A consolidated list of user recommendations of Free and Open Source (FOSS) applications.
Feel free to add your recommendations to this list.
Please only include application which are confirmed to work on /e/ OS
- Column
Categorywill be the generic grouping under which the application would come…for example Games, News etc - Column 'Application Name` will have the name of the application
- Column 'Available for download` will have the name of the site from where you can download the application for example /e/ App store, FDroid ,Aurora Store
- Column 'Region` where usable
- Column 'Description` what is it, alternative for?
- Column 'Votes` Do you like it, +1, otherwise -1
| Category | Application Name | Available for download from | Region | Description | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browser | Fennec | F-Droid | Multiple | Geko based browser with good tracking protection | 3 |
| Browser | Firefox | Play, /e/ Apps | Multiple | the original | 2 |
| Browser | Mull | F-Droid | Multiple | Hardened Geko based browser with high tracking protection | 4 |
| Browser | Tor Browser | F-Droid | Multiple | Geko based browser with highest tracking protection and usage of Tor | 2 |
| Calendar | Simple Calendar | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | Multiple | includes holidays and birthdays | 3 |
| Communication | Delta Chat | F-Droid, /e/ Apps store | Multiple | Encrypted messaging | 2 |
| Communication | FairEmail | F-Droid, GitHub | Multiple | Email client | 4 |
| Communication | K-9 Mail | F-Droid | Multiple | Email client | 1 |
| Communication | Signal | APK, Playstore (App Lounge) | Multiple | Encrypted and privacy orientated messaging | 5 |
| Communication | Molly | F-Droid (own repo) | hardened Signal fork | 1 | |
| Communication | Silence | F-Droid | Multiple | Encryption-capable SMS/MMS | 2 |
| Communication | SimpleX | F-Droid | Multiple | Encrypted and privacy based messenger without ids | 1 |
| Communication | Threema Libre | F-Droid (with added repo) | Multiple | Encrypted and privacy orientated messaging | 2 |
| Gallery | Simple Gallery | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | 3 | ||
| Internet | IceCat Mobile | F-Droid | Multiple | Free/rebranded FF-ESR | 0 |
| Money | Currency | F-Droid | Multiple | Currency converter | 2 |
| Money | Ministocks | F-Droid | Multiple | Track stock/bond/ETF/fund/currency prices | 1 |
| Multimedia | Antennapod | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | Multiple | Podcast player | 2 |
| Multimedia | Campfire | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | streaming | 1 | |
| Multimedia | foobar2000 | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | plays folders | 1 | |
| Multimedia | LibreTube | F-Droid | Multiple | FOSS YouTube app using Piped proxy instead of youtube servers and sponsor blocking | 2 |
| Multimedia | NewPipe | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | Multiple | FOSS YouTube app | 3 |
| Multimedia | NewPipe SponsorBlock | F-Droid (IzzyOnDroid) | Multiple | FOSS YouTube app with blocking of sponsor segments | 1 |
| Multimedia | Openpods | F-Droid | Show battery level Apple pods | 1 | |
| Multimedia | RadioDroid | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | streaming | 2 | |
| Multimedia | RedReader | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | Multiple | Reddit reader | 1 |
| Multimedia | SkyTube | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | 1 | ||
| Multimedia | Transistor | F-Droid | Multiple | Stream world radio | 2 |
| Multimedia | VLC | F-Droid, Playstore (App Lounge) | Multiple | Plays nearly all videos formats | 5 |
