# owncloud/android

:phone: The ownCloud Android App

Repository: https://github.com/owncloud/android
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/owncloud-android
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android, kotlin, owncloud, mobile, owncloud-android
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:23:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 94, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5121, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 43, "gap_med": 23, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4158, forks 3075 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:37.352547+00:00)

## What it is
The official ownCloud Android client app, built in Kotlin, for accessing, syncing, and sharing files on ownCloud servers (both Infinite Scale and Classic). It offers file browsing, photo galleries, Spaces, sharing, passcode lock, and biometric authentication.

## Use cases
- sync files from my ownCloud server to my Android phone
- access my self-hosted cloud files on mobile
- share files from my ownCloud account from Android
- browse and upload photos to ownCloud from my phone
- secure my cloud files with biometric lock on Android
- use ownCloud Spaces on my Android device

## When to choose
- you run an ownCloud server (oCIS or Classic) and need a native Android client
- you want a self-hosted, privacy-respecting alternative to Google Drive/Dropbox on Android
- you need F-Droid-installable open-source cloud storage access
- you require biometric/passcode protection for synced files

## When to avoid
- you use Nextcloud instead of ownCloud (use the Nextcloud app)
- you need an iOS client
- you want a desktop file-sync client
- you need a generic WebDAV client for non-ownCloud servers

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-upload, auth, cryptography
- domain: self-hosted, mobile-development, files, privacy
- platform: jvm
- tags: file-sync, owncloud-client, file-sharing, biometric-auth, photo-gallery, ocis, f-droid, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- owncloud/android (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:37.352547+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 2026-08-29T18:22:50.881308+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/owncloud/android (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:37.352547+00:00, sha 5d36ba32ec3a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.