Squawker
Squawker is a free, open-source social media client for Android. An open-source privacy oriented Twitter/X client. It has 1,475 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
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About Squawker
An open-source privacy oriented Twitter/X client * Privacy: No tracking, with all data local * No ads: Not clogged by multiple ads * Feed: View all your subscriptions in a chronological feed * Subscriptions: Follow and group accounts * Search: Find users and tweets * Bookmarks: Save tweets locally and offline * Trends: See what's trending in the world * Polls: View results without needing to vote * Light and Dark themes: Protect your eyes * And more!
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Squawker from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
- Relies on a non-free network service
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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Is Squawker free and open source?
Yes. Squawker's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid flags these anti-features on its latest build: relies on a non-free network service.
How do I install Squawker?
You can install Squawker from F-Droid (package org.ca.squawker); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v3.8.25).
Is Squawker still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 25, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 22, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.


