List of known free software apps

We would like to list here all known Free Software applications that can be installed on Android devices.

General

Application name Description Website Apk Market Sources License API Note/Replicant Status
Desk Clock Clock Desk Clock apk market git
SayMyName reads out caller's name roadtoadc
ZXing Barcode reader ZXing
Openintents PIM applications(I didn't check all of them) openintents /!\ WARNING not all openintents applications are free software,some have an EULA
SuperGenPass Password hasher SuperGenPass apk [git://staticfree.info/git/SuperGenPass/ git] GPLv3
Wiki Dici Wiktionary Wiki Dici
APN Apndroid
Spell Dial spelldial
Astrid Task recording Astrid
android-metronome Metronome android-metronome
ringdroid ringdroid
SMS Popup android-smspopup
mandelbrot Fractal Viewer mandelbrot
CellFinder Cell Network Finder CellFinder
geobeagle geobeagle
CIDR Calculator CIDR subnet calculator CIDR Calculator
DiskUsage Disk Usage Viewer DiskUsage
Contact Owner Contact Owner
cyanogen-updater CM Updater
pmix MPD client pmix apk Android 1.5+ Works with replicant
FBReaderJ e-book reader (fbreader's port) http://fbreader.org/FBReaderJ/ apk [market://search?q=pname:org.geometerplus.zlibrary.ui.android market] zip GPL Android 1.5+ Works on replicant
AnkiDroid Flashcard (spaced-)repetition AnkiDroid apk market git GPLv3 Android 1.5+
Mnemododo Flashcard (spaced-)repetition mnemododo no here GPLv2
Tippy Tipper tip calculator tippytipper here Apache 2
Proxoid http proxy for Android Proxoid [] Apache 2
android-wifi-tether Wireless Tether for Root Users android-wifi-tether Apache 2
android-moderator A Google Moderator client for Android android-moderator Apache 2
Pedometer A Pedometer for android Pedometer GPL3
WebSMS web sms app WebSMS GPL3
chrometophone Google Chrome to Phone Extension chrometophone Apache 2 I am sure we can use it on chromium too but I see "Chrome to Phone is powered by the Android Cloud to Device Messaging (C2DM) service". Should we list this?
TomDroid note taking TomDroid GPLv3

Also, WordPlayer is a free-as-in-beer e-book reader that interfaces with the (free-as-in-freedom) calibre e-book manager. Although it does not strictly belong on this list, the developer of WordPlayer has expressed interest in freeing the code if enough developers show interest in contributing.

Applications pack

Application name Description Website Apk Market Sources License API Note/Replicant Status
apps for android Various free software apps pack: apps-for-android apps-for-android

News apps

Application name Description Website Apk Market Sources License API Note/Replicant Status
BBC News BBC News BBC News Apache License 2.0. Source code is I here under NewsWidget
NPR News NPR News (National Public Radio) NPR News Apache License 2.0

Communication

Application name Description Website Apk Market Sources License API Note/Replicant Status
Yaaic IRC Client Yaaic GNU GPL
Sipdroid SIP client Sipdroid apk [market://search?q=pname:org.sipdroid.sipua market] svn GPLv3 Android 1.5+ look here for making it work with asterisk instead of the default provider
K9 Email Client K9 apk [market://search?q=pname:com.fsck.k9 market] svn Apache 2.0 Android 1.5+
Funambol Android Sync Client Funambol Client for Android apk [market://search?q=pname:com.funambol.android market] svn aGPLv3 Android 2.0+
ConnectBot SSH client ConnectBot apk [market://search?q=pname:org.connectbot market] svn Apache 2.0 Android 1.5+
Libredroid Libre.fm client Release Blog Post apk [market://search?q=pname:fm.libre.droid market]
Mustard Identi.ca client Mustard
Denta Identi.ca client Denta
Exchange OWA Mail client ExchangeIt
yaaic IRC client yaaic apk on github GPLv3
APG Android Privacy Guard APG apk [market://search?q=pname:org.thialfihar.android.apg market] svn Apache 2.0 Android 1.5+

Games

Application name Description Website Apk Market Sources License API Note/Replicant Status
Tux Rider Tux Rider can't find its license
Fire Taps music Fire Taps GNU GPLv3
Missile Intercept action Missile Intercept GNU GPLv3
Replica Island platform Replica Island Apache License 2.0
Frozen Bubble Frozen Bubble port Frozen Bubble GNU GPL2
!CuckooChess chess game CuckooChess GNU GPL3
Open WordSearch rod search game Open WordSearch GNU GPL3
GL ES Quake Quake port to OpenGL ES GL ES Quake GPLv2
Doom Doom port doom-for-android
Solitaire Collection solitaire-for-android Apache License 2.0
Robotic Space Rock Robotic Space Rock Robotic Space Rock Apache License 2.0
TiltMazes TiltMazes New BSD License
Scrambled Net Scrambled Net GPLv2 with LGPL components
Lexic Lexic GPLv3
Alien Blood bath Alien Blood Bath GPLv3
asquare asqare GPLv3
Android Puzzles Android Puzzles Expat License
Knave Arthur's Sword proof-of-concept 2-player augmented reality swordfighting (virtual swords clink when they intersect) https://launchpad.net/asword OpenSourceTownLicense
robotfindskitten robotfindskitten apk [git://staticfree.info/git/robotfindskitten/ git] GPLv3
Guess the Number A mind game for Android Guess the Number Apache License 2.0
Line Follower Line Follower Line Follower GPL3

Sudoku

Application name Description Website Apk Market Sources License API Note/Replicant Status
Androku Andoku GPLv3
opensudoku OpenSudoku GPLv3

Emulators

Application name Description Website Apk Market Sources License API Note/Replicant Status
Scummvm Scummvm port " Android 1.5+
Twisty z-machine emulator [http://code.google.com/p/twisty/ Twisty":http://sites.google.com/site/scummvmandroid/dev] GPLv3

GPS

Application name Description Website Apk Market Sources License API Note/Replicant Status
!OsmAnd Gps navigation program OsmAnd " LGPL Not supported under Replicant (we have no gps yet)
open-gpstracker A GPS tracking Android App [https://code.google.com/p/open-gpstracker/ open-gpstracker":https://code.google.com/p/osmand/source/checkout] GPL3 Not supported under Replicant (we have no gps yet)
GeoBeagle GeoBeagle: an Android app for geocaching and letterboxing geobeagle Apache 2 Not supported under Replicant (we have no gps yet)
Andnav Gps navigation program http://www.andnav.org/ http://code.google.com/p/andnav/ svn GPLv3 Android 1.6+ Not supported under replicant (we have no gps yet), was liberated Dec '09
!MyTracks Gps tracking http://code.google.com/p/mytracks/ apk [market://search?q=pname:com.google.android.maps.mytracks market] mercurial Apache 2.0 Android 1.5+ No GPS on replicant yet
Mixare Augmented Reality Engine http://www.mixare.org/ http://code.google.com/p/mixare/ apk_list [market://search?q=pname:org.mixare market] git GPLv3 Android 1.5+ Not supported under replicant (we have no gps yet)

The OpenStreetMap wiki has a "list of "open source Android applications that support OpenStreetMap.

Libraries

Application name Description Website Apk Market Sources License API Note/Replicant Status
eyes-free text-to-speech library eyes-free

Le Wiki Koumbit also has a list of free/libre apps for Android.