Permission Pilot
Permission Pilot is a free, open-source utility app for Android. Android app permission overview. It has 688 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
- Android
- Kotlin
- Utilities
- Actively maintained
About Permission Pilot
Permission Pilot is a new kind of app to help you review apps and their permissions. With each Android update permissions are getting more complex. Android showing permissions in various different locations, doesn't make it easier to review them: * App Info page * Special Access * Permissions Manager * and more... Permission Pilot lists all permissions in a single location, giving you a bird's eye view of app permissions. Two perspectives are available: You can either view all permissions an app requests, or view all apps that request a permission. Apps tab All installed apps, including system apps and work profile apps.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Permission Pilot from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
- Contains non-free assets
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Permission Pilot?
Permission Pilot is a free, open-source utility app for Android. Android app permission overview. It has 688 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is Permission Pilot free and open source?
Yes. Permission Pilot's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid flags these anti-features on its latest build: contains non-free assets.
How do I install Permission Pilot?
You can install Permission Pilot from F-Droid (package eu.darken.myperm) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v2.2.4-rc0).
Is Permission Pilot still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 28, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Sep 14, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.