!Obtainium Icon Obtainium by ImranR98
Get Android app updates straight from the source.
About !Obtainium Icon Obtainium
From the project's README at github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Obtainium allows you to install and update apps directly from their releases pages, and receive notifications when new releases are made available.
More info: Obtainium Wiki (repository) Obtainium 101 - Tutorial video AppVerifier - App verification tool (recommended, integrates with Obtainium) apps.obtainium.imranr.dev - Crowdsourced app configurations (repository) Side Of Burritos - You should use this instead of F-Droid | How to use app RSS feed - Original motivation for this app Website (repository) Source code
Currently supported App sources: Open Source - General: GitHub GitLab [Forg
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 17k | github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium |
| GitHub forks | 468 | github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 3.9 years | since Aug 2022 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 310 | last: 2 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Replaces these paid SaaS
!Obtainium Icon Obtainium is one of the open-source alternatives to:
Ready to self-host !Obtainium Icon Obtainium?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
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