# Nextcloud News (open-source file manager)

> Nextcloud News is a free, open-source file manager for Android. Android App for Nextcloud News App (requires own Nextcloud instance). It has 767 GitHub stars and is released under the AGPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

The Nextcloud News Reader App makes it possible to synchronize feeds between Android and the Nextcloud News App. - Dark/Light Theme - podcast support - support for Android Auto - Offline reading - Cache images offline - Background synchronization - Customizable Listview - Customizable font - Mark as read while scrolling - Widget - and many more! In order to use the newest beta version, please click on the following link: The App is under AGPLv3 license terms. It is free and the source code is available under: Please note that in order to use this app you will need to have a nextcloud instance running with the news app installed.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/nextcloud/news-android |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Java |
| GitHub stars | 767 |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/de.luhmer.owncloudnewsreader/ (package de.luhmer.owncloudnewsreader) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.luhmer.owncloudnewsreader |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | yes (published by the organization behind the product) |
| Category | File managers & sync |
| Latest release | v.0.9.9.96 (Aug 23, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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