QUIK SMS
QUIK SMS is a free, open-source messaging app for Android. Open source replacement to the stock SMS app on Android. It has 2,830 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
About QUIK SMS
Open source replacement to the stock SMS app on Android. A revival of QKSMS. ## Features - Scheduled Messages - Message Backup - Speech to Text and Text to Speech integrated within the app - Message Blocking and Archiving - Voice Messages - Attachments of any type of file - Message Sorting - Delayed Sending You can chat with the community over at #quik-sms:matrix.org
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds QUIK SMS 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.
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What is QUIK SMS?
QUIK SMS is a free, open-source messaging app for Android. Open source replacement to the stock SMS app on Android. It has 2,830 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is QUIK SMS free and open source?
Yes. QUIK SMS's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only 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 QUIK SMS?
You can install QUIK SMS from F-Droid (package dev.octoshrimpy.quik.fdroid) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v4.3.7).
Is QUIK SMS still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 27, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Sep 23, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.