the stock keyboard.
- SimpleEmail this was the only email client that i could find that could work without a touchscreen. So far I’ve been reeeaally happy with it–it’s so nice to have a solid email client again.
- DSub2000 subsonic/navidrome client that “mostly” works without a touchscreen. it’s not perfect, but for my use case it is usable when i don’t want to pull out my MP3 player.
- Localsend OS agnostic “air drop”, must have
- KDE connect Works really well on the Sonim for SMS, notifications etc (I had more issues previously when running older versions of Android on “dumb” devices)
- DAVx5 Contact and Calendar sync, works so well with fastmail (or self hosted options); this is a life saver for me so that i can use the built in contacts/calendar for my non-touch device.
- Delta Chat works surprisingly without touch. it’s hard to get people to switch off text or signal. But because my phone doesn’t support RCS, and signal is pretty mid (but still usable) without touch, delta chat has worked good for me.
- Privacy Friendly QR Scanner works perfectly without a touchscreen, and has been invaluable on devices that do not come with a touch screen.
These are a couple apps that are not on fdroid, but work really well on my device if anyone is curious:
- BIG Launcher Expensive AF, but I was able to purchase the launcher on my pixel (that runs grapheneOS), then send them an email saying it doesn’t work on my Sonim X320 because it doesn’t have google play services–they sent me an APK of the full version that does not need google play services. This is one of the few launchers that works on non-touch devices, and it’s actually really good. The default launcher on the Sonim bugs out and does not show apps that are not pre-installed.
- PodLP is a podcast app that is specifically made with non-touch/feature phones in mind. The developer did some AI assisted work to reverse engineer the API’s for the softkeys on phones like the sonim. While I don’t like AI, and try to use software that is free of slop–this is really cool work that I haven’t seen in any other applications. The developer just recently put out the apk on android it seems like maybe it will come to f-droid or something.
- MATVT Is the virtual mouse that I am using to get around not having a touch screen when needed. But TBH the scrolling is jank and only works on some apps… If anyone has another options or tips, I’d love to try anything else at this point.
they sent me an APK of the full version that does not need google play services.
That was pretty cool of them
it was honestly super cool of them for proprietary software. it was funny cause it was just a drop box link, and they said “please don’t share with anyone”. even though i wish it was foss software, and i would move off it ASAP if there was a good foss option for my use case–they still get a 1+ for just sending me the APK that i purchased that isn’t tied to google services, and can be updated or not updated in app.
I opened up Fdroid to check, and I found this one. I think it might be my new favourite calculator. I’ve always wanted something like speedcrunch on mobile.
OMG this is great. Thanks for the recommendation!
Thank you so much. Speedcrunch on mobile was missing for me as well. Until today😃
