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[R] = Personal Recommendation
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- Where can I find APKs?
- Ad Blocker
- App Store
- Browser
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Camera
- Clock
- Companion App
- Contacts
- Custom ROM
- Document Viewer
- File Manager
- Gallery
- Gaymen
- Icon Pack
- Keyboard
- Launcher
- Messaging
- Music Player
- Navigation
- Password Manager
- Productivity
- Rooting
- Shitposting
- Torrent
- Utilities
- Video Player
- Youtube Alternative
- Weeb Stuff
- ROM Sources
Where can I find APKs?
Ad Blocker
- AdAway [R]
Block ads with /etc/hosts also supports non-rooted devices - Blokada
- DNS66
DNS-based Host Blocker(and lightweight ad blocker) for Android
App Store
- Play Store Alternatives
- Aptoide
- Aurora Store
Open source Play Store client
- F-Droid Clients
- F-Droid
FOSS Play Store alternative, has its own repo - Foxy Droid
Alternatie F-Droid client - Neo-Store
Has Material You support, bloated - Droid-ify [R]
Also has Material You support - Aurora Droid
Alternative F-Droid client from the developer of Aurora Store
- F-Droid
Browser
- Naked Browser [P]
Made by a /g/entooman, 128kB in size, get the pro version if you want bottom url bar and custom gestures Firefox
Ideally you shouldn't use this- Fennec
Firefox with proprietary bits and telemetry removed - Mull
This is a privacy oriented and deblobbed web browser based on Mozilla technology. It enables many features upstreamed by the Tor Uplift project using preferences from the arkenfox-user.js project. - Tor Browser
F-Droid repo: https://guardianproject.info/fdroid/ - Kiwi Browser
Chromium fork, Has extension support - Yuzu Browser
Heavily customizable, made by japs - Bromite [R]
Chromium fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements, no extension support - Iceraven Browser
Firefox fork that aims to provide its users with more options and customization
Calculator
- Calculator++ [R]
Use this if your calculations are more complex than the average user - Equate
Calculator/Converter, can convert nearly everything - Simple Calculator
Not as advanced as the others but it gets the job done
Calendar
- Etar
- Simple Calendar [R]
Camera
- Simple Camera
- Open Camera
Has a shit ton of features - Modded GCam [P] [R]
Modded versions of GCam provide the best picture/video quality but they are non-free
Clock
- Simple Clock [R]
- Alarmio
- Clock+
- Talalarmo
No stopwatch or timer, single alarm - Simple Alarm Clock
No stopwatch or timer, multiple alarms
Companion App
- Gadgetbridge [R]
Open source replacement for apps like MiFit, supports a wide range of devices
Contacts
- Simple Contacts [R]
Custom ROM
- LineageOS
The defaultjust werks™
ROM with a wide range of device support, doesn't let you customize the UI much only the color and a few some status bar things - ArrowOS [R]
More minimalist than the other custom roms - BlissROM, crDroid, Resurrection Remix
They all provide you with a lot of customization options while still being stable but the device support is a bit lacking compared to LineageOS, use the one that catches your eye - GrapgeneOS
Privacy and security focused mobile OS, only supports Pixel devices - CalyxOS
"Private By Design" android ROM, only supports Pixel devices and Xiaomi Mi A2
Document Viewer
- MuPDF Viewer [R]
There is also a mini version which focuses on reading only - KOReader
File Manager
- Solid Explorer [P]
- Total Commander [P]
- X-plore File Manager [P]
- MiXplorer [P]
Has all the features you can ask for, not to be confused with Xiaomi Mi Explorer - Material Files [R]
- Ghost Commander
Dual-panel file manager, might be a bit hard to use - Amaze
Gallery
- Simple Gallery [R]
Get the pro version for free in F-Droid, has a lock feature to hide your CP
Gaymen
- RetroArch
Console emulator, ROM sources can be found at the bottom of the page - Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Roguelike RPG with pixel art graphics and lots of variety and replayability - Warfare Inc.
Command & Conquer like RTS game, source code available on github - LostLife [NSFW] [P]
┬┴┬┴┤ʕ•ᴥ├┬┴┬┴ a game fit for techloli/g/y
loli is back yay!
