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Raccoon

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Raccoon downloads apps from Google Play to your desktop PC. This games in handy for downloading region locked apps, making backups, or gaining access to Play if your phone doesn't come with Gapps.

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  • FreeOpen Source

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Country of Origin

  • DE flagGermany
  • European Union flagEU

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
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The installer tries to install third party software. Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/

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  • josbdziwank liked Raccoon
    3 months ago
  • alternative1234 commented on Raccoon
    10 months ago

    I'm not sure how this page suggests Raccoon installs additional software with the installer, since there is no installer. It's just a Java jar.

    That said, the software can be very frustrating to use, and there is little support from the developer.

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Raccoon information

  • Developed by

    DE flagOnyxbits
  • Licensing

    Open Source (Apache-2.0) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Alternatives

    24 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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GitHub repository

  •  700 Stars
  •  95 Forks
  •  66 Open Issues
  •   Updated Feb 3, 2024 
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Our users have written 3 comments and reviews about Raccoon, and it has gotten 18 likes

Raccoon was added to AlternativeTo by patrickahlbrecht on Jun 18, 2014 and this page was last updated Aug 4, 2020.

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alternative1234
Aug 8, 2024
0

I'm not sure how this page suggests Raccoon installs additional software with the installer, since there is no installer. It's just a Java jar.

That said, the software can be very frustrating to use, and there is little support from the developer.

alainkalker
Jul 15, 2017
2

Please be aware that there are actually two versions of this application: one (older) version is open source, the source code is hosted on Github, the other (newer) version is closed source, limited freeware which has some premium features which require purchasing an unlock code to use them.

Perhaps this application should be listed twice: once as open source for the older version, once as limited freeware for the proprietary version.

[Edited by alainkalker, July 15]

Natterjack565
Mar 9, 2018

How do "premium features" make Raccoon NOT open-source?

Seth
Oct 29, 2014
0

I'd been hoping and praying for an application like this to appear for years.

Finally there is a hassle free way to download Android applications such as TextSecure and transfer them to your phone, without having to soil said phone by linking it with a Google account.

The only two caveats are you need Java on your PC and a throwaway Google account.

What is Raccoon?

Raccoon downloads apps from Google Play to your desktop PC. This games in handy for downloading region locked apps, making backups, or gaining access to Play if your phone doesn't come with Gapps.

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