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Best for: Android users who manage F-Droid apps from a computer terminal

Best for: Installing and updating free and open source Android apps without a Google account

Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause license.

Free and open source, donation supported, no ads

• Searches and manages apps from a computer over ADB
• Supports batch install, update, and removal
• Does not require root or an Android client

• No account needed and no tracking of what you install
• All apps in the main repository must be free and open source software and are built from source by F-Droid
• Checks repo index signatures and APK hashes and can install updates automatically
• Nearby feature lets you send and receive apps offline with people near you

• Works with one connected Android device at a time
• Does not check package hardware compatibility

• Requires enabling installation from unknown sources because a regular Android app cannot act as a package manager
• Only FLOSS apps without proprietary tracking or advertising SDKs are accepted in the main repository
• Requires Android 7.0 or newer (version 2.0-rc1)

• Official website
• Full listing and sources

Sources for fdroidcl

• github.com/Hoverth/fdroidcl

Catalog checked October 8, 2026

• Official website
• Full listing and sources

Sources for F-Droid

• f-droid.org/packages/org.fdroid.fdroid
• f-droid.org
• f-droid.org/en/about
• gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/fdroid%2Ffdroidclient
• f-droid.org/en/tutorials/swap
• f-droid.org/en/docs/Inclusion_Policy
• gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient/-/raw/master/README.md

Catalog checked September 20, 2026