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/de...
Arcticons - play.google.com/store/apps/de...
Paisa - play.google.com/store/apps/de...
Flash Dim - play.google.com/store/apps/de...
Taskbar - play.google.com/store/apps/de...
OpenPods - f-droid.org/en/packages/com.d...
Raise To Answer - play.google.com/store/apps/de...
Seal - f-droid.org/en/packages/com.j...
ViMusic - github.com/vfsfitvnm/ViMusic/...
Nearby Sharing - play.google.com/store/apps/de...
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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

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@Busterblade20]

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

[@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.

[@anthusthebird3676]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@NeerajLagwankar]

Love this series. Keep the videos coming!

[@Tirth-Patel]

Love the ultrawide aspect ratio 😁

[@Urbancombat423]

Yeah looks great

[@chandanpani3767]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@jackyvivid]

Hitting Like button even before watching! Love the video.

[@Axhwin]

Awesome as always 🫶

[@NeerajSingh-jk3ji]

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

[@juliar8806]

These are the kind of videos we need!

[@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!!!

[@JohnWick4K]

This collection so good. Thanks!

[@psykik_pot]

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

[@AceGeek]

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

[@namanmehta7441]

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

[@aceneo]

damn! nice video, what phone is this ?>

[@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.

[@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 👍🏻

[@sumitsingh-ng7dp]

Now nearby share is working flawlessly. Its awesome.

[@adeebkhan7173]

My favorites: Aegis Blackhole Atharok's Barcode Scanner

[@kj3105]

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

[@Nightcrawler333]

Thanks for this list. Very useful video 👍👍

[@SeptienPatterson]

These are some great apps, Sam!

[@MrDhunpagla]

great man as always

[@kshreshth312]

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

[@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

[@SendFoodz]

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

[@michivanhalen7086]

Best video in this category I saw so far

[@satyakeedas5414]

Love your videos.. really helpfull

[@developerpranav]

Seal seems very nice! Love from India

[@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

[@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

[@durlovesaikia]

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

[@ghost-no-one]

Finally a best apps video 😀

[@aimanmj]

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

[@matthewfogelson9665]

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

[@TheOnlyTaps]

Thanks for this 🙏🏿

[@aizek0827]

i love the aspect ratio perfectly fit my phone

[@SApcProSergijAleksovski]

Nice video, cool apps 👍

[@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.

[@rohansrivastava6396]

one of the best videography on the platform

[@raxas2786]

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

[@handysaur]

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

[@tammessi3427]

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

[@The-DO]

great video!

[@probablypablito]

Nearby Share is avaliable on Windows too from Google directly!

[@4nupam]

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

[@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

[@aswanthajay3034]

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

[@shafeeqrahman8799]

Nice help for catching awsome apps...

[@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

[@PNKJ23]

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

[@rohithkumarsp]

You could different brightness as back as S6 from marshmallow on Samsung. Google is always slow to copy samsung. Raise to answer and even raise to call the contact you're seeing is on Samsung phones as back as S3

[@scaria1998]

Seal is one I keep. Luv it ✊

[@IKNEWGAMING]

"Paisa" means Money in Urdu and Hindi

[@GarbanzoBeansFan]

thank you for your hard work

[@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??

[@justtobbi2624]

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

[@aswinkumarmsk560]

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

[@lottoman1]

Hi are widgets available for open pods 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

[@aristokil4089]

what phone do you use for the videos

[@devansh2895]

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

[@animegaming9841]

Love ur videos

[@willyhorizont8672]

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

[@SamyadeepPurkayastha]

Don't phones have an inbuilt data monitor?

[@Embassy_of_Jupiter]

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

[@manishgershom5637]

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

[@aaronworsnop]

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

[@bijoychandraroy]

How do I backup Paisa? It says "disabled" whenever I tap the button

[@willy7968]

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

[@mmorales508]

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

[@maverick.404]

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

[@claudineibmb]

Awesome!!!!

[@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

[@justaguy6216]

vi music is a bloody game changer

[@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.

[@ngaszeng129]

Sadly I just realized that using Vimusic, KZbin Music (opened as web in firefox private mode with zero login+history) somehow able to get my playing history (probably user data too). Had never used KZbin music and carefully never login to any Google ac with my firefox browser (& enabled always private mode). Still somehow KZbin Music managed to get my data even in a private mode of another app... 😅 I was really excited to Vimusic and really trying to move to it 😢

[@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!

[@hirankaushal3899]

Nice content 🥰