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F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device.

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been looking for more useful apps so figured I'd ask.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A few I've not seen mentioned yet:

Equate - calculator/converter etc Feeder - RSS client Immich - Photos. App for self hostable server Jellyfin - media client Joplin - notes MJ PDF - PDF viewer with extras PDF Converter - handy PDF tool Squawker - view the cesspit, follow stuff etc Subz - track your subscriptions Untracker - removes tracking info before sharing links Whobird - Shazam for birds

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

what RSS feeds do you have if you don't mind me asking? I've been looking for some

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Nothing exciting I'm afraid - a few football related feeds (Guardian & Telegraph are solid for football stories, usually interesting articles rather than made up transfer horseshit) plus some general news headlines/generic/"top stories" type feeds & a couple of tech bits like Ars Technica.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

I'd like to add Broccoli as a database for cooking recipes. It is very convenient, as it extracts the relevant data out of most SEO-inflated webpages.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Others here have already mentioned most of the ones I use.

Some that are less common are

  • The Fossify suite of apps
  • Eternity for Lemmy browsing
  • Spotube for music streaming
  • OsmAnd for navigation
  • Converter NOW for conversions

The most useful one though is probably Syncthing. It lets you synchronise folders between your devices.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)
  • Termux (or equivalent) has always been the primary mobile phone use case for me. Access to my main computing platforms from my pocket.
  • Antennapod
  • Fedilab (Mastodon)
  • Fennec - Can't deal with the web without uBo and other extensions.
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)
  • KDE Connect
  • IronFox: fork/successor to the defunct Mull browser
  • OSMAnd~
  • AntennaPod
  • Transistor: for internet radio
  • Any music app, they're all good; I'm currently using Symphony
  • Jerboa: for Lemmy
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

IronFox

There is no result for "IronFox" on f-droid.org: https://search.f-droid.org/?q=IronFox

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

It has a repo you can add to F-Droid. I forgot I added the separate repo.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

Pipepipe - newpipe fork with sponsorblock and Google account fallback for restricted videos

Quillpad - Google Keep replacement

KeepassDX - password manager and nice keyboard that autotypes what you want without copy pasting

Syncthing-fork - for syncing files

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago
  • Fennec

  • Eternity

  • Newpipe

  • Clima

  • Organic Maps

  • Barcode Scanner

  • Vernet (network scanner)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

Kvaesitso - my favorite launcher Material Files Fossify camera Fossify gallery

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)
  • QuillPad
  • AntennaPod
  • NewPipe
  • Aegis
  • RetroMusic
  • Organic Maps with Sherpa Onnx voice
  • OSMAnd
  • FUTO Keyboard
  • Signal/Molly
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

FUTO keyboard is not on F-droid and is not foss

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (3 children)

It's on F-Droid if you load their repo. Also it's open source but I understand some people don't like their license.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

It’s on F-Droid if you load their repo.

It is not allowed in F-Droid's official repos because it is not open source; anyone can run their own F-Droid repo and distribute proprietary software from it.

Also it’s open source but I understand some people don’t like their license.

It is not open source; that is a term with an internationally recognized definition. Even FUTO themselves now acknowledge it is not.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

I think they mean it's technically not a 'FOSS' app, but instead a 'source-available' app.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

There license strips you of your freedoms. It is not free (libre) or open source. You can fork it but there are arbitrary restrictions that take away your rights.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)
  • Aegis - two factor authentication

  • AntennaPod - podcasts

  • Cheogram - xmpp chat, can also handle phone and sms gateways

  • F-Droid - technically it can install itself

  • Fedilab - my prefered fediverse app for mastodon

  • Fennec - basically firefox

  • Jerboa - preferred lemmy app

  • K-9 Mail - email

  • KeePassDX - password management

  • Kiwix - offline copies of useful wikis, q&as, archives, etc.

  • Lawnchair - alternative home screen / app launcher

  • Librera FD - books

  • NewPipe - watch youtube videos, although google keeps trying to break it

  • ntfy - runs in the background, handles push notifications for some other apps

  • Organic Maps - sometimes missing info and it doesn't have traffic data. simpler than OsmAnd

  • Orgzly Revised - note taking. for people not familiar with emacs something like logseq or safe notes might be better

  • Pinkt - bookmarks

  • Pixelix - pixelfed app. not sure if I like this or PixelDroid better yet

  • PocketPaint - make art on your phone

  • QuickDict - offline multi-language dictionary

  • Syncthing-Fork - syncronize files between devices

  • Unexpected Keyboard - has the fancy keys that most android keyboards leave out

  • Voice - audiobooks

  • WG Tunnel - VPN connection, still not sure if this is the best option

I've got hundreds more installed, but those are some of my favorites.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

I use Fossify notes

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago
  • FlorisBoard
  • URLCheck
  • AdAway
  • AppManager
  • LocalSend
  • Syncthing-fork
  • DataBackup
  • SD Maid
  • Track & Graph
  • Simple Time Tracker
  • OpenTracks
  • OrganicMaps
  • YTDLnis
  • Aegis
  • Aves
  • Image Toolbox
  • Read You
  • URL Radio
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)
  • Aegis
  • Audire
  • Binary Eye
  • DavX5
  • Droidify
  • Image Toolbox
  • Immich
  • KDE Connect
  • LibreOffice Viewer
  • Muzei
  • NextCloud
  • Paperless Mobile
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh, I wasn't aware of the Paperless app! Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

It was actually the app that made me try it out. Glad I did.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

fossify gallery is pretty nice

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

Always good