Offline-first essentials

CoMaps

Maps

Offline maps and turn-by-turn navigation on OpenStreetMap, run by a not-for-profit community with no tracking or data collection.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

Organic Maps

Maps15.8k

Fast offline maps for hiking, cycling and driving built on OpenStreetMap, with no ads, no tracking and no registration.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

FUTO Keyboard

Keyboards

Android keyboard with swipe typing, autocorrect and offline voice input that never connects to the internet.

• No tracking
• Closed source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

HeliBoard

Keyboards6.4k

Open-source Android keyboard with glide typing, themes and custom dictionaries; it has no internet permission at all.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

Gadgetbridge

Fitness & health

Connects smartwatches and fitness bands to your Android phone without the vendor app or cloud, keeping all readings local.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

OpenTracks

Fitness & health

Records runs, rides and hikes with GPS on Android and keeps the tracks on your phone; it has no internet permission.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

drip

Period trackers

Open-source, non-commercial cycle tracker for periods and fertility awareness that keeps every entry on your phone.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

Euki

Period trackers

Period and sexual health tracker from a nonprofit that stores data only on your device, with a PIN and auto-delete.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

Mensinator

Period trackers148

Open-source Android period tracker with custom symptoms and predictions, no sign-up, and data kept on the phone.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

Cashew

Budgeting4.7k

Open-source budgeting app with budgets, goals and subscriptions, storing data on the phone with optional Google Drive backup.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free plan

Firefox Translations

Translation364

Page translation built into Firefox that runs language models on your own computer, so text never goes to a server.

• Minimal tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

RTranslator

Translation10.5k

Open-source Android app for live spoken conversations between languages, with speech and translation done on the phone.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

LocalSend

File transfer95.6k

Sends files and text to nearby devices over your own Wi-Fi, encrypted, with no internet or account needed.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

LibreOffice

Office suites

Full offline office suite for documents, spreadsheets and slides, made by a non-profit.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

NewPipe

Video40.3k

Android YouTube client with no account, no ads and background play; subscriptions and history stay on the phone.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

FreeTube

Video22.1k

Desktop YouTube player that keeps subscriptions and history on your computer and blocks ads, no Google account needed.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

Auxio

Music4.4k

Offline music player for Android with a clean design, gapless playback and no internet access at all.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

AntennaPod

Podcasts8.2k

Open podcast player for Android that subscribes to any RSS feed with no account, no ads and optional open sync.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

LM Studio

Local AI

Desktop app to find, download and chat with open models offline, with a built-in model browser and document chat.

• No tracking
• Closed source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

PocketPal AI

Local AI8.8k

Phone app that downloads small open models and runs them entirely on your iPhone or Android device.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

KeePassXCAudited

Password managers29.5k

Offline password manager for computers that keeps everything in one encrypted KeePass file you store and sync where you like.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

Aegis Authenticator

2FA authenticators13.4k

Offline Android authenticator with an encrypted vault, biometric unlock and easy encrypted backups.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

CryptomatorAudited

File encryption16.3k

Encrypts files one by one inside a vault folder before they sync to Dropbox, Google Drive or any other cloud.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free plan

VeraCryptAudited

File encryption11.9k

Creates encrypted containers or encrypts whole drives and USB sticks, including the system disk on Windows.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

GrapheneOS

Phone operating systems

Hardened Android for Pixel phones with no Google services built in and optional sandboxed Play services.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

Linux Mint

Computer operating systems

Friendly Linux desktop with a layout familiar to Windows users, no account and no telemetry.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

Fedora

Computer operating systems

Up-to-date Linux desktop backed by Red Hat and a large community, with strong defaults like SELinux.

• Minimal tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

Zorin OS

Computer operating systems

Polished Linux desktop designed for people coming from Windows or macOS, with Windows-like layouts.

• Minimal tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free plan

Thunderbird

Email

Free desktop and Android mail app from the Mozilla family that works with any provider and supports OpenPGP.

• Minimal tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

Mullvad Browser

Browsers2.6k

Tor Browser's anti-fingerprinting design without the Tor network, built with the Tor Project for use with a VPN.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free