• 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

Ad blocker for Android using the hosts file.

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

Ad blocker for Android using the VPN API.

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

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

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

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

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

Unofficial FOSS client to Google Play Store.

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

Manga reader.

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

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

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

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

Privacy-oriented browser with tracking protection and content blocking.

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

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

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

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EDIT: this application is proprietary and outdated; please see this issue.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

Minimal browser focused for privacy.

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

Camera app with DSLR features.

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

XMPP/Jabber client.

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

Email-based instant messaging for Android.

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

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

Keyboard with tons of features.

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

Third-party app for Facebook.

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

Instant video conferences efficiently adapting to your scale.

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

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

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

Fork of AOSP Keyboard; minimal and simple to use.

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

SMS Messaging app.

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

Yet another XMPP instant messenger.

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

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

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

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

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

Sensors and data analyser.

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

Minimal media player.

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

Minimal media player.

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

Lightweight and Material Music Player.

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

Lightweight music player.

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

Local music player for Android.

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

Local music player for Android.

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

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

Minimal media player.

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

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

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

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

EDIT: This app is proprietary.

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

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

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

Degoogled; fork of Lawnchair V2 & Launcher3.

• Requires Root: No
• Telegram
• Source Code

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

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

Photo Imaging and Picture Editor

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

Lightweight Google-free YouTube client.

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

An open-source YouTube™ app for Android™.

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

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

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

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

• Requires Root: No
• Google Play
• Source Code

Tracker finder for a particular Android application.

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

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.

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

Front-end to Magisk.

• Requires Root: Yes
• Magisk Manager
• Source Code

Material Design file manager.

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

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

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

Fork of Kernel Adiutor with a set of additional features.

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

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.

Ashpex / Android FOSS Apps

Mybridge / amazing-android-apps

pcqpcq / open-source-android-apps

unicodedeveloper / awesome-opensource-apps

Android Authority

Beebom

FossBytes

TechWiser