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Free software repositories
The Android Market doesn't allow users to easily filter applications based on their license status. As a result a number of projects maintain ad-hoc lists of free and open source software software around the web. In recent times a couple of application repository projects have been started that focus on providing alternatives to the default Android Market. So far coverage of all the available open source applications is still sporadic.
Application name
Description
Website
Apk
Market
Sources
License
API
Note
FDroid
FOSS market replacement
FDroid Repository latest No
git GPLv2
Android 1.5+
FOSS app and server, with repository containing only FOSS
Known free software Android applications
The following is an incomplete list of applications that meet the guidelines for free software software.
Applications pack
Application name
Description
Website
Apk
Market
Sources
License
API
Note
Apps for android
Free software apps pack to demonstrate the platform
apps-for-android apps-for-android
Communication
Application name
Description
Website
Apk
Market
Sources
License
API
Note
And Bible
Study the Bible on your Android Mobile (multilingual)
and-bible apk Yes
svn LGPL
Emulators
Application name
Description
Website
Apk
Market
Sources
License
API
Note
Android Terminal Emulator
A terminal emulator for communicating with the built-in Android shell
androidterm Yes
hg Apache 2.0
Android 1.6+
Scummvm
ScummVM port
[2] Android 1.5+
Twisty
Z-machine emulator
Twisty Yes
Games
Application name
Description
Website
Apk
Market
Sources
License
API
Note
Alien Blood bath
Rewrite of the original Windows game of the same name - 2D platform shooter
Alien Blood Bath
Andoku
Sudoku numbers / maths puzzle game
Andoku
AndroJig
Jigsaw puzzle
Android creations apk No
To be available
Free
2.2+
Asqare
asqare
BomberAgent
Throw your phone entertainment!
TYPE apps Yes
git
Caverns of Fire
Shooter
tmtg.net apk Yes zip BSD
2.1+
Frozen Bubble
Knock the bubbles down by making clusters of three or more bubbles in the same color.
Frozen Bubble Yes svn GPL v2
Port of Frozen Bubble
Hot Death
Android port of Hot Death Uno (card game based on Uno, with lots of additional cards).
Homepage Yes svn GPL
Knave Arthur's Sword
proof-of-concept 2-player augmented reality swordfighting (virtual swords clink when they intersect)
https://launchpad.net/asword OpenSourceTownLicense
Lexic
Word-grid game - against the clock!
Lexic
Nethack Android
NetHack homepage list Yes
svn GPL v2
Port of NetHack
Newton's Cradle
model the physics of Newton's Cradle
newtonscradle Yes
svn GPL v3
Opensudoku
Sudoku numbers / maths puzzle game
OpenSudoku
Open WordSearch
word search game
openwordsearch Yes
hg GPL v3
Works on 1.5
Replica Island
Side-scrolling platformer
homepage Yes
svn Apache License 2.0
Works on 1.5
robotfindskitten
robotfindskitten apk git GPLv3
Robotic Space Rock
fun to play game
monolithandroid list svn Apache License 2.0 and Creative Commons 3.0 BY
1.5
Scrambled Net
A port of the KDE game "knetwalk"
Scrambled Net
Shortyz
A crossword puzzle client
Shortyz Page Yes
hg GPLv3
1.6+
Simon Tatham 's PuzzlesA great portable collection of puzzle games, ported to android
Android Puzzles apk Yes git MIT
Sokoban
Warehouse Puzzle Game
homepage Yes git GPL v2
Port of ksokoban
Solitaire Collection
solitaire-for-android
Taps of Fire
Frets On Fire port (Guitar Hero like)
homepage list No
svn GPL v3
Works on 1.6
Target
Anagram Word Puzzle
homepage apk Yes svn GPL v3
TiltMazes
Ball-tilting game - collect goals in a maze against the clock!
TiltMazes
Web Wars
Shooter
tmtg.net apk Yes zip BSD
2.1+
Word Seek
word search game
wordseek Yes
svn GPL v3
Works on 1.5
Fork of Open WordSearch
Yams
5 dice game
yams apk Yes
tgz GPL v3
1.5
Entertainment
General
Application name
Description
Website
Apk
Market
Sources
License
API
Note
aCal
CalDAV calendar client
http://acal.me Yes
http://gitorious.org/acal GPLv3
Android 1.6+
In the market for a donation
andless
Audio player supporting lossless file formats
homepage Yes
LGPLv3
android-metronome
Metronome
android-metronome
AnkiDroid
Flashcards spaced-repetition , compatible with Anki
AnkiDroid Yes
git GPLv3
Announcify
reads out loud various events, notifications and information
announcify.com GitHub Android Market GitHub GPLv3
Android 2.1+
APN
Apndroid Yes
Contains ads.
