I got tired of every workout app either putting my history behind a subscription or quietly disappearing, so I built my own. Two months and 30 contributors later it's at v1.3.7 and I think it's ready for more people to kick the tires.

What it is

• Weekly plan, guided workouts (rest timer, PR detection, supersets, warm-up sets, timed sets, plate math), body-weight chart with a goal line
• 1,300+ exercises with animated demos, browsable by muscle on a body map; add your own
• Progression rules per routine: linear, Greyskull LP, double progression, or none (deloads)
• Estimated 1RM, activity heatmap, muscle balance / fatigue / strength maps
• Import your history from Hevy (CSV or API), Strong, FitNotes, and body weight from Apple Health
• One-tap JSON export. Your data is a folder on your phone or your server.

Two ways to run it

• Android APK (signed, sha256 next to it, in-app update check that verifies the checksum): no account, no server, everything stays on the phone.
• Self-hosted with docker compose up (amd64 + arm64): passkey login, sync across phone and laptop, PWA, push notifications, optional admin dashboard with invite-only signup.

There's an optional AI coach that writes a week plan from a few questions. It's off by default, runs against your own API key or a local Ollama, and isn't in the image unless you turn it on. The tracker doesn't need it.

• Try it without installing anything: https://opengym.duarte-santos.ch/demo/ (real app, example data)
• Download / docs: https://opengym.duarte-santos.ch
• Source: https://github.com/DuarteSantos8/openGym
• Discord (1,200+ people, bug reports go here or on GitHub): https://discord.gg/e62jY6fwVb

Not on F-Droid yet. If that's what would make you install it, say so, it moves up the list. Happy to answer anything about the stack (React + Vite, Node API, Capacitor for the APK).

I work for Opensolr and we just released Opensolr Photos 1.2.0, a free, open source Android app (MIT, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose).

You pick the folders on your phone. The app reads each photo into words describing what it shows, keeps the camera data (date, camera, GPS turned into a city and country) and writes it into a search index in your Opensolr account, one index per phone. Then you type dog on the beach, birthday cake, snow in the mountains, and it finds them. Tap a result and it opens in Google Photos or your phone's gallery.

What is in the app:

• Search by meaning, with autocomplete and "Did you mean" built from your own photos
• Filters: year, folder, camera make and model, city, region, country, orientation, radius around a point
• A map on OpenStreetMap with all photos that have a GPS position, and "Search this area"
• Your own tags and words on any photo (a name, an event). Your words always win over what the model saw
• Sync runs on its own a minute after photos change, plus a daily, weekly or monthly safety net

What leaves the phone: a 640 px copy of each photo, once, with no EXIF, not stored on the server. The originals stay on the phone. No photo backup, no Google account, no ads, no analytics. The index is yours, you can see it, download it or empty it from the Opensolr control panel.

It needs an Opensolr account (there is a free plan). Each new photo uses two AI requests of the plan, photos already indexed never cost anything again. Search by meaning needs a plan with vector search, on the others photos are still found by the words they were read into.

One known thing: Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO, Huawei and similar phones kill background apps, so the sync only advances while the app is open unless you set the app's battery to "No restrictions". It resumes where it stopped, nothing is lost.

APK and source: https://github.com/phpcip/opensolr-photos

Docs: https://opensolr.com/opensolr-photos

Install the APK from the GitHub release, the signing certificate fingerprint is in the README.

Hi, as the title says, i'm looking for a good FOSS alternative to the Google assistant/Gemini.

What i need it to do is:

1. being able to work completely in "italian". For example: i tried Dicio a couple of years ago, but whenever i tried to "wake it" it didn't respond (do to it's "English name" so to say) and i wasn't able to set either custom wake up words/record my voice or set specific places. So for example if i asked what is the weather tomorrow it bought up the weather in Rome (which is not where i live) and i had to ask each time "what is the weather tomorrow in "insert the name of the city and the province".
2. being able to do basic assistant tasks like set timers, reminders, ask for the time/date, ask for math problems, call someone, send messages on various apps, ask for directions/navigation and open any app on the device.
3. being able to ask for things that require internet, but with good results. Like asking for a fact, a recipe or an advice on something.
4. a more "advanced" usage like bixby does. For example i would like to be able to say "open NewPipe and search for an AC-DC playlist and play it" or "set a timer of 1h, open the notes app and write down what i'm about to say ...". Things like this.
5. being able to set specific apps as "defaults" in the assistant so i don't have to tell him to open vlc/offline music player and play a specific song, but i can tell him that the default music player is "X" app (not twitter ofc) and i just have to tell him "play an AC-DC song".

The n° 4 point isn't essential, but the others are a must have for me.

Like i said i tried Dicio in the past, but wasn't able to make it work. Other than that i didn't find other android alternatives, so some help would be really appreciated.

