Text Tools
Text Tools is a free, open-source messaging app for Android. Useful text related functions that can be done on the selected text. It has 183 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
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About Text Tools
Collection of useful text related tools that can be accessed from the context menu that appears on text selection. The feature list will keep on growing. Let me know if you have any ideas. Current Features 1. Text unsaved numbers in WhatsApp - Often we find ourselves needing to text/send file/share location to someone for temporary purposes (if you ask me, I face this a lot in situations where I go to a printing centre where they ask me to share the file that I want to print over WhatsApp, so I have to save their contact, refresh my WhatsApp contact list and then send them).
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Text Tools 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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Is Text Tools free and open source?
Yes. Text Tools's source code is public on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 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 Text Tools?
You can install Text Tools from F-Droid (package com.corphish.quicktools); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v2.2.7).
Is Text Tools still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 28, 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.