Astrid
Task recording
Astrid 2.11.0 Yes
git GPLv2
Terms of service not open source
Barcode Scanner
Barcode reader
ZXing Project latest Yes
svn Apache 2.0
CellFinder
Cell Network Finder
CellFinder
CIDR Calculator
CIDR subnet calculatorCIDR Calculator
Contact Owner
Contact Owner Yes
svn LGPLv3
Countdown Alarm
tracks a count down and displays an alarm at 0
homepage Yes
svn GPLv3
cyanogen-updater
CM Updater
dmix
MPD clientdmix apk Yes
git Android 1.5+
Fork of pmix that allows streaming and more. AKA MPDroid
FBReaderJ
e-book reader
site apk Yes
zip GPL
Android 1.5+
(fbreader's port)
Floating Image
Streams images from the web to display
floatingimage Yes
svn GPLv2
GCstar Viewer
GCstar Viewer is an application to view your collections created with GCstar
Home apk yes
svn GPLv2
geobeagle
Geocaching geobeagle
GeoHunter
Geocaching geohunter Yes
svn
Keepassdroid
KeePass-compatible passphrase manager for Android
[3] Yes
[4] GPLv2
mandelbrot
Fractal viewer
mandelbrot
Mileage
tracks car mileage, gas costs, etc.
homepage Yes
svn Apache 2.0
Mnemododo
Flashcard (spaced-)repetition
mnemododo No
here GPLv2
Openintents
PIM applications
openintents /!\ WARNING not all openintents applications are free software,some have an EULA
Password Hash
pwdhash implementation
Password Hash list Yes
git BSD
Android 2.2+
pedometer
Counts your steps
pedometer Yes
git GPLv3
pmix
MPD clientpmix apk Android 1.5+
Works with replicant
ringdroid
ringdroid No support for OGG
Rockbox music player / jukebox
[5] [6] No
svn
officially "unusable", early development version
SayMyName
reads out caller's name
roadtoadc apks Yes
svn GPLv2
Android 1.5+
Secrets
Secrets for Android is an application to securely store and manage passwords and secrets on your Android phone
homepage Yes
svn Apache 2.0
ServeStream
HTTP(s) media server browser and stream player
[7] Yes
[8] Apache 2.0
Android 2.2+
Shuffle
Get Things done (GTD) application, can synchronize with Tracks (also OSS)
Shuffle Yes
svn Apache License 2.0
Android 1.5+
SL4A
Scripting Layer for Android (SL4A) brings scripting languages to Android by allowing you to edit and execute scripts and interactive interpreters directly on the Android device
Blog No
svn Apache 2.0
slashdot
Slashdot reader
slashdot Yes
mercurial GPLv3
SMS Popup
SMS Messaging application
EverythingAndroid apks Yes
svn GPL v3
Spell Dial
spelldial
Sri Lanka Train Schedule
An Android Application to get Train Schedule, Train Delays and Ticket Prices of Sri Lanka Railways
homepage Yes
git GNU/GPL
Android 2.1 +
Sketcher
Procedural drawing tool
homepage list Yes
git Apache 2.0
Android 1.5+
A port of "Harmony"
SuperGenPass
Password hasher
SuperGenPass apk git
GPLv3
TippyTipper
Tipping calculator
TippyTipper Yes
svn Apache 2.0
Android 1.5+
Tram Hunter
Melbourne's Tram Tracker service.
Tram Hunter Yes
GPLv2
Veader
Chinese Ebook Reader
Veader
Wiki Dici
Wiktionary
Wiki Dici
XBMC remote
Remote control for XBMC media centres
XBMCÂ Remote Google Code apks yes GPLv2
FeedGoal
RSS/Atom Feed Reader
FeedGoal Project apk Yes
svn GPLv3
Android 1.5+
Android Library
Lifestyle
Launchers
The launcher presents the main view of the phone and is responsible for starting other apps and hosting live widgets. There are many non-open source launchers as well.
