Open Source Apps for DeGoogled Phones

Here is a list of tried and tested FOSS apps that you can use in place of OEM apps.

For this list you need to:

1. To get sync working, self-host your own Nextcloud, and use apps listed below for syncing contacts, fileshare, calendar, notes, tasks, etc.

2. Install these App Stores:

• Zapstore
• F-Droid
• Obtainium

4. Use the listed apps below to replace OEM Googled apps.

5. Install DAVx5 and use it to sync Nextcloud contacts, calendar, etc. with you phone.

To reduce Google's data collection on non DeGoogled phone, remove or disable the currently installed apps that came with your phone, and then install, set up, and use a corresponding app from the list below.

App Stores

• Zapstore

  • Download at Zapstore.dev

• F-Droid

  • Download at F-Droid.org

• Obtainium

  • - F-Droid

Barcode Scanners

• Barcode Scanner (read & create barcodes)

  • F-Droid

• QR-Scanner (PFA)

  • - F-Droid

Bitcoin Wallets (w/Lightning and/or Nostr Wallet Connect)

• Zeus Wallet (Self-Custodial, Lightning, NWC, eCash/Cashu)

• Minibits Wallet (Lightning, NWC, eCash/Cashu)

• Misty Breez (Self-Custodial, Lightning)

• Phoenix Wallet (Self-Custodial, Lightning)

Bookmark Sync (btwn Android/Laptop)

• Floccus

  • - F-Droid
  • Floccus Web Browsers Extensions
    • floccus for Brave/Chrome
    • floccus for LibreWolf/Firefox

• Nextcloud Bookmarks

  • F-Droid

Browsers

• Brave Browser

  • Get Brave via FFUpdater
  • - F-Droid

• IronFox

Calculator

• JRPN 16c - (Programmers Calculator)

  • F-Droid

• OpenCalc

  • - F-Droid

• Fossify Calculator Beta

  • F-Droid

Calendars

• Etar

  • F-Droid

• Fossify Calendar

  • - F-Droid

• ICSx5 (Use to sync 3rd party .ICS calendars)

  • - F-Droid

Calories & Weight Tracking

• OpenNutriTracker

  • Use Obtainium

• Waistline

  • F-Droid

Camera

• GrapheneOS Camera

  • Use Obatainium

• Open Camera

  • - F-Droid

• Fossify Camera

  • F-Droid

Camera Scanner (Copier App)

• OSS Document Scanner

  • - IzzyOnDroid

• PDF Doc Scan

  • - IzzyOnDroid

Contacts

• Fossify Contacts

  • - F-Droid

Email

• K9 Mail (Now Thunderbird)

  • - F-Droid

• FairEmail

  • - F-Droid

File Browsers (w/SFTP support)

• Material Files

  • - F-Droid

• Amaze

  • - F-Droid

File Compression

• ZipXtract (Create & Extract)

  • F-Droid

File Encryption/Decryption

• DroidFS

  • F-Droid

• Amaze

  • - F-Droid

Fileshare

• LocalSend

  • - F-Droid

• KDEConnect

  • F-Droid

• OnionShare

  • F-Droid

• Nextcloud

  • - F-Droid
  • Requires a Nextcloud server w/Nextcloud Files installed.

Gallery

• Fossify Gallery

  • - F-Droid

• Aves Libre

  • F-Droid - (non-libre version)

Hiking & Biking Trails

• OsmAnd

  (Has national park trails plus more)
  • F-Droid

• OpenTracks

  • F-Droid - (Playstore version)
  • view in OSM Dashboard
    • F-Droid

• uLogger

  • F-Droid

Home App Launcher

• Lawnchair

  • - IzzyOnDroid

• OpenLauncher

  • Use Obtainium

• BlissLauncher3 (Used by /e/ OS)

  • Use Obtainium

• Kvaesitso

  • F-Droid

Keyboard

• FUTO Keyboard (swipe & speech-to-text)

  • - Futo F-Droid Repo

• OpenBoard

  • - F-Droid

• AnySoftKeyboard

  • - F-Droid

• FlorisBoard (swipe)

  • - F-Droid

Keyboard - (Speech-to-Text)

• FUTO Voice Input

  • - Futo F-Droid Repo

• Transcribro

• Sayboard

  • F-Droid

Maps & Navigation Apps

• OsmAnd

  • F-Droid
  • Use Gmaps WV to find address and share coordinates to nav app

• Organic Maps

  • - F-Droid
  • Use Gmaps WV to find address and share coordinates to nav app

• CoMaps

  • - F-Droid

Map Editing (OpenStreetMap)

