F-Droid

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F-Droid

Basic Information
Release Year	2010
Product Type	Software, Digital Storefront
In Production	Yes
Official Website	https://f-droid.org

F-Droid is a free and open-source app store and software repository for Android, serving a similar function to the Google Play Store. The main repository, hosted by the project, contains only free and open-source apps. Applications can be browsed, downloaded, and installed from the F-Droid website or the client app without the need to register an account. "Anti-features" such as advertising, user tracking, or dependence on non-free software are flagged in app descriptions.

Consumer-impact summary

User Freedom

F-Droid allows users to install applications without requiring to log in with an account.

User Privacy

F-Droid allows contains privacy settings such as using Tor for download traffic.

Business Model

The only way F-Droid is sustained is via donations. There are no ads or paid applications or features, as it follows the FOSS philosophy.

See Also

• Free software movement