list of free and open source Android apps
Browser^ المتصفحات
| Proprietary | Free alternative البديل المجاني | |
|---|---|---|
|  FirefoxFirefox is a well known browser not only available for the desktop but also for Android.
    Zirco BrowserBrowser with included ad-blocking. متصفح
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Social Networks^ الشبكات الاجتماعية
| Proprietary | Free alternative | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|  TinfoilTinfoil is a wrapper for the Facebook mobile website.
 TwidereTwidere is an feature-rich, ad-free app in the holo-design and comes with a tablet mode.
 Tweet LanesTweet Lanes is a user friendly Twitter client with lots of functions
 ImpellerImpeller is one of the first open source mobile clients for pump.io and can be used e.g. with identi.ca.
 AndStatusAndStatus is a very lightweight Twitter and StatusNet/GNU social client that derived from AndTweet. It does not work with identi.ca anymore.
| Twidere might promote non-free add-ons. |
Messenger^ الشات
| Proprietary | Free alternative | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|  XabberXabber is a famous XMPP client with OTR support.
(free) (supporter) (dev)  ChatSecureChatSecure is an XMPP client with OTR support developed by the Guardian Project. It was formerly known as Gibberbot.
 surespotsurespot is an encrypting messenger that's supposed to be as easy as WhatsApp. They provide their own infrastructure so no external account is needed.
 TelegramTelegram is an unencrypted messenger just like Whatsapp but supports encryption when both participants are online. It also has all the other things you would want from a messenger like group chats and photo/video sharing .
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VoIP^
| Proprietary | Free alternative | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|  RedPhoneRedPhone uses end-to-end encryption and their own network. Very easy to use. Requires to sign up.
 CSipSimpleEasy to use SIP client that supports encryption.
 Linphone VideoEasy to use SIP client with video and encryption support.
| RedPhone uses special infrastructure, for all other apps you need a SIP account. Have a look onWikipedia to find a SIP-provider. |
Audio Players and Podcatcher^
| Proprietary | Free alternative | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|  Vanilla MusicVanilla Music player is a simple but yet sufficient player for mp3, ogg, flac and pcm files. It also supports tags and folders. It's a rewrite of the abadoned original Vanilla Player.
 Music PlayerThe stock Android music player is actually open source. Not the prettiest but stable and well translated.
 andLessandLess plays lossless files(flac, ape, mpc, wv, Apple(.m4a)).
 VLCVLC is a well known media player. It is still in early beta, but playback works fine.
 AntennaPodPodcast player for downloading and streaming audio and video podcasts.
| We are still missing some good alternatives here. Know any? Write an email or fork the project on GitHub and add your favourite FOSS audio player via pull-request. |
Video^
| Proprietary | Free alternative | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| VLCVLC is a well known media player. It is still in early beta, but playback works fine.
| We are still missing some good alternatives here. Know any? Write an email or fork the project on GitHub and add your favourite FOSS video player via pull-request. |
Email^
| Proprietary | Free alternative | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|  K-9 MailK-9 Mail is a feature-rich client that supports POP3, IMAP, Exchange 2003/2007 (with WebDAV) and PGP-encryption.
| We are still missing some good alternatives here. Know any? Write an email or fork the project on GitHub and add your favourite FOSS email client via pull-request. |
Notes^
| Proprietary | Free alternative | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|  TomdroidA port of the popular desktop application Tomboy.
  OI NotepadOI notepad is a simple and lightweight notepad app.
| The Play store does not seem to be hosting the latest version of Tomdroid.We are still missing some good alternatives here. Know any? Write an email or fork the project on GitHub and add your favourite FOSS note app via pull-request. |
News Reader^
| Proprietary | Free alternative | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|  ownCloud News ReaderownCloud News Reader connects to your ownCloud-instance and downloads the RSS-feeds.
 FeedExFeedEx is a light RSS/ATOM-reader that doesn't synchronize with an online feed reader (unlike ownCloud News Reader). It's based on SparseRSS.
 RedReaderRedReader is a news reader for the popular website reddit.com. It comes with multiple languages and tablet mode.
 TTRSS-ReaderAn offline reader that works with the Tiny Tiny RSS web-based feed reader/aggregator.
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File Manager^ ادارة الملفات
| Proprietary | Free alternative | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|  OI File ManagerOI File Manager is a file manager with everything you would expect and need.
 File ExplorerSimple File Explorer.
 Open ManagerSimple File Manager. Also a version for tablets
(Basic) (Tablet) (Basic)  Ghost CommanderA feature rich file manager with dual panel navigation, compressed file support, plugins for samba, ftp and sftp and lots more.
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Navigation^
| Proprietary | Free alternative | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|  OsmAndOsmAnd uses OpenStreetMap material, offline navigation is possible.
(free) (pro)  NavitNavit provides routing calculation, offline use, 3D or bird-view mode and Points of Interest(POI). It uses OpenStreetMap material as well.
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Keyboards^
| Proprietary | Free alternative | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|  Hacker's KeyboardHacker's Keyboard offers support for different languags and completion support. It's also great for Tab/Ctrl/Esc keys, a number bar and arrow keys, in case you are missing a hardware button.
 AnySoftKeyboardAnySoftKeyboard offers multiple anguages with completion support, swipe gestures, multitouch and much more.
| We are still missing some good alternatives here. Know any? Write an email or fork the project on GitHub and add your favourite FOSS keyboard app via pull-request. |
Cloud^
| Proprietary | Free alternative | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|  ownCloudConnects to an ownCloud instance.
| We are still missing some good alternatives here. Know any? Write an email or fork the project on GitHub and add your favourite FOSS cloud app via pull-request. |
Office^
| Proprietary | Free alternative | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|  OpenDocument ReaderAn office application that can read .odf documents.
| We are still missing some good alternatives here. Know any? Write an email or fork the project on GitHub and add your favourite FOSS office app via pull-request. |
Misc^
| Proprietary | Free alternative | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|  OI FlashlightSimple flashlight that uses either display or the camera LED.
 Minimal Open Source FlashlightMinimalistic approach to a flashlight: just one switch in the middle of the screen.
 c:geoGeocaching client for geocaching.com. With OpenStreetMap and offline support.
 FBReaderFBReader supports the most common e-book formats as well as a couple of e-book stores. Expandable with add-ons. Does not read PDF files yet.
 PreyPrey tracks your stolen phone/tablet and gives you full control over it like camera, GPS, SMS, e-mail etc
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