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- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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- OpenAPK
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Beautiful Open Source Apps for Android (nice & modern UI/UX)
UI = User Interface
UX = User eXperience
Most open source apps offer out-dated or classic material design UI. If the apps works great and the UX is not terrible you might find it okay. But intuitive UI are better, and modern looking ones are pleasant to use, sadly they are not the majority. Here is my list of Beautiful Open Source Apps for your android device !
Apps are listed in alphabetical order !
Also look at : The ultimate F-Droid setup for more open source android apps.
and Beautiful Open Source Apps for iOS for your iOS device
DISCLAIMERS
Nice UI comes to personnal preference. So this list is only based on my taste of what is a good modern looking app.
While open source is great for privacy and security it is not perfect. So keep that in mind before downloading any apps.
I again encourage you to do your own research about them and read their Privacy Policies.
I am not a privacy and security expert. I'm also don't consider myself as a developper so I do not have any technical knowledge and so I didn't look into any source code of any apps in this list !
A clean Android setup with the best apps (mostly open source)
Everytime I setup a phone for a friend or myself I usually remove stock apps using adb or UniversalAndroidDebloaterNextGeneration and replace them with theses apps listed here. I added also a couple of nice to have apps that people might wants on their device.
Almost all of them are free as in free beer and many are open source (around 80%)
I tried to feature more applications and less services but there are several services still in this list, however I find them great and/or accessible (freemium most of the time).
FOSS = Free(as in freedom) and Open Source Software
Into the Cyberverse
The ultimate list of apps/services for better Security, Privacy & Anonymity; Defense against Surveillance.
What sets this list apart is its commitment to authenticity:
No Sponsorship: Choices are made without commercial bias.
No Affiliate Links: Purely user-benefit-focused.
No Brand Deals: Independent and unbiased evaluations.
Strict criteria ensure the tools prioritize user welfare and software quality:
Opensource Preference: Prioritizing transparent and community-driven software.
Cross-Platform Availability: Emphasizing tools usable across multiple systems.
Active Development and Security Updates: Selecting only actively maintained tools with regular security enhancements.
Proven Track Record: Requiring a history of reliability and positive feedback.
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Easy to use and privacy-respecting. The UI is customizable, and the default settings are very sensible. Includes a handy toolbar with actions (such as paste, select all, undo/redo, voice input, etc.) that you can add or remove.
To enable gesture typing, download Google's gesture typing library at https://github.com/erkserkserks/openboard/tree/master/app/src/main/jniLibs/arm64-v8a and then import it by opening the OpenBoard settings app, going to "Advanced", and then choosing "Load gesture typing library". Note: Google's library is proprietary and not open source.
I've been running HeliBoard as a local-only replacement for GBoard on my phone for a couple of months now. I still have the clumsy-thumbs problem, but at least it's no worse. Unlike Fossify Keyboard, it does have auto-correct and auto-suggest, which helps. It's super-customizable and supports a ton of languages (notably missing Japanese and Chinese).
It's a bit of a pain to download the gestures library, and that part's not open source. But it does make it more of a drop-in replacement until they finish writing their own swiping support.
Good overall, but doesn't have a search bar for emojis, and no native open-source way to swipe type (there's an option, but it's proprietary)
For everyone looking at an alternative, I recommend FUTO Keyboard
Its Gboard but without Google
Currently, it does not have Chinese and Japanese support
It's a perfect replacement for Gboard (gesture typing, multi-language without switching, etc.) in my case! Thank you so much!
I've been using AnySoftKeyboard for nearly 4 years and I'd never thought about replacing it. But there hasn't been a release for over 3 years now and I'm a bit worried about security. On Helioboard I've found lots of great features like the toolbar and better integration of FUTO Voice, but I've also lost some very good ones, like the suggestion ribbon and the abbreviation expander. I also liked one of the themes (with red, blue and light grey tones).