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De-Bloater vs Universal Android Debloater: catalog facts
De-Bloater	Universal Android Debloater
Best for: Rooted Android users removing manufacturer bloatware	Best for: Removing bloatware from an Android phone without root
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Android	Windows, macOS, Linux
Removes system apps without touching the system partition Supports Magisk, KernelSU and APatch All 3 strengths for De-Bloater Removes system apps without touching the system partition Supports Magisk, KernelSU and APatch Covers /system, /vendor and /product	Works on non-rooted devices through ADB Graphical interface instead of manual adb commands All 3 strengths for Universal Android Debloater Works on non-rooted devices through ADB Graphical interface instead of manual adb commands Cross-platform desktop app written in Rust
Requires a rooted device Removing the wrong app can break system features	Removing the wrong package can cause problems on the phone Described by its author as early-stage All 3 limitations for Universal Android Debloater Removing the wrong package can cause problems on the phone Described by its author as early-stage No code changes since August 2024
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for De-Bloater sunilpaulmathew.github.io/De-Bloater github.com/sunilpaulmathew/De-Bloater f-droid.org/packages/com.sunilpaulmathew.debloater Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Universal Android Debloater github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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