Etar is straight up fantastic
QuillPad: It is like google keep except without Google.
Noice - White noise player! Supports brown noise (for drowning out construction sounds), as well as rain/waves/other sound loops. Helps me fall asleep in under 5 minutes each time!
Couldn't live without white noise apps (at least when traveling). Easy Noise is solid too
Firefox for Android is unfortunately rather niche, so, that.
I use the Mull build of Firefox so even more niche
The one distributed on fdroid is called fennec because it's not an official build by mozilla, and the MPL license restricts use of their trademarks, and firefox is a registered trademark.
That's the codename, but the app when installed simply calls itself “Firefox”.
I enjoy Feeder for an rss reader.
Organic Maps is my go to for navigation! It even works completely offline and utilizes OpenStreetMap.
This is great. Thanks for sharing it!
The ones that come to my mind:
Syncthing, because I'm tired of losing data by damaged hardware.
Open in whatsapp, because that damn app is really popular in Brazil, and I don't want to add random strangers to my contacts list.
Cache cleaner, because my phone is quite limited on storage for modern usage, and I have to urgently free some space here and there.
DroidFS, to securely store my documents and avoid someone using them in case I get robbed.
SD Maid SE with root to keep my android devices clean.
Yes, this is great
Jerboa hehe.
The one niche software I have used was Meshroom. A free alternative to software that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, to take input images, use similarities between images to place them in a 3d space, and output a 3D model.
WebODM, OpenMVG and COLMAP are also open source with similar functions, but Meshroom is an easy-to-use one-stop shop for beginners to enthusiasts.
I doubt this is niche to most of us in this community, but it's possible very few of us consider using a terminal on our mobile devices. I highly recommend Termux (Github, F-Droid). It's really handy if you need to self-host a web-app for times you have no wifi or data connection. You can play interactive fiction on it. You can also do your writing in it. If you rely on swipe typing or auto-complete, you can just swipe left and get an input field that works with those.
To pair with my first suggestion, I also like to put forth Unexpected Keyboard (Github, F-Droid). For the times when I need to write some code on my phone, having quick access to certain symbols without having to tap a specific button, and maybe having to tap it again, is really nice. The "swipe to corner" feature takes some getting used, but for me, it's been way faster and makes writing code on my phone bearable!
UntrackMe from F-Droid is big for me, converts YT, Reddit, Twitter, GoogleMaps, and other similar links to a privacy respecting alternative.
OSS Weather is great too, it's OSM's weather app which is simple to use and tends to be very accurate.
it's OSM's weather app
no, it's a third party app that uses OpenWeatherMap weather data. OpenStreetMap and OpenWeatherMap aren't affiliated in any way.
Oh, dang, guess the names made me assume they were related. Thanks for clearing it up!
For me it's PDF Doc Scan. It's lightweight, easy to use and doesn't restrict you to specifically defined page sizes
IzzyOnDroid link: https://android.izzysoft.de/...
Did I Take My Meds? is crucial for me.
Private DNS Quick Settings Toggle - Definitely a bit niche, but I sometimes need to turn off private DNS when it doesn't work on some wifi networks, and this saves having to go several menu items deep every time.
100% relatable, installing it right now.
I love Loop Habit, I use it religiously <3 Out of curiosity, is there something that you'd suggest for SMS? I was using Signal, but have been on Simple SMS ever since Signal dropped SMS support. I even used Google Messaging for a while out of a desire for P2P encryption
I am also stuck on Simple SMS. I don't really communicate on SMS and it is just for recieving bank messages so not super important. QKSMS was a great SMS app but it is not getting active development anymore.
I guess you wanted to comment on the browser extension post, this one is for Android apps.
I used habit tracker and I love it. Great list!
Amarok is an app that lets you hide files or apps on your phone.
I am not aware of any call blocker. Sorry!
thanks for using Leebra!
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Etar is my calendar app of choice, along with DAVx⁵ and ICSx⁵
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