• StreetComplete

  • - F-Droid

Messaging

• Molly-FOSS (Signal branch)

  • - Molly FOSS F-Droid Repo

• Signal

• Session

  • - Session F-Dropid Repo

• Nextcloud Talk

  • - F-Droid
  • NextcloudServices (use to receive Talk notifications)
    • F-Droid

Monero Wallets

• Monerujo

  • Use Obtainium

Music Player (mp3's)

• VLC

  • - F-Droid

Music Streaming

• Harmony

  • - F-Droid

• RiMusic (embedded woke LGBT and anti-white 🤮 playlists)

  • - F-Droid

• Spotube (Requires Spotify account)

  • F-Droid

Nostr Apps

• Amethyst

• Primal

  • - IzzyOnDroid

• Amber (Nostr Signer)

  • - F-Droid

• Citrine (local Nostr relay)

  • - F-Droid

• Pokey (notifications)

  • - IzzyOnDroid

Notes (All can sync between phone and Linux using Nextcloud)

• Joplin

  • - F-Droid

• Quillpad (Similar to Google Keep Notes)

  • - F-Droid

• Nextcloud Notes

  • F-Droid

• Saber (Handwritten Notes)

  • - F-Droid

• Orgzly Revived

  • - F-Droid

Office Suites

• Collabora Office (create, edit view. Can edit docs on your Nextcloud)

  • Collabora F-Droid Repo

• LibreOffice Viewer

  • F-Droid

Password Managers:

• KeePassDX

  • F-Droid -

• Nextcloud Passwords

  • - F-Droid
  • Requires Nextcloud server w/Nextcloud Passwords Installed.

• Aegis Authenticator (2FA, TOTP)

  • - F-Droid

PDF Viewers

• Pdf Viewer (from Graphene OS)

  • Use Obtainium

• Librera

  • F-Droid

Phone Dialer

• Fossify Phone

  • - F-Droid

Phone / Computer Link-N-Sync

• Nextcloud Sync Client

  • - F-Droid
  • Requires a Nextcloud server w/Nextcloud Files installed.

• KDEConnect

  • F-Droid

• Syncthing-Fork

  • - F-Droid

Phone Tracker

• Nextcloud PhoneTrack

  • Requires Nextcloud

Photo Editors

• Fossify Gallery (bare bones editing)

  • - F-Droid

• Image Magic

  • - F-Droid

• (by dev.mcgyver)

  • closed source, has Google trackers
  • Install using

Podcasts & Radio

• AntennaPod

  • - F-Droid

• Podverse

  • F-Droid

• RadioDroid

  • F-Droid

Security

• TrackerControl

  • - F-Droid

• ORBOT

  • - Guardian F-Droid Repo

Tasks

• OpenTasks

  • F-Droid

• Deck (KanBan board)

  • F-Droid
  • Requires Nextcloud server with Deck app installed.

• Tasks

  • - F-Droid

Texting

• Quik SMS

  • F-Droid

• Fossify Messages

  • - F-Driod

• Silence (Encrypted Texts)

  • F-Droid

Text-to-Speech (TTS)

• Sherpa

  • - F-Droid

• RHVoice

  • F-Droid

• eSpeak

  • F-Droid

Video Player

• VLC

  • - F-Droid

• Nova Video Player

  • F-Droid

Video Streaming

• BraveNewPipe (YouTube, Rumble, BitChute, PeerTube)

• FUTO Grayjay (YouTube, Rumble, Odysee, Peertube)

  • - Futo F-Droid Repo

• Odysee

  • F-Droid

• P2Play (PeerTube App)

  • F-Droid

Voice Recorder

• Audio Recorder

  • F-Droid

• Fossify Voice Recorder

  • - F-Droid

• Quillpad (attach audio to a note)
• F-Droid

Wallpaper

• Mysplash (browse & download images)

  • Use Obtainium

• Muzei (set random wallpapers)

  • F-Droid
  • The Verge Muzei Plugin
  • H.K. Vision Muzei Plugin (use Obtainium)

Weather

• Breezy Weather

  • - F-Droid

• Weather Master

  • IzzyOnDroid

• OSS Weather

  • IzzyOnDroid

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