# Commons (open-source app)

> Commons is a free, open-source app for Android. Upload images to wikimedia.org. It has 1,188 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

Images you upload via the app are added to Wikimedia Commons, a repository of freely-licensed media used to illustrate Wikipedia and its sister projects. By uploading your photos, you can help further the goal of spreading free knowledge around the world. The Wikimedia Commons app is created and maintained by grantees and volunteers of the Wikimedia community to allow the Wikimedia community to contribute content to Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons, along with the other Wikimedia projects, is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 1,188 |
| License | Apache-2.0 (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/fr.free.nrw.commons/ (package fr.free.nrw.commons) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.free.nrw.commons |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://commons-app.github.io/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v6.7.0 (Aug 18, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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