As in title, preferably open-source, but doesn’t have to, I will start:
KOReader - Amazing reader app, and being able to use the same app across various devices, even non-android ones, is pure bliss. Japanese support is pretty good too, which makes me happy. Though… Sadly no vertical text support :c
Syncthing-fork - Being able to keep a library of books, and some files, and easily keep the shared folder across various devices, is mega comfy. Tachiyomi - Cute manga reader.
NewPipe - Really pleasant youtube client, that i sometimes use to listen to things in the background.
Kaku - An useful Japanese OCR app, that works… quite decently for when I encounter kanji that I do not recognize, and is not text.
EinkBro - A web browser, that on e-ink devices, is quite comfy. Has few… quirks, but works well on e-ink
StreetComplete. It’s an easy way to improve openstreetmap wherever you are. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.westnordost.streetcomplete/
Your link is broken, the address it leads to is “url”. [link text](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.westnordost.streetcomplete/) would be the correct way.
Thanks for that. I will have to test my links in the future
Ooh, cute app, thanks :3
+1 for Tachiyomi.
If you absolutely must get something from Google Play, I suggest Aurora Store, which acts as an alternative frontend for Google Play, so you don’t have to have GApps installed.
If you have use for command line programs, Termux, a terminal emulator, is a great option, and it also works with root.
For reading eBooks, I also have a recommendation, Librera Reader (but I’ll check the OP’s recommendation too).
Material Files and Simple File Manager are great file browsing tools. But if you need a file browser for root specifically, I recommend Material Files specifically.
Good list, but termux isn’t a terminal emulator. It’s so much more. It’s like a virtual machine running cli linux with it’s own repos and all. You can have python, gcc, vim, emacs, zsh… you name it. As long as it is tui, it is probably on termux!
Oh yea, Forgot to list Termux, but, since my 10.3" inch e-ink tablet broke, I haven’t been using it as often :c Using emacs inside it, and having lisp… was mega comfy
moonlight-android - opensource android application to connect to your NVIDIA gamestream functionality provided by most modern NVIDIA graphic cards
I use it often for streaming my computer from my bed to play tactic/mouse heavy games, but latency wise it’s very good if using hardware encoding. Less friction than a parsec and/or steam link setup.
Additionally (though I haven’t tried it) there is a server software to emulate the NVIDIA™ gamestream functionality for AMD/Intel/etc, giving you an open source and low friction way to setup remote game streaming and/or desktop use https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine
Nvidia said they ended support for gamestream but haven’t removed it from GeForce experience yet.
Sunshine is amazing. I can vouch for it. It’s in active development and works really well.
Joplin is one of the most important apps I use daily on my Android phone. The desktop version for Linux, an Appimage, synchronizes with the shared database used by the Android app. One can use common cloud services or pay a small fee (now about 18 euros/year) for a specific cloud synchronization service (1Gb).
- just weather
- Joplin
- Open Sync
- OpenTasks
- Lock Screen
- K-9 Mail
- OsmAnd
- AntennaPod
- Nextcloud
- SMS Backup+
- VLC
- KeePassDX
- OpenKeychain
- Signal
- ConnectBot
- Wi-Fi Automatic
- DAAP
- primitive ftpd
- My App List
- Firefox
- Wi-Fi Analyzer
Ooh, an open source weather app. Might check it out. I did try Joplin, but… Ultimately it just wasn’t what I was looking for Thanks :3
- Tasks.org - To Do lists
- Saber - Handwritten notes and drawing in PDFs
- Les Pas - photo management (Nextcloud based)
- Invoice Ninja - invoicing for business
Torque. It allows you to connect to your car’s OBD2 port via a cheap Bluetooth adapter. From the app, you can read and clear diagnostic codes, setup custom gauges, and log data. It was very helpful when my alternator was dying and when my car was overheating. I don’t have voltage or coolant temp gauges.
Is there a specific Bluetooth dongle/adapter you use?
I’ve been using this one since 2016.
The cheap Bluetooth ones work as well as the expensive ones
- Aegis Great 2fa client
- AN2Linux Sync mobile notification to your computer
- AntennaPod Podcast app
- Birday Track birthdays
- Element Matrix client
- FairEmail Email client
- FolderSync Sync directories
- lichess Gamin’
- Moon+ Reader Pro For ebooks and such
- Obsidian Notes, wiki, brain
- Omnivore Trying this read stuff later or never
- Password Store Pass client
- Pushover Push notifications from all over the place
- Retro Mode - Neon Pixels everywhere
- Scrambled Exif Share and scramble and no traces left behind
- Subway Tooter Mastodon client
- Sync Lemmy!
- Termux Terminal on the phone
- Today Weather Rainy check
- Todo.txt Simple todos
- URLCheck Share and clean
List made using List My Apps
Listing the ones that haven’t been listed
- MPV
- Ankidroid
- KDE Connect
- LocalSend
- Mint calculator
- QR & Barcode scanner
- suntimes alarms
- The simple mobiles apps
- anysoft keyboard
- komikku
- sobriety
Autosync for Google Drive - Syncs folders in Google Drive to your phone. I use it for music files.
- Florisboard - FOSS keyboard with support for glide typing
- KISS Launcher - Lightweight, search based, customizable launcher. Also
- MuPDF - PDF viewer
- Logseq - Notes. TODO list. Ideas
- Syncthing - For syncing across devices
- Newpipe - Youtube clilent
- K-9 mail - For email
- Feeder - RSS feeds
- Tusky - Fediverse
- Mull browser
- Brave browser
- Organic Maps - For maps and navigation.
- GMaps WV - For maps and navigation.
- Auxio - music player
- Bitwarden
- Termux
- Mega-android - Cloud storage
And ofcourse, F-Droid with additional repos (IzzyOnDroid, Newpipe etc.)
AR Drawing - for learning painting
