Open Source Privacy Apps for DeGoogled Phones

This is a list of open source privacy apps that help you break the shackles of Big Tech ecosystems and apps, and help you in keep your data out of the hands of the Palantirs. (Big Tech & the 3-Letters)

FreedomTech

16. Juli 2026July 16, 2026 · 9 Min. Lesezeit9 min read · Aktualisiert am 18. September 2026Updated September 18, 2026

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Here is a list of tried and tested FOSS apps that you can use to replace OEM apps.#

This list has been updated for 2026 with new working links to the app stores on Android. There are also many new apps that have been discovered and/or recommended by fellow DeGoogled phone users.

For this list you need to:

  1. To get sync working, self-host your own Nextcloud, and use apps listed below for syncing contacts, fileshare, calendar, notes, tasks, etc.

  2. Install these App Stores:

  1. Use the listed apps below to replace OEM Googled apps.

  2. Install DAVx5 and use it to sync Nextcloud contacts, calendar, etc. with your phone and all your other devices.

To reduce Google's data collection on non DeGoogled phone, remove or disable the currently installed apps that came with your phone, and then install, set up, and use a corresponding app from the list below.

App Stores#

Barcode Scanners#

Bitcoin Wallets (w/Lightning and/or Nostr Wallet Connect)#

Bookmark Sync (btwn Android/Laptop)#

Browsers#

Calculator#

Calendars#

Calories & Weight Tracking#

Camera#

Camera Scanner (Copier App)#

Contacts#

Email#

File Browsers (most w/SFTP support)#

File Compression#

File Encryption/Decryption#

Fileshare#

Hiking & Biking Trails (AllTrails Alternative)#

Home App Launcher#

Keyboard#

Keyboard - (Speech-to-Text)#

Maps & Navigation Apps#

Map Editing (OpenStreetMap)#

Messaging#

Monero Wallets#

Music Player (mp3's)#

Music Streaming#

Nostr Apps#

Notes (All can sync between phone and Linux using Nextcloud)#

Office Suites#

Password Managers:#

PDF Viewers#

Phone Dialer#

Phone Tracker (to track your kids)#

Photo Editors#

Podcasts & Radio#

Security#

Tasks#

Texting#

Text-to-Speech (TTS)#

Video Player#

Video Streaming#

Voice Recorder#

Wallpaper#

Weather#

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skektrum

•• remarkable work consolidating this top quality FOSS list! ty FreedomTech! very informative & educational <
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AU9913

Why do we need a qr scanner? The built in camera does it already
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AU9913

Also, an app pack with your recommendations on zapstore would be great.
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FreedomTechAuthor

I was considering this, but that would be a huge list or a zillion categories. Do you have and preference on how to go about putting these into an app pack ... or many app packs?
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AU9913

Essentials, $, comms, idk. I bet if you pass this article to an ai in one prompt and say how many categories you want it's figure out the grouping decently
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FreedomTechAuthor

Most cameras come with QR code scanner, some don't. But scanning ability isn't the only issue when it comes to QR codes. You also need a way to generate them. I share my contacts and calendar events to Barcode Scanner, which turns them into a QR code that others can scan so they can add a contact our event to their own contacts or calendar.
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AU9913

Wtf that is sick. I need to try.
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FreedomTechAuthor

It's pretty cool. Just decided to try it out of the blue one day and it worked. Who knew? Transferred to both iPhone and Android. Barcode Scanner turns contacts into a QR .vcf contact file, and turns calendar events into a QR .ics event file, which are standard universal formats.
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AU9913replying to FreedomTech

I already had it downloaded I just didn't know about this feature !
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Contents

46 sections

  1. App Stores
  2. Barcode Scanners
  3. Bitcoin Wallets (w/Lightning and/or Nostr Wallet Connect)
  4. Bookmark Sync (btwn Android/Laptop)
  5. Browsers
  6. Calculator
  7. Calendars
  8. Calories & Weight Tracking
  9. Camera
  10. Camera Scanner (Copier App)
  11. Contacts
  12. Email
  13. File Browsers (most w/SFTP support)
  14. File Compression
  15. File Encryption/Decryption
  16. Fileshare
  17. Gallery
  18. Hiking & Biking Trails (AllTrails Alternative)
  19. Home App Launcher
  20. Keyboard
  21. Keyboard - (Speech-to-Text)
  22. Maps & Navigation Apps
  23. Map Editing (OpenStreetMap)
  24. Messaging
  25. Monero Wallets
  26. Music Player (mp3's)
  27. Music Streaming
  28. Nostr Apps
  29. Notes (All can sync between phone and Linux using Nextcloud)
  30. Office Suites
  31. Password Managers:
  32. PDF Viewers
  33. Phone Dialer
  34. Phone to Computer (Link-N-Sync)
  35. Phone Tracker (to track your kids)
  36. Photo Editors
  37. Podcasts & Radio
  38. Security
  39. Tasks
  40. Texting
  41. Text-to-Speech (TTS)
  42. Video Player
  43. Video Streaming
  44. Voice Recorder
  45. Wallpaper
  46. Weather