Obtainium
by ImranR98
Obtainium is an Android app that installs and updates other apps directly from their release pages, such as GitHub, GitLab and F-Droid. It sends a notification when a new version is available, so you do not need to rely on an app store.
Worth a lookEstablished, with a few things to check (listed below).
- Stars
- 21.1k +33 a day
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Runs on
- A phone
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- Dart
- Age
- 1544 days
What you can do with it
- Install and update Android apps straight from GitHub, GitLab, F-Droid and other release pages
- Get notifications when a new release of a tracked app is published
- Import ready-made app configurations from the crowdsourced website or via deep links
Ways a business could use it
- Keep company-owned Android devices running current versions of open-source apps without needing a managed app store account
- Track updates to your own app's releases on test devices so staff or clients get new builds quickly
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use. Anything you distribute that includes it must be open-sourced under the same licence.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Download the APK from the GitHub releases page, or install it through IzzyOnDroid or F-Droid.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Some sources rely on web scraping and can break when websites change
- Several supported sources are unofficial APK sites, so check app signatures before installing
- Installing apps outside an official store carries a security risk
Checked 02 Nov 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