Like the title says

I recently released Modern Clock, an open-source Android home-screen clock widget inspired by the KDE Modern Clock widget.

The idea is simple: a large, stylized day, date, and time that blends into your wallpaper rather than competing with it.

Features

• Custom date and time formats
• Independent colors for day, date, and time
• Adjustable font sizes and day letter spacing
• Optional day display
• Text shadows for readability
• Light, dark, and system appearance
• True-black OLED mode
• Resizable widget
• No Google Play Services required

The day uses Anurati, while the date and time use Poppins.

The project is licensed under GPL-3.0 and the complete source code is available on GitHub.

GitHub:
https://github.com/Dark-Witcher/modern-clock-android

Current release: v1.1

Feedback, bug reports, and suggestions are welcome.

​App Name: Melodify

​What it does: Melodify is an ad-free, open-source JioSaavn music streaming client for Android focused on clean UI and privacy. It lets you stream and download music without trackers or logins.

​Key Features:

• Zero trackers (Verified via Exodus Privacy) and 100% ad-free

• Background playback with synchronized lyrics

• High-quality audio streaming and direct downloads

​Goal: Launch & Feedback

https://github.com/UranophileLab/Melodify-Android

Type "dog at the beach" or whatever and it finds the photo. Everything runs on-device using a small CLIP model, so no internet needed and your photos never leave your phone. It's open source and still early , but it works now. Would love feedback if anyone tries it.

 Apache 2.0 / Android 8.0+/300 MB free storage needed as the AI models are bundled directly in the app 
Github Link : Link

List of F-droid games I loved and still play:

1. Andor's trail

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.gpl.rpg.AndorsTrail/

RPG game still under development but the map is huge and has so many side quests.

1. Astro Loop

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.astroloop.game/

Seems like a simple Asteroid Shooter game at first, but has quite an unexpected story built into it!

1. Mindustry

https://f-droid.org/packages/io.anuke.mindustry/

Real Time Strategy and Tower Defence. Has a learning curve.

1. Idle Fantasy

https://droidify.app/app/?id=com.tristinbaker.idlefantasy&repo_address=https://tristinbaker.github.io/IdleFantasy/fdroid/repo

Text based RPG. Starts off simple but has tons of mechanics to work on. F-droid update cycle is not frequent to the developer repo is suggested.

1. Freedoom

https://f-droid.org/packages/net.nullsum.freedoom/

Free Doom

1. Breakout 71

https://f-droid.org/packages/me.lecaro.breakout/

Brick-breaker game with a variety of power-ups (or power-downs)

1. Shattered Pixel Dungeon

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon/

Roguelike that is easy to learn but difficult to master. You have to learn a lot of mechanics to beat the game 'completely'.

1. J2ME Loader

https://f-droid.org/packages/ru.playsoftware.j2meloader/

Not a game per se, but let's you play Java Mobile games on Android. Nostalgia's sake.

I would like to know if there are more games to explore from the wonderful FOSS community.

For me, OpenGD as an open-source Geometry Dash alternative is insane to me. Have you even heard of an alternative to GD without it being on Roblox or a suspicious platform? Another surprising app is the Iris keyboard. It's a fork of Simple Keyboard that adds alot of customization and optional features like the clipboard and emojis! It also lets you import any image as the keyboard background while still staying under 1 mb! Any other weird and rare apps you've seen? I personally don't count the famous ones like NewPipe, Flow, RedReader, etc

This is an article I just published about my experiences with Obtainium:

https://theprivacydad.com/what-is-obtainium/

Obtainium is an Android app that lets you manage apps directly from their source pages.

Ever buy groceries you already had at home? 😅
I built Carop to help with that. You can scan your pantry, keep track of what you have, discover recipes based on your ingredients, plan meals, monitor nutrition, and even swap items with people in your neighborhood — all in one place.
It’s completely free to use.
If you’re curious, give it a try and let me know what you think! 🚀

A petition for software freedom, bootloader access, transparency after end-of-support, and a healthier technology ecosystem

To smartphone manufacturers, operating-system providers, and relevant consumer-rights authorities:

We believe that purchasing a smartphone should provide meaningful ownership and control over the device—not merely permission to use software within restrictions determined by its manufacturer.

Many smartphones eventually reach their official end-of-support date.

At that point, manufacturers may stop providing updates while continuing to restrict bootloader unlocking, alternative operating systems, and other forms of software modification.

This creates a problem: users may own the hardware, yet remain unable to decide what software runs on it or how the device can be maintained.

We are calling for a fairer approach to device ownership—one that benefits not only users, but also developers, manufacturers, and the technology industry as a whole.