Application name
Description
Website
Apk
Market
Sources
License
API
Note
ADW.Launcher
Launcher
devsite downloads Yes
git Apache 2.0
Default CyanogenMod Launcher
Android Launcher Plus
Launcher
[9] svn Apache
Android 2.0+
Fork of stock application launcher
Libraries
Application name
Description
Website
Apk
Market
Sources
License
API
Note
eyes-free
text-to-speech library
eyes-free
Log Collector
Collects a device log and sends it to a developer using a method of your choice
android-log-collector Yes
svn Apache 2.0
Android 1.5+
MemorizingTrustManager
SSL/TLS certificate management lib which asks about untrusted certificates and allows to remember the decision.
MTM github MIT
OI About
About box that can be used by any application. It works via intents as would it be a library, however it actually is a standalone app in the Market.
OpenIntents Yes
Apache 2.0
Easy Facebook Android SDK
Library to integrate facebook features into Android application
Easy Facebook Android SDK official site LGPL v3
SuperCollider-Android
SuperCollider audio synthesis engineSuperCollider-Android apk from github No
github GPL v3
Open Sound Control
libVoyager
OBD/CAN Vehicle network communications library. Basic PID scanning, advanced diagnostics, monitoring, data logging, SWCAN in-vehicle control such as radio, locks, starter...
gtosoft website Yes
github CC3.0
Android 2.0+
The OpenStreetMap wiki has a list of "open source" Android applications that support OpenStreetMap .
Robotics
Utilities
Application name
Description
Website
Apk
Market
Sources
License
API
Note
AndAR
AndAR is a project that enables Augmented Reality on the Android platform.
homepage Yes
svn GPLv3
android-vnc-viewer
VNC Remote Desktop
homepage apks Yes
svn GPL v2
Apps Organizer
Apps organizer is an android application that allow you to organize installed applications using labels
appsorganizer Yes
svn GPL v3
Battery Notifier
Battery level on notification area, alarm on low battery
battery-notifier apks Yes
git Apache License 2.0
Android 1.6+
DiskUsage
Storage card usage viewer
DiskUsage apk Yes
svn GPLv2
DroiDic
Spell checker / Crosswords cheater
DroidDic apk No
zip Free
2.2+
Gmote
Computer Remote Control
homepage apks Yes
svn Apache License 2.0
lifesaver
SMS and call log SD backup
lifesaver Yes
svn Apache
Marine Compass
A nice looking 3D compass
homepage Yes
svn Apache License 2.0
Android 1.6+
MicDroid
MicDroid is a small Android app that produces the pitch correction effect made famous by T-Pain.
homepage Yes
git GPLv2
Android 1.6+
NetCounter
Network usage counter
homepage Yes
GPLv3
Net Meter
Network and Task monitor
Homepage apks Yes
svn Apache License 2.0
Permissions
Shows permissions for installed android apps
androidpermissions Yes
svn Apache
Quick Settings
Quick access to system settings
homepage Yes
svn Apache 2.0
Android 1.5+
rVoix
"Call recorder
homepage Yes
svn GPL v3
Android 1.5+
only for msm7k-based HTC devices (like Magic or Hero)
ROM Updater
Helps the user to maintain his/her custom ROM updated via ROM author maintained repositoty
homepage Yes
git GPL v3
Android 2.0+
Sanity
"Call recorder/blocker/manager
forum Yes
git GPL v3
Android 2.0+
SD Move
"Move to SD Card" manager
sdmove Yes
hg GPL v3
Android 2.2+
SD Watch
Ultra-simple "Move to SD card" manager
sdwatch Yes
hg GPL v3
Android 2.2+
Tea Timer
A straight-forward tea timer
Tea Timer Yes
git GPLv3
Tricorder
a working tricorder
moonblink Yes
svn GPL v2
Widgets are elements that can be added to the launcher page to display information whenever the user looks at their phone. They are typically implement things like clocks and news feeds but are not limited to that.
Application name
Description
Website
Apk
Market
Sources
License
API
Note
Dazzle Configurable Switcher
switcher widget (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, airplane mode, and brightness/auto)
moonblink Yes
svn GPL v2
Typographic Widgets
Weather, clock and battery widgets
development downloads No?
svn GPL v3
Battery Widget Shows battery percentage and temperature.
androidappdev.org Yes
github GPLv3
Wi-Fi Widget Connect/disconnect Wi-Fi and show network SSID.
androidappdev.org Yes
github GPLv3
Simple lightweight Widgets
battery, cpu load, storage space, gps, wifi and traffic meter widgets
development Yes
svn GPLv3
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