The Best Free and Open Source Apps in 2023!

I love finding amazing apps that are BOTH free and open-source apps, so here are another 10 incredible apps that fit the bill. Enjoy 👌🏻
Data Monitor - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.drnoob.datamonitor
Arcticons - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.donnnno.arcticons
Paisa - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.hemanths.paisa
Flash Dim - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cyb3rko.flashdim
Taskbar - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farmerbb.taskbar
OpenPods - f-droid.org/en/packages/com.dosse.airpods/
Raise To Answer - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.hackerchick.raisetoanswer
Seal - f-droid.org/en/packages/com.junkfood.seal/
ViMusic - github.com/vfsfitvnm/ViMusic/releases
Nearby Sharing - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.shortdev.nearby_sharing_windows
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Time-stamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:43 - Data Monitor
01:16 - Arcticons
01:46 - Paisa
02:19 - Flash Dim
03:15 - Taskbar
03:58 - OpenPods
04:21 - Raise To Answer
04:45 - Seal
05:41 - ViMusic
06:21 - Nearby Sharing
07:05 - Final Thoughts

[@vsuperbhat]

The Creator of Paisa App is a classmate of mine. Nice to see his work being featured. :)

[@AdarshPalSingh]

I like his Retro Music Player app as well! Both of these are very well designed and beautiful looking apps, so much so I can't believe they're free and open source.

[@funnymemes6898]

Is he Indian?

[@rex4416]

@@funnymemes6898 Yea ofc, see the name of the app bruh!

[@funnymemes6898]

@@rex4416 that's why I asked I m Indian too. Love to see more Indian apps ❤️

[@freakraptor2700]

paisa is money in hindi

[@TheWilldrick]

We need more FOSS apps, no tracking, no shady data collection, no unexpected IAPs... just make sure to donate to the projects you find useful! Here are some of my favourites: Infinity for Reddit - lightweight Reddit client Organic Maps - Offline GPS maps with navigation based on OSM NewPipe - Lightweight YT client with a ton of features Open Camera - Hands down the best camera app for manual control and tinkering Grocy - Self hosted home ERP (stock manager, shopping list, organization, etc) Element - Clean and modern Matrix client AntennaPod - Podcast client with a really nice UI and lots of features

[@user-ts9xg4ty5e]

Sam really need to pin this comment.

[@momomaniac1234]

Joey for reddit is better

[@prinzexisalowqualityytber]

epic

[@NotShaquib04]

For KZbin I'd suggest libretube(foss), it's just perfection with just a better ui which is fast and reliable

[@dinozaurpickupline4221]

kindly explain infinity since I use boost & alot

[@ZenIsFluffy]

Just found your channel. First off It's awesome to see KZbin creators covering FOSS apps like this! Also DAMN the camera work in this video is sublime. Its wonderful watching all these clean and well done shots!

[@kennetha6594]

Your videos are so clean and informative, its obvious they take a ton of effort to make. You are certainly my favourite KZbinr. Thanks and keep up the great work!

[@fawazed]

Heey, don't know if this will ever get to you, but I'm really enjoying your content. It's amazing to see someone who's enthusiastic and a technophile for both IOS and android + creating apps/and homescreen setups for all of us. Big fan of you man and always wish you the best of luck.

[@Dynamic155]

I found your old video like a week ago, and I was looking to find another one! Great video, I found it extremely helpful!

[@addy7445]

Your channel is a necessity for Android users around the world 😍 even here in India

[@very_weird_person]

Man i love your pfp

[@kumarsajal8400]

Is India outside planet Earth?

[@thebronzehexagon]

@@kumarsajal8400 I think he means especially?

[@ashishtembhekar4251]

Sam you are a wizard , everytime im in need of a specific app and boom you upload a video showcasing exactly what i need , i got Seal, Paisa and now with data monitor. you are absolutely amazing.

[@r7anubis758]

As one of the free and open source apps, I can confirm I am the best, and Sam is right.

[@HithaishiDesai]

You're an app? 🤔

[@MOTARD_]

xD

[@urstepdaddy007]

Wtf u tryna say man 😭😂

[@urstepdaddy007]

​@@HithaishiDesai LoL 😂

[@AztekUR]

Decrease me down

[@Busterblade20]

Thank you. Very clean visuals and the B-roll scenes were delightful.

[@jackyvivid]

Hitting Like button even before watching! Love the video.

[@AviatorXD]

Raise to answer or face down to hang up was a feature in my Samsung s3 mini all the way back in 2012. Its genuinely useful.

[@NeerajLagwankar]

Love this series. Keep the videos coming!

[@anthusthebird3676]

Thanks for this , i requested this topic on your last video. Glad you made it

[@Axhwin]

Awesome as always 🫶

[@kidnamedfingr]

thanks sam! another banger! i just hope iOS starts supporting sideloading. that's literally the only thing that's still keeping me hooked to android.

