How to list your website on F-Droid
Package page in F-Droid's open-source Android app catalogue, with a Website link to your project.
- Link
- Followed link
- Cost
- Free
- Effort
- Involved
- Reach (our estimate)
- Established
- Region
- Worldwide
- When
- Weeks 2 and 3
Short answer
F-Droid is free to join, and the link to your website is followed (dofollow). To get listed, check the Inclusion Policy, including FOSS-only dependencies and build tools; plan for an afternoon or more.
How to get listed on F-Droid
- Step 1: Check the Inclusion Policy, including FOSS-only dependencies and build tools.
- Step 2: Tag each release and add Fastlane-style descriptions and screenshots to your repo.
- Step 3: Fork fdroiddata on GitLab and add a metadata file for your app ID, with your website.
- Step 4: Open a merge request and answer the packagers' questions.
- Step 5: Wait for the build and signing, usually 24 to 48 hours after the merge.
You need
Android app with a public repo and FOSS licence that F-Droid can build from source.
Good to know
Non-free libraries such as Firebase or Google Play Services are refused, and review has no fixed timeline. You submit on GitLab, not on f-droid.org.
Have these ready before you start
- Business or product name, written the same way everywhere
- Website address (the exact page you want linked)
- A 50-word and a 150-word description
- Logo, plus two or three screenshots or photos
- Contact email, and address and phone for a local business
At a glance
- Website
- f-droid.org
- Category
- Developer communities
- Reach (our estimate)
- Established
- When to do it
- Weeks 2 and 3
- Position
- 19 of 28 in Developer communities
About the link
The listing links to your site with a normal (followed) link.
Best for
- Developers
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Questions about F-Droid
Are F-Droid links dofollow?
Yes. F-Droid links to your site with a normal (followed) link.
Is F-Droid free?
Yes. Listing on F-Droid is free.
How much work does a listing on F-Droid take?
An article, a launch or a review: plan for an afternoon or more. How long approval takes is up to F-Droid: many sites review a listing before it goes live.
Plan it, then tick it off.
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