Is ChemSearch safe?

ChemSearch is an open-source chemistry reference and utility app for Android. Search compounds, inspect structures, browse offline references, and use practical chemistry tools all in one place. SEARCH Search PubChem by name, CAS number, formula, CID, or structure. Includes autosuggestions, spelling matches, caching, and specific error diagnostics. Advanced Search filters by elements (included/ex…

Developer: FurtherSecrets24680
Category: Science & Education
Earliest archived version: 17 Aug 2026
License: MIT (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

15 Oct 2026

1.15.1

F-Droid listing and screenshot fixes; no functional changes in this release. Highlights from v1.15.0: • Offline Reaction Predictor • Compound of the Day & home-screen widgets • Expanded database with 575 substances • Bengali localization and launcher shortcuts • CSV library export • Improved…

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12 Oct 2026

1.15.0

New Features - Reaction Predictor: Added an offline rule engine backed by the bundled chemical database. Enter up to three reactants and get predicted products, reaction types, observations, and confidence levels. - Home-screen widgets: Added Compound of the Day and Random Compound widgets. The…

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17 Aug 2026

1.14.0

Full app localization in 15 languages (English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish). More will be added soon! - In-app language selector in Settings. - New "View in PubChem" button on the compound result page.

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.furthersecrets.chemsearch

Latest APK SHA-25671e72abfa27acf35bfeae5f65d1d2ee5796433d51e16061f935faf2614f32b03

Signing certificateDC:28:CD:3A:58:41:B2:67:0D:80:05:CF:F6:B2:91:7E:BE:B0:11:6E:82:2D:26:D5:2E:51:4E:E4:12:42:A4:2A

MIN ANDROID26TARGET34ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

04 / History

Archive history

3 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 1.14.0 (17 Aug 2026), latest 1.15.1 (15 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 1.15.0 and 1.15.1.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

3 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.15.115 Oct 202626+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→1.15.012 Oct 202626+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→1.14.017 Aug 202626+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→

06 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceBinary repo · fdroid

Permissions8 declared · 2 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNonFreeNetTetheredNet

Sensitive accessREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.WAKE_LOCK android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE com.furthersecrets.chemsearch.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

07 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