[@chandanpani3767]

Great video mate. Found 2/3 really helpful apps👌

[@a0um]

Worth considering that if users of open source apps paid for them they would have more and better open source apps. They are free as in free to see the source code and free for anyone skilled to customize, but they costs to develop and keep up to date in an ever evolving tech landscape.

[@masonlynch94]

Sam, you just gained a subscriber. Thanks!

[@tashitsetennorden6773]

your video production quality has really reached another level for everything tech and sorts..maybe others will soon follow your style.. and they should.. Cheers!!!

[@SilencioTortilla]

Thanks for the great video & the amazing apps. I love how the apps look great too (love some great design)

[@aitor007in]

Very good video, great editing and job well done, my compliments.

[@yaroslav7328]

As far as Nearby Sharing considered there are Warp/Wormhole apps that allow you to share files and folders between Windows, Linux and Android devices in both directions.

[@Tirth-Patel]

Love the ultrawide aspect ratio 😁

[@Urbancombat423]

Yeah looks great

[@namanmehta7441]

you are doing what no one is doing, quality content, keep it up bro 👍

[@NeerajSingh-jk3ji]

Thanks you so much for covering these apps They are so useful

[@JohnWick4K]

This collection so good. Thanks!

[@juliar8806]

These are the kind of videos we need!

[@Liberty4Ever]

I'm keeping my GrapheneOS phone lean and mean and mostly use the provided apps. I added a few that I need to check in on my 91 year old Mom who has dementia, GPS track my motorcycle if it's stolen, etc. These only get privileges when running and GrapheneOS doesn't auto start them at reboot. One open source app I use is OSMand - the Open Street Maps offline GPS navigator.

[@AceGeek]

super useful apps, love your vids. keep 'em coming.

[@JX313phonk]

Vivo used to have the feature of "Raise to Answer" back in the Android 5 days. idk if its still there in the newer ROMs but i do miss it cuz i used it a lot

[@SeptienPatterson]

These are some great apps, Sam!

[@MrDhunpagla]

great man as always

[@rogerwprice]

This is fabulous - I never knew about ViMusic - the perfect complement to Newpipe!

[@Shxvxm]

Vimusic's updated version is launched now, named Rimusic now 👍🏻

[@psykik_pot]

all such such awesome open source applications that are super useful and handy. getting some for my android right now!

[@developerpranav]

Seal seems very nice! Love from India

[@Nightcrawler333]

Thanks for this list. Very useful video 👍👍

[@zenbrandon]

Paisa sounds like exactly what I need. Definitely gonna give it a try!

[@aaronworsnop]

Are you able to get the cool card colour effect going? Mine doesn't seem to want to

[@asadahmed800]

U know what the word paisa means?

[@hemantsah8567]

Give a try to Ivy wallet too

[@DrAdityaReddy]

Is it good? I want to try it too

[@apotterlockian]

it's really good! i've been using it for a month or so now

[@satyakeedas5414]

Love your videos.. really helpfull

[@ghost-no-one]

Finally a best apps video 😀

[@michivanhalen7086]

Best video in this category I saw so far

[@BigShactus]

Hi there, with the rise auf RFID/NFC Chips and Cards it would be nice to get an overview which possibilties are the to manage these cards/chips in one place - your smartphone. Maybe a good video idea

[@kostasmira2933]

I use nearby share very much from when you showed it. Thank you. If they can to update the app so can send with the same way from windows to android it will be great.

[@FlammableB]

Opensource apps offer the source code you often don't understand as a common user, but it makes you feel safe because it says an opensource. :D

[@kshreshth312]

love your videos is full screen on my phone looks so good😍😍😍

[@aceneo]

damn! nice video, what phone is this ?>

[@The-DO]

great video!

[@scaria1998]

Seal is one I keep. Luv it ✊

[@adeebkhan7173]

My favorites: Aegis Blackhole Atharok's Barcode Scanner

[@sumitsingh-ng7dp]

Now nearby share is working flawlessly. Its awesome.

[@SApcProSergijAleksovski]

Nice video, cool apps 👍

[@SendFoodz]

a victory made for phone screen aspect ratios, ugh I'm in heaven 👌

[@rohansrivastava6396]

one of the best videography on the platform

[@TheOnlyTaps]

Thanks for this 🙏🏿

[@kj3105]

I have 2 sims i.e 2 data packs, will data monitor show both of them?

[@jpb7425]

Great video, many thanks. By the way, on the repository page of SEAL, a lot of users are reporting issue, bringing it to not properly work.

[@se7enBC1]

Hasn't worked for me in the last few weeks.

[@jpb7425]

@@se7enBC1 fot me too. I really Hope they'll fix it.