| Multimedia | Zapp | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | D | German Public TV streaming | 2 |
| Navigation | My Position | F-Droid | Multiple | Get your geo coordinates | 1 |
| Navigation | Organic Maps | F-Droid | Multiple | 2 | |
| Navigation | OSMand Contour Lines | F-Droid | Multiple | Add contour to OSMand maps | 3 |
| Navigation | OSMand | F-Droid | Multiple | Online & offline maps | 4 |
| Navigation | osmin | F-Droid | Multiple | Online & offline maps | 1 |
| Navigation | Where am I? | F-Droid | Multiple | Get your geo coordinates | 1 |
| News | Flym | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | Multiple | RSS news reader | 1 |
| Office | LibreOffice Viewer | F-Droid | Multiple | Document viewer | 1 |
| Office | Collabora Office | Playstore (App Lounge) | Multiple | Document viewer & editor | 1 |
| Office | QuickDic | F-Droid | Multiple | Offline translation dictionary | 1 |
| Organization | Floating Stickies | F-Droid | Multiple | Virtual Post-it notes | 1 |
| Organization | Notally | F-Droid | Multiple | Creates notes and todos without cloud binding | 1 |
| Organization | Another notes app | F-Droid | Create text notes | 1 | |
| Organization | Simple Notes | F-Droid | Multiple | Create text notes | 2 |
| Organization | SimpleTextEditor | F-Droid | Multiple | Create/edit text files | 1 |
| Outdoor | GpsTest | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | 1 | ||
| Outdoor | Transportr | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | Multiple | Public Transport Assistant | 6 |
| Privacy | Orbot | F-Droid | Multiple | Provide Tor connection via VPN or socks | 1 |
| Security | Aegis | F-Droid | Multiple | Generate OTP Codes | 3 |
| Security | Eddie | APK, /e/ Apps | Multiple | AIRVPN client | 1 |
| Security | FreeOTP+ | F-Droid | Multiple | 2-Faktor authentication app for OTPs | 1 |
| Security | Hash Droid | F-Droid | Multiple | Perform checksum | 1 |
| Security | Netguard | F-Droid, GitHub | Multiple | DNS based firewall and add / tracking blocker | 2 |
| Security | RethinkDNS | F-Droid, GitHub | DNS based firewall and add / tracking blocker | 1 | |
| Security | NoUSSD | F-Droid | Multiple | Prevent auto-dial of USSD codes | 1 |
| Security | PersonalDNSfilter | F-Droid | Multiple | Use private DNS and add manual and list filters | 2 |
| Social | AndStatus | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | multiple platforms | 2 | |
| System | F-Droid | APK | Multiple | App store for FOSS apps | 3 |
| System | F-Droid Classic | F-Droid | Multiple | Simpler F-Droid UI | 1 |
| System | Foxy Droid | F-Droid | Multiple | F-Droid UI | 2 |
| System | Neo Launcher | F-Droid (Izzy-Repo) | Multiple | Customizable launcher | 2 |
| System | OpenBoard | F-Droid | Multiple | Customizable keyboard | 5 |
| System | OpenLauncher | F-Droid | Multiple | Customizable launcher | 2 |
| System | Ruthless Launcher | /e/ Apps | Multiple | Custom Launcher | 1 |
| System | Shelter | F-Droid | Multiple | Isolating app to managed profile | 1 |
| System | Simple File Manager | F-Droid | Multiple | File browser | 1 |
| Utilities | Binary Eye | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | Multiple | QR/Barcode reader | 1 |
| Utilities | Converter NOW | F-Droid | Multiple | Unit converter | 1 |
| Utilities | Greentooth | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | switches Bluetooth off | 1 | |
| Utilities | KDE Connect | /F-Droid | WiFi communication & file transfer | 2 | |
| Utilities | KeePassDX | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | Multiple | Password manager | 3 |
