Curated privacy-respecting apps for new GrapheneOS users
Cryptomator provides transparent, client-side encryption for your cloud. Protect your documents from unauthorized access. Cryptomator is free and open source software, so you can rest assured there are no backdoors.
Private offline photo and video viewer with editing tools, format support, secure locking, EXIF removal, no ads, recycle bin, and material design themes.
Open-source, end-to-end encrypted backup and sharing for photos and videos, with multi-platform sync, original quality, privacy controls, and collaborative albums.
Share files, host sites, and chat securely and anonymously via Tor using direct, password-protected onion services. No third-party servers or metadata stored.
Free open-source tool offers secure, end-to-end encrypted file and message sharing over local networks across major desktop and mobile operating systems.
Navigation app with offline and online OSM maps, turn-by-turn voice guidance, cycling and driving modes, GPX tracking, POI search, and monthly updates.
Privacy-focused GPS app with offline maps and community development, featuring real-time navigation, no location tracking, and open-source software.
Navigation app using OpenStreetMap data with offline maps for 233 countries, real-time traffic, transit info, multiple modes, privacy, and detailed routes.
Open source solution to protect your personal email address. Generous free plan with uncapped bandwidth and infinite sends/replies, self-hostable, lot of powerful features, open roadmap, you can count on SimpleLogin to guard your email inbox.
Open-source service offering unlimited anonymous email aliases, encrypted forwarding, spam protection, and anonymous replies to keep your identity private.
Make a unique debit card number for every single purchase online with just 1 click. Never worry again about credit card breaches, shady merchants, or sneaky subscription billing.
Non-VoIP phone numbers enable anonymous online SMS verification, protecting personal numbers without requiring any personal information or account creation.
Send private messages, manage multiple phone numbers and email addresses, and create custom personal identities that last as long as you need them.
Cross-platform, free media player supports multimedia files, DVDs, streaming, offers hardware acceleration, 4K, lossless audio, and more.
Free audiobooks from the public domain, volunteer recorded, open source, and accessible globally, hosted by Internet Archive.
You just add your main audiobook folder and every folder in there will be recognised as a single book. That keeps your library simple and tidy.
A free and open source podcastmanager for Android, allowing you to subscribe to podcasts (via iTunes database & OPML), automatically download episodes using powerful mechanisms and listen to them the way you like (speed, balance adjustments, etc).
Open source Android app for streaming YouTube Music; multilingual support, customizable UI, offline song downloads, playlist management, and audio visualizer.
Simple Android PDF viewer based on pdf.js and content providers. The app doesn't require any permissions.
Fully open-source, end-to-end encrypted notes with device-based security, secure sync, offline access, powerful editor, vault, backups, and exports.
An end-to-end encrypted note-taking by Proton. Offline access, unlimited sync across devices, tagging, passcode and biometric security, plus advanced premium privacy features.
Open source note-taking app with Markdown support, to-do integration, and synchronization with cloud services like Dropbox and OneDrive.
Federated and open-source social network with no ads, 500-character limit, custom emojis, and content warnings, emphasizing privacy and personal interaction.
Federated image sharing platform prioritizing privacy, safety, and user control, ad-free operation, no algorithms, open-source, and supports self-hosting.
Amethyst brings the best social network to your Android phone. Just insert your Nostr private key and start posting.
A free, open-source platform enabling decentralized and centralized social networking. Supporting free speech, monetization, and the sharing of various media.
An open social network that gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience.
Multi-streaming client for desktop and mobile supporting YouTube, Twitch, other services, universal feed, live chat, playlist import, and offline playback.
PeerTube is a free, decentralized and federated video platform developed as an alternative to other platforms that centralize our data and attention, such as YouTube, Dailymotion or Vimeo. But one organization hosting PeerTube alone may not have enough money to pay for bandwidth...
Unlimited, private video calls, right in your browser. No extra apps. No tracking. Just free connections, powered by 
Brave .
Free, open-source conferencing with end-to-end encryption, group chat, screen sharing, Etherpad integration, customizable setup, and privacy by default.
Open source peer-to-peer platform for voice and video calls, encrypted chat, file sharing, conference support, and cross-platform privacy features.
Comments
Nice!
Some other good apps:
Personally, I don't install any proprietary apps on the main Graphene OS profile. If I want to use proprietary apps, I can create another profile, name it 'Proprietary' and install Google Play Services there. In general, I would not recommend closed-source applications. The goal is to spend more time on the main profile and use open source applications.
Another thing I pay attention to is whether there are trackers in the applications. I hate it when there are trackers in apps, especially apps that claim to care about our privacy. Anything related to Mozilla contains trackers. Even the Tor Browser.
Also, maybe you can put an image in the list that looks better or remove the image entirely.