Software · Utilities & files

AusweisApp

Official authentication app for German ID card and residence permit.

Completely free
macOS, Linux and Android
Open source

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Geographic availability: No geographic restriction found in our sources; availability is not checked country by country.

Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub, F-Droid
License: EUPL-1.2 — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub, F-Droid, Wikidata
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms), F-Droid
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub, F-Droid
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: No
Platforms: macOS, Linux and AndroidEstablished by Android: F-Droid · Linux: Flathub · macOS: Homebrew
Publisher: Governikus GmbH & Co. KG
Latest version: 2.6.2 (28 October 2026)
Latest activity: 29 October 2026
Source code: github.com/Governikus/AusweisApp

Overview

Features described on its official website: data encryption.

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

“AusweisApp enables an encrypted data exchange between the ID card and the online service.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of AusweisApp is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (EUPL-1.2) 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

About

The AusweisApp is a software, that you can install on your Computer/Smartphone/Tablet, to identify yourself online with your ID card or your electronic residence permit. The App is availible for the most used operating systems and works in all common browsers. The AusweisApp offers you an intigrated self-assessment where you are able to view your data that is stored on the online ID. In the app you will also find an overview with the available services, a running overview and you can manage your PIN there. This app is on behalf of the Federal Office for Information Security.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 7 November 2026
Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from Homebrew (platforms) — 5 November 2026
Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) — 5 November 2026
Last technical check: 5 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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