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Restoid

Restoid is a free, open-source utility app for Android. Root-based Android app backup tool powered by restic. It has 187 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

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About Restoid

Restoid gives you complete control over your app backups through a clean, modern, and simple user interface. Powered by the open-source "restic" engine, it's built for users who demand robust, encrypted, and deduplicated backups. Root access is strictly required to read and write private application data directories. Features: * Restic-Powered: Leverages the speed, security, and efficiency of restic for local, deduplicated, and encrypted backups. * Selective Backup: Choose exactly which user-installed applications you want to save. * Granular Control: Granularly select what to include for each app: APK files, user data, device-protected data, external/OBB, or media files.

Privacy and F-Droid

F-Droid builds Restoid 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

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Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.

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FAQ

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Is Restoid free and open source?

Yes. Restoid'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 Restoid?

You can install Restoid from F-Droid (package io.github.hddq.restoid); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v0.6.6).

Is Restoid still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Aug 4, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Aug 5, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.