Developer(s) | Ciaran Gultnieks[1] |
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Initial release | 29 September 2010[2] |
Stable release | 1.21.0[3] (10 October 2024 )
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Repository | |
Written in | Python (server tools), Jekyll (software) (site), Java (client) |
Operating system | Android (client), Linux, macOS, Windows 10, FreeBSD (server) |
Type | Digital distribution of free software, Software repository |
License | GNU Affero General Public License, version 3.0 or later[4] |
Website | f-droid |
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 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.[5]
The website also offers the source code of applications it hosts, as well as the software running the F-Droid server, allowing anyone to set up their own app repository.[6][7][8]