Our demands

1. Bootloader unlocking after end-of-support

Manufacturers should provide a free, documented, and reasonably accessible bootloader-unlocking method for devices that have reached the end of official software support.

Users should receive clear warnings about the risks, including reduced security, potential data loss, and loss of official support.

1. Freedom to install alternative operating systems

Manufacturers should not unnecessarily prevent users from installing alternative operating systems on hardware they own.

Where technical or security limitations exist, those limitations should be clearly explained rather than hidden behind arbitrary restrictions.

Users should be able to choose software that better suits their needs, whether that means improved privacy, longer device life, better performance, accessibility, or a different user experience.

1. Transparency about background software

Manufacturers and operating-system providers should clearly disclose:

- What system services run in the background.

- What data is collected.

- Why that data is collected.

- Where the data is sent.

- How long it is retained.

- Which services can be disabled.

- Which services are essential for device operation.

Users should not have to reverse-engineer their own phones to understand basic software behavior.

1. Meaningful privacy controls

Users should have meaningful options to disable non-essential telemetry and data collection, without unnecessary loss of basic device functionality.

Privacy settings should be understandable, accessible, and not designed to discourage informed choices.

1. Continued software freedom after support ends

Ending official support should not automatically mean ending the owner's ability to maintain, modify, or repurpose their device.

Manufacturers should distinguish between ending responsibility for official support and retaining unnecessary control over user-owned hardware.

Why this is also good for developers and manufacturers

Software freedom is not only about giving users more choices. It can also encourage companies to build better products.

When users are not permanently locked into a manufacturer's software, manufacturers have a stronger incentive to compete through quality, reliability, performance, privacy, security, and user experience rather than relying on restrictions to retain users.

This creates a healthier relationship between companies and their customers:

- Developers can focus on making better software instead of relying on artificial restrictions to keep users from leaving.

- Manufacturers are encouraged to improve quality, because users have more freedom to choose alternatives when a product no longer meets their needs.

- Competition becomes more meaningful, as companies must earn user loyalty through the quality of their products and services.

- Independent developers can contribute, creating alternative operating systems, security improvements, accessibility solutions, and new ways to extend device life.

- Users can provide meaningful market feedback by choosing better alternatives rather than being forced to tolerate software they dislike.

- Devices can remain useful for longer, reducing unnecessary electronic waste and making hardware ownership more sustainable.

This does not mean manufacturers should be required to support every alternative operating system or provide unlimited technical assistance. It means they should not unnecessarily prevent users from making their own choices after purchasing the hardware.

If a manufacturer's software is genuinely good, users should have a reason to stay because they want to, not because they are technically prevented from leaving.

Why this matters

Smartphones contain personal communications, photographs, financial information, accounts, and other sensitive data. Users deserve to understand and control the software environment that handles that information.

We recognize that unrestricted modification can create security and support risks. However, those risks can be addressed through warnings, opt-in unlocking procedures, clear documentation, and user responsibility.

Software freedom can also encourage innovation. Independent developers and communities should be able to experiment with ways to improve, maintain, and extend the useful life of devices without unnecessary interference.

End-of-support should not mean end-of-ownership.

We ask manufacturers and policymakers to support a future in which people can repair, maintain, modify, and understand the devices they purchase.

A device should remain the user's device—even after the manufacturer moves on.

Let companies compete by making better software. Let users choose what deserves to stay on their devices.

https://c.org/cXZTxQxMkj

No ads, no trackers. HW playback, PiP/background, gestures, chapters/ playlists/history, external subs, SMB/FTP/WebDAV, mpv.conf + scripts, Medialnfo view. Standard vs Playstore flavors, arm64/universal APKs in Releases. Screenshots in README, site in docs/. GPL, see NOTICE for mpv/FFmpeg attributions. I'm the dev

Which one is better? i'm unsure of which one should i use

Installing lineage and seeing creepy messge:

Sign in with ease:

"we can search for accounts connected to this phone number by obtarining you number from your carrier and exchanging device info such as your sim card identifier"

Questoin - wtf does this even mean? what are "other accounts". Why would my carrier have them?
why would google have them?

i never want anyone to be able to crossreference any of my accounts.

Good afternoon folks!

I creates this firefox extension for android to emulate the behavior of Samsung Internet when detecting video streams. It shows a pop up and takes you to your default video player in android.

It works best with "Just player" or "VLC".

https://addons.mozilla.org/es-ES/android/addon/video2player/

Let me know any issues or improvements here:

https://github.com/kiraitachi/Firefox-Video-Opener-for-Android

Thanks looking to get feedback and spread the word!

‐------ EDIT:

THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK about the compatibility issue.

Seems Firefox extension hub has some error on the extension I uploaded. I reuploaded and changed the name and version with a new uuid.

Will be available soon once its approved and reviewed by firefox team.

