PublicArtExplorer is an open-source (AGPL-3.0-only) Android app by Thomas Zell. The APK we host is 26 MB, it needs Android 7.0 or newer, and it declares 9 permissions.
The file on this page is PublicArtExplorer 2.1.2, 26.36 MB, and it installs on Android 7.0 and newer.
We compared the signing certificate of this build with the certificate recorded the first time com.zell_mbc.publicartexplorer.foss 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 9 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 AGPL-3.0-only. We took this build from F-Droid, and the source for this exact version is linked below.
F-Droid, who build and sign this package, flag it: it only works with one specific server, which is not open source. We pass that on as they recorded it — we have not tested the app ourselves.
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
- 2.1.2
- Size
- 26.36 MB
- Requires Android
- API 24
- Package
- com.zell_mbc.publicartexplorer.foss
- Signature checked on
- Sep 20, 2026
- Where this file came from
- F-Droid
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0-only
- Source code
- Source for this version
File SHA-256: 0d756d56491cd6f558550a2fd3c3825d5149a488853ef834fc6d3c108e28e0dc
Signing certificate (SHA-256): 29e794d38b45dfc7df03932a92cf69e0ef037ee1cd6e3506dc82895fcf379f0f
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
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- VIBRATE
- ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- com.zell_mbc.publicartexplorer.foss.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- REORDER_TASKS
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