CalDAV, CardDAV and WebDAV for Android

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Your data. Your choice.

Take control.

Protect your privacy while keeping the convenience of modern smartphones. Store your data safely and stay in sync – with DAVx⁵!

  • CardDAV

    • Wide range of supported fields

      Name, phonetic name; organization and position; phone numbers; email, messenger and postal addresses; photo, notes etc.

    • Groups and labels

      DAVx⁵ supports VCard3 CATEGORIES and real VCard4 contact groups.

    • Contact photos

      Synchronize your contact photos between all your devices.

    • Shared address books

      Synchronize with address books shared by other users even when they are read-only.

  • CalDAV

    • Wide range of supported fields

      Summary, location, description, color, start/end date, duration; classification, status, attendees, reminders etc.

    • Recurring events

      Make use of recurring events and exceptions at certain instances.

    • Scheduled events

      You can send invitations to attendees and manage your participation status in case the server supports it.

    • Time zones

      DAVx⁵ can process events in all time zones, even if they are not available in Android.

  • WebDAV

    • Seamless integration of your WebDAV files

      Work with remote files as they would be on the device. Browse, edit, upload, download or delete files - no need to sync.

    • Multiple WebDAV storages

      DAVx⁵ can handle all your different WebDAV clouds. You can even up- or download files between them.

    • Streaming with Random Access Technology

      Directly stream videos and music off your Cloud, and even jump to any position on that resource.

    • Storage Access Framework

      Share or attach files directly from your WebDAV Cloud in any app that is using SAF (like most messenger apps)

  • More

    • Self-signed certificates

      DAVx⁵ supports SNI, self-signed certificates and authentication with client certificates.

    • Fast and secure

      Thanks to okhttp, DAVx⁵ can use HTTP/2, ALPN, data compression, connection pooling and many other cool things.

Endless possibilities are waiting!

DAVx⁵ is not only about getting back control over your data. In the same way it also opens new possibilites of working and living together in a digital world. We've put some of the examples here to let you know what can be achieved with DAVx⁵ and how life can be made easier without losing contol over your data.

Company read-only address books

Imagine a company having dozens or thousands of employees. Wouldn't it be great if everyone had all contacts up-to-date all the time?

Super paranoid?

Use DAVx⁵ without Google Play, distrust all system certificates, use TOR and be invisible.

Streaming videos from your home NAS?

Having a videos collection on your NAS? DAVx⁵ offers a direct streaming of all files of any (!) size to your Android device - and you can even jump to any position of that video instantly (however a good network connection is recommended for this :-)

A shared grocery list with your partner

You're at work, but your better half is somewhere else and finally you remember stuff that has to be bought? No problem: put it in your shared grocery list!

Family calendar

No more conflicts on event planning. Manage your family events with ease and use a fully editable calendar where everyone has the ability to edit from everywhere.

Combining two worlds: iOS and Android

Coming from the Apple universe and still want to stay in sync with iCloud? No problem – connect your contacts and calendar with your Android and stay in sync on all your devices, even when you use your iPhone.

Access your files everywhere

Get access to all your WebDAV files on all your devices. Edit and save them directly on the server without the need of a down- and upload.