Mobile app · Backup & sync

AppShelf

Name: AppShelf
Author: Xtratter

List of installed apps with sources — save, sync and restore on a new phone.

Completely free
Android
Open source

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by F-Droid
License: GPL-3.0+ — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by F-Droid
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by F-Droid
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by F-Droid
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: No
Platforms: AndroidEstablished by Android: F-Droid
Distribution: Available on F-Droid
Publisher: Xtratter
Latest version: 1.38.3 (15 October 2026)
Latest activity: 15 October 2026
Source code: github.com/Xtratter/appshelf

Overview

Features described in its F-Droid listing and in its GitHub repository: Markdown support.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Save the list as JSON, Markdown or CSV, share it as text, or autosave it to a file on every start” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026

At a glance

AppShelf is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
No advertising
Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) — 6 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from F-Droid — F-Droid (citation courte)

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