Flare is an open-source, privacy-first social client that brings together multiple decentralized and federated networks into one seamless timeline. Whether you follow people on Mastodon, Bluesky, Misskey, or prefer RSS feeds, Flare lets you see everything in one place — no need to switch between apps.
Features:
- Unified timeline covering Mastodon, Misskey, Bluesky, X, and RSS feeds.
- Crossposting: share your thoughts across multiple platforms simultaneously.
- Full support for features common in federated social networks (polls, lists, favourites/bookmarks, etc.) depending on the platform.
- AI-powered tools: translation, summaries, local history to help you catch up quickly.
- Strong focus on privacy and control: anonymous mode, local filtering, data transparency.
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Versions
Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.
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arm64-v8a
armeabi-v7a
x86
x86_64
This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.
It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
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view network connections
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
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run foreground service
Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
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run foreground service with the type "mediaPlayback"
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "mediaPlayback"
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have full network access
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
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show notifications
Allows the app to show notifications
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read the contents of your shared storage
Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
(9.0)
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modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
(9.0)
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dev.dimension.flare.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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20 MiB
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Build Log
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arm64-v8a
armeabi-v7a
x86
x86_64
This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.
It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
-
view network connections
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
-
run foreground service
Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
-
run foreground service with the type "mediaPlayback"
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "mediaPlayback"
-
have full network access
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
-
show notifications
Allows the app to show notifications
-
read the contents of your shared storage
Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
(9.0)
-
modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
(9.0)
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dev.dimension.flare.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Download APK
19 MiB
PGP Signature
|
Build Log
-
arm64-v8a
armeabi-v7a
x86
x86_64
This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.
It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
-
view network connections
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
-
run foreground service
Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
-
run foreground service with the type "mediaPlayback"
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "mediaPlayback"
-
have full network access
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
-
show notifications
Allows the app to show notifications
-
read the contents of your shared storage
Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
(9.0)
-
modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
(9.0)
-
dev.dimension.flare.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Download APK
19 MiB
PGP Signature
|
Build Log
