JustMarkovSep 4, 2024

Is there any proprietary Android app for which you wish there would be an open-source alternative?

https://lemmy.ml/post/19917523

Is there any proprietary Android app for which you wish there would be an open-source alternative? - Lemmy

Basically, what the title says. Do you use any app, that is proprietary, but either has no OSS alternatives or they’re all not good enough? If there is an alternative, what keeps you from switching?

Show threadlemmy_eat_worldSep 4, 2024

Bitwarden. Most people think that their application is open source, but more and more of their code has shifted from the GPL/AGPL licensed code to code in their SDK, which is under a proprietary license. This led to their new Android app being disqualified from being hosted in F-Droid repos.

Keyguard was supposed to be an open source Bitwarden client, but the dev chose to use a custom proprietary license, so that is source available as well.

GitHub - bitwarden/sdk: Bitwarden Secrets Manager SDK

Bitwarden Secrets Manager SDK. Contribute to bitwarden/sdk development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Show threadMerchantsOfMisery
Makes me with Proton had their own password manager.
Sep 5, 2024 at 7:36amWeb
Show threadlemmy_eat_worldSep 5, 2024
I don’t know much about Proton. Isn’t their back end proprietary though?
Show threadpadlock4995Sep 7, 2024
Proton Pass is a thing mate take a look it might suit your needs