F-Droid is powered by your donations! Donate to keep free software thriving.
Why your donation matters
Everyday, people choose F-Droid to escape surveillance, ad trackers and proprietary control that dominates mainstream app stores. F-Droid represents more than an app store. It functions as a global system which protects user privacy, digital freedom and self-determination. Donations allow F-Droid to remain open source while ensuring security and operational independence.
Received donations are an integral part of F-Droid as they support in:
- Server maintenance and support
- Administration, development and project maintenance
- Travel sponsorship for core contributors to organize, attend and host sessions at conferences, helping create an even bigger impact.
- Outreach materials
Donations are NOT used to financially support individual apps published on F-Droid. To donate to app developers, use the donations options listed for each app.
How to donate
We recommend using donation platforms like Liberapay or Open Collective. These free software, community-driven donation platforms, support low-fee and transparent donations.
You can support F-Droid via monthly recurring donations or with one-time gifts.
Monthly donations keep F-Droid sustainable. By setting up a recurring monthly donation, you create a dependable funding stream that helps us plan ahead, support development initiatives and maintain essential services without interruptions.
The small gift of €5/month, when multiplied by thousands of supporters, results in a reliable funding stream for maintenance, innovation, security and outreach programs. Donors that support us on a recurring basis are key allies, helping us realize F-Droid’s core mission - fighting for software freedom and privacy protection. Your recurring support empowers long term impact that one-time donations can’t match.
Donation Tiers - The power of your support
Your donation to F-Droid keeps free software thriving so we have established different tiers to demonstrate how your support benefits the project.
F-Droid would achieve sustainability if all users donated $1/month.
F-Droid Supporter ($12/year)
Plant the seed of digital freedom by supporting ongoing maintenance. Your support contributes to the expansion of the free software ecosystem.
F-Droid Backer ($5/month)
Fuel the momentum behind free software. Your ongoing support strengthens the broader mission of F-Droid and helps us keep growing in ways that serves users and developers alike.
F-Droid Sponsor ($100+/month)
Champion digital autonomy at a bigger scale. Your generosity provides meaningful capacity for us to advance F-Droid’s long term resilience, reach and positive impact.
Custom Donations
If your donation amount or frequency does not fit into one of the other categories, feel free to donate a custom amount once or multiple times per year. Your support helps sustain the project, its mission of user freedom and open, trustworthy software for everyone.
Institutional Support and Large Gifts
Major gifts help turn community momentum into durable impact, supporting maintenance, security improvements, and the behind-the-scenes work that keeps the project stable. If your foundation or organization funds open-source sustainability, privacy, or public-interest tech, we are happy to discuss ways your support can make a lasting difference.
What payment methods can I use?
We only support the payment methods that our fiscal hosts (legally registered organizations that hold and manage funds for F-Droid) offer. The fiscal host determines which payment methods are available as shown below:
How the donation platforms compare:
| Credit Card | PayPal | Bank Transfer | Direct Debit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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✓ | SEPA | ||
 F-Droid-Euro |
✓ | ✓ | EUR | SEPA |
| F-Droid |
✓ | ✓ | USD | ACH |
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✓ |
Visit the info pages of our fiscal hosts to get more details on their fees:
IBAN Direct Bank Transfer
If you would like to donate via a direct IBAN bank transfer, then donate via F-Droid (€) on Open Collective:
Cryptocurrency
All cryptocurrency donations to F-Droid, including Bitcoin and many others, are on hold for the time being, this page will be updated if there any related changes.
Swag
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(F-Droid will receive 3€ per shirt sold.)
See our FAQ section below for answers to common questions and tips for making the most of your donation experience.
Here are recent updates and reports demonstrating how donor contributions support F-Droid’s transparency and community trust.
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Financial transparency reports - Open Collective
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Advocacy and legal developments
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Progress and impact report
FAQs Donations
What payment methods can I use to donate?
Open Collective, Liberapay, and direct bank transfer.
Can I donate just once, or do I have to set up recurring donations?
You can donate once, or set up recurring donations. Both are supported.
Will I receive updates about how my donation impacts F-Droid?
Yes! You can follow along in our weekly blog posts, in the forum, or in GitLab to track development progress.
Join us in keeping software free and accessible!
Previous Setup
Donations for F-Droid were previously handled by F-Droid Limited, a UK “private company” registered in England (no. 08420676). It has been out of use since 2021.
