Collection:Replicant
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Free apps
Note that these apps have not been reviewed by the Replicant developers (yet).
| Type | Free program[1] | Replacement for |
|---|---|---|
Free software repository client |
F-Droid | |
| 3D computer graphics software | AutoCAD | |
Accessibility 
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| Anonymous P2P | Aria2App | |
| App locker | App Lock | |
| BitTorrent client | LibreTorrent | BitTorrent |
| Camera and video camera (2 in 1) | Fossify Camera Beta | |
| Google Camera | ||
| VSCO | ||
| Photoshop Camera | ||
| Compiler | ||
| Desktop publishing | ||
| Diagramming software | Techahashi | DrawExpress Diagram Lite |
| Document viewer | Librera Reader |
Adobe Acrobat Reader |
| Foxit PDF Reader | ||
| Email client, news aggregator | FairEmail |
Gmail |
| Microsoft Outlook | ||
| File manager | Amaze | |
| GPG manager | OpenKeychain | KeyRing |
| Multimedia communication
|
aTox |
Apple FaceTime |
| Google Hangouts | ||
| Facebook Messenger | ||
| Line | ||
| Microsoft Skype | ||
| Paltalk Video Chat App | ||
| Element | ||
| Signal | ||
| Snapchat | ||
| Viber | ||
| Instant messaging client | Silence (for SMS) | ICQ |
| Telegram | ||
| Trillian | ||
| Yahoo! Messenger | ||
| Live USB | ||
| Media player | Fossify Music Player | |
| Foobar2000 | ||
| MX Player | ||
| RealPlayer | ||
| Microphone recorder | Rehearsal Assistant | |
| Office suite | Collabora Office[4] LibreOffice & OpenOffice document reader | ODF |
Microsoft Office Mobile |
| Online storage | Nextcloud (client) ownCloud (client only) |
Dropbox |
| MediaFire | ||
| MEGA | ||
| pCloud | ||
| Password manager | KeePassDX | Bitwarden Google autofill service (default in Android) |
| Proxy server | ||
| Raster graphics editor | Krita | Adobe Photoshop Express |
| Text editor | Amaze Text Editor (part of Amaze) Markor |
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| Time management | WorkTimer | Toggl Track |
| Vector graphics editor | ||
| VPN client | Bitmask |
Tailscale |
| Web browser | Fennec F-Droid[2] |
Chromium |
| Google Chrome |
- This is a selection of the more common free software applications available for Replicant, and is nothing like a comprehensive list. You may want to check the Runs-on/Android category for more software. Replicant-only programs may be listed here as well but has external links since the Directory only includes program entries for GNU systems.
- Mozilla branded programs such as Firefox and Thunderbird are not free software unless their names are changed. This is due to Mozilla's trademark policy that forbids selling copies of unmodified executables.
- Some popular apps from F-Droid do not work with Replicant without enabling llvmpipe as software renderer but it is slow. - https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/Graphics This is not a problem on Android but it's not entirely free either.
- To add a repository in F-Droid, copy the repository URL (https://www.collaboraoffice.com/downloads/fdroid/repo/), go to Settings -> Repositories, tap the "+" button, and paste the repository URL.
Software metadata
| Application name | Description | Availability | License | API | GNU/Linux | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aptoide | F-Droid | Google Play | |||||
| Amaze | An free file manager following the Material Design guidelines | Yes | |||||
| App Lock | Locks apps using fingerprint or PIN | Yes | |||||
| Aria2App | Yes | ||||||
| aTox | Yes | ||||||
| Bitmask | VPN client | Yes | |||||
| Collabora Office | Office suite | Repository | |||||
| Fennec F-Droid | Free web browser based on the latest Mozilla Firefox release | Yes | |||||
| FairEmail | Yes | ||||||
| Fossify Music Player | Yes | ||||||
| Fossify Camera Beta | Yes | ||||||
| Fossify File Manager | Yes | ||||||
| OpenKeychain | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Inbox Pager | Yes | ||||||
| Jami | Yes | Jami | |||||
| K-9 Mail | Mail client that supports POP3 and IMAP mailboxes | Yes | |||||
| KeePassDX | Yes | KeePassXC | |||||
| Krita | Yes | Krita | |||||
| LibreOffice & OpenOffice document reader | ODF | ODF: ODT, ODS +more | Yes | OpenDocument Reader - view ODT | LibreOffice | |||
| LibreOffice Viewer | Reads documents similarly to LibreOffice desktop | Yes | |||||
| Librera Reader | Yes | ||||||
| LibreTorrent | Yes | ||||||
| Linphone | Yes | Linphone | |||||
| Markor | Yes | ||||||
| Yes | |||||||
| MuPDF mini | Yes | MuPDF | |||||
| MuPDF viewer | Yes | MuPDF | |||||
| Nextcloud | Yes | Nextcloud | |||||
| Open Camera | Yes | ||||||
| Orion Viewer | Yes | ||||||
| OpenVPN for Android | Yes | OpenVPN | |||||
| ownCloud | Yes | ownCloud | |||||
| Privacy Browser | Yes | ||||||
| PDF Wallet | Yes | ||||||
| RadioDroid | Yes | ||||||
| Rehearsal Assistant | Yes | ||||||
| Silence | Yes | ||||||
| Simple Text Editor | Simple Text Editor | Yes | |||||
| SimpleEmail | Yes | ||||||
| Techahashi | Yes | ||||||
| Tor Browser for Android | Repository | Tor Browser | |||||
| VLC | Yes | VLC | |||||
| Wire | Yes | Wire | |||||
| WorkTimer | Yes | ||||||
- 1: The future of K-9 Mail is closely tied to the release of Thunderbird for Android. Based on the information provided:
- Mozilla's Thunderbird email app was officially released for Android on October 31, 2024.
- "We plan to continue maintaining and releasing K-9 Mail for approximately one year after the release of Thunderbird for Android." - https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/06/faq-thunderbird-mobile-and-k-9-mail/
- Accounting for potential extensions to this timeline, K-9 Mail is expected to reach its end-of-life around January 2026.
- Users of K-9 Mail should anticipate transitioning to Thunderbird for Android as their primary email client on the platform by early 2026.
About the project
Android is a mostly free operating system developed mainly by Google. Unfortunately, the drivers for most devices and most applications from the "market" are not free (as in free speech, not as in no cost). They frequently work against the interest of the users, spy on them, and sometimes cannot even be removed. We urge all Android users to switch to a free Replicant as soon as possible.'
Here is a list of popular free software applications that run on Android — along with the proprietary applications they replace. If you are still a Android user, you can take a first step towards free software by installing these applications.
When we say these application programs are free software, we're talking about freedom, not price. It means that you are free to use these programs constructively, either alone or in a community, while respecting the freedom of others. The source code is available, so that you can study the software, adapt it to your needs, fix bugs, and release versions with new features. You can also convince or pay others to do these things for you. You are also free to give away and free to sell copies, under the terms of the applicable free software license. These programs are free software because you have freedom in using them. Free software develops under the control of its users.
Using free software on Android (or any nonfree operating system) is the first step towards freedom, but it does not get you all the way there. You're still under Google power as long as you use Android.
However, on this page we're concerned with the first step.
See also
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