| Utilities | Network | F-Droid | Multiple | Shortcut to *#*#INFO#*#* |
1 |
| Utilities | NoPhoneSpam | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | call blocker | 2 | |
| Utilities | Primitive FTPd | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | (S)FTP server | 2 | |
| Utilities | Private DNS Quick Tile | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | Enable/disable private DNS from tile | 1 | |
| Utilities | Ruler | F-Droid | Multiple | On-screen ruler | 1 |
| Utilities | Syncthing | F-Droid, /e/ Apps, APK | p2p Sync | 2 | |
| Utilities | Warpinator | /e/ Apps | WiFi file transfer | 2 | |
| Utilities | WaveUp | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | wakes up screen | 2 | |
| Weather | FOSS Weather | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | Multiple | 3 | |
| Weather | Geometric Weather | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | Multiple | Nice UI | 1 |
| Weather | NLWeer | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | Netherlands | Weer app | 1 |
| Weather | RainTime | F-Droid, /e/ Apps | Netherlands | Buienradar alt app | 1 |
| Weather | Weather Radar | F-Droid | U.S. | NWS weather radar map | 1 |
| Weather | World Weather | F-Droid | Multiple | Weather/forecast for world cities | 1 |
Browser|Fennec|F-Droid|Multiple|Geko based browser with good tracking protection|1
Browser|Mull|F-Droid|Multiple|Hardened Geko based browser with high tracking protection|3
Browser|Tor Browser|F-Droid|Multiple|Geko based browser with highest tracking protection and usage of Tor|1
|Calendar|Simple Calendar|F-Droid, /e/ Apps|Multiple|includes holidays and birthdays|3
|Communication|Delta Chat|F-Droid, /e/ Apps store|Multiple|Encrypted messaging|2
|Communication|FairEmail|F-Droid, GitHub|Multiple|Email client|4
|Communication|K-9 Mail|F-Droid|Multiple|Email client|1
|Communication|Signal|APK, Playstore (App Lounge)|Multiple|Encrypted and privacy orientated messaging|4
|Communication|Molly|F-Droid (own repo)||hardened Signal fork|1
|Communication|Silence|F-Droid|Multiple|Encryption-capable SMS/MMS|2
|Communication|SimpleX|F-Droid|Multiple|Encrypted and privacy based messenger without ids|1
|Communication|Threema Libre|F-Droid (with added repo)|Multiple|Encrypted and privacy orientated messaging|2
|Gallery|Simple Gallery|F-Droid, /e/ Apps|||3
|Internet|IceCat Mobile|F-Droid|Multiple|Free/rebranded FF-ESR|0
|Money|Currency|F-Droid|Multiple|Currency converter|2
|Money|Ministocks|F-Droid|Multiple|Track stock/bond/ETF/fund/currency prices|1
|Multimedia|Campfire|F-Droid, /e/ Apps||streaming|1
|Multimedia|foobar2000|F-Droid, /e/ Apps||plays folders|1
|Multimedia|LibreTube|F-Droid |Multiple|FOSS YouTube app using Piped proxy instead of youtube servers and sponsor blocking|2
|Multimedia|NewPipe|F-Droid, /e/ Apps|Multiple|FOSS YouTube app|2
|Multimedia|NewPipe SponsorBlock|F-Droid (IzzyOnDroid) |Multiple|FOSS YouTube app with blocking of sponsor segments|1
|Multimedia|Openpods|F-Droid||Show battery level Apple pods|1
|Multimedia|RadioDroid|F-Droid, /e/ Apps||streaming|2
|Multimedia|RedReader|F-Droid, /e/ Apps|Multiple|Reddit reader|1
|Multimedia|SkyTube|F-Droid, /e/ Apps|||1
|Multimedia|Transistor|F-Droid|Multiple|Stream world radio|1
|Multimedia|VLC|F-Droid, Playstore (App Lounge)|Multiple|Plays nearly all videos formats|5
|Multimedia|Zapp|F-Droid, /e/ Apps|D|German Public TV streaming|1
|Navigation|My Position|F-Droid|Multiple|Get your geo coordinates|1
|Navigation|Organic Maps|F-Droid|Multiple||2
|Navigation|OSMand Contour Lines|F-Droid|Multiple|Add contour to OSMand maps|3
|Navigation|OSMand|F-Droid|Multiple|Online & offline maps|3
