A fully free (as in freedom) open source browser for Android.
About this app
"FOSS Browser" is a fully free (as in freedom) open source Android browser: privacy-friendly with a modern user interface. - Your privacy - your data.
Project Homepage with further info: https://codeberg.org/Gaukler_Faun/FOSS_Browser
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FOSS Browser uses the latest Material You design libraries. Following system day/night mode and a wallpaper based theme are just two features of this new library. The UI is optimized for one-hand-use. All UI-elements are at the bottom of the screen.
More features:
• Keep screen on. • Open links in background. • Restore tabs on restart.
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FOSS Browser uses profiles to protect your privacy. For each profile you can enable or disable: AdBlock, JavaScript, cookies, fingerprint protection and much more. Profiles can also be saved for domains ("github.com" ⇒ Trusted website). This saved domains always overwrite the current profile. So, for example, "github.com" will always open with the trusted profile, even if you are browsing in the protected mode.
More privacy features:
• Build in AdBlock, which updates automatically. You can decide which content to block. AdBlock hosts are taken from Steven Black - AbBlock hosts: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts. • Third-part-cookies can not be disabled. • Enable or disable Android-autofill. • Delete browser data (on app exit). • Choose between different search engines (or set a custom one). • FOSS Browser itself doesn't collect any data
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Organize your bookmarks with filters. You can set custom names for each filter. Long press the bookmark icon in the toolbar to get fast access to your favorite bookmarks.
------------------------------------------------- Gestures -------------------------------------------------
You can assign nearly twenty different gestures to the toolbar and the toolbar buttons. Each in four directions. You can also trigger events by long pressing the toolbar buttons. So you have up to ten different gestures to control FOSS Browser. Supported is for example: load last website, switch tab, reload, open bookmarks, ... and many more.
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Backup all your important data (bookmarks, history, trusted websites and so on) on your SD-card. You can also back up FOSS Browser settings. Backups can even be restored on a fresh install or an other device (if you copy the backup files to the new device).
Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later, by Gaukler Faun.
What's New in v23
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- v 23 Harriet Tubman
- **** Harriet "Moses" Tubman (1822 – 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist.****
- - fix: Unable to access full tab list #1282
- - fix: Hide URL-Bar/Status Bar when Scrolling #1278
- - fix: auto hide/show control bar when scrolled up/down #1283
- - fix: Highlight entire URL #1269
Version history
Jun 24, 2026 · 6.1 MB · Android API 26–36 · code 158
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- v 23 Harriet Tubman
- **** Harriet "Moses" Tubman (1822 – 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist.****
- - fix: Unable to access full tab list #1282
- - fix: Hide URL-Bar/Status Bar when Scrolling #1278
- - fix: auto hide/show control bar when scrolled up/down #1283
- - fix: Highlight entire URL #1269
SHA-256 5d1fdcc15c5919645f55f10f69ddb1755e6ef2187f2f829e7c919adf24e82a9a
Dec 18, 2025 · 5.6 MB · Android API 26–35 · code 157
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- v 22 Die Edelweißpiraten
- - fix: opening UI-settings crashing
- - fix: some dialogs closing when clicking profile icon
- - fix: profile-icon showing wrong icon
- - fix: profile settings
- - improved: using of profile button
SHA-256 8d3383eed790ca78923adf2e8dcfb90f4e29a05bb8aa70bf0b6806b46e22d6f8
Jul 11, 2025 · 5.1 MB · Android API 26–35 · code 156
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- v 21 Astrid Lindgren
- - fix: edit text dialogs
- - fix: userAgent
- - fix: not detecting saved websites in some cases
- - fix: not switching to default profile, when going back in history
- - fix: Themed icon issue #1251
SHA-256 439f66340ec367d260f5370f8af29987f44bafc45a5e6c9aa4c9f6665ea2209d
Will it run on your device?
78%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
Before you install anything, confirm the file is the one described here. On a computer, run shasum -a 256 your-download.apk (macOS or Linux) or certutil -hashfile your-download.apk SHA256 (Windows), then compare the output character-for-character with the SHA-256 on this page. If a single character differs, the file is not the build we recorded — delete it.
What the signing certificate proves
Every Android app is signed with a private key that only its developer holds. The fingerprint on this page is a hash of the matching public certificate, and it proves continuity rather than identity: it tells you a build came from whoever signed the earlier ones. Android enforces this at install time — if a package claiming to be de.baumann.browser is signed with a different key, the system will refuse to install it over your existing copy. A fingerprint that changes between releases is worth pausing on, because a repackaged app that has been modified by someone else cannot keep the original signature.
How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 22.2 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall FOSS Browser first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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SHA-256 Hash
5d1fdcc15c5919645f55f10f69ddb1755e6ef2187f2f829e7c919adf24e82a9a
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35a797633636202b998a085a21bf272ab0a44fa7ab7fbb30ab800961a6b659e7
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