Icon Pack
Keyboard
- AnySoftKeyboard [R]
- Openboard
- Hacker's Keyboard
- Simple Keyboard
- Gboard with restricted network access, can be achieved with AFWall+
Launcher
- Nova Launcher [P]
- Lawnchair [R]
- Evie Launcher [P]
- Niagara Launcher [P]
Releases are also available on github/8bitPit/Niagara-Issues - Open Launcher
- Posidon Launcher
- KISS Launcher
Minimalist and lightweight
Messaging
- IM
- Signal-FOSS
Patches to Signal for Android removing dependencies on closed-source G**gle Mobile Services and Firebase libraries - Telegram Clients
- Telegram-FOSS
Unofficial, FOSS-friendly fork of the original Telegram client for Android - Nekogram [R]
- Telegram-FOSS
- Signal-FOSS
- Matrix
- Element
Secure decentralised chat & VoIP
- Element
- IRC
- SMS
- QKSMS
FOSS replacement for your SMS app - Simple SMS [R]
SMS app replacement
- QKSMS
Music Player
- AIMP [P]
- Poweramp [P] [R]
Get the apk from forums otherwise you'll be limited with 15 days trial - SicMu Music Player
Lightweight af, around 430kB, but old - Vinyl Music Player
Phonograph fork, makes all pro features free - Vanilla Music Player
Has cover fetcher, audio tagger, headphone detector and lyrics search plugin - Black Player [P]
- Odyssey
- Foobar2000 [P]
- Timber
- Shuttle+
Always use Shuttle+ not Shuttle, the latter contains non-free libraries - Metro Music [R]
Navigation
- Google Maps [P]
Botnet/spyware but werks - OsmAnd
G**gle Maps alternative, uses OpenStreetMap data
Password Manager
Do NOT use proprietary password managers as they are not trustworthy
- KeePassDX
- Bitwarden
- Android-Password-Store [R]
Client for pass(1), you can push your passwords to a remote repo on your PC then pull from your phone and vice versa
Productivity
- Notes
- Simple Notes
- Orgzly
- Markor
Can sync with Dropbox, NextCloud, Syncthing etc. also has markdown support - Tasks
Rooting
- Magisk
- Magisk Delta
Magisk fork by HuskyDG that brings back MahgiskHide and adds some improvements, you can read more here
Shitposting
- Imageboards
- Kuroba
Dev builds: Kuroba-dev - Kuroba-Experimental
Has an automatic captcha solver - Clover
- Dashchan [R]
- Kuroba
Torrent
- Libretorrent [R]
A free as in freedom torrent client for Android - BiglyBT
Utilities
- Lucky Patcher [P]
Patch apps for free premium/in-app purchases and remove ads, needs root for most of the functionality - Titanium Backup [P]
Backup utility for Android - KDE Connect
Connect your phone and PC, works without KDE - SD Maid [P]
System cleaner, get pro apk for best performance - Termux
Terminal emulator for Android, useful for youtube-dl and SSH - MicroG
A free-as-in-freedom re-implementation of G**gle’s proprietary Android user space apps and libraries - Warden
Disable trackers and loggers in apps - NetGuard
Block access to the internet per application - AFWall+
Firewall, requires root
Video Player
- mpv-android [R]
Android port of mpv, just werks™, can stream videos - VLC
Youtube Alternative
- NewPipe
Doesn't use G**gle frameworks so you can't login but can import your subs, using the GitHub release is highly advised cuz updates are 3-4 or more days behind in F-Droid repos - NewPipe x SponsorBlock x Return YouTube Dislike [R]
The name says it all, it's just NewPipe with SponsorBlock and Dislikes YoutubeVanced
Ad-less version of the Youtube app, it got shut down by G**gle due to legal reasons, ReVanced is out!- YoutubeReVanced
Building instructions: https://github.com/inotia00/revanced-documentation - SkyTube
An open-source YouTube player for the Android operating system, without ads
Weeb Stuff
- Tachiyomi
Has forks if you don't like the original app AnymeX[P]
Anime streaming app, can sync with MAL, it's dead now https://teddit.net/r/anYme/comments/ls6uu7/due_to_legal_reasons_it_wont_be_possible_anymore/