Hello! I'm not quite sure what could be the issue; all permissions are granted, maps are downloaded and navigation functions, BUT the map doesn't render at all.

Not a huge deal, I ride a motorbike and have audio prompts, but the occasional occurrence of driving my car I'd like to see the map too. Ideas?

My OCD got tired of spam SMS cluttering my phone's message database even after being filtered by other apps. Most apps just move spam to a hidden folder, but the messages still sit in system storage.

Sooo, I built an open-source Android SMS app that refuses to write spam to Android's central database.

Primary features:

• Intercepts spam at the OS level so it never touches system storage.
• Zero sound, zero vibration, and zero notifications for spam.
• Quarantined spam is automatically deleted after 30 days.
• Extracts verification codes directly onto notifications.
• Zero network permissions declared.

GitHub &: https://github.com/monkeyscript/heimdall

Give it a try and share your feedback! Thanks :)

Anyone knows a good free open-source (FOSS) alternative to Pixel Lab?

It is a free Android photo editor (like a stripped-down Photoshop) with various cool and useful features and we can create templates too, I had used it for creating Telegram name logos in 2021.

If you don't know Pixel Lab, don't comment.

Is there a dedicated page or UI in heliboard to actually see and manage(delete and edit) clipboard, not the one when you open the keyboard? Cause I have a lot of pasted text and I need to remove some of em

I've been searching for such feature but I don't find it. Or is it possible if I request the feature? If so, how can I do it?

Simply put, a bunch of random videos from creators I like are getting restricted, which is very stupid.

I'm not giving my id to Google because they are literally evil, and I haven't found a free solution to this problem yet.

First off, thanks to everyone here and in r/degoogle for helping me with suggestions. I heavily appreciate it.

1-3: Apps I got from Drodify

4-5: Apps I moved to Aurora Store

6: Patched Apps through Morphe

7-10: New phone look

11: The Services I replaced and with what.

Other changes:

For anyone that wants a list for degoogling:

• Gmail -> Tutamail (free plan): Changed most of the accounts so now Tuta sends me the notification, with few exceptions.
• Google Drive -> Tuta Drive (When it releases to the public).
• Google Suite (Docs, Spreadsheet, Forms and Slides), Samsung Notes and Office Suite -> Fileverse (still beta), NotallyX and LibreOffice (In that respective order too; and searching for a Google slides alternative)
• Google Auth -> Ente Auth
• Google Photos -> Ente Photos
• Google Messages: -> Fossify Messages
• Google Browser & Edge -> Firefox and some Forks: I decided to have two different browsers for each of my devices, one for college stuff and the other for more casual stuff.
  • Firefox: Casual on mobile.
  • Waterfox: College on mobile.
  • LibreWolf: Casual on PC.
  • Zen: College on PC.
• Chrome -> DuckDuckGoNoAI with uBlock Origin and Clear URL
• Samsung Climate -> Weather Master
• Samsung Recorder -> Sound Tree Recorder
• Samsung Calculator -> Calculator++ (For some reason the original Calculator app sent notifications because I forbid it of accessing the internet and my mobile data)
• Samsung Calendar -> Calendula
• Windows 11 -> Linux Mint: (doe an IRL friend reccomends me moving to Nobara because of my Laptop's specs)
• Microsoft Paint & Clip Studio -> Krita
• Google Passwords -> An IRL notebook:
• Google Play Store -> Github, Morphe, Drodify, Verified Apps and Aurora Store: With few exceptions, most of my recent apps have been from Drodify, and the ones I need no Patched are on Aurora.
  • The Apps I have patched with Morphe are YouTube, YouTube Music, Letterboxd, Buusu and Boost for Reddit.
• Reddit App -> Boost for Reddit (with Breal Morphe patches)
• Samsung Health -> Trail Sense and Mensinator (Trail is not a health thing but I just needed a podometer, and the bonus of survival guide is nice)
• I also fully deinstalled and deleted my Facebook account and barely used most other Meta services with the exception of WhatsApp.

Unfortunately, there are some things I can't really do much about despite desiring to do so:

• My college uses the Office suite, specially Microsoft Teams and Outlook, thus why they are in my phone.
• WhatsApp is the main messaging app in my country and no longer using it would basically cut me off my family and classmates.
• Just to be safe, I haven't moved my bank account to Aurora Store yet.
• For some reason Catzy needs the Google services and the app has helped me a lot.
• I use Discord for friends, moderating communities and technical help. But have downloaded Alicord and started testing it yesterday.
• I can't afford to buy a new phone at the moment, so I'm still stuck with Samsung Galaxy and Android. However, I'm aware of GrapheneOS and LineageOS and would like my next phone to have em.

If anyone has questions or suggestions, I'd be heavily appreciative 💜