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Tobi823/ffupdater

FFUpdater: Updater for privacy friendly browser observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/Tobi823/ffupdater · homepage · Kotlin · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

70/100

  • Activity 89
  • Release rhythm 28
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 71.0
  • age_days: 2687
  • days_rel: 444
  • days_push: 67
  • n_releases_24m: 5

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1083 stars · 52 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

FFUpdater is an open-source Android app that installs and keeps privacy-friendly browsers (Firefox variants, Brave, Cromite, Tor Browser, and more) plus a few other apps up to date. It checks for updates in the background and can update apps without user interaction on Android 12+, rooted devices, or via Shizuku/Sui.

Use cases

  • keep firefox and brave updated on android automatically
  • update privacy browsers without google play
  • background app updates on a rooted android phone
  • install firefox focus and klar from one app
  • update apps silently with shizuku
  • download latest tor browser apk on android

When to choose

  • you use privacy-focused browsers on Android and want them always current
  • you avoid Google Play and want a FOSS updater available on F-Droid
  • you have Android 12+, root, or Shizuku and want unattended updates

When to avoid

  • you only use apps from Google Play and are happy with Play Store updates
  • you need to update arbitrary apps outside FFUpdater's supported list
  • you are on iOS or a non-Android platform

Facets

application · maturity active

developer-tools workflow-automation security privacy android-tools privacy self-hosted developer-tools app-updater background-updates f-droid firefox brave tor-browser shizuku kotlin privacy-browsers apk-downloads android mobile

5 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
Tobi823/ffupdatermain70

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="Tobi823/ffupdater")

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