Neo Store Frontend

Neo Store is a modern, open source client for F-Droid style repositories. Its project page calls it the modern and feature-rich F-Droid client for everyone, and it is licensed GPL v3 or later. This page covers what it adds and how to install it safely.

Neo Store Grew Out Of Foxy-Droid

The project says it is a direct adaptation of Foxy-Droid, an earlier F-Droid client. Copyright is held by Antonios Hazim, who goes by machiav3lli, and contributors. The package id is com.machiav3lli.fdroid.

Source code is public on GitHub at NeoApplications/Neo-Store, and the page lists Codeberg releases as well.

An example shows how the pieces fit. You open the app, it syncs a repository index, and the top downloads list shows what other people install. You tap an app, read the privacy panel, check for a reproducible build label, and install. Each step gives you a bit more information than a plain install button would. The labels do not guarantee an app is good, but they do show whether it can be checked by others.

With about 100 repositories built in, a bit of pruning is wise, since each active source is one more place a file can come from.

What Sets Neo Store Apart From Other Clients

• Light, dark, higher-contrast and dynamic-color themes.
• Around 100 built-in repositories.
• Top downloads lists and extensive filters.
• Reproducible build labels.
• A privacy panel.

Fast Sync And Repository Control In Practice

The client syncs repositories quickly, and you decide which of them to keep. The built-in list is long, so it makes sense to turn off sources you do not know. Reproducible build labels point out apps that can be rebuilt from public code and compared with the published file.

The privacy panel gives a view of what an app asks for before you install it.

Installing Neo Store And Keeping It Honest

The safest way to install apps is the official store first. Neo Store is not on Google Play as far as we could confirm, so use IzzyOnDroid, F-Droid, Codeberg or GitHub releases listed on the project page. Stay with one source so that updates keep matching the signature.

Avoid sites that offer a pro or unlocked version, because an altered client could swap the apps you install.

After installing, spend a few minutes in the repository list. Keep the ones you recognize, such as F-Droid, and disable the rest until you need them. That small step keeps the app list short and easy to trust.

The source is on GitHub at NeoApplications/Neo-Store, and compiled releases also appear on Codeberg, so you can compare version numbers between the two before installing. A release found only on a third-party site, or one labeled pro or unlocked, is not from the project and should be skipped.