Device Connect
Device Connect is a free, open-source utility app for Android. Yet another tool to connect Android phone with desktop. It has 246 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
- Android
- Kotlin
- Utilities
- Maintained
About Device Connect
Device Connect Yet another tool to connect Android phone with desktop similar to KDE Connect. Features: * Lightweight and fast * AES-256 encryption with password * Upload files from phone to desktop * Open files and web URLs from phone on desktop * Download files from pre-defined directories at desktop to phone * Show phone notification on desktop * Execute pre-defined commands on desktop * Periodically running sync tasks (directories, contacts, SMS, clipboard)
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Device Connect from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Device Connect?
Device Connect is a free, open-source utility app for Android. Yet another tool to connect Android phone with desktop. It has 246 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
Is Device Connect free and open source?
Yes. Device Connect's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Device Connect?
You can install Device Connect from F-Droid (package net.dcnnt); the links are on this page.
Is Device Connect still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Jul 5, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Jul 2, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.