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dict.cc is not only an online dictionary translating from English and German to 21 languages. Its an attempt to create a platform where users from all over the world can share their knowledge in the field of translations. Every visitor can suggest new translations and correct or confirm other users suggestions. The challenging and most important part of the project is the so-called Contribute! system making this process possible.
The resulting vocabulary database can be downloaded anytime.
The complete German-English vocabulary of dict.cc is now available for download and offline use on the iPhone. Just search the AppStore for "dict.cc" to install the free application!
Shelter is a Free and Open-Source (FOSS) app that leverages the “Work Profile” feature of Android to provide an isolated space that you can install or clone apps into.
Shelter comes with absolutely no advertisement / statistics / tracking SDKs bundled with it. All source code is available in at https://git.angry.im/PeterCxy/Shelter or mirror https://github.com/PeterCxy/Shelter and the sources are licensed under WTFPL.
This app depends on your Android system’s implementation of Work Profile. Some vendor / custom ROMs may have a broken implementation that may cause crashes and even bricking of your device. One such example is MIUI from Xiaomi. I currently provide no support for such ROMs because I personally do not own any of these devices. If you are running Shelter on these ROMs, you are on your own. If any developer out there own these devices and could make Shelter run on these ROMs, please send pull requests and I’ll be happy to merge them.
Features / Use Cases
- Run apps inside the isolated profile so they cannot access your data outside the profile
- “Freeze” (disable) background-heavy or seldom-used apps when you don’t need them. This is especially true if you use apps from "some company".
- Clone apps to use two accounts on one device
Caveats
Shelter is not a full sandbox implementation. It cannot protect you from:
- Security bugs of the Android system or Linux kernel
- Backdoors installed in your Android system (so please use an open-source ROM if you are concerned about this)
- Backdoors installed into the firmwares (no way to work around this)
- Any other bugs or limitations imposed by the Android system.
Also, Shelter cannot create more than 1 work profile on one Android device, and cannot co-exist with any other apps that manages a Work Profile. This is due to the limitations of the Android system, and I can do nothing about this.
FlorisBoard is an open-source keyboard aimed at providing you with an easy way to type while respecting your privacy.
Currently implemented and fully working features:
- Latin keyboard layouts
- QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish/Finnish, Danish, Icelandic and Swiss. More coming in future releases
- Easy switching between languages/layouts by defining subtypes in the settings
- Keyboard layouts for typing in a (phone) number
- Special characters input
- Emoji/Emoticon keyboard
- One-handed/compact mode for easier typing on large devices
- Light and dark theme for the input UI (more themes will come in future releases)
- Customization of key press sound/vibration
An Android app which finds wrong, incomplete or extendable data in the user's vicinity and provides the tools to complete these easily and directly on site without having to use another editor.
The found issues are presented to the user as markers on a map (like i.e. in Mapdust) that each are solvable by filling out a simple form to complete/correct the information on site. The user's answer is then processed and directly uploaded into the OSM database in atomic commits in the name of the user's OSM account. Since the app is meant to be used on a survey, it can be used offline and otherwise aims to be economic with data usage.
The app is aimed at users who do not know anything about OSM tagging schemes but still want to contribute to the OpenStreetMap by surveying their neighbourhood (or other places as well). Because of the target group, only those quests are shown which are answerable very clearly by asking one simple question and only those quests are created which contain very few false positives.
Features: Trip planner (door to door), live departure times (including delays), nearby stations (also on a map) and interactive network plans. Also: app-widget for departures from nearby stations. Coverage: Germany (long-distance, regional and local, e.g. Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart) Switzerland (long-distance, regional and local, e.g. Zürich, Geneva, Basel, Bern) Austria (long-distance, regional and local, e.g. Vienna, Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck) Italy (long-distance, regional and local, e.g. Milan, Rome, Naples) Belgium (long-distance, regional and local, e.g. Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Brussels) Luxembourg (long-distance, regional and local) Denmark (long-distance, regional and local, e.g. Copenhagen) Sweden (long-distance, regional and local, e.g. Stockholm) Norway (long-distance, regional and local, e.g. Oslo, Bergen) Poland (long-distance, regional and local, e.g. Warsaw) UK (long-distance, regional and local, e.g. London, Birmingham) Ireland (long-distance, regional and local, e.g. Dublin) USA (local and regional, e.g. Philadelphia, Chicago)
DroidFS is an alternative way to use encrypted overlay filesystems on Android that uses its own internal file explorer instead of mounting virtual volumes. It currently only works with gocryptfs but support for CryFS could be added in the future.
F-Droid link:
• https://f-droid.org/packages/sushi.hardcore.droidfs/
GitHub:
• https://github.com/hardcore-sushi/DroidFS
Unsafe features (DroidFS allows you to enable/disable unsafe features to fit your needs between security and comfort. It is strongly recommended to read the documentation of a feature before enabling it.):
OsmAnd is a map and navigation application with access to the free, worldwide, and high-quality OpenStreetMap data. Enjoy voice and optical navigator, viewing POIs (points of interest), creating and managing GPX tracks, using contour lines visualization and altitude info (through plugin), a choice between driving, cycling, pedestrian modes, OSM editing and much more.
