Droid Pad
Droid Pad is a free, open-source smart home app for Android. Build control interfaces for WebSocket, Bluetooth/LE, MQTT, TCP & UDP protocols. It has 393 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
- Android
- Kotlin
- Smart home & IoT
- Maintained
About Droid Pad
Create custom control interfaces easily with a simple drag-and-drop and transform your Android device into a remote control for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), WebSocket, MQTT, Bluetooth, TCP, and UDP protocols. Key Features: 1. Drag-and-Drop Control Pad Creation: Design your control pads by dragging and dropping components like buttons, sliders, and switches. 2. Multi-Protocol Support and Flexible Connectivity: - For WebSocket, MQTT, TCP, UDP and Bluetooth, the app acts as a client, connecting to servers and enabling real-time interaction through control pad components.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Droid Pad 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
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Droid Pad?
Droid Pad is a free, open-source smart home app for Android. Build control interfaces for WebSocket, Bluetooth/LE, MQTT, TCP & UDP protocols. It has 393 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
Is Droid Pad free and open source?
Yes. Droid Pad'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 Droid Pad?
You can install Droid Pad from F-Droid (package com.github.umer0586.droidpad); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v3.12.0).
Is Droid Pad still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Apr 10, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Feb 16, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.