# Metrodroid (open-source maps and navigation app)

> Metrodroid is a free, open-source maps and navigation app for Android. Metrodroid can read information from some public transport NFC smartcards. It has 660 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

Metrodroid can read information from some public transport NFC smartcards. It was formerly known as Farebot M. This is a fork of Eric Butler's Farebot project, with support for additional cards and bug fixes. Supported cards: * Bilhete Único - São Paulo, Brazil (1) (2) (5) * Clipper - San Francisco, CA, USA * EZ-Link - Singapore (3) * Go card - Brisbane and South East Queensland, Australia (0) (1) (2) * Manly Fast Ferry - Sydney (and surrounds), NSW, Australia (0) (1) (2) * Matkakortti, HSL - Finland * Myki - Melbourne (and surrounds), VIC, Australia (0) (4) * MyWay - Australian Capital Territory, Australia (0) (1) (2) (5) * NETS Flashpay - Singapore * Octopus - Hong Kong (0) * Opal -…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/metrodroid/metrodroid |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 660 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/au.id.micolous.farebot/ (package au.id.micolous.farebot) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.id.micolous.farebot |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://www.metrodroid.org |
| Official | no |
| Category | Maps & navigation |
| Latest release | v3.1.0 (Nov 14, 2025) |
| Last commit | Oct 2, 2026 |

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

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