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This collection is maintained by the Free software replacement project team.

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.

Free programs

Type	Free program	Replacement for
Repository client	F-droid	Google play
dialer	simple dialer koler	Google Phone Drupe
SMS messenger	QKSMS simple SMS messenger	Google Messages Pulse SMS
App locker	AppLock	Photon App Lock
BitTorrent client	LibreTorrent Android Torrent Client Transdroid tremotesf	BitTorrent µTorrent Flud Vuze
Camera and video camera (2 in 1)	Open Camera Simple camera Secure camera	Google Camera VSCO Photoshop Camera
Document viewer	MuPDF CuprumPDF Pdf Viewer Plus	Adobe Acrobat Reader Foxit Reader Xodo
Email client	k9-mail FairEmail	Microsoft outlook Gmail
News agreggator	Feeder	Feedly
Radio	Transistor - Simple Radio App	di.fm
Music player	simple music player	foobar2000
Clock	simple clock (stopwatch, alarm) Just a clock	Google Clock
Calculator	simple calculator	Google Calculator
unit converter	Units	Wolfram Alpha
Gallery	simple gallery	Google Photos
calendar	simple calendar Etar DAVx5 EteSync	Google Calendar Microsoft Mail and Calendar fruux Proton Calendar
screensaver	xscreensaver
voice recorder	simple voice recorder Audio recorder	Easy Voice Recorder
keyboard	hacker's keyboard simple keyboard	Gboard Microsoft SwiftKey
flashlight	simple flashlight
App launcher	KISS launcher	NOVA launcher
Weather	Forecastie Clima	Windy AccuWeather
Maps	Osmand organic maps	google maps Google Earth
Download Manager	Aria2App Download Navi	Loader Droid
TODOs	Tasks.org 1list fokus	Google Tasks Todoist Taskade
Notes	Standard notes joplin Notally scarled notes FD Carnet Quillnote Markor p!n	Obsidian NoteLedge Notion Microsoft OneNote Google Keep Evernote Roam Research Zoho Notebook

Android-only free software

Libre Torrent

See also

• FSD: Antifeatures

External links

• Adobe's Software is Malware
• Apple's Operating Systems Are Malware
• Google's Software is Malware
• Microsoft's Software is Malware