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Every time a significant update to the list has been made, the version code is bumped and a new release is made. Sometimes there are hot fixes such as a broken SVG, for example.

Do you have experience with LMMS or MuseScore Studio? If so, what benefit does Ardour provide over them?

Hi there!

Thanks for the suggestions! I’ll definitely look into QR Scanner. Most camera apps come with some QR code scanning functionality built in, so there’s not much use in having a dedicated app. However, as you mentioned, network permissions can be a deciding factor. Someone may want the camera app to have network permissions, but not the QR scanning app.

Thank you for letting me know that Thunderbird is available for Android now! If you find any other incorrect platforms, please let me know. I’ve based almost all of the platform information based on what is listed on https://alternativeto.net/, so there are likely dozens of mistakes. I’ve found a few myself.

I use Breezy Weather and love it. A quick look at Bura, and it actually looks like an Android clone of the default iOS weather app, which is really cool. From the screenshots, I don’t see many differences, so I’m excited to try it out and see how similar it is. Breezy Weather runs in the background to provide notifications such as upcoming precipitation, etc. so that isn’t much of a deciding factor.

I will note, it’s unlikely that Breezy Weather will be replaced with Bura, simply because Breezy Weather is recommended more often by the community. Even though my list is curated, it doesn’t always reflect my preferred options (hence the “my top choices” stamp).

For example, I prefer Book’s Story instead of Librera Reader as an ebook reader, and Read You instead of Feeder as an RSS reader. However, since Librera Reader and Feeder are recommended more often (and have no major issues), those are what are listed.

I hate the UI of Librera Reader. Feeder is missing features such as a search functionality, but I don’t have any oppositions to it, so I still gave it the “my top choices” stamp, especially since Read You is a little weird about some functionality. Anyways, thanks for putting Bura on my radar. I’ll still check it out and, if there’s a massive benefit over Breezy Weather, it might replace it.

Thank you so much!

Edit: Bura fascinates me. It’s not an exact clone of the iOS weather app, but more like if the iOS weather app was done in Material Design. It’s very familiar to me, having used iOS my entire life until a few months ago. However, its simplicity, while an upside for some, is a bit of a downside for this list. Breezy Weather has a vast amount of customization, including customizing weather sources, which Bura doesn’t have. It’s a cool app though!

Edit 2: I tried out all Android QR code readers I could find, and settled on this one which is nearly the gold standard in my opinion. However, it does ask for network permissions. If you use GrapheneOS you can disable it, and it will work fine.

Thank you for referencing my list! In case anyone wants some extra info: The frontends for Audire and Audile are open source. Audire uses the proprietary Shazam API, but Audile uses the open source APIs AudD and ACRCloud.

I made my own curated list of open source software. Most of the software on there is stuff I use.

The reason Brave is recommended is due to its boost in security over Gecko-based browsers, as recommended by the GrapheneOS team (see here and here). Any bloatware and tracking in Brave can be disabled. I don’t like some of Brave’s decisions just as much as anyone, and if a fork of Brave that removes the bloat by default is created, I will be sure to include it. Even still, I included Mullvad Browser as another alternative for those not happy with Brave and want a Gecko-based browser. Brave is my top choice, but it may not be yours. Feel free to make your own list of software that meets your own requirements, but you’ll find that the other software on my list is just as “credible” despite my browser choice. I’m not forcing you to use any software in that list, so feel free to use whichever web browser you wish.

Like I mentioned, I wasn’t able to get every app. I already had a lot to go through, but I may check these out in my free time :)

it’s the best out there, but the bar is pretty low.

For most open source health apps, I found that this is very true. Almost every app here is Android-exclusive (I put no restrictions on which OS it couldn’t be on, I only required it be on Android) meaning it doesn’t get wide adoption. Lots of them are outdated, buggy, abandoned, low quality, etc. I truly wish I could see (or spark) a movement in the open source community to start making health apps, because health data is the most sensitive and most exploited data there is. This post is a sort of doubles as a sad “this is the best we have, and it isn’t even that great most of the time”

These are just the apps I tested, and lots of them have been abandoned. I mentioned that, unfortunately, Paseo is abandoned as well.

Have you used Gadgetbridge yourself? If so, can you tell me more about your experiences?

Could you provide more information about those apps, such as what they are used for and which criteria they meet?

IT’S AMAZING! HOLY…

My exact reaction to trying it! I wish I had known about this so much sooner.

When I get asked why, I just say I’m just confirming what Google Maps said to me (which tbf can be outdated) so I get updated!

I’ve gotten so used to lying or social engineering to maintain my privacy, that it felt weird to be honest about actually contributing to a map and telling people what it is.

Thank you so much for recommending this!

You’re welcome! But thank the StreetComplete team for making such a wonderful way to contribute to OSM

Yes! You can download nearby quests for your location, and complete them fully offline. Afterwards, you can connect to the internet to upload your edits to OSM at your earliest convenience.

Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll add it to the To-Do list!

I’ve currently got a huge backlog of apps to research, but I did take a quick look and it looks enticing.