|Navigation|osmin|F-Droid|Multiple|Online & offline maps|1
|Navigation|Where am I?|F-Droid|Multiple|Get your geo coordinates|1
|News|Flym|F-Droid, /e/ Apps|Multiple|RSS news reader|1
|Office|LibreOffice Viewer|F-Droid|Multiple|Document viewer|1
|Office|Collabora Office|Playstore (App Lounge)|Multiple|Document viewer & editor|1
|Office|QuickDic|F-Droid|Multiple|Offline translation dictionary|1
|Organization|Floating Stickies|F-Droid|Multiple|Virtual Post-it notes|1
|Organization|Notally|F-Droid|Multiple|Creates notes and todos without cloud binding|1
|Organization|Another notes app|F-Droid||Create text notes|1
|Organization|Simple Notes|F-Droid|Multiple|Create text notes|2
|Organization|SimpleTextEditor|F-Droid|Multiple|Create/edit text files|1
|Outdoor|GpsTest|F-Droid, /e/ Apps|||1
|Outdoor|Transportr|F-Droid, /e/ Apps|Multiple|Public Transport Assistant|5
|Privacy|Orbot|F-Droid|Multiple|Provide Tor connection via VPN or socks | 1
|Security|Aegis|F-Droid|Multiple|Generate OTP Codes|3
|Security|Eddie|APK, /e/ Apps|Multiple|AIRVPN client|1
|Security|FreeOTP+|F-Droid|Multiple|2-Faktor authentication app for OTPs|1
|Security|Hash Droid|F-Droid|Multiple|Perform checksum|1
|Security|Netguard|F-Droid, GitHub|Multiple|DNS based firewall and add / tracking blocker | 2
|Security|RethinkDNS|F-Droid, GitHub||DNS based firewall and add / tracking blocker | 1
|Security|NoUSSD|F-Droid|Multiple|Prevent auto-dial of USSD codes|1
|Security|PersonalDNSfilter|F-Droid|Multiple|Use private DNS and add manual and list filters|2
|Social|AndStatus|F-Droid, /e/ Apps||multiple platforms|2
|System|F-Droid|APK|Multiple|App store for FOSS apps|2
|System|F-Droid Classic|F-Droid|Multiple|Simpler F-Droid UI|1
|System|Foxy Droid|F-Droid|Multiple|F-Droid UI|2
|System|Neo Launcher|F-Droid (Izzy-Repo)|Multiple|Customizable launcher|2
|System|OpenBoard|F-Droid|Multiple|Customizable keyboard|5
|System|OpenLauncher|F-Droid|Multiple|Customizable launcher|1
|System|Ruthless Launcher|/e/ Apps|Multiple|Custom Launcher|1
|System|Shelter | F-Droid|Multiple|Isolating app to managed profile|1
|System|Simple File Manager|F-Droid|Multiple|File browser|1
|Utilities|Binary Eye|F-Droid, /e/ Apps|Multiple|QR/Barcode reader|1
|Utilities|Converter NOW|F-Droid|Multiple|Unit converter|1
|Utilities|Greentooth|F-Droid, /e/ Apps||switches Bluetooth off|1
|Utilities|KDE Connect|/F-Droid||WiFi communication & file transfer|2
|Utilities|KeePassDX|F-Droid, /e/ Apps|Multiple|Password manager|2
|Utilities|Network|F-Droid|Multiple|Shortcut to *#*#INFO#*#*|1
|Utilities|NoPhoneSpam|F-Droid, /e/ Apps||call blocker|2
|Utilities|Primitive FTPd|F-Droid, /e/ Apps||(S)FTP server|2
|Utilities|Private DNS Quick Tile|F-Droid, /e/ Apps||Enable/disable private DNS from tile|1
|Utilities|Ruler|F-Droid|Multiple|On-screen ruler|1
|Utilities|Syncthing|F-Droid, /e/ Apps, APK||p2p Sync|1
|Utilities|Warpinator|/e/ Apps||WiFi file transfer|2
|Utilities|WaveUp|F-Droid, /e/ Apps||wakes up screen|2
|Weather|FOSS Weather|F-Droid, /e/ Apps|Multiple||3
|Weather|Geometric Weather|F-Droid, /e/ Apps|Multiple|Nice UI|1
|Weather|NLWeer|F-Droid, /e/ Apps|Netherlands|Weer app|1
|Weather|RainTime|F-Droid, /e/ Apps|Netherlands|Buienradar alt app|1
|Weather|Weather Radar|F-Droid|U.S.|NWS weather radar map|1
|Weather|World Weather|F-Droid|Multiple|Weather/forecast for world cities|1
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I lost edit because someone else was editting at the same time… The voting… i think it has value, because it tells something about the App. Some apps i deleted withing 5 seconds because i could not even look at it, no offense. But i do like the list to discover usefull apps.
