What are some FOSS apps you've found that made you go "wow, I cant believe this is free" and/or "I can't believe I lived without this?

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  • NewPipe

    A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.

  • NewPipe to watch YouTube without an account, and keep my history and playlist locally.

  • Joplin

    Joplin - the secure note taking and to-do app with synchronisation capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

  • Joplin for note-taking, markdown-based syntax with E2EE and cloud sync (no home server required, but can be used with Nextcloud if desired).

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

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  • termux-app

    Termux - a terminal emulator application for Android OS extendible by variety of packages.

  • Termux to run a Linux-based terminal environment with a ton of packages.

  • Telegram-FOSS

    Unofficial, FOSS-friendly fork of the original Telegram client for Android

  • Yeah, Telegram is an FOSS . Here is the source code link: https://github.com/Telegram-FOSS-Team/Telegram-FOSS

  • PdfViewer

    Discontinued A simple Pdf document viewer 💼 [DISCONTINUED] (by JavaCafe01)

  • Pdf Viewer Plus - finally a pdf viewer that renders really fast and supports printing

  • Xandikos

    A CalDAV/CardDAV server backed by Git

  • Self-hosted xandikos in my case, but any CalDAV/CardDAV server works (Nextcloud, ...)

  • osmand_map_creation

    OSM data + open address data compiled for use in OSMAnd

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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