[@niravparekh8337]

@@se7enBC1 ya me too

[@carguy2699]

The latest update fixed that problem

[@carguy2699]

V 1.8.3

[@animegaming9841]

Love ur videos

[@GarbanzoBeansFan]

thank you for your hard work

[@handysaur]

What is the squared with rounded corners phone you are using?

[@pinoygal6232]

I tried to use Artisans on Graphene OS, but I don't have a launcher, and I'm not sure if/ which on to install. Anyone have experience with this combo? thx

[@aimanmj]

Can you do a video talking about best rom that make your phone feel like android 13. And how to install and setup

[@DaxZeke]

I downloaded that Vi Music app on a whim. It's fucking awesome! Thanks so much! I love your free, open source, and not-in-the-app-store apps videos! Absolutely fabulous!

[@durlovesaikia]

best found of the year for me.(seal)...thanks for the video

[@matthewfogelson9665]

I just want to know how you got the back tap flashlight on a Samsung. I can't find it in registar

[@aizek0827]

i love the aspect ratio perfectly fit my phone

[@FadlySansan]

There is google's beta nearby sharing app in windows that can pair to your android 12/13 easily. I use it daily to send files back and forth across my devices.

[@4nupam]

What's the phone on which the Arcticons part has been shot/filmed?

[@hirankaushal3899]

Nice content 🥰

[@aswanthajay3034]

Bro, can you make a vdo to setup the ambient music mod....?

[@tammessi3427]

Can you do a 'How i shoot my youtube videos' video? would love to know the process behind these stunning videos

[@shafeeqrahman8799]

Nice help for catching awsome apps...

[@claudineibmb]

Awesome!!!!

[@raxas2786]

I am using Paisa app since 1 year. I wanna thank the devs.

[@youssefk58]

I have a problem with SEAL when i want to change download direction to my SD CARD it says "thit direction is not supported" so can anyone please help me

[@ok-tr1nw]

Nearby sharing seems redundant seeing that kde connect has a modern ui and bidirectional file sharing, command execution (commands picked by host so the device connect wont execute any command), presentation mode, media center mode, and notification sync

[@revenge1490]

Ty Sam 😎👍

[@IKNEWGAMING]

"Paisa" means Money in Urdu and Hindi

[@maverick.404]

Day-ta or Daa ta... We love these apps

[@GK-ut9nc]

Is there any app that can turn Samsung's double tap to wake to just single tap to wake? I can turn off Always On Display if that's what it takes too

[@aminipo8829]

Instead of nearby sharing you should have added kde connect on your list. It is the best thing to do every possible thing you might want between pc and phone.

[@Emmi807]

Ikr and zorin connect if you use zorin as your daily driver

[@hamimkhan-zd2ov]

Could you please suggest me the the offline music player with best audio codec??

[@manishgershom5637]

google has launched a nearby share app for windows. which is in beta version now

[@lottoman1]

Hi are widgets available for open pods apps ?

[@aswinkumarmsk560]

Black hole is good music player too, open source. We can download songs there.

[@PNKJ23]

How can i turn on flash light by double back click in samsung device, can't see any option in registar

[@aristokil4089]

what phone do you use for the videos

[@justtobbi2624]

Another youtube music client I can recommend is *Innertune* Really good UI and it even adds downloads

[@SamyadeepPurkayastha]

Don't phones have an inbuilt data monitor?

[@momomaniac1234]

i would say KDE connect is best to send and receive files between two android phones i don't know if there one for iPhone but is possible to use it in Linux you can send and receive files between your phone and your pc or laptop that has Linux inside it easy and fast it's an open source applications

[@cst003bbbttm7]

+1 for this suggestion. There is an iOS app as well as Windows app.

[@reeshavroy0]

Thank you Sir.

[@aaronworsnop]

Has anyone gotten the cool card effect to work on Paisa?

[@starboy7151]

Damn Sam you passed 300k which is imprressive af cuz most will never go pass 100k-300k this means That you are by far Leveling up now i believe That You should be Leveling up in what you do meaning I with so so many many many many ppl who has a tv will Like it if you also did tv relevant apps Making your channel so much more interesting and far much better than is currently I had not seen a tv relevant app vid orva tv relevant video cuz android tv is android making it Logical to not Leave it out ever

[@probablypablito]

Nearby Share is avaliable on Windows too from Google directly!

[@willy7968]

Is there any app that allows you copy from Android and paste to windows 11 stress free

[@oheeibnhamid]

Nothing Phone (1) going strong. Do you use it as your daily driver, Sam?

[@devansh2895]

Official nearby share for windows has been release by Google. Works both ways without even logging in.

[@willyhorizont8672]

can somebody tell me what phone is in this video???

[@mmorales508]

Can I use Foss apps with no issues if I’m NOT rooted??

[@Embassy_of_Jupiter]

Wow thanks for Seal, I've used NewPipe so far and that one always freezes and takes a long time

[@hashzero777]

What is the icon pack called at 03:25 ?