F-Droid
| An open source alternative to Google's Playstore |
Started: 29 September 2010
Founder: Ciaran Gultnieks
Owner: F-Droid Limited
Constitutes: Repository, Software
F-Droid is a software repository for Android, serving a similar function to the Google Play store. The main repository, hosted by the project, contains only free and open source apps. Applications can be browsed, downloaded and installed from the F-Droid website or client app without the need to register for an account.
"Anti-Features" such as advertising, user tracking, or dependence on nonfree software are flagged in app descriptions.[1]