# duckduckgo/Android

DuckDuckGo Android App

Repository: https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/duckduckgo-android
Homepage: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duckduckgo.mobile.android
Language: Kotlin
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: duckduckgo, translations, android, duckduckgo-android, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T23:08:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3519, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 5.0, "n_releases_24m": 121}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4802, forks 1393 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:00.185353+00:00)

## What it is
The official DuckDuckGo Android app, a privacy-focused mobile browser and search client written in Kotlin. It blocks trackers, enforces encryption, and offers private search without profiling users.

## Use cases
- browse the web without being tracked on Android
- private mobile search that doesn't record my history
- block ad trackers on my phone
- open-source alternative to Chrome on Android
- private browsing app with tracker blocking
- search the web anonymously from my phone

## When to choose
- you want a privacy-first mobile browser with built-in tracker blocking
- you want to contribute to or translate an open-source Android app
- you prefer DuckDuckGo search and want it integrated into a mobile browser

## When to avoid
- you need full Chrome extension support or desktop sync features
- you rely on web apps that require non-private browsing modes
- you need a browser for iOS or desktop platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, privacy, browser-extension
- domain: privacy, android-tools, security, web-development
- platform: jvm
- tags: privacy-browser, search-engine, tracker-blocking, open-source-app, kotlin, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- duckduckgo/Android (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:00.185353+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:18:37.188991+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:00.185353+00:00, sha 0540caf3d1b6)
  - homepage: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duckduckgo.mobile.android (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:36.485408+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.