Commons is an open-source (Apache-2.0) Android app by Wikimedia Foundation. The APK we host is 45 MB, it needs Android 5.0 or newer, and it declares 26 permissions.
The file on this page is Commons 6.8.0, 44.99 MB, and it installs on Android 5.0 and newer.
We compared the signing certificate of this build with the certificate recorded the first time fr.free.nrw.commons entered the site, and published both the file's SHA-256 and the certificate's fingerprint above so you can check the download yourself. That comparison says the file was not repackaged by someone else; it is not a review of what the app does.
The manifest inside the APK declares 26 permissions, including access to precise location and approximate location. Android asks you to approve those the first time the app needs them.
Its licence is Apache-2.0. We took this build from F-Droid, and the source for this exact version is linked below.
We do not show a star rating or an install count for this page: we have no measured figure for either, and a number we cannot source is worth less than an empty field.
- Version
- 6.8.0
- Size
- 44.99 MB
- Requires Android
- API 21
- Package
- fr.free.nrw.commons
- Signature checked on
- Sep 21, 2026
- Where this file came from
- F-Droid
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Source code
- Source for this version
File SHA-256: 9d6d8805e66496fb72377ffebe92562336dc856700ef613f6f508a5bbd470349
Signing certificate (SHA-256): 31c2603678dfbbb2978b22325e763c10436c8362757d264ec2dd3e21dabd3f52
We check that this file carries the same signing certificate as earlier releases of the same package. That shows the APK was not repackaged by someone else — it is not a security review of the app.
Declared permissions
- INTERNET
- READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- READ_SYNC_STATS
- REORDER_TASKS
- WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- GET_ACCOUNTS
- USE_CREDENTIALS
- MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- com.google.android.apps.photos.permission.GOOGLE_PHOTOS
- SET_WALLPAPER
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION
- READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- WAKE_LOCK
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- fr.free.nrw.commons.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