Navigation • Works online (fast) or offline (no roaming charges when you are abroad) • Turn-by-turn voice guidance (recorded and synthesized voices) • Optional lane guidance, street name display, and estimated time of arrival • Supports intermediate points on your itinerary • Automatic re-routing whenever you deviate from the route • Search for places by address, by type (e.g.: restaurant, hotel, gas station, museum), or by geographical coordinates
Map Viewing • Display your position and orientation • Optionally align the picture according to compass or your direction of motion • Save your most important places as Favorites • Display POIs (point of interests) around you • Display specialized online tiles, satellite view (from Bing), different overlays like touring/navigation GPX tracks and additional layers with customizable transparency • Optionally display place names in English, local, or phonetic spelling
OSM Data • High-quality information from the best collaborative projects of the world • OSM data available per country or region • Compact offline vector maps updated at least once a month
Safety Features • Optional automated day/night view switching • Optional speed limit display, with reminder if you exceed it • Optional speed-dependent zooming • Share your location so that your friends can find you
FitoTrack is a mobile app for logging and viewing your workouts. Whether you’re running, cycling or hiking, FitoTrack will show you the most important information, with detailed charts and statistics. It is open-source and completely ad-free.
Features:
- Track workouts. Choose the type of sport you would like to track and just start running, cycling or hiking, for example. You can see the general information right below the map on the tracking screen.
- View your workouts. View general information such as date, time, duration, distance, speed and pace. See your route on a map. Work out your level of performance from the speed diagram.
- Open-Source. There is neither advertisement nor tracking, and the source code is open and licensed under the GPLv3.
This app collects GPS locations of GSM/UMTS/LTE/CDMA cell towers and sends them to OpenCellID.org database. It is designed to help map the extent of mobile phone network coverage. It is also possible to collect measurements for private purposes and export them to CSV or GPX files.
Some features: • specially optimized GPS parameters to reduce battery drain • upload to OpenCellId.org project • export to SD card as CSV or GPX • ad-free, forever!
The OpenCellID.org project goal is to create a worldwide open source database of mobile cell locations. Tower Collector gives you opportunity to contribute in OpenCellID project by uploading cell towers' locations from your area. Collected data can be used to quickly locate devices without enabling GPS.
This application does not collect, store or send any information which can be used to directly identify user, device which is being used or any other personal information.
Tusky is a lightweight client for Mastodon, a free and open-source social network server. It supports all Mastodon features, like photos, videos, lists, custom emojis and is designed according to material guidelines.
You can choose between a dark and a light theme in Tusky. It has notifications and a drafts feature.
PixelDroid is a Free and Open Source Android client for Pixelfed, the federated image sharing platform.
Browse feeds and profiles, upload new posts, discover posts, interact with others on the fediverse.
• Multi-Account support • Dark and light themes • Apply filters, crop, change brightness/contrast/saturation • Takes into account the configuration of your Pixelfed server • 100% Free and Open Source software. No proprietary dependencies.
Protect your communication in transit and on your phone. Silence is a full replacement for the default text messaging application: all messages are encrypted locally and messages to other Silence users are encrypted over the air.
PanicTrigger is an Android app which can help you in an emergency situation. In such a case you tap on a big red button which causes the app to send out SMS to your preconfigured contacts/groups without comfirmation. So don’t tap on the wrong button ;-) PanicTrigger runs in the background and listens for incoming SMS this is why it needs the permission to read your SMS. I won’t read your SMS :)
If an ingoing SMS contains a specific word AND is from a specific number then an alarm will go off and call the sender of the SMS in one minute. Enough time for you to wake up and realize that the alarm has been triggered. Your contact(s) can trigger your alarm with a simple SMS and vice versa. If he/she/they doesn’t have this app he will only see an SMS with the text “Panic” (by default) and your current GPS coordinates. This makes this app useful regardless of if your contact has this app installed or not.
Calculator-inator is a Calculator & Converter for Android inspired from Google Calculator
The app features: Basic & Advanced Calculator with logarithmic and trigonometric functions. Length, Area, Mass, Speed, Data, Volume, Time, Temperature, Angle Live Currency Converter.
SchildiChat is a client for the matrix protocol, based on the Element app. Compared to other clients, it provides a more classic instant messenger feel, while still providing the full functionality of the reference client.
The matrix protocol is a decentralized approach to modern messaging, allowing for end-to-end encryption, shared message history across multiple devices, and more.
Compared to the Element app, SchildiChat features following changes:
- A unified chat list for both direct and group chats
- Optional message bubbles
- Further usability improvements and additional settings to configure the app
SchildiChat is open source: https://github.com/SchildiChat/SchildiChat-android More information about the Matrix protocol: https://matrix.org/
SpotiFlyer is an App (Written in Kotlin), which aims to work as: • Downloads: Albums, Tracks and Playlists, etc • Save your Data, by not Streaming your Fav Songs Online again & again (Just Download Them!) • No ADS! • Works straight out of the box and does not require you to generate or mess with your API keys (already included).
Supported Platforms: • Spotify • Gaana • Youtube • Youtube Music • Jio-Saavn • (more coming soon)
