# Tobi823/ffupdater

FFUpdater: Updater for privacy friendly browser

Repository: https://github.com/Tobi823/ffupdater
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ffupdater
Homepage: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.marmaro.krt.ffupdater
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ffupdater, firefox-android, firefox-focus, firefox-klar, firefox-lockwise, brave-browser, iceraven
Last push: 2026-06-27T14:54:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 28, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2687, "days_push": 67, "days_rel": 444, "gap_med": 71.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1083, forks 52 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:31.108328+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, workflow-automation, security, privacy
- domain: android-tools, privacy, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: app-updater, background-updates, f-droid, firefox, brave, tor-browser, shizuku, kotlin, privacy-browsers, apk-downloads, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- Tobi823/ffupdater (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:31.108328+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 2026-08-30T06:50:20.658141+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Tobi823/ffupdater (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:31.108328+00:00, sha 485c5a3ac8c4)
  - homepage: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.marmaro.krt.ffupdater (fetched 2026-08-29T12:53:12.359058+00:00, sha 49f272c4dccc)
  - site_page: https://f-droid.org/en/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:53:12.368690+00:00, sha a2f2e12e8635)
  - site_page: https://f-droid.org/en/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:53:12.370740+00:00, sha fe82affcffb2)
  - site_page: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features (fetched 2026-08-29T12:53:12.373323+00:00, sha 8b25a104d101)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.