monocles browser is an open-source (GPL-3.0-only) Android app by Arne-Brün Vogelsang. The APK we host is 14 MB, it needs Android 8.0 or newer, and it declares 3 permissions.
The file on this page is monocles browser 1.9.3, 14.13 MB, and it installs on Android 8.0 and newer.
We compared the signing certificate of this build with the certificate recorded the first time de.monocles.browser 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 3 permissions, none of which cover contacts, location, SMS, the camera or the microphone.
Its licence is GPL-3.0-only. 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
- 1.9.3
- Size
- 14.13 MB
- Requires Android
- API 26
- Package
- de.monocles.browser
- Signature checked on
- Sep 19, 2026
- Where this file came from
- F-Droid
- Licence
- GPL-3.0-only
- Source code
- Source for this version
File SHA-256: a3a2973a78f556b2c4eb855d477da2c2d582b1588f903674cdc2323c8e0fa6a6
Signing certificate (SHA-256): 152b492084fd356f5695f8a917d58d4e21ef91cabb2ffc23a4d7c67a2fe4cd43
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
- com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- de.monocles.browser.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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