List of free and open-source iOS applications
This is an incomplete list of notable applications (apps) that run on iOS which meet guidelines for free software and open-source software.
Application name | Description | License | Source | Notes |
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Two-Factor Authentication Client | MIT | git | ||
reddit iOS client | GPLv2 | git | ||
Bitwarden | Password manager | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android. |
Audiobook player | GPLv3 | git | ||
ChatSecure | Encrypted XMPP client | GPLv3 | git | |
Collabora Online | Office suite compatible with Microsoft Office, enterprise ready LibreOffice | MPLv2.0 | git | Also available for Android, Chrome OS, iPadOS, Windows, macOS and Linux. |
Quickly check user's GitHub contributions from iOS Home Screen using Widgets | MIT | git | ||
Plant-based food tracker | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android. | |
Input | QGIS based GIS field data collection | GPLv2 | git | Also available for macOS M1 and Android. |
Delta Chat | Email-based instant messaging | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android. |
DuckDuckGo | DuckDuckGo search engine client | Apache 2.0 | git | Also available for Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Android. |
Element | Matrix collaboration client for iOS | Apache 2.0 | git | Also available for Android, Web and Linux. |
RSS reader app for iOS | MIT | git | ||
Firefox Focus | Mobile web browser | MPL 2.0 | git | Also available for Android. |
Firefox for iOS | Mobile web browser | MPL 2.0 | git | |
Speech therapy and accent neutralization | MIT | git | ||
Infomaniak Drive | File sync and share - The secure cloud | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android. |
Jami | Softphone and instant messager | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android. |
Joplin | Note taking and to-do application with synchronization capabilities | MIT | git | Also available for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. |
Kickstarter | App for the website kickstarter.com | Apache 2.0 | git | Also available for Android. |
React Native application for Language Transfer | GPLv2 | git | Also available for Android. | |
iOS sandboxed terminal with Python 3.7 and Lua 5.3 | MIT | git | ||
Linphone | Video SIP/VoIP client | GPLv2 | git | Also available for Android. |
Local Storage file browser for iOS | GPLv3 | git | ||
Note taking app with PDF support | MIT | git | ||
Client for Music Player Daemon | MIT | git | ||
Password manager | GPLv3 | git | ||
MAPS.ME | Offline maps and navigation using OpenStreetMap data | Apache 2.0 | git | Also available for Android. |
MuPDF | PDF reader | AGPL v3+ | git | Also available for Android and Windows and unix-like systems. |
NetNewsWire | RSS reader | MIT | git | Also available for macOS. |
Nextcloud | File sync and share, with encryption possible | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. |
Nextcloud Talk | Chat, voice and video calling | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android. |
OctoPrint client for controlling 3D printers | Apache 2.0 | git | ||
OnlyOffice | Open-source office suite compatible with Microsoft Office | AGPL v.3 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. |
Open Food Facts | Open-source and open-data food scanner | Apache 2.0 | git | Also available for Android. |
An open-source, privacy-enhancing web browser for iOS, utilizing the Tor anonymity network | own | git | ||
Offline maps and navigation using OpenStreetMap data | Apache 2.0 | git | Also available for Android and on F-Droid and AppGallery. | |
OsmAnd | Offline maps and navigation using OpenStreetMap data | MIT | git | Also available for Android. |
OwnCloud | File sync and share (the official ownCloud app) | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. |
iOS client compatible with Pass command line application | MIT | git | Also available for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. | |
ProtonMail | E-Mail client ProtonMail | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android. |
OTP manager | own | git | ||
Qfield | A simplified touch optimized interface for QGIS | GPLv2 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, iOS and Linux. iOS and Window versions are under development for now.[1][2] |
Decentralised encrypted instant messaging, voice and video calling, based on Signal | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, MacOS and Linux. | |
Signal | Encrypted instant messaging, voice and video calling | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, MacOS and Linux. |
Simplenote | Encrypted notes | GPLv2 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, MacOS and Linux. |
XMPP client with OMEMO support | GPL v3 | git | ||
Encrypted notes | GPL v3 | git | ||
Surespot | Encrypted instant messaging | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android. |
Telegram | Instant messaging | GPLv2 | git | Also available for Android, Windows Phone, and Firefox OS. |
Tutanota | Email client | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, MacOS and Linux. |
Vim | A port of the UNIX based text editor to iOS, with syntax highlighting | Free software | git | |
VLC for iOS | A port of the free VLC media player | MPL 2.0 GPLv2+ |
git | |
Control VPN connections | MIT | git | ||
The White House | The official White House app | MIT | git | |
wikiHow | wikiHow app | GPL | git | |
Wikipedia | The official Wikipedia app | MIT | git | Also available for Android, webOS and Kindle. |
Wire | Encrypted instant messaging, voice and video calling | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, MacOS and Linux. |
WordPress | The official WordPress app | GPLv2 | git | Also available for Android. |
First unofficial community driven Zeplin iOS Application (No longer available. There are alternatives, however.) | GPLv3 | git | Available for iOS. | |
OutRun | OutRun is an iOS app for recording and viewing your outdoor workouts. | GPLv3 | git | Despite the name it supports not just running, but also walking, hiking, cycling and skating. |
References[]
External links[]
- "Open Source iOS Apps – Real iOS Source Code Examples". Maniacdev.com. 25 August 2014.
- "Open Source iPhone and iPad Apps". FreeSMUG.
- "Collaborative List of Open-Source iOS Apps". GitHub. 19 October 2021.
- "Open Source at NutritionFacts.org". NutritionFacts.
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